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AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Tax credit isn’t over for everyone

For most people, the first time and repeat home buyer tax credits ended after April 30.
The government has made an exception for certain military personnel and other people stationed away from home. Those individuals have an extra year to file for and receive a [...]

  1 month, 4 weeks ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Average/median list prices, inventories for July 5

After a three-day weekend in observance of the Fourth of July, it’s time to get back to work.
To that end, the latest average/median list prices and inventories report from the Arkansas Realtors® Association is ready for your downloading pleasure. [...]

  1 month, 4 weeks ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: It’s official — home buyer tax credit closing deadline extended

Last week we posted an article announcing that Congress had extended the home buyer tax credit deadline to close from June 30 to Sept. 30.
The question, of course, was whether President Barack Obama would sign the measure into law. The IRS has confirmed that [...]

  1 month, 4 weeks ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Strong sales reported in May

Thanks in large part to a rush to claim the first time and repeat home buyer tax credits, Arkansas Realtors® reported strong sales in May.
The Arkansas Realtors® Association’s monthly report counts how many homes were closed in a given month [...]

  2 months ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Congress extends home buyer tax credit deadline

People who were unable to close on homes in time to take advantage of tax credits for new and repeat buyers may be able to relax a bit.
The Associated Press (AP) reports that the Senate passed a measure already approved by the House to [...]

  2 months ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Average/median list prices, inventories for June 28

It’s time for another average/median list prices and inventories report from the Arkansas Realtors® Association — average list prices are down (again) and inventories are up (again).
To download a copy of the latest report, click here for the [...]

  2 months ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Average/median list prices, inventories for June 21

For the third week in a row we’ve seen inventories increase in four major housing Arkansas markets.
That’s not a surprise, really — since the tax credits for first-time and repeat home buyers expired at the end of April, Realtors® [...]

  2 months, 1 week ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Average/median list prices, inventories for June 11

Since most of us at the Arkansas Realtors® Association will be out of town for meetings early next week, we’re releasing the weekly average/median list prices and inventories report a few days early.
Click here for a copy [...]

  2 months, 3 weeks ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Average/median list prices, inventories for June 7

From this week’s average/median list prices and inventories report it seems fairly clear that markets remain a bit unsettled.
Click here for the latest copy of the report in Excel and here for a PDF copy. <a [...]

  2 months, 4 weeks ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: NAR says Realtors® still optimistic

With the real estate market improving, three-quarters of Realtors® are very certain they will remain active in the market for two more years, according to the 2010 National Association of Realtors® Member Profile. Only 8 percent were uncertain about their future.
The study’s [...]

  3 months ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Strong housing market report in April

For the second month in a row, the Arkansas Realtors® Association has released a strong housing market report.
Yes, April’s report is a very good one — sales were up 25.09 percent over the comparable month last year and average sales [...]

  3 months ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: June issue of ‘Metro Messenger’ is out

The latest issue of the Metro Messenger — an electronic publication put together by the Metro Area Board of Realtors® in northwest Arkansas — is out and just waiting for you to download it and read it.
Get your very own copy by <a href=”http://takeaction.realtoractioncenter.com/armetroarea/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=45641278″ [...]

  3 months ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: What’s going on here? Average/median list prices, inventories report for June 1

Economists have warned us about “choppy” markets in the months of come.
If they’re right, that could explain the latest average/median list prices and inventories report from the Arkansas Realtors® Association (ARA). To download a copy of the latest report [...]

  3 months ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: ARPAC announces support for Broadway, McDaniel

At the time of this writing, many candidates seeking office are gearing up for run-off elections.
The Arkansas Realtors® Political Action Committee (ARPAC), in many instances, is awaiting the results of those run-offs prior to deciding which candidates it will support this year. However, there are two [...]

  3 months, 1 week ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: So many apps, so little time

There’s an app for that!
I am beginning to think I use those four words more then any other four words in my life.  We are in the middle of an explosion of applications for Smartphones and no one person has the time to review them all.  [...]

  3 months, 1 week ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Don’t fear the RPR

This article appears courtesy of the Virginia Association of Realtors®.

Later this year, NAR will be rolling out the Realtors® Property Resource (RPR) — potentially one of the most important and useful real estate resources to come along this decade.
It might [...]

  3 months, 1 week ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Arkansas average/median list prices, inventories for May 24

The latest average/median list prices and inventories report from the Arkansas Realtors® Association is pretty much what one might expect in the wake of the removal of the tax credits for first-time and repeat home buyers.
In other words, inventories [...]

  3 months, 1 week ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: Alphin named legendary fan by ‘Inside Razorback Athletics’

Fayetteville Realtor® and all around good egg David Alphin has been dubbed a legendary fan by Inside Razorback Athletics.
That honor should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Alphin and understands full well that his support of the Hogs knows no bounds.
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  3 months, 2 weeks ago · View

AR Realtors Assoc (Ethan Nobles) wrote a new blog post: What can PREP do for you?

Generally, we at the Arkansas Realtors® Association (ARA) don’t run around plugging products and services (well, we do sell advertisements, but that’s a different breed of cat, isn’t it?)
However, we have nothing but nice things to say about the host of this site, Positive [...]

  3 months, 2 weeks ago · View