The Mayor of Sacramento, Darrell Steinberg, and Mayor of West Sacramento, Christopher Cabaldon, have teamed up and formed the Mayor’s Commission on Climate Change. This commission was created to develop common goals and strategies for both cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to make suggestions as to what they would like to see in […]
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The Sacramento Association of REALTORS® are contributing $50,000 to a joint effort with Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento to shelter homeless individuals. SAR President Franco Garcia said the following: “As the largest housing advocacy group in the region, the Sacramento Association of Realtors is proud to have been asked to partner with the
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The Sacramento Association of REALTORS® is proud to install its 100th president at the 2017 SAR Officer & Director Installation & Awards Dinner on Friday, January 13th at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom. In addition to being the 100th person to serve as president, Incoming President Franco Garcia will also be the first Hispanic President to
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The Sacramento Association of REALTORS® Members and staff are thinking about, and concerned for, the victim who was attacked while showing property in Elk Grove. We are unaware as to whether or not she was an SAR member. None the less, no one ever deserves to be threatened or harmed. The Association is happy the
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The Sacramento Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation and Scholarship Foundation Trust donated over $300,000 to local charities and causes in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 the Sacramento Association of REALTORS® gave over $164,000 to numerous different causes. Including $90,000 from the SAR Charitable Foundation to the SAR Christmas Can Tree benefiting the Salvation Army. The
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The Sacramento Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation presented a check to the Salvation Army for $90,000 at a ceremony Tuesday finishing out their yearly Christmas CanTree fundraiser. Citrus Heights Mayor Mel Turner and Citrus Heights City Councilwoman and SAR Member Sue Frost light the ceremonial CanTree at the check presentation Tuesday. The Christmas CanTree is
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Sacramento is among the best markets for non-cash buyers, once again defeating the popular mantra that cash is king in real estate. MSN Money and Zillow compiled numbers on the ten bestmarkets for non-cash buyers out of the thirty largest metropolitan areas. While Sacramento is not big enough to be included in their data, the
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The Sacramento Association of REALTORS® gave $41,500 to forty-one deserving college bound high school seniors today. Scholarships are merit based and ranged from $2,500 to $500. Theforty-one students who earned scholarships have an average GPA of 4.25 on a 4.0 scale. The Sacramento Association of REALTORS® annual scholarship drive has given $433,800 to 351 Sacramento
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Cash is Not King in Sacramento County – Conventional Financing Dominating the Market Tight inventory and high demand continues to shift financing toward conventional mortgages. Cash sales started declining in May 2013 as conventional financing rebounded. According to data compiled by the Sacramento Association of REALTORS® from MetroList, sales by cash financing led the market
