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- Monthly Market Statistics for March 2024 Available on TCSR Website
- Leadership Development Program Applications Are Now Live!
- Housing Equality Starts Here: Be the Change
- ARS: Complete Real Estate Continuing Education at Your Pace
- PAR: The Best Week to Sell Your House, According to Realtor.com
- Bright MLS: Dispelling Myths About Real Estate Commissions and the MLS
- SRA: Montgomery County Partners for Home Ownership Announces Housing Fair
- Calendar of Events
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Monthly Market Statistics for March 2024 Available on TCSR WebsiteTri-County Suburban REALTORS® continues to help members communicate the latest
real estate market conditions with a set of Monthly Residential Market Statistics for
area counties and their respective school districts. Note that these monthly statistics
cover all school districts in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties.
Philadelphia and select Berks County school districts are also available. The
reports are updated between the 10th and the 12th of the month for the previous
month’s statistics. If you have questions or requests, please contact Tri-County
Suburban REALTORS® Director of Marketing and Communications, Lauren Davis
An assortment of reports is also available to Bright MLS subscribers at BrightMLS.com
such as a monthly Market Report, and a Marketing ToolKit to coincide. Once logged
into their site, click the "Market" tab and choose the " Market Statistics Report" button
in the drop-down menu to access various reports.
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Leadership Development Program Applications Are Now Live!
Applications are now live for Tri-County's 2024 Leadership Development Program! The Association's innovative curriculum provides a fantastic foundation for REALTOR® members to develop new skills to serve a leading role in real estate.
The syllabus will feature specialized training workshops from industry experts and will take place, in-person at the Association office in Malvern, in June and July. The session topics will include: (1) The Five Dysfunctions of Working With Others (2) Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Effectiveness (3) A Seat at the Table: The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion (4) Effective Negotiating Skills in Today's Ever Changing Real Estate Landscape (5) No Panic Presentation Skills: How to Speak Confidently and Compellingly Anytime, Anywhere.
After completing all five sessions and presenting to leadership and past LDP graduates, participants will be recognized in front of their peers at the Annual Membership Meeting in October and presented with an award and a certificate to the Association of REALTORS® School to further their real estate education. Click here to learn more about the program and to access the application. Application deadline is April 30th, 2024.
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Housing Equality Starts Here: Be the Change
Embrace diversity, promote equality! April is Fair Housing Month, reminding us that everyone deserves a fair chance at housing.
REALTORS® must champion fair and diverse housing in the communities they serve. The Pennsylvania Housing Equality Center offers a variety of free resources. From Fair Housing guides in multiple languages to 1-page Fact Sheets that explain a consumer’s rights to more detailed teaching tools PAHEC maintains an online-library of assistance at your fingertips. Together, PAHEC can help REALTORS® work towards inclusive communities where everyone can thrive.
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ARS: Complete Real Estate Continuing Education at Your Pace
Only 6 weeks remain until May 31, the deadline for PA license renewal. With the Association of REALTORS® School, accredited continuing education classes are now scheduled and available for reservation through the renewal deadline!
In addition to our roster of classes held in-person at our state-of-the-art classroom in Malvern, the School has also made available a schedule of virtual livestream classes via Zoom. Through an online partner, The Association of REALTORS® School now offers 4 different self-paced online packages to complete PA License Renewal online.
Each package represents a savings of $45 and includes all required & elective hours!
Questions? Contact ARS Director of Student Services, Michelle Leister.
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PAR: The Best Week to Sell Your House, According to Realtor.com
April 14-20 is the best time to sell your house this year, according to Realtor.com.
“The third week of April brings the best combination of housing market factors for sellers,” Realtor.com Senior Economic Research Analyst Hannah Jones said. “The best week offers higher buyer demand, lower competition from other sellers and fewer price reductions than the typical week of the year.”
Historically, home prices during this time have been higher than other times throughout the year, with median home prices nationwide 1.1% higher and homes costing about 10.4% more than they did earlier in the year.
Realtor.com reports several key findings about selling this week.
- Sellers could collect about $7,400 more at closing.
- Homes are expected to list for a median of $34,000 more than at the beginning of the year.
- Listings generally receive 18.4% more views during this week.
- Data suggests for-sale homes will fly off the market in nine days, which is 17% faster than an average week.
- There are usually 13.7% fewer home sellers during the best time to list.
To read the full article on PAR's Just Listed Blog, click here.
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Bright MLS: Dispelling Myths About Real Estate Commissions and the MLS In the wake of the NAR settlement proposal, real estate commissions have been under a microscope. As a result, facts and misinformation have become tangled, making it difficult for those outside the industry to decipher the truth from the myth. Bright Chief Economist Dr. Lisa Sturtevant stepped in to set the record straight in her brand-new report, Dispelling Myths about Real Estate Commissions and the MLS. Download the report here.
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SRA: Montgomery County Partners for Home Ownership Announces Housing Fair The Montgomery County Partners for Home Ownership (MCPHO) is hosting its annual housing fair on Saturday, April 20. The housing fair is a great starting point to have questions answered by experts including lenders, Realtors, insurance agencies, home inspection firms, nonprofits, government agencies and more. Attendees can learn about mortgages, grant programs, and the real estate and mortgage markets. Workshops will be held throughout the day. The event is free to the public. Registration and workshop information can be found on the MCPHO website.
Source: Montgomery County; 4/5/2024
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