May 25, 2007

Have a Safe and Happy Memorial Day Weekend! The SCAOR Office will be Closed May 28th for the Holiday.

Rick Allamong with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Bethany Beach, was appointed Thursday to the Delaware Real Estate Commission by Governor Minner. Rick is SCAOR's past president and has been very active in SCAOR, DAR, and NAR. Congratulations Rick on your appointment!

 

 

The Affiliate bus trip is now sold out. If you would like to be placed on the wait list, please call the SCAOR office at 302-855-2300. If you have already registered for the trip and are unable to attend, please call our office as soon as possible. We will only refund your money if we can find someone to purchase your ticket.

 

You are Invited . . . to the Awards Luncheon & Celebration of Excellence at the Rehoboth Beach Country Club beginning at 12 noon ~ Tuesday, June 5  Our distinguished ROTY nominees this year are:  Rick Allamong, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Steve Alexander, Seacoast Realty Judy Dean, Long & Foster Kevin Jefferson, Home Team Realty Trina Joyner, Home Team Realty Bill Lucks, Commercial Sales Group Judy Rhodes, Callaway, Farnell & Moore SCAOR President, Rob Harman, will present two special achievement awards, the President's Award of Recognition and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The President's Award is only given if there is an individual or individuals involved in SCAOR who have gone above and beyond their board or committee duties. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an individual who has contributed to the REALTOR® community as a whole. We will also recognize a Sussex County REALTOR® for her efforts in community and charitable service in helping to make her community a better place for all citizens. Nominees for the Sussex County Good Neighbor Award are Suzanne Landon, Jack Lingo Realtors and Mary Ann Slinkman, Realty Executives. Guests and Family Welcome — Buy Your Tickets Now! Please plan to join us in celebrating the excellence and dedication put forth by each of our nominees. See attached registration form - or register online!

Affiliate Sponsors Needed SCAOR is looking for sponsors for the ROTY luncheon. This is a great opportunity to network with our REALTOR® members. For more information see the attached letter or call the SCAOR office at 302-855-2300.

 

Get a recap of what you missed at NAR's Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo last week. Read about the May 19^th NAR Board of Directors meeting, including information on the approval of the membership dues increase and policy issues. Also, check out REALTOR^® Magazine Online's Midyear page to get news from the event and the NAR Midyear Blog for all the behind-the-scenes details.

 

SCAOR RECOGNIZED FOR WEBSITE FEATURE SCAOR recently participated in the Sixth Annual Outstanding REALTOR® Association Web Site Contest. The Association received recognition in the spring edition of REALTOR® Association Executive magazine for "great ideas under construction." The "Rookie Corner," created by Shirley Kalvinsky, appears in our weekly newsletter and website. In future articles we plan to add more graphics to the "Rookie Corner," to help illustrate the topic of discussion. Second, we are considering binding the articles into booklets for distribution at our Rookie orientation. Please check out the many topics Shirley covers each week. Great job, Shirley!

PSYCHOLOGICALLY IMPACTED PROPERTIES Do you remember, from your Pre-Licensing classes, the discussion on "stigmatized" properties or "psychologically impacted" properties? Learn all about it here >>

 

You should be busy but not so busy that you don't take care of yourself. Taxes, health insurance, and eating right may be at the bottom of your to do list; however, should they be at the top of your list?

SCAOR has arranged for three short sessions to help keep you in good shape, including:

• Tax Tips for REALTORS^® with Rick Tull, CPA this Wednesday, May 30^th at 5 p.m. Hear suggestions and bring questions to this short session.

• Grab and Go Nutrition for busy people with Dr. Anna Henderson, Nutritionist and SSU Professor on June 14^th at 5 p.m. Learn how to create your healthy menu and guidelines based on "sound" advice.

• Health Insurance - an expense you can't afford to do without. Jim Rasa will present health care insurance options on June 20^th at 5 p.m.

ALL SESSIONS ARE AT SCAOR AND OFFERED FREE TO OUR MEMBERS.
Attend these sessions and learn how to work smarter!

 

Article 12
REALTORS^® shall be careful at all times to present a true picture in their advertising and representations to the public. REALTORS^® shall also ensure that their professional status (e.g., broker, appraiser, property manager, etc.) or status as REALTORS^® is clearly identifiable in any such advertising. (Amended 1/93)

Standard of Practice 12-4
REALTORS^® shall not offer for sale/lease or advertise property without authority. When acting as listing brokers or as subagents, REALTORS^® shall not quote a price different from that agreed upon with the seller/landlord. (Amended 1/93)

Standard of Practice 12-5
REALTORS^® shall not advertise nor permit any person employed by or affiliated with them to advertise listed property in any medium (e.g. electronically, print, radio, television, etc.) without disclosing the name of that REALTOR^®'s firm in a reasonable and readily apparent manner. (Adopted 11/86, Amended 1/07)

Standard of Practice 12-6
REALTORS^®, when advertising unlisted real property for sale/lease in which they have an ownership interest, shall disclose their status as both owners/landlords and as REALTORS^® or real estate licensees.

Standard of Practice 12-7
Only REALTORS^® who participated in the transaction as the listing broker or cooperating broker (selling broker) may claim to have "sold" the property. Prior to closing, a cooperating broker may post a "sold" sign only with the consent of the listing broker.

 

SentriLock Availability
Our lockbox usage has exceeded a board record! In this period of rising gas prices we recognize that the lockbox system is a financially important tool.

So that we have enough available boxes for our increasing property inventory, we ask that you consider removing the lockbox from properties when they go under contract. By doing this, it will ensure that your office has an inventory of boxes to meet the need of new listings.

SentriLock Inventory
Take a moment to review your SentriLock inventory. If you have excess boxes, please let the board know. These boxes may be needed for distribution to firms that have a short supply. If you have excess SentriLock boxes, please call TracyLee at 302-855-2300.

Congratulations to our SentriSecure Offices!
SentriSecure Brokerages as of 5.25.07 >>

Brokerages with Combo Boxes as of 5.25.07 >>

 

June 4^th - June 26^th Delaware News & Meetings Posted

 

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.

VIOLATION OF SECTION 16 -- $500

Section 16.3 - Display:   Display of listing information pursuant to IDX is subject to the following rules:

Section 16.3.9- The right to display other Participants' listings pursuant to IDX shall be limited to a Participant's office(s) holding participatory rights in this MLS.

Section 16.3.10 - Listings obtained through IDX must be identified separately from listings obtained from other sources, including information provided by other MLSs.

Section 16.3.11 - No portion of the IDX database shall be used or provided to a third party for any purpose other than those expressly provided for in these rules.

 

 

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