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MAR is looking for the very best in Marin County real estate to be part of Class II of the Leadership Academy in 2019. The MAR Leadership Academy is an exciting and intensive six-part training program that will hone your leadership skills and help you unlock new skills and knowledge so that you can better serve your community and your clients. Once you more»

With over 12 years of experience in the REALTOR® Association, Romeo Arrieta is passionate about the role that REALTORS® play advancing the availability of homeownership. Before coming to the Marin Association of REALTORS® as CEO, Romeo most recently represented the REALTOR® community as the Director of Government Affairs & Community more»

A Bay Area native, Francesca set off to Nevada, Missouri for her first two years of college where she completed her AA in Liberal Arts. She then completed her BA in Malibu at Pepperdine University. While in school, Francesca was among the first of the Gates Millennium Scholars and studied in London, Buenos Aries and Johannesburg. Francesca returned to more»

I would like to use this week’s CEO Update to invite MAR members to attend our March 12th Annual Meeting at the Marin Country Club, and to make an overdue introduction of myself to MAR membership. At the annual meeting, we will give an overview of the initiatives we have underway for 2019 and how they will benefit you as a member and help you enhance more»

REALTORS® in the Novato area advised to be mindful when securing vacant homes. Throughout the last year, the Marin County Sheriff's Office and Novato Police Department have received complaints of trespassers forcing entry or finding an open door and entering vacant listings. During some of the incidents items inside have been damaged or stolen and more»

The San Rafael City Council recently put forth a draft of their proposed “Wildfire Prevention and Protection Action Plan”, a comprehensive update to city regulations aimed at reducing the impact and spread of future wildfires. The plan is far-reaching, setting out regulations for everything from definitions for ignition zones, a broadening of more»

On September 12, 2017, NAR sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as well as to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (collectively the GSEs), commenting on the recent decision by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to allow for data-based valuations rather than traditional in-person appraisals in certain purchase transactions. Given recent complaints of more»

The Senate confirmed Pam Patenaude as Deputy Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by a vote of 80-17. NAR is a strong supporter of Ms. Patenaude, and just last week coordinated a letter of more than 60 groups urging her vote. Ms. Patenaude had vast expience in the housing industry, having worked at HUD, the New Hampshire more»