EXPLORE
April 30, 2012
As the leading advocate for homeownership and housing issues, the Harford County Association of Realtors joined the National Association of Realtors in honoring Fair Housing Month this April and received a proclamation from the Harford County Council declaring April Fair Housing Month. Carole Milan, chairperson of the Equal Opportunity Committee, led the association Fair Housing Poster Contest among the local students in kindergarten through eighth grade. From the many submitted entries, three students' posters are recognized and submitted to the Maryland Association of Realtors as entries in the state Fair Housing Calendar contest.
EXPLORE
AEGIS STAFF REPORT | July 1, 2013
Marianne Ferguson, branch vice president with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Harford County, was recently named as the 2013 Realtor of the Year, announced by Simon Nwaigwe, president of the Harford County Association of Realtors. The Realtor of the Year Award is bestowed upon the Realtor in the local association who exemplifies the model member through real estate service to the community and the local, state and national associations. The local Realtor of the Year is nominated to the state level that will be selected during the annual conference in Ocean City.
NEWS
April 30, 2011
In light of community concerns over Sheppard Pratt Health System's purchase of a home in Ruxton for use as a rehabilitation facility for patients recovering from a mental illness ("Ruxton ready to fight over rehab home," April 22), we are writing on behalf of the 3,200 members of the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors to dispel some of the misperceptions that some community residents may have about the role of real estate professionals in the transaction. Real estate agents are legally bound by Maryland law to act in the best interests of their clients at all times.
BUSINESS
By Bloomberg News | August 14, 2005
Home sales are "close to a peak" in the United States, and prices will rise next year at about half the rate of 2005, the National Association of Realtors said last week. The median price of an existing home will increase 5.2 percent to $215,200 next year, the smallest gain since 2000, when prices rose 4.1 percent, according to a forecast by the Washington-based trade group. Sales of previously owned homes will fall 3.6 percent and sales of new homes will drop 4.5 percent. "The housing market is probably close to a peak right now," David Lereah, the group's chief economist, said in a statement.
BUSINESS
June 24, 2001
Chances are the Realtor who helped you buy or sell your home recently was close to this demographic: She was 52 years old and married, had a gross personal income of $47,700 and worked about 43 hours per week. These were among the findings revealed by the National Association of Realtors Member Profile - a survey of 40,000 members with a 19 percent response rate. Among other findings: The typical Realtor works for an independent, non-franchised firm with one sales office and 19 sales associates.
BUSINESS
By Bloomberg News | September 12, 2007
The National Association of Realtors has reduced its home sales forecast for the ninth time this year and said the housing slump will extend into 2008. Sales of existing homes are expected to fall 8.6 percent in 2007, exceeding the 6.8 percent drop estimated a month ago. New-home sales probably will decline 24 percent on top of an 18 percent fall in 2006, the trade group for real estate brokers said yesterday. This year's sales would be the lowest since 2002, when sales hit 5.6 million.