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CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® More signs a housing and economic recovery are underway: Case-Shiller Index and Consumer Confidence both rose in September. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-prices25-2009nov25,0,5376298.story

Index shows moderate gain in home prices in September -- latimes.com

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Home prices in 20 U.S. cities ticked up modestly in September, marking the fifth consecutive month of improvement, according to a closely watched national index released this morning.The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller ...

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Appears the fight to extend the $10,000 tax credit for buyers of new unoccupied homes in California has officially ended. http://www.sacbee.com/736/story/2336922.html

Home Front: Door closed on California tax credit for new homes this year - Sacramento Business, Hous

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Read Sacramento business stories, Sacramento housing market news, CalPERS and CalSTRS news at The Sacramento Bee

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Wondering what to expect for the 2010 California housing market? Check out the newest video from C.A.R. featuring C.A.R. Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Young to find out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZpt0wptj3I

2010 Economic Forecast

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CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Young presents the 2010 Economic Forecast

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® There is now a new WINForms® version available FREE to C.A.R. members. Have you upgraded to zipForm® 6 yet? Attend a free webinar Monday, Nov. 23 to learn more about this new member benefit. http://www.car.org/winforms/zipForm6//

Upgrade to zipForm® 6 today

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zipForm® 6 offers new features and functionality not currently available with WINForms Online® or WINForms® Desktop.

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® MSNBC: Pace of mortgage help rising but still slow Before the housing downturn, mortgage servicing companies had collections depts. that mainly tried to wring payments from tardy borrowers. Now the same depts. augmented with thousands of new employees, are engaged in the far more complex task of figuring out whether mi...llions of borrowers qualify for help. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33892101/ns/business-real_estate/

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® C.A.R. is offering a FREE webinar about real estate finance on 12/3 for C.A.R. members. Get a legal update from a C.A.R. Senior Counsel and the latest in financing and programs from CalHFA, Wells Fargo, and HUD. Check out the Facebook event for more info and how to register http://bit.ly/2lScKy (link to event)

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CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Just released today--the C.A.R. First Time Affordability Index for the third quarter. The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California stood at 64% in the third quarter of 2009, compared with 55% (revised) for the same period in 2008. Check out the press release for more info. http://bit.ly/1ZByTy

Entry-level housing affordability reaches 64 percent

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Minimum qualifying income was 19 percent lower in third quarter 2009 than a year earlier.

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Fewer U.S. banks tightened lending standards for companies and consumers in the third quarter as the economy grew for the first time in more than a year, a Federal Reserve survey showed. http://bit.ly/1haxbl

Fewer banks tightened lending standards last quarter, Federal Reserve says -- latimes.com

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Fewer U.S. banks tightened lending standards for companies and consumers in the third quarter as the economy grew for the first time in more than a year, a Federal Reserve survey showed.Demand for most ...

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® WINForms is becoming zipForm6. Current WINForms users will have the option for a free upgrade to zipForm6 on November 16th. Want to learn more about zipForm6 and the new features? You can attend this free webinar tomorrow. http://bit.ly/4AhgaM

Can't make this date? Future webinar dates are 11/17 and 11/23. Check back on... our Facebook events tab for info on the 11/17 and 11/23 sessions.

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CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® To learn how to use zipForm® 6, please register by clicking the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/417951321

Coming in Fall 2009, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’® WINForms® users will have the option to upgrade for free to the new zipForm® 6 so...ftware. The new application features easy-to-use navigation that lets you move quickly through documents and transactions.

What are the differences between zipForm® 6 and WINForms® software?

- Complete and e-mail/print forms without first having to create a transaction
- Apply one or multiple templates at any time during a transaction
- Drag and drop forms into transactions
- Platform independent – runs on PC or MAC
- Automatically saves (in the background) as you work
- Compatible with Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit

zipForm® 6 Introduction

WINForms® is becoming zipForm® 6

Time:10:00AM Wednesday, November 11th

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CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® In coordination with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), C.A.R. is offering a free webinar covering recent FHA Mortgagee Letters and how they affect you and your deals as a REALTOR®.

For more information and to register, please visit http://www.car.org/tools/smart/resources/fha/

Please note: YOU MUST BE A C.A.R. MEMBER TO ATTEND THIS WEBINAR

Think FHA: Recent FHA Changes Affecting REALTORS®

Time:10:00AM Wednesday, December 9th

Location:webinar

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a bill extending and expandingthe Federal Tax Credit for First-time Home Buyers. The bill was passed in the U.S. Senate late yesterday and will now go to President Obama for hissignature, where it is expected to be signed this week. Thanks again for contacting your congressperson! http://bit.ly/4joqml

Extension of Federal Tax Credit passes in House and U.S. Senate

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Bill now goes to President Obama for his signature.

November 5 at 1:00pm

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Marc C. Yu

The only problem with that is some median home prices depending on the state is $500K. You very seldom will find a decent home for $250K unless your getting a condo in California. The problem we faced with this crisis partly came from lenders lending with 100% financing. When the market plummets again, which it always does, people with 100%/Zero Down Financing will be upside down again.

November 6 at 12:33am

Patrick Hake

I am a Realtor in the Sacramento area and I realize that much of coastal CA and parts of the East Coast have higher median home prices. This program is national however, so for much of the country, it can contribute all of the down payment or more. It seems that we are just playing the same old financial shell game. Close one door and then open ... See Moreanother. Also, if this is being used to stimulate the real estate market, what happens when it ends? I think Cash for Clunkers is a good example of what will occur to home sales when they end the program. Does that mean the tax credit will not to go on forever?

November 7 at 7:16pm

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® The House and Senate have now both passed legislation that includes the extension of the homebuyer tax credit. The House voted earlier today and the legislation passed by a vote of 403-12. The bill now goes to the President for his signature, which he is expected to sign by week’s end. More info from C.A.R. to follow...

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Here is more info on the bill approved by the Senate. Thanks to all who helped spread the word and contacted their congressperson http://bit.ly/4joqml

Senate approves extension of federal tax credit

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The bill now will go to the House, where action may be taken as early as tomorrow.

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® The Senate just passed the unemployment extension bill with the extension & expansion of the homebuyer credit! Now to the House... More info to follow.

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