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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER     |     APRIL 18, 2023
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Top News

•  CCAR YPN ‘Appy Hour & Pizza Social – Apr. 27
•  West County Marketing Meeting – Apr. 20

•  WIN $250! Complete the Fair Housing Challenge

Upcoming Education

FEATURED: How Top Agents Convert Leads
Fri., Apr. 21  |  10:00 – 11:00am               

SupraWEB Agent Training
Wed., Apr. 19  |  8:00 – 9:00am

C.A.R.: Unlock the Homeowners Who Will Be Transacting This Year
Wed., Apr. 19  |  10:00am – 11:00am     

Reverse Mortgage Webinar (60 minutes)
Wed., Apr. 19  |  10:00am OR 6:00pm    

Grow Your Business Using Client Reviews
Wed., Apr. 19  |  10:30am – 11:30am      

How AI Might Change the Real Estate Business
Thu., Apr. 20  |  12:00pm – 1:00pm         

Intro to RPR® – Great CMA Reports and More
Thu., Apr. 20  |  1:00pm – 3:00pm

Learn How Client Reviews can Grow Your Business
Thu., Apr. 20  |  2:00pm – 3:00pm            

Supra Single-Access for Non-Members
Fri., Apr. 21  |  8:30am – 9:30am

Steps to Generating High Quality Leads and Convert Them to Clients
Fri., Apr. 21  |  10:00 – 11:00am

CMA Reports and More with Cloud CMA
Mon., Apr. 24  |  1:30pm – 3:30pm

Social Media for Agents: Facebook, Instagram & Twitter
Tue., Apr. 25  |  11am – 12pm     

Intro to zipForm Edition – Lone Wolf Transactions
Tue., Apr. 25  |  2 – 4pm

RPR: Your Commercial R.E. Secret Weapon
Wed., Apr. 26  |  9:00am – 10:00am

Supra eKEY Basic Training
Thu., Apr. 27  |   8:30am – 9:30am           

RPR® for New REALTORS® – 1st of 5-part Series
Thu., Apr. 27  |  9:00am – 10:00am         

Social Media for Agents: Snapchat, TikTok & YouTube
Thu., Apr. 27  |  11:00am – 12:00pm      

C.A.R. Industry Leader Town Hall
Fri., Apr. 27  |  11:00am – 12:00pm

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

ETHICS SPOTLIGHT

•  C.A.R.  Peer-to-Peer Ethics Infoline

Upcoming CCAR Events

•  CCAR Helping Hands: Chili Cook-ON! – May 10
•  CCAR Charity Golf Tournament – May 22

MLS Updates

•  Coming Soon Listings – Only Permitted for 30 Days
•  RateMyAgent Training
•  MLS Rule Change: 10.5 Refusal to Sell
•  Expanded MLS Access
•  HomesOpenToday (HOT) & StreetURLs Sunsetting

+ CCAR CALENDAR

2024 Board of Directors Nomination by petition – Due Apr. 25

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How Top Agents Convert Leads – Apr. 21

For CCAR Members Only: Join us FREE on Apr. 21 from 10:00-11:30am with best-selling author, Phil Hollander. You will learn the steps to generate high-quality, low-competition leads that you can close and how to turn those leads into life-long clients and referrals!
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SAVE THE DATE: BUYER REPRESENTATION TRAINING – MAY 24

Learn from Neil Kalin, C.A.R. Assistant General Counsel, to understand the NEW C.A.R. buyer representation forms, correct misconceptions and overcome objections to build a strong relationship with your buyers. Read More & Register >

CCAR YPN ‘Appy Hour & Pizza Social – Next Thu., Apr. 27
Register Online and Save 20%! 

CCAR YPN is excited to bring you their first event of the year, an ‘APPY HOUR & PIZZA SOCIAL at the Danville Community Center next Thursday at 4pm! Join C.A.R. YPN Vice Chair, Alex A. Huezo, an experienced REALTOR® who aims to empower other professionals with resources necessary to achieve their personal life goals.

You will learn about specific apps that can improve your business and life! Don’t forget to bring your portable device, this will be a hands-on presentation! After, the event will move to Primo’s Pizzaria (.4 mi away, about a 10 min. walk) for pizza, salad, drinks, networking, and fun – including a free giveaway and raffle prizes!

READ MORE & REGISTER >>

West County Marketing Meeting – Apr. 20

Join us this Thu., Apr. 20 from 8:45-10:00am at Mechanics Bank, 3190 Klose Way in Richmond. Join Nathan Toothman, Founder of BEAR Engineering for a Foundation and Drainage training session! Nathan will cover Foundation and Drainage basics, what to look for and how to best help your clients, and when an inspection may be necessary. 

