Legislative Update

The Legislature began Summer Recess on Thursday, July 15th and resumes on Monday, August 16th. Below is an update on various C.A.R. priority bills. The pre-recess Committee and floor votes for our C.A.R. priority bills were very favorable to us. Sponsored bills AB 571...

California Coronavirus Weekly Update

Welcome to the 71st issue of the California Coronavirus Weekly Recap newsletter. Before we get started with this week’s news, we want to make sure you’re aware of the COVID REALTOR® Relief Wrap Up webinar that C.A.R. Legal is holding tomorrow, July 22, at 10 a.m....

California Homeowners Trying to Save Fire Insurance

Source: Mercury News As wildfire insurance premiums skyrocket, researchers, consumer advocates and industry leaders alike are racing to factor homeowners’ hardening efforts into insurance pricing. But without hard data, it’s a mystery how much any particular measure...

The Future of Homeownership is Latino

Source: NBC News Latino buyers are expected to serve as the growth engine of American homebuying and comprise 70 percent of homeownership growth from 2020-2040, serving as the growth engine of American home buying, according to the Urban Institute, suggesting...