Kim Shindle is PAR’s vice president of communications. In her role, she’s responsible for overseeing internal and external communications, conducting spokesperson training and is the staff liaison for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
Kim has more than 20 years of association communications experience and previously worked as a reporter with a daily newspaper. She has received several communications awards and is the recipient of Lock Haven University’s Outstanding Journalism Alumni Award.
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NAR Highlights Next Steps for 21st Century Road to Housing Act
- October 27, 2026
- 3 min. read
The 21st Century Road to Housing Act has more than 50+ provisions across federal agencies, with HUD responsible for most of them, according to Elayne Weiss, senior policy advisor at the National Association of Realtors®.
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NAR Expert Notes Pa. Home Prices Increased 57.3% in Five Years
- June 11, 2026
- 4 min. read
The national inventory of existing homes in April 2026 was approximately 1.47 million, which has risen to just slightly more than the 1.46 million in February of 2020, according to Dr. Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors®. She noted that in most Pennsylvania metros, there is an acute housing shortage for buyers earning less than $50,000.
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Real Estate Cybercrimes Up in Pa.
- June 10, 2026
- 2 min. read
Last year in Pennsylvania, there were 424 real estate cybercrime victims, resulting in $7.249 million in victim losses, which is more than three times the losses in 2024.
