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Manypot ent i al homeowner s, especi al l y f i r st t i mebuyer s, l ackt henecessar yknowl edge&r esour ces.

HowdoesSRARexpand educat i onal r esour cesandsuppor tpr ogr amsf ormember st oempoweraspi r i ng homeowner s?

Ast hei ncomi ng2025Pr esi dentofSRAR, doyouhaveanyper sonal st or i esorexper i encesshapi ngyourcommi t mentt opr omot i nghomeowner shi pf oral l ? homeof hegoal nt ai t oat et dbeabl woul I hought t er nev I ng owi edwhenIwasgr v i thowwel n’ twas p.I hi s owner was I l i homeunt t s r i ownmyf t dn’ di I . s er ent er Wewer up. oughmy hr wast t I . eer ar ec at t es eal omyr nt si ear ewy af and t s ounder et hatIwasabl yt r t ndus si hi nt oni i at educ t BLEi andhowPOSSI , ant t mpor si pi hi s whyhomeowner e. ev hi oac st i

Oureduc at i onandout r eac ht ot hec ommuni t yi sbarnone!

SRAR pr ov i desapl ac ewher eagent sandaf f i l i at eshav e ac c es st oeduc at i onal c l as s es , pr ogr ams , andt ec hnol ogi c al t ool st o educ at et hems el v esand hel pf i r s t t i me buy er s ac hi ev et hei rgoal s .

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HowcanSRARmember sgeti nvol vedi n advocat i ngf orpol i ci est hatsuppor tamor e i ncl usi vehousi ngmar ket ?

Whatmessagedoyouhavef orpot ent i al homeowner swhomayf eel di scour aged byt hecur r entmar ketcondi t i ons?

J oi nourgov er nment af f ai r sc ommi t t eeorourannual Leader s hi pAc ademy !Thati swher eIgots t ar t edi nl eader s hi p andadv oc ac y .I ti sv er yv al uabl et oourc l i ent st hatwear e k nowl edgeabl eaboutwhati shappeni ngi nourc ommuni t i es , i nour c ount i es , andi nour s t at e!

Thr oughadv oc ac y , we wor kt oens ur et hatf ut ur eandc ur r enthomeowner sar e r epr es ent edandpr ot ec t ed.

Bui l dy ourt eam byf i ndi ngaREAL TOR®andal endert o hel py ouf i gur eout howt oget ont hepat ht ohomeowner s hi p.

Youar enot was t i ngany one’ st i me; t hei rj obi st oeduc at ey ouands howy ouhowy ouc anac hi ev ey ourgoal s r egar dl es sof mar k et c ondi t i ons .

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HowcanSRARbet t erequi pi t smember st oassi stcl i ent s f r om di ver sebackgr oundsandi ncomel evel st oachi eve homeowner shi p?

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T echnol ogyi spl ayi ngani ncr easi ngl yi mpor t antr ol ei nr eal est at e.

Howwi l l SRARl ever aget echnol ogyt oenhance accessi bi l i t yf orhomebuyer s?

SRARpr ov i desr es our c ess uc hasdi v er s i t y , equi t yandi nc l us i ons emi nar s , f i nanc i all i t er ac yeduc at i ont hr ought ool sandc l as s es ,andr es our c esav ai l abl et o l owi nc omeandf i r s t t i mehomebuy er s .

T ec hnol ogyc ont i nuest oev ol v eandc hange,andweadaptt oi t .Thati swhywe of f erdi s c ount sf ort ec ht ool sandpr ogr amst ohel pourmember sex pandt hei r bus i nes sandc l i ent out r eac h.

Wees t abl i s hedabus i nes st ec hc ommi t t eet hi sy ear andi t ’ sc ommi t t edt opr ov i di ngs er v i c esandeduc at i onv i at ec hpl at f or msandbes t bus i nes spr ac t i c est ohel pt hemember s hi pbet t erunder s t andandut i l i z et ec hi n ouri ndus t r y .

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I st her eanyt hi ngel seyouwantt oshar ewi t hourmember s r egar di ngSRAR' scommi t mentt ohomeowner shi pf oral l ?

Ibel i ev ei nSRAR’ sc ommi t mentt oourmember s hi p,andIc ommi tt oi nc r eas i ng member engagement .

I wi l l al way sbeopent oi deasandc onc er nsf r omour member s hi p,andIenc our agemember st ogeti nv ol v edandv oi c et hei ropi ni ons .We wantt os uppor tourmember s hi pandt hi si ndus t r yi nt hebes twaypos s i bl e,and wewi l l dot hat byl i s t eni ngt ot hepeopl ef orwhi c hi t bel ongs .

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eal t or s and t hei r c l i ent sar et ar get s when i tc omes t o bl ac kmol di nf es t at i ons , wi t h t hegoal of s omec ompani es bei ng t ot r i ggerpani ct hat t oo of t en l eads t o homes bei ng unnec es s ar i l y ev ac uat ed,andopenst he doorf orunwar r ant edmaj or l eague s i z e mol d r emedi at i oni nv oi c es .

