Real Estate Outlook: Positive Movement It's a fairly rare event, but now and then most of the important economic directional signs go positive, and this is one of those weeks FULL STORY->

Prepare to Avoid Buying Panic When you buy real estate in a panic, you may lose more than you gain. PJ Wade shares tips on removing the panic from buying in even a fast-paced market. FULL STORY->

Realtor Association Expands Anti-Discrimination Policy At the recent annual governance meeting of the National Association of Realtors held in San Diego, the Board of Directors adopted a recommendation to expand its existing support of equal opportunity to include its application with respect to sexual orientation. The exact wording of the motion was: "That existing NAR policy on equal housing opportunity be amended to include opposition to discrimination based on sexual orientation." FULL STORY->

Washington Report: New Budget Real estate took some whacks in the new 3.8 trillion dollar Obama budget presented to Congress last week, but there were some helpful proposals for housing as well. FULL STORY->

Agents: Avoid Becoming Emotionally Involved in a Deal One of the least talked about topics in real estate is about agents that become emotionally involved in the deal. FULL STORY->