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C.A.R. Chief Economist Leslie-Appleton Young Tells Where Housing and the...
Robust housing markets have ended six of the past eight major recessions, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR); war spending ended the other two. In the case of the Great Depression...
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Orange County’s Unique Homes: The Fairhaven Tract in Orange
Amid all the tract housing and Ranch-style homes in Orange County, there are quite a number of architectural gems—you just have to know where to look. Last month we featured the “Painted Ladies” of...
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News You Can Use: December
Tired of all the “Fiscal Cliff” doom and gloom? Try OCAR’s News You Can Use. Each month, OCAR brings you news headlines highlighting the bright spots in today’s real estate market. Orange County...
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Deck The Halls With “Sparkleballs”
Tis the season for home dwellers everywhere to unite in creating elaborate light shows designed to spread some much needed yuletide cheer. This past weekend we checked out Fullerton’s Yale Ave....
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Home Ownership Matters
By Sherri Butterfield The concept home has a very special meaning. A familiar proverb asserts, “Home is where the heart is.” John Howard Payne intones, “There’s no place like home,” in the refrain to...
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News You Can Use: January
So we didn’t plummet over the “fiscal cliff.” There’s still a debt ceiling crisis looming and some say another recession is possible (well, then, anything is really possible). Take heart, OCAR has...
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Reasons to Look Forward to 2013
By Sherri Butterfield REALTORS® have at least thirteen reasons to look forward to 2013. Among them are optimism about home values, low interest rates, high loan demand, a growing belief that now is a...
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News You Can Use: February
It’s February and Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, so according to the groundhog’s predictive skills, it’ll be an early spring. Get your shorts and sunglasses ready because the housing market...
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REALTORS®: Create Your Own Infographic
What’s an infographic you say? Chances are good that you’ve seen one before. Infographics are statistics and facts that have been visualized though images. With the popularity of the social media...
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REALTOR® Technology Tip of the Month: Controlling Your Inbox with Mailbox
As a REALTOR®, your email is your lifeline to your business. And with the amount of messages you receive daily, you probably could use some help organizing them. That’s where the Mailbox app fits in....
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With the California Legislature Back in Session, No Property Is Safe from a...
The California Legislature is back in session and, as either Mark Twain or Gideon J. Tucker first observed—depending on which quotation reference guide you choose to consult—“No man’s life, liberty, or...
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Costa Mesa: The City of the Arts
Have you heard of a town called Harper? You’ve probably been there many times. We’re talking about Costa Mesa. In 1920, a contest was held to rename Harper. The $25 prize went to a school teacher,...
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Sourcing Fresh Content For Pinterest
By now Pinterest has fully established itself as one of the top social media contenders. At its inception it was perhaps nothing more than a great place to visually organize all your favorite online...
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On your mark! Get set! Buy!
Eighty percent of Americans believe that buying a home is the best long-term investment they can make. A Pew Research Center study found that 80 percent of Americans believe buying a home is the best...
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Real Estate News You Can Use: April
April showers bring May flowers. This month, shower your clients with some positive real estate news stories. You’ve probably heard it’s a buyer’s market? Get the scoop about what’s happening in...
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REALTOR® Technology Tip of the Month: The Tempo AI Calendar App
No, the Tempo MLS platform is NOT coming back. We’re talking about the Tempo AI iPhone App, which we believe is pretty spectacular. From the company that developed Siri, this app takes your calendar...
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Great Outdoors: Rancho Santa Margarita Lake
Summertime is fast approaching. As things start to heat up our lovely So Cal beaches will be inundated with sun-loving crowds. So what’s one to do if you want to be near the water, but don’t feel like...
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Pitch Your New Listings with Ptch: A Guide for REALTORS®
Create a professional looking listing video in a matter of minutes? It is possible, and we DID say minutes. DreamWorks doesn’t just make great movies, apparently they also make great iPhone apps, and...
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Defining and Refining Your Personal Brand
Do you know who you are? No, this isn’t an amnesia test or a philosophical inquiry. What we’re talking about is your role as an agent, and whether you’ve defined your personal brand. According to...
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Whoa There, HOAs!
Rules about parking, planting, pets, and paint create problems for property owners. Guitarist Frank Zappa once observed that “the United States is a nation of laws, badly written and randomly...
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