Every now and again, the Arkansas Realtors Association (ARA) feels it necessary to remind homebuyers to get a home inspection prior to purchasing a house. Why? A lot of disgruntled buyers would have been in much better shape had they gotten a home...

There was a time when wall-to-wall carpeting was the preferred luxury in homes. Benton Realtor Denise Hyde said diversity is the best way to describe the flooring industry these days people are looking for everything from carpet to hard surfaces...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) on May 4 issued a report stating that the pending homes sales index was up for March. The NARs Pending Homes Sales Index is based on contracts signed in March and showed an increase of 1.1 percent over March...

There are times when observing the possible development of a slow, steady trend is enjoyable. After going through a couple of years of getting used to an increasing amount of bad news coming out of the real estate industry, watching the steady growth...

Congress, once again, is taking up legislation designed to prevent mortgage companies from steering homebuyers into loans they cant afford. Nationally, foreclosure rates have been alarmingly high and a number of groups are blaming mortgage companies...