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New Member Enrollment Enhancements

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CCAR is excited to announce the launch of an online application system allowing licensed real estate agents to apply to join CCAR online.

This new process accesses both the California DRE (Department of Real Estate) and NRDS (National Real Estate Database System) to validate license type, status, broker affiliation, and whether a licensed agent has been assigned an NRDS#. That data is auto-magically imported into a dashboard to be reviewed by CCAR staff for follow up and processing.
 
Brokers: Have new agents in your office? Send them here to join https://join.ccartoday.com! Also, please be on the lookout for emails from CCAR if you have new agents joining. These emails are notification requests for you to provide CCAR with verification of the joining agent and to sign as their Broker. If you have an office manager who signs on your behalf please inform us of their name and email address by contacting us at [email protected]. If you have printed versions of the CCAR Application in your office please recycle them.
 
If you have any questions please contact CCAR Member Services at [email protected] or 925.295.1270.

Daily Digest – Chris Draft

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Welcome to your daily zap of information from CCAR!

Need a lockbox? Call Member Services at 925.295.1270 to make an appointment for pick up on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9 and 11am.
Heading to the office? Please visit go.ccartoday.com to screen for COVID-19 symptoms.
View the CCAR Calendar.

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MLS UPDATE:

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MLS Compliance – Use of Agent Reports

Agent Reports are for agent eyes only! Be careful when providing listing data to your clients and consumers to avoid an MLS Rules Citation including a fine. There is sensitive MLS data displayed on Agent Reports that should not be…

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Weekly Jolt – Chris Draft

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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER     |     JULY 14, 2020

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•  CCAR Offices Closed Again
•  CA Shut Down Does Not Affect Broker Offices
•  Govt. Advocacy Wins Keeping You in Business
•  Oakland DRE Exam Center Closed through July
•  West County Marketing Meeting – July 16
•  Districts 2 & 4 Member Town Hall – July 22
•  C.A.R. & NAR Fall Conferences Go Virtual

CCAR COVID-19 Updates on ccartoday.com
C.A.R. COVID-19 Updates
Contra Costa COVID-19 Updates

• CBA: Tenant Representation
   Wed, Jul 15  |  10am – 12pm  |  Live Webinar

• NAR: 5 Options for Dealing with Debt
   Wed, Jul 15  |  11am – 12pm  |  Live Webinar

• All New Homespotter App
   Wed, Jul 15  |  12pm – 1pm  |  Live Webinar

• CBA: Lease Negotiations
   Wed, Jul 15  |  12:30pm – 2:30pm  |  Live Webinar

• Intro to Listing Input & Maintenance
   Thu, Jul 16  |  1pm – 3pm  |  Live Remote Class

• Market Yourself w/ Homesnap Pro
   Thu, Jul 16  |  1pm – 1:30pm  |  Live Webinar

• License Renewal Crash Course w/ REVEI
   Fri, Jul 17  |  9:30am – 12:30pm  |  Remote Class

• Intro to RPR
   Mon, Jul 20  | 1pm – 3pm  | Live Remote Class

• Transactions (zipForm Edition) for Brokers/Teams
   Tue, Jul 21   | 1pm – 2pm  | Live Remote Class

Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for additional online training opportunities >
Click here for a printable education calendar >

•  MLS Compliance – Use of Agent Reports
•  MLS Rules Change Effective August 3
•  MLS Rule Change 11.5 – Photo Retention
•  C.A.R. Update on Coronavirus Market Impacts
•  Property Watch Now Available!
•  Expanded MLS Data Access Coming in 2020

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CCAR Offices Closed; Lockbox Services Available by Appointment Only

In response to the new State of California variance to the Shelter-in-Place Order, CCAR offices in Walnut Creek and Richmond will be closed until further notice. Despite office closures, CCAR will continue to provide uninterrupted membership services, including regularly scheduled committee meetings, via remote access.

Lockbox services will be available by appointment only on Tue and Thu between 9:00 – 11:00am. Please contact Member Services to schedule appointments at 925.295.1270, Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 5:00pm.

CA State Shutdown Order Does Not Affect Brokers or Offices

On Monday, July 13 Governor Newsom issued a new shutdown order–this order does not affect the current practices of real estate brokers or their offices. Real estate remains an essential service in California and Contra Costa County.

Resources:
•  State County Variance Info >
•  Essential Services Info >
•  C.A.R. Best Practices >
•  C.A.R. FAQ Reopening Brokerage Offices >

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Real Estate Exams & COVID-19

The Department of Real Estate (DRE) is cancelling real estate salesperson and broker license exams at the Oakland Exam Center through July 31, 2020. This action is being taken to comply with state and local public health agencies ordering residents to shelter…

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C.A.R. and NAR Fall Conferences Go Virtual

Free online programming will enable more members to participate in annual Association conferences, once available only to those who attended live meetings on location.

