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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 16, 2022

Top News

• New State Legislation – Sexual Harassment Training
Required!
• West County Marketing Meeting
• CCAR YPN School Supply Drive
• MLS Tax Suite Series Classes
• C.A.R. Center for CA Real Estate Website

MLS Updates

• September Paragon Enhancements
• Compliance “Did You Know” – Churning

Education

FEATURED: Polish Your Pitch
Thu., Aug. 18 | 10:00am – 11:00am

SupraWEB Agent Training
Wed., Aug. 17 | 8:30am – 9:30am

Running Comps and CMA Reports using Cloud CMA
Wed., Aug. 17 | 9:30am – 11:30am

Tax Reduction Strategies for the R.E. Professional
Wed., Aug. 17 | 9:30am – 12:00pm

NAR on Land Transactions
Wed., Aug. 17 | 10:00am – 11:00am

Fair Housing Video Series
Wed., Aug. 17 | 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Social Media for Agents: Snapchat, TikTok & YouTube
Thu., Aug. 18 | 9:00am – 9:30am

Polish Your Pitch
Thu., Aug. 18 | 10:00am – 11:00am

Prospecting and Farming
Thu., Aug. 18 | 11:00am – 12:00am

Auto Email Notifications using Collab Center
Thu., Aug. 18 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm

License Renewal Crash Course
Fri., Aug. 19 | 9:30am – 12:30pm

Weekly WomanUP! Live
Fri., Aug. 19 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Residential Listings – How to Get and Market (REVEI)
Mon., Aug. 22 | 10:00am – 1:00pm

RPR® Mobile – Be Productive Anywhere!
Mon., Aug. 22 | 11:00am – 12:00pm

Prospecting Like a Pro to Win the Listing
Mon., Aug. 22 | 11:00am – 12:00pm

How to Input & Maintain Your Listing
Tue., Aug. 23 | 9:00am – 11:00am

Essentials to Leverage Your realtor.com Account
Tue. Aug. 23 | 10:00am – 11:00am

The California Drought – Where Policy, Innovation and Real Estate Intersect with C.A.R. President Otto Catrina
Tue., Aug. 23 | 11:00am – 12:15pm
Call 925.730.4060 to Register

How to Create a Year’s Worth of Social Media Content
Wed., Aug. 24 | 10:00am – 11:00am

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

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Congrats Golf Winners!

Mixed Team: Alissa Fogel, Baird Fogel, Andreas Mokos, Craig Buckholz – Score of 50
Men’s Team: Nathan Mahlik, John Kay, Paul Zuvella, Mike Merrica – Score of 55
Closest to the Hole Men: Murrey Kehrlein – 3’8”
Closest to the Hole Women: Helen Bazell – 2’10”
Long Drive Men: Bryan Hurlbut
Long Drive Women: Alissa Fogel
Putting Contest: John Kay

Annual Elected Official Reception – Aug. 24

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Ignite Your Business with Homesnap Pro. – Aug. 25

REALTOR SAFETY DAY In-OFFICE
LIVE Stream – Sep. 9

CCAR Members, join us in the CCAR Boardroom on Sep. 9 from 10:00am – 12:30pm for a free REALTOR® Safety Day Live-Stream event. Coffee and pastries will be served.

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New State Legislation – Sexual Harassment Training Required!

New state legislation requires that Designated Brokers must complete supervisory sexual harassment training and provide employees with access to training. Salespeople, brokers, broker associates and independent contractors are now liable for sexual harassment in professional relationships with clients (whether they have terminated your relationship, or not). Therefore, C.A.R. recommends that you complete 1-hour of sexual harassment training immediately, and 1-hour every 2 years, hereafter. Read more for links to training.

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West County Marketing Meeting – This Thursday

Join us this Thursday for the West County Marketing meeting from 8:45am to 10:00am at the Hercules CCAR Office: 500 Alfred Nobel Dr., Suite 265.

