The Thanksgiving holiday is over so I’m updating this blog like a wild man today.
Moments ago, Warren Darden over in Cleburne County sent me the latest edition of the Cleburne County Realtor® Education Newsletter. You know you want a copy of it and you can download the Word version of the newsletter by clicking here.
Darden [...]

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, this might be a time for homeowners throughout the state to reflect on a few things for which they can be thankful.
The list below is by no means comprehensive but, hopefully, raises a few relevant points:
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It appears the first-time home buyer tax credit that was set to expire today is still influencing housing markets throughout Arkansas.
According to the latest average/median list prices and inventories report from the Arkansas Realtors® Association (ARA), inventories and list prices fell a bit this week. If you want a copy of the report, click here [...]

The holidays are an emotional time. It’s almost impossible not to be immersed in a blizzard of memories.
Even if visions of sugar plums are dancing in your head, the costs that often come with the season can hit you like a 10-pound fruitcake or a spiked eggnog.
As the season nears, CCOA reminds consumers to strategize [...]

Thanksgiving is upon us so the updates to this blog have been more than a bit sporadic.
Why? Ethan Nobles — the friendly ARA director of media relations — is away on vacation for Thanksgiving. Ah, but the blog must still be updated, right?
Fortunately, the good folks at Credit Counseling of Arkansas (CCOA) have sent in [...]

The latest average/median list prices and inventories report from the Arkansas Realtors® Association shows that list prices were largely flat and inventory growth was minimal at the first of the week.
The question that Realtors®, homeowners and prospective buyers have had as of late is what impact will the new home buyer tax credit have on [...]

Do real estate license laws and regulations apply to the Internet?
We get that question often since the Internet is a big part of most licensees advertising and marketing of real estate. The following Regulations that pertain to advertising and independent dealing also apply to internet activity.

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The September housing market report was a good one and we at the Arkansas Realtors® Association (ARA) couldn’t be happier.
Why? Because it was only the second one in 44 months to show gains in homes sales. There were 2,298 homes sold in September – up 9.85 percent from 2,092 sales in the same month a [...]

We at the Arkansas Realtors® Association are proud to announce that we just got our first Internet advertiser — 21st Mortgage out of Knoxville, Tenn.
That company’s add will be on our right sidebar for the next six months and we do hope they view advertising on The Arkansas Realtor as a good investment and sign [...]

Anyone starting an email campaign wants to make sure their messages are read and enjoyed rather than discarded.
Justin Premick, education marketer of AWeber in Philadelphia, said putting together a successful email campaign has a lot to do with using a bit of common sense when it comes to putting together a list of recipients.
“You’ve got [...]

The Senate is getting geared up to debate the health care bill and our own Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) has made the full text of the bill available.
The text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is here. Fair warning, however — the thing is 2,047 pages long and you’ll need more than a [...]

The latest installment in the Arkansas RealCast series (we’re up to 10 episodes now) is up and ready for distribution.
What’s this one about? Ron Copeland, director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s University District Partnership, was on hand to talk about the importance of revitalizing the area surrounding the college. You know you [...]

Every now and again, Realtors® could use a refresher course on the Code of Ethics.
Article 12 of the Realtor® Code of Ethics has been of particular concern as of late. This year the vast majority of complaints filed with the Arkansas Realtors® Association have concerned Article 12:

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Arkansas Business posted some good news today — Little Rock holds down the sixth position on MSN’s 2009 list of most-livable bargain markets.
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One of the most effective marketing tools available to Realtors® – and their sellers – is the multiple listing service (MLS).
The MLS, simply put, is a database where Realtors® list properties for sellers. The listings can be seen by other Realtors® who are members of the area MLS and shown to people interested in purchasing [...]