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CAR Launches BRE Disciplinary Database
C.A.R. has launched a new database of disciplinary actions taken by the BRE against real estate licensees. C.A.R. established this database to increase professionalism within the real estate industry. The new database, which is in the Legal section of C.A.R.'s...
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CAR Market Matters
Talking Points Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 431,370 units in May, according to information collected by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Sales in May were up 1.9...
REALTORS®’S Advertising Materials After DRE Changes to BRE
With the DRE changing to the Bureau of Real Estate (BRE), REALTORS® are encouraged but not required to use, starting July 1, 2013, the acronym “BRE” rather than “DRE” when referencing your license number on business cards and other advertising materials. According to...
Free CAR Education Event
If you happen to be located near San Jose or Sacramento, C.A.R. has two free events to help you tackle tough transactions. Members can attend the free Education & Escalation Workshops and meet one-on-one with the lenders/servicers that set the policies and...
CAR Launches DRE Discipline Database
C.A.R. has launched a new database of disciplinary actions taken by the Department of Real Estate (DRE) against real estate licensees. C.A.R. established this database as an action item adopted by the C.A.R. Directors during our May 2013 Business Meetings to increase...
8 Tips on Mining for Listings in a Low Inventory Market
You know better than anyone that housing inventory is hard to come by right now. With fewer listings available, you need to find an edge over the competition in order to win those clients. Try some of these tips to help give you a listing advantage in this tight...
REALTOR Scams: Still Happening in Tahoe
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 for whatever reason. Sometimes they will break in and change the locks to...