C.A.R. Sponsored Bill Update
With the Legislature up and running in full force, here is an update on three C.A.R.-sponsored bills. Two of the bills focus on helping ensure transparency on the costs attached to housing and housing production. The third focuses on helping reduce the costs to...
A special message from C.A.R. President Dave Walsh
Dear CAR Member, By the end of this decade, "California will be home to 10.8 million people age 60 and over – nearly twice as many as in 2010,” according to the State of California’s recently released Master Plan for Aging. That means starting on April 1, millions of...
California Coronavirus Weekly Update
Welcome to the 53rd issue of the California Coronavirus Weekly Recap newsletter. Before we get started with this week’s news, we want to remind you that we have updated our FAQs on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Direct Payments and Other Relief. In This...
The Updated Guide is Here
The Legal Tools Quick Reference Guide is an all-in-one book containing C.A.R.’s disclosure charts, the entire sample letter library, and dozens of legal quick guides. You can use this book for a wide variety of situations to help you make informed decisions impacting...
C.A.R. Unveils Package of Fair Housing Bills
C.A.R. unveiled a Fair Housing and Equity legislative package designed to help address ongoing fair housing and equity issues that persist, especially for communities of color. The package is part of C.A.R.’s Californians Need Housing Now initiative, which urges the...
Shine A Light During Women’s History Month
In honor of Women’s History Month, we invite you to shine a light on the women who have made a difference in your life. Our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, teachers, aunts, mentors, bosses and beloved friends — we all know incredible women who encourage us to step UP...
California Coronavirus Weekly Update
Welcome to the 52nd issue of the California Coronavirus Weekly Recap newsletter. Before we get started with this week’s news, we want to remind you that we have updated our FAQs on SBA Loans for Agents and SBA Loans for Brokers. In This Issue: The Economy &...
Getting Clients: Find More Clients Without Being Face to Face
With open houses, large social gatherings and other in-person events currently prohibited in California, you may be struggling with how to increase your client list. Afterall, open houses and events are some of the most popular ways REALTORS® get new business. We...
C.A.R. Legislative Update
The following is an update on housing-related bills and the position C.A.R. has taken on them. SB 539: Clarifies Effective Dates in Prop 19 C.A.R. is supporting SB 539 (Hertzberg, McGuire, Allen) to clearly confirm that under Prop 19, either the sale of the original...
How Vaccinations Impact Your Real Estate Business
Now that vaccinations have begun, has the Industry Guidance for real estate transactions changed? No. REALTORS® must continue to adhere to the Industry Guidance, which details how properties must be shown during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means: You cannot hold...