Welcome new members: Seth Alden of Burnham Gold Real Estate LLC; Rebecca Basnet of Berkshire Dream Homes; Tammy Christen of Barnbrook; J. James Finnerty of Boulderwood Group; Migdeliz Girard of Royal Property Group; Frank Goncalves of Summit Realty; Jeff King of Berkshire Dream Homes; Jane Larkworthy of Berkshire Property Agents; Richard Needelman of Wheeler and Taylor; Karl Mirke of Greylock Realty ; Michelle Picard of Viale Realty of LLC; Ann Shacar of Berkshire Parkway Realty; Jason Smegal of Berkshire Dream Home; Wayne Tremblay of Bishop West; Melissa Zink of Keller Williams
Also of congratulations to our members on the move… Barbara Levesque on her move to Monarch Realty; Mark Roos and Bonnie Parsons moved to The Kinderhook Group; Kellie Perrault and Lynn Soldato moved to Signature Associates; Tonia Scalise and Stephanie McNair moved to William Pitt Sotheby’s; Vivienne Jaffe moved to Steepleview Realty; Stacy Chojnowski moved to Roberts Associates; Patricia Petricca and Shannon Margraf moved to Barnbrook Realty; Kelley Taylor moved to Century 21 A Perras; Tracie Barry moved to Assist to Sell.
| # REALTORS (470 budgeted, 472 billed) | 425* | # MLS Users (567 budgeted) | 577 | |
| # REALTORS Unpaid (In collections) | 20 | # Affiliates Paid to Date (23 budgeted) | 21 | |
| # REALTOR Resignations | 27 | # Platinum Sponsors (6 Budgeted) | 6 | |
| # Provisional Members | 2 | # Advertiser Sponsors (10 Budgeted) | 6 | |
| # Offices Dropped / Closed | 4 | # Appraiser Affiliates (19 budgeted) | 9 | |
| # New Offices | 2 | *Awating Code of Ethics Traning | 35 |
Welcome New Offices
| Office Name | DR | Date Opened |
| Royal Property Group | Nate Girard | 1/9/2016 |
| Steven Rovithis | Rovithis Realty | 1/25/2016 |
Closed Offices
| Carriage Barn Realty | Jack Machanik | 1/5/2017 | Retired |
| Sheldon Gross Realty | Sheldon Gross | 1/5/2017 | Retired |
| Properties of the Berkshires | Wendy Casey | 1/5/2017 | Resigned |
| Scalise Realty | Tonia Scalise | 1/15/2017 | Closed Office |
| Berkshire Pinnacle Realty | Mark Roos | 1/1/2017 | Closed Office |
Retired
| Richard | Billetter | Isgood Realty | 1/12/2017 | Retired |
| Frances | Buckley | Steepleview Realty | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Sheldon | Gross | Sheldon Gross Realty Inc | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Carolyn | Koch | Realty Street | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Richard | Krzynowek | Isgood Realty | 1/12/2017 | Retired |
| Jack | Machanik | Carriage Barn Realty | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Jean | Martin | Signature Associates | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Lester | Poincelot | Bishop West Team Realty | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
| Susan | Seely | Signature Associates | 1/1/2017 | Retired |
Moved out of the Area
| Peter | Dus | Century 21 A Perras | 1/7/2016 | Moved to Florida |
| Lora | Kozlowski | Century 21 A Perras | 1/7/2016 | Moved to Florida |
| Neil | Maloney | Neil Maloney Appraiser | 1/1/2017 | Moved to Cape Cod |
| Jeffrey | Hiser | Key Realty | 1/1/2017 | Moved to Springfield |
No Longer Members
| Michael | Aitken | Assist to Sell Buyers & Sellers | 1/1/2017 | Resigned |
| Tim | Ashe | Southern Berkshire Realty | 1/1/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Donato | Bilotta | The Kinderhook Group | 1/1/2017 | Resigned |
| Shannon | Brownson | Isgood Realty | 11/30/2016 | Deceased |
| Todd | Cairns | Monarch Realty | 1/12/2017 | Resigned |
| Wendy | Casey | Properties of the Berkshires | 1/1/2017 | Resigned |
| Lorena | Coggens | Properties of the Berkshires | 1/1/2017 | Office Closed |
| Louisa | Dugan | Boulderwood Group | 1/16/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Nancy | Fuore | Roberts & Associates | 1/1/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Daniel | Howard | Stone House Properties | 1/1/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Diane | Massey | Witalisz & Associates, Inc. | 1/5/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Neil | McGinnis | McFarland Realty Co. | 2/8/2017 | Resigned |
| Jaimy | Messana | Tony Blair Real Estate | 2/1/2017 | Dropped per DR |
| Jeffrey | Zocchi | Greylock Realty | 1/12/2017 | Dropped per DR |
New Members at February 2017 Orientation
| Seth Alden | Burnham Gold Real Estate | 6/21/2016 |
| Rebecca Basnet | Berkshire Dream Home | 7/15/2016 |
| Tammy Christen | Barnbrook Realty | 11/1/2016 |
| J. James Finnerty | Boulderwood Group | 11/1/2016 |
| Migdeliz Girard | Royal Property Group | 11/8/2016 |
| Frank Goncalves | Summit Realty | 1/3/2017 |
