The doors are open at all three CVAR offices. Masks are back as coronavirus cases rise again. Health officials are urging even fully vaccinated Californians to resume wearing masks as the Delta variant spreads and vaccinations sputter. Vaccine requirements tighten.California state and healthcare employees will soon be required to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. L.A. […]
June 21 – CVAR Connect
CVAR 2022 Election Results Congratulations to our 2022 President-elect Sarah Glavan, and to the new members of the 2022 Board of Directors: Nicolle Davis, Bruce Engles and Helen Moreno. For more about the 2022 directors: READ MORE ___________ CVAR Offices Grand Re-Opening in July CVAR is happy to announce the July […]
June Guidance for REALTORS® & COVID
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Alabama REALTORS® re Eviction Ban • Eviction Moratorium Extension – CA; L.A. County: Federal (UPDATED 6/24) • Open House & Showings Guidelines • C.A.R.’s Quick Guide Supreme Court Ruling – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 29, refused to lift a ban on evictions for tenants who have […]
Open Houses Back, or Are They?
As of last Thursday, open houses are allowed in California, with restrictions (see Open House Update), and in most places home showings require an appointment. Anyone who enters the property (including, seller, buyer and agents) are required to complete a Property Entry Advisory and Declaration (PEAD) form. But there’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic […]
What’s Keeping Your Buyers at a Disadvantage?
The soaring cost of building materials and the spiking interest in housing among investors are major contributors to today’s rising housing prices and lack of inventory that keep individual homebuyers at a disadvantage. As has been reported in Inman News, the coronavirus pandemic has reshuffled job markets, a years-long building shortfall and wave of millennials […]
March 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 classes below). ____________ Online Classes March 8 | CRMLS Manage Listings for Success […]
10 Tips for 2020 Taxes
Last year Congress extended the deadline to July 15 because of the disruptions caused by COVID-19. This year however, the April 15 deadline was initially back in force, but according to reports you now have until Monday, May 17, to file your federal return (the state is expected to follow). Here are 10 Tips to […]
What 2021 Looks Like for Buyers, Sellers, Renters, Builders
With the promise of widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines, extended time at home is shaping how people live every day. Here’s what experts are predicting for buyers, sellers, renters and new construction in 2021. Buying The coronavirus pandemic drove mortgage interest rates to historic lows for most of 2020, and all signs point to 2021 […]
NAR Economist Explains Housing Rebound By the Nos.
The housing market has rebounded from the low hit last spring during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. Sales of new and existing houses are driven by low mortgage rates and a desire by many to leave cities for the suburbs. Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the […]
Stimulus for Property Owners
Among the provisions of the recently-passed stimulus package benefiting real estate: $25 billion in rental assistance to states and clarification that business owners can deduct business expenses on their federal tax returns that were paid using a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and other industry groups argued that […]