Scammers Pose as Agents to Bilk Real Estate Colleagues

A new scam is circulating in which tricksters pose as real estate agents and other trusted professionals, asking for financial “favors” from unsuspecting victims. In one example of the scheme, a scammer may pretend to be a real estate practitioner asking his or her...

read more

Boost Your Biz Tuesday is Coming

Beginning next Tuesday and the last Tuesday of of every month will now be referred to as "Boost Your Biz Tuesday." CAR created Boost Your Biz, a new member e-tool that you'll receive in your inbox on the last Tuesday of every month. CAR already has you covered on...

read more

CAR Co-Sponsors Legislation to Increase Housing Supply

California is experiencing a dire housing shortage because it fails to build enough residential units to meet the demand. The state ranks 49th in the number of housing units per resident and in 2018 had a rental vacancy rate of 4.4%. Job growth continued to outpace...

read more

A message from C.A.R. President Jeanne Radsick

Dear CAR Member, Happy New Year! A new year, and with it, brings new beginnings and new opportunities. I’m looking forward to meeting the challenges that invariably present themselves as the new year gets underway. Speaking of challenges, last month I told you about...

read more

Five Questions Agents Legally Cannot Answer

Real estate agents often become the go-to for all the advice their clients need during the house-hunting process. Some become more like therapists than salespeople, with buyers especially, but renters too, needing immense support through the understandably stressful...

read more