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Thousands of C.A.R. members have already claimed their free license renewal package! Why wait to start your license renewal classes? The faster you claim your package and complete it, the sooner you can focus on your transactions!
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CCAR Inaugural Dinner & Award Celebration!
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Please join us for a festive evening to celebrate Incoming President David Schubb and the 2023 Board of Directors at our Inaugural celebration live at the Blackhawk Auto Museum on Saturday, January 21st!

CCAR will also present awards for Community Service, REALTOR^®, Affiliate, and Emeritus member of the Year! This is sure to be an evening to remember!

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CA Dept. of Insurance Creates One-Stop Resource
for Wildfire Info.

The California Department of Insurance has created a “one-stop” resource for wildfire information on its Wildfire Response and Readiness web page. Through its Wildfire Data and Analysis on Wildfires and Insurance, the Department can identify trends affecting the insurance market.

The page includes:
1.   Annual residential insurance policy count data from 2015-2021
2.   Wildfire risk reporting information
3.   Statewide commercial data
4.   Insurance companies currently offering home and community hardening
incentives
5.   “Home Insurance Finder” for insurance companies that write in higher fire
risk areas, among other information

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MLS Rule Changes (12.15.1 & 12.15.2)

Today, January 3rd, the 12.15.1 and 12.15.2 MLS Rules & Regulation changes will go into effect. These changes are being made as recommended by C.A.R.

Rationale: The two rules conflict with the Model MLS Rule 11.16, as revised in October 2021, which requires MLSs to permit MLS Participants & Subscribers to share the listing broker’s offer of compensation in IDX and VOW displays, and supports greater transparency in sharing the offer of compensation.
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Paragon MLS – Sold Data Requirement

Beginning January 30th, the following fields will be required to mark a listing “sold” in the MLS.

1. Sale COOP
2. Number of Offers
3. Concessions
If you have any questions please contact CCAR Member Services at [email protected] or 925.295.1270

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MLS UPDATE:

CCAR Member Benefit: Zillow Rental Syndication – Free Coming This Month!

Beginning January 18th, CCAR MLS Participants may leverage a new CCAR Benefit. MLS Participants will have the option to opt-in to syndicating their brokerages “Lease Rental” listings to Zillow.com at no cost. Historically, there has been a cost to any lease rental listing agent to gain publication of a rental listing on ZIllow.com.

To opt-in, click on the “Zillow Rental Syndication” link under the resources menu in the MLS starting January 18th.

If you have any questions please contact CCAR Member Services at [email protected].

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Recent DRE Changes to License Renewal Requirements for 2023

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All licensees due for renewal must complete 45 hours of continuing education and submit renewal applications to the Department of Real Estate. The DRE will accept renewal applications up to 90 days prior to required renewal dates.

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LICENSE RENEWAL COURSE OPTIONS:

Select from a variety of license renewal course options. All 45-hour CEC license renewal options satisfy NAR ethics training requirement if completed during the current triennial cycle.

2023 UPDATED 45 FREE CE MEMBER BENEFITS

C.A.R.’s INTERACTIVE Fair Housing CE course and a new Implicit Bias are now part of the FREE 45 hour CE packages for licenses expiring in 2023 and beyond!
Please note that:

Licensees with a renewal date of January 1, 2023, or later, are required to take both an Implicit Bias and an Interactive Fair Housing course as part of their 45 hours of CE.
If the licensee has completed their 45 hours in 2022 with the former CE package and old coursework but their license isn’t required to be renewed until 2023, they will still be required to take these two new courses even if they already have taken the 45 required hours. Complete this form to add the new courses to your CE package.
Anyone with a license expiring prior to January 1, 2023 will be required to take these courses if renewal documentation is submitted late – on or after January 1, 2023.
Under SB 1495 this requirement has been postponed for applicants for new licenses or original broker licenses. The Implicit Bias training requirement has not been postponed for renewals on or after January 1, 2023.

Free 45-Hour Online Course

Take C.A.R.’s FREE online continuing education license renewal course. This self-paced 45-hour course is ideal for busy professionals who want to break up their course hours and avoid paying a fee.

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3-Hour REVEI Crash Course $85

REVEI offers a three-hour license renewal crash course. The class covers all pertinent information included in the 45-hour course curriculum and prepares you for the online exams in each of the required subjects.

This time-saving class comes with a no-pass, no-pay guarantee. Your $85 fee includes correspondence study materials that can be used with the final online open-book exams.

