EquityProtect Partners With California REALTORS®
The California Association of REALTORS® will make EquityProtect's property-fraud protection platform available to its members through a subsidiary agreement.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Real Estate — General
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EquityProtect and Real Estate Business Services, LLC, the for-profit subsidiary of the California Association of REALTORS®, announced a new agreement on November 4, 2026. The arrangement makes EquityProtect's property-fraud protection platform available to C.A.R. members.
Why it matters
The program is designed to help REALTORS® extend client relationships beyond the closing table. It gives members a way to offer property monitoring and fraud protection to clients in California.
Restoration protection covers up to $1 million per property if a covered fraud event occurs, subject to program and policy terms. The C.A.R. membership base is nearly 190,000 REALTORS®, REALTOR®-Associates and affiliate members, though pricing for members has not been disclosed.
The players
EquityProtect
EquityProtect is a property-fraud protection company whose platform monitors parcel-level risk and equity indicators, and which won a 2025 Inman Best of Proptech Award.
California Association of REALTORS®
The California Association of REALTORS® is a trade association headquartered in Sacramento that represents nearly 190,000 real estate professionals and affiliate members across California.
Real Estate Business Services, LLC
Real Estate Business Services, LLC is the for-profit subsidiary of the California Association of REALTORS® that entered the agreement with EquityProtect.
The details
Members can bring existing client properties into the platform, where they can evaluate parcel-level risk and equity indicators and see protection and monitoring status. The C.A.R. Partner Program includes education and property risk intelligence, enhanced monitoring, owner-controlled protection and restoration protection. EquityProtect is not title insurance and is not intended to replace it.
Timeline
November 4, 2026: EquityProtect and Real Estate Business Services, LLC announce the agreement.
2025: EquityProtect wins a Inman Best of Proptech Award.
Industry Context
EquityProtect states that its offering is not title insurance and is not intended to replace it, positioning the platform alongside traditional title coverage rather than against it. The agreement extends that positioning into the California REALTOR® membership network.
Members of the California Association of REALTORS® can use the platform to offer clients property monitoring and fraud protection. Homeowners who work with participating agents may gain added safeguards, but pricing and eligibility details are not specified in the source.
The takeaway
Property-fraud protection is becoming a service agents can offer clients beyond the closing table. Homeowners considering it should review the program terms, coverage limits and exclusions before relying on it.
Further reading
For more on the business of home sales and property services, see Real Estate — General coverage.
More information
Members can register and access the program through the C.A.R. member registration portal.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Manila times.
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