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6 Tips to Reduce Your Taxes

April 5, 2021

If a taxpayer can manage their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2021 to stay below $150,000 (or $75,000, if single), the tax savings related to even small reductions in AGI can be incredible. Here are just a few options for reducing AGI: Maximize contributions to a Section 401(k) plan, reducing wage income. Employees can contribute […]

Filed Under: Client Tips, CVAR Connect, Government Affairs, Pro Tips Tagged With: 401K, adjusted gross income, AGI, cvarconnect, IRS, maximize contributions, taxes, taxpayer

Avoid Liability for ‘Sight Unseen’

March 29, 2021

by Deanne M. Rymarowicz N.A.R. Associate Counsel Buying a home “sight unseen” was not a phenomenon invented during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s long been common for investors and military buyers, among others, who sometimes must make purchases without visiting a property. With the shift to virtual tours and showings in the past year, however, more […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Pro Tips Tagged With: Code of Ethics, COVID-19, Deanne Rymarowicz, defects, diligence, disclosure, home inspector, inspection, liability, NAR, real estate professional, sight unseen, virtual tour

March 22 – CVAR Connect

March 22, 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). ____________  Online Classes        March 23 | Contract College –  Weekly Series March […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, CVAR News, Education & Events, Industry News, Pro Tips Tagged With: Cities Report, cvarconnect, Digital help, MLS due, Stimulus, UCLA Ziman

4 Ways to Digitally Hand-Hold Clients-and Its Benefits

March 22, 2021

With limited ability to meet face-to-face with clients, most of us have relied on digital tools to get through one of the most challenging chapters in our history. By now, we all know that staying connected to your clients may be more important than ever. And understanding the value of the digital tools you are […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Pro Tips, Technology Tagged With: agent tips, clients, cvarconnect, Digital tool, FaceTime, hand-hold clients, Technology, zoom

CVAR Sales Snapshot Feb. ’21

March 22, 2021

C.A.R. Analyst Guillermo Flores shares with CVAR members the details of home sales in areas of interest to our members for the month of February. “The housing market had a good start for the year in January, and followed up with a solid month in February,” Guillermo said.   “While home sales didn’t increase by double-digit […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, CVAR News, Pro Tips Tagged With: C.A.R., California Association of REALTORS®, Dave Walsh, Guillermo Flores, housing sales, Jordan Levine, Snapshot

5 Lies Listing Agents Tell

March 15, 2021

Some agents will say just about anything to get a seller to ink a listing agreement, whether it’s true or not. Having encountered just about every lie that a competing listing agent could tell, it’s easy enough to spot the falsehoods, it can be tricky explaining them to a seller.  Here are the top five […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Pro Tips Tagged With: #LiesAgentsTell, agents, cvarconnect, Inman News, listing, sellers

Remote Workers’ Trickier Taxes

March 8, 2021

As employees prepare to file their 2020 taxes, they may find themselves stuck in a battle among states, with billions of dollars at stake. Because a significant number of Americans worked at home during the pandemic, states may make competing claims to their paychecks. The rules are complex and vary across the country. In some states, […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Government Affairs, Pro Tips Tagged With: commute, COVID-19, cvarconnect, remote workers, states, taxes, telecommute, withholding, work from home

10 Ways to Generate Listings in Low-inventory Market

March 8, 2021

One of the most engaging topics at Inman Connect was how to cope with the low-inventory market. Jeff Lobb and Stacie Staub discussed three strategies for finding listings in a low-inventory market. Here are 10 additional ways Bernice Ross suggests to proactively persuade potential sellers to put their properties on the market now.   Strategy 1: […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Pro Tips Tagged With: #CVARmembers, #InmanNews, generate listings, Inman, Jeff Lobb, Listings, low inventory, postcard campaign, Stacie Staub

March 1 CVAR Connect

March 1, 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). ____________ Women’s History Month Hear Broker-Navy Veteran-Women’s Council member Taunee English in this sneak […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, CVAR News, Government Affairs, Pro Tips Tagged With: #CVAReducation, CVAR.LIVE, cvarconnect, Zillow

Client Tip: Listing Details Can Lead to Quicker Sale

March 1, 2021

Detailed descriptions in home listings can go a long way to getting a property sold quicker in just about any kind of market. What kind of a lot does your home sit on? What kind of a fireplace does it have? What kind of view? This is especially true during a global pandemic, when showings […]

Filed Under: Client Tips, CVAR Connect, MLS News, Pro Tips Tagged With: CRMLS, cvarconnect, fireplace, listing, listing details

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