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CCAR News
18 hours 47 min ago

Last month, at the Board of Directors’ meetings in Indian Wells, many REALTORS® expressed concern over a proposal by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Dept. of Treasury, and HUD to sell large blocks of Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-owned foreclosed homes to large investors.

A pilot program is expected to be announced, and Southern California is an area being considered. While the program may be beneficial in some parts of the country where REO inventory is high, it would not be...

CAR News
4 days 15 hours ago
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CCAR News
4 days 23 hours ago

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Buying a home is now more affordable than it has been in the last twenty years.

Thanks to continued declines in home prices and rock-bottom mortgage rates, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index hit a record level of affordability.

According to the index, 75.9% of all new and existing homes sold during the three months ended Dec. 31 could have been comfortably purchased by...

CAR News
5 days 11 hours ago
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CCAR News
5 days 23 hours ago

An article from the Showing Suite blog

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen QR codes pop up just about everywhere. But why all the hype?

First of all, a QR (quick response) code is  a bar code that can be scanned with a smart phone application that will redirect you to view a webpage, images, video, or pretty much anything you want.

QR codes are especially ideal for real estate marketing products because they are...

CAR News
1 week 1 hour ago
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CCAR News
1 week 5 days ago

You're sitting next to your client, you don't have a printer, but you do have your iPad. The latest enhancement to zipForm® Mobile Web Edition is the ability to sign documents with your fingers or capacitive stylus directly on the mobile device.

With mobile integration to zipVault®, your free storage solution for C.A.R., you can also sign non-digitized zipForm® 6 documents such as local disclosures or broker forms. After execution, all completed documents will automatically sync to...

NAR Virtual Library
1 week 5 days ago
Despite potential risks such as a depressed housing market, dealing with foreign laws, fluctuating exchange rates, etc., cross-border investment is expected to accelerate as domestic investors seek high returns abroad and foreign investors take advantage of a weakened dollar. The steadily rising influx of capital into U.S. markets and limited supply of product have altered the way the game is played. This Field Guide offers information and sources for those considering...
NAR Virtual Library
1 week 5 days ago
Have you started to notice black and white squares on advertising, in magazines, on business cards or on yard signs? Created in Japan in 1994, Best Buy, Ralph Lauren, and movie advertising are using QR codes to connect with customers. Find out how to generate a QR Code, download the QR Code on your smartphone and then read the information. In this Updated Field Guide, learn about QR (Quick Response) codes, why they are a new form of...
NAR Virtual Library
1 week 5 days ago
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