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 at CVAR Nov. 9 | CRMLS Closed – Veterans Nov. 11 […]
Client Tip: How to Hang Pictures, Mirrors, Plates
If you’ve had home improvement on the brain over the past few months, you’re not alone. According to a recent poll of 1,054 people, 70% said that they’ve decided to take on in-house projects over the past few months. Home improvement doesn’t have to mean taking a sledgehammer to a wall, though: One of the […]
REALTOR® Conduct May Lead to Ethics Changes
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is scheduled to vote Friday, Nov. 13, on proposed changes to the Code of Ethics, following an “unprecedented” wave of complaints about its members’ social media conduct during this tumultuous year. Under current rules, “members can engage in conduct and speech that is discriminatory and abhorrent” without penalty unless […]
What Changes Are Permanent?
Amid all the uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 over the past six months, one thing is assured: the pandemic has re-ordered real estate markets across the board on an unprecedented scale. Some of this may be irreversible. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, we don’t know if people will feel safer living in the south and […]
DRE to Enforce COVID Showing Protocol
COVID showing protocols (per the COVID-19 Real Estate Guidance or “the Guidance”) require that all visitors to a property wear masks, agree to the posted rules of entry, and use hand sanitizer upon entry. Agents must also clean and disinfect the property both before and after each showing and ensure that social distancing and all other COVID […]
How to Share Your RPR Reports on Facebook
Reports that you create in REALTOR® Property Resource (RPR) are meant to be shared! They’re for agents who want to create topical messaging and results-oriented relationships through social media. But which reports are best for sharing? Two of the most popular reports to share are: The Neighborhood Report The report summarizes economic, housing, demographic and […]
7 Bad Buyer Agent Behaviors
As a buyer’s agent, what do you do to get your offer accepted? If you are doing any of these seven behaviors listed below, it’s time to stop now. 1. Stop being aggressive People want to deal with who they like. They also want to deal with individuals who make things easy because they’re skilled […]
Nov. 2 – 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 at CVAR Nov. 3 | Election Day – Vote! Nov. 3 […]
DOJ, Judge Side With Exide Regarding Toxic Property
‘This blatant disregard for the community by Exide,’ said a lawmaker. Exide Technologies can abandon its heavily contaminated battery recycling plant in Vernon and stop paying for environmental protections preventing the spread of toxic dust to neighboring cities as soon as Oct. 30, a federal judge ruled this month. The court’s support of Exide’s bankruptcy […]
8 Housing Trends Emerging From Pandemic
Some housing trends will accelerate, some will come to a halt, and some will spawn entirely new areas of growth because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts at the Urban Land Institute’s virtual fall conference on Oct. 15. For example, the migration from cities to suburbs, which millennials led prior to the pandemic, has […]