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New Directors, Treasurer Appointed to CCAR Board

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Three positions on the 2025 CCAR Board of Directors have been vacated, including the Treasurer. In accordance with CCAR Bylaws (Jun 2024) Section 10, Vacancies, the following members have been approved by the Board to fill the vacancies:

  • Judy Myers (term ending 12/26) will replace Treasurer Peter MacLennan
  • Leslie Manzone (term ending 12/25) will replace Aeysha Corio, Director-at-Large
  • Rolanda Wilson (term ending (12/26) will replace Murrey Kehrlein, Director-at-Large

Directors will be sworn in at the Association inaugural ceremony on Saturday.

Contra Costa Association of REALTORS® Bylaws >>
2025 Board of Directors >>

Weekly Jolt – 040621

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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER     |     APRIL 6, 2021

Click a title below to view detailed contents by topic.

•  A Message from the President
•  Apply Now to Serve on the 2022 CCAR BOD
•  C.A.R.’s Virtual Legislation Day Registration
    Now Open
•  Prop. 19 Legislation & C.A.R. Materials
•  Disclaimer & Disclosure Advisory & Addenda
    Updates Now on Glide

CCAR COVID-19 Updates on ccartoday.com
Contra Costa Vaccine Appointment Request Form
C.A.R. COVID-19 Updates
Contra Costa COVID-19 Updates

FEATURED: C.A.R. Legal Presents Fair Housing
Wed., Apr. 13  |  1:30 – 2:30pm

FEATURED: Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) Designation
Apr. 13 – 14  |  9am – 5pm

ABR flyer

Tax-Reduction Strategies for the R.E. Professional
Wed., Apr. 7  |  9:30am – 12pm

C.A.R. Presents: STEPS to Homeownership
Wed., Apr. 7  |  10am – 12pm

Intro to Commercial R.E.
Wed., Apr. 7  |  10am – 12pm

Commercial R.E. Basics
Wed., Apr. 7  |  12:30 – 2:30pm

RPR® Property Searches
Thu., Apr. 8  |  11 – 11:45am

Getting Started in Homesnap Pro
Thu., Apr. 8  |  2:30 – 3pm

Listing Presentations that make a Lasting Impression
Mon., Apr. 12  |  9 – 9:45am

Set Up Your MLS Market Monitor
Mon., Apr. 12  |  11 – 11:30am

Intro to RPR®
Mon., Apr. 12  |  1 – 3pm

New Features Spotlight on NewHomeSource Pro
Tue., Apr. 13  |  9 – 9:30am

Intro to Listing Input & Maintenance
Tue., Apr. 13  |  1 – 3pm

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

•  Action Icons Being Removed From Report Views
•  MLS Rule Update
•  Code of Ethics Violators

+ CCAR CALENDAR

YPN EVENT TOMORROW!

YPN Avoid Mistakes

Avoiding Mistakes in the R.E. Industry
Wed., Apr. 7  |  1 – 2:30pm
Hindsight is 20/20. Learn how to adapt to the ever changing real estate industry. Hear from a panel of top producers including; Mariama Gebeyehou, Wendy Moore, Debbi Snyder, and Kenny Truong, on how to avoid costly mistakes!
REGISTER HERE >>

2020 CCAR Annual Report:

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CCAR Annual Financial Report & Association Updates
While some may be happy to put the year behind them, CCAR leaders, volunteers and members accomplished many things in 2020! 
VIEW HERE >>

LAPTOPS ON SALE:

A Message From CCAR President, Greg Souza 

New Directors, Treasurer Appointed to CCAR Board

Three positions on the 2025 CCAR Board of Directors have been vacated, including the Treasurer. In accordance with CCAR Bylaws (Jun 2024) Section 10, Vacancies, the following members have been approved by the Board to fill the vacancies:

• Judy Myers (term ends 12/26)
  replaces Treasurer Peter MacLennan
• Leslie Manzone (term ends 12/25)
  replaces Aeysha Corio, Director-at-Large
• Rolanda Wilson (term ends (12/26)
  replaces Murrey Kehrlein,
  Director-at-Large

Directors will be sworn in at the Association inaugural ceremony on Saturday.

