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A New Tool for Realtor Advocacy: The Pro-Property Platform
NAR has now launched the Pro-Property Platform, a system designed to strengthen federal political advocacy by allowing direct-to-candidate contributions to be tagged as pro-housing and pro-property rights.
EXCLUSIVE: Massive Amazon Project Faces Critical Vote Next Month
The Planning Board closed the public hearing, which signals a vote on the project’s site plan application and height exemption could come at the Planning Board’s next scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
NY Metro Housing Market Shows Steady Momentum Amid Regional Price Swings
Month-over-month comparisons revealed significant regional variation. Sullivan County led the surge with a 16.4% jump in median home prices, followed by Putnam County with an 11.3% increase.
NewYork-Presbyterian Opens a Center for Advanced Care in White Plains
The 225,000-square-foot facility, centrally located in White Plains at 1111 Westchester Avenue, will offer adult and pediatric care spanning more than 90 specialties and subspecialties.
Report: Black Homeownership Rate Drops to Lowest Level Since 2021
The Black/African American unemployment rate was 7.2% as of July, up from 6.3% a year earlier and the highest level since October 2021.
PRESIDENT’S CORNER: Why You Shouldn’t Miss IMPACT: The Member Experience
For the first time ever, HGAR members will have direct access to NAR’s C-suite leadership team including CEO Nykia Wright, SVP Industry Relations Jarrod Grasso and Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.
Weak Jobs Data Will Likely Fuel Multiple Rate Cuts by the Fed in 2025
On Sept. 10, the MBA reported that mortgage applications increased 9.2%for the week ended Sept. 5 from one week earlier.
NYC’s Vacant Apartment Repair Program Misses the Mark for Housing Providers
While the program is well-intentioned, the economics remain challenging.
Greenwich, CT Apartment Complex Trades for $97.5 Million
The sale represents the largest single-asset apartment community sale in Greenwich, CT history since Putnam Green in 2006.
Report: Seven of the 50 Largest U.S. Metros, Including NYC, Now Considered Buyer’s Markets
At the metro level, seven of the 50 largest U.S. markets were in buyer’s market territory in June with six months or more of supply: Miami, Austin, Orlando, New York, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Riverside, CA.
HGAR Builds Bridge to 18+ Countries Through Global MOU with BRANIB and the Confederación Inmobiliaria Latinoamericana
CILA represents thousands of professionals from: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and beyond.