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Short Sales, REO, and Distressed Properties
C.A.R.'s Short Sale Site
From bank specific information to short sale tips to a REALTOR Forum, this website will answer your questions as well as your clients'.
Legal Q&As
Check out these Q&As to answer your short sale and REO questions.
Credit After Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, or Short Sale, 8/4/2010 (revised)
Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure, 8/5/2008
Deficiency Judgment Chart, 8/2/2010 (revised)
Foreclosing on Rental Property, 11/4/2009
Foreclosure Scams and the Foreclosure Consultant Law, 10/30/2008
Foreclosure Timeline (click for PDF), 5/4/2011 (revised)
HAFA Short Sales Fact Sheet, 4/11/2011 (revised)
HAFA Short Sales Time Periods, 4/11/2011
MARS Rules for Short Sales, 8/16/2011 (revised)
Notice of Default and Investor-Buyer Transactions: Home Equity Sales Contracts, 3/9/2011 (revised)
REO Tips For REALTORS®, 3/16/2010
REO Transactions, 5/20/2008 (revised)
Short Sale Deficiencies, 9/2/2011
Short Sale Deficiencies Fact Sheet, 9/14/2011 (revised)
Short Sale Fraud, 9/29/2010
Short Sale Negotiators, 10/5/2010
Short Sales, 6/14/2011 (revised)
Short Sale Tips For REALTORS®, 3/16/2010
Taxation of Foreclosures and Short Sales, 4/20/2010 (revised)
Education
HAFA certification program
With 45 pages of forms and guidelines, the new HAFA Program is critically important but complex. This certification is your opportunity to understand HAFA and work with distressed consumers. Grow your business by learning the ins and outs of a HAFA transaction, including details on the HAFA process, timelines and documents.
C.A.R. member benefits webinarsLearn more about your C.A.R. member benefits by participating in the scheduled webinars.
FHA free webinarsA series of free webinars with everything you need to know about FHA presented by Nancy West, one of HUD’s four Marketing and Outreach Specialists nationwide.
Legal Live free webinarsLegal Live webinars are online presentations conducted by C.A.R. attorneys on the first Monday of every month (except holidays) and as needed. From the ease of your own computer, you can participate in a live, interactive webinar on recent legal developments, get answers to your legal questions, and find out what legal challenges other REALTORS® may be facing.
Newsletters
Market MattersA weekly newsletter explaining today's real estate news, studies, and data to help you make sense of the often conflicting and confusing reports about your industry and profession.
Your Membership, Your WayA monthly member communication featuring the must-have news, resources, and information from C.A.R. that will save you time, money, your transaction--maybe even your sanity--as you navigate today's housing market.
Other
C.A.R. Housing Affordability FundThe C.A.R. Housing Affordability Fund (C.A.R.H.A.F.) plays an active role in addressing housing affordability in California. C.A.R.H.A.F. supports statewide and local efforts to make a direct impact on housing affordability.
Legal HotlineThe C.A.R. Legal Hotline is a free benefit prividing members with confidential legal advice over the phone on a vast array of real-estate related topics such as contract interpretation, arbitration, litigation, tax issues, commission disputes, disclosure requirements, and so on.
Smart Phone AppsIn search of must-have smart phone applications for real estate? Learn how to download the ForeclosureRadar™, AgentNTouch™, and My C.A.R. (free to C.A.R. members) apps.