| Jeff King | Berkshire Dream Home | 1/1/2017 |
| Jane Larkworthy | Berkshire Property Agents | 1/4/2017 |
| Richard Needelman | Wheeler and Taylor RE | 1/4/2017 |
| Karl Mirke | Greylock Realty | 1/12/2017 |
| Michelle Picard | Viale Realty, LLC | 1/11/2017 |
| Ann Shacar | Berkshire Parkway Realty | 1/12/2017 |
| Jason Smegal | Berkshire Dream Home | 1/20/2017 |
| Wayne Tremblay | Bishop West Real Estate | 1/9/2017 |
| Melissa Zink | Keller Williams Berkshire | 1/25/2017 |
Applicants on File
| Nichole Calautti | Berkshire Access Realty | 11/7/2016 |
| Karl Mirke | Greylock Realty | 1/4/2017 |
Members on the Move
| First Name | Last Name | Old Office | New Office |
| Mark | Roos | Pinnacle | The Kinderhook Group |
| Kellie | Perrault | Scalise Realty | Signature Associates |
| Lynn | Soldato | Scalise Realty | Signature Associates |
| Tonia | Scalise | Scalise Realty | William Pitt Sotheby’s |
| Vivienne | Jaffe | Burnham Gold | Steepleview Realty |
| Stacy | Chojnowski | Scalise Realty | Roberts |
| Bonnie | Parsons | Steepleview | The Kinderhook Group |
| Patricia | Petricca | Berkshire Parkway | Barnbrook |
| Stephanie | McNair | Harvest Moon Realty | William Pitt Sotheby’s |
| Barbara | Levesque | Scalise Realty | Monarch Realty |
| Kelley | Taylor | Tony Blair | Century 21 A Perras |
| Tracie | Barry | Jan Perry | Assist to Sell |
| Shannon | Margraf | Harvest Moon Realty | Barnbrook Realty |
Code Training Required for Continued Membership
| Andrus, Carol |
| Callahan, Richard |
| Dietschler, Thomas |
| DiGrigoli, Donna |
| Domaney, Joseph |
| Franklin, Jerome |
| Friedman, Frederick |
| George, Emil |
| Godwin, John |
| Grull, Elizabeth |
| Hopkins, Kelley |
| Jennings, Joseph |
| Keenan, Karen |
| Lake, John |
| Plaine, Rachael |
| Randall, Christina |
| Raymer, Mary Ellen |
| Righi, Alan |
| Schnopp, Andrew |
| Sprague, Neil |
| Stephen, Sean |
| VanPeterson, Margo |
| West, Abbie |
| Wezevitz, Chuck |
| White, Kevin |
Platinum Affiliates
| Academy Mortgage | Jamie Pollard |
| Berkshire Bank | April West, Louann Harvey and Kathy Kelly |
| Greylock Federal Credit Union | Lisa Trybus, Erin Carlotto |
| Lee Bank | Jackie McNinch, Kaylin Choquette, Marge Pero, Bonnie Masefield |
| Mountain One Bank | Darlynn Viner, Sarah Gaffey, Mary O’Connell |
| Pittsfield Cooperative Bank | Michael Barbieri, Jay Anderson, Tim Kiley |
Advertising Affiliates
| Adams Community Bank | Rick Gurney |
| Berkshire Green Septic | Ryan Ray |
| Greylock Insurance Agency | Lori Goodell |
| Plimpton & Hills | James Peacock |
| Trustco Bank | Wayne Harris, Margaret Miller |
| Village Mortgage Company | Alesia Warner |
Basic Affiliate
| All-ways Moving & Storage | Terry Morin |
| Caring Transitions of the Berkshires | Kendra MacLeod |
| Colt Insurance Agency | Carla Prendergast |
| Farm Credit East, ASA | Paul Herrington |
| Homestead Funding Corp | Aaron Casanova |
| Mass Housing | Oneida Fuentes, Rocco Leone |
| Michael J. Shepard, P.C. | Michael Shepard |
| New England Dynamark Security Center | Kathryn Mickle |
| Salisbury Bank & Trust, Co. | Spring Burke |
Show Your REALTOR Pride
How about sporting a Welcome Home license plate? The purchase of this housing themed plate will help provide funds to continue efforts of the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS Charitable Foundation. It’s great for all members to use (especially since you can try to capture a custom plate #). Why now? The MAR Charitable Foundation has …
Professional Courtesy and Safe Business Practices
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Nominate an outstanding REALTOR member for the REALTOR of the YEAR Award!
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Notes from the MAR Legal Hotline – Facebook Advertising
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Professional Standards: Case Interpretation Article 2
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In Memory of Attorney Phil Heller
We are deeply saddened to share that local real estate attorney, Philip Heller, passed away on Wednesday, May 30th following a battle with cancer. Phil was well known to many of the REALTORS in our community, especially to those in South County. Our condolences to his wife, Anita; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Jeffrey Pyle …
Our Sympathy to Charley Sawyer on the Loss of His Wife
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Memorial Day – Office Closed
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zipForm Plus and REALTOR Property Resource Partnership
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