NAR's 2022 Member Profile reveals trends in real estate pros' sales volume and transaction sides. Do you fit the profile of a typical REALTOR®?

There are many different types of houses, such as Cape Cod, Tudor and Victorian. This guide will teach you about the structural elements that give a home character, history and romance.

A strong pipeline for leads is important for real estate professionals when navigating lulls in housing demand or market fluxes. HubSpot offers this list of lead gathering tactics that includes working through partnerships, housewarming parties and educational events.

Staging is an important step "whether it's a seller's market or a buyer's market," says Monica Murphy, owner of Preferred Staging. The National Association of REALTORS®' 2021 Profile of Home Staging survey finds that staging affects how buyers perceive listings.

Some states and cities are seeing costs rise by nearly 40% year over year. Find out where home buyers are facing the highest hikes.

Women who serve the high-end market are showing up and showing out with major multimillion-dollar deals. Two powerhouses in the luxury space share in an episode of Drive With NAR how they forged their leadership paths and how other women in the industry can take aim at the glass ceiling.

New Jersey features prominently on this ATTOM analysis of US counties most vulnerable to a housing downturn based on such metrics as unemployment and poor affordability. Chittenden, Vt., meanwhile, was listed as least vulnerable, followed by Benton, Ark., and Davidson, Tenn.

The Housing Legacy Program in Boulder, Colo., lets homeowners donate their properties to the city's affordable housing program, one of multiple efforts to grow affordable housing in a market of $1 million-plus homes. Boulder has added more than 600 units of affordable housing since 2020.

Real estate professionals in California are now required to notify home buyers of any racially restrictive covenants connected to properties, part of a broader state effort to remove these antiquated, unenforceable provisions. "This law brings awareness to the fact that the covenants are not only our legacy but that their remnants are still in practice," said Tomiquia Moss, founder of the Bay Area advocacy group All Home.

The long approval process required to build housing in the Boston area is one factor that has contributed to the prevalence of luxury developments over affordable housing. "Regulatory barriers make it riskier, longer and more expensive, which has consequences for housing affordability," said Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro.