Peace, Love, and Security
By Brenda Franks, Business Development Manager of Big D Key, LLC and member of CCAR’s Affiliate Committee In these crazy times, we all could use some peace of mind. Uncertainty is part of life, but lately its taken a more active role for most of us. It’s hard to know what will come next and…
NTREIS Provides a Matrix Conversion Update
An Update from NTREIS on the Matrix Conversion: Conversion went as scheduled Monday night and went live at 10 am on Tuesday. We continue to work through some issues and the Corelogic team has been very responsive, resolving reported issues quickly whenever possible. We did have a delay with OneHome, as it took longer than…
NTREIS Matrix Conversion Update
Find the latest Matrix conversion update here: NTREIS Provides a Matrix Conversion Update A Matrix Conversion Update from CCAR’s MLS Department: As with all system conversions, they are rarely 100% accepted by users or 100% error free at initial release. The following items are being addressed by NTREIS and third party vendors. PDF version of…
Congratulations to Bri Westbury: CCAR’s New Communications Director
It is with great excitement that CCAR announces Bri Westbury has been named CCAR’s new Communications Director. Bri’s large business skill set and industry knowledge, coupled with years of experience in marketing and public relations, will further our quality communications programs well into the future “The CCAR Communications team knows it is vital for our…
January 2022 Real Estate Rundown
Get the latest stats and numbers for the January 2022 market in Collin County here.
Has Texas’ Land Rush Run its Course?
A year in which Texas rural land sales reached unprecedented highs ended with a surprising slowdown. Total land sales for 2021 surpassed 2020 by 17.8 percent. That was despite a fourth quarter with 953 fewer sales than the same period of 2020. “There were 9,055 Texas land sales in 2021,” said Dr. Charles Gilliland, research…
Old Phones May No Longer Connect To 911
We would like to thank the McKinney Police Department for making the public aware that soon phone carriers will be removing 3G networks from use. This means most older phones and tablets may no longer connect to 9-1-1. We encourage everyone to contact their network provider to ensure you are on a plan with an…
New Matrix Coming March 1
Find the latest Matrix conversion update here: NTREIS Provides a Matrix Conversion Update Information Courtesy of NTREIS The new Matrix is now live. The biggest change for many will be the final removal of MLS Areas and SubAreas. Imported Saved Searches will show as “Imported SS” or as “Imported SS*”. Those with an asterisk contain…
What You Missed at Blast Off 2022
Blast Off 2022 was a huge success thanks to our vendors, attendees, and powerhouse presenters. We couldn’t be more proud of NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith. Rouda Smith’s dedication to real estate professionals safety, strength, and sustainability is inspiring. Attendees were the first to hear Kelly Milligan’s 2022 Economic Forecast and can strategically plan with…
Is Paying List Price for a Home a Thing of the Past?
The Collin County Association of Realtors (CCAR) reports one year has passed since buyers could expect to buy a house for list price as limited inventory and strong demand continued push home prices beyond the listed amount. In January, homes went under contract in 29 days for 103.8% of their original list price on average-marking…