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Education contains a list of upcoming classes.
• Vote Now! Help Us Achieve Quorum!
• New Statewide Reopening Guidance
• Fulfill Ethics Requirement Free – Thursday
• CA – COVID Rent Relief Program
• In Memoriam
FEATURED: National Ethics Day
Thu., June 17 | 10am – 1pm
FEATURED: The New California RPA
Wed., Aug 18 | 9am – 1pm
Commercial Transaction Docs
Wed., June 16 | 10am – 12pm
Business Development & Prospecting
Wed., June 16 | 12:30 – 2:30pm
Letters to Leads
Wed., June 16 | 1 – 1:30pm
C.A.R. STEPS to Homeownership
Thu., June 17 | 1 – 3pm
Generate Listings with Homebot
Fri., June 18 | 10 – 11am
Get Started w/ Cloud Agent Suite
Fri., June 18 | 2 – 3pm
Prospecting for Seller Leads w/ Homesnap
Fri., June 18 | 2:30 – 3pm
Best Ways to Share Listings
Mon., June 21 | 10 to 10:30am
Promote Your Listings w/ Slideshows
Mon., June 21 | 12 – 12:30pm
LionDesk CRM: Stay Top-of-Mind
Tue., June 22 | 11:30am – 12:15pm
Intro to RPR®
Tue., June 22 | 1 – 3pm
Hospitality Sales (CRE)
Wed., June 23 | 10am – 12pm
LionDesk CRM: Automate Your Business
Wed., June 23 | 11:30am – 12:15pm
Retail Sales/Leases (CRE)
Wed., June 23 | 12:30 – 2:30pm
Intro to CMA Reports w/ Cloud CMA
Wed., June 23 | 1 – 3pm
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Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for additional online training opportunities.
Click here for a printable education calendar.
LAPTOPS ON SALE:
Rental Assistance and Homeless Prevention Webinar
Thu., June 17 | 12:30 – 1:30pm
Join Contra Costa County’s Equitable Economic Recovery Task Force as they discuss the latest rental assistance programs and what is being done to help prevent homelessness in Contra Costa County.
Marketing Strategy and Lead Generation
Thu., July 15 | 8:00am – 5pm
Acquire the skills and resources to succeed as a buyer’s agent in a dynamic market. Take a deep dive into how using proven networking, branding, and marketing strategies can build your real estate business.
CCAR Election – Vote Now! Help Us Achieve Quorum!
The election for the 2022 Board of Directors has been extended to Monday, June 21 at 9am in order to make the required quorum for a valid election. Please take a minute and cast your vote! The volunteers you elect will help shape the future of your association next year! A 2022 President-Elect and four Directors-at-Large shall be elected.
Click here to log in and vote.
You MUST be logged in to members.ccartoday.com to vote.
In order for this election to be valid, the number of votes cast must equal or exceed the quorum requirement of 15% of the total CCAR REALTOR® Membership, the quorum for this election is 612 votes.
New Statewide Reopening Guidance
While California is reopening, and business will be easier to conduct, there are still some protocols that will apply, including those concerning groups where there are non-vaccinated individuals present. C.A.R. has prepared FAQs and other documents that provide the information you need to properly conduct business after June 15.
Click here for Open Houses and Showing FAQ >>
Click here for Guidance for Office Workspaces >>
Click here for Gatherings Guidance >>
Attend Ethics Day “Revisited” and Fulfill Your Ethics Requirement FREE! – Oct. 28
Missed the chance to see Leigh Brown at the 7th Annual National Real Estate Ethics Day®? Don’t worry! Join us for a re-run of the live stream event on Oct. 28 from 12:50pm – 4:10pm. This session is FREE for CCAR members and fulfills the NAR Code of Ethics requirement without the need to take a test!
Remember, all REALTORS® need to complete 2.5 hours of ethics training every three years, and the current cycle ends in 2024. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet your requirement!
REGISTER >>
OTHER ETHICS TRAINING OPTIONS >>
CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program
Applications are still open for the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program! Income eligible renters and their landlords who have been impacted by COVID-19 and need help with past due rent or utilities dating back to April 1, 2020 or who need help with future payments, can apply for the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program…
Jeff Sposito Memorial Service
Past President and longtime member Jeff Sposito passed away the morning of June 15 from a long battle with cancer. Jeff served as CCAR President in 2001, he was awarded CCAR’s Realtor of the Year Award in 2010 and Emeritus Member of the Year in 2012. He also received many other awards throughout his distinguished career. Jeff’s long tenure of industry service included positions as Director for both C.A.R. and NAR and he was recently named a C.A.R. Honorary Director for Life.
A public memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 29 at 10:30am at Saint Isadore Church, 440 La Gonda in Danville.
MLS UPDATE:
Pool Features – Requirement Update
Stop wasting time and start saving money anytime you work with a rental. We are proud to bring you a tool that automates your rental transactions, all at NO COST to you!
RentSpree collects a completed application package from every tenant.
This includes:
1) completed rental application,
2) credit report,
3) background check,
4) eviction report.
“New” Paragon 2-Page Agent Report View
Having issues locating data on detail report views in the MLS? Are your eyes growing tired from squinting at small font? We have the solution for you! There is a new detail report view now available in Paragon, the “2-Page Agent Report”. This new report view has increased font size, a larger map, and more data! You can begin using it today and can also make it your default report view…
Code of Ethics Violators
In an effort to make ethics violations and the disciplinary process more transparent, C.A.R. is publishing the names of members who are found in violation of the Code of Ethics as well as summaries of the members’ unethical behavior.
Member publication is triggered only if the discipline imposed is a reprimand, fine, suspension or expulsion – anything other than a letter of warning or stand-alone education. The information will be published on the members-only section of car.org.
Past decisions of ethics…