News and Insights

The 2019 Remodeling Impact Report from the  National Association of Realtors®, with insights from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, provides a cost recovery estimate for representative remodeling projects and how much joy a given project brings to homeowners. 

Right about now, as the chill sets in, your clients may start calling you about their drafty windows.  

It’s a perfect opportunity to review your green course materials so you can give them the best advice about whether doing a window replacement will solve their problems and make their home more comfortable and less expensive to operate. 

In his role as CEO of the Traverse Area Association of REALTORS® (TAAR), Traverse City, Mich., Kim Pontius has always looked beyond the day-to-day operations of the association to imagine where the industry and the world are headed and how best TAAR members and the larger real estate community can respond to emerging challenges and opportunities. 

The GRC and NAR are gearing up to deliver crucial green education and networking at the 2019 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Francisco.
The conference runs from Nov. 8-11 and the Expo from Nov. 8-10. 

Now is the time to make your reservations and incorporate green education, events, and celebrations into your convention schedule. 

Homeowners are underestimating the cost of renovation projects, according to a recent Discover Personal Loans survey. One reason is that they may not be factoring in labor costs when they’re crunching numbers.