Real estate news

• The Great Debate: What the MLS Can Be, and What It Should Be

  14-01-2018 19:06
  Ask any agent, broker or constituent in real estate: There are challenges facing the Multiple Listing Service.
  A discussion on the future of the MLS—what it can be, and what it should be—hosted by the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) recently illuminated those issues, and strived for solutions.
  “An MLS should be defined not only by its data, but its access to the data, so brokers can get easy access to and keep the products and services they want and not necessa
  
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• California Real Estate Professional Among Mudslide Victims

  14-01-2018 19:05
  A Southern California real estate professional perished tragically in the mudslides last week, one of more than 15 victims of the latest catastrophe to strike the state.
  Rebecca Riskin, of Riskin Partners in Montecito—known as the “first lady of luxury real estate”—was killed as a result of the ensuing flood and mudslides in the Thomas Fire‘s wake, Riskin Partners confirmed in a release on Thursday. Riskin was a longtime Montecito resident, responsible for over 470
  
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• Fair Housing Makes Us Stronger

  14-01-2018 19:04
  On April 11, 1968, President Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law. This marked an important and historic change in our nation’s commitment to property rights, recognizing that property rights should not be abridged because of discrimination based on race, color, national origin or religion. In later years, the law was amended to prohibit discrimination based on gender, disability and familial status.
  The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) will commemorate this historic pie
  
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