CAR Applauds FHFA Director Mel Watt for Loan Limit Plan
Following the recent announcement that the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) will not lower loan limits eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, C.A.R. issued the following statement: “C.A.R. commends FHFA Director Melvin Watt for his announcement...
2013 Home Sellers Survey
The 2013 Home Seller Survey takes a look at sellers in greater detail. Gather insights on home seller demographics, the types of homes sold, the details of the selling experience from the owners’ perspective, and many aspects about client and real estate agent...
May/June Issue of REALTOR Magazine
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CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … Homeowners largely have not extracted any recovered equity in their homes, according to a survey by Freddie Mac. Borrowers with conventional loans pulled just $6.5 billion out of their homes during the first quarter through cash-out refinancing, down...
Top 10 Member Benefits Coming This Spring and Summer
CAR is always looking for ways to help you position yourself as the ultimate client resource. Below you’ll find new benefits, important changes to existing benefits, and always-popular benefits—all of which you should be sure to take advantage of as we head into the...
One Cool Thing
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … Housing’s share of gross domestic product (GDP) was 15.5 percent in the first quarter of 2014, with home building yielding 3 percentage points of that total, according to the National Association of Home Builders. As an important source of economic...
CAR Legislative Advocacy
Much of what C.A.R. does in the legislative arena not only affects REALTORS®, but also your clients. Show your clients how REALTORS® are keeping their interests at heart when you make your voice heard in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. That’s why C.A.R.’s Government...
CAR REALTOR Expo is Coming!
Cool is Just Around the Corner... Save-the-Date for One Cool EXPO! Join us October 7-9 to learn, network, and play at the Anaheim Convention Center for CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2014. Registration opens May 21, but you can go online now to explore all we have to offer...
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … As a sign that the housing recovery is in for a promising spring, homebuilders picked up the pace of new construction in March. Single-family housing starts increased construction by 2.8 percent, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000 units,...