Monthly State Retail Sales, January 2019 to May 2021

NAR Announces New REALTOR Benefits® Program Partnership A new resource will help small residential brokerages provide the same agent service and support typically offered by larger entities. Media Contact: Spencer High 202-383-1051 Being a Broker, Managing Your Office Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-announces-new-realtor-benefits-program-partnership

Three Commercial Committee members share what’s happening in their market and how they’re moving business forward. Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/commercial-connections/forging-ahead

Retail Vacancy Rates at Lowest Levels Since Q2 2020 With people returning to physical stores and food and drinking places, demand for retail space in Q2 2021 exceeded pre-pandemic peak levels. By: Brandon Hardin Retail Properties Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/commercial-weekly-retail-vacancy-rates-at-lowest-levels-since-q2-2020

Adaptive reuse and infrastructure represent two of the 10 issues expected to have the most impact on real estate during the 2021–2022 cycle. Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/commercial-connections/repositioning-suburbia

NAR Applauds Admin Suspending Portions of 2021 PSPAs The suspended portions would limit GSEs’ ability to appropriately serve the overall U.S. housing market as intended in crisis. Media Contact: Tori Syrek Mortgage Financing, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac (GSEs) Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-applauds-administration-suspending-portions-of-the-2021-preferred-stock-purchase-agreements

Join NAR’s Rodney Gansho, Charlie Lee, and industry experts on the latest and greatest that is happening with RPR®, CMLS, realtor.com®, and RESO. Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/videos/the-mls-hour/the-mls-hour-2021-realtors-conference-and-expo-industry-update