Weekend Open House Allowed For Tenant-Occupied Properties
A listing agent of tenant-occupied property can hold an open house over the weekend during reasonable hours (as explained below), according to a recent California court decision. A landlord’s right to enter leased premises during “normal business hours,” as authorized...
Broker Record Retention Includes Text Messages and Other Electronic Communications
Brokers must keep electronic communications, including texts, emails, tweets, and the like, as part of their record retention requirements. This was the reminder recently issued by the Bureau of Real Estate (BRE) in its Spring 2013 Real Estate Bulletin (pages 2 and...
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zipForm® Plus Available to CAR Members
zipForm® Plus is now available to C.A.R. members, giving them access to the most comprehensive online forms application available today. As zipForm® has defined the real estate software landscape, zipForm® Plus will redefine it, with a complete design overhaul...
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Pull MLS Information into zipForm®
C.A.R. provides all members with zipFormMLS-Connect® for FREE so you never have to retype property and agent information again. How to use zipFormMLS-Connect® - a FREE C.A.R. Member Benefit Step 1: Open your forms in zipForm® Plus. You can use zipFormMLS-Connect® on a...
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … Sales of condominiums and townhomes surged almost 8 percent from last August in California, and are up nearly 5 percent year to date compared to last year, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’® (C.A.R.) August 2013 resale housing...
Four Factors to Watch in Housing’s Rebound
Buyers and sellers have been forced to adjust quickly to changing dynamics in the recovering U.S. housing markets, such as bidding wars when prices were low, short inventory, rising mortgage rates, and financing issues. A research firm notes that in a typical recovery...
8 Staging Tips Using Feng Shui
The ancient Chinese art of feng shui (pronounced “fung shway”) is over 3,000 years old, and has been known to help many REALTORS® sell homes when applied to their listings. This method of arranging inner and outer environments so they consistently support the...
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … The availability of mortgage credit declined in August, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Decreases in availability of loans that have an interest-only feature are...