Dear CAR Member,   The past month has been extremely busy on the legislative front. C.A.R. members responded to several Red Alerts to express their opposition to harmful legislation, including two bills that together would have imposed unacceptable regulations on...

When it comes to obtaining a mortgage, the majority of consumers think it requires a higher credit score and larger down payment than is actually necessary, according to a recent survey by Fannie Mae. Of the 3,647 surveyed consumers, most vastly...

Buyer loses $40,000 in Earnest Money Deposit Scam In March we reported that a wave of earnest money deposit scams had reappeared and warned brokers and buyers to be vigilant. Here in June, these same scams are still occurring, and the perpetrators are absconding with...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has a long history of investing in a more innovative and productive homebuilding industry. This report provides an update to a 2003 report, Building Better Homes: Government Strategies for Promoting Innovation in...

Instead of printing or emailing a C.A.R. rental application for applicants to fill out, you can now collect all the information in a simple digital format using RentSpree. No more illegible or missing information!  Better yet, you can also receive a premium...

California's housing crisis has prompted public leaders and citizens alike to examine the policies and practices that shape the state's use of land, including how and where housing gets built and preserved. Using a brand new set of data profiling land use policies and...