12 FREE Google Tools You Can’t Ignore for Real Estate
"Information galore!" exclaimed REALTOR® Van Agakanian of REO Modern Realty after taking the informative and useful one-hour webinar with marketing expert and Clarus EasyEdge™ partner Marci James. During the webinar Marci shared 12 FREE Google tools real estate...
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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Be Aware of Real Estate Scams in the Area
IMPORTANT! Please be aware, the following scams are going on in our area: Renting on behalf of the owner or posing as the owner. The scam artist claims to be helping someone else rent the property. They might be sick, or overseas, or just too busy to do it themselves...
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … According to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), California pending home sales dropped in August, with the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) falling 5 percent in August to 108.3, down from 114 in July, based on signed contracts. Pending...
Newly Revised Tahoe-Truckee Area Addendum and Advisory
The following are the changes made to both documents based on the input and direction of the Tahoe-Truckee area task force which included the following participants; Lil Schaller, Dickson Realty; Bill Whitehead, Boice O’Neal; Jeff Hurst, Hurst Realty; Jeff Brown,...
Weekend Open House Allowed For Tenant-Occupied Properties
A listing agent of tenant-occupied property can hold an open house over the weekend during reasonable hours (as explained below), according to a recent California court decision. A landlord’s right to enter leased premises during “normal business hours,” as authorized...
Broker Record Retention Includes Text Messages and Other Electronic Communications
Brokers must keep electronic communications, including texts, emails, tweets, and the like, as part of their record retention requirements. This was the reminder recently issued by the Bureau of Real Estate (BRE) in its Spring 2013 Real Estate Bulletin (pages 2 and...