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NAR to Plant 215,000 Trees This Year NAR to Plant 215,000 Trees in Idaho National Forests, Capturing CO2 Emissions Equivalent to More Than 12 Million Gallons of Gasoline Consumed BOISE, ID (April 14, 2023) – The National Association of Realtors®, in partnership with the National Forest Foundation, will plant 215,000 trees in national forests throughout…

GEPAR Remembers Mike DiGennaro REALTOR® May 23, 1928 — April 4, 2023  The Members of the Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS® would like to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mike DiGennaro. Mike passed away at the age of 94 on April 4th, 2023. Mike was a REALTOR® for more…

April is National Fair Housing Every April, REALTORS® commemorates the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and reflects on housing discrimination and segregation, past and present. Real estate professionals can participate in equitable and inclusive change as community leaders. Fair Housing Month signifies a recommitment to advancing equitable opportunities and expanding homeownership. Reflect.…

Funeral Services for George Golden Jr. this Monday (2/27/23) We are deeply saddened to hear of George Golden Jr.’s passing, a respected real estate community member and a beloved family man. As a longtime history teacher and coach in the El Paso area, George touched the lives of countless students and colleagues. After retirement, he…

NAR Report Shows that Homeownership Among Black Americans Continues to Lag Behind. February 28, 2022 | Texas REALTORS® Staff The National Association of REALTORS® released its 2022 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America. Among its findings:  U.S. homeownership rate climbed to 65.5% in 2020, up 1.3% from 2019 and the most significant annual increase.…

Texas REALTORS® Supports NAR Lawsuit on WOTUS Rule The National Association of REALTORS® last week filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from going into effect. The final rule…

Revised TREC Forms Now Available In November the Texas Real Estate Commission approved changes to several of its forms. The use of the revised forms is mandatory on February 1, 2023, and you can now access the revised versions for voluntary use on texasrealestate.com. The revised forms will be available in zipForm on January 3, 2023.  Click…

Funeral Services Reminder A Reminder for our members. We send our condolences to Mary Zaragoza and her family.  NewsNews Select Category General  (22) Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 June 2024 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 August 2022

El Paso is a 2023 top market  El Paso, Texas, ranked No. 2 on the Realtor.com® 2023 Forecast of Top Housing Markets El Paso takes spot in the annual ranking of areas poised for the highest home price appreciation and sales growth   Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS® El Paso, Texas (Dec. 7, 2022) –…

Proposed Amendments to TREC Rules At its November 7 meeting, the Texas Real Estate Commission proposed two changes to Section 537 of TREC rules: The proposed change to Section 537.1 includes a definition for the new term “informational items,” which is intended to better describe the type of information that a license holder can add…