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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: 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.
Published: February 28, 2019
DRE Addresses Risks of "Coming Soon" Advertising
In its 2018 Winter Real Estate Bulletin, the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) discusses the risks of "Coming Soon" marketing in an article titled "Be Sure to Maintain Fiduciary Responsibility for Your Client or Face Civil and Regulatory Liability," which includes the DRE's view of "best practices" for listing agents.
Published: January 10, 2019
2018 San Mateo County Home Sales
San Mateo County home sales reports and infographics (with data from MLSListings, Inc.) for all of 2018 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, 2018
SAMCAR Partners with HEART to Assist First Time Homebuyers
HEART of San Mateo County and the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS—through a $50,000 grant from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Housing Affordability Fund—are expanding HEART's First Time Homebuyer Program to include closing costs assistance, offering up to $5,000 in closing costs assistance for first time homebuyers in San Mateo County.
Published: April 13, 2018
Real Estate Inspectors Association: "Ask for the Badge"
The California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA) Urges Home Buyers, Sellers and REALTORS to ASK FOR THE BADGE! The State of California does NOT license home inspectors. CREIA takes the lead in requiring adherence to CREIA's Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice, which are recognized in California law.