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Feb. 16 – CVAR Connect

February 16, 2021

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          Feb. 16 | Shred Documents – CVAR West, […]

Filed Under: California News, CVAR Connect, CVAR News, Government Affairs, Industry News Tagged With: #CVARmembers, 840, cvarconnect, equity, ShowingTime, Shred, Technology, Zillow

Remine Gets $30 Million to Grow MLS Platform

February 19, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Technology Tagged With: MLS, Remine, Stripes Group, Technology

CVAR Among Associations Embracing Voice Technology

February 11, 2019

Associations across the country, including Citrus Valley, are experimenting with applications that are giving “life” to Alexa and similar technologies. Why?  “Fifty percent of internet searches will be voice-based searches by 2020,” said Mark Epstein, CEO of Citrus Valley, explaining why the association is developing skills for brokers, members and staff. The market for smart speakers […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Industry News, Technology Tagged With: Alexa, association trends, Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS®, CVAR, CVAR at a Glance, CVAR Connect, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, smart-home technology, Technology

Technology Increasingly Valuable to REALTORS®

October 8, 2018

As technology continues to transform and modernize the real estate industry, REALTORS® are focused on adapting to and remaining at the forefront. NAR recently kicked-off the Innovation, Opportunity & Investment Summit in San Francisco, and conducted a survey about their use and desire for real estate technology. “The summit is a part of an ongoing […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Technology Tagged With: Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS®, CVAR, CVAR at a Glance, CVAR Connect, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, NAR, REALTOR® Technology Survey, Technology

2019 May Usher In Era of Foldable Phone Screens

July 30, 2018

A smartphone that boasts a bendable screen is expected to hit the market early next year. Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest phone maker, reportedly plans to introduce its long-awaited foldable-screen smartphone in 2019, The Wall Street Journal reports. The screen can be folded in half, like a wallet. The prototype—known internally by its nickname, […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Technology Tagged With: CVAR, CVAR at a Glance, CVAR Connect, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, Samsung Electronics, Technology

Arrests in Cybercrime Ring Targeting Real Estate

July 16, 2018

Authorities in the United States and Africa arrested eight people for alleged involvement in an international online fraud scheme that targeted Crye-Leike, a real estate company based in Memphis, Tenn., as well as other entities. The suspects, along with four others who are still at large, are accused of attacking computer servers and using bogus […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Industry News, Pro Tips Tagged With: CVAR, CVAR at a Glance, CVAR Connect, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, cybercrime, FBI, Internet Crime Complaint Center, scam, Technology

Will Technology Replace Commercial Brokers?

April 23, 2018

By Allen C. Buchanan Millions of dollars have been invested to eliminate the role of a commercial real estate agent in a transaction. Will we be replaced by technology? My opinion: not in the immediate future.  Reasons why not: No two parcels of commercial real estate are the same. You could have two industrial buildings […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Technology Tagged With: auction.com, commercial real estate, CVAR, CVAR at a Glance, CVAR Connect, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, OC Register, real estate brokers, Technology

Why Open Houses Are Still Valuable in Digital Age

November 13, 2017

Nay-sayers slam the door on open houses, calling them “outdated,” a tool that is no longer necessary in today’s tech environment. The truth is that there are tangible benefits to both the seller and the real estate agent in offering a well-planned and executed open house. I’ve been a huge fan of virtual open houses […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Government Affairs, Industry News, Pro Tips Tagged With: digital age, digital marketing, Inman, Open House, Real Daily, Technology, virtual tour

5 Ways Technology Impacts Getting a Mortgage

September 6, 2016

Even though 90% of prospective home buyers search online as they look for a place to call their own, less than 10% of lenders offer a complete digital mortgage experience from application to closing. Instead, borrowers are transported back into the age of copiers, scanners and fax machines to provide applications and financial documentation. It’s an […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, CVAR News, Industry News Tagged With: audit log, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, electronic disclosures, electronic signing, lenders, loan process, mortgage, Technology

Robots Aren’t REALTORS®

March 28, 2016

February 2016 | By Frederick Kuo Every day, there’s a new threat to the way real estate professionals do business. There’s always a startup looking to rope in a chunk of the homebuying market by promising to undercut standard agent commission rates or even offering an online transaction platform that bypasses the need for an […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, CVAR News, Industry News Tagged With: Code of Ethics, cvar.net, Faira, realtor.org, Robots, SRE Matrix, Takeshi Sekiguchi, Technology

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