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 […]
10 False Buyer Beliefs to Debunk
When buyers first walk through the door, they bring in a lot of false truths. Here are 10 commonly held beliefs that agents may have to debunk. 1. My family member has a real estate license — they will help me Perhaps you can gracefully convey to your clients that the odds of their success […]
Aug. 24 – 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 Sept. 11 Click to View Online at […]
New ‘Favorite’ Room
The family room has long been the favorite room in the house—it’s where homeowners get to spend quality time with other family members. However, as the significant increase in time spent at home during the pandemic has changed preferences, homeowners now favor quieter and more private areas in the home. In a survey of more […]
CVAR Monthly Market Report
C.A.R. Research Analyst Guillermo Flores says that overall, the market in CVAR’s region continued improving from the previous months and the same time last year. “While we expect the selling season to extend past its typical months, the continued shortage of active listings will likely slow market activity in the months ahead, after all you […]
Aug. 17 – 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). ____________ Contract College Begins Aug. 27! Online at CVAR • Aug. 17 | […]
Confidence Down? Consumer Searches for These Topics Surge
As we reported in CVAR Connect a couple weeks ago, Fannie Mae’s monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index showed that respondents who thought it was a good time to buy a home decreased from 61% to 53%. Despite that decline in confidence, the pandemic has both increased and altered demand for housing, and it has also […]
Is Amazon Interested in Zillow?
Zillow is having a good August. After the real estate technology company announced better-than-expected earnings numbers, its stock soared by almost $14 per share. The boost probably made a lot of investors happy, but the collateral impact was that it also pushed Zillow’s market capitalization — or the company’s value — into the neighborhood of […]
Aug. 10 – 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). ____________ Free Online at CVAR • Aug. 10 | CRMLS – Cloud CMA • […]
What Buyers Want Now
The sudden change in lifestyle during the pandemic has had a major impact on homebuyers’ needs and expectations. Point2, a real estate news and market survey resource, mapped out the current profile of the U.S. buyer and compared housing preferences and priorities of home seekers before and after the pandemic lockdown. Researchers examined five months’ […]