RISMEDIA, September 29, 2010—This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: archived webinars available at no cost from NAR’s Right Tools, Right Now initiative; Realtors Property Resource™ announces 100 MLS milestone; and existing home sales move up in August.
Right Tools, Right Now – Archived Research Webinars at No-Cost
Take advantage of a variety of archived webinars for free from Right Tools, Right Now on industry topics including home price data, the impact of survey statistics from the 2010 Member Profile, the role of international buyers in today’s market, and more. Enjoy great free and at-cost offers now before the initiative ends at the end of 2010. Visit REALTOR.org/RightTools.
Realtors Property Resource™ Announces 100 MLS Partners Milestone
Realtors Property Resource™ (RPR), NAR’s new nationwide parcel-centric property database just reached a significant milestone in its growth to exclusively provide REALTOR® members with data on every residential and commercial property in the United States. Now partnering with 100 MLS’s, representing over 265,000 REALTORS® across the country, RPR is beginning its phased rollout to NAR’s REALTOR® members with the release of version 1.0 of the RPR application. A free NAR member benefit, RPR™ will be the industry’s most powerful information source, providing a suite of tools and reports especially for brokers, including market share trends, market reports, target marketing and more. Visit http://blog.narrpr.com/ to learn more, sign up for the RPR newsletter to receive updates on system availability, rollout, new features and more on this exciting new NAR member benefit.
Existing-Home Sales Move Up in August
Existing-home sales rose in August following a big correction in July, increasing by 7.6%.
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