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August 12
11 am - 1 pm

Administrative Assistants and Office Managers Meeting

August 15
NAR 2008 Annual Conference & Expo - Early Bird Registration Deadline

August 21
11:30 am - 2 pm

WCR - Mini Technology Expo

August 21
6 - 10 pm

Broker Licensing Course Starts

August 25
9 am - noon

Short Sale & Foreclosures
SOLD OUT!

August 26
9 am

Government Affairs Meeting

August 28
9 am

MLS Training

President
Bill Lucks

President Elect
Steve Alexander

1st Vice President
Judy Dean

2nd Vice President
Susan Mills

Treasurer
Sue Bramhall

Past President
Rob Harman

August 8, 2008

 
 
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
AND OFFICE MANAGERS
Please be our Guest this Tuesday, August 12
at the Millsboro Fire Hall, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
for a FREE working brunch.
Brunch and Working Session

SCAOR is hosting and it's just for you. . . the folks who keep the offices humming along smoothly. Join us for a free brunch as we highlight new input capabilities, review SentriLock, discuss compliance emails and more! This is your chance to get your questions answered, and get the information you need to help your office run smoothly.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP >>            

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LOCAL OLYMPIAN

Carrie Lingo, daughter of Bill & Jenkie Lingo, is travelling to China to participate in the Women's Field Hockey competition in the 2008 Olympics. Carrie has played for 14 years, including both high school and college. She attended Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, Del., where she was an all-state and all-conference selection as a sophomore, junior and senior. Also a four-year basketball and softball player, Lingo was named the school's Female Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Carrie has two younger sisters, Maggie and Lillie. She was named All American while attending University North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Maggie, Lillie, Jenkie and Bill Lingo will all be in China cheering Carrie on. We wish them all safe travel and a wonderful trip. Watch for Carrie during the 2008 Olympics on NBC!

 
 

LOCKBOX AUDITS ARE PAST DUE - IS YOURS COMPLETE?

All offices were required to complete and return to SCAOR a SentriLock lockbox audit. These were due on July 1st.

If your office has not completed an audit, use the attached form and return immediately to SCAOR via fax at 302-855-2319.
Offices with no audit on file will be billed $100 PER LOCKBOX.

This is part of your SentriLock agreement that was signed when you opted in to the SentriLock system at conversion. There are currently 72 offices with no audit on file. Email tracylee@scaor.com if you are not sure your audit was received.

Audit forms available in Word or PDF format.

 
 

Please make sure your email is current. This is our primary form of communication with our members. It's easy to update.

  • Click here and log in to Members Only. You can retrieve your NRDS ID by email or call the office if you do not know your NRDS ID.
  • Once logged in you'll see a Quick Link labeled Edit Membership Information on the upper left-hand corner of page. Click this link, make any updates necessary, then click the Update button. It's that easy.

Or if you need assistance email crystal@scaor.com to retrieve your NRDS ID or update your email.

 
 

The Board of Directors of the Sussex County Association of REALTORS® has approved a proposed slate of officers for the year 2009.

Click here to see the proposed candidates >>
Balloting for 2009 will be using our secure on-line voting system and will occur after Labor Day.

 
 

The Short Sale and Foreclosure class is sold out. If you missed your chance to sign up and would like to attend this class if offered later in the fall, please email tracylee@scaor.com.

 

Come celebrate another summer flown by as we recognize there is strength in numbers as REALTORS®. Sip on margaritas while listening to the Steel Drum band, munch on scrumptious pizza, fruit and popcorn, race a ducky for RPAC, and let the kids play in the lifeguarded waterpark. You can splish splash around too and enjoy bashing your favorite agents in the bumper boats.

Waddle you waiting for?

Join us at Jungle Jim's
Friday evening, September 5
by buying your duckie now!
Just click here!

Families and Friends Welcome!

 

One bus is already full!