Gain expert knowledge from Real Estate Attorney, Jean Shrem, on new 2024 Laws and the commission lawsuits filed nationwide. Come with questions, you’ll have an opportunity to ask them directly!

The West County Marketing Meeting is free to attend and a light breakfast will be served.

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YPN School Supply & Shoe Drive Extended – Donate by This Friday

The CCAR Young Professionals Network is thrilled to once again join C.A.R. in their Month-of-Giving campaign by supporting students in our community. This year, they’re again partnering with Moving Forward, a Richmond-based non-profit dedicated to making a positive impact through health, academics, and community service.

They need your help! Donate school supplies and new shoes to help young students get the resources they need to succeed. Your contributions will ensure they are well-equipped for the upcoming school year, boosting their confidence and giving them the tools to thrive academically.

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MLS Tax Suite Series Classes

Join us for a FREE 4-Class Series specifically for CCAR members that can be taken independently and in any order! Only two more weeks of the series remain!

Topics include:
1. MLS Tax Suite: Introduction to the Basics
2. MLS Tax Suite: Beyond the Basics, Let’s Talk Advanced Skills
3. Creating a CMA Your Way with the MLS Tax Suite
4. Prospecting – It’s Just that Easy with the MLS Tax Suite

Sign up for some or all of the classes today!

C.A.R. Center for CA Real Estate (CCRE) Website

New member benefit: C.A.R.’s new Center For California Real Estate (CCRE) website, centerforcaliforniarealestate.org.

This C.A.R. resource provides you the info needed to gain insight into our industry’s critical issues that impact your business. CCRE is an institute of C.A.R. focused on extending C.A.R.’s impact and influence with different audiences, diverse stakeholders and…

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MLS UPDATE:

September Paragon Enhancements

In September the following enhancements will be implemented in the Paragon 5 MLS. These changes will enhance your user experience and increase the amount of data at your fingertips!

Enhancements include:
1. IDX Broker Attribution (Required by September 1st)
2. Changes to MLS Area & Tour Group (Effective September 12th)

Compliance “Did You Know” – Churning

Did you know there is an approved approach to giving your listing a fresh start in the MLS? “Churning” is not only permitted when the required steps are followed, it can be very useful when dealing with a slow market or home improvements. To “Churn (relist)” a property in the MLS simply follow these steps…

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September Paragon Enhancements

In September the following enhancements will be implemented in the Paragon 5 MLS. These changes will enhance your user experience and increase the amount of data at your fingertips! Enhancements include: IDX Broker Attribution (Required by September 1st) and changes to MLS Area & Tour Group (Go into effect September 12th.)

Paragon 5 MLS Updates (IDX Listing Broker Attribution, MLS Area & Tour Group Changes)

Currently, our Internet Data Exchange (IDX) and Virtual Office Website (VOW) rules require displaying the Listing Agent and Listing brokerage name attribution. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has amended the policy with the additional attribution of adding a phone number or email address. The required implementation date for IDX vendors to include the additional attribution is September 1, 2022.

Brokers, if you would like to make your selection that controls the additional attribution requirements you can do so be following the below steps:

Log into Paragon 5
Select “System” on the “Preferences” drop-down menu
Select “IDX / VOW Contact Info” on the left side menu
Choose your selection on the drop down menu and click “Save”.

MLS Area & Tour Group Changes (Effective September 12th):

To ensure increased accuracy of search results and mitigate the usage of certain fields, the following changes will be made to the default searches for all property classes, Open House/Tour searches, and result views.

Default Searches (All Property Classes):

The “MLS Area” field will be removed from the default search templates for all property classes. We highly recommended using city or the map search if you are not already. The field will still be available and if you would like to continue leveraging this search filter you can customize your search template.

Open House/Tour Searches:

The “Tour Group” field will be removed from the default Open House/Tour search template.

Report Views:

The MLS Area field will be removed from the following report views:

Agent 2-Page (New)

Client 2-Page (New)

Agent Report (New)

Client Report (New)

The “Tour Group” field will be removed from all tour report views and the “Tour” action icon will be removed from all report views.

