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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER     |     JAN. 16, 2024
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Top News

•  Purchase Crab Feed Tickets Now and Enjoy
   2 Free Drink Tickets!
•  Jan. 2024 CA Latest Market Data
•  West County Marketing Meeting this Thu.
•  2025 NAR Leadership Academy Application
•  WCR: Mastery Through Membership – Feb. 2

Upcoming Education

Track the Market with RPR Market Trends
Wed., Jan. 17  |  9:00am – 10:00am

Bye Shoeboxes & Spreadsheets – Say Hello to Your New Expense Tracking Tools
Wed., Jan. 17  |  1:00pm – 2:00pm

How to Input and Maintain Your Listing
Thu., Jan. 18  |  2:00pm – 4:00pm

Buyer Representation Broker Compensation
Tue., Jan. 23  |  10:00am – 1:00pm

Intro to zipForm Edition (LoneWolf Transactions)
Tue., Jan. 23  |  2:00pm – 4:00pm

Leveraging QuickBooks like a Pro & Optimizing your 2024 Tax Strategy
Wed., Jan. 24  |  1:00pm – 2:00pm

Paragon Connect for New Users
Wed., Jan. 24  |  2:00pm – 3:00pm

License Renewal Crash Course
Fri., Jan. 26  |  9:30am – 12:30pm

C.A.R. Town Hall for Brokers, Office Managers and firm Principals
Fri., Jan. 26  |  11:00am – 12:30pm

CA Residential Purchase Agreement (2024 RPA Edition)
Mon., Jan. 29  |  10:00am – 1:00pm

Financial Literacy for Real Estate Professionals
Wed., Jan. 31  |  1:00pm – 2:00pm

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

MLS Updates

•  Help Educate Clients about the Value of the MLS
•  Paragon Update: Agent Related/Ownership Fields
•  The CE Shop New Year Sale 

•  New In-Stock Laptops for Sale


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2025 NAR Leadership Academy

Application Deadline: February 15, 2024.

REALTOR® members who have leadership experience at the local and/or state level, but have not yet been actively involved at the national level, should apply to the Leadership Academy. The Academy is focused on developing participants’ institutional, industry, and association knowledge.

Leadership Academy participants will have the opportunity to develop, enhance, and hone their leadership skills and competencies. The program will allow future leaders to experience multiple facets of leadership and define their leadership style along the way. Leadership Academy participants will also learn the history, structure, and inner workings of NAR leadership and work in teams to complete and present a Capstone Project.

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WCR: Mastery through Membership – Feb. 2

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Crack Open the Fun: Buy Your Crab Feed Tickets Now and Enjoy 2 Free Drink Tickets!

Join us Friday, February 9th, from 6:00 to 10:00pm at the Pleasant Hill Community Center for an unforgettable night of food, music, and fun at CCAR’s 23rd Annual Crab Feed! Secure your spot now for one of our most popular fundraisers that is bound to sell out!

LIMITED TIME OFFER: Act fast by purchasing your tickets before the end of the month and score two complimentary drink tickets!

All proceeds from this crustacean celebration will benefit the CCAR Scholarship Foundation and CCAR Helping Hands Fund. Additionally, there will be an exclusive auction supporting the Bay Area Rescue Mission.

Important Note: No last minute tickets will be sold at the door, tickets must be purchased in advance.

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Jan. 2024: CA Latest Market Data

Despite inflation rising slightly more than expected at the end of last year, news headlines in 2024 so far have been mostly positive. Consumers begin to believe that overall price growth is slowing, while rates are stabilizing, and more homebuyers on the sidelines are coming back to the market.

These are encouraging signs that could kick start the housing market in the new year and could help turn the market around. If the sentiment remains upbeat and the upward momentum continues, we could see a bounce back in market activity in the…

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West County Marketing Meeting – This Thursday

Join us this Thursday for the West County Marketing meeting from 8:45am to 10:00am at the Hercules CCAR Office: 500 Alfred Nobel Dr., Suite 265.

Gain expert knowledge from Real Estate Attorney, Jean Shrem, on new 2024 Laws and the commission lawsuits filed nationwide. Come with questions, you’ll have an opportunity to ask them directly!  

The West County Marketing Meeting is free to attend and a light breakfast will be served. 

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Jan 18 – Paragon MLS Update: 
Agent “Related/Ownership” Fields

Beginning January 18th, the “Agent Related to Principle” and “Agent has Ownership” feature lookups will transition into dedicated fields within the listing input, and will be displayed on the 2-Page Agent Report.

Online Continuing Education

Help Educate Clients About the Value of the MLS

mls in the know

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 offer compensation. We know how valuable the MLS is, even if we often take it for granted.

But here’s the thing: we can’t take it for granted any longer. The MLS is being challenged. If we want to preserve the efficient real estate market it creates, we need to educate consumers about how the MLS benefits them.

Here’s the good news: Those benefits are real and strong. And consumers understand them when they are explained in non-industry language.

Research shows that 24% of consumers have even a vague idea of what the acronym MLS means, 25% think it means “Major League Soccer”, and 76% of consumers have “no idea” how the MLS benefits them… 

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