9:30 - 10:30 am
PR Committee Meeting
9:00 - 11:00 am
MLS Committee Meeting
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
New Member Orientation
9:00 am - noon
Board of Directors Meeting
Thanksgiving Holiday - SCAOR and DAR offices closed
Community Service Foundation Gift Shopping
Community Service Foundation Gift Wrapping
Steve Alexander
Judy Dean
Susan Mills
Sandy Greene
Donna Neithardt
Bill Lucks
by 3-digit extension:
Reception, SentriLock, Website
Memberships, Bus Trips
MLS / IDX
Executive Vice President
Education, Ethics & Events
| Valuable Training for FREE From Your Association |
How to repair a buyer's(or your own) credit Today Monday, November 2 1 - 2:30 p.m. at SCAOR Open to REALTORS® and lenders, this free non-CE information session will give you the tools you need to help your buyers repair a battered credit rating. Timely, helpful tools to assist REALTORS®, buyers and lenders. Presented by United Credit Education Services, an affiliate member of SCAOR, to assist REALTORS® in increasing their clients credit scores to bring more buyers to the table. 
This Thursday, November 510 a.m. - Noon at SCAOR There's still room ~ RSVP to this free class while seats still available. Take the time and really learn how to navigate the MLS to maximize your searches. Take this FREE class ~ Register here >> 
This Thursday, November 52:00 - 4:00 p.m. at SCAOR A panel discussion you will not want to miss! Share the Flyer! The Office with the most representation wins lunch on us at your next sales meeting! Difficulty obtaining Buyers? Obtaining financing? Listings that won't sell? These are among the top challenges identified in a recent survey of local REALTORS®. Hear from experts how they are leveraging these challenges for success in today's market. Participate in discussion...Formulate your own plans for success... Brought to you by Fairway Independent Mortgage and SCAOR. Reserve your seat now ~ email KGrim@Fairwaymc.com or call 302-227-5626. |
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Pay your dues ONLINE at www.realtor.org. You must pay dues online, they are NAR generated. The following options are available online: Electronic Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express * * * Checks cannot be accepted at the SCAOR office. * * * Late fees started on Sunday morning, Nov 1, 2009 at 12:01 am. |
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No need to dress up. Come relax at the 2010 Installation and enjoy lunch from Nage. Select bar available for a nominal cost. The market is "On the Rise" as we close out a challenging year. SCAOR will install the 2010 Board of Directors, recognize our outgoing committee chairs, learn who the Educator, Rental agent and Rookie agent of 2009 are...and more!
Register online at www.scaorstore.com
Please consider bringing a canned food item, or $1, towards our ongoing efforts to help area food pantries. If we all give a little, |
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You're invited to celebrate Princess "Diana" with us!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
$40 per Adult & $25 per Child (4-12 year old)
7 a.m. departure from SCAOR office
return to SCAOR at 5:30 p.m. (approx.)
Trip includes: Bus transportation, admission to the displays and snacks on the bus.
Registrants can email completed flyer to crystal@scaor.com. The number of seats available is 38. Click here for the flyer >>
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| Wednesday, November 4 |
Legislative Update - 8 seats left 3 CE course, MANDATORY for Agents |
9 am - noon |
| Real Estate Concepts - Sold Out 3 CE course, MANDATORY for Agents |
1 pm - 4 pm | |
| Increase Sales with Government Financing NEW 3 CE COURSE |
5 pm - 8 pm | |
| Friday, November 6 |
Intro to Commercial Real Estate 3 CE course |
9 am - noon |
| Intro to Office Leasing 3 CE course |
1 pm - 4 pm | |
| Monday, November 9 |
Septic Training 3 CE course |
9 am - noon |
| At Home with Diversity 3 CE course |
1 pm - 4 pm | |
| Staging: Helping Sellers Achieve Maximum Sales Price (A Marketing Tool) - Sold Out 3 CE course |
6 pm - 9 pm | |
| Thursday, November 12 |
Title Search - Sold Out 3 CE course |
5 pm - 8 pm |
| Register online at www.scaorstore.com Classes! | ||
Have you left a sweater or jacket behind?
SCAOR has 2 items left at SCAOR and 1 item left at the Foundation Auction at Independence.
Please claim your items.
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REALTORS® opened their wallets and their hearts during a challenging market to assist local families in need. The Annual SCAOR Community Service Auction, including the Live, Silent, and Chinese auctions, brought in $29,690 for the evening and $7,560 in donations including a $5,000 sponsorship from SCAOR. Thus the total for 2009 Auction proceeds is $37,250. The SCAOR Community Service Foundation would like to thank everyone who attended our Annual Auction and gave so generously to our cause. Every single donation added to our success and we are extremely grateful for your participation. Watch for next week's At A Glance for the Basket Winners! - - SAVE THE DATES - - |
Do you know a REALTOR® who has been licensed and active for 40 years or longer? Have them apply for Emeritus status, and they are then eligible to have dues waived in the future.
Email Crystal@scaor.com for additional information.
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We are hosting an informal cocktail party to connect Members and Association Leadership. This will be a fun and informative evening and an opportunity to learn more about how we work and how you can participate and help make a difference. Please RSVP to gail@scaor.com by next Monday, November 2. I look forward to seeing you there, Lidia Smith Chairperson, Rookie Society |
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You are Invited to . . . The Sussex County Chapter Women's Council of REALTORS® 2010 Installation of Officers Thursday, November 19 Special Guest Speaker:
Sussex Pines Country Club Cost: $30 per person: For further information and directions |
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Federal Political Coordinators (FPCs) from twenty-nine states traveled to Washington D.C. last week to lobby members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees. The FPCs urged Congress to extend and expand the $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit before it expires on November 30, 2009.
