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Here’s what it looks like:
• YPN Summer Kickoff BBQ – June 9
• NAR Financial Wellness Program
• Contra Costa County Elections One Week Away
FEATURED: C.A.R.’s Marketing Xperience: A Virtual Summit
Wed., Jun 1 | 9:00am – 4:00pm
Marketing that Can’t Be Ignored
Wed., Jun. 1 | 10:00am – 11:00am
ABC’s of RPR®
Thu., Jun 2 | 9:00am – 10:00am
Advanced zipForm Features
Thu., Jun 2 | 10:00am – 11:00am
License Renewal Crash Course (REVEI)
Fri., Jun. 3 | 9:30am – 12:30pm
Weekly WomanUP! LIVE – Wisdom series
Fri., Jun. 3 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm
RPR® Property Searches
Mon., Jun. 6 | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Introduction to Paragon MLS
Mon., Jun. 6 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Intro to Listing Input & Maintenance
Tue. Jun. 7 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
CMA Reports and Polished Listing Presentations
Wed., Jun. 8 | 9:00am – 10:00am
Over 45 Standard Residential Real Estate Disclosures
Wed., Jun. 8 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for additional online training opportunities.
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AB 2050 Red Alert Update
AB 2050 (Lee and Carrillo) which C.A.R. and CCAR opposed, would have forced property owners to stay in the rental housing business for at least five years. AB 2050 was an outrageous attack on private property rights, effectively allowing government to seize property by dictating its use and disproportionately harming small rental property owners who are families of color.
AB 2050 is not moving forward. Thank you to all who participated in the Red Alert, it made a difference!
YPN Summer Kick Off BBQ – Next Thursday
Thu., Jun. 9 | 2:30pm – 5pm | Wildcat Canyon Park, Richmond
Join YPN for some fun in the sun at their Summer Kickoff BBQ next week! Network while you enjoy delicious catered BBQ and bid on amazing raffle prizes!
A special thank you to our Annual Sponsor: Design to Show Home Staging, and our Event Sponsors: MSC Construction Group, C2 Financial Group, CrossCountry Mortgage, Virtual TourCafe, and 360 Business Growth!
Did you know there’s a resource designed to help you understand your financial planning options and prepare for the future, one step at a time? No matter where you are in your career or stage of financial planning, there is something for you — budgeting tools, retirement planning resources, information about investing in real estate, upcoming and archived webinars, events and more…
The time is now! Contra Costa residents have already received ballots by mail. If you have not received yours, go to Where’s My Ballot? or click here to find your polling place.
In case you’re like so many of us suffering from information overload, we’ve pulled together a simple summary of industry-related ballot information including County Candidates as well as County and Local Ballot measures. We hope the following summary helps you better understand the information so you can confidently cast your votes.
LAPTOPS ON SALE
MLS UPDATE:
RateMyAgent will help you build SEO and your online reputation with an exclusive marketing platform. RateMyAgent makes it easy for potential clients to easily contact you without barriers to your information or charges for leads. Try it now with 2 great summer promotions! Get 2 months free plus an additional 20% off a Lite or Pro annual subscription! Or advertise your Listings, Just Solds, Reviews, or Awards on Facebook, Instagram and Google and receive a $50 Promoter Credit with any Promoter advertising package that’s more than $199!
Realtor.com® is the first major real estate website to add property-specific wildfire risk information to for-sale and off-market homes, free of cost. All listings now include fire risk information from the USDA Forest Service, along with a Fire Factor™ rating from First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research and technology group, as well as information from USDA Forest Service. Listings also include a new Environmental Risk section featuring an…
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C.A.R. CEO John M Sebree To Lead Panel On CA’s Housing Crisis
If homeownership is to be more accessible to the average Californian by alleviating pressure on home prices, then we must advance actionable, pragmatic, and above all, innovative paths to dramatically increase housing supply. How might we rethink innovative housing solutions to spur production and support solutions that are emerging or gaining traction?
C.A.R.’s Center for California Real Estate (CCRE) invites agents to join them on June 9 from 10:00am – 11:15am for a free virtual discussion that will look to research, policy expertise, tools, and partnerships with the public/private sector to drive innovation. C.A.R.’s panel of experts will explore new possibilities such as rezoning commercial land, converting commercial property to residential, encouraging more modular construction, and more. C.A.R.’s new CEO, John Sebree moderates this wide-ranging forward-facing discussion.
