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You want to find the right house for you, at the best possible terms, and you shouldn\u2019t have to achieve this on your own.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ca8fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0ca8fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_693273133-1024x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_693273133-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_693273133-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_693273133-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_693273133-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_693273133-2048x1024.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb51b73 mission-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb51b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"innercont\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>For nearly three quarters of home buyers, that means working with a REALTOR<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/p><p>The process of buying a home or other property is complex and, regardless of age, location and income, nearly all buyers view agents as trusted advisers who play an integral role.<\/p><p>On this site you\u2019ll find\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysar.com\/news\/market-data\/the-skinny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comprehensive real estate data analysis<\/a>\u00a0from the New York State Association of REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>;\u00a0<a href=\"#RENews\">the latest industry news<\/a>\u00a0for homebuyers; the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/why-use-a-realtor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top reasons you should use a REALTOR<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>; our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/search-mls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MLS home-listing search tool<\/a>; town-by-town\u00a0descriptions of life in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/for-members\/discover-ulster-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ulster County<\/a>; and the best ways to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ulstercountyboardofrealtors.com\/who-we-are\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">connect directly with the Ulster County Board of REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Remember<\/strong>: If you know the town in which you want to buy, it\u2019s never been easier to find a real estate agent. Google the town name and \u201creal estate agent,\u201d and contact licensed REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0with experience advising investors in the area.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be53d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be53d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"#RENews\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real Estate News\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12805d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12805d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a899d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1a899d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-rss-feed\"><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-jobs-september-6-2024\" target=\"_blank\">Instant Reaction: Jobs, September 6, 2024<\/a><\/h3><p>September 6, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-jobs-september-6-2024\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>Instant Reaction: Jobs, September 6, 2024 The softening job figures suggest that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in mid-September. By:\u00a0 Lawrence Yun<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-jobs-september-6-2024\" class=\"qbutton default\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/hmda-and-housing-demand\" target=\"_blank\">HMDA and Housing Demand<\/a><\/h3><p>September 5, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/hmda-and-housing-demand\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>HMDA and Housing Demand Nationwide, the number of home-purchase loan applications has declined from 7.9 million to 6.5 million. By:\u00a0 Anat Nusinovich Mortgages &amp; Home Financing<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/hmda-and-housing-demand\" class=\"qbutton default\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-september-5-2024\" target=\"_blank\">Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, September 5, 2024<\/a><\/h3><p>September 5, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-september-5-2024\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, September 5, 2024 The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac remained unchanged at 6.35% this week from last week. By:\u00a0 Jessica Lautz Mortgages &amp; Home Financing<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-september-5-2024\" class=\"qbutton default\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-29-2024\" target=\"_blank\">Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, August 29, 2024<\/a><\/h3><p>August 29, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-29-2024\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, August 29, 2024 The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac dropped to 6.35% this week from 6.46% last week. By:\u00a0 Jessica Lautz Mortgages &amp; Home Financing<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-29-2024\" class=\"qbutton default\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/trends-in-housing-affordability-who-can-currently-afford-to-buy-a-home\" target=\"_blank\">Trends in Housing Affordability: Who Can Currently Afford to Buy a Home?<\/a><\/h3><p>August 27, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/trends-in-housing-affordability-who-can-currently-afford-to-buy-a-home\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>Who Can Currently Afford to Buy a Home? With mortgage rates recently falling below 6.5%, there has been an improvement in housing affordability. By:\u00a0 Nadia Evangelou<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/trends-in-housing-affordability-who-can-currently-afford-to-buy-a-home\" class=\"qbutton default\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/what-is-demure-and-mindful-to-real-estate-lets-look-at-first-time-buyers\" target=\"_blank\">What Is &quot;Demure and Mindful&quot; to Real Estate? Let&#039;s Look at First-time Buyers<\/a><\/h3><p>August 21, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/what-is-demure-and-mindful-to-real-estate-lets-look-at-first-time-buyers\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>What Is &quot;Demure and Mindful&quot; to Real Estate? First-time buyers have to be &quot;demure and mindful&quot; in many ways: finances, prior living situation, buyer offers, and working with a real... By:\u00a0 Jessica Lautz First-Time Homebuyers<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/what-is-demure-and-mindful-to-real-estate-lets-look-at-first-time-buyers\" class=\"qbutton default\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/from-savings-to-student-loans-the-financial-realities-of-single-female-home-buyers\" target=\"_blank\">From Savings to Student Loans: The Financial Realities of Single Female Home Buyers<\/a><\/h3><p>August 20, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/from-savings-to-student-loans-the-financial-realities-of-single-female-home-buyers\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>Financial Realities for Single Female Home Buyers Examining the different ways single female home buyers approach buying a home and the challenges they face. By:\u00a0 Amethyst Marroquin Demographic Groups, Working With Buyers, Student Loan Debt<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/from-savings-to-student-loans-the-financial-realities-of-single-female-home-buyers\" class=\"qbutton default\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-15-2024\" target=\"_blank\">Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, August 15, 2024<\/a><\/h3><p>August 15, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-15-2024\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, August 15, 2024 The 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac remained essentially flat at 6.49% this week compared to 6.47% last week. By:\u00a0 Jessica Lautz Mortgages &amp; Home Financing<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-15-2024\" class=\"qbutton default\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rss-column-story\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/fresh-faces-new-perspectives-diversity-among-new-realtors-in-2024\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh Faces, New Perspectives: Diversity Among New REALTORS\u00ae in 2024<\/a><\/h3><p>August 14, 2024<\/p><div class=\"allContent\"><div class=\"lcontents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/fresh-faces-new-perspectives-diversity-among-new-realtors-in-2024\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucbrdev.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive RSSimage\" alt=\"RSS Image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rcontents\"><p>Diversity Among New REALTORS\u00ae in 2024 A notable highlight of the findings in the 2024 NAR Member Profile is that new NAR members are more diverse than their experienced counterparts. 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