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LOS ANGELES, CA - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) subsidiary California MLS, Inc., doing business as calREDD®, and the Multi-Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (MRMLS), last week signed an agreement to merge the efforts of calREDD® and MRMLS. calREDD® is the C.A.R. initiative to create one Multiple Listing Service (MLS) accessible to real estate agents throughout the state. The new yet-to-be-named entity will serve more than 33,000 real estate professionals and 25 REALTOR® associations throughout California.

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® Inc. (REBS®) today announced that the Inglewood Board of REALTORS® (IBOR) has signed a renewal agreement to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit to its more than 300 REALTOR® members. The Inglewood Board of REALTORS® uses Multi Regional Multiple Listings Service (MRMLS) as its multiple listing provider

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales increased 1.2 percent in May in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 23.2 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- calREDD® today announced that members of the Amador County Association of REALTORS® now can view properties for sale, place listings, prepare CMAs, and access agents for referrals via calREDD®, the multiple listing service(MLS), which officially launched in Jackson, Calif., today

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The board of directors of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® on June 12 approved a new structure for the statewide MLS that will merge the efforts of calREDD® with the Multi-Regional Multiple Listing Service Inc. (MRMLS)

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Californians have an opportunity to share what living here means to them as part of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ “Your Piece of California. Your Peace of Mind.” 2010 Consumer Advertising Campaign.

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®) today announced that the Oroville Association of REALTORS® has signed an agreement to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit to its more than 100 REALTOR® members. The Oroville Association of REALTORS® joins the Chico, Lake County, and Merced County associations of REALTORS®, all part of the calREDD® MLS system, in offering this member benefit.

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®) today announced that the Lake County Association of REALTORS® has signed an agreement to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit to its more than 350 REALTOR® and MLS members. Lake County Association of REALTORS® joins the Chico, Merced County, and Oroville Associations of REALTORS®, all part of the calREDD® MLS system, in offering this member benefit

San Mateo, CA - April 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --The San Mateo County Association of REALTORS (SAMCAR) has announced that the association is participating in the REALTOR® Nationwide Open House event Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11. The nationwide effort is to increase consumer awareness of the benefits of buying a home and give sellers an opportunity to increase the exposure for their home for sale. Most importantly, the open house event is a collective effort on behalf of SAMCAR and its participating members to continue to spread the word about the expanded first-time homebuyer and long-term homebuyer tax credits, which end April 30. Qualified buyers wishing to take advantage of the credits, which provide up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and up to $6,500 forexisting homeowners, must enter into a contract by April 30 and close no later thanJune 30.

LOS ANGELES, CA - April 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services (REBS) today announced that the Chico Association of REALTORS® has signed an agreement to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit to its nearly 400 REALTOR® members. Chico AOR joins the Merced County Association of REALTORS®, both part of the calREDD™ MLS system, in offering this REALTOR® benefit

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today praised California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his leadership in signing the Homebuyer Tax Credit legislation into law.

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales decreased 11.7 percent in February in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 14.1 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS®) today announced that more than 106,000 members of CARETS now can utilize the Clarus MarketMetrics® database on either an individual subscription or member benefit basis. CARETS provides an all-inclusive database of properties for sale covering six counties in Southern California. Current participating CARETS MLSs include: CRISnet, i-Tech MLS, MRMLS, SoCALMLS, and The MLS®/CLAW. VCRDS and California Desert data are coming on board soon.

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of potential home buyers are expected to converge this weekend for the third annual Southern California Home Buyer’s Fair at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. The Southern California Home Buyer’s Fair, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 13, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 14, features more than 50 educational “how-to” seminars designed to help home buyers navigate today’s real estate market with confidence and peace of mind. The event is free to the public, and the first 200 attendees each day will receive a free AMC Entertainment movie ticket (one ticket per person).

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) will give away 20 iPod shuffles and 400 movie tickets the weekend of March 13 and 14 at the third annual Southern California Home Buyer’s Fair at the Los Angeles Convention Center

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) recently was selected to serve as the Ambassador Association to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA), the Association's counterpart in Australia, through the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (NAR) International Ambassador Association Program.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Changes in family and employment status as well as adjustments to monthly mortgage obligations played significant roles in California’s homeowners’ decisions to sell their homes in 2009, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2009-2010 Survey of California Home Sellers.” According to the report, 67 percent of all sellers in California did so as a result of difficulties related to meeting their mortgage obligation.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales decreased 10.6 percent in January in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 15 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) and the Los Angeles Times are sponsoring the third annual Southern California Home Buyer’s Fair at the Los Angeles Convention Center March 13 and 14.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California remained at 64 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with 61 percent (revised) for the same period a year ago, according to a report released today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).