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REALTORS® are committed to upholding fair housing laws in all real estate activities, including appraisals.
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The share of millennial home buyers increased significantly over the past year. They are also the most likely generation to use the internet to find the home they ultimately purchase and most likely to use a real estate agent.
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NAR and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have released a two-part educational video series on the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program.
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The program helps associations engage with the startup community and source innovation for its members more quickly, efficiently and effectively.
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Homeownership is widely recognized as the leading source of net worth among families, and housing wealth is primarily achieved by price appreciation gains.
March 9, 2022
Media Contact:
Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178![Logo: REACH Australia](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/2021-reach-australia-logo-11-23-2021-1200w-628h.jpg?itok=7ObgJ93V)
Launched in 2019, REACH Australia is a unique technology scale-up program that helps propel technology companies throughout the real estate, finance, banking, home services and insurance industries across Australia and Southeast Asia.
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NAR wants to express our deep concern for the people of Ukraine and for all of our members affected by the ongoing violence in Eastern Europe. If you would like to donate to help those affected by the violence, please consider options that include the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNICEF, and Doctors Without Borders.
February 28, 2022
Media Contact:
Wesley Shaw 202-383-1193![African American family playing at kids' table](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/african-american-family-playing-at-kids-table-gettyimages-1191769241-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=VKGFrd2M)
The U.S. homeownership rate climbed to 65.5% in 2020, up 1.3% from 2019 and the largest annual increase on record. However, Black Americans continue to face significant obstacles along the path to homeownership.
February 23, 2022
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Troy Green 202-383-1042![Descriptive](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/row-of-brick-homes-gettyimages-1162825043-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=9w2s1pZx)
With sustained price appreciation and higher mortgage rates, affordability of single-family homes worsened in Q4 2021.
February 10, 2022
Media Contact:
Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178![Volunteers tutoring school children Volunteers tutoring school children](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/volunteers-tutoring-school-children-GettyImages-554372295-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=9fCs3EKv)
The program, funded by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, matches mentors with REALTORS® who have demonstrated a commitment to public service and are looking to enhance their charitable work.
February 9, 2022
Media Contact:
Spencer High 202-383-1051