This year, both C.A.R. and NAR will conduct customized virtual conference programming to accommodate national restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay tuned. More information and registration opportunities will be announced soon.

C.A.R. REImagine Virtual Conference & Expo Oct 12-14 >
NAR Virtual Conference & Expo: Nov 13-16 >

MLS UPDATE:

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MLS Compliance – Use of Agent Reports

Agent Reports are for agent eyes only! Be careful when providing listing data to your clients and consumers to avoid an MLS Rules Citation including a fine. There is sensitive MLS data displayed on Agent Reports that should not be…

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Property Watch (Paragon 5)

Property Watch helps agents quickly and easily stay up-to-date with updates that are made in property data to properties they select. Armed with the most current data about a property, agents can market their services to potential customers – before the…

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Offices Closed; Lockbox Services Available by Appointment Only

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In response to the new State of California variance to the Shelter-in-Place Order, CCAR offices in Walnut Creek and Richmond will be closed until further notice. Despite office closures, CCAR will continue to provide uninterrupted membership services, including regularly scheduled committee meetings, via remote access.

Lockbox services will be available by appointment only on Tue and Thu between 9:00 – 11:00am. Please contact Member Services to schedule appointments at 925.295.1270, Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 5:00pm.

CA State Shutdown Order Does Not Affect Brokers or Offices

On Monday, July 13 Governor Newsom issued a new shutdown order–this order does not affect the current practices of real estate brokers or their offices. Real estate remains an essential service in California and Contra Costa County.

Resources:

•  State County Variance Info >
•  Essential Services Info >
•  C.A.R. Best Practices >
•  C.A.R. FAQ Reopening Brokerage Offices >

CCAR Coronavirus Update

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATES
CCAR offices closed. Remote services still available.

In response to the statewide Shelter in Place Order, CCAR offices in Walnut Creek and Richmond are closed until further notice. We continue to provide uninterrupted membership services via remote access, with the exception of in-store purchases. We wish you the best of health during this time and will continue to serve you at the highest levels possible.

COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020

When a tenant has not paid rent for any period between March 1, 2020, and January 31, 2021, the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (“Rent Relief Law”) will allow most residential tenants to remain in the rental property through January of 2021 as long as the tenant makes a declaration under penalty of perjury that they are unable to pay their rent or meet other financial obligations because of circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Co Co County Urgency Order Imposes Fines Up to $1,000

On Tuesday, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors passed an Urgency Ordinance (No. 2020-21) that establishes administrative fines for violations of public health orders pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fines can be imposed on businesses and individuals.
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CCAR Offices Closed Again; Remote Services Still Available

In response to the new State of California variance to the Shelter-in-Place Order, CCAR offices in Walnut Creek and Richmond will be closed until further notice, effective Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Despite office closures, we will continue to provide uninterrupted membership services, including regularly scheduled committee meetings, via remote access.

Lockbox services will be available by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00 – 11:00am. Please contact Member Services at 925.295.1270, Mon – Fri 8:30am – 5pm to set up an appointment.

CCAR Member Services
Mon – Fri  |  8:30am – 5:00pm
925.295.1270
[email protected]

 Resources:
   •  State County Variance Info
   •  Essential Services Info
   •  C.A.R. Best Practices

Posted “Rules of Entry” in the MLS

In C.A.R.’s Best Practices Guidelines covering the Stage 2 Expansion are the “Posted Rules for Entry” requirements. One of which is that the “Posted Rules for Entry” or a link to them should be part of online public and MLS listings. This shall be made available by the listing agent, if any.

To assist you with adhering to the C.A.R. Best Practices, the CCAR MLS will allow the placement of links to unbranded “Posted Rules for Entry” within the Public Remarks section and branded “Posted Rules for Entry” within the Confidential Remarks in the MLS as an interim solution.

On May 8, the Department of the Public Health issued its “Industry Guidance: Real Estate Transactions,” which among other things, requires agents to post rules on the property – with pictograms — that must be agreed to as a condition of entry by all people viewing the property.  C.A.R. is in the process of creating a comprehensive approach that will allow any brokerage to comply with all aspects of the new Industry Guidance. 

As an interim measure, C.A.R. is making this “Interim Rules Form” available. Posting both this C.A.R. PRE pictogram and the PEAD form (found via zipForm) together at the entrance to a property, will assist agents and brokers in complying in part with the new Industry Guidance until the comprehensive approach is released.  
| C.A.R. PRE Pictogam > 

May 19 – Revised County Orders Permit Restricted Business Activity; New MLS Rules Apply >

May 8 – State COVID-19 Guidelines for Real Estate Employers/Transactions >

May 4 – SIP Order Includes Additions to Essential Real Estate Services >

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LIMITED LOCKBOX SERVICES 
Lockboxes are available by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00-11:00 am. Call 925.295.1270 or email [email protected] to schedule a 1:1 appointment. All appointments must be made at least one day in advance.

