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Jan. 4 – CVAR Connect

January 4, 2021

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).

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Online Classes – 2021

 

 

Jan. 4 | CRMLS Training – Systems & Products Overview

Jan. 5 | The Rebound – Austin Allison 
Founder of dotloop (sold to Zillow in 2015) and Pacasa on the REbound w/ Dan Smith

Jan. 6 | Ethics Replay w/ Leigh Brown
Code of Ethics training mandatory by 12-31-21. CVAR will present Ethics courses twice a month.

Jan. 7 | CVAR Caravan – Legal Update with Atty. Ed Estes 

To view and/or get your listings on the Caravan, e-mail: citrusvalleycaravan@yahoo.com

Jan. 12 | Contract College – Tuesdays through April 20, 2021

Click here for more CVAR Calendar


News & Featured Articles


 2021 Membership Billing – Due Wednesday!

Billing for your N.A.R., C.A.R. and CVAR memberships, along with your MLS subscription, is consolidated into one convenient bill that will be payable through your member services account.

Pay now or check your account here


Housing 2021: What You Need to Know 

Some of the top sources for real estate business news predict a strong 2021 for housing. But the question on many minds is, how will the new administration affect the industry?

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Stimulus for Property Owners

Among the provisions of the recently-passed stimulus package benefiting real estate: $25 billion in rental assistance; clarification that business owners can deduct business expenses on their federal tax returns that were paid using a PPP loan.

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Mortage Points or No Points?

Mortgage borrowers often have a choice to pay more up front in points to get an interest rate reduction or save money and accept a higher rate. What should your client do?

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Effective February – Proposition 19, which narrowly passed in the fall, will require people who inherit property to use it as their primary residence or have its tax value reassessed starting in February. 

Housing High – Despite losing roughly two months of the spring homebuying season, the housing market was strong in California this year. And, although the housing market has cooled during the final week, there are still many reasons to be optimistic about home sales and prices in 2021. (C.A.R.)

Move Assistance – 74% of buyers say they wish their REALTOR® offered moving support but only 16% do, according to an Updater internal study from 2019. Lend a hand when your clients need it most – launch your own moving app for free by clicking the link or from within your Transactions, zipForm Edition account. 


Did You Miss It?
Class Replays on 
CVAR.Live!

Top agency strategies; new eviction rules; Residential Listing and Purchase agreements; using the 1031 Exchange; legal updates, new agent tips and many more topics are covered and  available to replay for free from the CVAR archive at CVAR.Live.

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3rd Quarter Market Stats!

Create an instant report for clients with
the latest information for 3 counties:
Los Angeles – Riverside – San Bernardino


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Glide Features 

To get the most from the Glide member benefit, attend a free Glide webinar that covers everything you need to know to make the disclosures process easier for you and your clients: Register Here.

To see more about Glide features and for free training  Click Here. To contact Glide, e-mail updates@glide.com.

 



In Case You Missed It…


Riverside Agency Drops PACE Loans

A loan program that critics say misleads homeowners with promises of energy savings before saddling them with unaffordable debt will no longer be offered by a Riverside-based public agency.

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Good News for Builders

With lumber prices experiencing extreme price volatility this year and harming housing affordability, the first administrative review by the U.S. Commerce Department to reduce duties on shipments of Canadian lumber into the United States by more than half is good news for American home builders and home buyers.

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Record Sales in Inland Empire

The busiest November in 14 years pushed Inland Empire home prices to record highs. In Riverside and San Bernardino counties, a combined 6,888 residences sold, existing and new, a study of closed transactions by DQNews said. That’s up 22% in a year and the largest November tally since 2006.

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Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Education & Events, Industry News Tagged With: #CVARmembers, 2021, cvarconnect, Mortgage points, Stimulus

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