California is Home to the Largest Number of Veterans

California is Home to the Largest Number of Veterans

As a California REALTOR® you can have a powerful and profound impact for those who have served while expanding your business in a patriotic way to an underserved market. Register for your FREE online course: "Did You Serve? Identifying Homebuying Advantages for...

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CAR Market Matters

CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … California housing affordability improved from third-quarter 2014 but dipped when compared to a year ago, as lower interest rates failed to offset higher home prices, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). The percentage of...

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CAR Market Matters

CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … The nation’s biggest public home builders are telling investors that new-home sales picked up during the second half of January, reflecting rising consumer confidence, low interest rates and an improving economy. For example, Taylor Morrison Home...

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CAR Leading the Way for 110 Years

CAR Leading the Way for 110 Years

This year marks the 110th anniversary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.  Please join us as we look back at C.A.R.’s milestone achievements over the years and showcase our longstanding commitment to member service and California real estate. Here is how you...

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Monthly Message from C.A.R. President Chris Kutzkey

Dear CAR Member, Happy New Year! We ended 2014 with a lot of good news, and now we’re starting 2015 with another piece of good news.  Earlier this month, President Obama announced that HUD will lower its FHA mortgage insurance premiums by 50 basis points, from 1.35...

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … Mortgage applications increased 14.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 16, 2015. Mortgage application volume increased last week to...

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CALBRE Guidance – Emails Now Required and Team Names

Contact Information: All licensees now must provide email addresses to the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) according to an Advisory regarding Assembly Bill 2540 (AB 2540). The bill requires that examination and licensee applicants, as well as current...

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