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). _________ What About Love (Letters)? Click for this week’s CVAR Tip Clip! Why do […]
Arrests in Real Estate Scam
A Southern California brother-and-sister team were arrested last week on federal charges alleging they orchestrated a $6 million real estate fraud scam in which they listed homes without the owners’ consent and collected money from multiple would-be buyers for each home. Adolfo Schoneke, 43, of Torrance, and Bianca Gonzalez, 38, along with co-conspirators operated real […]
March 15 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). ____________ Home Office Tax Tip Why do some remote workers raise red flags with […]
Nov. 23 – 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 at CVAR Nov. 23 | CRMLS Training – Virtual Matrix Nov. […]
Best Week to List a Home
Home sellers expecting the quickest sales may want to make sure the house is in tip-top shape for showings because a big week in the housing market is quickly coming. The best week to put a home on the market is March 31 to April 6, according to a new analysis from realtor.com®. Researchers analyzed […]
Remine Gets $30 Million to Grow MLS Platform
Real estate tech company Remine announced that it raised $30 million to grow its data-focused MLS platform. Remine, the CVAR member benefit that was honored last year as one of HousingWire Magazine’s HW Tech100, partners with MLSs to offer real estate agents and their consumers an MLS platform that utilizes data and analytics to offer “actionable intelligence.” The […]
10 Standards for MLS in Crisis
by Cameron Paine Founder, Inevate LLC The MLS industry is in an existential crisis. There are no minimum standards of performance, no agreed upon definition of what it even means to be an MLS. Members of differing MLS’s have different experiences with what the MLS means to their business life. When the Realty Alliance says that MLSs […]
Quick Tips for MLS-Touch Users
Check out the helpful tips for MLS-Touch users in the brief videos below. The phone application for REALTORS® is a free CVAR member benefit. Visit the MLS-Touch booth at Real Estate REvive Conference & Expo on March 29. MLS-Touch is a Gold Sponsor at the 6th annual event, featuring host Leigh Brown, an economist panel, […]
MLS, REALTORS® vs Zillow, Redfin
Is the MLS becoming obsolete? Are REALTORS®? Many say no. But it will take some effort by REALTORS® to prove their value, according to Wellington Pendell, a trainer with Career Compass, who spoke to an audience at Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® in January. Pendell talked about the impact of online real estate companies such as […]
CRMLS: REALTOR® Fraud Alert
CRMLS notified users last week that fraudulent emails are being circulated from someone posing as a CRMLS Compliance officer. The emails are sophisticated phishing attempts and should not be opened. Here is how to know if the notice is fraudulent: 1. If you receive a CRMLS violation or warning from any address other than compliance@crmls.org, […]