In addition to the Fly-In, NAR is employing a comprehensive strategy to ensure our burgeoning housing recovery grows strong enough to help pull the economy as a whole out of the recession.
- President Charles McMillan has released a podcast highlighting the tax credit and other NAR initiatives in Congress.
- NAR First Vice-President Ron Phipps testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee to highlight the necessity of extending and expanding the tax credit.
- NAR members have sent more than 450,000 letters to Congress with our Call for Action.
- Additionally NAR has been running print advertising in the influential Capitol Hill Newspapers read by Members of Congress and staff.
- NAR has also been running on-line ads in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post and on Google.
These on-line ads have been viewed more than 25 million times.
Although the current Call for Action is our most successful grassroots effort in NAR history, we are looking for an additional 40,000 NAR members to respond to the Tax Credit Call for Action. Join in the call for action.
Ask Congress to Extend and Expand the Homebuyers Tax Credit Today >>
More than 170,000 REALTORS® have already responded to this request. Have you?
Proposed Real Estate Licensing Changes
Read the proposed changes to Delaware real estate law and licensing at www.dpr.delaware.gov.
Full Listing of Delaware Planning News & Meetings >>
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Blogging
No matter where I go or what course I take, social media is a topic of conversation. Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, Active Rain, Trulia, Oodle, and the lists go on. I believe that social media is playing a role today in the marketing of real estate and in the creation of new business for REALTORS®. |
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Case #10-4: Use of "Choose Your Neighbor" Marketing Letters
REALTOR® A listed a property in a new subdivision. At the instruction of his client, Seller X, REALTOR® A did not file information on the listing with his Board's MLS, did not place a "For Sale" sign on the property and did not advertise the property in the local newspaper. Seller X had told REALTOR® A that he wanted the sale handled quietly, with the new purchasers being people who would "fit into the neighborhood-people with the same socioeconomic background" as the other residents of the subdivision.
Based on his conversation with Seller X, REALTOR® A's only marketing effort was mailing a letter to the other residents of the subdivision, inviting them ". . . to play a part in the decision of who your next neighbor will be. If you know of someone who you would like to live in the neighborhood, please let them know of the availability of this home, or call me and I will be happy to contact them and arrange a private showing."
REALTOR® A's marketing strategy came to the attention of REALTOR® B, whose mother lived in the subdivision. REALTOR® B filed a complaint charging REALTOR® A with a violation of Article 10 of the Code of Ethics.
At the hearing, REALTOR® B told the Hearing Panel of receiving a copy of the marketing letter from his mother, who had recently moved to the subdivision. REALTOR® B advised the panel that he had checked the Board's MLS for information on the property, had driven past the house to look for a "For Sale" sign and had scanned the Sunday real estate section of the local newspaper for information on the property. Finding no mention of the property in either the MLS or the newspaper and noting the absence of a sign on the property, REALTOR® B concluded that REALTOR® A's marketing strategy was to limit access to the property to individuals preselected by the current residents. "In my mind," said REALTOR® B, "this could only mean one thing. REALTOR® A was deliberately discriminating against home seekers from other areas, or those with different backgrounds, who would never have the opportunity to learn about the house's availability. Obviously, REALTOR® A was directing all of his marketing energies into finding purchasers who would not disrupt the ethnic and economic character of the neighborhood."
REALTOR® A defended his actions by advising the panel that he was acting on Seller X's instructions. Seller X appeared as a witness for REALTOR® A and confirmed this fact, adding that he and the other residents of his block had an informal agreement that they would try to find "suitable" purchasers for their homes if they ever decided to sell. Seller X felt that by broadening the marketing campaign to include all residents of the subdivision he had increased the chances of finding such potential purchasers.
What do you think the hearing panel concluded?
Find out in next week's At a Glance!
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STATEWIDE FORMS UPDATE
Listing Agreement (MS Word) - Modified Aug. 6, 2009Agreement of Sale for Delaware Residential Property (fillable PDF) - Modified Aug. 6, 2009 Agreement of Sale for Delaware Unimproved Land (fillable PDF) - Modified July 22, 2009 Common Interest Community Resale Certification (fillable PDF) - Modified Aug. 5, 2009 Short Sale Addendum to Listing Agreement (fillable PDF) - Modified Aug. 6, 2009 Short Sale Addendum to Agreement of Sale (fillable PDF) - Modified Aug. 11, 2009 The new Statewide Sales Agreements are available as fillable PDF's. They are conveniently available once logged in to SCAORStore.com Members Only. |
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| 1 - 2 | GRI 601: Everything Legal: What You Should Know - 15 CE course at DAR | 8 am - 5 pm | |
| 3 | Princess Diana Bus Trip - Register for Tickets >> | 7 am - 5:30 pm | |
| PR Committee Meeting | 9:30 - 10:30 am | ||
| Affiliate Meet and Greet Holiday Mixer | 5 - 8 pm | ||
| 4 | Installation of 2010 SCAOR Officers and Directors Register at scaorstore.com >> |
11:30 am - 2:30 pm | |
| 8 | MLS Committee Meeting | 9 am - noon | |
| 9 | NYC Affiliate Bus Trip - Sold Out | 6:30 am | |
| 11 | DAR Installation at White Clay Creek Country Club | 11:45 am - 2 pm | |
| 12 | MLS Orientation | 9 am - noon | |
| 15 | Foundation Meeting | 9 - 10 am | |
| 24 - 25 | Christmas Holiday - SCAOR and DAR Offices Closed | ||
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