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CALIFORNIA AVOCADO SOCIETY
The California Avocado Society is a California Non-Profit Corporation. Membership in the California Avocado Society does not involve the marketing of your avocados.
The original tree was really a mistake - a lucky chance seedling. In the late 1920's, Mr. Rudolph Hass, who was a postman, purchased seedling trees from A. R. Rideout of Whittier, for the purpose of developing two acres of budded trees of the Lyon variety. It was Rideout's custom to plant very small seedlings at orchard spacing (12' x 12') at the grove site. The seedlings were grown in 2"x2" x 8" tarpaper open-ended tubes of square cross sections. The seedlings were to grow in place...
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C.A.R Responds to CFA Report on C.A.R. Buyer Representation Agreement
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) yesterday released a report on C.A.R.'s new buyer representation agreement. While C.A.R. welcomes valid feedback, this report is, for the most part, a misguided critique of the forms.
Amid the significant changes facing the industry as a result of the NAR settlement and the recent inquiry from the Department of Justice (DOJ), C.A.R. continues to revise its forms in order to produce the best possible documents for buyers, sellers, and C.A.R. members. Prior to the release of any revised or new forms, C.A.R. solicits broad input and takes all feedback into consideration. This CFA commentary is on an earlier draft of our agreement that was still a work in progress. In fact, C.A.R. has already made changes that address many of the concerns from the CFA.
For example, the CFA piece says the form doesn't comply with the NAR settlement. That is wrong. Both the draft reviewed and the latest draft of the f...