Candidate for Secretary / Treasurer (1 Seat)

Sam Calvano

Candidates for Director Pick Up to Five (Two-Year Seats)

Tristin Stokes	Monica Greenwood	Charmaine Orcino - Gonzales
Paula Gonzalez	Jim O'Donnell	Norma Scantlin
	Rebecca Pollack-Rude

PSAR members get to engage in the decision-making process and choose our leaders. The association's management of policies, programs, events, and investments has a direct impact on our personal lives and businesses. Elected Directors not only offer practical guidance but also motivate the association to strive for greater heights.

It takes just a few minutes to cast your vote, but the outcomes can be significant. Take the time to make a difference and shape the future of our association.

We look forward to counting your ballot!

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The Pacific Southwest Association of REALTORS® Nominating Committee and the Board of Directors respectfully submit the following nominees for the 2024/2025 Officers and Directors Annual Election.

Online Elections will begin Friday, June 23rd, and continue through Friday, June 30th, 2023.

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Candidates for PSAR President-Elect

Candidate for Secretary / Treasurer

Sam Calvano

Candidates for Director Pick Up to Five (5 Two-Year Seats)

Tristin Stokes	Monica Greenwood	Charmaine Orcino - Gonzales
Paula Gonzalez	Jim Long	Norma Scantlin
Jim O'Donnell		Rebecca Pollack-Rude

Online Elections will begin Friday, June 23rd, and continue through Friday, June 30th, 2023.

PSAR broker Patti McKelvey has authored a book in which she reflects on her 50 years in real estate.

Titled, “Real Estate Magic: How a Real Estate Rock Star Helped 6,000 Families Attain the American Dream,” McKelvey’s 171-page, self-published book is priced at $15 on Amazon.

Patti considers the book as her memoir. It includes stories about her childhood in South Dakota, her career as owner and operator of a children’s furniture retail store prior to real estate, and her record-setting success in real estate sales.

"The title came from my clients who would say to me when a real estate deal hit a difficult point, `Patti, do your magic,’” she said.

“Hopefully, the readers, including other agents and entrepreneurs, will find something motivating and encouraging in the book. It’s about my journey through business and real estate. I’m an example of not doing things the normal, scripted way. On the contrary, my journey has been far from ordinary.”

According to the book’s description on Amazon, “Her total is north of 6,000 units, which to Patti means helping all those individuals and families attain the American Dream. 

The book includes several real estate client success stories as well as mentions her longtime support of St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church on Cuyamaca Avenue in Chula Vista. At the church, Patti serves as a Eucharistic minister and regularly attends 7 a.m. Mass on Sundays and daily Mass most mornings. Patti also has supported a number of charitable organizations, including South Bay Family YMCA, American Heart Association, Rady Children’s Hospital, National Latino Peace Officers Association, and the Las Primeras Group, a philanthropic organization.

In Patti’s book is her description of her strong beliefs in ethics, honesty, and personal relationships.

“I believe in a strong work ethic, honesty, integrity, and consistency and I admire great role models of ethics, such as John Wooden, and the founders of Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-A,” Patti said. “I also believe strongly in building enduring relationships. My friendship with clients does not end at the close of escrow. It continues long after.

“I love calls from clients asking for recommendations on home repair and professional services. I want to do the best job for my clients because that’s my job. I want to make a difference in helping people get their new homes. I want to meet and exceed the wishes of my clients. In some cases, I have represented clients who were children years ago when I worked with their parents and now they’re grown up.”

On occasion, Patti said she might provide a copy of her book to new clients so they can learn more about her. “But, I’ll probably do a lousy job at promoting the book. I would rather work in real estate than post something on social media about my book.”

Patti grew up in Lestervillle, South Dakota, population of 115. “My mother and father ran the town’s restaurant, so I was around customers all the time,” Patti said, “I grew up thinking about customer service.”

Patti earned a Bachelor’s degree in business and English from Southern State University in South Dakota. She married Bill McKelvey and later they moved to Southern California, where  Patti started designing children’s furniture while  Bill worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). After moving to San Diego in 1976, Patti continued working in the furniture industry and operated a retail store, which she sold in 1987.

 “I loved painting and designing children’s furniture,” Patti said. “Even back then, it was difficult to run a small business in California. Too many rules and regulations. So, I sold the business after many years, went to work on my Master's degree, and got my real estate license.”

Patti has been a top producer since beginning her real estate career in 1987. She has been ranked in the top 1 percent of real estate professionals in America in listings, sales, and dollar volume. She was the #1 agent for sales in San Diego County in 2013, 2014, and 2015, selling the most units of any agent in the entire county. She was the top-producing agent in both sales and listings for 29 consecutive years at her previous brokerage of McMillin Realty, which was acquired in 2016.

