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Month: April 2021

Kaiser open enrollment in May, for a June 1 effective date.

Guaranteed approval (no health underwriting) for eligible Members.

Several plans to choose from including one HSA.

We also have a dental and vision plan available year-round.

If you are on an individual Covered California plan, please contact us to compare.

Please contact Leticia Gonzalez of Austin & Austin Insurance Services, Inc. a Division of Brown & Brown; lgonzalez@bbnca.com , or go to www.a-ains.com and click on Bay East.

 

 

Bay East was made aware that Glide, a Bay East and C.A.R. member benefit vendor, has agreed to join Compass. Glide assures us your data will remain private and secure, stating “Glide user and transaction data from Glide.com and the Glide app will not be accessible by Compass’ brokerage.” Bay East Board of Directors will review our agreement with Glide.

For more information, view the Glide FAQ.

Effective April 27 a Security update will be activated on Supra lockboxes.  If you do not have the current eKEY app on your device, you will be unable to open lockboxes and will be required to download the latest version from the App Store or Google Play.

If you need help, please contact Bay East Tech Support at 925.730.7100 or Supra Support at 877.699.6787.

Open houses are still prohibited, however Contra Costa County is now permitting larger attendance for property showings.  Both agents, along with sellers and clients can be together as long as they comply with social distancing, ventilation, and face mask requirements. Bay East will notify members when there are updates for Alameda County and the City of Berkeley.  View the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Guidelines here.

In recognition of their service to the real estate industry locally, as well as at state and national levels the Board of Directors approved a motion making both Bill Brown and Kevin Brown honorary Bay East Past Presidents.

Bill Brown

 Bill has served in numerous positions at the local, state, and national levels. Currently Bill is serving on the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Leadership Team. An NAR Director since 1991, Bill also served as Chairman of the RPAC Trustees in 2004, a committee liaison in 2006 and 2011, the 2012 Regional Vice President for Region 13 (comprised of California, Hawaii, and Guam), and was the 2017 NAR President. He is a Golden R Major Investor, member of the President’s Circle, and in 2010 was inducted into the RPAC Hall of Fame. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee six times at the state level, Bill was the 2008 California Association of REALTORS® President.

  • 2017 President of the National Association of REALTORS®
  • 2013 Vice President of the National Association of REALTORS®
  • 2008 President of the California Association of REALTORS®
  • 2008 California Association of REALTORS® REALTOR® of the Year
  • 1984 President of the Oakland Association of REALTORS®

Kevin Brown

 Kevin has volunteered in various positions at the local, state, and national levels.  Currently, Kevin is the NAR REALTOR® Party Director.  Kevin has also served as the NAR Federal Political Coordinator to the 9th Congressional District.  He is a Golden R Major Investor, member of the President’s Circle, and in 2018 was inducted into the RPAC Hall of Fame.  In addition to serving as the C.A.R. Key Contact  for the 14th Assembly District and the 9th Senate District, Kevin is a recipient of the C.A.R. Outstanding Chair Award.  At Bay East, Kevin was actively involved in the Local Government Relations (LGR) committee from 2000 to 2010 including serving as 2005 LGR Vice Chair and 2006 LGR Chair.

  • 2014 President of the California Association of REALTORS®
  • 2000 Bay East Association of REALTORS® BORPAC Trustee
  • 1995 President of the Oakland Association of REALTORS®

Remaining consistent with C.A.R. Model MLS Rules, Bay East is adding two citable infractions enforcing COVID showing protocols effective May 24.  Violations have been added for:

  • using the term “Open House” – 12.10 False or Misleading Advertising
  • agents failing to adhere to COVID showing protocols as outlined by listing agent –  12.2.1 Use of Lockbox Contents

A summary of the revised rules can be viewed here.

The deadline to submit an application for the Bay East Foundation Scholarship is May 2 at midnight. For more information view the flyer or submit an application here.

New Report

A new listing report named “Agent 2-Page (New)” will be added into Paragon. This report will accommodate all new fields being added into the system. See list of new fields below.

To access the new report, click on “Reports” – Click on the “Details” down arrow, Select the new report.

New Fields

1.  Adding Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) fields within Paragon in Listing Input and Search

  • ADU Bedrooms (Numeric)
  • ADU Description (25 characters)
  • ADU Bath (Numeric)
  • ADU Baths Partial
  • ADU Kitchen – Yes/No
  • ADU Occupied – Yes/No
  • ADU Building Type (Pick List = Attached, Detached)
  • ADU Rents For
  • ADU Sq. Ft. (Numeric)
  • ADU Sq. Ft Source (Pick List = Appraisal, Builder, Measured, Other, Public Records)
  • ADU Meter (Pick List = Main, Separate)
  • ADU Main Entry Floor (Pick List = Lower, Street, Upper)

2.  Adding an additional “Showing Field” called: Showing Schedule Link – This is a non-required field. User can add their preferred scheduling link within this field.
3.  Adding “Primary Showing Contact” and “Primary Showing Phone.”
4.  Adding 2nd Media Link.

Updating Existing Fields

1. Updating “Disclosures.IO” name to “HomeLight Listing Mngmt” under the Resources Tab
2. Changing the HOA field to allow searching by range instead of a single amount.
3. IO field changing to Disclosures, allowing you to add any disclosures link.
4. Updating “Master” to “Primary”; fields/features affected by this change are listed below.

Residential:

Feature selection

Feature field

Mobile Home:

Feature selection

Feature field

Lease Rental

Feature selection

Feature field

5. Action Icons: The action icons within the reports will be moved under the “Actions Tab”.

The action icons currently found below the property pictures will be relocated to the “Actions” icon within the reports effective May 18.

Action icons image

The “Actions” icon is located above the picture and map.

Action icons location image

If you have questions, please call Bay East MLS Tech Support at 925.730.7100.

 

Paragon Enhancement highlights:

  • More control when sharing to Facebook: When sharing to Facebook from Paragon and Collaboration Center, you now have more control over where your posts will display on Facebook and the content of the post.
  • Disable Contact Notifications when the primary email is removed: A message has been added, allowing the user to confirm changes if the primary email address has been removed for a contact who has automatic notifications enabled.
  • Collaboration Center – Compare Workflow: The compare workflow is a feature that allows you and/or your client to compare listings side by side while in the Collaboration Center
  • Expiring Notifications – Minor User Interface adjustments: Based on user feedback, we made a few changes to the new Expiring Notifications modal. The columns were rearranged to put the two action columns -Extended and Notifications (on/off) at the end of the row.
  • Add Purge Date to Partial Listings Table: To assist you in tracking when your partial listings will be purged from the system, a new column has been added called Purge Date. It will calculate and display the date partial listings will be purged from the system.

Review all of the enhancements here.  Questions, please call our MLS Tech Support at 925.730.7100.

Bay East launches our very own podcasts: “Fueling your Success” and the “Insider Podcast”.

Fueling your Success begins today with its first episode in honor of NAR Fair Housing Month.  Podcast host David Stark, Bay East Public Affairs Director speaks candidly with Farrah Wilder about fair housing and racial equity issues.

Farrah Wilder, a former civil rights attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a former REALTOR®, is the Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for the California Association of REALTORS®.

 

 

The Insider Podcast is for those who prefer their news in an audio format. This weekly podcast hosted by Bay East Communications Specialist, Sarah Minton features information provided in our Insider email newsletter to keep you up-to-date on current Bay East announcements, marketing meetings, events, and more.

Visit the podcast page, subscribe and start listening today!

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