CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ “2014 California Housing Market Forecast” projects sales to increase by 3.2 percent next year to reach 444,000 units, up from the projected 2013 sales figure of 430,300 homes sold. C.A.R.’s forecast also...

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2014 New Laws for California’s REALTORS®

Just hours before his deadline at midnight last night, Governor Jerry Brown signed or vetoed all the legislative bills on his desk to end the legislative process for 2013. C.A.R.’s Legal Department has summarized and made available on our webpage about 130 of...

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12 FREE Google Tools You Can’t Ignore for Real Estate

"Information galore!" exclaimed REALTOR® Van Agakanian of REO Modern Realty after taking the informative and useful one-hour webinar with marketing expert and Clarus EasyEdge™ partner Marci James. During the webinar Marci shared 12 FREE Google tools real estate...

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CAR Releases its 2014 California Housing Market Forecast

C.A.R. last week released its “2014 California Housing Market Forecast,” which predicts that the state’s housing market will continue to improve next year, with sales shifting toward primary home buyers and both sales and home prices posting further gains. The C.A.R....

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … The September Home Data Index released this week by Clear Capital reports that San Francisco and Detroit led the housing market rebound. The Bay Area city led metro price performance in September, with 4.4 percent quarterly growth and 28.3 percent...

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Be Aware of Real Estate Scams in the Area

IMPORTANT!  Please be aware, the following scams are going on in our area: Renting on behalf of the owner or posing as the owner. The scam artist claims to be helping someone else rent the property. They might be sick, or overseas, or just too busy to do it themselves...

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points … According to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), California pending home sales dropped in August, with the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) falling 5 percent in August to 108.3, down from 114 in July, based on signed contracts.  Pending...

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Newly Revised Tahoe-Truckee Area Addendum and Advisory

The following are the changes made to both documents based on the input and direction of the Tahoe-Truckee area task force which included the following participants;  Lil Schaller, Dickson Realty; Bill Whitehead, Boice O’Neal; Jeff Hurst, Hurst Realty; Jeff Brown,...

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