Expanding Homeownership
June is Homeownership Month, and NAR is sharing how REALTORS® help the millions of Americans who aspire to join the nation’s 83 million property owners. Homeownership builds financial security. The net worth of a typical homeowner is nearly 40 times the net worth...
Stay Alert. Stay Safe. Safety Tips
C.A.R. was recently informed that a REALTOR® in Moreno Valley was physically assaulted during an open house. Luckily the REALTOR® was able to fend off the attacker when a family showed up to view the property. As a reminder, C.A.R. advises members to work in pairs...
Prop 19 Tax Savings Resource For Your Clients
Heard about the Proposition 19 property tax break? Wondering who qualifies? Curious to see the tax break in action? In April, C.A.R. began running a new consumer ad campaign to educate consumers who might benefit from Proposition 19. In addition to a targeted ad...
Lending and Down Payment Secrets Your Clients Need to Know
First-time buyers, renters, clients who have had a prior foreclosure or short sale, and parents trying to help their children with the homebuying process are facing an unprecedented real estate market. The hurdles to homeownership are well known: supply, down payment...
C.A.R. Legislative Update
One of C.A.R.’s priorities has been to increase the allocation of funds in the state budget to homeownership. Last week, the Legislature released the Join Legislative Budget Proposal which proposes to make a substantial investment in new affordable home construction,...
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A Monthly Message from C.A.R. President Otto Catrina
Dear CAR Member, Since we’re in the height of the home-buying season and many of you are regularly holding open houses, I want to remind you of the importance of being vigilant and staying safe. Last week, an unfortunate incident occurred with a Citrus Valley AOR real...
C.A.R. CEO John M. Sebree to Lead Panel on Innovative Solutions to State’s Housing Crisis
If homeownership is to be more accessible to the average Californian by alleviating pressure on home prices, then we must advance actionable, pragmatic, and above all, innovative paths to dramatically increase housing supply. How might we rethink innovative housing...
White House Announces Plan to Address Housing Supply and Affordability Crisis
On Monday, May 16, the Biden Administration announced its Housing Supply Action Plan “to ease the burden of housing costs over time, by boosting the supply of quality housing in every community.” The Plan is a list of proposals intended to increase the nation’s...
WomanUP Registration Now Open
Can you feel the energy?Registration is now open for WomanUP!® 2022! We are gathering in person at the Paséa Hotel & Spa in Huntington Beach from 8/30 - 9/1. As always, the team is putting together signature solo talks, group conversations, and social...