by Heather | Oct 16, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
C.A.R. last week released its “2014 California Housing Market Forecast,” which predicts that the state’s housing market will continue to improve next year, with sales shifting toward primary home buyers and both sales and home prices posting further gains. The C.A.R....
by Heather | Oct 15, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
by Heather | Oct 14, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … The September Home Data Index released this week by Clear Capital reports that San Francisco and Detroit led the housing market rebound. The Bay Area city led metro price performance in September, with 4.4 percent quarterly growth and 28.3 percent...
by Heather | Oct 10, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … According to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), California pending home sales dropped in August, with the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) falling 5 percent in August to 108.3, down from 114 in July, based on signed contracts. Pending...
by Heather | Oct 8, 2013 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
A listing agent of tenant-occupied property can hold an open house over the weekend during reasonable hours (as explained below), according to a recent California court decision. A landlord’s right to enter leased premises during “normal business hours,” as authorized...
by Heather | Oct 7, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR
Brokers must keep electronic communications, including texts, emails, tweets, and the like, as part of their record retention requirements. This was the reminder recently issued by the Bureau of Real Estate (BRE) in its Spring 2013 Real Estate Bulletin (pages 2 and...