by Heather | Mar 4, 2014 | Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
REALTORS® who use telemarketing are subject to the Do Not Call rules. The FCC’s new Robocall rules impose some additional requirements for obtaining consent when making a prerecorded telemarketing call to a residential phone number or making an autodialed or...
by Heather | Mar 3, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … Between the years 2007 and 2011, 42,000 new residents moved from Los Angeles County to San Bernardino County, which represents the largest migration into a region in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s migration report....
by Heather | Feb 27, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Fannie Mae recently announced that home buyers may receive up to 3.5 percent in closing cost assistance when they purchase a HomePath property in 27 states, including California, during the FirstLook period. During the FirstLook period, owner-occupant or public entity...
by Heather | Feb 26, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Forms Advisor® is an online software program that identifies for the REALTOR® which C.A.R. Standard Forms to use. Forms Advisor® features C.A.R. Forms Tutor®, which provides audio and text instructions for completing the forms and a legal Q&A component. This...
by Heather | Feb 24, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … According to the Housing Affordability Index (HAI) from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), California’s housing affordability held steady in the fourth quarter of 2013, following six consecutive quarters of declines. C.A.R.’s HAI found...
by Heather | Feb 21, 2014 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
Effective Jan. 1, 2014, property owners who obtain permits to remodel a property that was built prior to 1994 are required to retrofit with toilets that use no more than 1.6 gallons per flush, showerheads with flow rates of no more than 2.5 gallons per minute, and...
