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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER    |    OCTOBER 6, 2026
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Top News

•  Oktoberfest Affiliate Faire Tomorrow
•  Appraisal Seminar & Lunch – Oct. 20
•  CCAR Award Nominations Due Nov. 2
•  Local Govt. & Community 6 Week Series – Beginning Oct 13
•  Elected Official Reception – Oct. 15
•  The BIG Event – Oct. 28
•  Latest News on Prop 37
•  WCR Upcoming Events

MLS Updates

•  Realtor.com®+ Adds RealAssist AI
•  IDX Website + 10 Lead Generation Tools – Oct 27
•  REALTOR® Optimized Laptops For Sale


All laptops purchased through CCAR include a 2-year warranty, data transfer, and Real Estate setup.

    Online Continuing Education

+ Upcoming Education
+ REALTOR® ACTION FUND (RAF)
+ CCAR CALENDAR

Earn a Professional Certificate in Local Civic Leadership – 6 Week Series

Strengthen your civic leadership and deepen your understanding of local government. C.A.R.’s Center for CA Real Estate is offering an exclusive six-week virtual educational series for members. This complimentary program explores local government fundamentals, funding, community engagement, current issues, and meaningful ways to get involved with the opportunity to earn a professional certificate.

Reserve your spot and expand your role as a trusted community leader. You must attend all 6 virtual sessions to qualify for the certificate. (Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, and 17).
REGISTER HERE >>

Elected Officials Reception – Oct.15

REGISTER HERE >>

The Big Event Membership Meeting – Oct. 28

REGISTER HERE >>

Beer, Bites, Raffles & More
Tomorrow at the Oktoberfest Affiliate Faire!

Dust off your lederhosen and join us tomorrow, from 5pm–7pm at St. Stephen Church for a FREE evening of Oktoberfest fun!

Raise a stein and unwind with beer, wine, and delicious appetizers, plus raffles and opportunities to win great prizes.

Mix and mingle with local industry partners, get your passport stamped along the way, and enter for a chance to win a $250 Woodhouse Spa gift certificate! Connect with fellow CCAR members while enjoying good conversation, great company, and plenty of Oktoberfest spirit.

Best of all, your participation supports CCAR Helping Hands and the CCAR Scholarship Foundation — two great causes making a difference in our community.

O’zapft is! The keg is tapped — come raise a stein with us!
REGISTER FREE >>

Preparing for UAD 3.6: Appraisal Seminar & Lunch – Oct. 20

Beginning November 2, 2026, appraisal reports for loans involving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will transition to the new UAD 3.6 format, bringing changes to property details, photos and supporting documentation.

Join CCAR on Tue, Oct. 20, from 12:00 – 3:00pm at St. Stephen Church for a special seminar with Market Analyst and Appraiser Anthony Young. Learn what the new reports will look like, how the changes may impact REALTORS® and homeowners, and what you can do now to better prepare your clients and transactions.

This FREE event includes lunch and is limited to 100 CCAR members and affiliates. Space is first come, first served, so register today!

REGISTER FREE >>

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Recognize Excellence:
CCAR Award Nominations Due Nov. 2

Every year CCAR honors distinguished members with awards for their outstanding service to the industry, association and community. Recipients are nominated by fellow members and executives, then confirmed by the Board of Directors. Awards will be presented at CCAR’s annual inaugural event in January 2027.
 

2025 Recipients:
REALTOR® of the Year:
Marilyn Cunningham
Affiliates of the Year:
Jennifer Britton
Annette Khaliq
President’s Community Service Award:
Cathy Lee Cibelli
Emeritus Member:
Debi Mackey

 
REALTOR® of the Year Form >>
Affiliate of the Year Form >>
Community Service Award Form >>

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CCAR MLS Member Benefit: IDX Website + 10 Lead Generation Tools – Oct 27

Brokerages, teams, and agents—discover how to get more from your new CCAR member benefit on Oct. 27 at 10am on Zoom!

Learn how to strengthen your online presence with an SEO-optimized IDX website, keep leads and clients organized with a built-in CRM, and grow your business with integrated email and social media marketing tools.

See how these powerful tools can help you capture more leads, streamline your workflow, stay connected with clients, and generate more referral opportunities.

Don’t miss out—register below and learn how to make the most of your new member benefit!
REGISTER NOW >>

Latest News on Prop 37: Watch the Town Hall and Access Member Tools

Watch or revisit the Proposition 37 town hall and access FAQs and campaign resources at car.org to stay informed and share information with clients and your community. Sign-in required.
READ MORE >>

WCR Upcoming Events

 

READ MORE & REGISTER >>           READ MORE & REGISTER >>

Realtor.com®+™ Adds RealAssist™ AI
To Help Agents Work Smarter

Realtor.com®+™ is getting a major AI upgrade designed to help agents spend less time managing activity and more time connecting with clients.

New RealAssist™ AI works inside Realtor.com®+™ to monitor client activity, surface important updates and suggest what an agent may want to do next. Instead of checking multiple searches, conversations and notifications individually, agents can get a Daily Digest that brings together client searches, chats, alerts and price changes, along with suggested next steps.

RealAssist™ can also help streamline client setup by capturing preferences and notes and creating more tailored property searches. Its Agentic Actions feature can recommend and assist with tasks such as refining searches using MLS data or drafting client messages in the agent’s own tone. Agents remain in control, reviewing and approving actions before anything moves forward. 

The goal is simple: help you spot opportunities that might otherwise get buried in a busy day. You still make the call and manage the relationship—RealAssist™ helps make sure you know when there’s a call worth making.

The update is part of a broader expansion of Realtor.com®+™, which is also adding RPR® integration, public invite links for bringing groups of buyers into the collaborative search experience, and listing notes that agents and clients can use to keep track of thoughts on individual properties.
LEARN MORE >>

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