With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon for the foreseeable future, will suburbs see subdued demand even after other housing areas regain strength? REALTOR® magazine brought together industry analysts and practitioners to debate that question.

Case-Shiller might be lauded by the financial press, while NAR is assumed to be promoting a positive spin, but let’s be clear: OFHEO and NAR don’t have relationships with hedge funds on the side.

Every March, as publisher of the magazine, I report to you on how the publication is doing. But this year, I want to wear my other hat — that of senior vice president of communications for the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® — to let you know what NAR is doing to tell a more balanced and accurate story of what’s happening in real estate markets.