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Rookie REALTOR® Society Presents:
It's Payday!!
Understanding the Settlement Process
Next Thursday, January 10
At La Fontaine Bleu, 7963 Annapolis Road
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Registration & Networking |
| 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
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Seminar |
Our instructor will be Nancy Gusman from Cosmopolitan Real Estate Settlements.
FREE to all Rookies, but registration is required.
RSVP HERE!
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| SAFEMLS® TOKENS |  |  |
SAFEMLS® tokens are being mailed to MRIS subscribers' home addresses through January 7.
As of December 19, 2007 all MRIS subscribers are being directed to the new Secure Login screen to access the system. However, you will still be able to login without the token for a period of time. This will ensure a successful transition as subscribers continue to receive their tokens in rounds—at a rate of 6,000 per day—and the holiday rush winds down.
When you receive your token, you are encouraged to enroll it and use it. For more information about Secure Login, be sure to open the 12/13/2007 MRIS Product Update in your Inbox. Visit the MRIS website for additional updates.
JUST for those using MRIS Dial-up Internet access: MRIS Dial-up Number to be Discontinued
As first reported in August, the following MRIS dial-up access number is being discontinued effective January 7: 800-838-7565. More details here >>
| 30 UNDER 30 - Application Deadline January 14 |  |  |
The deadline for NAR's annual "30 under 30" feature is fast approaching. This article profiles promising young real estate professionals from around the country, will be published in the June 2008 publication, and is highly publicized by REALTOR® Magazine Online, throughout the year! There is no cost to apply. Selection criteria include business success, leadership, industry or community involvement, and ingenuity. Nominees must be members of NAR and under the age of 30 as of May 31, 2008. Wouldn't it be great to have a Prince George's young REALTOR® featured?
Apply at REALTOR.org/realtormag by January 14.
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ANNUAL
HOLIDAY GALA
PGCAR would like to thank this year's sponsors for making the PGCAR Annual Holiday Gala such a great success.
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Thank You Sponsors...
Beltway Title – Open Bar
Emkay Settlements – Desserts
EXIT Powerhouse Realty – Santa Claus
Home First Title Group – Photographer
Mel Schneider Title and Escrow, Inc. – DJ
SunTrust Mortgage – Ham & Turkey Station
SunTrust Mortgage – Fruit & Cheese
SunTrust Mortgage – Santa's Gifts
Troese Title – Idol Cash Prize
Village Settlements – Caricaturist
Thank you Event Sponsors...
CMG Mortgage – Joseph Altobelli
Cross Country Settlements – Gerry Whoolery
Dunn's Title & Escrow – Patrick Dunn
First Home Mortgage – Rob Mercer
Beltway Title – Vickee Curtis
VIP Title Group, LLC – Kelli Baxter
Ruth Wright – The Wright REALTOR®, LLC
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| THANK YOU to our Holiday Gala Committee for their dedication and service, and to everyone who attended. We hope you had a great time! Also, thank you to all members who donated coats for the needy and food for the hungry, affording more local families to celebrate the holidays this year! |
| TAKE A TOUR OF THE CODE OF ETHICS |  |  |
Have you noticed that we are touring the Code of Ethics in each edition of the REALTOR Connection? So far, we have highlighted sections of Articles 1, 2 and 3. Each year at the beginning of the year, NAR releases updates to the Code. For your quick and easy reference, we have posted the changes online so that you can stay up to date. And we wish you an ethical 2008!
Click here to view the changes >>
| CONTINUING EDUCATION | | |
How is YOUR CEU Inventory? You can earn ALL of Your Continuing Education requirements for both the Maryland and DC license renewals right here at PGCAR!
Sign up for multiple classes here!
| HOW WILL REALTORS® ADVERTISE IN THE FUTURE? | | |
After two years of depressed housing sales, Realtors have cut their print budgets and put more money on the Web. The result has been a slingshot effect for online advertising, says a new report by Borrell Associates.
Full story >>
| REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK: ECONOMY SOLID, ENCOURAGING | | |
Despite the impressions you might get from the network news, the U.S. economy continues to churn out solid, even encouraging, numbers -- and that's important for anyone interested in real estate.
Full story >>
| REAL ESTATE CYBERTIPS | | |
The shrinking dollar affects all of our wallets and one of the best measures of the average change in our purchasing power is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that calculates the average price change of goods and services over time. Want an easy way to uninstall that program you don't want on your computer any more? These tips and more.
Full story >>
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Code of Ethics Case Study: Case #3-5:
Refusal to Extend Cooperation In Sale of New Homes
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REALTOR® A, who operated a brokerage business in many areas of the city, was also a home builder. For homes he built, he maintained a separate sales force and consistently refused to permit other REALTORS® to show his new homes.
This practice came to the attention of an officer of the Board of REALTORS® who made a complaint which was referred to the Professional Standards Committee by the Grievance Committee. At the hearing, the Hearing Panel asked REALTOR® A to answer charges that his policy violated Article 3 of the Code of Ethics.
REALTOR® A's defense was that Article 3 requires REALTORS® to cooperate with other brokers "except when cooperation is not in the client's best interest." He contended that in selling his own new homes there was no client; that he was not acting in the capacity of a broker, but as owner-seller; and that, under the circumstances, Article 3 did not apply to his marketing the houses he built.
Based on your understanding of the Code of Ethics Article 3, how do you think the Professional Standards Panel ruled?
Find out here >>
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SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL
Coming Again Soon...
BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR FREE!
Starting in February, you can write an article that would be of interest to real estate consumers and have it published in the Official Homes Section of The Prince George's County Association of REALTORS® brought to you by The Gazette. This is a special pullout FULL COLOR supplement reaching over 127,000 homes and businesses in Prince George's County.
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Tuesday, Jan. 8 |
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Publication Date |
Thursday, Jan. 24 |
If you are interested in writing an article or placing an ad, please contact
Karey Major at 240-473-7588 or kmajor@gazette.net.
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