In 2017, Patti and Jeff McKelvey, a mother-and-son real estate sales team, joined Coldwell Banker West (CBW). Since 2017, they have been ranked as CBW’s top-producing team every year. Patti says she owes much of her success to  Jeff, who has worked with her in real estate for nearly 30 years. The McKelvey team staff includes April Martin, Tyler Rowean, TJ Hughes, Chriselia Sandoval, Alex Medina, and Lauren Ortiz as transaction coordinators.

“I enjoy real estate because I love helping people realize their dreams of home ownership,” said Patti. “I want to meet and exceed the wishes of my clients. It never gets old seeing the joy of helping people live the American dream.” 

The McKelvey group (CalDRE #00956130) can be reached at (619) 271-8300, or patti@mckelveyrealty.com.

Check out this month's DRE Bulletin and gain awareness of the DRE's priorities this quarter.  Below are highlights. Download the PDF for the full update. Take a look at the California DRE Spring Bulletin here

• Update from Commissioner Douglas McCauley:  DRE prioritizes equity, fraud, and consumer communication campaign to assist first-time buyers. It also emphasizes how to select an agent and understand mortgages.  
• Download the 2023 DRE Real Estate Law Book.
• Living in a Common Interest Development.
• Helping your client understand an architect's role.
• Broker Supervision: What is the broker's role?  Broker's obligation to supervise, assign supervisory authority, broker supervision in advertising, and ensure license requirements are met.
• Updated Rules for Discrimination as a Basis for Discipline.
• A look inside DRE’s complaint process: Filing a complaint, Complaint review, Formal investigation, and Clear and Convincing Evidence. 
• PG&E warns of an emerging scam initiative
• The important role of Enforcement in regulating California’s Real Estate industry
• Los Angeles County launches Property Owner e-Notification Alert (San Diego Launched Owner Alert last year).

Douglas R. McCauley

Real Estate Commissioner
Department of Real Estate

What are live buyer tours?
If you use Cloud CMA, then you’re likely already familiar with buyer tours, the reports that build on MLS data to give your buyer clients a better sense of what they’re looking at. In fact, buyer tours have become one of the most popular types of reports in Cloud CMA overall! 

Live buyer tours build on the existing functionality to turn static reports into dynamic ones—with real-time data that you and your buyers can easily read on any device. So you get a new way to show off properties, and your clients get live access to the most relevant information about their favorite listings. 

What can your clients see with live buyer tours? 

Their list of showings, organized by time 
Details like drive time and directions 
Feedback fields that share directly with their agent 
And more! 
 

Why the change? 
Home shopping and touring habits aren’t what they used to be.  Now, people have pocket computers with them constantly, so they can browse listings, request showings, get directions, whatever they need to do—all from the palm of their hands. 

Paper tours are outdated.  With live buyer tours, your clients have the technology on hand to interact with you and tour property more seamlessly. It’s a subtle contributor to their overall experience; they’ll appreciate the convenience and thoroughness of the information you provide. 

 
Here is how it works.

Long-time PSAR member & REALTOR® Enrique Adriano Toledo, age 59, of Chula Vista, California, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023. Enrique was born in Cavite, Central Luzon, Philippines.  Ricky was active at PSAR's Pitch Sessions.  Ricky worked at a number of South County Brokerages and most recently worked at Coldwell Banker West and then Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Clarity.

REALTOR® Zenaida Sewell appreciates the mentorship Ricky provided her.  "He was very kind, always has a great smile, and was always willing to help. He loves what he does which was helping people."   

PSAR Board member Merrie Espina knew Ricky for over 20 years.  "He was a community volunteer and gave back to make a difference to several organizations."   

PSAR Member Robert Stanfill said "Ricky was a very close friend and colleague.  With his great sense of humor and creativity, it was always fun and interesting to spend time with him outside of work.  I could always depend on him if I needed help.  Working with him on transactions he was always one hundred percent vested in his clients.  They were like family to him and ended up clients and friends for the long term."

PSAR member and Ricky's long-time friend Jay Norris said "Ricky always maintained good spirits even though his body was breaking down for at least the last 20 years. He had a kidney transplant 17 years ago and constantly was striving to get his health back. Ricky was someone I could always talk to when I had something I needed to sort out in my life, career, or just about anything. He was a very good friend. He’ll be missed by many and I know I’ll miss him very much"

Join family, friends, and colleagues at two events at Glen Abbey Memorial Park and Mortuary, 3838 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA 91902. A visitation at the Magnolia  Room for Enrique will be held on the following dates.  Please let the family know that you will attend here. 

