Primary Membership & Benefits |
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Primary Members of RCAOC are a part of a distinguished group of business professionals committed to advancing the interest of commercial real estate throughout Orange County and Southern California. Membership in RCAOC provides valuable benefits and services to help you with your business, and as part of the largest trade organization in the world, it provides a powerful voice for organized real estate to help insure your business will remain profitable. |
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| Educational Programs | RCAOC offers continuing education for license renewal, and educational opportunities to enhance your professional development and increase your income through seminars and classes. |
| Membership in CAR/NAR | REALTOR Membership in RCAOC automatically grants you membership in NAR and CAR, including state and national magazines, legislative advocacy, Legal Hotline, real estate forms, Technology Hotline, research and information, and a host of other goods, products and services. |
| Legislative Affairs | Stay informed and insure important political advocacy on local, state, and national issues that effect the real estate industry. |
| Networking Opportunities |
Opportunities to foster relationships and network with your industry peers at our quarterly meetings and annual social events. |
| Free Software | Presentation, Analysis and other Software. |
| Monthly Newsletter | Stay informed on important local and national real estate news and trends through our monthly newsletter. |
| Professional Standards | RCAOC and its members are bound by, and committed to uphold and enforce the REALTOR® code of ethics. |
| REALTOR Discounts on Products and Services |
RCAOC, NAR and CAR use their large membership to negotiate discount pricing on a number of valuable real estate tools and other products and services. |
Local Involvement |
RCAOC is your Home Board for commercial/investment real estate. Being a member demonstrates your support for organized commercial real estate, and provides you with a forum to get involved in issues and affairs that impact your livelihood. |
RCAOC, CAR, and NAR are committed to providing discounts, products and services to our members. Below is a partial list of products and services available to you through your REALTOR® RCAOC Membership. |
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| Legal Hotline |
Free confidential legal advice over on a vast array of real estate related topics. Contact the Legal Hotline (213) 739-8282, Monday thru Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or email legal_hotline@car.org. |
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ALIS (Automated Legal Information System) |
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FREE recorded messages, prepared by C.A.R.'s Hotline attorneys on over 200 real estate-related topics, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. call (213) 739-8205 |
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| Q&As, Legal Briefs and Other Legal Memoranda |
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Legal memoranda on over 150 topics. Q&A | |
| Real Estate Law and Other Legal Resources |
Summaries of important cases as well as regulatory updates from the state Attorney General's office, the Department of Real Estate, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and others. |
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California Housing Statistics |
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Median prices, sales activity and trends throughout California House stats | |
| The Commercial Real Estate Quarterly |
National forecasts for the six property types in the commercial real estate industry. Available to non-members for $250 per year. |
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Metro Market Facts |
Quarterly report contains local price, rent and cap rates for the apartment, retail, industrial, suburban office, and CBD office sectors, for 50 different metro areas and 30 pages of economic, employment, demographic, and population data including market analysis for the specific metro areas |
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| PPR Fundamentals | Quarterly report provides vacancy rates, inventory, starts, completions, absorption, and rent changes for six property types and 54 urban metro areas and a market narrative, summarized employment and demographic trends, and info on development pipeline. |
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NAR Information Central |
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A single point contact for your real estate research and information needs. Includes a 24/7 virtual library. |
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| Glossary of Commercial Real Estate Terms |
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A glossary of commercial/investment real estate terms, as part of the REALTOR Commercial Alliances project to provide standard definitions throughout the country for commonly used commercial estate terms. | |
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| Tech Hotline |
Tech Hotline offers free tech support Monday through Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at (866) 432-3006. direct access to experts in real estate technology who can answer your pressing technology-related questions. |
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| NAR REALTOR VIP Program | Insurance, financial products, business products and services, technology products and publications all at special discounts. |
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| CAR MVP Program | Insurance, financial products, business products and services, technology products and publications all at special discounts. |
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| Winforms/ CAR real estate forms |
Winforms provides online, interactive CAR approved standard real estate forms for REALTOR members. Most forms are for residential agents but there are some commercial forms and efforts are underway to provide more. WINForms® |
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| NHD Hazard Disclosure Statements | Required for all real estate transactions. | ||
| If you have any questions regarding membership in the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance of Orange County, please call our Association Executive, Roxie McClintock at (714) 432-1830 or e-mail Roxie@rcaoc.org. |
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