Don't miss your chance to shop in NYC and attend the Broadway play Gypsy. Get an early start to your Christmas shopping and avoid the drive. Day-trip tickets are only $135 each and include orchestra seats, transportation, morning pastries, snacks and beverages. And a bit of time for independent sight-seeing and lunch before our 2 p.m show time. Broadway is within easy walking of Times Square, Macy's, Rockefeller Center, fancy eateries or local delis/pizza shops... Your choice of what you want to see!

Click Here for complete details and printable registration flyer
~ OR ~
Click Here to register online!

 

SUSSEX COUNTY CHAPTER
WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS®
INVITES YOU TO JOIN US

"PLUG IN, TURN ON, BOOT UP AND FOCUS IT"
MINI TECHNOLOGY EXPO

featuring:
Inclind Inc Web Development Services - Shaun Tyndall
AT&T - Mobile Phones, Blackberrys, IPods, MP3
Staples - Digital Camera
Jump to the Next Level - Paul Fedynich, CBRB Rehoboth

Thursday, August 21, 2008
Irish Eyes Restaurant and Pub
213 Anglers Road, Lewes, DE 19958

11:30 am. Networking
12-2 pm Lunch and Program

Luncheon and Program Cost: $20.00 per person
Cash or check accepted at the door.

Reservations Required by August 18, 2008:
Linda Morena
Email: lmorena@monarchmtg.com
Telephone: 302-312-8118

CLICK HERE FOR FLYER >>

 

  Broker Licensing Course is Coming to Sussex County!

Opportunities come to the prepared. Make yourself available to a future career advancement . . . or increase your knowledge and abilities to improve upon your current customer service performance level through the education and licensing offered.

This 99-hour accredited Broker Licensing Course
starts this month on Thursday, August 21.

Don't miss this opportunity to become a licensed real estate broker!
Reserve Your Spot Here!

 

Holabreaking ground Workplace Spanish for REALTORS®
Seven-session course
Gain invaluable communication tools for only $105

The rapidly growing Hispanic community and workforce have created tremendous communication challenges for businesses. This class offers you the tools needed to better serve and communicate with your Spanish-speaking customers. You will learn Spanish terms that are specific to the real estate industry as well as key aspects of Hispanic culture. Attendees will receive a textbook that includes a dictionary geared specifically to the real estate industry.

Course Topics include:
Culture and Language Tips, Basic Expressions, Real Estate Terms, Financing Terms, Showing Homes, Rentals and Deposits, Basic Troubleshooting, and Identifying Potential Parters.

Classes begin September 8 and run every Monday from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon at the SCAOR office through October 20. The seventh and final class on October 20 will be three hours and held from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.

Please Note: Approved by DREC for 15 CE hours. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL SEVEN CLASSES IN FULL TO RECEIVE COURSE CREDIT.

Click Here to Register >>

 

Affiliate Meet & Greet 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
for Free Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar
at the Georgia House in Laurel
(Formerly RJ Riverside)

ALL REALTORS® & Affiliates Are Invited. Come out and join this Social event and mingle with other Affiliates & REALTORS®. This is a perfect opportunity to NETWORK with existing and NEW business relationships. This is an Affiliate Sponsored Event.

Click Here to RSVP >>

Click here for a Printable Flyer >>

 

Offered Thursday, September 11 and Friday, September 12 by DAR at the Atlantic Sands Hotel
(on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk).

Learn about the latest tools and systems that enable you to become more productive, increase profits and differentiate yourself in the market place. Topics include: taking email to the next level, new ways to use digital imaging, virtual tours, the power of PDA's and so much more. This CRS designation course is also approved as a substitute for GRI 401: Becoming Tech Savvy.

Register online at DelawareRealtor.com

Click here for a flyer to share with your office >>

 
    Trade Show     Sponsors     Hotel     Agenda     CEU Classes     Golf
Registration is open, the conference schedule is posted and classes can be signed up for (once you've registered!) at www.delawarerealtor.com

See you at Dover Downs in October!   Don't miss it!

 
 

ETHICALLY SPEAKING...Our Duties to Other REALTORS®

How do you think the Professional Standards Panel ruled in last week's Case Study? Below is the Hearing Panel's decision.

