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appraisal: California Association of Realtors® Sponsors Eight Bills for 2010 Session - 02/08/10 12:49 PM

After a successful year spent playing defense against a variety of point-of-sale bills and several tax measures aimed at Realtors®, the California Association of Realtors® is going back on the offense this year with eight new bills we are sponsoring. A sponsored bill is one that we author and then find a legislative sponsor - either Senator or Assembly member - to carry the bill for us. The selection of an author is a critical process as some bills have greater appeal to Democrats, others have more appeal to Republicans, some appeal to both in equal measure and some have … (3 comments)

appraisal: At the NAR. HVCC Problems? Not according to the Government. - 11/13/09 11:04 PM
One of the seminars I attended today at NAR was entitled 'Managing the Risks and Opportunities of the New Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC)."
Let me say at the outset, I sat through the whole friggin thing and didn't note any opportunities - unless you count aggravation as an opportunity.  No shortage of risks, however.
NAR did a great job staging this - they had a panel in place that included spokesholes from FHFA, FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and an AMC. Oh, and they had two Realtors sitting in for balance. In my humble opinion, if I had … (47 comments)

appraisal: C.A.R. 2010 Legislative Agenda Shapes Up. - 10/12/09 05:58 PM


On October 10, The California Association of Realtors in it's 526th session, brought forward a number of 'Action Items' that will result in forward progress and, in some cases,  calls on C.A.R. to sponsor and/or support legislative action. 
C.A.R.'s legislative agenda contains several ways to address issues. The call to 'SPONSOR' legislation is our highest level of action requiring a significant commitment of time and resources to accomplishing our goal. This generally means drafting a bill, finding a legislator to carry it on our behalf, and involves significant efforts by our lobbyists and members to ensure the success of … (0 comments)