   
REMOTE LAPTOP SERVICES
You may schedule a 1:1 appointment by contacting CCAR Member Services at 925.295.1270 or [email protected]. Laptop sales are available by appointment only. CCAR offices are closed, please DO NOT drop off computers until further notice.

   
REMOTE MARKETING MEETINGS
Marketing Meetings are now conducted via Zoom. Please contact respective groups for more information:

CCRIM: Register via Facebook  >
RMA: Register via Facebook  >
Rossmoor: Mary Beall   >
West County: Steve Kendall  >

OPEN HOUSE TOUR INFORMATION
In accordance with the Contra Costa County Shelter in Place Order and in the best interest of members, clients and the community, CCAR, Bay East and bridgeMLSs have temporarily disabled Open House/Tour functionality. 
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VIRTUAL MARKETING TOOLS
Now is a great time to leverage alternative marketing tools. Let your clients know you will continue serving them by marketing their homes using an array of available technology. You can offer them 3D interactive property scans (via Matterport, Cupix, EyeSpy360); host a virtual tour or conduct a live tour using Skype or Facebook; use virtual staging to showcase a property…

|  Facebook Messenger and Facebook Live for Open Houses  >
|  Homesnap Pro to Create Video Stories  >
|  Kleard On-Demand Open House  >
|  Immoviewer Video Tours  >
|  BombBomb Video Check-Ins  >

ONLINE EDUCATION & TRAINING
Members can attend live 1:1 remote courses or participate in webinars and podcasts throughout the duration of the Shelter in Place Order. Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for courses. Once registered, you will receive an email with a link to view the class from your location. To view all events on a particular day, click the “…” to expand the calendar. 

   
VIRTUAL 1:1 CORE COURSES 
Schedule live 30-60-minute 1:1 core course training sessions. Contact CCAR Education Coordinator Gail Hargis at [email protected] or 925.295.9210.
    
CCAR CORE COURSES INCLUDE:
  – Intro to Paragon 
  – Auto-Notification Using Collaboration
  – Center Intro to CMA Reports Using Cloud CMA 
  – Intro to RPR
  – Intro to zipForm Plus

| Other Webinars & Podcasts  >

| CCAR Virtual Town Hall with C.A.R.’s Gov Hutchinson April 24th Recording   >

Step-by-Step Guidance for PUA Certification  >

Step-by-Step Instructions: How to Apply for Unemployment Assistance  >

The CARES Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Benefits Chart

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CA State Shutdown Order Does Not Affect Brokers or Offices

On Monday, July 13 Governor Newsom issued a new shutdown order–this order does not affect the current practices of real estate brokers or their offices. Real estate remains an essential service in California and Contra Costa County.
C.A.R. Updated FAQ Reopening Brokerage Offices >

Overview of how the PUA and SBA programs may interconnect

PUA & SBA programs

How to Keep Business Moving During Uncertain Times: Top Producer Panel Share Their Stories

On June 16, 2020, C.A.R. CEO Joel Singer moderated a panel of top-producing California REALTORS® who shared how they have been able to maintain business momentum during the pandemic. If you weren’t able to tune in to C.A.R.’s live event, you can watch the recording here.

C.A.R. REAL ESTATE BEST PRACTICES STAGE 2 REOPENING PLAN

The Contra Costa County Shelter in Place Order is a mandatory legal order issued under the authority of CA law. Violation of or failure to comply with the Order is a misdemeanor punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both. (California Health and Safety Code § 120295, et seq.)

CCAR understands that families are facing hardships during the shelter in place order, which includes the new ways for you to conduct business. With the support of CCAR Board of Directors, we have reached out to Contra Costa County Health Services in hopes of easing your ability to complete transactions while still respecting the need for protecting the health and safety of all.

Real Estate Exams and COVID-19

The Department of Real Estate (DRE) is cancelling real estate salesperson and broker license exams at the Oakland Exam Center through August 31, 2020. This action is being taken to comply with state and local public health agencies ordering residents to shelter in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Examinees affected by these cancellations will be allowed to reschedule their canceled exam dates using DRE’s eLicensing system. Exam rescheduling fees will be waived for canceled exams.

Examinees with questions or concerns regarding canceled exams can contact DRE’s Licensing program at 877.373.4542 or [email protected].

CONTACT INFO:

CCAR Member Services
925.295.1270
[email protected]

C.A.R. Coronavirus Hotline
213.351.8450
[email protected]

Contra Costa Coronavirus Hotline
844.729.8410
     

QUICK LINKS:

Essential Services Protocol

Essential Services Protocol Q & A

C.A.R. REALTOR® Best Practices

New C.A.R. Coronavirus Forms

DRE Licensing Updates

CCAR Education Calendar