Wednesday, April 5, 2023, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

The following day, a funeral service at the Chapel of the Roses will occur
Thursday, April 6, 2023, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Friend, Annabel Walden has set up a GoFundMe page to help the family with the financial burden of the funeral cost and memorial services here.

Please comment below with memories that you may have.

(pictured Alfonso Delgadillo, Sergio Palomino and Ricky Toledo)

San Diego County staff recommends home energy audits during the home sales process.

This strategy is part of a  "Draft Playbook"  released by County staff.  The Playbook is described as a "menu of actions" that is intended as a resource for local governments who seek to take action on decarbonization.

PSAR opposes point-of-sale mandates.  Point of Sale mandates hurt buyers and sellers. They make homes more expensive to buy and since they target such a small number of homes, they do very little to address carbon reduction.

The County is accepting feedback on the Draft Playbook until Thursday, February 2.  Please leave a comment now explaining why point-of-sale or "time-of-sale" mandates are a bad idea.  It is most important to demonstrate how these mandates will impact your clients. 

To add a comment, click on the box below to open the County document, scroll to the section of the document you would like to comment on, and click the section.  A popup window will appear to allow you to leave a comment. 

You will find that point-o-sale mandates are described in the "Requirement" section of items 4.4.1 and item 5.5.1. Time-of-sale is also referred to in section 5.5.4.2.  Click on each of those sections and leave a comment.

For a list of reasons why point-of-sale mandates are a bad idea, you are welcome to refer to the letter from PSAR President Jason Lopez to the County, CLICK HERE to see the letter. You are encouraged to share those ideas in your comments. 

For questions or concerns, please email gad@psar.org. 

Cal Fire is looking for public input on proposed changes.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, typically called CAL Fire, is updating its wildfire risk maps for rural, unincorporated areas throughout the state. It’s been 15 years since the maps were updated.

The updates have the potential for increasing the cost of homeowners insurance in those rural communities reclassified by CAL Fire as more susceptible to wildfires. Metropolitan cities and urban areas are not included in the current updates process.

The public is invited to comment and ask questions about updates to CAL Fire’s Wildfire Hazard Severity Zones (WHSZ) maps. The deadline for public comment is Feb. 3, 2023.

PSAR members are invited to visit a website and enter a property’s address on a map showing CAL Fire’s updates to WHSZ maps. Visit https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/divisions/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/wildfire-preparedness/fire-hazard-severity-zones/, then scroll to the bottom to find “FHSZ Viewer” and enter an address in the search bar.

You can also visit https://bit.ly/calfiremaps to compare proposed 2022 updates to WHSZ maps, compared to WHSZ maps used in 2007, the year when WHSZ maps were last updated. At this website, you can use a swipe tool to toggle between the maps from 2007 and 2022, and see how ratings for areas have been changed to moderate, high and very high risks.

A CAL Fire statement said fire scientists and wildfire mitigation experts have used science-based and field-tested models to assign a hazard score based on factors that influence fire likelihood and fire behavior. Factors include fire history, existing and potential fuel (natural vegetations), predicted flame length, blowing embers, terrain and typical fire weather for an area.

CAL Fire also said insurance companies, including insurance agents and brokers, have been involved throughout the process to ensure cooperation between all sectors to better support Californians.

These changes to wildfire ratings are expected to impact insurance rates, as well as eligibility. While California has a FAIR property insurance plan that provides basic insurance to individuals unable to get coverage, this coverage is considered a “temporary safety net” until the homeowner can obtain a traditional homeowners policy. Even then, homeowners may need to obtain additional insurance from another carrier to increase their coverage to an adequate level.

Written comments can be mailed to FHSZ Comments, California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460.

Comments also can be emailed to Josh Black, San Diego’s contact for the WHSZ map updates program. Black can be reached at josh.black@fire.ca.gov or (619) 609-3413.

PSAR's Mission is to empower Real Estate Professionals.

Since 1928, the Pacific Southwest Association of REALTORS® has played a significant role in shaping the history, growth and development of the Real Estate industry in San Diego County.

Call for Nominations!!!

Do you know a fantastic PSAR REALTOR^®, Broker/Office Manager, or Affiliate? Now is the time to give them the recognition they deserve. Three other awards will also be presented at the R.E.A.L. Awards Event.  PSAR Distinguished Service Award, PSAR Community Service Award, and the PSAR Friend of the Industry Award.
Please take a few minutes to nominate your candidate(s).

You can use either of these two methods to nominate.

Nominations must be received by Friday, December 16, 2022.

PSAR shall recognize a REALTOR^®, Broker, and Affiliate each year as well as the following three awards:

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PSAR's Mission is to empower Real Estate Professionals

Since 1928, the Pacific Southwest Association of REALTORS® has played a significant role in shaping the history, growth and development of the Real Estate industry in San Diego County.