March 2, 2007

RPAC EVENT - TODAY AT NOON!
B A M ! Let's kick it up a Notch! We need you to help reach our REALTOR® goal	Come out and meet our special guest, Marbury Little, from NAR Today at noon. Join our "Kick Off" at the Nanticoke River Yacht Club.

 

 

The Board of Directors took the following actions during the month of January:

• Accepted 59 new REALTOR^® members
• Accepted 4 new offices
• Approved amendment as recommended by NAR model for SCAOR Bylaws and MLS Rules & Regulations

 

Our current education schedule is now available. To register for classes online click here or simply visit our webpage at www.scaor.com. Click on "Members" then "Class/Event Registration" for a complete list of classes. This is a great opportunity for resident licensees to get their credits early.

Non-resident licensees must complete 15 credit hours of continuing education no later than April 30, 2007. Delaware currently accepts elective continuing education credits approved by the Maryland Commission exclusive of any course relating specifically to Maryland laws.

 
 
 

The REALTOR^® Community Service Committee will once again offer the grant program to assist the needy of Sussex County. The grant guidelines and application forms are available at www.scaor.com. If you know of an organization that supports programs that assists needy children of Sussex County, please ask them to visit our website for details. Applications must be submitted by April 20^th.

 

DAR will be offering GRI 501: Professional Development March 15 & 16 at the Sheraton Dover Hotel from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. This module will cover topics such as the NAR Code of Ethics, Arbitration & Mediation, Diversity, Fair Housing Enforcement, and identifying potential environmental hazards. This course will provide 15 CE credits.

Click here to register and begin earning your GRI!

 

As a reminder, diversity programs make business sense. Baby Boomers and Generation X are two examples of diversity. Join our mixer next Thursday, March 8^th from 5-7 p.m. at the Marvel Museum in Georgetown.

Diver$ity = $ale$ Meet & Greet Join us Thursday, March 8, 2007 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the Marvel Museum in Georgetown. FREE, but please click here to RSVP!

 

Congratulations to Judy Collier for receiving her ABR designation. Judy is an agent with Crowley Associates in Rehoboth Beach. The Accredited Buyer Representative designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate BUYER'S AGENTS Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS^® who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.

 

Article 6
Standard of Practice 6-1

REALTORS^® shall not recommend or suggest to a client or a customer the use of services of another organization or business entity in which they have a direct interest without disclosing such interest at the time of the recommendation or suggestion. (Amended 5/88)

 

We now have 40 SentriLock Offices and the list is growing. A SentriLock office is one that has a SentriLock lockbox on all eligible listings.

Take a moment to view and thank these brokerages for their accomplishment.

SentriSecure Brokerages as of 2.28.07

The following report shows the offices that have combination lockboxes on some listings. As combination boxes are eliminated, these offices will be added to the SentriLock Offices list.

Brokerages with Combo Boxes as of 2.28.07

 

As per your request, the next time you update your SentriCard, you will notice that the renewal period has been extended from 3 to 5 days. Counting the day you renew your card, the SentriCard will now expire at midnight on the 5^th day.

 
SENTRILOCK Q & A

SentriLock Customer Service

If you have a lockbox that is not operating properly or questions about
the lockbox system, you can contact SentriLock Customer Service at
1-877-736-8745.

The SentriLock goal is to answer your call in approximately 20 seconds.

Find out more in the new SentriLock Q & A Section >>

 

 

March 2 - March 8 Planning Meeting Agendas Posted

Registration is Now Open for the 2007 Delaware GIS Conference
The Delaware Geographic Data Committee (DGDC) invites you to the annual Delaware GIS Conference on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the Dover Sheraton Inn.

Watch this space for full details and contact information for zoning, land use, ending homelessness, highway construction, and other state and local Planning-related meetings >>

 

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going!

Rough market? Sure, but that just means it's time to readjust and get going!
How? Here are 7 practical tips you can get started on today.

Visit the Rookie Corner and get going!

 

Each week we will be covering a portion of the "MLS Rules and Regulations." To be on the SAFE SIDE, please review the rules each week to eliminate errors in the system which could lead to MLS violations and fines. These rules and regulations have been submitted and reviewed by NAR and are in full compliance with National Association policy.

MLS Orientation

Any applicant for MLS Participation and any licensee affiliated with an MLS Participant who has access to and use of MLS generated information shall complete an orientation program of no more than three (3) classroom hours devoted to the MLS rules and regulations and computer training related to MLS information entry and retrieval and the operation of the MLS within sixty (60) days after access has been provided. Failure to attend orientation will result in denied access to the MLS until such training has been completed.

 

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