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). ____________ Watch the REALTOR® Safety Replay! Offered Free for all of REALTOR® Safety Month (September) […]
Government Affairs
Make Plan to Vote; Register Here
by Teresa Boardman, Boardman Realty Voting during a pandemic increases the chance that things will go wrong during the 2020 election. One of the most civic-minded actions a REALTOR® can take is to volunteer at a polling location. Also, people who want to vote will need to have a plan that should be in place now. […]
LA Controller Calls for Faster, Cheaper Housing
Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin released a report in September that claims if the costs to build Proposition HHH-funded permanent supportive housing aren’t reduced, delays will continue, prices for materials will rise, and the city’s homeless population will increase. “Nearly four years after voters approved spending a billion-plus dollars to reduce homelessness, only three new housing projects […]
Eviction Moratorium for Tenants, Landlords
The Trump Administration’s new eviction moratorium, announced Sept. 1, gives the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authority to bar landlords from evicting most tenants for non-payment of rent through Dec. 31. The moratorium coincides with legislation signed Aug. 31 by Gov. Gavin Newsom (see details here). The new rules, which go into effect as […]
Summary of CA Rent Relief Law
The following is a brief summary of the Rent Relief Law signed Aug. 31 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. It coincides with the eviction moratorium announced by President Donald Trump on Sept. 1. California Tenant Relief Act: When a tenant has not paid rent for any period between March 1, 2020, and Jan. 31, 2021, the COVID-19 […]
Sept. 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 available classes below). ____________ REALTOR® Safety Day This Friday! Click to View Online […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]