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

MLS Tax Suite Series Classes

A FREE 4-Class Series specifically for CCAR members that can be taken independently and in any order!

CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite: Introduction to the Basics

Join us to learn how to access CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite from your MLS, along with how to navigate within the product. We will take you through the MLS Tax Suite and cover Simple Searching skills and key features of the Property Report, while pointing out the many layers of information contained and linked to the report. We will also start pointing out those end user customizations and how you can leverage these.

WHEN:
Sept 14^th, 2022 at 10:00 am
Sept 19^th, 2022 at 10:00 am

CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite: Beyond the Basics, Let’s Talk Advanced Skills

It’s time to talk about more than the basics, spend 45 mins with us to take your skills to the next level. We will start where you can access the large map and all its features. Be ready to see how to display, share and leverage these details including the school locations and zones and that’s just the beginning. Then it’s back to more ways to search for properties using Advanced Search and options including using a map to start your search, refine your search even customize the way your results are displayed. We will also make sure to include more ways to use your end user customizations.

WHEN:
Sept 14^th, 2022 at 11:00 am
Sept 19^th, 2022 at 11:00 am

Creating a CMA Your Way with the MLS Tax Suite

We will walk you through both our Auto CMA and Custom CMA options. No matter where you start, our CMAs will display both sales through your MLS and other transfers of ownership. This will put you in control, displaying and allowing you to consider location, property characteristics, and much more. We will wrap this class up with ways to leverage the Home Improvement Value Tool for a various number of home improvement projects and finish with more on end user customizations.

WHEN:
Sept 14^th, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Sept 19^th, 2022 at 1:00 pm

MLS Tax Suite Makes Prospecting Easy

Uncover your prospecting power with the MLS Tax Suite. Let us dig into the MLS Tax Suite prospecting tool and go beyond the basics. Learn how to select your criteria with filters and maps, then further filter results your way. From there we will teach you how to create mailing lists, labels and export your data.

WHEN:
Sept 14^th, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Sept 19^th, 2022 at 2:00 pm

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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 9, 2022

YPN School Supply & Shoe Drive Extended – Donate by This Friday

MLS Tax Suite Series Classes

ETHICS CORNER:

Code of Ethics Article 3 – Frequently Asked Questions

REALTORS® shall cooperate with other brokers except when cooperation is not in the client’s best interest. The obligation to cooperate does not include the obligation to share commissions, fees, or to otherwise compensate another broker.
Q: A broker who does not belong to a REALTOR® association or MLS wants to show a property I have listed. Can I decline to make the property available? 
A: No, you cannot decline to make the property available based on the buyer agent’s membership status. Article 3 of the Code requires REALTORS® to cooperate with other brokers in their client’s best interest. REALTORS® are obligated to…
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MLS UPDATE:

September Paragon Enhancements

Compliance “Did You Know” – Churning

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Compliance “Did You Know” – Churning

To “Churn (relist)” a property in the MLS simply follow these steps.

Execute a new listing agreement and MLSA by emailing a completed MSLA form (found in zipForm®) to CCAR at [email protected]
Update the status of the existing listing in the MLS to “Withdrawn – Cancelled”
Wait 30 days
Input a new listing and the CDOM and CDMLS will start at zero

7.26 Churning of Listings/Relisting. Manipulation of listing data which misleads the public, participants and subscribers, is not permitted. Only when the listing Participant/Subscriber has signed a new listing agreement with the seller, shall the Participant/Subscriber be permitted to relist the property in the MLS as a “new” listing. Only when a property has been off the market for more than thirty (30) days will the days (CDOM and CDMLS) on the listing start at zero (0). This applies regardless of withdrawals, cancellations, extensions, expiration and /or other modifications to listing agreement.

If you have any questions please contact CCAR Member Services at [email protected] or 925.295.1270.

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