USDA Cutting Mortgage Fees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service has announced that beginning on October 1, 2016, it is cutting the fees it charges for its upfront guarantee fee and its annual fee.Read More…
Tax on Real Estate Services
During the last several years, while the Legislature worked to balance its budget through both cuts and new revenue, there has been discussion around changing the California tax system. California is heavilyRead More…
Housing Opportunity Committee Creating Inventory When there isn’t Any
On May 8, SAR’s Housing Opportunity Committee presented a Lunch and Learn entitled “Guts & Glory: the Story of Inventory.” Panelists discussed ways to create inventory when it seems there are noRead More…
08May/13
Report from May 2013 C.A.R. Meetings
The Board of Directors of the California Association of REALTORS® meets three times per year to set policy and conduct the business of the Association. The most recent meetings were held MayRead More…
17Apr/13
Home Values in the Circle Game… Again!
Remember Joni Mitchell’s lyrics of “We’re captive on a carousel of time. We go round and round and round in the circle game.”? We are in the middle of another major realRead More…
C.A.R. Sees Continuing Housing Recovery for 2013
Download C.A.R. Economic Forcast The worst of the recession is over but recovery will continue to be sluggish, Sara Sutachan, C.A.R. economist told Sacramento REALTORS® on February 5. Speaking to a fullRead More…