Taking a Stance Some people love it. Some people hate it. Some people do not care a bit about it, and some people do not even know what in the world all the talk is about, and then it hits them and they fall into either category one or two. It involves property tax assessment […]
New and Improved The new RPA is now released and in widespread use across the State. There are so many positive improvements, most of which are right on the first page. Now all the key contract points are listed in an easy to read grid. C.A.R. has published an excellent QUICK GUIDE summarizing the changes. […]
New RPA Periodically the California Association of Realtor’s Legal Staff improves old forms and creates new ones. This year they have made major changes to the Purchase Agreement. Have not yet got my Webinar with Gov or Neil so I do not know many of the changes. I will keep you posted. However, I can […]
The event: SOCAL REXPO 2021, Wednesday, September 29, VIRTUAL Hosts: Orange County Association, N San Diego Association, Pacific Southwest Association, Greater LA Association Speakers: Gov, Brad, Steven Thomas (Economist), and Bill Black (never heard of him, but his references are Hopkins and Tracy) Keynote: Bill Dedman, Pulitzer and Peabody winner now at Newsday; his two […]
Joel Singer has been at the California Association of Realtors since1978 and has been the Chief Executive Officer since 1989. Forty-three years if you are counting, but the era will come to a close at the end of this year. I remember Joel when he started at CAR in 1978 as Chief Economist, and of […]
Pocket Listing Pocket Listing: This is a listing of a broker member of the local Multiple Listing Service that is not placed into the Service. Do all listings have to be submitted to Multiple? No. Exceptions are: Listings for apartment houses, commercial buildings, etc.Listings out of the local area not covered by the Multiple. Listings […]
If you want there to be a change in your life, you must make some changes.Peter Drucker Another Druckerism – In this type of market, you should not spend excessive time making extensive long-term business plans. You should analyze the chaos around you and react quickly. How About Equity Sharing, Seller Carrybacks, Syndication? 1. Equity […]
The State Of California In Their Fashion Has Passed Two New Bills AB 1289 and AB2884. They were sponsored by CAR. On both bills the final votes in the Assembly was 80-0 and in the Senate 39-0. Not too much controversy. CAR calls them “clean-up legislation” and they changed large segments of the Civil Code […]
This Was The Week Of The CAR Expo, This Year Called REImagine One of the highlights every year is the Housing Market Forecast presented by the CAR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ECONOMIST, LESLIE APPLETON YOUNG, the guru of gurus. What did she say this year? A combination of high home prices and eroding affordability […]
Attended The California Association Of Realtors Convention In Long Beach For One Afternoon Last Week It was great to see many longtime friends and sponsors, but I guess I’m aging. The booths were booths and the breakout sessions were breakout sessions, but I did not see any session title that intrigued me or any speaker […]
