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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Top News

• C.A.R. Fair Housing Challenge
• Call For Scholarship Applications
• New Laptop Service From CCAR
• NAR Green Designation – Apr. 5-6
• New NAR REALTOR® Ads
• Jan Fagley Celebration of Life

MLS Updates

• Expanded MLS Access – The MLS™ (CLAW)

Upcoming Education

Low Inventory? Sell New Construction Homes
Wed., Mar. 1 | 10:ooam – 10:30am

Taking Better Pictures with your iPhone
Wed., Mar. 1 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Advanced Features of zipForm
Thu., Mar. 2 | 10:00am – 11:00am

Track the Market with RPR Housing Data
Thu., Mar. 2 | 11:00am – 12:00pm

License Renewal Crash Course
Fri., Mar. 3 | 9:30am – 12:30pm

Cloud CMA Fundamentals
Fri., Mar. 3 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Getting to Know Paragon MLS
Mon., Mar. 6 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm

How to Create and Use Templates in zipForm
Tue., Mar. 7 | 9:00am – 9:45am

Get to Know zipForm Basics
Tue., Mar. 7 | 10:00am – 11:00am

Intro to RPR – Great CMA Reports and More
Wed., Mar 8. | 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Accurate Property Pricing with RPR CMA Tools
Thu., Mar 9. | 9:00am – 10:00am

Best Practices using zipForm in a Paperless World
Thu., Mar 9. | 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Send Auto-Notifications using Collaboration Center
Thu., Mar. 9 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Lead Generation with Cloud CMA
Fri., Mar. 10 | 8:00am – 9:00am

Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for additional online training opportunities.

+ CCAR CALENDAR

NAR Green Designation – APRil 5-6

FREE for CCAR Members! NAR’s GREEN Designation course covers the distinguishing characteristics that make a high-performance home. The NAR GREEN Designation is designed for agents looking to learn about issues of energy efficiency and sustainability in real estate. Learn how homes with green features should be marketed differently than traditional homes.

This 2-day course (16 hours of CEUs) prepares real estate professionals to provide advice and sources of information to help homeowners improve the performance of their homes— from low-cost fixes and DIY projects, to retrofitting and replacing systems, to big budget remodeling projects and new constructions.
Read More & Register >

New NAR REALTOR® Ads Will Make You Smile

A food truck owner who dreams of opening a bakery. City dwellers who need more space for a new pet. Empty nesters who want to be closer to family. See the fifth-generation That’s Who We R campaign.
Read More >

Celebrating Jan Feagley

Celebration of Life Service
Saturday, March 18, 2023 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Richmond Yacht Club
351 Brickyard Cove Road, Richmond

Take the C.A.R. Fair Housing Challenge!

Every REALTOR® can show leadership, professionalism and commitment to homeownership for all by completing the flagship fair housing courses developed by C.A.R. and NAR. You can accept this challenge by completing the following courses by September 1, 2023:

At Home with Diversity – helps REALTORS® work successfully with individuals from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

One of two Implicit Bias Courses:

C.A.R.’s free on-demand CE Course: A Deeper Look Into Bias In Real Estate, which is part of C.A.R.’s 45-hour CE Package for members, or
NAR’s Bias Override helps REALTORS® avoid fair housing pitfalls and provide equal professional service to every customer or client.

Fairhaven – NAR’s free course that uses scenarios to help you learn about fair housing questions in real estate.

To help you complete the challenge, C.A.R. is hosting two free or low-cost, virtual trainings:

1. NAR’s Bias Override on March 10, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., featuring Board Members Kama Burton, Fanny Chu and Sabrina Brown. Register >>

2. At Home with Diversity, a free course for the first 50 registrants ($40 for subsequent registrants), led by C.A.R. Executive Committee member and Certified At Home with Diversity Instructor Tamara Suminski, held June 26, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Register >>

CCAR Scholarships – Apply by Mar. 31

The CCAR Scholarship Foundation provides scholarship awards of up to $10,000 to qualified students residing in Contra Costa County. Their commitment to support higher education is the heart of the Foundation’s desire to make a difference!

Candidates may be either high school seniors, trade school, undergraduate or graduate students. All applicants must strictly comply with the application process and fully meet the Foundation’s requirements.

Completed applications must be submitted by March 31, 2024.

Laptop Support, Sales & Upgrades!

Is your laptop giving you fits? Is Paragon MLS dragging? Want it to run faster, quickly view photos and videos, make life easier and more efficient?

Why not upgrade to an SSD? – A new CCAR Member Service from the Laptop Doc! If your old laptop is slowing you down and a new one just isn’t in the budget yet, this may be the service for you! Some computers may benefit from a low cost upgrade to a solid state drive ”SSD” which can boost your computers performance up to 10x with boot times up to 61% faster!

Contact [email protected]
for more information.

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LAPTOPS ON SALE

MLS UPDATE:

Coming Soon! Expanded MLS Access – The MLS™ (CLAW)

CCAR is excited to announce expanded MLS data access within Paragon to include The MLS™ (CLAW)! In the next 2-3 weeks, your access to MLS data within Paragon will include listing data from an additional 16,000 agents and brokers in Southern California, from Downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway. Increasing the amount of MLS Subscribers seeing your listings to over 190,000 in 9 different MLS platforms!

If you have any questions regarding this expanded data share please contact CCAR Member Services at [email protected] or 925.295.1270.

