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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER     |     DECEMBER 15, 2020

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Top News

•  Expanded MLS Coming January 20
•  West County Marketing Meeting – This Thursday!
•  All REALTOR® Activity Subject to New Ethics
   Standards

•  Prop 19 Clarification Coming Soon
•  In Memoriam
•  Sexual Harassment Training Deadline Jan 1st

•  Cloud Agent Suite: Free until Feb 2021

Covid-19 Updates

CCAR COVID-19 Updates on ccartoday.com
C.A.R. COVID-19 Updates
Contra Costa COVID-19 Updates

Education

FEATURED: Coming in 2021!
NAR’s GREEN
Designation Course FREE

Feb. 23 – 24, 2021

Intro to Listing Input & Maintenance
Wed., Dec. 16 |  9 – 11am

Winning Listings Remotely: Awesome Virtual Listing Presentations
Wed., Dec. 16  |  9:30-10:30am

41 Standard CA. Disclosure Forms
Thu., Dec. 17  | 10am – 1pm

NAR Presents: Estate Planning: Make Empowered Decisions
Thu., Dec. 17  |  11am – 12pm

Auto Notifications Using Collaboration Center
Thu., Dec. 17  |  1 – 3pm

Working with Buyers in Homesnap
Fri., Dec. 17  |  11:30am – 12pm

Homebot Training
Fri., Dec. 18  |  12 – 12:30pm

Intro to Paragon
Mon., Dec. 21  |  1 – 3pm

Intro to Transactions (zipForm Edition)
Tue., Dec. 22  |  1-3pm

Disclosures.io: The Full Feature Breakdown
Wed., Dec. 23  |  12-12:30pm

Visit the CCAR Calendar to view/register for additional online training opportunities >
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MLS Updates

•  MLS Rule Changes – December 28, 2020
•  MLS in the Know
•  MLS Rule Change 11.13 Effective Immediately

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Expanded MLS Access Coming January 20

Soon CCAR MLS Participants and Subscribers will have single-login-access to property listings in 22 Northern California counties. CCAR MLS, BAREIS, Bay East, Bridge MLS, MetroList, MLS Listings and San Francisco Association MLSs enhance NorCal Alliance with expanded data offering…

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Special Guest Presenting at West County Marketing Meeting – This Thursday

Please join us for the West County Virtual Marketing meeting this Thursday, Dec. 17th from 9:00 to 10:00 am for a presentation by Edward Nattenberg of Property Entry Now. Property Entry Now is an app-based product that streamlines the process of gathering PEAD documents and scheduling showings. Edward will provide a demo and explain how the app works…

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All REALTOR® Activity Subject to New Ethics Standards

Code of Ethics amended to expand applicability to all REALTOR® activities on and off ‘the field’. No matter the setting–business or private–REALTORS® must uphold NAR Code of Ethics; newly added Standard of Practice 10-5 also expands Duties to the Public to prohibit all discriminatory, harassing, hate speech…

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Proposition 19 Clarification Coming Soon

With the passage of Prop 19 a homeowner who is over 55 years of age, severely disabled or whose home has been substantially damaged by wildfire or natural disaster may transfer the taxable value of their primary residence to a replacement primary residence anywhere in the state…

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In Memoriam

CCAR extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of REALTOR® Mercer Tyson who recently passed away. CCAR member from 1973-2009, Mercer was associated with John M. Grubb as well as Solomon Wilmington & Associates, Village Associates and Alain Pinel in Orinda…

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Complete Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by Jan 1st — It’s the Law!

Deadline for training is right around the corner! California Association of REALTORS® online course for supervisors and employees meets all state requirements. These are non-credit courses (not for license renewal). Courses are compliant with CA Senate Bill 292…

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Cloud Agent Suite: Free until Feb. 2021

As part of your CCAR member benefits, you already get free access to the award winning Cloud Agent Suite tools – Cloud CMA, Cloud Streams, and Cloud MLX. But to make sure you close out your year with a bang, the Cloud Agent Suite team has given all CCAR members an even better deal. You can try the rest of the Cloud Agent Suite completely FREE until February 2021… 

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MLS UPDATE:

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MLS Rule Changes – Dec 28th

Changes to MLS Rules and Regulation 7.5 Mandatory Submission and 7.6 Exempted Listings will go into effect December 28th. These changes will allow an “Active – Coming Soon” listing to meet the requirements of Mandatory Submission and provide clarity for agents when explaining Clear Cooperation to sellers…

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MLS Rule Change 11.13 Enables Portability of Listing Data

CCAR’s MLS Rules & Regulations have been revised to adopt NAR’s new mandatory Participant Data Access Policy, requiring the MLS to provide MLS Participants access and entitlement to a data feed containing their own listing information. Such a policy enables portability of listing data for brokers…

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Floor Plans Subject to Copyright + Ad Restrictions

Floorplans posted with MLS listings are subject to copyright restrictions and truth in advertising guidelines. Adding floorplans to listing data has become popular among MLS Participants and Subscribers. But before you post, make sure they are accurate and that you get adequate permissions to copy and publish…

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