A couple of weeks ago, Warren Darden over at the Cleburne County Board of Realtors® sent me that group’s 2009 newsletter. I figured I’d share it with you folks. Want a copy? Click right here. Thanks, Warren, for sending that over to us. If any local boards of Realtors® in Arkansas have a newsletter you’d [...]

I’ve seen the signs.  Unfortunately, the sign says I’m not doing my job as well as I could be. I should explain…

Well, I have finally arrived live from the Delta. It looks like we (Crittenden County) will beat last year’s unit sales again this month. That will make 2 months in a row of better than last year unit sales. Perhaps this train is turning around. Jack Poff is the executive broker of First Delta Realty, [...]

On the whole, we’ve seen average list prices drop in four major real estate markets in Arkansas and inventories — the number of homes for sale — stayed relatively flat. The average/median list prices and inventories report released today by the Arkansas Realtors® Association can be obtained in PDF format by clicking right here. In [...]

The Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of U.S. corporations, released a report this month stating that helping sagging real estate markets is critical to the health of the overall economy. “If the housing market is not corrected or stabilized, the tide of the recession is not likely to reverse in the near [...]

Back when we were discussing putting a blog together for the Arkansas Realtors® Association (ARA), one question popped up from time to time — “Why don’t we host the blog ourselves?” Some thought was given to hosting a blog on our ARA site, but we tried that once and it didn’t go over to well [...]

The Stewart Agency in Little Rock, in conjunction with the Arkansas Society of Association Executives (ASAE), is offering individual health care insurance plans to self employed individuals. The Arkansas Realtors® Association is a member of the ASAE and, as such, its members can seek coverage through the plans offered by the Stewart Agency. To get [...]

On July 9 at 1 p.m., international speaker Terry Watson will speak at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. Watson’s program — Avoiding Roadkill – Top 10 Stupid Things that Really Smart Realtors® do to Mess up their Lives — is sponsored by the Metro Area Board of Realtors®. Admission is $20. Call the [...]

On Sept. 27 – the Sunday before the Arkansas Realtors Association® (ARA) convention starts – there will be a golf tournament at the Belvedere course in Hot Springs. The proceeds from the benefit will go to Special Olympics of Arkansas. The cost to participate in the tournament is $60 per person – a fee that includes green [...]

The Little Rock Realtors® Association will host Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research with the National Realtors® Association (NAR), on Thursday, Aug. 13. Yun will speak at the Little Rock Association’s General Meeting at Chenal Country Club at 10 Chenal Club Blvd. in Little Rock. The cost of the ticket for [...]

Throughout June, we’ve seen both average prices and inventories — the number of homes for sale — increase. The question, of course, is why that is happening. Here at the Arkansas Realtors® Association, we’ve not heard a real solid explanation for that. Perhaps some Realtors® in Arkansas might leave a comment or two here and [...]

We always like to report good news at the Arkansas Realtors® Association and we’ve got some great information to pass on today — 12 Realtors® in this fine state have agreed to submit content to our blog on a regular basis. For want of a better name, we’ll refer to that group as the ARA [...]

A meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, at Cantina Laredo in Little Rock that will focus on health care benefits for small businesses. Those interested in attending should reserve a spot in advance by contacting Norm Hall at (501)231-3256 or by sending him an email. Dinner is free to all [...]

The 2009 Realtor of the Year applications are due from local boards to the Arkansas Realtors® Association on Aug. 18. Questions? Send an email to Ethan Nobles, ARA director of media relations. If you need the application forms and instructions, you’ll find them below in that handy PDF format: 2009-roygeneralguidelines1 2009-roy-scoresheet1 2009roysubmissionform1 2009roycommjobdescrip1

Over the past few years, we at the Arkansas Realtors® Association (ARA) have heard an increasing number of stories from real estate agents who have represented buyers they’ve never met in person. How is that possible? The National Association of Realtors® tells us that most buyers start searching for homes on the Internet. Let’s say [...]