Join Our Team! The Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors (NVBR) is seeking a Communications Manager to help increase engagement with members and raise our public visibility. This is a full-time, salaried position that will work out of our office in Williston. If you enjoy working in a team atmosphere, have...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

The NVBR Community Service Committee has officially launched its Annual Food Drive. To stay safe during this pandemic, we are asking for monetary contributions in place of food donations. The donations received will benefit local food shelves in our area. Our goal this year is to raise a total of...

The State of Vermont’s COVID-19 strategy is constantly evolving to reduce the spread of the virus and keep Vermonters working. To that end, VAR has updated the Real Estate Access Questionnaire to include a question about vaccination. VAR recommends that members use this form every time anyone accesses a property....