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Aug. 17 – CVAR Connect

August 17, 2020

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 | […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Education & Events, National News Tagged With: Airbnb, Contract College, cvarconnect, Leigh Brown

Dec. 30 CVAR At A Glance

December 30, 2019

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 – […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Education & Events Tagged With: #CVARmembers, Airbnb, Contract College, January, Jarvis, New Year, refinance, tax savers, year-end

LA May Relax Airbnb Regulations

December 30, 2019

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. […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Government Affairs Tagged With: Airbnb, city rule, Housing shortage, Los Angeles Planning Commission, SAJE, second home, Urban Politics, vacation rental

Airbnb Murders Spur Changes to Short-Term Rental Rules

November 12, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Government Affairs, Industry News Tagged With: Airbnb, Airbnb murder, Inman, Opendoor, shooting, short-term rental, USA Today; Inman

Short-term Rental Crackdown

December 26, 2018

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 […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Client Tips, Government Affairs, Industry News Tagged With: Airbnb, Curbed, home-share, Los Angeles, Mike Bonin, rent control, residential

Nov. 13 – CVAR At A Glance

November 13, 2018

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 […]

Filed Under: CVAR News, Education & Events, Government Affairs, Industry News, Membership, Uncategorized, Video Tagged With: Airbnb, Cities Report, Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS®, CVAR, CVAR at a Glance, CVAR Connect, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, Diana Nyad, Gen Z, Gold Line, Jordan Levine, Leaving LA, Real Estate FORWARD

$2.25 Million Fine for Illegal Airbnb Rentals

November 13, 2018

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 […]

Filed Under: At A Glance Tagged With: Airbnb, avoid lawsuits, Ellis Act, HomeAway, injunction, San Francisco Chronicle, short-term rental

Airbnb Income Counts for Refi

February 20, 2018

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 […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, California News, Government Affairs, Industry News, National News, Pro Tips Tagged With: Airbnb, CVAR, cvar.net, Fannie Mae, homeowner, refinancing

2016 Law Targets Tenants Who ‘Host’ Tourists

February 1, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, California News, CVAR News, Industry News Tagged With: Airbnb, hosting platform, legislative bill, tenant sublet

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