by Dustin Balloun | Sep 16, 2024 | Association News, Industry News, VOTE
Have Your Say: Help Shape Ventura’s Future with the New Land Use Map! Have Your Say: Help Shape Ventura’s Future with the New Land Use Map! We’re excited to share a key update on Ventura’s General Plan, our city’s roadmap for guiding...
by Dustin Balloun | Sep 16, 2024 | Association News, Industry News, VOTE
Help protect property rights – Vote NO on Prop 33! Prop 33 would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, the current law that protects property owners from extreme rent control. Costa-Hawkins has been crucial in: Preventing rent control from being applied to...
by Dustin Balloun | Aug 26, 2024 | Industry News, Market Reports
California home sales reach five-month high as mortgage rates hit lows, C.A.R. reports Existing, single-family home sales totaled 279,810 in July on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 3.6 percent from 270,200 in June and up 4.1 percent from 268,840 in July...
by Dustin Balloun | Aug 9, 2024 | Association News, Industry News
Understanding the Impact of Updated Fannie Mae Guidelines and FHA FAQs on Seller-Paid Commissions Did You Know? According to the updated Fannie Mae Guidelines, when a seller or the seller’s real estate agent continues to pay the buyer’s real estate agent commission...
by Dustin Balloun | Feb 20, 2024 | Association News, Industry News
A monthly message from C.A.R. President Melanie Barker 2/20/24 – Many volunteer hours went into creating new Association policy on a number of very important issues. We will be sending a full list of action items later this week, but I want to mention a few...
by Dustin Balloun | Feb 6, 2024 | Association News, Industry News
A monthly message from C.A.R. President Melanie Barker I know many of you have heard that a couple of weeks ago, C.A.R., many local associations and some brokerages in California were named in antitrust lawsuits. Unfortunately, these copycat antitrust lawsuits may...
