A delegation of NVAR Realtors®, including Chairman Mario Rubio, the NAR President’s Liaison to Peru, will travel to Lima, Peru in June for the Peruvian Association of Real Estate Agent’s third annual International Convention of Real Estate Professionals.
No one knows better than an accountant just how nerve-wracking it can be to tackle tax filings, especially for the self-employed Realtor®— seasoned or otherwise. The key is to be organized and meticulous.
Unlike the Emeritus designation in academic settings which implies retirement, Realtor® Emeritus status simply marks 40 years of membership with NAR. This past October, NVAR members with at least 25 or 40 years in the organization were recognized in a ceremony at the Fairfax headquarters.
There is now hope for some buyers who were previously prevented from getting a loan to buy a home after a foreclosure or other distressed property transaction.
For commercial Realtors® trying to cover their own expenses and make some money in a tough market, working with entrepreneurs can be a daunting task that can add up to a lot of work and not much commission. Despite a sluggish economy that still faces tough headwinds, entrepreneurs are agents of change.
If anybody understands the importance of housing, it’s a Realtor®. Each day Realtors® experience the joy of helping people find a new home, and they see how stressful the search for housing can be. Imagine the stress experienced by those in our community who do not have a place to call home – the angst and fear they experience daily.
The NVAR Charitable Giving Task Force contributed to the following organizations in 2013:
The Northern Virginia Realtors® Political Action Committee (NV/RPAC) protects the business you’re building by helping to elect the best candidates for the industry and promoting issues you care about.
My RPAC investment and participation over the past four decades has kept me, as well as my clients, better informed when making real estate decisions.
Infographics of survey conducted by NAR showing what social media agents reportedly participate in.
Whether you’re a tech expert or a “tech-by-necessity” user, most Realtors® understand that technology should always support their business and help them do what they do best: interact with people.
Over the past year, your state and local Realtor® associations developed a slate of legislation to address issues arising in your businesses. NVAR will keep you up-to-date on the progress of these and other measures throughout the 2014 session on nvar.com and in NVAR’s Town Hall Notes e-newsletter.
Our main purpose as an association is to help our members get ahead in their businesses. Whether it is passing laws that will make it easier for us to do business, protecting the public from unethical business practices, introducing new technologies that will help us to be more efficient, or providing the best educational opportunities.
Led by Jon Wolford, 2013 Chairman of the Board, NVAR feted its outgoing 2013 leadership and welcomed in the new ones. Tom Stevens, the 2006 president of the National Association of Realtors® and the 1985 NVAR chairman, conducted the installation.
Moderator Jill Landsman, NVAR VP - Communications, quoted Washington Post columnist Ken Harney’s glimpse into the future, “2014 should be a more "normal" sort of market for home buying and selling in the D.C. metro area, with a better balance of inventory and demand than we saw in 2013.
Real estate licensees rely on a host of services to conduct a successful business. Over the years, NVAR explains our relationship with some of those service providers. We’ll try to “cover all the bases” so that you can “hit the ball out of the park” in 2014!
ShowingTime for the MLS as a new MRIS core product explained.
The following guidance is offered for brokers and agents in connection with marketing and sale of property for which flood insurance may be required, or that is located in areas where the purchase of flood insurance may be prudent.
Cash buyers are continuing to play a central role in the Northern Virginia housing market, albeit a different role than they played during the recession. The continued prevalence of cash buyers has contributed to higher prices for homes and difficulties for would-be buyers to obtain financing for purchases.