Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® (BRAR) Market Statistics August 2021   During the month of August, the overall number of new listings for the Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® service area was up 8.6% from July 2021, which was a 17.6% increase from the number of new listings taken in August of 2020. The number [...]

Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® (BRAR) Market Statistics May 2021   The overall number of new listings in May for the Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® service area was down 1.7%, from April, which was a 12.6% increase from the number of new listings taken in May 2020. The number of Pending Sales increased 2.9% [...]

Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® (BRAR) Market Statistics April 2021   The overall number of new listings in April for the Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® service area was down 1.9%, from March, which was a 18.8% increase from the number of new listings taken in April 2020. The number of Pending Sales increased 10.9% [...]

Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® (BRAR) Market Statistics December 2020   The overall number of new listings in December for the Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® service area was down 25.5%, from November, which was a 4.1% decrease from the number of new listings taken in December 2019. The number of Pending Sales dropped 21.6% [...]

Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® (BRAR) Market Statistics November 2020 The overall number of new listings in November for the Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® service area was down 33.6%, from October, which was a 10.6% increase from the number of new listings taken in November 2019. The number of Pending Sales dropped 16.6% from [...]

REALTORS® aren’t just agents. They’re professional members of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribe to its strict code of ethics. This is the REALTOR® difference for home buyers: Ethical treatment. Every REALTOR® must adhere to a strict code of ethics, which is based on professionalism and protection of the public. As a REALTOR®’s client, you [...]

Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® (BRAR) Market Statistics October 2020 The overall number of new listings in September for the Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® service area was up 14.5%, from September, which was a 15.2% increase from the number of new listings taken in October 2019. The number of Pending Sales raised 5.2% from [...]

You’ve found your dream home and now it’s time to cross all your T's and dot all your I's before it’s all your own. One of the first items on your closing checklist the home appraisal. So, what exactly is that? The home appraisal is essentially a value assessment of the home and property. It [...]

Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® (BRAR) Market Statistics August 2020 The overall number of new listings in August for the Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® service area was down 12.1%, from July, which was a 12.6% decrease from the number of new listings taken in August 2019. The number of Pending Sales dropped 10.7% from [...]

As dependence upon virtual solutions increase, the risks associated with data security and cyber breaches continue to grow as well, impacting a variety of industries worldwide including real estate. Cyber criminals have become more creative and their attacks increasingly destructive. According to a recent article in REALTOR Magazine, real estate was the second-most targeted industry [...]