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Weekly Jolt – 120120

CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 1, 2020

CCAR OFFICE CLOSURE:

• Friday, December 4, Noon – 5pm

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Top News

• Welcome to the New Jolt e-Newsletter
• NorCal MLS Alliance
• Floor Plans Legal Alert
• Give to Bay Area Rescue Mission
• Legislative Corner

Covid-19 Updates

CCAR COVID-19 Updates on ccartoday.com
C.A.R. COVID-19 Updates
Contra Costa COVID-19 Updates

Education

Cloud Agent Suite Free Promotion Webinar
Mon, Dec 7 | 10am – 11am | Live Webinar

ShowingTime for the MLS
Mon, Dec 7 | 2pm – 2:45pm | Live Remote Class

Intro to Paragon
Tue, Dec 8 | 9am – 11am | Live Remote Class

C.A.R.: Steps to Financing the American Dream
Tue, Dec 8 | 10am – 2pm | Live Webinar

NAR Code of Ethics Training
Tue, Dec 8 | 1:30pm – 4pm | Live Webinar

New and Revised C.A.R. Forms
Wed, Dec 9 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Live Webinar

ShowingTime for the MLS: New Member Benefit
On-Demand Webinar | 30 minutes

Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for additional online training opportunities >
Click here for a printable education calendar >

MLS Updates

• MLS Rule Changes – December 28, 2020
• MLS in the Know
• MLS Rule Change 11.13 Effective Immediately

CCAR CALENDAR

PAY ASSOCIATION DUES

Laptops on Sale:

AT YOUR SERVICE:

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Welcome to the New Jolt e-Newsletter!

We have redesigned The Jolt to better serve you and we hope you enjoy the new layout and reading experience. With one click on any part of this email you will be transported to an online version of the newsletter housed on ccartoday.com. For future reference, you can access all archived issues of the new Jolt by visiting https://members.ccartoday.com/jolt/archive.

Once you land on the website you can surf around the newsletter reading articles and clicking on drop-down menus to get education and calendar listings along with other important news and information. Each article will open in a separate screen so you can easily jump back and forth from the main page.

Ideas or comments?… Feel free to send us your feedback any time at: [email protected].

Expanded MLS Access Coming January 20th

Expanded MLS Data Access coming soon! Seven regional MLSs form NorCal MLS Alliance, enabling one-stop-access to thousands of listings throughout 22 Northern California counties. With one login, MLS Participants and Subscribers will have access to thousands…

Floor Plans Subject to Copyright + Ad Restrictions

Floorplans posted with MLS listings are subject to copyright restrictions and truth in advertising guidelines. Adding floorplans to listing data has become popular among MLS Participants and Subscribers. But before you post, make sure they are accurate and that you get adequate permissions to copy and publish…

Give to Bay Area Rescue Mission

For over 25 years, your generous Christmas contributions have made a meaningful impact on local families through the Christmas CanTree Event and the Bay Area Rescue Mission. Regrettably, despite our best efforts, the Christmas CanTree had to be canceled this year due to ticket sales not meeting the anticipated levels necessary to host the event successfully.

Instead, we invite you to make a donation directly to the Bay Area Rescue Mission to support their tireless work to provide shelter, food, and support to individuals facing homelessness and hunger in our community. Please don’t forget to include the Bay Area Rescue Mission on your Christmas gift list.

Legislative Corner

November elections yield positive results for property owners. C.A.R. Proposition 19 Initiative passes by narrow margin; additional real estate related State ballot measures reflect negative public sentiment towards rent control and increased business property taxes; voters approve County and local sales and business taxes. City Council representation results mixed…

MLS UPDATE:

MLS Rule Changes – Dec 28th

Changes to MLS Rules and Regulation 7.5 Mandatory Submission and 7.6 Exempted Listings will go into effect December 28th. These changes will allow an “Active – Coming Soon” listing to meet the requirements of Mandatory Submission and provide clarity for agents when explaining Clear Cooperation to sellers…

Help Educate Clients About the Value of the MLS

Research shows that only 24% of consumers have even a vague idea of what the MLS is, let alone how it benefits them. But as an industry, we rely on the MLS every day. It’s how we monitor what’s happening across the market, how we cooperate to get sales done, how we…

MLS Rule Change 11.13 Enables Portability of Listing Data

CCAR’s MLS Rules & Regulations have been revised to adopt NAR’s new mandatory Participant Data Access Policy, requiring the MLS to provide MLS Participants access and entitlement to a data feed containing their own listing information. Such a policy enables portability of listing data for brokers…

2020 ANNUAL SPONSORS:

Paragon Connect

PARAGON CONNECT

Welcome to the Future

Welcome to the next generation of Paragon applications. Paragon Connect is a true web application, not just a mobile solution, allowing you to use the program on almost any device. There are a host of options included in Paragon Connect: full property search, contact manager, hotsheet search, and more.

Paragon Mobile vs Paragon Connect

A new mobile-optimized interface to access these key Paragon features. None of these were available in Paragon Mobile.

Power Search
Access and create Saved Searches
Access Listing History
Access Community and School Reports
Perform full Map Searches

Access Default Search Templates
Text Listings to Clients
Email Collab Center Reports to Clients
Access Third Party products
Access Google Street view

Unique Features

Paragon Connect is more than a way to access data on the go. It is a feature rich application offering commonly used workflows and functionality. Work where you want, how you want, when you want.

