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News and Information to Keep You a Step Ahead!

Whether you are totally tech savvy at the keyboard or are often all thumbs when operating your cell phone, you’ll find something helpful in this issue as our writers explain how to use Instagram more effectively, how to design marketing material like a pro, and what happens when Artificial Intelligence meets Blockchain.

  1. 2018 Has Been a Year of Change
  2. What Really Goes on at Those C.A.R. Meetings?
  3. MLS Forum Offers Updates, App and Product Reviews, and a Report from the DRE
  4. Realty Reality: Thank Them for Their Service
  5. Orange County REALTORS® Veterans Tribute
  6. Design Tips for the Novice Marketer
  7. 5 Steps to Instagram Pro Status
  8. When Artificial Intelligence Meets Blockchain
  9. REALTOR® Alert! Get the 411 on the Code of Ethics Requirement
  10. The Five Most Frustrating Voice Mail Phrases
  11. Pay Your Dues Early for a Chance to Win FREE Dues!
  12. Orange County Housing Update: More Cracks in the Housing Run
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Free Member Benefit Update: Safer, Simpler Seller Disclosures

​​​​​​After receiving feedback from thousands of agents like you across the state, we're happy to announce New Features available through your Orange County REALTORS® Free Member Benefit that make completing disclosures simpler and more efficient than ever.  

  • Send the DIA, PSD, VLQ and EHR in addition to the TDS, SPQ, AVID, ESD and FLD for completion online 
  • You can share links to specific questions with sellers so they can easily access them for revision
  • Sellers can easily revise their answers by searching key words to navigate between questions 
  • You and your sellers can see a live PDF preview before integrating with zipForm® Plus to generate the complete disclosure forms
  • Glide provides sellers with advanced contextual help and definitions to address common issues on the TDS & SPQ
  • You can personalize email notification settings
Get Started with Your Free Glide Account
Register for a Webinar (Daily 11:00AM)

New Forms 

Glide welcomes the DIA, PSD, VLQ and EHR to its Forms Library


All of the most time-consuming and complicated disclosure forms are now available on Glide, including the DIA, PSD, VLQ, EHR, TDS, SPQ, AVID, ESD and FLD. Upon creating your Disclosure Packet, simply select as many forms from Glide's library as needed from the dropdown menu.

Improved Client Experience

Navigating forms has never been easier! Clients can search for questions and preview answers inside of the PDF


Search bar.  Sellers can now use the search bar to navigate between questions and easily revise their answers on Glide. 

Seller Review Mode. Sellers can preview the form's PDF compared to what they have already completed while navigating through the question and answer experience on Glide by clicking "Preview" at any time. 

Improved Agent Experience

Share links to direct sellers to specific questions for revision, preview PDFs before syncing the transaction in zipForm® Plus, connect unlimited zipForm® Plus accounts and personalize notification settings 


Link to Questions & Preview PDF. While reviewing your client's answers, you can direct them to specific questions for revisions by copying and sharing unique links to those questions. The links are found under each question. You also have two options for reviewing your client's answers, either within the Glide wizard or by selecting to "Preview PDF" to see the answers on the CAR form.

Connect multiple zipForm® Plus accounts. Simply select from the dropdown menu of previously added accounts or select to add a new account.

Personalize notification settings. Don't want to receive an update when your client begins their disclosure forms packet? How about when the client forgets to submit their final documents for review after answering the forms questions? No problem! Glide allows Agents and TCs to personalize notification settings to eliminate unnecessary notifications.

 

Streamlined AVID

Completing Agent Visual Inspection Disclosures has never been more easy, convenient and professional

 

Take photos on-the-spot and attach up to four photos onto a single page and Glide will automatically compress your files to reduce bulky file sizes.

 

 
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Orange County REALTORS® is dedicated to providing members with valuable market data to utilize in the business. In order to provide a quick glance at the housing market, an OC Market Snapshot for both detached and attached homes will be posted online each month. Members can use these graphics for marketing materials and listing presentations. Be sure to also review the Monthly Housing Summary for a more comprehensive look at the County. For a detailed look at over 180 neighborhoods throughout Orange County, use OC FastStats.

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The average of inventory for detached homes was 3.8 months. That is up from last year when it was 3.0 months of supply. Attached homes inventory has increased to 3.4 months compared to 2.1 months in September of last year.

The median sales price is leveling off for detached homes at $833,000, up from $800,000 last year but down from $840,000 just last month. Attached homes, however, continue to rise with a median sales price of $520,000 which is an increase of 6.1% from $490,000 last year and $507,900 last month.

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In Memoriam: Joe Vargas

 

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In Memoriam: Joe Vargas
(1947-2018)

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of a very special man and member of the real estate community, Joe Vargas.

Joe passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018 at 10:30 AM. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Debra and family. Joe was an agent with Realty One Group for the last 4 years, but more than that he was a man who seemed to brighten the life of everyone who knew him. He proudly served his country in the U.S. military and was a Vietnam Vet. Joe will be greatly missed.

Services will be held at Riverside National Cemetery on Friday, October 26 at 9:45 am.

Riverside National Cemetery
22495 Van Buren Blvd.
Riverside, CA 92518
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Nominate a Super REALTOR, Affiliate or Volunteer!

Do you know a super REALTOR®, Affiliate, or Volunteer? Each year, at the Annual Installation of Officers and Directors, we recognize one REALTOR® and two Affiliate members who exemplify professional excellence and service to the real estate community.

In addition, we will be honoring one member for exceptional volunteer service to the local community. This honoree also will be recognized at the installation on Wednesday, December 5 at Angels Stadium in Anaheim and will receive $250 for the community organization he or she designates.

Do you know someone—including yourself—who deserves to be honored in one of these ways?  

Download and submit a form:

REALTOR of the Year Nomination Form

Affiliates of the Year Nomination Form

Volunteer of the Year Nomination Form

Completed forms may be emailed, faxed or mailed to either Orange County REALTORS® office. A single nomination ensures consideration. All nominations must be received by Monday, October 22, at 5:00 p.m.

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