NAR in the News

Lawrence Yun joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss new home sales, existing-home sales, the need for increased housing supply, the housing market recovery and lawsuit settlement implications.

Sales of existing homes rose 9.5% nationwide in February, even as home prices and mortgage rates remain high.

Additional housing supply is helping to satisfy market demand.

Housing demand has been on a steady rise due to population and job growth.

Existing home sales climbed 9.5% last month from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.38 million.

A new settlement may change how much money real estate agents make off your move. WCNC Charlotte's Meghan Bragg verifies what this means.

The NAR pushed back against the implication that commissions were partly to blame for how unaffordable home-buying has become.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage stood at 6.9% on Wednesday afternoon and is unlikely to dip below 6% before the end of the year.

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) does not set commissions – they are negotiable.

NAR has chosen to end its legal fight against a flood of commission lawsuits that have roiled the industry over the last five years.