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CONTRA COSTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER     |     DEC. 19, 2023
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CCAR Holiday Closures:
Mon. – Tue., Dec. 25 – 26, & Mon., Jan. 1

Top News

•  2024 Inaugural Dinner & Dance – RSVP by Dec. 20
•  CCRE Presents – Housing 2024: The California
   Dream in Focus – Jan. 10

•  Hercules Office Reopens Dec. 20
•  West County Marketing Meeting – Dec. 21
•  Give to Bay Area Rescue Mission

Upcoming Education

The Power of AI, Google and Social Media
Wed., Dec. 20  |  10:00am – 11:00am     

Charting Your Course in a Challenging Market
Wed., Dec. 20  |  11:00am – 12:00pm     

How to Input & Maintain Your Listings
Wed., Dec. 20  |  2:00pm – 4:00pm

Supra Single-Access for Non-Members
Fri., Dec. 22  |  08:30am – 9:30am

Improve Showings with a LIVE Buyer Tour Report
Fri., Dec. 29  |  7:00am – 7:45am

Online Continuing Education

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

MLS Updates

•  New CCAR Member Benefit: Dotloop
•  Paragon Update: Agent Related/Ownership Fields

•  New In-Stock Laptops for Sale
•  The CE Shop Discount


+ CCAR CALENDAR

+ PAY MEMBER DUES

HERCULES OFFICE reopens Wed., Dec 20

West County Marketing Meeting –
This Thu., Dec. 21

Join us this Thu., Dec. 21 from 8:45-10:00am at the CCAR Hercules Office for a year in review holiday celebration! The West County Marketing Meeting is free to attend and includes a light breakfast and beverages.

Nov. Home Sales & Price Report

 • Existing, single-family home sales totaled 223,940, down 7.4%
   from October and down 5.8% from Nov. 2022.
 • Median home price was $822,200, down 2.2% from Oct. and up
   6.2% from Nov. 2022.
 • Year-to-date statewide home sales were down 25.9%.
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Give to the Bay Area Rescue Mission

For over 25 years, your holiday contributions supported local families through the Christmas CanTree Event and the Bay Area Rescue Mission. Unfortunately, the CanTree Buffet was canceled this year due to low ticket sales. Please consider a direct donation to the Bay Area Rescue Mission to aid their efforts in providing shelter, food, and support to those in need. Please don’t forget to include the Bay Area Rescue Mission on your Christmas gift list.

Donate Now >>

RSVP by Tomorrow, Dec. 20th!
2024 Inaugural Dinner & Dance: “The Best is Yet to Come”

Registration closing soon! Experience an evening filled with elegance and achievement at the Blackhawk Auto Museum on Saturday, January 13th for our annual Inaugural Dinner, Dance, and Award Celebration.

This festive event, themed “The Best is Yet to Come,” acknowledges that 2024 will undoubtedly pose challenges in the real estate industry. However, with leadership’s guidance, navigating these challenges will not only be a testament to our resilience, but also serve as steppingstones toward unlocking even greater opportunities and possibilities.

Please join us in honoring Incoming President Tyra Wright and the 2024 Board of Directors, as well as the presentation of awards for outstanding achievements in Community Service, REALTOR® excellence, Affiliate contributions, and Emeritus Member of the Year. Reserve your tickets today and be a part of our celebration of success and camaraderie.

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Sponsorship Opportunities >>

Amid rising interest rates and high home prices, buyers and sellers find themselves on the sidelines, apprehensive about the market’s overall instability. Housing affordability and low supply issues continue to hamper sales. To address these challenges and discuss opportunities moving forward, the Center for California Real Estate (CCRE) is proud to present the “Housing 2024: The California Dream in Focus” panel.

This FREE live webinar on Wed., Jan. 10, from 10am – 11am, provides members an opportunity to hear and understand the critical issues and opportunities facing CA’s housing market in 2024.

Register >>

Paragon MLS Update:
Agent “Related/Ownership” Fields

Beginning January 18th, the “Agent Related to Principle” and “Agent has Ownership” feature lookups will transition into dedicated fields within the listing input, and will be displayed on the 2-Page Agent Report.

Online Continuing Education

NEW CCAR MEMBER BENEFIT:
Dotloop: Real Estate Transaction Management

Dotloop is a cutting-edge real estate transaction management solution designed to seamlessly unite people and software, elevating efficiency and crafting an exceptional customer experience.

As a valued CCAR member you can now access this new free benefit that over 1.2 million real estate professionals already leverage for successfully closing deals. By creating online workspaces called “loops”, dotloop brings everyone involved within the deal together to share, edit and sign documents, as well as communicate and collaborate

Access and create an account by clicking Dotloop under the Resources tab in Paragon.

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