Dear PAR Members, I hope this finds you and your families safe and healthy. Your Association Executive Suzi Brakken and I have been in constant contact regarding the information coming at us about our industry. Now that we have been designated as an Essential Business and have “The Best Practices” guidelines, Guidelines for Real Estate Best […]
We were informed yesterday (March 17, 2020) that the Plumas County Recorder’s Office has closed public access to their courthouse office due to COVID-19 transmission concerns. The recording of documents will be done by mail or by utilizing a lobby drop-box until further notice. David Windle, president of Cal-Sierra Title Company in Quincy, reports that […]
From the California Association of Realtors: – Existing, single-family home sales totaled 404,240 in October on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 0.1 percent from September and up 1.9 percent from October 2018. – October’s statewide median home price was $605,280, down 0.1 percent from September and up 6.0 percent from October 2018. – Year-to-date […]
Update: The Sexual Harassment Training Deadline was Postponed Until January 1, 2021 Are you aware of the new laws requiring Sexual Harrassment Prevention Training? Training required for all employees, not just supervisors by the end of 2020. Size of business threshold lowered from 50 to five “employees” Proposed regulations may expand requirement to include independent […]
· Thirty percent of California households could afford to purchase the $608,660 median-priced home in the second quarter of 2019, down from 32 percent in first-quarter 2019 but up from 26 percent a year ago. · A minimum annual income of $122,960 was needed to make monthly payments of $3,070, including principal, interest and taxes […]
– Existing, single-family home sales totaled 389,690 in June on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 4.2 percent from May and down 5.1 percent from June 2018. – June’s statewide median home price was $611,420, virtually unchanged from May and up 1.4 percent from June 2018. – Year-to-date statewide home sales were down 5.9 percent […]
June 14, 2019 The past month has been extremely busy on the legislative front. C.A.R. members responded to several Red Alerts to express their opposition to harmful legislation, including two bills that together would have imposed unacceptable regulations on rental property owners. Thanks to your calls, C.A.R. was able to negotiate amendments on AB 1481and AB […]
LOS ANGELES (May 14) – More Californians could afford to purchase a home in the first quarter of 2019 as lower mortgage interest rates and cooler seasonal home prices combined with higher income levels to improve California housing affordability, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today. The percentage of home buyers who could afford […]
– Existing, single-family home sales totaled 397,210 in March on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 0.2 percent from February and down 6.3 percent from March 2018. – March’s statewide median home price was $565,880, down 5.9 percent from February and up 0.2 percent from March 2018. – The Unsold Inventory Index was 3.6 months in March, […]
Have you sold a property in our service area that was not on the MLS? We still want your data! MLS data is essential to your business, a huge help to our appraisers, and it provides a clearer picture of the overall real estate market in California and the nation. Please be sure to include […]