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CCAR OFFICES closed MON., MAY 30
• YPN Summer Kickoff BBQ – June 9
• C.A.R. Presents: Solutions to a Housing Crisis – June 9
• Contra Costa County Election 2022 Primer
FEATURED: C.A.R.’s Marketing Xperience: A Virtual Summit
Wed., Jun 1 | 9:00am – 4:00pm
Intro to Paragon
Wed., May 25 | 9:30am – 11:30am
LionDesk CRM: Automate Communication
Wed., May 25 | 11:30am – 12:30pm
Intro to Listing Input and Maintenance
Thu., May 26 | 9:30am – 11:30am
Find and Sell New Homes with Builders Update
Thu., May 26 | 10:00am – 10:30am
LionDesk CRM: Reporting
Thu., May 26 | 11:30am – 12:30pm
zipForm Fundamentals
Fri., May 27 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Sending Auto-Notifications using Collaboration Center
Tue., May 31 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Marketing that Can’t Be Ignored
Wed., Jun. 1 | 10:00am – 11:00am
ABC’s of RPR®
Thu., Jun. 2 | 9:00am – 10:00am
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Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for additional online training opportunities.
LAPTOPS ON SALE
YPN Summer Kick Off BBQ – June 9
Thu., Jun. 9 | 2:30pm – 5pm | Wildcat Canyon Park, Richmond
Join YPN for some fun in the sun at their Summer Kickoff BBQ! Network while you enjoy delicious catered BBQ and bid on amazing raffle prizes!
A special thank you to our Annual Sponsor: Design to Show Home Staging, and our Event Sponsors: MSC Construction Group, C2 Financial Group, CrossCountry Mortgage, Virtual TourCafe, and 360 Business Growth!
C.A.R.’s Center for California Real Estate (CCRE) invites agents to join them on June 9 from 10:00am – 11:15am for a free virtual discussion that will look to research, policy expertise, tools, and partnerships with the public/private sector to drive innovation.
C.A.R.’s panel of experts will explore new possibilities such as rezoning commercial land, converting commercial property to residential, encouraging more modular construction, and more. C.A.R.’s new CEO, John Sebree moderates this wide-ranging…
The time is now! Contra Costa residents have already received ballots by mail. If you have not received yours, go to Where’s My Ballot? or click here to find your polling place.
In case you’re like so many of us suffering from information overload, we’ve pulled together a simple summary of industry-related ballot information including County Candidates as well as County and Local Ballot measures. We hope the following summary helps you better understand the information so you can confidently cast your votes.
ETHICS CORNER:
NAR Code of Ethics Changes
Standard of Practice 1-8
(additions in red)
REALTORS®, acting as agents or brokers of buyers/tenants, shall submit to buyers/tenants all offers and counter-offers until acceptance but have no obligation to continue to show properties to their clients after an offer has been accepted unless otherwise agreed in writing. Upon the written request of the listing broker who submits a counter-offer to the buyer’s/tenant’s broker, the buyer’s/tenant’s broker shall provide, as soon as practical, a written affirmation to the listing broker stating that the counter-offer has been submitted to the buyers/tenants, or a written notification that the buyers/tenants have waived the obligation to have the counter-offer presented. REALTORS®, acting as agents or brokers of buyers/tenants, shall recommend that buyers/tenants obtain the advice of legal counsel if there is a question as to whether a pre-existing contract has been terminated. (Adopted 1/93, Amended 1/22)
MLS UPDATE:
On May 24th the following changes will be made to the Paragon 5 MLS and MLS Rules.
1. The number of associated documents included on a listing within Paragon to increase from 12 to 20.
2. To increase awareness of the FREE RentSpree Member Benefit the following pop-up message will appear when inputting or maintaining a Lease Rental listing with a selection of “No” for the RentSpree Online…
Realtor.com® is the first major real estate website to add property-specific wildfire risk information to for-sale and off-market homes, free of cost. All listings now include fire risk information from the USDA Forest Service, along with a Fire Factor™ rating from First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research and technology group, as well as information from USDA Forest Service. Listings also include a new Environmental Risk section featuring an…
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Platinum Partner, NAR Corporate Ally Program
CCAR is proud to be a RESO Platinum Certified MLS, the highest level of certification available.
