CAR Market Matters
Talking Points The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® released its 2nd quarter housing affordability report, which showed that the percentage of home buyers who could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California declined to 29...
Understanding the Market
Market Pulse Survey • The open house traffic index saw year over year growth for the fourth straight month. The index was 63 in June, up from last year’s index at 53. • REALTOR optimism about market conditions continued and remained above fifty. The index, however,...
NAR REALTOR Conference and Expo
Melissa Crocket Willis Andrew Dorn Sean Carpenter Real Estate Teams of Today... and Tomorrow Lead Conversion Miracles: 3% to Double Digits Leveraging Today's Tools to Build Better...
One Cool Thing
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points A drop in interest rates drives homeowners and homebuyers to the mortgage market. Total mortgage application volume increased 3 percent last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The increased mortgage activity was buoyed by applications...
Join C.A.R. for a Free Event Focusing on Housing Affordability
C.A.R. members are invited to join C.A.R.’s Center for California Real Estate and the Bay Area Council as they host “California’s Housing Crisis: The Impact on the Bay Ara and It’s Housing Needs.” The event, which will take place at the LinkedIn Focus Conference...
Warning: Text Message Scam Alert
NAR is warning REALTORS® about a text message scam alert in which recipients receive a text message asking for payment of a fine or sales tax on a prize. The sender claims to be NAR. It is not NAR. In one version of the scam, a scammer levies false ethics accusations...
One Cool Thing
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points Total mortgage application volume rose just 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Total mortgage application activity for home buying and refinancing continued to edge down last...
Nominate Your Rising Star Today!
Help boost a growing career by nominating someone you know for the Rising Star Award. Designed to work with the brokerage community to recognize their up-and-coming agents, Rising Stars and their firms will receive recognition from C.A.R.’s President and CEO. They...