California pending home sales lower in December; distressed sales rise as lenders push through...
LOS ANGELES, CA - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) Pending Home Sales Index dropped as expected between November and December, tracking the annual seasonal slowdown. However, the index was hig...
C.A.R. adds new affinity partner
LOS ANGELES, CA - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today announced it has entered into an affinity partnership with Guardly, a leading provider of mobile personal safety applications, to provide a...
California pending home sales decline in November, but year-to-year sales post higher for seventh...
LOS ANGELES, CA - December 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California fell in November but were up from the previous year for the seventh consecutive month. Additionally, distressed home sales dropped in November from both the pre...
Homeowners should beware of mortgage modification scams, warns CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
LOS ANGELES, CA - December 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) is distributing a public service announcement (PSA) to television and radio stations across California to warn consumers that they are at risk f...
California home sales and median price post increases in November, C.A.R. reports
LOS ANGELES, CA - December 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales posted an increase both on a monthly and annual basis in November, marking the fifth consecutive month of year-to-year sales increases, according to figures released today ...
C.A.R. launches Spanish-language property search website
LOS ANGELES, CA - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking home buyers in California, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today launched Sucasa.net (http://www.sucasa.net), a brand-new Span...
October Pending Home Sales Index
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California rose in October and were up from the previous year for the sixth consecutive month. Additionally, distressed home sales rose in October from both the previous m...
Southern California REALTOR® LeFrancis Arnold to head CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 2012 Leadership Team
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) Leadership Team for 2012 is now in place. LeFrancis Arnold is the Association’s 2012 president; REALTOR® Don Faught is president-elect; Chri...
C.A.R. applauds reinstatement of FHA loan limits; urges longer extension of flood insurance
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Congress late yesterday passed a “minibus” appropriations measure that will continue to fund the government and includes a provision to reinstate the Federal Housing Administration ...
C.A.R. October sales and price report
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales posted a marginal increase in October and also were above year-ago levels, according to figures released today from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).
C.A.R. releases Q3 Housing Affordability Index
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lower home prices and record-low interest rates in the third quarter of 2011 contributed to an improvement in housing affordability for California home buyers, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REAL...
Downey AOR offers new member benefit
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®) today announced that the Downey Association of REALTORS® has signed an agreement to provide zipForm® Mobile Web Edition as a free member benefit to its...
Chico AOR offers zipForm Mobile as member benefit
LOS ANGELES, CA - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®) today announced that the Chico Association of REALTORS® (AOR) has signed an agreement to provide zipForm® Mobile Web Edition as a free member benefit to...
C.A.R. launches social media video contest
LOS ANGELES, CA - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an extension of its “California REALTORS®. Champions of Home.” consumer advertising campaign, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today launched “Stories of Home,” a vi...
September Pending Home Sales Index
LOS ANGELES, CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales in California fell in September, as is typical for this time of year, but were up from the previous year for the fifth consecutive month. Additionally, distressed home sales i...
C.A.R. releases September sales and price report
LOS ANGELES, CA - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Heightened economic uncertainty contributed to a decrease in California home sales in September, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). However, September home...
CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2011 opens next week in San Jose
SAN JOSE, CA - September 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2011, the state’s largest trade show, opens next week at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Running Sept. 20-22, CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2...
CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2011 opens next week in San Jose
SAN JOSE, CA - September 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2011, the state’s largest trade show, opens next week at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Running Sept. 20-22, CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2...
CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2011 opens next week in San Jose
SAN JOSE, CA - September 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2011, the state’s largest trade show, opens next week at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Running Sept. 20-22, CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2...
CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2011 opens next week in San Jose
SAN JOSE, CA - September 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2011, the state’s largest trade show, opens next week at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Running Sept. 20-22, CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2...