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The purpose of the Bay East Commercial Network is to expand members’ business in the commercial markets. The commercial network provides education, data resources, and networking events to help its members succeed in the commercial marketplace. To become a member of Bay East’s Commercial Network and access to quarterly newsletters, education and networking please fill out this form.

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CBA Education Program

Whether you are new to commercial real estate, want to participate in investment real estate, or are simply interested in enhancing your current industry knowledge, the CBA Education Program provides fundamental and specialty courses designed to help you succeed in commercial real estate. If you are interested in joining the Commercial Network, please email torib@bayeast.org.

NAR Commercial

NAR REALTOR® Commercial Resources:

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  • NAR Commercial Data & Listing Resources
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  • Download the new Commercial Services handout with all of your REALTOR® Commercial Member Benefits.

NAR Code of Ethics Training:

The NAR has mandated that all REALTOR® members must complete an approved course of training on the Code of Ethics EVERY 3 YEARS.

Here are some resources that will help you:

  • NAR courses that fulfill the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training Requirement
  • NAR Commercial Code of Ethics Case Studies
RPR® Commercial

REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR®): RPR® is the nation’s largest property database built exclusively for REALTORS®.

As one of the most innovative benefits included in your NAR membership, RPR® delivers on-the-go access to hundreds of data sets from public records and listing data, in addition to demographics, psychographics, neighborhood and school information, and unbeatable reports.

  • On/off-market listings, sales, valuations, assessment, foreclosure, tax, mortgage, transaction history, FEMA flood maps, and more.
  • School and neighborhood data and reports.
  • Exclusive Realtors Valuation Model® (RVM®), home value refinement, and CMA tools.
  • Customizable and branded RPR® reports.
  • On-the-go access with RPR® Mobile™.

For more information and to register for a webinar, please visit the RPR®/Bay East website.

NAR’S Commercial Advocacy

The National Association of REALTORS® advocates every day on behalf of the nation’s 1.5 million REALTORS® and 75 million property owners. NAR is widely considered one of the most effective advocacy organizations in the country. Visit NAR’s Commercial Advocacy website for the full list of commercial real estate federal advocacy topics.

Commercial Legal Hotline

The C.A.R. Legal Hotline offers members the incredible benefit of receiving free legal advice over the telephone on a vast array of real-estate related topics: contract interpretation, arbitration, litigation, tax issues, commission disputes, disclosure requirements, fair housing issues, laws governing homeowners’ associations, and so on.

By contacting the C.A.R. Legal Hotline you can speak directly to one of C.A.R.’s attorneys. Since its debut in 1979, C.A.R. attorneys have answered more than 600,000 questions about real estate law and brokerage practice.
Please request to speak to Linda Kirios, Commercial Real Estate Attorney at C.A.R.

LEGAL HOTLINE HOURS:

Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (213) 739-8350 and (213) 739-8286

Saturday, from 10 a.m. –  2 p.m. on a first come first serve basis by calling (213) 739-8282 only.

The (213) 739-8350 and (213) 739-8286 numbers are not available on Saturdays. (due to limited staffing the Saturday Hotline service is only for questions regarding active transactions).

ARE YOU NEW TO C.A.R.?

If so, please read the Legal Q&A, Member Legal Hotline, for information about this service before contacting the Legal Hotline. (Requires C.A.R. Member Login, If You Don’t Have One, You Can Create One On The Linked Page)

SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION TO THE HOTLINE:

Online:  Submit Your Legal Question
Fax:   (213) 480-0864
Phone: (213) 739-8282  (for agents)
Phone: (213) 739-8350 (for broker-owners, office managers, designated Commercial REALTORS®)

WHETHER YOU SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION ONLINE, BY E-MAIL OR FAX:

PLEASE KEEP YOUR DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE SHORT (2-3 short paragraphs–there is a 2000 character maximum computer software limit on messages relayed to attorneys).

YOU’LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS WHEN YOU TALK TO AN ATTORNEY.  One of our C.A.R. attorneys will telephone you to discuss your legal question, so please be sure to indicate the name of any other licensee involved in your question/transaction as well as your telephone number.

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**Some of these Links will require you to log into C.A.R. with your username and password

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