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Leading the way...® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with nearly 155,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Contact:

Los Angeles - Executive Office:
525 South Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90020-1403
Phone: (213) 739-8200
Fax: (213) 480-7724

Media:

Mark Giberson
Phone: (213) 739-8304.

Higher home prices lower California housing affordability, C.A.R. reports

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Higher home prices put a dent in California’s housing affordability during the first quarter of 2013, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported

California REALTORS® applaud new FHFA appointment

Los Angeles, CA - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following is a statement made today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® President Don Faught

Equity sales hit five-year high; pending home sales post monthly gain as the housing...

LOS ANGELES, CA - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The share of equity sales rose to their highest level in five years, while March California pending home sales climbed from the previous month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) rep...

California’s median home price posts highest level in nearly five years as intense competition...

LOS ANGELES, CA - April 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Strong sales in higher-cost coastal regions and heated market conditions drove California’s median home price to its highest level in March since May 2008, while inventory shortages continued to ...

Chico Association of REALTORS® providing Clarus touchCMA™ to its REALTOR® members

LOS ANGELES, CA - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Chico Association of REALTORS® today announced that it will offer to its REALTOR® members Clarus touchCMA™, a new and leading edge comparative market analysis tool, as a new member benefit.

New C.A.R. ad campaign spotlights ripple effect of real estate

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- “What starts with one California REALTOR® benefits all of California.” That’s the underlying sentiment of a new integrated consumer ad campaign from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®...

California median home price remains strong; buyers confront listings shortage

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s median home price marked a full year of annual price gains, propelled by strong sales of higher-priced homes in February, while a lack of inventory constrained total home sales for t...

California pending home sales hit near-four-year high in January

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales posted the strongest gain in nearly four years during January, rising from both the previous month and year, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) repor...

Higher home prices send California housing affordability lower

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Higher home prices offset lower interest rates to reduce housing affordability in California during the fourth quarter of 2012, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported.

Continued shortage of homes on the market and seasonal slowdown send California home sales...

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A typical seasonal slowdown, combined with a scarcity of available homes for sale put a damper on the California housing market in January, with both home sales and median price declining from D...

C.A.R. launches new tool to help home buyers bridge down payment gap

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to provide California home buyers with up-to-date information about available home buyer assistance programs, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today launched Calif...

December Pending Home Sales Index

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seasonal factors, combined with low housing inventory, particularly a lack of real estate-owned homes (REOs), drove California pending home sales lower in December, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF ...

C.A.R. sponsors bill to help underwater homeowners get much-needed financial relief

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 08, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to conform state law to a federal law passed last week that extended mortgage debt forgiveness, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) is sponsoring Senate Bill 30, so tha...

California pending home sales decline in November; share of equity sales expands, C.A.R. reports

LOS ANGELES, DC - January 02, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seasonal factors sent California pending home sales lower in November, while equity home sales continued their upward trend, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

C.A.R. offers 12 free online continuing education credits as new member benefit

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to member feedback, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today announced that all members of the Association will receive 12 free hours of online continuing education (C...

California median home price experiences highest year-to-year increase since June 2004, C.A.R. reports

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the statewide median price continued to register double-digit gains from year-ago levels, strong sales of higher-priced homes led to a year-over-year increase in sales in California during No...

Home buyers’ optimism contributes to recovering housing market, C.A.R. survey finds

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a sign of an improving housing market, California home buyers are more optimistic about the housing market now than they were three years ago, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALT...

C.A.R.’s 2013 Leadership Team Begins Term

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) announced today that its 2013 Leadership Team is now in place. Leading the team is C.A.R. President Don Faught, a second-generation REALTOR® a...

California pending home sales post monthly and annual gains in October;share of equity sales...

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales rose both from the previous month and year in October for the first time in seven months, while the share of equity sales grew slightly, marking a four-year high, t...

Victor Valley AOR MLS integrates with zipForm® 6 to allow agents to make offers...

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®), a subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), today announced that Victor Valley Association of REALTORS®/Multiple Listing Servi...

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