Gov. Brown Vetoes Bill to Broaden Rent Control

Late Sunday night, Gov. Brown vetoed AB 1229, a bill that proposed to dramatically weaken rent control limitations contained in the landmark “Costa-Hawkins” law sponsored by C.A.R. in 1995. C.A.R. had aggressively opposed the bill throughout the legislative process...

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ “2014 California Housing Market Forecast” projects sales to increase by 3.2 percent next year to reach 444,000 units, up from the projected 2013 sales figure of 430,300 homes sold. C.A.R.’s forecast also...

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2014 New Laws for California’s REALTORS®

Just hours before his deadline at midnight last night, Governor Jerry Brown signed or vetoed all the legislative bills on his desk to end the legislative process for 2013. C.A.R.’s Legal Department has summarized and made available on our webpage about 130 of...

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CAR Releases its 2014 California Housing Market Forecast

C.A.R. last week released its “2014 California Housing Market Forecast,” which predicts that the state’s housing market will continue to improve next year, with sales shifting toward primary home buyers and both sales and home prices posting further gains. The C.A.R....

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … The September Home Data Index released this week by Clear Capital reports that San Francisco and Detroit led the housing market rebound. The Bay Area city led metro price performance in September, with 4.4 percent quarterly growth and 28.3 percent...

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