by Heather | Oct 29, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 11, 2013, indicates the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 5 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index decreased 5...
by Heather | Oct 24, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Late Sunday night, Gov. Brown vetoed AB 1229, a bill that proposed to dramatically weaken rent control limitations contained in the landmark “Costa-Hawkins” law sponsored by C.A.R. in 1995. C.A.R. had aggressively opposed the bill throughout the legislative process...
by Heather | Oct 21, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ “2014 California Housing Market Forecast” projects sales to increase by 3.2 percent next year to reach 444,000 units, up from the projected 2013 sales figure of 430,300 homes sold. C.A.R.’s forecast also...
by Heather | Oct 17, 2013 | C.A.R., NAR, TSBOR, TSMLS
Just hours before his deadline at midnight last night, Governor Jerry Brown signed or vetoed all the legislative bills on his desk to end the legislative process for 2013. C.A.R.’s Legal Department has summarized and made available on our webpage about 130 of...
by Heather | Oct 17, 2013 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
“Information galore!” exclaimed REALTOR® Van Agakanian of REO Modern Realty after taking the informative and useful one-hour webinar with marketing expert and Clarus EasyEdge™ partner Marci James. During the webinar Marci shared 12 FREE Google tools real...
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....