Kel l y Ri c har ds on — a v et er anPas adenaat t or ney whowast hegues ts peak er att heApr i l 22SRARZoom meet i ngat t endedby66San Fer nandoVal l eyandSant a Cl ar i t a Val l ey r eales t at e br ok er s ,owner sandof f i c e manager s— bel i ev esmuc h oft heSt ur m undDr ang– s t or m and s t r es s – i s ov er s t at ed and ov er bl own, mai nl yhy pe.

The r ef l ex i v e ac t i on i st o or der a mol d t es t . Yet Ri c har ds on s ai d t es t i ng t y pi c al l yi s a monument al was t e of money . Why ?

Bec aus e nobody c an ans wer a f oundat i onal ques t i on: What i s an unheal t hy l ev el of mol d ex pos ur e?

hat ’ swhyRi c har ds on I fi t ’ sas mal lar ea,c l eani t Ri c har ds ons ai dt hati nt he And t ome c i t y heal t h up y wak eoft hemol dpani c sof and s our s el f , Ri c har ds on t ment sur geapr ac t i c al r t he ear l y 2000s , t he depar ec ommended. A l ar ger our s e of ac t i on. i Cal i f or ni aLegi s l at ur eac t ed c nf ec t i on up t o 32 s quar e qui c k l y i n or der i ng t he f eetmay war r antus i ng a erl eak sandex c es s i v e mas Depar t mentofHeal t ht os et Wat korgoggl esorgl ov es s t ur ec r eat eabr eedi ng t a mol ds t andar d.Yett he moi o t r eat t he dr y mol d. ound f ormol d.So,t he Depar t mentf oundt hatwi t h gr i ngl ebes tf i r s ts t epi st he “ mor et han100, 000di f f er ent s I fy ouc an’ twi pei tof f , i mpl es t— s t op t he l eak . t t y pesofmol di nt heai r ,i ti s s hr owi taway , ”hes ai d,“ but i nc r edi bl y di f f i c ul ti f not y ous t i l l don’ tneedamol d Onc et he l eak i sf i x ed, c i mpos s i bl et oquant i f y .And “ ons ul t ant . ” her e’ s no need t ot es t , ” t her es ul t sc hangehourby t c har ds ons ai d,not i ngt hat hour , day by day . They Ri Cons i der c al l i ng a mol d he end of t he l eak bas i c al l y gav e up, t e x p e r t i f , f o r e x a mp l e , a es s ent i al l ymeanst heendof Ri c har ds ons ai d. l a r g e r r o o m o f mo r e t h a n 3 2 t he emer genc y .“ And,t he s q u a r e f e e t h a s a epai rt ec hni que “ The Cent er sf orDi s eas e numberoner des pr ead i nf ec t i on. ormol dr emedi at i oni ss t i l l wi Cont r olwasas k ed,‘ Shoul d f Y o u ’ v e s e e n t h e p i c t u r e s — l ut ed bl eac h. ” we t es t f or mol d?’ ” di bl ac k s pot s ev er y wher e.

Ri c har ds ons ai d.“ ‘ No. ’t hey ac t qui c k l y , hes ai d. s ai d.I fy ouc ans eei t ,y ou But I ft he mol d ex per ts ay s I fy ou want t o av oi da “ don’ t needt ot es t .

J us t c l ean “ T es t ’ ,c al lanot herex per t , ” aws ui t ,ac tdec i s i v el y .Don’ t ‘ i tup.Thedat awegetf r om l c har ds on s ai d. “ Hav e ay .

Thel ongery ouwai tt o Ri mol dt es t smeansnot hi ng. ” del hem dev el op a s c ope of deal wi t hal eak ,t hewor s ei t t l lbe, ” Ri c har ds on s ai d. r Yet k i t c henc abi net sar et or n wi epai r ,t hen s end i toutt o Don’ twai tunt i lpeopl ear e bi out .Shower sgut t ed.Wal l s “ d.Onc et heemer genc yi s neez i ngandc oughi ng. ” t or napar thunt i ngf orbl ac k s ov er ,hi r i ngt hebes tbi dder mol d. wi l l s av eal otofmoney . ” I fa t enantorownerwon’ t l ow ac c es st ot hei rhome, Fi “ Onc et hey ’ r es c ar ed,t hey ’ l l al nal l y ,he al s oc aut i oned c har ds on r ec ommended agai dor epeat edmol dt es t s , ”he Ri ns tt r eat i ng as bes t os endi ngt hem al et t ers ay i ng andmol s ai d. “ I t ’ s a s c i ent i f i c s di s s uesass i mi l ar , hedel aywi l l mak ei t wor s e. bec i mpos s i bi l i t yt o getr i d of t aus e t hey ar e not .

Bes ur et odoc umentt hei r As mol d.… Butwec angetr i d “ bes t osi sar ealdanger f ai l ur et oc ooper at e, ”hes ai d. and mus of awat erl eak . ” tbe r emedi at ed c ar ef ul l y .

