Do you know a leading REALTOR® or Affiliate member? At the Annual Installation of Officers and Directors on December 6th, 2022, we will recognize REALTOR® and Affiliate members who exemplify professional excellence and service to the real estate community.

Do you know someone—including yourself—who deserves to be honored in one of these ways? Submit a nomination form by one of the following dates:

Affiliate, REALTOR®, and Volunteer of the Year nominations must be received by Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 5:00pm.

The California Association of REALTORS® OPPOSES Senate Bill 1105, authored by Senator Ben Hueso, and Senate Bill 679, authored by Senator Sydney Kamlager, which would lead to new property taxes, making getting into and keeping a home more expensive and difficult, pushing homeownership out of reach for many of California's working families. We need YOUR help to STOP these bills!

If you are interested in serving on an Orange County REALTORS® committee in 2023, please submit your application by October 31, 2022. To learn more about the committees, visit our Committee page.

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For questions, please contact Debby Ritter.

Applications are now available for those that wish to apply for State and National Director positions.

State Director Application
National Director Application

The Orange County REALTORS® Board of Directors held an election on Wednesday, July 6th to elect our 2023 officers. Congratulations to our newly elected 2023 President-Elect, Jeff Jackson, and our 2023 Treasurer, Charleen Nagata Newhouse.

2023 C.A.R. Committee Timeline

Each year the C.A.R. Officers seek to put together the best group of California REALTORS® to serve on numerous C.A.R. committees to tackle the issues facing our industry and help direct Association policy. C.A.R.

Do you know a leading REALTOR® or Affiliate member? At the Annual Installation of Officers and Directors on December 6th, 2022, we will recognize REALTOR® and Affiliate members who exemplify professional excellence and service to the real estate community.

Do you know someone—including yourself—who deserves to be honored in one of these ways?  Submit a nomination form below by Tuesday, October 25 at 5:00pm.

On behalf of Orange County REALTORS® we would like to express our deepest condolences to the people of Ukraine who have lost their lives, their homes, and their sense of security while protecting their country from the Russian invasion. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people abroad as well as those that are here locally. I encourage you all to take a moment to read a heartfelt letter from one of our REALTOR® members, Olesya Drozdova, as provided below and consider making a donation to one of the following organizations in support of the Ukrainian people.

Congratulations to the following members who receive a partial refund of their dues for paying in full, in December online! 

Johnny Chong
Claire Craig
Benjamin Iserhien
Eddi Hsu
Jacob Lawlor
Glenn Bushmire
Cheryl Anderson
Joyce Smith
Edward Duval
Irene Mack
 

Thank you for your membership!

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Do you know how you are going to market your business in 2022? Well, OC REALTORS® has you covered for all of 2022 with this special offer!

From now until December 10th if you sign up to advertise in both OC REALTOR® Magazine and the 2022 Resource Guides you can save hundreds of dollars!* 

 

Our South (San Clemente) Marketing Meeting & Preview has an opening for a new Co- Facilitator.  We want to thank Gary Bridge for his years of service to the association and its members.  If you are interested in applying for the co-facilitator position, please complete the application below and return it to Debby Ritter (debby@ocrealtors.org) by October 22 at 5 PM.

All applications will be reviewed by a task force made up of REALTOR® and Affiliate members.

Business Address: Orange County REALTORS®, 25552 La Paz Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 and Lamppost Pizza, 14450 Culver Dr., Irvine 92604 (“Properties”)

From:   Orange County REALTORS®

To: Marketing Meeting Attendees, Facilitators, or other persons accessing the Properties who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
 

Our Central (Laguna Hills) Marketing Meeting & Preview has an opening for a new Facilitator.  We want to thank Christy Coffey for her years of service to the association and its members.  If you are interested in applying for the facilitator position, please complete the application below and return it to Debby Ritter (debby@ocrealtors.org) by Friday, August 6 at 5 PM.

All applications will be reviewed by a task force made up of REALTOR® and Affiliate members.

The Orange County REALTORS® Board of Directors held an election on Wednesday, July 7th to elect our 2022 officers. Congratulations to our newly elected 2022 President-Elect, Scott White, and our 2022 Treasurer, Joyce Endo.


Scott White, 2022 President-Elect:

Applications are now available for those that wish to apply for State and National Director positions.

State Director Application
National Director Application

2022 C.A.R. Committee Timeline

C.A.R. COMMITTEE SELECTION OVERVIEW - TIMELINE FOR 2022 APPOINTMENTS
(Dates are subject to change)

APRIL 2021

Our Canyon Areas (RSM) Marketing Meeting & Preview has an opening for a new Co-Facilitator to serve with the current Facilitator, Amy Nieto.  If you are interested in applying for the co-facilitator position, please complete the application below and return it to Debby Ritter (debby@ocrealtors.org) by Friday, February 26 at 5 PM.

All applications will be reviewed by a task force made up of REALTOR® and Affiliate members.

On February 10, 2021, Zillow announced the acquisition of ShowingTime. Orange County REALTORS® is monitoring the conversation and is in communication with CRMLS to assess any implications of the acquisition.

Orange County REALTORS® hosts seven virtual weekly marketing meetings throughout Orange County for members to promote their listings and network. Recently our Huntington Beach meeting, led by facilitator Lori Jones with Central Escrow Group, raised money for a great cause.

At the Installation of 2021 Officers and Directors on December 2, Orange County REALTORS® proudly announced the winners of their annual awards for Committee of the Year, Affiliates of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, REALTOR® of the Year, and the newly added Distinguished Service Award.

At the Installation of 2021 Officers and Directors on December 2, Orange County REALTORS® proudly announced the names of the three most recent recipients of its Leadership Legacy Award. They are Sandra Deering, Nancy Hunt, and Mary Aileen Matheis. 

Do you know a super REALTOR®, Affiliate, or Volunteer? Each year, at the Annual Installation of Officers and Directors, we recognize one REALTOR® and two Affiliate members who exemplify professional excellence and service to the real estate community.

In addition, we will be honoring one member for exceptional volunteer service to the local community. This honoree also will be recognized at the installation on Wednesday, December 2 and will receive $250 for the community organization he or she designates.

The Videographer Awards today announced winners from the early deadline for the 2020 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding achievement in video and digital production skills. There are expected to be more than 1,500 entries from throughout the United States and dozens of other countries in the 2020 competition. Orange County REALTORS® was honored with two Awards of Distinction for "Message of Hope" in the Video Production - Cultural and Video Production - Inspiration categories.