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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 27, 2022

CCAR holiday office closures:

Fri., Dec. 30: At Noon
Mon., Jan. 2: All Day

Recent DRE Changes to License Renewal Requirements for 2023

Licensees with a renewal date of January 1, 2023, or later are required to take an Implicit Bias course and an Interactive Fair Housing course as part of their 45 hours of CE. Please note that: If the licensee has completed their 45 hours in 2022 with the former CE package and old coursework but their license isn’t required to be renewed until 2023, they will still be required to take these two new courses even if they already have taken the 45 required hours. Complete this form to add the new courses to your CE package. Also…

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Code of Ethics Violators

In an effort to make ethics violations and the disciplinary process more transparent, C.A.R. is publishing the names of members who are found in violation of the Code of Ethics as well as summaries of the members’ unethical behavior.

Member publication is triggered only if the discipline imposed is a reprimand, fine, suspension or expulsion – anything other than a letter of warning or stand-alone education. The information will be published on the members-only section of car.org.

Past decisions of ethics…

MLS Rule Changes (12.15.1 & 12.15.2)

On January 3, 2023, the 12.15.1 and 12.15.2 MLS Rules & Regulation changes will go into effect. These changes are being made as recommended by C.A.R.

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MLS UPDATE:

CCAR Member Benefit: Zillow Rental Syndication – Free in Jan. 2023

To opt-in, click on the “Zillow Rental Syndication” link under the resources menu in the MLS starting January 18th.

If you have any questions please contact CCAR Member Services at [email protected].

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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 20, 2022

CCAR holiday office closures:

Fri., Dec. 23: At Noon
Mon., Dec. 26: All Day
Fri., Dec. 30: At Noon
Mon., Jan. 2: All Day

Free Tony Robbins “Kick Off 2023” Workshop for CCAR – Tomorrow, Dec. 21

Discover your next level with a CCAR Customized Peak Performance Workshop by the Tony Robbins top National Trainer, Stu Massengill! Stu advises and consults with Fortune 500 companies, executives, managers and sales professionals in the areas of Peak Performance, leadership, organizational behavior, psychology of achievement and sales.

Join us live, via Zoom, on Dec. 21 from 10:00am – 11:30am to learn how to improve your performance by integrating a three step process for creating lasting change and clearly identifying what is…

MLS Rule Changes (12.15.1 & 12.15.2)

On January 3, 2023, the 12.15.1 and 12.15.2 MLS Rules & Regulation changes will go into effect. These changes are being made as recommended by C.A.R.

LAPTOPS ON SALE

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MLS UPDATE:

CCAR Member Benefit: Zillow Rental Syndication – Free in Jan. 2023

To opt-in, click on the “Zillow Rental Syndication” link under the resources menu in the MLS starting January 18th.

If you have any questions please contact CCAR Member Services at [email protected].

CCAR BENEFITS & SERVICES | YOUR DUES AT WORK

CCAR BENEFITS

CCAR MLS BENEFITS

AFFILIATE BENEFITS

CCAR SPONSORS

MLS Rule Changes (12.15.1 & 12.15.2)

On January 3rd, the below MLS Rules & Regulation changes will go into effect. These changes are being made as recommended by C.A.R.

Rationale: These two rules conflict with the Model MLS Rule 11.16, as revised in October 2021, which requires MLSs to permit MLS Participants & Subscribers to share the listing broker’s offer of compensation in IDX and VOW displays, and supports greater transparency in sharing the offer of compensation.

12.15.1 Copies to Prospective Purchasers. Broker participants and real estate subscribers may reproduce from the MLS compilation, and distribute to prospective real estate purchasers, copies of those portions of the MLS compilation consisting only of non-confidential fields ~~a description of the property, including the address, features, financing and price.~~ Such “client copies” shall also comply with the following:

a. Permissible MLS data may be augmented with additional data not otherwise prohibited from display, provided the source of any additional data is clearly identified.

b. No more than 500 current and 500 sold listings may be provided in response to any inquiry.

c. A disclaimer statement shall be made in a manner readily visible to consumers but not less than 7pt type, that contains the following, or substantially similar, notice:

Based on information from the Contra Costa Association of REALTORS® MLS as of _____ (date the AOR/MLS data was obtained). All data, including all measurements and calculations of area, is obtained from various sources and has not been, and will not be, verified by broker or MLS. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information.

12.15.2 Information Prohibited from Reproduction/Confidential Fields. Unless the participant or subscriber obtains prior written consent from the listing broker, the information reproduced pursuant to this section shall not include the following:

a. Property owner’s name, phone number, and address (if different than the listed property);

b. Instructions or remarks intended for buyer brokers, including but not limited to showing instructions or security references (ex: lock box, burglar alarm or security system, vacancies) regarding the listed property:

c. Type of listing;

~~d. Compensation or bonuses offered to buyer brokers;~~

ed. Expired or withdrawn listings;

fe. Other confidential fields ~~information that goes beyond a description of the property~~.

If you have any questions please contact CCAR MLS Compliance at [email protected].

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Recent DRE Changes to License Renewal Requirements for 2023

Code of Ethics Violators

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