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• Property Showing Restrictions Eased;
Open Houses Still Not Permitted
• A Message From CCAR President, Greg Souza
• 2022 Board of Directors Nomination by Petition
• C.A.R.’s Virtual Legislation Day – April 27
• Measure V – Concord Commercial Rent Relief
• New Member Benefit: TopHap Launching May 10
FEATURED: Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) Certification
May. 6 – 7 | 9am – 4pm
NAR Financial Wellness: Saving Strategies when your Income Varies
Wed., Apr. 21 | 11am – 12pm
Intro to Listing Input & Maintenance
Wed., Apr. 21 | 1 – 3pm
Commercial R.E. Classes on Income Property Analysis
Wed., Apr. 21 | 10am – 12pm and 12:30 – 2:30pm
Work Remotely with NewHomeSource Professional to Earn Seller and Buyer Leads
Thu., Apr. 22 | 8 – 9am
Intro to Transactions – zipForm Edition
Thu., Apr. 22 | 9:30 – 11:30am
Prospecting with RPR®
Thu., Apr. 22 | 11am – 12pm
Using Paragon Hotsheets for Farming
Thu., Apr. 22 | 12 – 12:30pm
Different Ways to Share Listings with Clients
Mon., Apr. 26 | 10 – 10:30am
LionDesk CRM: Session 1 – First Steps to Success
Mon., Apr. 26 | 11:30am – 12:15pm
Send Automatic Notifications using Collaboration Center
Mon., Apr. 26 | 1 – 3pm
C.A.R. presents: Navigating the Inventory Crisis
Tue., Apr. 27 | 10 – 11am
LionDesk CRM: Session 2 – Staying Top of Mind
Tue., Apr. 27 | 11:30am – 12:15pm
Use Glide to Process C.A.R. and Local Forms
Tue., Apr. 27 | 2 – 2:30pm
LionDesk CRM: Session 3 – Automate Your Business
Wed., Apr. 28 | 11:30am – 12:15pm
Intro to CMA Reports using Cloud CMA
Wed., Apr. 28 | 1 – 3pm
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LAPTOPS ON SALE:
WCR CONTRA COSTA:
WCR “Spring Fling Mixer” at Masses
April 22 | 4 – 7pm | First Come, First Served
FULLY UPDATED SRES COURSE:
Senior Real Estate Specialist Designation
May 18 – 21 | 9am – 1pm each day
Understand the legal and transactional needs of a maturing client base, in light of COVID-19 and recent legislation. Class is available for audit by current SRES® designees for updated content and revised student material!
REGISTER HERE >>
2020 CCAR ANNUAL REPORT:
CCAR Annual Financial Report & Association Updates
While some may be happy to put the year behind them, CCAR leaders, volunteers and members accomplished many things in 2020!
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Property Showing Restrictions Eased;
Open Houses Still Not Permitted
Contra Costa County following the State’s guidelines on property showings, now permitting larger attendance. That means both agents, along with sellers and clients can be together as long as they comply with social distancing and face mask requirements.
Also effective immediately, Contra Costa County Health Services will now require residents/businesses to comply with all State Health Department Orders as the County will no longer issue modifications to any Orders in the future…
A Message from CCAR President, Greg Souza
2023 Board of Directors Nomination by Petition
In accordance with the CCAR Bylaws Article X, Section 7, Nomination by Petition: Additional candidates for the offices to be filled may be placed in nomination by petition signed by at least 2% or fifty (50) of the REALTOR® members eligible to vote, whichever is less.
The petition shall be filed with the Chief Executive Officer/Secretary at least ten (10) days prior to the mailing deadline identified in Article XI, Section 1(d). The Secretary shall send notice of such additional nominations to all members eligible to vote at least fourteen (14) days before the election…
C.A.R.’s Virtual Legislative Day – April 27
Register now for C.A.R.’s fully virtual Legislative Day on Wednesday, March 2nd. C.A.R.’s Legislative Day provides an opportunity for REALTORS® from across California to participate in meetings with their state legislators to discuss the issues that affect the real estate industry the most.
Those who have not attended the in-person event will now have the…
Application for Concord Measure V Commercial Rent Relief Program Now Available
Measure V enables small businesses in Concord to access $10,000 grants for commercial rent relief. Submit online applications now through May 14th.
Eligible small businesses can receive a one-time grant of $10,000 paid directly to landlords to cover past-due rent. Commercial landlords are encouraged to learn more and share information with their tenants…
TopHap
TopHap is a market intelligence platform for residential Real Estate. Utilizing AI and machine learning (ML) to visualize residential real estate market trends, conditions and characteristics of neighborhoods and properties. TopHap has compiled the most comprehensive collection of data ever to be integrated into one real estate platform.
As a CCAR Member Benefit enjoy a 20% Discount by using coupon code…
MLS UPDATE:
Upcoming Paragon Enhancements: May 18
On May 18th the following enhancements will be implemented in the Paragon 5 MLS. These changes will enhance your user experience and increase the amount of data at your fingertips! Enhancements include changes to:
• Accessory Dwelling Unit’s ADUs
• Disclosures Link Field
• Master vs. Primary: Change in Terminology
• MLS Field Addition: “Showing Schedule”
• HOA Fee Field Search
• “Primary Showing Contact & Primary Showing
Contact Phone” Field Additions
• Secondary Media Link Fields (Branded &
Unbranded)…
Action Icons Being Removed From Report Views
Beginning April 19th, the “Action Icons” in the MLS were removed from all report views.
Now that you can access the “Action Icons” from the Paragon toolbar and within spreadsheet views, the MLS plans to leverage the space currently utilized by the “Action Icons” on report views to allow for new fields being added to the MLS in the upcoming Paragon update planned for late May or early June…
MLS Rule Update – 13.2.2 Lockbox Requirements
The CCAR MLS Rules & Regulations are being updated with changes going into effect on April 26, 2021.
These changes have been adopted to clarify the lockbox requirements when working in the expanded MLS marketplace in conjunction with the NorCal MLS Alliance…
Platinum Partner, NAR Corporate Ally Program
CCAR is proud to be a RESO Platinum Certified MLS, the highest level of certification available.
