Member Resources

On Tuesday, November 23, SAMCAR Realtor member Karim Sarraf with ADUNow.House shared a presentation about opportunities for building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) in San Mateo County and additional resources for information about ADU construction, costs, relevant state laws and more.

On Tuesday, September 7, MLSListings President and CEO, Dave Wetzel, shared an MLS Update presentation about the recent frenzy of prop-tech acquisitions, and what MLSListings is doing about it at the SAMCAR Marketing Meeting on Zoom. Read more to download the slide presentation.

Building green Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)—also known as granny units—is now easier and more affordable thanks to HEART of San Mateo County's latest initiative: GLADUR (a Green and Livable Accessory Dwelling Unit Resource). Funded by a Grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, HEART has developed designs and construction plans for green, all-electric, detached ADUs that can be downloaded by the public at no cost. In addition to the free designs, HEART provides a free, comprehensive handbook highlighting extensive environmentally friendly options and links to existing ADU resources.

MLSListings has informed SAMCAR that many members are using the word "staged" in public remarks. The use of the word "staged" indicates that the listing is vacant. Public remarks are visible to anyone viewing the public listing information, including potential thieves. There have been recent reports of items from staged listings being stolen, including large appliances, such as refrigerators. It is not an MLS violation to use the word "staged", but you are encouraged to exercise caution when announcing a listing as "staged" in public remarks.

Supra has implemented a security update for keyboxes in order to maintain the highest quality standards. Supra eKEY users should be sure to update the eKEY app to the most current version available in the Android and Apple app stores.

San Mateo County home sales reports and infographics (with data from MLSListings, Inc.) for all of 2020 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).