CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … Mortgage applications fell a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent last week, despite lower rates and expectations of stronger home sales in May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Total mortgage applications for refinances and home...

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CAR REALTOR Expo Open for Registration

Cool is just around the corner at CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2014, taking place October 7-9 at the Anaheim Convention Center. This year free sessions again will be offered across all three days, including Tuesday. We have brand new lineups of full-day, targeted...

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CAR Legal Update

DUAL AGENCY New Case Holds Different Salespersons Under the Same Broker Are Dual Agents    It is well established that a dual agent owes a fiduciary duty to both the buyer and the seller. This case ruled that when a buyer and seller are working with different...

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … California’s housing market continued to perform better than expected in April with both the median home price and home sales increasing month to month, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Sales in April increased 7.4...

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Summer MLS Reminders

As our busy summer season approaches, the Board wanted to put out a few helpful reminders. When showing property, please leave the property the way you found it. If it was locked, be sure to lock it. If the lights were off, be sure to turn them off, etc. Also, please...

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … There was decreased housing affordability in all regions of the state during the first quarter of 2014, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. The state’s housing affordability has dropped 23 percent since its peak in the first quarter...

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Cool Lunches at CAR REALTOR Expo 2014

Join us for a cool lunch every day at ONE COOL EXPO 2014 We look forward to seeing you at CALIFORNIA REALTOR EXPO this year and hope you will join us to hear these three remarkable speakers at our lunch sessions. Tuesday, Oct. 7: Terri Sjodin, the bestselling author...

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