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MLS Tax Suite Series Classes – June 27 & 30

A 4-part training series specifically for CCAR members designed to boost your MLS Tax Suite skills!

PARTS 1 & 2: CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite, The Basics and Beyond

Join us to learn how to access CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite directly from your MLS and confidently navigate its features. In this session, we’ll walk you through the platform and demonstrate how to use Simple, Map, and Advanced Search tools effectively. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the Property Report, including the many layers of information it contains and links to. We’ll also introduce customization options available to end users and show you how to leverage these features to enhance your workflow.

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June 27, 2025 at 10:00 am

Parts 3 & 4: CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite, CMA & Prospecting

In this session, we’ll walk through how to create a Custom CMA, from start to generating a polished Client Report. We’ll also explore an alternative option: the Quick CMA tool. Both approaches pull in MLS sales data as well as other transfers of ownership, using filters like location, property characteristics, and more. From there, we’ll shift into Prospecting—using similar filters to develop a workflow that helps you find properties, connect with people, and match buyers with sellers. To wrap up, we’ll show you even more ways to customize the platform to fit your personal or business needs.

WHEN:
June 30, 2025 at 10:00 am

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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 9, 2022

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 – June 27 & 30

On June 27 from 10:00–11:00am, kick off the series with Parts 1 and 2 and learn how to access and navigate the platform with confidence – from basic to advanced searches and property reports.

Then, on June 30 from 10:00 – 11:00am, wrap up with Parts 3 and 4 and take your skills further with custom CMAs and prospecting strategies to help you connect buyers and sellers with ease.

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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

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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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.

C.A.R. Red Alert: Oppose New Property Taxes!

C.A.R. OPPOSES Senate Bill 1105 (Hueso) and Senate Bill 679 (Kamlager) each of which creates an unelected agency with the power to impose a range of new property taxes. Those taxes would make keeping and getting into a home more expensive and difficult, potentially taxing people out of their homes and pushing homeownership out of reach for many of California’s working families. We need YOUR help to STOP these bills!

Here’s how you can help!

Ask your clients, friends, and family to TAKE ACTION! And continue posting on social media!
We are stronger together and your voice will help us defeat SB 1105 and SB 679.

For questions, please contact [email protected].

SB 1105 (Hueso):

SB 1105 grants vast, unchecked, taxing and bonding authority to an unelected Housing Agency Board in San Diego which would consist of 6 appointed representatives, serving 4-year terms that can by resolution, or initiative, impose:

special taxes on real property,
a parcel tax,
a gross receipts business license tax,
a special business tax,
a documentary transfer tax,
a special land value windfall tax, or
a commercial linkage fee.

The proposed Agency requires revenues generated to assist in the construction of housing broadly defined. Revenue which could go to large developers of rental homes and no restrictions on the agency purchasing single family homes which could then further limit the opportunities for home ownership. The costs of solving California’s housing problems should not be placed on working Californians struggling to stay afloat and keep their homes in a tough economic environment, especially when there is a 97 billion dollar state surplus.

SB 679 (Kamlager):

SB 679 would establish a local Housing Agency in LA with a 19 member “governing board” to raise revenues through:

a parcel tax
gross receipts business license tax
a document transfer tax, or
the issuance of bonds to fund affordable housing preservation (acquiring, rehabilitating, deed restricting, etc.).

QUESTIONS?
Please email C.A.R. at [email protected].

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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2, 2022

C.A.R. Red Alert: Oppose New Property Taxes!

C.A.R. OPPOSES Senate Bill 1105 (Hueso) and Senate Bill 679 (Kamlager) each of which creates an unelected agency with the power to impose a range of new property taxes. Those taxes would make keeping and getting into a home more expensive and difficult, potentially taxing people out of their homes and pushing homeownership out of reach for many of California’s working families. We need YOUR help to…

Get Quick Answers to Your Questions with C.A.R. Peer-to-Peer Ethics Infoline

Non-legal ethics questions answered in a snap!

C.A.R.’s Peer-to-Peer Ethics Infoline is a free service facilitated by neutral REALTOR® volunteers trained in the Code of Ethics. They can answer questions from other REALTOR® members regarding the proper interpretation of the Code.

If you have questions about whether certain actions—yours or those of another REALTOR® —might violate the Code of Ethics, the volunteers can assist with non-legal ethics matters. The Infoline is confidential, and no information will be shared with third parties. Please note that answers or opinions are provided orally and will not be given in writing.

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Annual CCAR Charity Golf Tournament – May 10

Get ready to tee off for two fantastic causes, CCAR Helping Hands and the CCAR Scholarship Foundation, at our annual charity Golf Tournament! Dust off your Callaways and TaylorMades for an unforgettable day on the greens of Boundary Oak Golf Course in Walnut Creek on Friday, May 10 at 11:30am.

While you swing for a purpose, enjoy a delicious boxed lunch, and then end the day with a post-tournament dinner and award ceremony, all included for every golfer. For those who prefer to join us later in the evening, “Dinner Only” tickets are also available where you can bid on fantastic raffle prizes and enjoy a cash bar to keep the celebration going!

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PARAGON MAINTENANCE DOWNTIME

Start: August 8, 10:00pm
End: August 9, 4:00am

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MLS UPDATE:

Compliance “Did You Know” – Churning

Pool Features – Requirement Update

On August 2nd, the Paragon MLS system will no longer require the input of “Feature” data when selecting “Community” in the Pool field for Residential or Lease Rental listings.

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