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District 99 Wright – Apr 24

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April 2024
From the desk of:

Tyra Wright

CCAR PRESIDENT, DISTRICT 99 LIAISON
EMAIL: [email protected]  |  TEL: (510) 816-6754

Dear Friend and Fellow-Member,

I’m reaching out to wish you well and share the most recent updates from CCAR and our partners at C.A.R. and NAR. For those of you who continue to have questions about the NAR lawsuit, that information changes rapidly and can be accessed 24-7 at: https://www.nar.realtor/the-facts. I also encourage you to watch the latest online interview with NAR President Kevin Sears and participate in the upcoming Zoom event with NAR Senior Legal Counsel Charlie Lee on the 24th of this month (registration link below). There’s a lot of information to process and MLS rules changes coming this summer so we want to make sure you stay informed.

There are also a variety of great educational opportunities on the calendar this month including a FREE ABR – Accredited Buyer Representative Designation course and a live Tony Robbins workshop.

Feel free to contact me directly if you have questions, or want to chat (contact information listed above).

President Kevin Sears Driving Positive Change at NAR

Following months of legal challenges, negative media attention, and internal disruptions, President Kevin Sears and NAR leadership remain focused on Association’s core mission: helping members excel in their businesses.  | VIEW VIDEO >

TOP NEWS:

NAR Lawsuit Update + Q&A with NAR Senior Counsel Charlie Lee April 24th at Noon

Join NAR Senior Counsel & Director of Legal Affairs Charlie Lee to get your questions answered during a live virtual session Wed, Apr 24, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm. Charlie will share up-to-date information about the settlement and potential impacts on the industry and business practices. | REGISTER  >

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Triennial Code of Ethics Training Required – Check Your Status; Attend Free Courses

It’s easy to find out if you’re due for mandatory triennial ethics training. Free course options available.  |  LEARN MORE  >

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FREE ABR Designation Courses Offered Throughout 2024 – Show Your Value to Buyer Clients

Throughout 2024, NAR is offering the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designation course ($295 value), available to REALTORS® at no cost. Take the first step toward earning your ABR® designation. | LEARN MORE  >

UPCOMING EDUCATION COURSES:

  • FREE Tony Robbins "RESULTS" Workshop APR 17

    LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Learn how to improve your performance by integrating a three-step process for creating lasting change and clearly identifying what's holding you back from reaching your true potential. | REGISTER >

  • The Art of Selling Yourself As a Buyer's Agent APR 18+

    WEBINAR | 3-PART MINI-SERIES: Apr 18, 23 & 29 | 10:00 am | Learn insights on how to effectively communicate your value proposition, establish credibility, and win over prospective clients. | REGISTER >

  • Canva Magic for Mass Content Creation APR 30

    RETI ON-DEMAND WEBINAR | 24/7 | Superpower your marketing efforts. Learn how to use Canva’s Magic Studio Suite: Magic Write, Bulk Create, Magic Resize, Magic Translate, & Magic Switch. | REGISTER >

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Select from a variety of prerecorded webinars to fulfill your immediate training needs or schedule a 1:1 remote training session with a CCAR trainer. To view on-demand videos (below) select by desired topic or by system/ application for specific user/skills training. Click on the bulleted menu items below to jump directly to your specified selections or scroll down to see the entire portfolio of on-demand webinars.

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A.I. and ChatGPT

Maximizing Efficiency: Leveraging AI & ChatGPT for Real Estate Success

Featuring guest speaker Marki Lemons-Ryhal. Unlock 13 AI tools to supercharge workflow, boost ROI and ROTI.

AI Powered Real Estate: Unleashing Practical Strategies for Success

BROKERBAY

Brokerbay Agent Training

How to access supra lockboxes

How to Schedule a Tour

How to add showing instructions

How to customize your Feedback Settings

How to Send a message

CLOUD CMA

CREATE A CMA Report (PARAGON)

Cloud CMA Live for Listing Presentations

Generating Leads With Cloud CMA

Customize Your Cloud CMA Reports

Click here for more on-demand Cloud CMA training Webinars.

COLLABORATION CENTER

Branding and Preferences

Prospect Experience

Prospect Setup

CRM - WISE AGENT

The Power of Wise Agents: A review of wise agent crm

Join a Wise Agent instructor as they take you through a guided tour of all the features of the most recommended real estate CRM in the industry!

Wise Agent CRM’s Real Estate Drip Campaigns

Whether you need a reminder to follow up with your past clients or want to automate the follow-up with new leads, your real estate CRM should do it for you! With Wise Agent, they’ve got you covered!

The CRM Habits that Build Success in Real Estate

Discover the daily routines that keep you in your CRM and the critical features that will automate more business processes, giving you time to focus on relationship-building and closing deals.

USING TEMPLATES VS. COPYING TRANSACTIONS

Wise Agent’s Eleni and Jeremias discuss how to encourage yourself and your team to engage in more marketing activities, channel your creativity and excite your clients with your own personalized marketing content.

