Dear Member,

Please read the important announcements from MLS Listings Inc. and the California Department of Real Estate.

Thank you,

Kevin
The MLSListings Board of Directors has re-instated rules enforcement for listing showing requirements. The requirements to show Active listings were previously “relaxed” in response to the first shelter-in-place orders from the state.

The rule is 9.1.1 “Showing Access” and can be found in our rules here and below for your convenience:

9.1.1   Showing Access

Upon entry, listings must be available to show within 3 days, except for those indicated as Members Only-Do Not Show.

Listings that specify “make offer subject to inspection” must be tenant occupied or present a safety or security issue, which shall be noted in the confidential remarks.

Listings which the seller does not want to show subsequently must be temporarily withdrawn.

For violation of this section, see Appendix A, Citable Infractions, 5.1, Showings and Access.

Thank you,


MLSListings Inc.
Good afternoon –
 
I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Rick Lopes, I’m the new Assistant Commissioner for Communications and Publications at the Department of Real Estate (DRE). I’ve been on the job for a little over a month now and now feel pretty confident I can find office supplies when I need them. That is, when I’m not teleworking!
 
I wanted to drop all of you an email to let you know about a couple of things:
 
First, the latest on the closure of our five exam centers due to the latest Stay-at-Home orders. As many of you know, all DRE offices and Exam Centers closed to the public on Monday, December 7, 2020. The original order called for a closure of at least three weeks. That would have our facilities closed until at least December 28, 2020.
 
Unfortunately, the situation with the availability of hospital ICU rooms hasn’t gotten better. So, since the closure of our exam centers affects hundreds of examinees each week, we have made the decision today to keep our exam centers closed for at least one additional week, at least through January 2, 2021. We’re in process now of reaching out by phone and email to all of the examinees who were scheduled for the week of December 28, 2020.
 
I’m sure we’ve all got our collective fingers crossed that we’ll be able to resume testing on Monday, January 4, 2021. We’ll keep you informed of developments on that front. We’d also encourage you to get the latest information on the COVID-19 updates page on our website: https://www.dre.ca.gov/About/covid19_info.html.
 
We also keep our COVID-19 FAQ page updated with closure/reopening information: https://www.dre.ca.gov/About/covid19_License_FAQs.html. We’ll also keep our social media channels updated. Those links are at the bottom of this email.
 
The other item is an Industry Advisory we issued this afternoon to all our licensees. It has to do with the first reports we’ve received about a new scam targeting brokers and salespersons. You can download the advisory on our website at: https://dre.ca.gov/files/pdf/adv/Advisory_12-18-2020_scam_calls.pdf.
 
We appreciate any help you can offer in helping us get the word out to industry on both of these items.
 
I hope you all have a nice weekend and happy holiday season. Please stay safe.
 
Rick