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Tools & ResourcesOctober 12, 2026

CAR County Market Updates for August 2026 (members only)

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AdvocacyOctober 12, 2026

Endorsements for the November 3, 2026 General Election (members only)

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Association NewsOctober 12, 2026

NorBAR Directors Making an Impact at the CAR Fall 2026 Meetings (members only)

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AdvocacyOctober 12, 2026

Sonoma Septic Systems: Important Good News for Fire Rebuilds (members only)

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Association NewsOctober 12, 2026

NorBAR Member Insurance Plans: Open Enrollment (members only)

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Tools & ResourcesOctober 5, 2026

DRE Warns of Reemerging Advance-Fee Scams in Real Estate Loans (members only)

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Tools & ResourcesOctober 5, 2026

Monthly CAR Active Inventory Report for August 2026 (members only)

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Association NewsOctober 5, 2026

NorBAR's Rachel Hazlett-Karr Named a 2026 CAR Rising Star (members only)

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Education & EventsOctober 5, 2026

Permit Sonoma Director Update: What REALTORS® Need to Know (members only)

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Tools & ResourcesSeptember 28, 2026

CAR Sellers Guide for August 2026 (members only)

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NORBAR CharitySeptember 28, 2026

NORBAR Volunteer Week: Napa Volunteer Day Success (members only)

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FortressFire and REALTOR® Secure Transaction banner: Zone 0 Is Here, helping your clients get ready by using the Wildfire Disclosure Report, Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 AM, beside a parcel map marking items in Zone 0, on parcel and off parcel.

Education & EventsSeptember 21, 2026

Zone 0 Is Here: Helping Your Clients Get Ready (members only)

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Association NewsSeptember 21, 2026

Report of Nominees for the 2027 NORBAR Board of Directors (members only)

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NORBAR CharitySeptember 21, 2026

NORBAR Volunteer Week: Three Days of Service in Sonoma County (members only)

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CAR monthly market report for Sonoma County, August 2026: median price $790K (down 5.1% from last year); 332 home sales (down 7.8%); 998 active listings (down 8.4%); median 60 days on market; sales at 100.0% of list price; 44.4% of active listings with reduced prices.

Tools & ResourcesSeptember 21, 2026

Market Overview for August 2026 (members only)

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Campaign graphic: portrait of State Senator Ben Allen above his signature and the words California Insurance Commissioner Candidate.

AdvocacySeptember 21, 2026

Commissioner Candidate Ben Allen (members only)

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AdvocacySeptember 14, 2026

Permit Sonoma's Schedule & Service Improvement Pilot (members only)

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Association NewsSeptember 14, 2026

NORBAR President Reflects on CAR WomanUP!® Scholarship

NORBAR is proud to recognize Heather Thurber, our 2026 President and a recipient of the 2023 CAR WomanUP!® Scholarship. Looking back on the experience, she shared: "Receiving the WomanUP! scholarship came at a turning point in my life I…

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Education & EventsSeptember 14, 2026

CAR Member Resource Showcase Webinar (members only)

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CAR Sonoma County Market Update, July 2026, single-family detached homes: median price $840,000 (down 0.6% year over year); home sales down 6.3% year over year; 3.4 months of unsold inventory; median 62 days on market.

Tools & ResourcesSeptember 14, 2026

CAR County Market Updates for July 2026 (members only)

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AdvocacySeptember 7, 2026

Ukiah City Council Candidate Debates (members only)

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CAR Inventory Report for Sonoma County, July 2026: 970 homes for sale countywide (down 15.3% year over year), median list price $1,195,000, median 87 days active, with a chart of active listings by price range since January 2018 and a table by city.

Tools & ResourcesSeptember 7, 2026

Monthly CAR Active Inventory Report for July 2026 (members only)

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Campaign graphic: Tom Schwedhelm for Supervisor, endorsed by the North Bay Association of REALTORS, VoteTom.com.

AdvocacySeptember 7, 2026

Join TEAM TOM This Labor Day Weekend: Volunteers Needed (members only)

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Membership & ComplianceAugust 31, 2026

National Code of Ethics Replay (members only)

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AdvocacyAugust 31, 2026

Defensible Space Zone Zero Overview (members only)

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CAR Seller's Guide to Sonoma County, July 2026: median list price $597 per square foot (low $310, high $2,173); homes on the MLS a median 86 days (up 1% year over year); 39% of buyers paid over list price (up 8%); 43% of sellers reduced their price (up 1%).

