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). ____________ Contract College Begins Aug. 27! Online at CVAR • Aug. 17 | […]
Dec. 30 CVAR At A Glance
CVAR Closed Dec. 31-Jan. 1 Featured Classes & Events Dec. 31-Jan. 1 | CVAR Closed for New Years Jan. 6 | CRMLS Training – Glendora – Free Jan. 8 | New Member Orientation – All Locations Jan. 8 | zipForm® Training – All Locations – Free Jan. 9-Feb. 27 | Contract College – Glendora – […]
LA May Relax Airbnb Regulations
Hosts could rent out second homes under a new proposal Just as Los Angeles starts cracking down on Airbnbs, city officials are looking at loosening the rules to allow hosts to rent out a second home. Right now, these types of rentals—referred to by the city as “vacation homes”—are banned in the city of Los Angeles. […]
Airbnb Murders Spur Changes to Short-Term Rental Rules
Orinda, CA, is poised to ban certain short-term rentals after a shooting at an Airbnb listing left five dead in the town, the town’s mayor told Inman. The massacre, which took place on Halloween at an Airbnb rental property, highlighted how tech companies are struggling to cope with undesired uses of homes listed on their […]
Short-term Rental Crackdown
Rent-controlled units in Los Angeles will be banned from Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms under regulations adopted this month by the City Council. The rules adopted unanimously come after more than three years of deliberation and will take effect in July, applying to the entire city of Los Angeles, including vacation hotspots such as Venice. They are the city’s first […]
Nov. 13 – CVAR At A Glance
Featured Classes and Events Nov. 13 | Brokers/Salesperson License Cram Course – CVAR HQ Nov. 14 | New Member Orientation – All Locations Nov. 15 | Real Estate FORWARD – Sold Out! Nov. 19 | CRMLS Training – CVAR East Nov. 20 | MLO License Renewal – CVAR East Nov. 21 | zipForm® e-Signatures – All Locations Nov. 27 […]
$2.25 Million Fine for Illegal Airbnb Rentals
A well-heeled couple who turned 14 city apartments into illegal hotels through the vacation-rental service Airbnb agreed to a $2.25 million settlement. Darren and Valerie Lee agreed to pay that amount for penalties and investigation costs, and in addition are barred for at least seven years from offering short-term rentals in any of the 17 San Francisco […]
Airbnb Income Counts for Refi
With the backing of Fannie Mae, home-sharing giant Airbnb has announced a new partnership with select lenders, including Quicken Loans, Citizens Bank, and Better Mortgage, that will allow homeowners to report rental earnings as part of their income when applying to refinance a mortgage. Owners who rent rooms on Airbnb had been facing delays, higher […]
2016 Law Targets Tenants Who ‘Host’ Tourists
CVAR Staff A law that requires a “hosting platform” to warn a tenant that subletting the tenant’s residence may violate his/her lease and could result in eviction is among the new laws passed by the California Legislature and the U.S. Congress that may affect REALTORS® in 2016. A “hosting platform” is a marketplace that is […]