INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS

The Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors (PSAR) will present a free webinar on commercial real estate for business owners, including business start-up and preplanning strategies, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, March 25, over Zoom. Topics to be covered include options for occupiers in light of COVID-19, buying vs. leasing, succession and exit planning and Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Presenter will be Glenn Arnold with Cushman & Wakefield. The PSAR webinar is part of a partnership with the San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center, Asian Business Association, Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce and San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. For information, visit www.psar.org.

SHOWING-TIME APP AUTOMATES APPOINTMENTS

The Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors (PSAR) will present a free webinar on the benefits of the Showing-time app with the California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS) from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 30 over Zoom. The app automates the scheduling of property showing requests between listing agents and showing agents and provides instant appointment confirmation over two-way texting. It also eliminates phone calls, improves client service, allows for better accountability and provides better security for the property. All San Diego-area realtors, regardless of association membership, are invited to participate in the CRMLS webinar. For registration information, call PSAR at (619) 421-7811, or visit www.psar.org.

LEARN THE SIMPLE, SAFE TRANSACTION EXPERIENCE WITH THE GLIDE PLATFORM IN MAR. 23 SDAR COURSE

The Glide platform (www.glide. com) offers a full set of features to manage all of the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R) disclosure forms. Designed to be fast, simple, and safe, these features are developed specifically for your real estate workflows. In a one-hour webinar on Tuesday, March 23, a Glide trainer will highlight how to access these C.A.R. forms as well as the forms library of the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors (SDAR), plus using the MLS integration to set up transactions, pre-fill forms, and complete PEADS. Find this and other SDAR courses being offered online at www. sdar.com/education or call (858) 715-8000.

NOTARY COURSE TO PASS STATE EXAM

The Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors (PSAR) will host a California notary public course from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23 over the Zoom video-conferencing platform. The class for renewing a notary commission or become a new notary will cover the latest laws and regulations, along with the fundamentals of jurats affidavits, fingerprinting, forms of identification and sworn statements. Cost for the course if $99. Instructor is from Duane Gomer, Inc., an approved notary education vendor with the California Secretary of State. For more information and to RSVP, call PSAR at (619) 421-7811 or visit www.psar.org.

SDAR TRAINS YOU IN POWER OF FLASHCMA

Flashcma is an online mobile-friendly software that enables the creation of interactive CMA (comparative market analysis) reports. Today’s real estate agents understand that more earnings come through utilizing technology, and with Flashcma they can enhance both their listing and sales portfolio earnings Join 30-year California broker and national sales coach Patrick Alexander on Wednesday, March 24, for a one-hour introduction to utilizing the power of the Flashcma software. The class is hosted by the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors (SDAR). Find this and other SDAR courses being offered online at www. sdar.com/education or call (858) 715-8000.