Month: December 2019

The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) is promoting a new tax portability initiative and needs REALTORS® to help get it on the ballot.

The Protection and Fairness in Property Tax Act of 2020 will allow seniors and natural disaster victims to transfer their current property tax base assessment to another home anywhere in the state and generate new revenue for schools, cities and counties.

To request a petition packet and to learn more about gathering signatures to qualify the initiative for the November 2020 ballot, email petition@cargrassroots2020.com.

Growing Commercial Listing Exposure for Bay East Members.

Bay East Association of REALTORS® has partnered with, Brevitas. To offer members who have commercial real estate transactions the ability to reach a broader audience in the commercial marketplace. This benefit is available at no additional cost to members!

Brevitas is a comprehensive commercial real estate sales platform built on collaboration, automation, and intuitive design. This technology platform offers a powerful algorithm to connect brokers with motivated, purchase-ready investors from their database.

Your commercial listings will be automatically imported and updated from Paragon MLS. Leads from Brevitas will go to the listing agent.

If you have an active commercial listing within Paragon MLS, you will receive a welcome email from Brevitas with a link to register for their basic no-cost account. A Brevitas basic account includes unlimited leads, email campaigns, and search alerts. You can also find the registration link within Paragon MLS under the “Resources” tab.

Fair Housing Video Now Free

Providing equal service to all is the basic tenet of federal fair housing law and part of NAR’s Code of Ethics. Following the troubling results of a newspaper’s fair housing investigation, NAR is making its latest fair housing training video available as a free download to all associations and members. Share it with your members, then watch nar.realtor for additional resources you can share with members to ensure their service is fair and legal.