Tools & ResourcesAugust 31, 2026

CAR Sellers Guide for July 2026 (members only)

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Education & EventsAugust 31, 2026

BayREN Santa Rosa Green Home Tour (members only)

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CAR monthly market report for Sonoma County, July 2026: median price $840K (down 0.6% from last year); 359 home sales (down 6.3%); 970 active listings (down 15.1%); median 62 days on market; sales at 100.0% of list price; 45.6% of active listings with reduced prices.

Tools & ResourcesAugust 24, 2026

Market Overview Reports for July 2026 (members only)

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Tools & ResourcesAugust 24, 2026

Get Started with Ethica: New Free CAR Member Benefit (members only)

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Tools & ResourcesAugust 24, 2026

ChatGPT for Real Estate: Beginner's Guide and Prompt Library (members only)

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Portraits of the two endorsed candidates, Sylvia Lemus and Tom Schwedhelm, side by side.

AdvocacyAugust 17, 2026

NORBAR Endorses Sylvia Lemus and Tom Schwedhelm Sonoma County Supervisor (members only)

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Association NewsAugust 17, 2026

Hat Day at the Sonoma County Fair (members only)

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Association NewsAugust 17, 2026

Celebration of Life Gathering for Stephen Kent Jones (members only)

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CAR Sonoma County Market Update, June 2026, single-family detached homes: median price $875,000 (up 2.9% year over year); home sales down 3.2% year over year; 3.4 months of unsold inventory; median 55 days on market.

Tools & ResourcesAugust 17, 2026

CAR County Market Updates for June 2026 (members only)

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CAR Inventory Report for Sonoma County, June 2026: 1,009 homes for sale countywide (down 11.4% year over year), median list price $1,225,000, median 75 days active, with a chart of active listings by price range since January 2018 and a table by city.

Tools & ResourcesAugust 10, 2026

Monthly CAR Active Inventory Report for June 2026 (members only)

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Invitation: Celebrating the life of Heidi Rickerd Rizzo. Come celebrate our beautiful friend, a mom, a friend, a cowgirl, a business owner, advocate and mentor, perfect combination of grace and grit. Thursday, September 10th at 3 PM, Taqueria Maria, Napa. Colorful attire and boots encouraged. Donation welcome to Ryther. The photo shows Heidi smiling with her arm around a grey horse.

Association NewsAugust 10, 2026

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Heidi Rickerd-Rizzo (members only)

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Association NewsAugust 10, 2026

2027 NORBAR Committee Application (members only)

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Association NewsAugust 10, 2026

2027 Board of Directors Application (members only)

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AdvocacyAugust 3, 2026

Senator McGuire's Super El Niño Town Hall: Separating Fact from Fiction (members only)

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CAR Seller's Guide to Sonoma County, June 2026: median list price $599 per square foot (low $309, high $2,221); homes on the MLS a median 75 days (down 4% year over year); 38% of buyers paid over list price (up 2%); 39% of sellers reduced their price (up 1%).

Tools & ResourcesAugust 3, 2026

CAR Sellers Guide for June 2026 (members only)

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AdvocacyAugust 3, 2026

Bay Area Air District: Zero-NOx Water Heater Rule Amendments (Rule 9-6) (members only)

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AdvocacyAugust 3, 2026

AB 38 (2019) Defensible Space Law: Clarifying Inspection Requirements (members only)

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NORBAR CharityJuly 27, 2026

NORBAR Supports CAR's CARES and Housing Affordability Fund (members only)

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Tools & ResourcesJuly 27, 2026

Market Overview Reports for June 2026 (members only)

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Tools & ResourcesJuly 20, 2026

CAR County Market Updates for May 2026 (members only)

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Education & EventsJuly 13, 2026

NORBAR Volunteer Week 2026 Registration Open (members only)

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Tools & ResourcesJuly 13, 2026

Monthly CAR Active Inventory Report for May 2026 (members only)

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Education & EventsJuly 6, 2026

RPR's Prospecting Playbook Webinar Recording (members only)

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