C.A.R. Goes to Washington

Earlier this month, the C.A.R. Leadership-Team traveled to Washington D.C. to press California members of Congress and regulators on issues our members and their clients are facing in today’s real estate market. As California continues to recover from the impact of...

Make An Impact

C.A.R.’s HAF Closing Cost Assistance Grant Program, in a joint effort with our non-profit partners, helps first-time homebuyers who are members of an *”underserved community” bridge the affordability gap by providing them with up to $10,000 in...

CAR Legal Update

BROKERS FACE WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY LAWSUITS ACROSS CALIFORNIA ​​​​​​A rash of website accessibility lawsuits have been filed across the state with real estate brokerages named as the defendants. The legal claim underlying such suits is that a business’ website...

New Square Footage Standards for Appraisers

If you didn’t know, Fannie Mae is adopting some changes with the way appraisers measure square footage (pdf). In short, as of April 1, 2022, appraisers are going to be required to measure square footage per ANSI standards (American National Standards Institute). The...