Monthly Message from C.A.R. President Chris Kutzkey
Dear CAR Member, Happy New Year! We ended 2014 with a lot of good news, and now we’re starting 2015 with another piece of good news. Earlier this month, President Obama announced that HUD will lower its FHA mortgage insurance premiums by 50 basis points, from 1.35...
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … Mortgage applications increased 14.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 16, 2015. Mortgage application volume increased last week to...
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CALBRE Guidance – Emails Now Required and Team Names
Contact Information: All licensees now must provide email addresses to the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) according to an Advisory regarding Assembly Bill 2540 (AB 2540). The bill requires that examination and licensee applicants, as well as current...
January/February REALTOR® Magazine Now Online
Your digital REALTOR® Magazine is here. January/February 2015
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … California’s regional housing markets ended the year with mixed results as statewide home sales inched up from a year ago for the first time in nearly a year and a half, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Sales in December...
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Small, Exterior Home Improvements Offer the Best Value Investments in 2015
Homeowners often consider various remodeling and replacement projects as a way to add value to their homes. Some projects add more value and better recoup their costs than others, according to REALTORS® who rated small and exterior projects as the most valuable home...
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CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … As the wealthiest generation and the first to drive the housing market, baby boomers will continue to be a pillar of the housing market, according to a 2014 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) survey of California baby boomers (born between...