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Maximize Your Exposure – Create a realtor.com Profile!

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Claim your free realtor.com® profile to maximize your exposure and increase business.

Create your realtor.com profile today. It is the home of home search and will support you by:
   • Providing a free profile with links to your listings and data about your listings status/transactions
   • Providing a suite of products designed to drive more business to you
   • Creating the best home buying experience for consumers.

CLAIM OR MANAGE YOUR FREE REALTOR.COM PROFILE >>
ACCESS TOOLS TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS >>
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LISTING AGENTS
New agent profiles on realtor.com® ensure you are easily discoverable by consumers searching for your expertise online. Plus, you’ll increase visibility for your experience, certifications and local knowledge.

BUYERS AGENTS
New agent profiles on realtor.com® ensure you are easily discoverable by consumers searching for your expertise online, and increasing the visibility for your experience, certifications and local knowledge. If you are an agent who mainly represents buyers, you now have the ability to showcase your specialties and activity.

AGENTS WITH A MIX
Your realtor.com® profile now includes past transactional data. If you both buy and sell, this provides a comprehensive view of your recent activity.

TEAMS
Teams benefit from the profile’s inclusion of individual bios consumers can easily navigate to view team members.

NEW AGENTS
With a robust recommendation engine that is not tied to past clients, newer agents can showcase their professionalism with recommendations from business associates, friends, family and others.

BROKERS
RealRatingSM and review content on realtor.com® profiles also will be available for syndication to broker websites, creating consistency of consumer-viewed content as they view agent information on multiple websites.

Weekly Jolt – 070522

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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER     |     JULY 5, 2022

•  CCAR Annual Golf Tournament – Aug. 15
•  Create a realtor.com Profile!
•  National Code of Ethics Day – July 7

•  MLS & Key Fees Past Due
•  MLS Rules & Regulations Changes – Aug. 1
•  Missing Tours Due to “Tour Group” Filter
•  Newly Expanded Lockbox & Key Coverage

FEATURED: National Code of Ethics Day with Leigh Brown
Thu., July 7  |  10:00am – 1:00pm

FEATURED: C.A.R. presents: Mediation of RPA Disputes
Tue. July 12  |  1:30pm – 2:30pm

Homesnap Pro – Mobile MLS On-the-Go
Wed., July 6  |  10:00am – 11:00am

Disclosures.io – Making Transactions Simple
Wed., July 6  |  12:00pm – 12:30pm

Meet Buyers’ Needs by Working with Builders
Thu., July 7  |  9:30am – 10:30am

License Renewal Crash Course (REVEI)
Fri., July 8  |  9:30am – 12:30pm

RateMyAgent – Make Your Reputation Work For You
Fri., July 8  |  11:00am – 11:45am

Prospecting Like a Pro to Win the Listing
Mon., July 11  |  2:00pm – 3:00pm

Sign Forms Electronically in zipForm
Tue., July 12  |  11:00am – 11:45am

Getting to Know Paragon
Wed., July 13  |  2:00pm – 4:00pm

Mastering the eKEY App
Thu., July 14  |  8:30am – 9:30am

How to Input and Maintain Your Listing
Thu., July 14  |  2:00pm – 4:00pm

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

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WomanUP! 2022 Tickets on sale

Aug. 30 – Sep. 1  |  Paséa Hotel + Spa, Huntington Beach
The WomanUP! mission remains strong and focused as they work to deliver exceptional, diverse, community-driven programming that supports and empowers women and underserved communities to become the leaders this industry needs and deserves! Join us at this year’s gorgeous waterfront location in Huntington Beach – the Paséa Hotel + Spa. 
REGISTER & MORE INFO >

LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF RAF

Online Continuing Education

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Get Ready for the Annual CCAR Charity
Golf Tournament on Aug. 15!

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Dust Off Your Callaways and TaylorMades for our Annual Charity Golf Tournament! This year’s event will be held at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo on Monday, August 15th.

A boxed lunch and post-tournament BBQ dinner is included for all golfers! The BBQ dinner will also feature raffle prizes and a cash bar. 

All proceeds benefit the CCAR Scholarship Fund and CCAR Helping Hands. There are also lots of great sponsorship opportunities!

READ MORE TO REGISTER OR SPONSOR >>

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Maximize Your Exposure – Create a realtor.com Profile!

Ready to grow your real estate business? Your free realtor.com® profile gives you the visibility you need on the ultimate home search platform. Here’s how it helps you succeed:
 
• Showcase Your Listings: Your profile includes direct links to your properties, plus real-time updates on listing status and transactions.
• Powerful Business Tools: Gain access to a suite of products designed to generate more leads and close more deals.
• Enhanced Consumer Experience: Connect with motivated buyers and sellers while providing them with the best home search experience.

 
Plus, with the new Find a REALTOR® search, consumers can easily discover you using filters like town name, agent name, or even by browsing map areas by neighborhood or city. Don’t miss out—claim your free profile today and start making more connections!

