by Heather | Feb 18, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … The nation’s biggest public home builders are telling investors that new-home sales picked up during the second half of January, reflecting rising consumer confidence, low interest rates and an improving economy. For example, Taylor Morrison Home...
by Heather | Feb 17, 2015 | C.A.R.
This year marks the 110th anniversary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Please join us as we look back at C.A.R.’s milestone achievements over the years and showcase our longstanding commitment to member service and California real estate. Here is how you...
by Heather | Feb 4, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
by Heather | Feb 3, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR
Dear CAR Member, Happy New Year! We ended 2014 with a lot of good news, and now we’re starting 2015 with another piece of good news. Earlier this month, President Obama announced that HUD will lower its FHA mortgage insurance premiums by 50 basis points, from 1.35...
by Heather | Feb 2, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … Mortgage applications increased 14.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 16, 2015. Mortgage application volume increased last week to...
by Heather | Jan 28, 2015 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
Contact Information: All licensees now must provide email addresses to the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) according to an Advisory regarding Assembly Bill 2540 (AB 2540). The bill requires that examination and licensee applicants, as well as current...