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 available classes below). ____________ REALTOR® Safety Day This Friday! Click to View Online […]
SoCalGas Virtual Enrollment for Energy Savings Assistance
SoCalGas announced on Sept. 1 a virtual enrollment option for the Energy Savings Assistance Program, which provides eligible customers with an average of $705 worth of energy-efficiency home upgrades at no cost to help improve the safety and comfort of customers’ homes. The assistance program provides eligible customers with professionally installed home improvements, at […]
6 Tips to Winning Bidding War
Having to compete in a multiple-offer situation on every offer has forced agents to come up with every possible way to make their buyers’ offer the most attractive to the seller. Of course, all of these options are predicated upon the comfort level of the client. One or all of these options could be appropriate, depending […]
Aug. 31 – 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 available classes below). ____________ REALTOR® Safety Day Sept. 11 Click to View […]
REALTOR® COVID Updates
The Headlines: • Legal Update with Gov Hutchinson – Tuesday •Unemployment Pause • Price Gouging Prohibited • Bobcat Fire Update – See San Bernardino County • Eldorado Fire Update – See Riverside County The Details: California Unemployment – California will not accept new unemployment claims for the next two weeks as the state works to prevent fraud […]
10 False Buyer Beliefs to Debunk
When buyers first walk through the door, they bring in a lot of false truths. Here are 10 commonly held beliefs that agents may have to debunk. 1. My family member has a real estate license — they will help me Perhaps you can gracefully convey to your clients that the odds of their success […]
Cities Report – Aug. 2020
AZUSA Azusa City Council members voted on Monday, Aug. 17, to approve new bonds to pay for the unfunded accrued liability of the city’s pensions. The city has approximately $83.5 million in unfunded accrued liability, the city’s staff report reads. In March, the City Council approved to move $10.7 million in cash from its sewer, […]
Building Exceeds Expectations
Housing starts and permits shattered expectations in July, both hitting recent highs for residential construction. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, starts spiked 22.6% from the revised June estimate — the largest month-over-month gain since October 2016. That annualized pace is up 23.4% from July 2019, and […]
FHFA Fee Postponed but C.A.R. Says Damage Is Done
The FHFA directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to delay the implementation date of their .05% Adverse Market Refinance Fee from Sept. 1 until Dec. 1, but C.A.R. says the damage has been done. “While delaying the implementation of this fee may be helpful to lenders, it does nothing to mitigate the damage and cost […]
Stalemate Cracks on COVID Bill
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, said Friday that the president is open to signing a coronavirus relief bill with a $300 billion increase from Senate Republican’s HEALS Act, but shy of House Speaker Pelosi’s demand for a $2.2 trillion bill. Previous discussions between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Meadows, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and […]