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National Code of Ethics Day: Especially Beneficial If Your Real Estate License Expires In 2025

Join us this Thursday, July 7 from 10am – 1pm for National Real Estate Ethics Day®, (via LIVE STREAM). You can get your triennial COE requirement taken care of AND give back to our local communities at the same time as a portion of the proceeds (paid by CCAR) go to the NAR REALTORS® Relief Foundation!

This program was designed by Leigh Brown along with the National Real Estate Ethics Day® Advisory Board and Ethics Panel to meet the learning objectives and minimum criteria established by NAR for the NAR Code of Ethics Requirement. Registration deadline: Thu., July 7 at 8am.

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MLS UPDATE:

Missing Tours Due To “Tour Group” Filter

If you use the “Tour Group” filter to run your tour report, you may miss listings on tour from the data share MLSs. The “Tour Group” field within Paragon is tied to the “Area” field; however, the data share MLSs (MetroList, SFAR, BAREIS, and MLSListings ) tours are not.  CCAR is working with its MLS vendor to remedy the issue. In the meantime, please use the “CITY” field when searching for listings on tour. 

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Newly Expanded Lockbox & Key Coverage

CCAR is excited to announce that as of yesterday, June 27th, your eKeys and BTLE Lockboxes will work in a greatly expanded area! By collaborating with numerous Associations of REALTORS® in California, your access now covers 40 counties!

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District 01 Director LoGrasso Email – Jul 2022

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July 1, 2022
From the desk of:

Vito LoGrasso

CCAR DIRECTOR, DISTRICT 1 LIAISON
EMAIL: [email protected]  |  TEL: (925) 360-9143

Dear Friend and Colleague,
July 7th is National Code of Ethics Day so we’re sending you information to enhance your understanding of the REALTOR Code of Ethics and bring you up-to-date on other important news.


Please take a minute to review this brief update and answer our one-question survey below. Your input is vital to us as we work to better meet your membership needs.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH:

“Unethical behavior significantly Increases the cost of doing business.”

~ FRANK SONNENBERG, AUTHOR

CODE OF ETHICS DEMYSTIFIED

NAR Code of Ethics >

TOP NEWS:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

View CCAR Calendar >

RESOURCES:

QUESTION OF THE MONTH:

If you witness an ethics violation, what prevents you from reporting it? 

THANK YOU!

We’ll compile your answers and send the results back to you next month.

Contact me any time:
[email protected]

LAST MONTH we asked you how we can improve the Paragon 5 MLS platform. Find out what we’re doing to address your concerns. >

Missing Tours Due To “Tour Group” Filter

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Using the “Tour Group” filter when creating a tour report may miss listings from other MLSs.

If you use the “Tour Group” filter to run your tour report, you may miss listings on tour from the data share MLSs. The “Tour Group” field within Paragon is tied to the “Area” field; however, the data share MLSs (MetroList, SFAR, BAREIS, and MLSListings ) tours are not.  CCAR is working with its MLS vendor to remedy the issue. In the meantime, please use the “CITY” field when searching for listings on tour. 
 
Here’s an example for creating a tour list for Contra Costa North:
  1. Type in the Date Range
  2. Tour/Open House Status: choose Tour
  3. City: select Alamo, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga/Canyon, Orinda, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek

If you have any questions please contact CCAR Member Services at support@​ccartoday.​com or 925.​295.​1270.​

Newly Expanded Lockbox & Key Coverage

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CCAR is excited to announce that as of June 27, 2022 your eKeys and BTLE Lockboxes will work in a greatly expanded area! By collaborating with numerous Associations of REALTORS® in California, your access now covers 40 counties including:

1. Bay East AOR
2. Contra Costa AOR
3. Delta AOR
4. Bridge AOR
5. San Francisco AOR
6. Santa Mateo County AOR
7. Silicon Valley AOR (0311 system code)
8. Santa Clara County AOR
9. Santa Cruz County AOR
10. Monterey County AOR
11. San Benito County AOR
12. Coastal Mendocino AOR
13. Merced County AOR
14. Fresno AOR
15. Madera AOR
16. Ventura County Coastal AOR
17. Arcadia AOR
18. Burbank AOR
19. Citrus Valley AOR
20. Glendale AOR

21. Greater Downey AOR
22. Ingelwood BOR
23. Montebello District BOR
24. Palos Verdes Peninsula AOR
25. Pasadena-Foothills AOR
26. Rancho Southeast AOR
27. South Bay AOR
28. Tri-Counties AOR
29. West San Gabriel Valley AOR
30. Easy Valley AOR
31. Inland Valleys AOR
32. Joshua Tree Gateway AOR
33. Rim O’ The World AOR
34. The Inland Gateway AOR
35. Palm Springs Regional AOR
36. Laguna BOR
37. Newport Beach AOR
38. Orange County AOR
39. Pacific West AOR
40. Pacific Southwest AOR

If you have any questions please contact CCAR Member Services at support@​ccartoday.​com or 925.​295.​1270.​