by Heather | Dec 4, 2018 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
by Heather | Dec 3, 2018 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Dear CAR Member, “We are in a crisis and need your help.” This is from an email we received from Ellie Rosebush, the association executive of the Oroville Association of REALTORS®, who lost her home in last week’s Northern California wildfire and had to be...
by Heather | Nov 20, 2018 | C.A.R., TSBOR
Dear CAR Member, As I’m sure you’re aware, there are currently two major wildfires burning throughout the state: The Camp Fire in Butte County, and the Woosley Fire in Los Angeles County. Unfortunately, the Camp Fire has already resulted in five known...
by Heather | Nov 15, 2018 | C.A.R., TSBOR
Dear CAR Member, For the better part of this year, we embarked on a historic and comprehensive effort to pass Proposition 5, C.A.R.’s own Property Tax Fairness Initiative, which would remove the “moving penalty” for seniors 55 and older, the disabled, and...
by Heather | Nov 8, 2018 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
AB 1289 (Arambula) and AB 2884 (Irwin), C.A.R.’s sponsored real estate law cleanup bill, was signed into law by the Governor. C.A.R. has been involved in a multi-year effort to update the real estate law including updating terminology and clarifying the law to...
by Heather | Nov 7, 2018 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR
Existing law allows a client to sue an agent for sexual harassment. This new law lowers the bar for bringing such a claim. It provides that even if a business, service, or professional “relationship” does not presently exist (as is required in existing law), a real...