by Heather | Mar 5, 2020 | C.A.R., TSBOR
In the month of February, the Legislature has concluded with bill introductions for the second half of the 2019-2020 legislative session. AB 1484 (Grayson), C.A.R.’s sponsored legislation on the mitigation of development fees, is pending committee assignment in...
by Heather | Mar 4, 2020 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
DBO Action Against Brokers Denies In-House Escrow Exemption – Per DRE’s Real Estate Bulletin The Department of Business Oversight, the California agency which regulates independent escrows, recently brought an action against two real estate brokers who attempted to...
by Heather | Mar 3, 2020 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
On December 5, 2019, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies declining to renew policyholders in wildfire disaster zones. Between now and December 5, 2020, homeowners insurance carriers cannot...
by Heather | Mar 2, 2020 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Dear CAR Member, California’s housing and homelessness crises were the main themes of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State address this week. He noted that massively increasing housing production is the only way out of the vicious cycle of not building enough...
by Heather | Feb 26, 2020 | C.A.R.
In 1920, the California Real Estate Association (as C.A.R. was known then) launched its first issue of the News Bulletin to its few hundred members. Now in full-color, with glossy pages and called California Real Estate magazine, the publication is barely...
by Heather | Feb 25, 2020 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
