HANFRA - Hamptons & North Fork REALTORS® Association members are available to help you buy or sell real estate on Long Island, across the East End - The Hamptons & North Fork and Shelter Island.
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Introducing a New HEALTH INSURANCE Plan for HANFRA's REALTOR® and REALTOR ASSOCIATE® Members!
Learn more about this exciting new program designed exclusively for HANFRA-NYSAR members and administered by USI Affinity.
REALTOR.com is making available a free real estate search iPhone® app to help HANFRA members get more leads by enabling buyers to call on a listing with a simple touch action. The app comes with a 10-point preparation guide to help your members ensure their listings are iPhone® ready. To learn how to download this application to
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HANFRA' members sponsors national open house weekend Aprl 28th and April 29th
Southold, NY April 6. 2012
With plentiful inventory and record breaking housing affordability conditions, REALTORS® expect this year’s spring home buying season to be a busy one. To kick off the season, REALTORS® on the North and South Forks will host hundreds of open houses as part of the REALTORS® Nationwide Open House Weekend. On April 28 and 29 REALTOR® members of HANFRA ( Hamptons and North Fork REALTORS® Association in will hold open houses all weekend long, bringing buyers and sellers together.
“This nationwide event offers buyers the chance to visit some of the many homes in their local area while learning more about homeownership,” said Nicholas Planamento, President of HANFRA. “Open houses are also an opportunity for REALTORS® to connect with consumers in their communities about the housing issues that matter most to them.”
REALTORS® will be available at open houses to answer consumer questions about the home buying process and local market conditions. A list of specific homes featured during this open house weekend can be found on HANFRA’s public listing system at: www.hanfra.com
While the housing market continues to recover, it’s showing signs of improvement, and for many, homeownership remains an important part of the American Dream. According to research from the National Association of REALTORS®, more renters than ever aspire to become homeowners and an overwhelming majority of Americans believe buying a home is a solid financial decision.
“Homeownership matters to individuals, families, communities and our nation’s economy,” said Planamento “The housing market plays a vital role in both the long- and short-term health of this country. Homeownership is not just an investment in your future; it’s an investment in the future of generations to come.”
Earlier this year NAR reported housing affordability conditions reached the highest level since recordkeeping began in 1970. The housing affordability index is based on the relationship between the median home price, median family income and the average mortgage interest rate. The index reached 206.1 in January, the first time the index broke the two hundred mark. The higher the index, the greater the household purchasing power. This means the typical family has roughly double the income needed to purchase a median-priced home.
REALTORS® believe that anyone who is able and willing to assume the responsibilities of owning a home should have the opportunity to pursue that dream,” said Planamento. “REALTORS® know what matters most to buyers and sellers in this area and have the expertise and knowledge to help you achieve the dream of homeownership.”
HANFRA is a 500 member professional trade association chartered by the National Association of REALTORS® to provide services, supports, and supervision of local REALTORS® who are members who ascribe to the highest Code of Ethics and Professionalism and practice in the five East End towns of Southampton, East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southold (including Fishers Island, and Riverhead. Not all sales agents are REALTORS®.
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Certified Buyers Representative Course (CBR) Southampton Inn - JUNE 13, 14, 15
This course is sponsored by WELLS FARGO
Hamptons and North Fork real estate brokers and real estate salespeople who are members of HANFRA ( Hamptons and North Fork REALTORS® Association, Inc) have earned the trusted REALTOR® designation. In addition to membership in the local REALTOR® association, they are also members of the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Our members specialize in offering buyers and sellers the opportunities to purchase and sell their properties in the hamlets and villages of Orient, East Marion, Greenport, Southold, Peconic, Cutchogue, New Suffolk, Mattituck, Laurel, Aquebogue, Jamesport, South Jamesport, and Riverhead on the North Fork; and the areas encompassing Montauk, East Hampton, the Springs, Amagansett, Georgica, Wainscott, Water Mill, Bridgehampton, Sagaponack, Southampton, Noyac, Sag Harbor, Hampton Bays, Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Quogue, and Quiogue on the South Fork of Long Island. Our members' focus has always been to help individuals buy and sell homes, land and commercial properties in the Hamptons,on the North Fork, the South Fork, the Hamptons, Shelter Island and Fishers Island, all located on the eastern most tip of Long Island, New York, called the "East End" which is nestled in between the North and South Forks. Before you purchase your Hamptons real estate or North Fork waterfront, be sure to seek the services of one of our professional REALTOR® member.