CVAR’s COVID-19 Resources REALTORS®: Updates & Guidelines What’s Happening at CVAR under COVID-19 restrictions Latest COVID-19 Updates from C.A.R. Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® is conducting all business remotely. Meetings and classes presented by CVAR will be online and free of charge (see classes below). ____________ Free to CVAR Members: The Latest Trends, Topics and Tips at CVAR.Live! Click […]
Zillow & REvive: Evil Schemer or Tech Innovator?
by Laurie Schenden CVAR Director of Communications & Marketing Evil schemer or technological innovator? Either way, some say industry leadership should get credit for much of Zillow’s dominance, if not its success. Many real estate professionals have tried to look at the positives over the course of the company’s growth, such as how Zillow moved […]
10 Tips for 2020 Taxes
Last year Congress extended the deadline to July 15 because of the disruptions caused by COVID-19. This year however, the April 15 deadline is back in force. Here are 10 Tips to remember when filing your taxes. 1. Deadlines are deadlines Federal income tax returns are due April 15 this year, the traditional filing deadline. […]
Cities Report Jan.-Feb. ’21
REGION As vaccination programs expand, another large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site opened in the region in February, as the result of a partnership among various health organizations aiming to provide vaccines to particularly vulnerable residents, beginning with those age 75 and over. The site at Cal Poly Pomona is one of two in the consortium established […]
Tech in Real Estate – It’s Only Getting Better
The coronavirus pandemic only accelerated changes that were already occurring in how REALTORS® conducted business, suggested Jeb Griffin, NAR director of strategy and innovation. “Remember, everything used to be analog and required us to manually fill out forms,” Griffin said. Griffin was among NAR technology experts who gathered to examine the real estate industry’s growing reliance […]
Feb. 16 – CVAR Connect
CVAR’s COVID-19 Resources REALTORS®: Updates & Guidelines What’s Happening at CVAR under COVID-19 restrictions Latest COVID-19 Updates from C.A.R. Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® is conducting all business remotely. Meetings and classes presented by CVAR will be online and free of charge (see classes below). ____________ Online Classes Feb. 16 | Shred Documents – CVAR West, […]
Zillow’s ShowingTime Purchase Not About Data
by Brad Inman Inman News Like the pavement under one of those machines rolling the asphalt on a new road, Zillow’s vision of a seamless real estate path is unfolding, slowly but inexorably. Last Wednesday, it added ShowingTime, at a cost of $500 million. A price tag that few companies in the industry could step […]
840 Area Code Debuts Feb. 23
On Feb. 23, the 840 area code is set to debut in the 909 territories. But the way residents and businesses with 909 area codes complete calls changed on Saturday, Jan. 23. With the region served by the 909 area code running short on available phone numbers, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the […]
Feb. 8 – CVAR Connect
CVAR’s COVID-19 Resources REALTORS®: Updates & Guidelines What’s Happening at CVAR under COVID-19 restrictions Latest COVID-19 Updates from C.A.R. Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® is conducting all business remotely. Meetings and classes presented by CVAR will be online and free of charge (see classes below). ____________ Online Classes Feb. 8 | CRMLS Training – CRMLS App […]
3 Strategies to Finding Listings
At the recent Inman Connect conference, Stacie Staub and Jeff Lobb talked about challenges agents face to generate more listings in inventory-starved markets. For buy-side clients, the market can be “heartbreaking,” said Staub, the founder and CEO of West + Main Homes in Denver. “Especially with COVID-19 restrictions, it’s hard to even get a showing […]