INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS

LEARN FROM SDAR: MANAGE YOUR FORMS WITH GLIDE PLATFORM

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, August 24, 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, and pre-fill forms. Find this and other SDAR courses being offered online at www.sdar. com/education or call (858) 7158000.

CONDO AFFORDABILITY LOWER IN 2021 2Q

The Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors (PSAR) said housing affordability for condominiums and townhomes dropped in the 2021 second quarter, with 37 percent of California households earning the minimum annual household income to qualify for the purchase of a $585,000 medianpriced condo or townhome. The 37 percent figures compares to 40 percent in 2021 1Q and 44 percent in 2020 2Q. Citing affordability statistics from the California Association of Realtors (CAR), PSAR said a minimum annual income of $108,000 would be needed to qualify to purchase of a medianpriced condo or townhome and afford the monthly payments of $2,700. For additional housing statistics, visit www.psar.org.

SDAR PRESENTS THE POWER OF FLASHCMA

Flashcma is an online mobilefriendly 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, August 25, at 12:00 p.m., 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) 7158000.

MEDIAN HOME PRICE HITS $865K IN JUNE

The Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors (PSAR) reports the median price for a single-family detached home in San Diego County reached a new high of $865,000 in June 2021, which was 1.6 percent higher than the May 2021 price of $851,000 and 27.6 percent higher than the June 2020 price of $678,000. Statewide, the median price for a single-family detached home in June set a new record high for the fourth straight month. It was the third consecutive month for the price to exceed the $800,000 benchmark. The median price increased slightly by 0.2 percent on a month-to-month comparison to $819,630 in June 2021, up from $818,260 in May 2021, and 30.9 percent from the $626,170 price recorded in June 2020.

COMMERCIAL COURSES OFFERED ON AUG 25 WITH SDAR PARTNER

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. On Wednesday, August 25, the CBA is hosting two courses on commercial topics: Hospitality Sales at 10:00 a.m., and Retail Sales/leases at 12:30 p.m. Both courses are presented as webinars. Learn more about the topics covered and register at www. bayeast.org/edu-overview.