Clozio

CLOZIO

Win more listings, earn more referrals, and recover valuable time. Clozio’s shareable, branded, transaction timelines boost your professionalism, your brand, and your productivity. Just create a transaction, add important deadlines from your RLA and/or RPA, import a task template, and invite your client, team, and cooperating agents. Clozio provides a central location for managing all transaction activities. And download the App to have all info at your fingertips, on-the-go!

What is
Clozio?

Clozio tames the chaos of buying and selling for both agents and their clients. Their collaboration platform provides a central hub for agents and their clients to easily communicate and manage their to-dos, task lists and timelines. With Clozio, real estate agents can spend more time delighting their clients, and less time on repetitive tasks and questions.

A Quick Tour of
Clozio’s Pro Features

Clozio
Mobile App

The Clozio mobile app is designed for agents and their teams who are on the go and juggling multiple transactions.

Stay on Track – Don’t spend time worrying and reacting. Clozio gives top real estate professionals one place to manage all of their to do lists and timelines on-the-go, while keeping every transaction on track.
Build Trust – Clozio creates transparency for the blackbox of listing and escrow, helping you make your clients feel confident and prepared.
Ensure Your Clients Come First – Clozio helps you track, manage, and complete your work from anywhere, so you can invest more time with your clients without falling behind on existing transactions.
Get More Done, Faster – From scheduling inspections to managing contractors, Clozio offers execution services so you can spend more time focusing on generating business.

Contact:

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

Clozio Support
[email protected]

CA DRE Reopening Exam Centers

After a seven-week shutdown, the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) is poised to reopen its exam centers.

Governor Gavin Newsom lifted the remaining parts of a stay-at-home order on Monday, January 25, 2021, clearing the way for exam centers to reopen.

DRE will reopen four of the exam centers (Sacramento, Fresno, La Palma, and San Diego) on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The Oakland exam center will reopen shortly thereafter.

Rescheduling Cancelled Exams
DRE staff are now contacting examinees to reschedule their previously cancelled exams. Those examinees whose exams were scheduled on the earliest date when they were cancelled will be offered the chance to reschedule first. Rescheduling fees for them will be waived.

Contracting COVID-19
If an examinee tests positive for COVID-19, has been exposed to COVID-19, have COVID-19 symptoms or has other COVID-19 related issues, they can reschedule their examination without a fee by sending a request by email to [email protected]. Examinees should put “COVID – Exam Reschedule Request” in the email subject line and include the Examinee ID number and current test date, time, and location.

They also can call the DRE Virtual Call Center Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. at 877-373-4542. However, due to staffing restrictions, wait times may be excessive.

Plans to Increase Testing Capacity
Because of physical distancing requirements put in place in spring 2020, DRE exam centers are limited to 50% capacity. Those requirements are still in-place. To make up for lost exam seats, DRE will continue the additional exam session on weekdays put in-place after a shutdown in spring 2020. Saturday testing will also take place in DRE’s two largest exam centers (Sacramento and La Palma).

DRE also plans to evening exams, and is in the process of adding a second exam center at its Sacramento headquarters. Other testing opportunities around the state are being explored and could be added later.

Exam Fee Refunds
DRE will refund exam fees to any applicant who requests it. Requests can be made by email to [email protected]. Please put “Exam Fee Refund Request” in your subject line and include your Examinee ID number.

Stay updated on DRE’s COVID-19 Updates page.

If you’ve applied for a DRE license, please be sure DRE has your most up-to-date contact information by logging into your eLicensing account. If you are not registered, you should use your Examinee ID number to create a free account now.

All REALTOR® Activity Subject to New Ethics Standards

Code of Ethics amended to expand applicability to all REALTOR® activities on and off 'the field'

No matter the setting–business or private–REALTORS® must uphold NAR Code of Ethics; newly added Standard of Practice 10-5 also expands Duties to the Public to prohibit all discriminatory, harassing, hate speech…

broad APPLICABILITY

The National Association of REALTORS® has instituted changes to the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual which include amended policies that expand applicability to all REALTOR® activities. Realtors are now subject to disciplinary action for activities outside the scope of “business” or real estate transactions:

Policy Statement 29. Applicability of the Code to non-real estate related activities

~~While REALTORS® are encouraged to follow the principles of the Code of Ethics in all of their activities, a~~ A REALTOR® shall be subject to disciplinary action under the Code of Ethics only with respect to ~~real estate related~~ all their activities.~~, and transactions involving the REALTOR.~~

new Sop 10-5

This new Standard of Practice flows directly from the requirement to not deny equal professional services to all or be parties to discrimination. Specifically, bias against protected classes revealed through the public posting of hate speech, overt discrimination or disparate treatment (e.g., violations of the Fair Housing Act).

Standard of Practice 10-5 REALTORS® must not use harassing speech, hate speech, epithets, or slurs based on race, color religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

public trust REdefined

The definition of “public trust” was expanded to include all discrimination against the protected classes under Article 10 of the Code and all fraud, and to limit the reporting requirement to final ethics decisions involving real estate related activities and transactions.

Article IV Code of Ethics, Section 2 NAR Bylaws

Section 2. Any Member Board which shall neglect or refuse to maintain and enforce the Code of Ethics with respect to the business activities of its members may, after due notice and opportunity for hearing, be expelled by the Board of Directors from membership in the National Association. Enforcement of the Code of Ethics also requires Member Boards to share with the state real estate licensing authority final ethics decisions holding REALTORS® in violation of the Code of Ethics in instances involving real estate related activities and transactions where there is reason to believe the public trust may have been violated. The “public trust” as used in this context refers to demonstrated misappropriation of client or customer funds or property, willful discrimination against the protected classes under the Code of Ethics, or fraud ~~resulting in substantial economic harm~~. Enforcement of the Code of Ethics also requires Member Boards to provide mediation and arbitration services to members and their clients so that the dispute resolution requirements of Article 17 of the Code of Ethics can be met…

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Special Guest Presenting at West County Marketing Meeting – This Thursday

Join us Dec 17!

Guest Speaker Edward Nattenberg

of Property Entry Now

Please join us for the West County Virtual Marketing meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17th from 9:00 to 10:00 am for a presentation by Edward Nattenberg of Property Entry Now. Property Entry Now is an app-based product that streamlines the process of gathering PEAD documents and scheduling showings. Edward will provide a demo and explain how the app works.

ZOOM IN:

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Meeting ID: 969 0562 9800

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Complete Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by Jan 1st — It’s the Law!

Legal REQUIREMENT

CA law requires sexual harassment prevention training in the workplace by Jan 1, 2021

Online supervisor training $55, Employee training $25

Deadline for training is right around the corner! California Association of Realtors online course for supervisors and employees meets all state requirements. These are non-credit courses (not for license renewal). Courses are compliant with CA Senate Bill 292.

Click on the C.A.R. Online Ed link (right) to see if you are required to complete training.