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 […]
Most Sought-After Upgrades
Apartment Therapy recently asked designers and contractors to highlight some of the most requested home upgrades from their clients over the past year. Among the popular upgrades they mentioned: Closet Organization Homeowners are taking control of their closets. They’re clearing items they no longer want and adding shelving to better organize their storage spaces. They […]
Prop 19 Transfer Exemption in Effect Feb. 16
Proposition 19, supported by the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.), allows homeowners who are 55 and older, people with severe disabilities, wildfire or natural disaster victims to transfer their current property tax base to a replacement home anywhere in California. Beginning Feb. 16, 2021, Prop 19 also changes the rules on exemptions from reassessment for […]
Feb. 1 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. 1 | CRMLS Training – Matrix Search 101 […]
FHA Again Backs DACA Mortgages
In one of the Trump administration’s last acts, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) declared that the Federal Housing Administration will once again back mortgages for immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. HUD said DACA recipients who are legally permitted to work in the U.S. are eligible to apply […]
Eviction Moratorium to June 30
With days to spare before a statewide eviction moratorium was set to expire, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law extending the ban until June 30, 2021, impacting millions of Californians faced with economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Judicial Council anticipates 240,000 evictions filings this year, double the amount from 2019-2020, “given the […]