August Existing-Home Sales Rise

Existing-home sales increased in August and reached the highest level in six-and-a-half years, while the median price shows nine consecutive months of double-digit year-over-year increases. Read more.

Knowledge, Awareness and Empowerment Are Keys to REALTOR® Safety

You are faced with potentially risky situations every day. Meeting new clients, showing homes, and even walking to your car at night can be dangerous. It's essential that you develop and maintain safe office procedures to make safe decisions and know how to react when confronted with trouble. Read more.

Recovery in New Home Market Accelerates

The recovery of the new home market picked up speed in August, with builders beginning construction on more single-family homes and building permits soaring to a five-year high. Construction starts on single-family homes rose 7 percent in August, reaching its highest point in six months. Read more.

Bras for a Cause Event October 11

Join the MD/DC CRS Chapter for its first Bras for a Cause event on October 11, 2013. Enjoy food, open bar, music, car raffle, silent auction and live runway auction. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Red Devils, an organization dedicated to funding support services that improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients and their families throughout Maryland. Read more.  

Mortgages May Be Getting Easier to Obtain

As refinancing boom ends, borrowers with slightly lower credit scores are able to qualify for loans. Read more.

Senate Committee Holds Flood Insurance Hearing

On Sept. 18, 2013, a Senate Banking Subcommittee held the first hearing on implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act.  In addition to extending the National Flood Insurance Program for 5 years, the Act included several provisions phasing out subsidized insurance rates for about 20 percent of property owners and buyers. Continued.  

Green Links Resource

The resources listed have been compiled by the GCAAR Green Committee and are considered to be among the most useful and practical for homeowners interested in using environmentally-sound practices in and around their homes.   

To Back Up...or Not to Back Up?

Well, that should not even be a question - the answer is obvious and always yes! Find out what you should back up.

Negative Equity Dropping as Housing Market Improves

Negative equity. There was a time when most borrowers had never even heard the term. But with the housing market crash five years ago, millions of homeowners became intimately familiar with the concept of their homes being worth less than the outstanding mortgage balance. Read more. 

Early Bird Deals & CE Opportunities

Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act for Residential Real Estate, Event Date: 9/26. Early Bird Deadline: Before 9/24, 1.5 elective credit hours MD & DC. 2 for VA. Silver Spring location. Superpass eligible.

Smart Growth in the 21st Century, Event Date: 9/26. Early Bird Deadline: Before 9/24, 4 elective credit hours MD. Silver Spring location. Superpass eligible.

Get Introduced to the Power of RPR, Event Date: 9/30.  

• Register for 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. course in Silver Spring 
• Register for 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. course in Rockville 

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