Useful Websites

Categories on this page

• City & County Websites
• Foreclosure Properties Search
• Local Realtor Associations

• Market Research
• Professional Trade Organizations (National)
• Professional Trade Organizations (State)

• Real Estate Education & Licensing
• School Information
• Miscellaneous Links

City & County Websites

California Counties Map

• Alameda
• Albany
• Berkeley
• Castro Valley
• Dublin

• Emeryville
• Fremont
• Hayward
• Livermore
• Newark

• Oakland
• Piedmont
• Pleasanton
• San Leandro
• Union City

• Antioch
• Brentwood
• Clayton
• Concord
• Danville
• El Cerrito

• Hercules
• Lafayette
• Martinez
• Moraga
• Oakley
• Orinda
• Pinole

• Pittsburg
• Pleasant Hill
• Richmond
• San Pablo
• San Ramon
• Walnut Creek

• Escalon
• Lathrop

• Lodi
• Manteca
• Ripon

• Stockton
• Tracy

• Atherton
• Belmont
• Brisbane
• Burlingame
• Colma
• Daly City
• East Palo Alto

• Foster City
• Half Moon Bay
• Hillsborough
• Menlo Park
• Millbrae
• Pacifica
• Portola Valley

• Redwood City
• San Bruno
• San Carlos
• San Mateo
• South San Francisco
• Woodside

• Campbell
• Cupertino
• Gilroy
• Los Altos
• Los Altos Hills

• Los Gatos
• Milpitas
• Monte Sereno
• Morgan Hill
• Mountain View

• Palo Alto
• San Jose
• Santa Clara
• Saratoga
• Sunnyvale

• Benicia
• Dixon

• Fairfield
• Rio Vista
• Suisun City

• Vacaville
• Vallejo

• Ceres
• Hughson
• Modesto

• Newman
• Oakdale
• Patterson

• Riverbank
• Turlock
• Waterford

Foreclosure Properties Search

• Foreclosure.com
• ForeclosureFreeSearch.com
• ForeclosureRadar.com
• ForeclosedHomes.com
• Government Homes (HomeSales.gov)
• HomePath.com (Fannie Mae REO Properties
• HUD Homes
• RealtyTrac.com
• TheBlueSheet.com (Santa Clara County)

Local Realtor Associations

Bay East Association of REALTORS®
7901 Stoneridge Dr. Ste #150,
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: (925) 730-4060
Website: http://www.bayeast.org/

Berkeley Association of Realtors
1553 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA 94709-2023
Phone: (510) 848-4288
Website: http://berkeleyaor.com/

Contra Costa Association of REALTORS®
1111 Civic Dr. Ste 365
Walnut Creek CA 94596
Phone: (925) 295-9200
Website: http://www.ccarealtors.com

Oakland Association of REALTORS®
1528 Webster St.,
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 836-3000
Website: http://www.oar.org/

Realtors Marketing Association
PO Box 2613
San Ramon, CA 94583
Website: http://www.rmatoday.com

Tri-Cities Marketing Association
3681 Peralta Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: (510) 505-7749
Website: http://tricitiesmarketing.com

Valley Marketing Association
Phone: (415) 860-3609
Website: http://valleymarketing.com

Market Research

• DSNews.com (Distressed Properties Data)
• DQNews.com (Home Sales Data by Cities)
• Inman.com (Real Estate News and Technology)
• Monthly Housing Stats (Bay Area Housing Report)
• RealtyTimes.com (Real Estate News and Advise)
• REreport.com (Median Sales Report by Cities)
• RISMedia.com (Real Estate News and Industry Trends)
• TheRedX.com (Real Estate Lead Generation Provider)

Professional Trade Organizations (National)

• American Escrow Association
• American Land Title Association
• Association of Real Estate License Law Officials
• Certified Residential Brokerage
• Commercial Investment RE Institute
• Council of Residential Specialists
• The Counselors of Real Estate
• Institute of Real Estate Management
• Mortgage Bankers Association
• National Association of Exclusive Buyers Agents

• National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
• National Association of Home Builders
• National Association of Home Inspectors
• National Association of Mortgage Brokers
• National Association of REALTORS®
• Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council
• Real Estate Educators Association
• Society of Industrial & Office REALTORS®
• Urban Land Institute
• Women’s Council of REALTORS®

Professional Trade Organizations (State)

• California Association of REALTORS®
• California Department of Real Estate
• California Escrow Association
• California Land Title Association
• California Mortgage Bankers Association

Real Estate Education & Licensing

• Allied RE School
• CAR Learning Net
• CA School of RE
• DRE Renewal Info

• Kaplan RE School
• RE Video Education
• United RE Education
• Your Education

School Information

• Acalanes Union High School District
• Albany Unified School District
• Berkeley Unified School District
• Livermore Unified School District
• Mt. Diablo Unified School District
• Oakland Unified School District
• Piedmont Unified School District
• Pleasanton Unified School District
• San Ramon Valley Unified School District
• Walnut Creek School District

• California Dept of Education, API School Reports
• eSchoolProfile.com
• GreatSchools.net
• SchoolReport.org
• SchoolWisePress.com

• Alameda County Child Care Referrals
• Community Care Licensing Division Child Care Offices
• Contra Costa Child Care Referrals
• Contra Costa County Licensed Facility Search
• East Bay Preschool Directory

• Bay Area Private Schools
• PrivateSchoolReview.com

Miscellaneous

• Scoweb.Sco.Ca.gov (Unclaimed Property Search)
• Vitalchek.com (Request Government Certificates & Records Online)