100% Responsive
Syncs with Paragon Classic
Finger Draw on Map
Enhance Photo Filters

Flip, Rotate images
Snap Photo from Phone
Add shapes, text, icons, to photos

Contact:

CCAR Member Support
Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
925.295.1270
[email protected]

Paragon Support
Monday – Friday: 4am – 6pm
Saturday: 7am – 1pm
Sunday: 9am – 1pm
877.657.4357
[email protected]

Contra Costa County Elections One Week Away!

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?

To register to vote and/or a vote by mail request, go to: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail
To find your polling place, go to: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/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 to help you make sense of each initiative. We hope this summary helps you better understand the information so you can confidently cast your votes.

Please Note: This information is not meant to influence individual votes, but to serve as a simplified summary of facts to assist in the voting process.

Important Dates:

May 23: Primary Election Voting Registration Deadline
May 31: Last Day for Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request
June 7: Statewide Direct Primary Voting Day 7:00am – 8:00pm
Vote-by-Mail Postmarked by June 7th, Received by June 14th

County Candidates

Supervisor, District 1
– John Gioia, Incumbent – https://www.gioia2022.org/
– Hulan Barnett Jr. – No candidate website

Supervisor, District 4
– Ken Carlson – https://www.kencarlson.vote/
– Roxanne Carrillo Garza – https://roxannegarza.org/
– Edi Birsan – https://edibirsan.com/
– Debora Allen – https://www.deboraallen.com/
– Carlyn Obringer – https://www.carlynobringer.com/

County Ballot Measure

Measure G – Extension of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program

Should it pass, Measure G would extent the Contra Costa County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and associated annual fee at a rate of $1 per vehicle registered in Contra Costa County and an additional $2 for certain commercial vehicles registered in Contra Costa County. This would generate an estimated $1,100,00 annually for removing and disposing of abandoned and wrecked vehicles until April 30, 2032.

Local Ballot Measure

Measure F

Should this measure pass, the City of Martinez would levy a dedicated special tax to prevent development and acquire, create, and maintain 297 acres of permanent public parkland and wildlife habitat known as the Alhambra Highlands, at a maximum rate of $79 annually for single-family parcels and at specified maximum rates for other parcel types for 30 years, providing approximately $1.2 million annually, with exemptions for low-income property owners.

REALTOR® Action Fund

The REALTOR® Action Fund (RAF) is a vital service for YOU and YOUR business. Did you know that 30% of your RAF contribution supports local issues that will affect your livelihood? By contributing to the REALTOR® Action Fund, you are helping to protect private property rights through C.A.R.’s lobbying efforts, and local issues and candidate campaigns.

Did you know that contributions to the REALTOR® Action Fund have stopped:

Point of sale mandates that could have cost the homeowner $1,000s of dollars reducing their equity or may have even prevented the sale from going through.
Direct taxing of REALTOR® commissions and other services related to the transaction.
Political candidates who are against building housing and against REALTOR® issues.

Click here to contribute today!

Yes on Prop 19

PROP 19 UPDATES - GET INVOLVED!

As Election Day gets closer, the Prop 19 campaign is gaining momentum. Stay tuned to weekly campaign updates and be sure to get involved!

Endorsements

California State leaders including Governor Gavin Newsom, Controller Betty Yee and Treasurer Fiona Ma have all endorsed Proposition 19. See the full list of endorsements here:
| Coalition Supporters >

get involved!

Yes on 19 Facebook Group: Do you want to get involved in Prop 19’s Facebook group and be an advocate for Prop 19? We’ve established an exclusive group for REALTORS® to learn more about the campaign’s progress and engage with others about the measure.
| Join the Facebook Group >

Share Positive News: We will keep you apprised of positive media around Prop 19 so you can share it with your networks. Please share our positive news coverage with your social networks!

media endorsements

Proposition 19 has been endorsed by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read the editorial here:
| Editorial >

press coverage

Prop 19 is also getting more press coverage. For example, C.A.R. President Jeanne Radsick’s opinion editorial was published in the Bakersfield Californian and Oroville Association of Realtors executive and camp survivor Ellie Rosebush authored a piece in the Chico Enterprise-Record.

Yes on prop 19 yard signs

Get your free Yes on Prop 19 yard signs! All requests must be submitted by October 15th.
| Form for Yard Signs >

New Member Enrollment Enhancements

CCAR is excited to announce the launch of an online application system allowing licensed real estate agents to apply to join CCAR online.

This new process accesses both the California DRE (Department of Real Estate) and NRDS (National Real Estate Database System) to validate license type, status, broker affiliation, and whether a licensed agent has been assigned an NRDS#. That data is auto-magically imported into a dashboard to be reviewed by CCAR staff for follow up and processing.

Brokers: Have new agents in your office? Send them here to join https://join.ccartoday.com! Also, please be on the lookout for emails from CCAR if you have new agents joining. These emails are notification requests for you to provide CCAR with verification of the joining agent and to sign as their Broker. If you have an office manager who signs on your behalf please inform us of their name and email address by contacting us at [email protected]. If you have printed versions of the CCAR Application in your office please recycle them.

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