At Home With Diversity – Working with Diverse Populations

Want to build on your business success? NVBR has partnered with the Vermont Association of Realtors® to offer the one-day At Home With Diversity® (AHWD) certification course on June 2. This course will teach you how to work effectively with diverse populations in today’s multicultural real estate market. Bonus! The...

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March 2021 Market Statistics

NVBR Market Reports are sponsored by the North Country Federal Credit Union   Normal spring increases in sales activity, coupled with relaxing COVID-19 policies, created a very busy March real estate market as buyer demand continued largely unabated in the face of rising home prices and mortgage rates. Existing home seller and new...

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February 2021 Market Statistics

NVBR Market Reports are sponsored by the North Country Federal Credit Union   Mortgage interest rates ticked a bit higher in February, but remain below their February 2020 levels. Interest rates may rise a bit further in coming weeks, but according to Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater, “while there...

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CDC Extends Nationwide Eviction Moratorium

What the Moratorium Means for You On March 29, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that it is extending its nationwide eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. The order was put into place Sept. 4, 2020, but has been challenged in court across numerous states and localities in the...

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April is Fair Housing Month

Rolling through your day on autopilot? Just because it’s second nature, doesn’t mean it’s right. Slow down and make sure you’re providing equal service to all. April is Fair Housing Month and a great time to affirm you’re helping to build thriving, inclusive communities. Fair housing impacts all NAR members,...

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Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

The mind science experts at the Perception Institute (link is external) present an online workshop to help members avoid implicit bias (link is external) in their daily business interactions. Drawing upon the latest evidence-based research (link is external), Perception explains how our brains’ automatic, instant association of stereotypes with particular...

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Tips for Being Cyber Smart

With more real estate professionals working from home than ever, it’s essential to safeguard computers, smartphones, and even smart-home devices against cyber-attacks. Any device or appliance that uses an internet connection can be a target for hackers and a backdoor into your business’s private data, according to CyberPolicy®, a cyber...

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