Member Resources

On Tuesday, August 22 the SAMCAR Young Professionals Network (YPN) group hosted "Make Your Home Smarter," an informative "Smart Home" technology panel featuring representatives from Nest, Centriq and Intuitive Environments. In addition to gaining insight into smart home technology and what developments are on the horizon, attendees helped raise over $1,600 for the Samaritan House as part of C.A.R. YPN's "Month of Giving" charity drive.

On Wednesday, August 16, SAMCAR Brokers and Managers were invited to expand their understanding of cyber security with John Wondolowski, Chief Technology Officer from CMI, who explained best practices and provided a list of "to-do's" for brokers and agents to follow to protect their personal and professional data as a lead-up to REALTOR Safety Month in September.

Android recently released operating system 8.0 for phones and tablets. Supra has completed testing of the new OS with the eKEY app and is happy to announce there are no issues.

REMINDER! The SAMCAR Tour Sheet publication is intended only for REALTOR members who are MLS Subscribers. This MLS rule is intended to protect the confidential data published in the Tour Sheet. Any REALTOR found violating this rule by distributing the Tour Sheet to non-subscribers may be fined by MLS.

The C.A.R. Education Foundation works in conjunction with the C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships to students pursuing real estate-related degrees at California colleges and universities. Are you a Realtor furthering your education through a C.A.R. or N.A.R. approved designation? You may be eligible to apply for a C.A.R. Education Foundation grant!

Four Multiple Listing Service (MLS) partners in the greater East and South Bay Areas have answered the call to streamline system capabilities so that participants and subscribers may access thousands more listings through one single point of entry. Click "Read More" to learn about this newly expanded access to more property data and transaction tools.