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 Nelson Janes  Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Board Action
The Board of Directors adopted a political assessment of $49 per Member beginning with the 2011 dues cycle. This assessment is for the California Real Estate Political Action Committee. If the C.A.R. Member chooses, the assessment can go instead to the C.A.R. fund for non-candidate political purposes.
The Board also approved a new structure for the statewide MLS that will merge calREDD® with the Multi-Regional Multiple Listing Service Inc. (MRMLS). After the merger, the state’s system will be called CALMLS. An additional $750,000 was also approved for the CALMLS line of credit.
SAR Successes
- SAR received the award for raising more money for the REALTOR® Action Fund than any other large association in the state – nearly $127,000!
- SAR’s Housing Opportunity Committee also won a $50,000 grant from the C.A.R. Housing Affordability Fund. The Association will more than match that amount to launch a new program that will give grants to homebuyers needing to make energy upgrades. Watch for the announcement of this new program that will help more buyers qualify to improve the energy use and comfort of their home.
- Our newly formed REALTOR® Action Fund (RAF) Committee secured a grant from the NAR to host a fundraising event for RAF, which they did in conjunction with Legislative Day.
Committee Reports
The Legal Action Fund Trustees have reviewed eight cases and requests for funding since their February meeting. The Trustees authorized three amicus briefs.
A landmark decision by the California Supreme Court occurred in the case of Steiner v. Thexton, supported by the Legal Action Fund. C.A.R. was concerned about the impact on the RPA-CA because of the buyer’s ostensible right to cancel a contract due to the failure of a contingency without having to state a reason. The Supreme Court acknowledged C.A.R.’s concerns as expressed in a brief and indicated in a footnote that “bilateral contracts subject to a contingency, which are widely used in real estate transactions, are not affected by our holding.”
Continue reading: C.A.R. Legislative Week Meetings Report
James Liptak Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Aug. 6, 2009
Dear C.A.R. Member,
We hope you enjoyed the first edition of Your Membership, Your Way, sent to your inbox July 21. This new monthly communication was created to bring C.A.R. member benefits, news, resources, and information directly to you so you can quickly access the tools you need to successfully navigate today’s market and better manage your personal and professional lives. I know from my own experience that it’s often difficult to keep track of all the resources available to us from our Association. It is my hope that Your Membership, Your Way will make it easier for you.
I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight a few timely discounts and programs that will help you in your business right now. As you know, regulations that recently went into effect require that a member’s DRE license number be on all first point-of-contact materials. I know many of us will have to reprint our business cards, property flyers, and other marketing materials to comply with the new requirements. That’s why we’ve partnered with PrintingForLess.com and negotiated a 25-percent discount to help defray your costs on marketing material reprints. This includes all business cards, stationery, advertising flyers, and other soliciting marketing materials that now must display your DRE license number. Members should visit http://www.printingforless.com/car and enter coupon code CAR25P at checkout. I hope you take advantage of this offer.
Continue reading: Your Monthly Message From C.A.R. President James Liptak
Erin Attardi Monday, April 20th, 2009
I was speaking last week with Barbara Harsch, the Sacramento Association of Realtors President-Elect, and she asked me to write a blog post about a the new “Mortgage Protection Program” just introduced by the California Association of Realtors Housing Affordability Fund.
Some of you may remember from a previous post by Janelle Fallan, the Sacramento Association of Realtors raised $22,904 for CARHAF in 2008.
Continue reading: CAR Housing Affordability Fund’s Mortgage Protection Plan (CARHAFMPP)
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