California REALTORS® urge passage of The Fast Help For Homeowners (FHFH) Act
LOS ANGELES, CA - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) is supporting and urging the swift passage of The Fast Help For Homeowners (FHFH) Act, a short sale bill that will require subordinate lien holders ...
C.A.R. reports California’s housing market continued to improve in June
LOS ANGELES, CA - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing market continued to show signs of improvement in June, as home sales experienced solid gains annually and home prices reached their highest level since August 2010, the CALIFO...
REBS®, the Products Subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, Chooses VerticalResponse as Marketing...
LOS ANGELES, CA - June 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® Inc. (REBS®), the subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), today announced a partnership with VerticalResponse, a leading provider of self-se...
California pending home sales rise on annual basis, post double-digit year-over-year gains in last...
LOS ANGELES, CA - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California were flat from April but posted double-digit gains from the previous year for the fourth straight month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported t...
California housing market continues to post strong gains in May, home sales rise to...
LOS ANGELES, CA - June 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing market continued to improve in May, with home prices posting solid gains for the third straight month and home sales well above last year’s pace, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION ...
California pending home sales down after robust March; tight housing supply persists
LOS ANGELES, CA - May 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- After posting a strong performance in March, California pending home sales slipped in April, but were higher than a year earlier for the twelfth consecutive month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALT...
Spring home buying season off to strong start, home sales and price post impressive...
LOS ANGELES, CA - May 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales and median price both jumped in April, with sales shooting up to their highest level in more than two years, and the median price rising above $300,000 for the first time in 16 ...
C.A.R. commends California congressional members for introducing bill to stop bulk REO sales in...
LOS ANGELES, CA - May 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) applauds California Congressmen Gary Miller (R-Brea) and seven other California congressional members for introducing legislation that calls for the ...
California housing affordability continues to rise in the first quarter of 2012
LOS ANGELES, CA - May 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing affordability in California set a new record high in first quarter 2012 rising to 56 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today. The increase can be attributed ...
C.A.R. applauds CA Congressional members’ letter to FHFA
LOS ANGELES, CA - April 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California Congressman Gary Miller (R-Brea), along with 18 other members of California’s congressional delegation, issued a letter last week to Edward J. DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Ho...
California pending home sales climb from previous month and year; tight inventory in distressed...
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California gained ground for the second consecutive month in February, while the share of equity sales posted higher after two months of decline, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF...
Scenic Coast Association of REALTORS® offers Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®) today announced that the Scenic Coast Association of REALTORS® signed an agreement to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit to its more than 2...
C.A.R. joins with U.S. Treasury to offer “Help for Homeowners” in Sacramento and Los...
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) has joined with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to help distressed homeowners move toward a solution to their mortgage problems at two events t...
California home sales post higher in February; inventory remains low
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Recent improvements in the overall economy, combined with extremely low interest rates lifted California home sales from both the prior month and year in February, according to data from the CALIFO...
C.A.R. partners with Plaxo to help REALTORS® manage contacts across multiple devices
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today announced it is partnering with Plaxo, creators of an easy-to-use online address book solution, to offer the management and synchronization o...
January Pending Home Sales Index
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California climbed in January from both the previous month and the previous year, according to data collected by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Additio...
C.A.R. sponsors AB1711, energy retrofits bill
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a continuing effort to reduce consumers’ costs associated with purchasing a home, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) is sponsoring Assembly Bill 1711, which will clearly defi...
January California home sales, median price dip, C.A.R. reports
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales declined from both the prior month and year in January, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). The median price also was lower, primaril...
Q4 2011 Housing Affordability Index
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing affordability rose to its highest level in fourth-quarter 2011, matching a record high set in 2009, thanks to lower home prices and record-low interest rates, the CALIFORN...
C.A.R. applauds Obama’s proposal to help troubled homeowners
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) applauds President Obama’s proposal to help millions of underwater homeowners who are current on their mortgage to refinance.