The West County Marketing Meeting is free to attend and includes a light breakfast and beverages.

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WIN $250! Complete the Fair Housing Challenge

April is National Fair Housing Month and marks the 55th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Stand up for fair housing and take your professionalism to the next level with 3 simple steps!

Step 1. Complete Fairhaven Simulation to win $250! Is your name on the list? Click here to see who’s eligible to win!
Step 2. Complete Bias Override Video Workshop
Step 3. Earn Your At Home with Diversity Certification

Also, learn important facts about fair housing by clicking the links on the following page!

Read More »

Ethics spotlight:

Get Quick Answers to Your Questions with C.A.R. Peer-to-Peer Ethics Infoline
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C.A.R.’s Ethics Infoline is helping members with all their questions from the tiny technical ones to the urgent “life-savers”. If you would benefit from speaking to a volunteer member who is trained to assist with your non-legal Code of Ethics questions, just call or click and you will receive the help you need to fit the situation.
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UPCOMING CCAR  EVENTS:

CCAR HELPING HANDS:
CHILI COOK-ON! – May 10

Read More & Register > 

CCAR CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT – MAY 22

Read More & Register > 

MLS UPDATE:

Learn How Client Reviews Can Grow Your Business
Wed., Apr. 19  |  10:30am  |  Register >
Thu., Apr. 20  |  2:00pm  |  Register >

MLS Rule Change 10.5: REFUSAL TO SELL

On May 1st, the MLS Rules and Regulations will be updated to remove section 10.5 Refusal to Sell. After discussions with C.A.R. and NAR the joint MLS Committee (MMG) of CCAR, Bay East, and bridgeMLS determined it was best to move forward with removal.
 
10.5 Refusal to Sell. If the seller of any listed property filed with the service refuses to accept a written offer satisfying the terms and conditions stated in the listing, such fact shall be transmitted immediately to the service and to all participants and subscribers.

Expanded MLS Data Access – Southland Regional Assoc. of REALTORS® (SRAR):

Starting in May, your access to MLS data within the Paragon MLS will expand to include listings from the CRISnet MLS (SRAR). This collaboration between CCAR and SRAR continues the recent efforts to provide CCAR MLS Participants and Subscribers with expanded access to California MLS Data.
HomesOpenToday (HOT) & StreetURLs Sunsetting

On May 17th, CCAR will be sunsetting HomesOpenToday.com & StreetURLS.com. Although these services provided a benefit to CCAR, Bay East, and bridgeMLS Subscribers, along with East Bay consumers for over a decade, the ‘cost to benefit’ ratio is no longer beneficial to CCAR or its Membership to maintain these services.

Coming Soon Listings –
Only Permitted for 30 Days

The CCAR MLS Compliance department has seen a recent increase in support tickets and questions regarding “Active – Coming Soon” listings. An “Active – Coming Soon” listing is only permitted to be in that listing status for 30 days. On day 31, any CCAR “Active – Coming Soon” listing is updated by CCAR staff to a “Cancelled – Coming Soon”. If needed, a listing agent may enter a new “Active – Coming Soon” listing.
 
The “Coming Soon” status in the MLS was created to allow for pre-marketing to other MLS Participants & Subscribers. It is not intended to be used as a replacement status for “New” or “Active”.
 
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 section of the MLS if the Participant/Subscriber has met necessary criteria for MLS input as described Sections 7.5, 7.6, & 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.
 
  1. It is optional to place your listing into a Coming Soon Status.
  2. Listing agent must have a signed written listing agreement in place to enter a “Coming Soon” listing which explains the limitations of the “Coming Soon” status.
  3. The MLS requirement of unilateral offer of compensation still applies while in “Coming Soon” status.
  4. The Coming Soon listing will automatically be placed in a “Cancelled – Coming Soon” after 30 days of entry.
  5. Coming Soon listings will be viewable to all MLS Participants.
  6. Coming Soon listings will not be syndicated out to other websites.
  7. Coming Soon listings will not be included in the IDX and RETS feeds.
  8. Coming Soon listings are only searchable within the Paragon MLS.
  9. Once a listing has been moved from Coming Soon to Active status by the agent, it cannot revert to Coming Soon with that same broker.
  10. Days on Market (DOM) re-sets when status is changed to Active. Cumulative Day on Market (CDOM) continues counting from the time entered into the MLS. Only when a property has been off the market (Canceled or Expired) for more than thirty (30) days will the days (DOM and CDOM) on the listing start at zero (0).
If you have any questions please contact CCAR MLS Compliance at 925.295.1270 or [email protected].

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