Watch the Real Estate REvive Conference Replay! Classes & Events CVAR COVID Vaccine Clinic Aug. 17! CVAR is hosting a free community COVID vaccine clinic Aug. 17 (2nd shot Sept. 7) at our Glendora location as a service to the community! If you haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, now is your chance! Click here for more […]
COVID: Inland Empire Holds Course Despite Surge
COVID cases and hospitalizations are surging again. But neither the governor nor leaders of Inland counties appear inclined to reimpose mask orders, contrary to the advice of some medical and public health experts. What’s changed? There’s now an effective and available COVID- 19 vaccine, and the latest surge isn’t as big as previous spikes […]
REALTORS® Under COVID: Evictions, PPP & Student Loans
. LA County Mandate: People attending major outdoor events in Los Angeles County will be required to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status, under a new order issued Aug. 16 by the county health department. Click to read the order. L.A. requirement: City employees must show proof of vaccination or undergo weekly testing. SBA: PPP Loan Forgiveness The […]
Tapping Foreign Buyer Market
International buyers were less involved in the US housing market during the first year of the pandemic — but that may soon change. Lawrence Yun, the National Association of REALTORS®’ top economist, believes buyers from other countries may become bigger players in the U.S. housing market in the coming months after they had taken […]
Post-Pandemic Office Debate
The pandemic forced many real estate agents to set up shop at home and work with customers who were wary of personal interaction. But what was an inconvenience for some was a trial run for others who began to imagine conducting business without a designated office, panelists Kendall Bonner, Sabrina Brown and Wendy-Forsythe discussed at […]
It’s a Record: C.A.R. Chief Economist Weighs In
The good news, there are 1.5 million renters who can afford to buy. As another statewide home price record is shattered in the pandemic era, we hear this: “Not only do skyrocketing home prices threaten already low homeownership levels and make it harder for those who don’t already have a home to purchase one, it […]
Appeal Delays Judge’s Ruling to Lift Eviction Ban; CA Status
A U.S. District Court judge for the District of Columbia ruled last week that the CDC’s nationwide eviction moratorium is unlawful, striking down the ban and delivering relief to housing providers who haven’t been able to collect rent from struggling tenants for more than a year. But the struggle for housing providers isn’t over. The U.S. […]
President’s Message, April 2021
by Janine Shedlock, CVAR 2021 President We continue to make amazing progress as we move from tier to tier within the pandemic. At CVAR this month not only do we have some great events coming up, but we are looking for those with a heart to serve! Board of Director applications are now available so […]
What Changes Are Permanent?
Amid all the uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 over the past six months, one thing is assured: the pandemic has re-ordered real estate markets across the board on an unprecedented scale. Some of this may be irreversible. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, we don’t know if people will feel safer living in the south and […]
8 Housing Trends Emerging From Pandemic
Some housing trends will accelerate, some will come to a halt, and some will spawn entirely new areas of growth because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts at the Urban Land Institute’s virtual fall conference on Oct. 15. For example, the migration from cities to suburbs, which millennials led prior to the pandemic, has […]