Learn What You Need to Know About Working with Distressed Properties
Although short sales and foreclosures are not new trends, mortgage defaults, short sales, and sales of foreclosed and REO properties are on the rise and not expected to peak until 2012. Learn to profit in today's real estate market with a course from C.A.R. Education....
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Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® – Article Sixteen
Where the word REALTORS® is used in this Code and Preamble, it shall be deemed to include REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®s. While the Code of Ethics establishes obligations that may be higher than those mandated by law, in any instance where the Code of Ethics and the law...
CAR’s Mortgage Fraud Education Efforts
Beginning in May, C.A.R. embarked on a multifaceted campaign to educate consumers about the growing trend in mortgage modification fraud. A nonprofit housing agency recently reported that attempts to scam struggling homeowners have climbed nearly 60 percent nationwide...
New and Revised CAR Forms Now Available in zipFORM® 6
Although C.A.R. typically only updates the standard forms twice per year, a newly enacted law required an additional release in June. The Office Management Agreement form serves as a contract between the brokerage and branch office manager to establish an...
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® – Article Fifteen
Where the word REALTORS® is used in this Code and Preamble, it shall be deemed to include REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®s. While the Code of Ethics establishes obligations that may be higher than those mandated by law, in any instance where the Code of Ethics and the law...
California Homeowner Bill of Rights Becomes Law
All eyes in the nation now turn to California as Governor Jerry Brown signed into law today the Homeowner Bill of Rights to help struggling Californians keep their homes. This law aims to avoid foreclosure where possible to help stabilize California's housing market...
Federal Healthcare Law Ruling Effect on REALTORS®
The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld most of the Obama Administration’s healthcare reform law under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). This law has a broad impact on the U.S. healthcare industry, including healthcare choices for California’s...
Congress Passes Five-Year Extension for Flood Insurance Program
On Saturday, June 30, President Obama signed a one-week extension of a transportation bill that includes a provision to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years, ending four years of short-term extensions that fueled uncertainty and several...
Lease/Disclosure Chart Now Available
While leasing homes can help diversify your services, it also comes with its own set of headaches. C.A.R.’s Lease/Rental Disclosure Chart makes sure you’ve covered all the bases. REALTORS® know very well the importance and complexity of the various state and federal...