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California Home Sales and Prices Ease in December, as 2021 State Housing Market Posts Best Performance in More Than a Decade, C.A.R. Reports Existing, single-family home sales totaled 429,860 in December on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 5.4 percent from November and down 15.7 percent from December 2020. December’s statewide median more»

C.A.R.’s Housing Affordability Fund Partners with Housing Nonprofits to Provide Closing Cost Grants to Underserved First-Time Buyers In an effort to address California’s growing housing affordability crisis and racial homeownership divide, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) Housing Affordability Fund is partnering with more»

California Housing Market Defies Higher Interest Rates and Inventory Crunch in November, as Recovering Economy Provides Support, C.A.R. Reports Existing, single-family home sales totaled 454,450 in November on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 4.7 percent from October and down 10.7 percent from November 2020. November’s statewide median more»

CDPH Requires Masking for All Public Indoor Settings to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 In Response to Increasing Case Rates and Hospitalizations Beginning December 15, CDPH will require masks to be worn in all indoor public settings irrespective of vaccine status through January 15, 2022, at which point California will make further recommendations as needed more»

Meet the 2021 Marin REALTORS® Award Winners Affiliate of the Year: Adrianne Peixotto Adrianne has been extremely helpful to the REALTOR® community, including making informative presentations to the Government Affairs Committee. Making a Difference Award: Anna Frost Anna has served on the Government Affairs Committee since 2018 and served this more»

FHFA Raises Fanny and Freddie Conforming Loan Limits The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement to increase the 2022 conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $647,200 on one-unit properties and more»

Resources to Help You Complete the Code of Ethics Training Requirement by December 31 Options for completing the requirement are available through NAR and include this free customizable online Code of Ethics course (NAR login required), available for existing members on an on-demand schedule. NAR also offers a Code of Ethics course with continuing more»

Avoid Transaction Headaches by Steering Clear of These Common Mistakes in the Mill Valley RBR Process Unknown jurisdiction of listing: Agents are unsure of the jurisdiction for listings. Go to www.marinmap.org or the City of Mill Valley's website to determine if the property is within Mill Valley City Limits. Not following the instructions for the RBR more»