Comparative Market Analyses (CMAs) are a visually appealing way to present your expertise to your clients and give them a better understanding of the current market. Learning how to create CMAs from Paragon will not only go a long way towards impressing your clients, but also towards making sure you’re informed about the latest market trends to better assist your real estate business.

Topics include:

• Creating, saving, and modifying CMA presentations in Paragon
• How to use Map Search to find comparables
• Setting up your CMA preferences

• Solar: NEM 3.0 April Rate Changes!
• Healthy Homes: Gas Appliances Dangers
• Inflation Reduction Act: Lottsa $

In today’s volatile market, top agents are positioning themselves as a true resource and expert across social. Why?

The average American Consumer spends upwards to 2 ½ hrs PER DAY on social media, so YOU need to be where your prospects and clients are spending their time!

Join Elm Street Academy for the #1 Social Media Boot Camp. If you struggle with social media marketing, feel like you are falling behind marketing trends or want to grow your business, this is a session you don’t want to miss.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

*How to leverage social platforms for increased brand awareness
*Approaches for elevated lead generation
*Strategies to provide value-driven content across each social platform
*How to master the fundamentals that get you results
*How to increase SEO... AND Much More

Strengthen your online presence with SavvyCard’s integral online marketing technologies. With personalized “SavvyCards” created specifically for you and your properties, you can generate leads and expand your network as easy as the push of a button.

This course will teach you about key features, including:

• Real-time referral notifications (with contact info)
• Stand-alone websites for every property listing
• Personally branded electronic business cards
• Easy marketability on social media platforms

April Rate Changes!
Newly constructed homes have been required to have solar as of 2020 and existing home installations remain on an ongoing upward trend.

Course Highlights

• The first question to ask about solar systems
• The most important number to obtain related to valuation
• How to determine value of solar PV: 3 appraisal approaches
• Key points to include in listings and appraisal reports
• How utility rates impact purchasing decisions and value
• Components of solar systems and what to look for during inspections
• Context: CA energy policy
• Resilience: Solar plus storage to leverage TOU rates and power through extreme events
• Future influencers: Evolving challenges in managing our power grid
• Access to free online tools to inform and improve professionalism

Hotsheets, tours, and open houses are three central pillars of your real estate career. Use this course to improve all three.

Know what’s happening in the market by building hotsheets in Paragon. Find properties through Broker Tours and Caravans and learn how to add your listings to both. Set up Open Houses and get your listings in front of potential buyers and their agents. You’ll also learn important marketing tips to help your properties stand out via each of these features.

Do you know?
CA policy goals no longer aim for net zero energy. Going forward, it’s all about emissions reductions.

CA's building codes and energy policy impact the way homes are built and powered. Homes of the future will be carbon-free! Efficient, all-electric, powered by clean energy.

How will the new requirements impact their market value? What benefits do buyers care about?

Carbon free homes are typically more healthy, safe, comfortable, durable, resilient, and cost less to own.

Course Highlights

• High performance enclosures
• Heat pumps for space and water heating
• How these homes are more healthy, safe, and efficient
• Resiliency: Storage and load management in power outages and extreme events
• Solar: Review of key points in valuation
• Valuation considerations

• Changes to the Property Management Standard Forms
• Impact on Local and State Ordnances
• Rent Increase & Evictions 

Rick Snyder

• Changes to the Property Management Standard Forms
• Impact on Local and State Ordnances
• Rent Increase & Evictions 

Rick Snyder