Case #16-14: Dealings Initiated by Another Broker's Client

The Hearing Panel disagreed with REALTOR® X's reasoning. They concluded that REALTOR® X's inducement of Buyer B by emphasizing that the property might sell quickly (which might well have been true), coupled with her offer to prepare a purchase contract on Buyer B's behalf, constituted an initiation of dealings on the property by REALTOR® X, not by Buyer B. As a result, REALTOR® X was found in violation of Article 16.

 

This week's topic is A Closing Gift Poem.

We've talked many times in the past about staying in touch and follow up with our clients. I found this poem in my file called "Thoughts and Ideas" that I have used often when I give a housewarming gift at the time of settlement or shortly thereafter.

Click Here to Read the Poem >>

 
 

NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Housing Legislation Signed into Law:

President Bush signed H.R. 3221 into law establishing loan limits for the GSEs and FHA, as well as a $7,500 home ownership tax credit. The legislation also includes broad GSE Reform, FHA Reform and development of a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and creates a new FHA program to help homeowners at risk for foreclosure.

For more detailed information, please visit the www.delawarerealtor.com Legislative Section and click on New from NAR.

STATE LEGISLATION
SB191 Signing Ceremony:

DAR President Don Ash participated in the signing ceremony with Governor Minner for SB 191, legislation which ensures that homeowners cannot be denied a homeowner's insurance policy for filing a claim or asking questions about their policy coverage. President Ash thanked the Governor for signing the bill, the legislation's lead sponsors, Senator Sokola and Representative Longhurst for their hard work and Commissioner Denn for his dedication and commitment to this issue over the past several years. Homeowners can now have the peace of mind that their insurance rates will not go up or policy terminated simply for inquiring about their coverage and that their policy will not be canceled solely on the basis of claims against the policy.

Visit the Newsroom at www.delawarerealtor.com for photos from the signing.

For all who contribute to RPAC, keep informed and stay involved as Legislative Watchdogs for homeownership, thank you! Victories could not be won without a large number of united supporters. An easy way to contribute?
Watchdog Come on out, and bring your friends to the Great RPAC Duck Race September 5!

 
Listing of August 11, 2008 through September 16, 2008
Delaware News & Meetings

August 7, 2008 Issue of Delaware Association of REALTORS® News You Can Use

 

 

ETHICS - MANDATORY BY DECEMBER 31, 2008
FOR ALL LICENSEES

REALTORS® Required to Complete Ethics Training
for Second Cycle - Deadline December 31, 2008

Between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008, every REALTOR®
is required to complete 2 1/2 hours of Code of Ethics training. REALTORS® who have completed this training as a requirement of membership in another association are not required to complete additional ethics training
until the next four year cycle.

NAR Ethics is being offered at SCAOR
on October 18, from 9:00 am - Noon.

Click Here to Register >>

 
 
A Look Ahead
S E P T E M B E R
1 Labor Day - SCAOR and DAR offices closed
3 Affiliate Meeting 4 pm
5 RPAC Duck Race and Family Event
Let the Races Begin - Registration Now Online!
5 - 8 pm
8 Spanish Course Starts 10 am - 12 noon
9 MLS Meeting 9 am
10 Rental Affairs Meeting 8 am
11 RCS Meeting 9 am
11 Annual DREC Continuing Education class
at the Polytech Campus near Woodside, Delaware
9 am
11-12 CRS 206 at DAR:
Technologies to Advance Your Business
7:30 am - 5 pm
16 Orientation 9 am
18 Board of Directors 9 am
18 Affiliate Meet & Greet 4:30 pm - 7 pm
23 Home From Work - SOLD OUT! 9 am - noon
25 MLS Meeting 9 am

O C T O B E R
2 - 3 DAR Annual Convention at Dover Downs
18 NAR Ethics 9 am - noon
23 Annual REALTOR® Gala & RCS Fundraiser
at the Bay Center in Dewey Beach.
5:30 - 10 pm

N O V E M B E R
19 Affiliate Bus Trip to "Gypsy" on Broadway All Day
A Look Ahead

 

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