Month: August 2021

As of Monday, September 13, 2021, Facebook will no longer be featuring rental listings via partner feeds on Facebook Marketplace. As a result, it is no longer featuring automatic feeds of rental data from partners like Homesnap. This was a unilateral decision by Facebook that Homesnap has no input or control over. 

We understand that Facebook Marketplace has been an important source of leads for members who share rental listings with the MLS. You can still manually share your lease rental  listings on Facebook Marketplace; so that you will continue to receive exposure and leads from Facebook.

Showing Beacon® is designed to give agents peace of mind while at a showing or meeting by offering a way to keep a contact informed of their status should they want to send an alert. This feature is available in the ShowingTime mobile app for ShowingTime for the MLS, ShowingTime Appointment Center and ShowingTime Front Desk users.

On Wednesday, August 18 at 8:12am you will receive an email from Bay East CEO, Tricia Thomas, about our 2021 Membership survey. Your input helps us shape the services and programs we offer.  Complete the survey by Friday, August 27 and you’ll have the opportunity to enter into a drawing for free 2021/2022 local dues (we’ll send you a $300 check to reimburse your renewed membership).

It’s a common occurrence in today’s low inventory, high demand market to have a flurry of showing activity in the first few days of a new listing. Getting an appointment can be nearly impossible.

With the new ShowingTime Waitlist feature, you can be notified when a new time slot opens if the time you want is unavailable. Watch this short video to learn how to be added to the Waitlist.

Camp Wilmont Sweeney is a compulsory minimum-security residential program for adolescent males, ages 15-19, detained in Alameda County’s Juvenile Justice Center.

Your donation will help purchase items such as: headphones, basketballs, hats, baseball gloves & more!

Organized sports equipment requested By Camp Sweeney will help their teens develop leadership skills, learn teamwork, improve cognitive abilities and social development.

Teaching staff at Camp Sweeney partner with Alameda County Probation and social service agencies to educate and foster the personal and social development of the youth in their care. Sweeney Academic Center provides individualized instruction, instructional aides, and special education services as part of their quality program to:

  • Prepare students for responsible citizenship.
  • Foster a learning environment to reinforce self-discipline and personal responsibility with minimal application of disciplinary measures.
  • Improve student attitudes toward learning experiences and school.

Please help contribute to the fundraiser or share the flyer to your colleagues.

Effective Tuesday, August 3, real estate professionals and their clients are required to wear face coverings, regardless of vaccination status, during Broker Tours, open house tours, in real estate offices, and other activities that occur indoors in Alameda County.  Additionally, face coverings are required for property showings in Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma counties.  More counties may be added to this list as additional information is received.