Click here for MORE ON-DEMAND WISE AGENT CRM TRAINING WEBINARS.

CUBICASA

3 Easy Steps to create a floorplan

Create high-quality 2D Floorplans for real estate with CubiCasa revolutionary scanning app!

Best Practices and Scanning Tips

A four-point step-by-step tutorial on how to prepare, scan, and order your floorplan, along with tips and tricks to consider!

CubiCasa MLS Partnership Program

CubiCasa launches an MLS Partnership Program to accelerate its mission to create a floorplan for every listing in the US!

FAIR HOUSING - DEI

NAR – Stand Up For Racial Equality

GLIDE

Introduction to Glide and Disclosures

Glide forms and esignature

Glide Offers

Glide for Brokerages

Glide Mobile

HOMELIGHT LISTING MANAGEMENT (formerly Disclosures.io)

The Complete Guide to Disclosures.io

AN Overview of Disclosures.io

Getting Started with Disclosures.io

How to upload a disclosure package

Using zipform and docusign with Disclosures.io

How to Review offers with your seller

how to Submit an offer to the listing agent

Click here for more on-demand HomeLight Listing Management training Webinars.

IHOMEFINDER

Learn How iHomefinder will Help you Close More Deals and Thrive!

INFOSPARKS

Using InfoSparks to Understand Your Housing Market

INFOSPARKS MARKET STATISTICS

LEAD GENERATION

reverse prospecting

prospecting redesign

keep that pipeline pumping!

CMA LEAD GENERATION

geographic farming

Minimizing Prospecting, Maximize Listings

LISTINGS

Listing Input and Maintenance

Adding Listing Images
(Edits, Labels and Descriptions)

Adding Open Houses and Broker Tours

TEXTING LISTINGS TO HOMEBUYERS

PRICE ANALYSIS

MOBILE APPS

Paragon Connect

RPR Mobile

zipForm Mobile

Supra ekey app

Homes.com map search

PARAGON

Searches in Paragon

Customizing Search Fields and Sorting Preferences

Exporting Listing Data

Paragon Connect

Homepage Exploration

Click here for more on-demand paragon training Webinars.

REALREPORTS®

RealReports Introduction

REALREPORTS WALKTHROUGH

RPR® - REALTORS PROPERTY RESOURCE®

RPR® Mobile

RPR® Shortcuts

Make a Lasting Impression with your Listing Presentation

How to do Research in RPR®

Marketing Tips

Map Search and Analysis

NEXT GEN REPORTS (BETA)

RPR Commercial: Site Selection

RPR  Commercial: Your Secret Weapon to Commercial Success

RPR  Commercial: Trade Area Details

SAFETY

Homesnap Safety Timer

Safety Protocols from NAR

Prospect or predator?

Best safety practices for
r.e. pros

REAL ESTATE, SAFETY, AND YOU

NAR WINDOW TO THE LAW: CREATE A DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN

NAR Conference Year-Round: Avoiding REALTOR Danger Zones

SEARCHES

Paragon Map Search

Customize the Quick Search

Power Search

Search for Tours/Open Houses

Hotsheets

SUPRA eKEY

assign a keybox to a listing

enable & view showing notifications

obtain key & open shackle

call before showing codes (CBS)

Granting Access to
Non-Member Agents
(for listing agents):

How Non-Member Agents
can get Managed Access:

Granting Access to Single Access Users (one time access):

Steps for Single Access by Non-Member User:

Click here for more on-demand Supra training Webinars.

TOPHAP

How to efficiently use the search bar

Search results

TRANSACTIONS - zipForm® EDITION

Creating a New Transaction in zipForm® Plus

Learn the simple steps to creating a new transaction within zipForm® Plus, and get your deal closed fast!

Creating a Template in zipForm® Plus

Learn how to effectively create a Template and apply it to a Transaction in Transactions (zipForm Edition).

Managing Transactions with zipTMS®

Learn how to use zipTMS® functionality to create a Template, save time, and maximize efficiency.

USING TEMPLATES VS. COPYING TRANSACTIONS

Click here for zipTips playlist: videos of Common questions answered in 3 minutes or less.

Click here for additional training and open office hours with staff trainers

WISE AGENT

Maximize Lead Conversion with Effective Marketing Campaigns

Discover how to utilize your CRM to elevate your ad campaigns and drive real estate success! In our webinar, special guest, Shawn Malkou, shares insider strategies for creating long-term drip campaigns that maximize lead conversion.

NAR Lawsuit & Settlement Updates – Tomorrow

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Members of CCAR, BayEast, and bridgeMLS are invited to an exclusive NAR Legal Update and Q&A session with Charlie Lee, NAR’s Senior Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs. This Zoom meeting will be held on April 24 at 12pm and attendance is limited to members of the three associations. Join us for invaluable insights and an interactive discussion.

Register Here

NAR also continues to provide timely updates on litigation settlement details. Visit competition.realtor to access the latest information on these topics and more:

  • Settlement Briefing Videos
  • Updated FAQ
  • Who Is Covered
  • Correcting Media

In recent weeks, misinformation has been pervasive in the media over real estate commissions. If you’re working with clients who have questions about what they’re hearing in the media, click here for some facts to set the record straight.

