Bank of America Revises Short Sale Requirements
Bank of America recently issued a new Short Sale Agent Update that revises certain short sale requirements for short sales involving non-government-sponsored enterprise loans in which the homeowner is eligible for HAFA. Key enhancements include: The Short Sale...
Freddie Mac Offers Free Online Tutorial
Freddie Mac is now offering a free, online CreditSmart® tutorial to provide working families and new or inexperienced borrowers with basic sound information about building savings, personal credit, and making wise financial choices. CreditSmart® is a comprehensive,...
CAR is On Air
Commercials, radio spots, and banner ads for the 2013 C.A.R. consumer advertising campaign are now live! But if you haven’t seen the ads yet, don’t worry – California consumers are definitely watching. This year’s campaign will be seen or heard more than 86 million...
California’s Median Home Price Posts Highest Level in Five Years
Strong sales in higher-cost coastal regions and heated market conditions drove California’s median home price to its highest level in March since May 2008, while inventory shortages continued to stifle home sales, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)...
REALTOR® Excellence Program – new free C.A.R. Member Benefit
C.A.R. and NAR have partnered to offer members a new way to manage their rating reputation online. The REALTOR® Excellence Program is the industry’s first and only independently validated agent rating system and is now a free C.A.R. member benefit. The program offers...
Lenders Believe Housing Recovery is Real
In its quarterly survey of U.S. bank risk professionals, FICO found lenders more bullish on the housing recovery than at any point in three years, with 71 percent of respondents saying home prices are “rising at a sustainable pace” in the context of mortgage lending...
CAR Launches New Technology Section at www.car.org
C.A.R. recently launched a new section on its website, car.org, focusing on technology in the real estate industry. Available at http://car.org/tools/technology, the new Tech Section contains three sub-sections: Tech Trends, How-to, and One Cool Thing. The “Tech...
zipFORM® 6 Quick Tips
Now that you have renewed your zipForm® 6 account, you can continue to take advantage of your favorite toolbar features from your favorite C.A.R. member benefit. Did you know that there are actually more features in zipForm® 6 which allow you to move quickly through...
2014 Officer and Director Nominations Begin
The 2014 TSBOR and TSMLS Officer & Director election cycle has begun and we need your help! This is your chance to help determine the direction your Board(s) will take in the coming years. As a member of the Board, you will gain excellent insight to local and...
Paragon Updates Listing Photos
Fixed Picture Size for High Resolution Listing Images. Paragon has been working on enhancements to allow High Resolution Listing Images. In the near future, Paragon will change how listing images are displayed in Paragon’s Search Result Reports allowing for larger...