CCAR ANNUAL SPONSOR

District 5 Director Myers – Mar 2023

March 2023
From the desk of:

Judy Myers

DIRECTOR, DISTRICT 5 LIAISON
EMAIL: [email protected] | TEL: (925) 457-0965

Dear Friend and Fellow-Member,
Greetings from CCAR! This month, I’d like to draw your attention to some important resources that will help you maximize your membership benefits. Specifically, the CCAR website www.ccartoday.com, which is your direct portal to membership products and services that can be accessed any time–day or night.

Below, you’ll find Association information and tips to help you easily navigate the website and participate in events and educational opportunities slated for the coming months.

We hope you find this information helpful. Please feel free to contact me directly at the email above, or by phone at: (925) 457-0965.

Don’t Miss Out On Free Marketing Exposure

More consumers find their agents on realtor.com than on any other site. Create your AGENT PROFILE now to receive maximum benefits from the new realtor.com TV/radio ad campaign.

Join a CCAR Committee and Make a Difference in 2025!

CCAR COMMITTEES

Whatever your talents or interests, we invite you to apply to serve on any of CCAR’s 2025 committees.

“Tell me and I’ll forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

– BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

APPLY TO SERVE ON AN OPEN COMMITTEE!

Affiliate & Events

Produce events that foster Affiliate and REALTOR^® collaboration, participation, and community benefit.

Budget & Finance

To guide and oversee the financial condition and the financial operations of the Association in a manner consistent with the CCAR Mission Statement and the CCAR Strategic Plan.

ELECTION / LEADERSHIP*

To ensure the future growth and stability of our Association through the recruitment, development and retention of leadership as well as oversee the integrity of our elections by establishment of process, oversite and execution.

FORMS*

To develop transaction documents for the use and benefit of CCAR members and their clients.

*Not accepting new members.

GRIEVANCE

Review and process alleged member violations of the NAR Code of Ethics, Bylaws and MLS Rules and Regulations in accordance with the California Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual.

CCAR HELPING HANDS

To provide financial assistance to CCAR Members, their immediate families, and to members of the communities that CCAR serves due to prolonged illness, accident, or other catastrophic occurrence, and to contribute to our communities.

LOCAL CANDIDATE RECOMMENDATION (LCRC)*

To meet with candidates seeking re-election or election to local elected office for a possible financial contribution to their campaign.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (LGR)

To act on behalf of CCAR membership by educating key decision makers in the community on the importance of homeownership, protecting private property rights and to advocate on behalf of REALTORS®, while continually communicating to membership the benefit of advocacy and government relations. Additionally, this committee shall serve as a working advisory sub-committee for the purpose of continuing to increase membership participation to the REALTOR® Action Fund (RAF).

MLS & TECHNOLOGY

To enhance the efficacy of CCAR’s Association and MLS services, and that of its Members.

MLS MANAGEMENT GROUP (MMG)*

To provide an exceptional MLS experience that advances Participant and Subscriber success.

STRATEGIES:

Professional Standards

Enforce the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics, CCAR Bylaws and MLS Rules and Regulations in accordance with the California Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual to ensure Members conduct business to the highest standards of excellence and integrity.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK (YPN)

To identify and develop future leaders by providing educational opportunities through active involvement in their industry and communities.

ANNUAL CCAR SPONSORS

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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Laptop Support, Sales & Upgrades!

WCR: Learn From The Experts – Mar. 3

Join the Women’s Council of REALTORS® on Fri., Mar 3rd at the Wise Girl Restaurant in Pleasant Hill from 9:00am – 11:30am for an informative and lively discussion.

Learn from special guests: David Schubb, 2023 CCAR President and Heather Schiffman, CCAR Government Affairs Director as they discuss what’s new and coming down the pipeline, how it will impact members, and more! Also, learn the importance of the REALTOR® Party and how it affects you as an individual as well as a real estate professional!

The CE Shop Discount COde!

LAPTOPS ON SALE

MLS UPDATE:

Coming Soon! Expanded MLS Access – The MLS™ (CLAW)

CCAR is excited to announce expanded MLS data access within Paragon to include The MLS™ (CLAW)! In the next 2-4 weeks, your access to MLS data within Paragon will include listing data from an additional 16,000 agents and brokers in Southern California, from Downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway. Increasing the amount of MLS Subscribers seeing your listings to over 190,000 in 9 different MLS platforms!

If you have any questions regarding this expanded data share please contact CCAR Member Services at [email protected] or 925.295.1270.

CCAR ANNUAL SPONSOR

WCR: Learn From The Experts – Mar. 3

Special Guests Include:

David Schubb
2023 CCAR President

Heather Schiffman
CCAR Director of Government Affairs

Join the Women’s Council of REALTORS® – Contra Costa on Fri., Mar 3rd at the Wise Girl Restaurant in Pleasant Hill from 9:00am – 11:30am for an informative and lively discussion.

Learn from special guests: David Schubb, 2023 CCAR President and Heather Schiffman, CCAR Government Affairs Director as they discuss what’s new and coming down the pipeline, how it will impact members, and more! Also, learn the importance of the REALTOR® Party and how it affects you as an individual as well as a real estate professional!

You don’t want to miss this discussion!

MORE INFORMATION & REGISTER >>

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CCAR Scholarships – Apply by Mar. 31

Laptop Support, Sales & Upgrades!

District 5 Director Myers – Mar 2023

Join a CCAR Committee and Make a Difference in 2025!

CCAR COMMITTEES

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Laptop Support, Sales & Upgrades!

WCR: Learn From The Experts – Mar. 3

WCR: Learn From The Experts – Mar. 3

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