CCAR BYLAWS >>

CCAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS >>

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C.A.R.’s Virtual Legislative Day – April 27

Register now for C.A.R.’s fully virtual Legislative Day on Wednesday, March 2nd. C.A.R.’s Legislative Day provides an opportunity for REALTORS® from across California to participate in meetings with their state legislators to discuss the issues that affect the real estate industry the most.

Those who have not attended the in-person event will now have the…

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Prop. 19 Legislation & C.A.R. Materials

County Assessors are providing forms for homeowners who qualify to use Prop 19 tax base transfer. C.A.R.’s legal unit recommends that homeowners who want to take advantage apply as soon as they are able, although they are able to wait up to three (3) years and receive the tax benefits from the date they qualified. However, while homeowners who qualify and wait more than three (3) years may still take advantage but won’t be able to receive a refund for the higher taxes they’ve paid in those three years. A sample form is…

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Disclaimer & Disclosure Advisory & Addenda Updates Now on Glide

New updates to the San Pablo, Pinole, Richmond, and Unincorporated Addenda, and the Contra Costa Disclaimer & Disclosure Advisory are now available on the CCAR website and Glide. Updated forms on zipForm®  will be available soon.

Find the Disclaimer & Disclosure Advisory and Addenda on ccartoday.com: Login, then click on the Information tab to access.

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MLS UPDATE:

Action Icons Being Removed From Report Views

Beginning April 19th, the “Action Icons” in the MLS were removed from all report views.

Now that you can access the “Action Icons” from the Paragon toolbar and within spreadsheet views, the MLS plans to leverage the space currently utilized by the “Action Icons” on report views to allow for new fields being added to the MLS in the upcoming Paragon update planned for late May or early June…

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MLS Rule Update – 13.2.2 Lockbox Requirements

The CCAR MLS Rules & Regulations are being updated with changes going into effect on April 26, 2021.

These changes have been adopted to clarify the lockbox requirements when working in the expanded MLS marketplace in conjunction with the NorCal MLS Alliance…

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Code of Ethics Violators

In an effort to make ethics violations and the disciplinary process more transparent, C.A.R. is publishing the names of members who are found in violation of the Code of Ethics as well as summaries of the members’ unethical behavior.

Member publication is triggered only if the discipline imposed is a reprimand, fine, suspension or expulsion – anything other than a letter of warning or stand-alone education. The information will be published on the members-only section of car.org. 

Past decisions of ethics…

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Paragon Infrastructure Maintenance Window Tonight at 10pm

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Black Knight will be performing their monthly, “system-wide” infrastructure downtime maintenance.

Update window
Start:     March 30 at 10pm
End:       March 31 at 4am

Paragon, Mobile, Paragon Connect, PXL, RETS, and BKFS Hosted LAMPS Products will be unavailable during this window.

Data Share, Parallel, and Membership Import tasks will be disabled and websites that rely on Paragon data, such as photos, may be affected.

Disclaimer & Disclosure Advisory & Addenda Updates Now on Glide

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New updates to the San Pablo, Pinole, Richmond, and Unincorporated Addenda, and the Contra Costa Disclaimer & Disclosure Advisory are now available on the CCAR website and Glide. Updated forms on zipForm®  will be available soon.

Find the Disclaimer & Disclosure Advisory and Addenda on ccartoday.com: Login, then click on the Information tab to access.

For questions, contact:
Heather Schiffman, RCE
Director of Government Affairs
[email protected]
925.295.9232

CCAR 2020 Annual Report Now Available

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While some may be happy to put the year behind them, CCAR leaders, volunteers and members accomplished many things in 2020. CCAR’s year-end financial report, along with Association updates can be viewed here.