Buyers & Sellers

REALTOR® members and organizations like SAMCAR work hard to help home buyers and sellers, and protect property owners by providing valuable resources, legislative advocacy, giving back to our communities and holding our members to the highest ethical standards. The Buyers & Sellers page on our website provides information about local market conditions, resources for first time buyers, and information about the advantages of working with a REALTOR®.

REALTORS® are mostly small business owners who ensure buyers and sellers experience the greatest transparency, choice and efficiency through independent, local broker marketplaces that level the playing field for all types and sizes of residential real estate brokerages.

Learn more at competition.realtor

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179 Ways Agents Who Are REALTORS® Are Worth Every Penny of Their Compensation

Buying A Home Is Easy!* If You Work with a Real Estate Agent Who is a REALTOR®

Selling A Home Is Easy!* If You Work with a Real Estate Agent Who is a REALTOR®

Published: June 04, 2014

FHFA Plans To Leave Loan Limits Unchanged

It's a start! FHFA Director Mel Watt announced that FHFA would step back from a proposed reduction in conforming loan limits which are currently set at $417,000 (though are authorized for up to $625,500 in high-cost areas of the country such as San Mateo County.)