Charity Golf Tournament Raises Over $8000
THANK YOU to all the golfers and sponsors that supported the Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors Foundation for Charitable Activities Golf Tournament on Tuesday, September 25th at Northstar. It was an incredible day, and we brought in over $8000 for the Foundation. The...
AB 1718 Signed Into Law
Late last month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1718, a C.A.R.-sponsored bill that closes an important loophole in an applicant’s experience requirements for a real estate broker’s license. Typically, in addition to meeting stringent educational requirements and passing...
New Listing Slideshow Feature Available in Paragon
With the October 1, 2012 sunset of the Paragon Desktop product, LPS MLS has implemented a new Listing Slideshow (previously found in the Desktop Product) that can be used online as well as offline to present listing images to clients. This feature is available within...
Kaiser Permanente Open Enrollment Begins October 1st
The Benefits Store is proud to offer California REALTOR Association Members and Affiliates a choice of fourteen (14) low premium Health Care Plans. Open enrollment runs October 1 – 31st with coverage effective November 1st. There are five (5) HMO co-payment plans;...
CalHFA News: Changes to ‘Keep Your Home California’ Principal Reduction Program Aims to Attract More Servicers
The state-managed mortgage assistance program will begin 'recasting' mortgages within the next several weeks after U.S. Treasury officials approved the plan in mid-July. A little-know, seldom used tool in the mortgage world, recast mortgages could be just the right...
One Cool Thing – Top 4 Most Common Pricing Mistakes
Local Real Estate Scams on the Rise
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...
New Law Revamps Workers’ Compensation
Last week, Governor Brown signed into California law extensive changes to the workers’ compensation system which protects employees injured while at work. The new law aims to reduce costs to employers, increase benefits to disabled workers, and eliminate...
NAR Weekly Newsletter
Each week, NAR publishes an e-newsletter designed to help you get the most our of your REALTOR membership. In it are helpful resources including the President’s Podcast, marketing tips, invitations to free webinars, announcements about upcoming meeting and events and...
Top 10 Member Benefits at California REALTOR® EXPO 2012
Get ready for the biggest real estate event of the year! CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2012 takes place next month at the Anaheim Convention Center, Oct 2 - 4, and offers a unique opportunity for you to enhance your professional skills, meet other successful colleagues,...