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The early-fall housing market shows signs of muted behavior, as pending home sales increased slightly from last month, but are overall down on an annual basis, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s Pending Home Sales report for August shows that sales grew by 0.3% month-over-month, but they also decreased by 4.7% compared…

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U.S. housing starts dipped in August, though single-family construction was up, while building permits and completions both declined, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development in its latest report on residential construction. Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate…

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REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York) built the RLS (Residential Listing Service) opt-out for a reason. Some sellers have a legitimate need for privacy: a high-profile divorce, an estate sale, a public figure who cannot have their address splashed across a consumer portal. The “participants only” status lets those sellers still benefit from cooperation…

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