by Heather | Sep 28, 2016 | C.A.R., NAR, TSBOR, TSMLS
A recent NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® survey reveals that almost 40 percent of REALTORS® have experienced a situation that caused them to fear for their personal safety or the safety of their personal information. Five percent said they were victims of an actual...
by Heather | Sep 27, 2016 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
by Heather | Sep 26, 2016 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points Banks are proactively pushing home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) to homeowners whose properties have regained much of the value they lost during the housing crisis. With rates averaging 4 percent to 7.25 percent, home equity borrowing is regaining...
by Heather | Sep 15, 2016 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Late last week C.A.R. successfully pressed amendments to AB 1381 (Weber) only minutes before the bill’s scheduled hearing in the Senate. C.A.R. opposed the bill because it contained surprise amendments added during the last allowable day in the Senate, its...
by Heather | Sep 14, 2016 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments last Wednesday in a case, Horiike v. Coldwell Banker, that is being closely followed by the real estate industry, including C.A.R. “At its core, the Horiike case is an issue of a buyer not reading all of the...
by Heather | Sep 13, 2016 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
