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April
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C.A.R.'s Annual Fair Housing Day is back!
C.A.R.'s Fourth Annual Fair Housing Day is heading to Long Beach on April 15! If you haven't joined us previously, this single-day event brings California REALTORS® and other real estate professionals together for critical conversations on making the dream of homeownership possible for all Californians. Engage with fair housing experts on topics related to housing supply, housing discrimination and leveraging AI for good as we weave resilience — this year's theme — into the conversations. The event is $30 for C.A.R. members and $50 for non-members.
Immediately following Fair Housing Day, we cordially invite you to HAF's Casino Night Fundraiser where proceeds benefit our Pathway to Home Closing Cost Assistance Grant Program. We can't wait to support and celebrate California's resilience with you at The Westin Long Beach!
Register here for Fair Housing Day and our Casino Night Fundraiser.
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March
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NAR Introduces New MLS Policy to Expand Choice for Consumers
Following its in-depth assessment of the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) today announced a new policy, "Multiple Listing Options for Sellers," to complement its existing Multiple Listing Service (MLS) policies. "Multiple Listing Options for Sellers" will exist in conjunction with CCP and other MLS policies to provide sellers and their agents more options and choice when marketing a property, while also supporting fair housing by providing buyers and their agents with equal access to important MLS property information.
The policy – developed following many months of consultation with MLS and association leadership, brokerages, agents, multi-cultural organizations, and industry experts – introduces a new category of exempt listings called "delayed marketing exempt listings." The exemption will allow a seller the option to instruct the listing agent to delay marketing a listing through Internet Data Exchange (IDX) and syndication...
March
26
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New fire hazard severity maps available throughout California
The Calif. Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection has released new fire hazard severity zone (FHSZ) maps throughout California.
The FHSZ maps are developed using a science-based and field-tested model that assigns a hazard score based on the factors that influence fire likelihood and fire behavior. Many factors are considered such as fire history, existing and potential fuel (natural vegetation), predicted flame length, blowing embers, terrain, and typical fire weather for the area.
The State Fire Marshal is mandated to classify lands within State Responsibility Areas into Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ). The three levels of hazard in the State Responsibility Areas are: moderate, high, and very high.
Insurance companies typically use their own risk assessment data rather than these maps, so the new designations are unlikely to directly affect insurance rates, according to Cal Fire. However, they will impact real estate transactions, as sellers must disc...