District 05 Myers – Mar 24

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March 2024
From the desk of:

Judy Myers

CCAR DIRECTOR, DISTRICT 5 LIAISON
EMAIL: [email protected]  |  TEL: (925) 457-0965

Dear Friend and Fellow-Member,

I hope you are doing well and enjoying a productive start to Spring 2024. I invite you to check out this month’s top news below, featuring a link to C.A.R.’s market update podcast by our favorite “Data Geeks” Jordan Levine and Oscar Wei. We’d also like to draw your attention to some important changes in the labor laws and encourage you to reach out to the C.A.R. Legal Hotline for free advice when needed.

Feel free to contact me directly if you have questions, or want to chat (contact information listed above).

Attend Open Discussion on Richmond Rental Inspection Program Changes Mar 14th

All landlords and tenants are invited to provide feedback on possible program expansions for inspection of subsidized and other housing units in Richmond. Begins at 5:30 pm, Richmond Memorial Auditorium.  | LEARN MORE >

TOP NEWS:

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New Podcast: C.A.R. “Data Geeks” Jordan Levine & Oscar Wei Report Positive Outlook for 2024

New podcast features latest updates on CA housing and 2024 economic forecast. | LISTEN >

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CCAR Helping Hands Reaffirms Mission; Nets Thousands $$ to Help Members and Community

Recent Crab Feed proceeds to benefit members and local charitable organizations sharing CCAR mission. | MORE >

U.S. Dept. of Labor Issues New Regulations For Licensee Status, Effective Immediately

Check with C.A.R. Hotline to ensure you understand new criteria for Independent Contractor vs. Employee status. | READ FAQ  >

UPCOMING EDUCATION COURSES:

  • AI In Real Estate: Prospects, Challenges + Future... MAR 19

    LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT | 10:00 - 11:30 am | Professional panel discusses how AI is changing the real esate business, how we interact with clients, and utilize data and information. | REGISTER >

  • The Power of Professionalism: Building Your Reputation MAR 26

    WEBINAR | 11:00 - 11:30 am | This course will provide valuable insights and practical tips to help you differentiate yourself in a competitive market. | REGISTER >

  • C.A.R. Legal Live Webinar on Fair Housing APR 09

    LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT | 1:30 - 2:30 pm | C.A.R. attorneys will discuss legal developments in Fair Housing and answer member questions. | REGISTER >

CCAR CALENDAR >

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District 04 Souza – Mar 24

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March 2024
From the desk of:

Donna Souza

CCAR DIRECTOR, DISTRICT 4 LIAISON
EMAIL: [email protected]  |  TEL: (925) 818-8576

Dear Friend and Fellow-Member,

I hope you are doing well and enjoying a productive start to Spring 2024. I invite you to check out this month’s top news below, featuring a link to C.A.R.’s market update podcast by our favorite “Data Geeks” Jordan Levine and Oscar Wei. We’d also like to draw your attention to some important changes in the labor laws and encourage you to reach out to the C.A.R. Legal Hotline for free advice when needed.

Feel free to contact me directly if you have questions, or want to chat (contact information listed above).

Attend Open Discussion on Richmond Rental Inspection Program Changes Mar 14th

All landlords and tenants are invited to provide feedback on possible program expansions for inspection of subsidized and other housing units in Richmond. Begins at 5:30 pm, Richmond Memorial Auditorium.  | LEARN MORE >

TOP NEWS:

CAR Housing Matters Podcast Logo

New Podcast: C.A.R. “Data Geeks” Jordan Levine & Oscar Wei Report Positive Outlook for 2024

New podcast features latest updates on CA housing and 2024 economic forecast. | LISTEN >

Helping Hands Fund Logo

CCAR Helping Hands Reaffirms Mission; Nets Thousands $$ to Help Members and Community

Recent Crab Feed proceeds to benefit members and local charitable organizations sharing CCAR mission. | MORE >

U.S. Dept. of Labor Issues New Regulations For Licensee Status, Effective Immediately

Check with C.A.R. Hotline to ensure you understand new criteria for Independent Contractor vs. Employee status. | READ FAQ  >

UPCOMING EDUCATION COURSES:

  • AI In Real Estate: Prospects, Challenges + Future... MAR 19

    LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT | 10:00 - 11:30 am | Professional panel discusses how AI is changing the real esate business, how we interact with clients, and utilize data and information. | REGISTER >

  • The Power of Professionalism: Building Your Reputation MAR 26

    WEBINAR | 11:00 - 11:30 am | This course will provide valuable insights and practical tips to help you differentiate yourself in a competitive market. | REGISTER >

  • C.A.R. Legal Live Webinar on Fair Housing APR 09

    LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT | 1:30 - 2:30 pm | C.A.R. attorneys will discuss legal developments in Fair Housing and answer member questions. | REGISTER >

CCAR CALENDAR >

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