C.A.R. Directors -- June 2007The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Board of Directors will meet for its 519th session on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 at the Sacramento Community Convention Center.  Click on the links below for more information of interest to Directors and to review the MLS Business Plans developed at the direction of the Board of Directors.
June 2007 Order of Business -- click here
The advance Agenda for the Board of Directors

January 2007 Summary of Action Items -- click here
The action items from the last meeting for review to approve the minutes


MLS WORKING GROUP

In January 2007, the C.A.R. Board of Directors adopted the following motions:
--That C.A.R. authorize the MLSWorking Group to develop a detailed business plan to create an aggregated Statewide listing database for review at the June 2007 Business Meeting.
--That C.A.R. authorize the MLS Working Group to develop a detailed business plan to create a StatewideMLS that would comply with the 6 principles for review at the June 2007 Business Meetings. In addition, local MLS and Associations are encouraged to limit long term contractual commitments extending beyond December 2008.
--That C.A.R. Business Plansshould take into consideration the technological and value proposition of current data aggregation initiatives in Northern and Southern California.


The Business Plans have been developed by the MLS Working Group and are available by clicking on the link below.  A summary of the Business Plans is available by clicking on the link to the Highlights. 

MLS Business Plans -- click here  (PDF format; 49 pages)

MLS Business Plans Highlights -- click here  (PDF format; 2 pages)

MLS Statement of Principles -- September 2005 -- click here (PDF format)

Please send your comments, suggestions, questions and reactions regarding the MLS Business Plans to mlsinput@car.org.  A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document will beposted on C.A.R. Online prior to the June meetings in response to feedback.

Download free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF format documents -- clickhere


Revised: 05/18/07