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Bus .and Pr of .Code Sec .10148 r equi r esanagentt omai nt ai nt hei r f i l ef or3y ear saf t ert het r ans ac t i on c l os es .

Aal i s t i ngmus t al s obes av ed i fno t r ans ac t i on oc c ur s . Some agent sr et ai nr ec or dsf orl ongert han 3 y ear s f or r i s k management pur pos es as s ome s t at ut es of l i mi t at i ons c an be l onger t han 3 y ear s .

Rec or dsc anbes t or edel ec t r oni c al l y .

The f i l e mus tbe c onv er t ed t o an el ec t r oni ci mage t hat c annot be c hangedandmus tbes t or edator neart he t i me oft he t r ans ac t i on.

Someoneatt hebr ok er agemus tbe abl et oi dent i f yt hes t or edi mageand es t abl i s har el i abl ei ndex i ngs y s t em t hatpr ov i des r eady ac c es st ot he doc ument s . Cal .Code ofRegs s ec t i on2729.

Apaperf i l ec anbes t or edi nof f i c eor of f s i t e.Forof f s i t e,t her emus tbea s y s t em i npl ac et hat al l owsr et r i ev al i f r eques t edbyt heBRE. For di s pos al of t he f i l e, s i mpl y t hr owi ng t hem awayi si ns uf f i c i ent .

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81r equi r es t hatf i l es mus tbe di s pos ed ofby ei t her : s hr eddi ng, er as i ng, or modi f y i ngt heper s onal i nf or mat i ont o beunr eadabl eorundec i pher abl e.

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I N THETRENCHES: CAUGHTUPI N THEMOMENT Real es t at epr of es s i onal ss har et hec r az y ,f unny ,andpoi gnantex per i enc es t hathav ehappenedont hej ob.

CAUGHTUPI N THEMOMENT Ihadal i st i ngt hatneededsomesept i cwor kdone.Iwasatt hehousewhent het wocont r act or sar r i ved,andwhi l et hey wer edoi ngt hei rwor k,Iusedmyel ect r i cbl owert or emovet hedebr i sf r om t hedr i veway .Iwast hi nki ngi twoul dbean easyj obandIcoul dgof r om t hel i st i ngt omyof f i ce.ButIhappenedt obewear i ngapr et t ymi dl engt hdr esst hatday ,and suddenl y ,asIwaswor ki ng,Inot i cedmydr essbegi nni ngt ot i ght enar oundmyl egs.Thei nt akef anhadsuckedmydr ess i nt ot hebl ower !Unabl et ogetmydr essoutmysel f ,Ical l edt hewor kmenovert ohel pmepul li toutoft hebl ower .They bot ht uggedandpul l edt hef r ayedf abr i cout ,r el easi ngmef r om mybl owerbondage.Weal lhadagoodl augh,andI l ear nedaval uabl el essont hatday:Weart heappr opr i at eat t i r ewhendoi ngyar dwor k.

—NancyDuncan,JohnL.Scot tRealEst at e,Por tOr char d,Wash.

AFTERTHEWRECKAGE Dur i nganopenhouse,apot ent i al buyercamei nwi t habl ust er yanddi smi ssi veat t i t ude,r ef usi ngt osi gnt hel ogi nsheet .

Het henwentt ogethi swi f ef r om t hecar .I nt hepr ocessofbacki nguphi scart ogetcl osert ot hehouse,hesl ammedi nt o mynewcar ,causi ngconsi der abl edamage.That ’ swhenIgothi snameandcont acti nf or mat i on.Hesheepi shl ycal l ed mel at eri nt heweek,aski ngi fI ’ dshowt hem somehouses.Iendedupsel l i ngt hem ahouseandl i st i ngt hei rcondo—and t heyf i xedmycar .

—Li ndseyRot hschi l d,eXpReal t y ,Hol yoke,Mass.

I NTERPRETI NG GOODWI L L Af ami l ycal l edmeaboutoneofmyl i st i ngs.Theysai dt hey’ dbeenpr eappr ovedf oramor t gagebutdi dn’ tunder st and whatt hei rl enderhadt ol dt hem.Ii nvi t edt hem t omyof f i ce.Theywer ener vousandapol oget i c,sayi ngt heydi dn’ tspeak Engl i shwel l .SoIputt hem i nt ouchwi t hal oanof f i cerIt r ust ed,andhewasabl et opr eappr ovet hem f ort hehomet hey want ed.I twast hebestexper i enceever ,het ol dme.Thecl i enthadcr i edwi t hgr at i t ude.Thi r t ydaysl at er ,mynewcl i ent s wer ehomeowner s.Si ncet hen,t hey’ ver ef er r edot herSpani shspeaki ngf ami l i es.Theyappr eci at edt hatIcar edenough t ohel pandsai dI ’ dmadet hei rdr eamscomet r ue.

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