WRAR Broker Briefing Weekly Email Newsletter

MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015

 TOP TOPICS

Click the above link to view these and all of the latest local residential market statistics based upon data pulled from your MLS on August 10.

 

Categories/
Indicators

% Changes

Jan-July '14
to Jan-July '15
July '14
to July '15
June '15
to July '15

 Total Units Sold

+15.23%

 +16.00%

-6.22%

 Avg. Sales Price

+3.96%

+0.69%

-0.93%

 Med. Sales Price

+4.03%

+12.79%

+4.74%

 Total Dollars

+19.38%
+16.80%

-7.09%

 Days on Market

-9.25%

-21.43%
-5.71%

 New Listings

+6.53%

+6.79%

+1.41%

 

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 LOCAL & STATE

SURVEY: Education Courses and Seminar
This fall, WRAR is considering holding a CRS course or hosting one of Gee Dunsten's educational seminars. Therefore, we want to measure your interest in these educational opportunities. Please take a minute to submit the brief survey linked below. Thank you for your feedback!

ELECTION OPENS IN 9 DAYS!
WRAR Election Candidate Profiles
Get to know each of your 2016 candidates and their value propositions for the association before the election opens on August 19 at 12 Midnight. Click on each name below to view each individual's bio and video message. You maybe also click the link above for more comprehensive election information.
 
Click the link above to learn how you can nominate a fellow REALTOR� or member for one of these prestigious annual WRAR Awards:
  • REALTOR� of the Year
  • Salesman of the Year
  • Sally Noffsinger Scholarship
  • Allied Member of the Year
  • Cathy Clark Memorial
  • Hall of Fame
  • Paul Sullins Community Service
2011 WRAR Awards Deadline for all nomination forms is Friday, October 9 at 12 Noon. The online forms linked below are the only acceptable means to submit nominations - no other formats will be accepted.

Winners will be announced at the 2015 4th Quarter Meeting and the 2016 WRAR Installation Banquet. Questions? Contact Lois.


 GOVERNMENTAL & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

It's still not too late...
Tell your U.S. Representative to support H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, to stop patent trolls and protect the real estate industry from frivolous lawsuits.

WATCH! Then mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 5th...
RAD 2016 Video - April 5, 2016

 NATIONAL  

Real Estate Firms Upbeat About Profitability
Ninety-five percent of real estate firms are confident that their net income will increase or stay the same in the next year, according to NAR's Profile of Real Estate Firms.

Mortgage Rates Dip Below 4% Again
For the third consecutive week, averaged fixed mortgage rates edged down, but the drop will likely be temporary.

CFPB Urges Industry to Embrace eClosings
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging the mortgage industry to move to electronic closings following its recent pilot program showed consumers favor it over in-person mortgage closings.

20% of Housing Markets Return to 'Normal'
Seventy-five metro areas out of 360 examined nationwide have returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity during the second quarter, according to a new index.

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MLS 

Test Your Knowledge
How much do you know about your fellow REALTORS�' use of technology? Take this quiz, based on the findings of the 2014 NAR Member Profile, to find out.

RPR
Webinar Wednesdays!
RPR will host online training sessions for members on:
  • August 12
  • August 26
Click Here for details & to register for these sessions!

Mark your calendars...
  • September 16
  • September 30

SUPRA
Bluetooth KeyBoxes
Since WRAR now has Bluetooth KeyBoxes, you do not need to use your FOB to open KeyBoxes. Just turn the KeyBox Bluetooth on by pushing upwards on the Key Container until you see the red blinking light appear in the lens. Point your smartphone at the blinking lens to open the KeyBox.

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