• Crab Feed Nets Big Catch for Charity!
• Time to Renew Your Ethics Course
• April is Fair Housing Month
• Upcoming Local Events
• MLS Rule Change 10.1.1 – Effective April 8th
• FREE Buyer Representation Forms Course
• RE Optimized Laptops for Sale
Track the Market with RPR Market Trends
Thu., Mar. 14 | 9:00am 10:00am
Buyer Agent 101: Sending Auto Emails to Clients
Thu., Mar. 14 | 2:00pm 4:00pm
C.A.R. Probate Certification: The Probate Process
Fri., Mar. 15 | 9:30am 12:30pm
REVEI: License Renewal Crash Course
Fri., Mar. 15 | 9:30am 12:00pm
Listing Input: How to Input & Maintain Your Listing
Mon., Mar. 18 | 2:00pm 4:00pm
New Homes: Add New Home Sales to Your Expertise
Tue., Mar. 19 | 8:30am 9:30am
AI in Real Estate: Prospects, Challenges & Future Direction
Tue., Mar. 19 | 10:00am 11:30am
Paragon Connect Shorts: How to Add a Listing
Wed., Mar. 20 | 11:00am 11:30am
Rentspree: Leveraging Rentals to Boost Sales Leads
Thu., Mar. 21 | 10:00am 11:00am
AREAA Presents: Proving Your Value to Buyers
Thu., Mar. 21 | 12:00pm 2:00pm
Intro to Zipforms Edition (Lone Wolf Transactions)
Thu., Mar. 21 | 2:00pm 4:00pm
Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for additional online training opportunities.
RICHMOND Residential Rental Inspection Workshop – Mar. 14
AREAA: Proving Your Value to Buyers – MAR. 21
WCR: Community Leadership
Forum – Apr. 5
CCAR Scholarship Foundation: Poker Party – Apr. 20
Last Month’s Crab Feed Nets Big Catch For Charity!
Members feasted on a sizable catch at CCAR’s annual crab feed last month and raised $11,000 for CCAR Helping Hands and the CCAR Scholarship Foundation as well as $2,000 from a special auction for the Bay Area Rescue Mission. More than 250 CCAR members, affiliates, staff, and their guests enjoyed a buffet of crab and tri-tip while bidding on amazing auctions, raffles, and delicious desserts!
Very special thanks go out to all those who planned and worked the event as well as all those who donate so generously to these important CCAR charities, helping make our events a success!
CCAR Affiliates & Events Committee: Jessica Evans, Maria Kopf, Abdullah Al-Hadeethi, Cameron Chatterton, Jayne Combs, Tracy Harrington, Donna Davis, Annemarie Drosos, May Farley, John Fondnazio, Tracy Harrington, Danny Levitt, Art Lotti, and Cherry Wade
Helping Hands Committee: Rachael Hand, Jennifer Newton, Desiree Bilich, Marilyn Cunningham, Diane Gilfether, Victoria Haket, Sue Kuehn, Dean Langston, Ashley Provost, and Jim Walberg
Event Sponsors: Hometown Insurance, Custom Moving + Hauling, Ashley Provost Design, Mutual of Omaha, Family Matters, Green Escrow Services, Hall & Hall Associates, Lawn Doctor, eXp Realty, Twin Oaks Real Estate, and CCAR’s annual sponsor: LeadHax/Bay Area Newsgroup. A great big thanks to all that helped make this event a success!
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Thank you to Marilyn Cunningham for photographing the event.
Time to Renew Your Ethics Training – Cycle Ends in 2024
All REALTORS® are required to complete 2.5 hours of ethics training every three years (current cycle is 2022-2024). Training must meet specific learning objectives and criteria established by NAR.
If you complete the necessary 45-hours of DRE-required continuing education for your license renewal, offered free HERE through C.A.R., between 1/1/2022 and 12/31/2024, you will automatically fulfill the current NAR triennial ethics training requirement. Failure to complete the required training is a violation of membership duty for which membership is suspended in is suspended in January 2025 and subsequently terminated. Certified REALTOR®
It’s easy to find out if you’re due for NAR triennial ethics training. Just sign in to your NAR account, click your name on the upper right, select “Manage Account” and then the “My Education” tab to check your status.
April is Fair Housing Month
Every April, REALTORS® commemorate the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and reflect on housing discrimination and segregation, past and present. Fair Housing Month signifies a recommitment to advancing equitable opportunities and expanding homeownership.
Save the date for NAR’s virtual event on April 3 at 10:00 am on Facebook Live, Many Rivers to Cross: America’s Ongoing Fair Housing Journey. Commemorate the anniversaries of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974. Explore the laws’ continued importance and celebrate the 2024 Fair Housing Champion Award winners.
buyer representation forms course – Free online anytime
Learn about C.A.R.’s buyer representation forms and find out how you can incorporate them into your business, overcome objections, and strengthen your relationship with buyers. In California most agents will refuse to work for a seller without a written listing agreement, and very few agents insist on a written representation agreement with a buyer. Get ahead of the curve and learn how this form will benefit you and secure your buyers from other competing agents.
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RE OPTIMIZED LAPTOPS FOR SALE
MLS Rule Change 10.1.1 – Effective April 8th
The following MLS Rules & Regulation change will go into effect April 8th. This change is being made to further clarify the already existing business rules and functionality of the MLS.
10.1.1 Coming Soon Listings.
It shall be the responsibility of the Broker Participant (Section 4.1.1) and Real Estate Subscriber (Section 4.2.1) to follow said rules when placing a property in the Coming Soon section of the multiple listings service (MLS). Broker Participant and Real Estate Subscriber shall only place a property in the Coming Soon secon of the MLS if the Participant/Subscriber has met the necessary criteria for MLS input as described in Sections 7.5, 7.6, and 8.1. Participant/Subscriber is required to enter a proposed list date to proceed in placing a listing in the Coming Soon section of the MLS. Once the listing moves from Coming Soon to any Active status it cannot revert back to Coming Soon with that same broker. Open House or Broker Tour is not allowed while in coming soon status.
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