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Buyers & Sellers
REALTOR® members and organizations like SAMCAR work hard to help home buyers and sellers, and protect property owners by providing valuable resources, legislative advocacy, giving back to our communities and holding our members to the highest ethical standards. The Buyers & Sellers page on our website provides information about local market conditions, resources for first time buyers, and information about the advantages of working with a REALTOR®.
REALTORS® are mostly small business owners who ensure buyers and sellers experience the greatest transparency, choice and efficiency through independent, local broker marketplaces that level the playing field for all types and sizes of residential real estate brokerages.
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179 Ways Agents Who Are REALTORS® Are Worth Every Penny of Their Compensation
Buying A Home Is Easy!* If You Work with a Real Estate Agent Who is a REALTOR® 
Selling A Home Is Easy!* If You Work with a Real Estate Agent Who is a REALTOR®
Published: October 13, 2020
DRE Consumer Alert: Possible Alternatives or Options to Foreclosure
The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) posted a new Consumer Alert titled, "Possible Alternatives or Options to Foreclosure."
Published: September 08, 2020
DRE Creates New Tenant & Landlord Resource Website
After passage of AB 3088, the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) was tasked with developing a tenant, landlord, and homeowner resource website, housingiskey.com, to provide information and resources on this new legislation, and house the soon-to-be revised publication, California Tenants – A Guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities. The Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) has also announced the creation of the "The California COVID-19 Information App for Tenants & Landlords" to help Californians understand their rights and options under the law.
Published: January 14, 2020
2019 San Mateo County Home Sales
San Mateo County home sales reports and infographics (with data from MLSListings, Inc.) for all of 2019 are available for you to share on your social media, e-mail and other marketing (remember to use the hashtag #SAMCARStats when sharing on social media).
Published: June 12, 2019
Pacifica Community Involvement by SAMCAR Members
As part of SAMCAR's ongoing commitment to supporting our communities, SAMCAR REALTORS have recently made contributions to the following organizations in Pacifica: Pacifica Resource Center, Pacificans Care for the Rockaway Ricky Memorial Fund, Terra Nova High School Education Foundation, Terra Nova Industrial Tech. SAMCAR values our communities and is proud to support the efforts of our members in cities and neighborhoods throughout San Mateo County.
Published: April 22, 2019
MLSListings and The MLS™ New Data Share in Full Swing
MLSListings Inc. and The MLS™ recently announced that data sharing for their more than 32,000 combined subscribers and members is in full swing. This data share provides real estate professionals in California's most populated areas - including Silicon Valley, coastal regions, Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Venice, Beverly Hills, Los Feliz, Malibu, Pasadena, California Desert, High Desert, and Southwest Los Angeles - real-time access to property listings, market statistics, and products that benefit brokers, agents, buyers, and sellers.
Published: April 13, 2019
HEART Increases First Time Buyer Program Home Price & Income Caps
In response to higher housing costs, HEART, the Housing Endowment and Regional Trust of San Mateo County, and Meriwest Mortgage, a wholly owned subsidiary of Meriwest Credit Union, will now allow new homebuyers in San Mateo County to purchase homes for up to $908,156. This represents a 14% increase from the previous maximum home price of $795,187. To accompany the increase in the maximum home price, the HEART loan program will offer up to $136,223 as a down payment second loan.