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Navigating the Holiday Season: SPAAR Office Hours
To ensure you're well-informed about our office hours during this festive period, here's a quick overview.
Sales flatten and prices remain higher, meanwhile new listings rise and rates ease
According to new data from Minneapolis Area REALTORS® and the Saint Paul Area Association of REALTORS®, metro-wide home prices rose slightly in November. Sales activity was flat as mortgage rates softened slightly and new listings were up 5.3%.
SPAAR members helped “Raise the Bar” to make an impact in soap donations
SPAAR’s 2023 #thanksgivingback “Raise the Bar” collection drive during November resulted in approximately 5,500 full-size bars of soap.
SPAAR member and client highlight value of a Realtor®
SPAAR member Pahola Clysdale and one of her clients, Mary, share some insights into what it means to work with a Realtor® including what Mary says is important in finding the right person to work for and understanding, from Pahola, how the agent and client relationship works together.
Cities partner with SPAAR through Key Communities program
SPAAR’s Key Communities program had an impact in helping a handful of communities throughout the Association’s service area in 2023.
Jerri Hammer retires after 44 years with local REALTOR® Association and decades of memories made
Jerri Hammer retires after 44 years with local REALTOR® Association.Help SPAAR raise the bar in its final week of the member soap collection. #thanksgivingback
It’s that time of year again, and SPAAR is collecting full-size bar soap, on behalf of its Realtor® and Affiliate members, to be donated to 30 food shelves throughout SPAAR’s 12-county service area.