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 |
Let’s do W-9s and 1099’s better in 2019!
Yesterday, all brokers were required to issue 1099’s to anyone they paid more than $600 (when needed – link to article we wrote in December with details, call your accountant if you missed it). The process has been interesting, to say the least, based on the number of calls we received at the Board Office …
What’s your Competitive Edge? Know and Use the Code to your Advantage.
Each year, the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association are reviewed, revisited and revised when appropriate. In the 2019 rendition, there has been a change to Article 1, Standard of Practice 1-7, which now reads as follows: When acting as listing brokers, REALTORS shall continue to submit to the seller/landlord …
CE Webinars – Save the Dates!
Our first webinar is in the books, and it seems like we knocked it out of the park! Keep these dates in mind when planning your calendar for the next two months, and watch here for a post about our upcoming webinar series, offering you 2 hours of CE credit, each. February 14: 11:00 a.m. …
Linda’s New Years Resolution: No Fine!
Linda wants to help you start the year off right. She wondered how to help you aviod some common mistakes so you both could be stress-free in 2019. As we jump into the new year each of us is organizing, sorting through files and trying to stream-line processes. So, here’s two things that Linda noticed …
Fall/Winter Membership Report
As we begin 2019, we present you with our current membership report. We currently have 533 REALTOR members of our board and 635 MLS Users. That includes 13 provisional members. Additionally, we are proud to have 36 affiliate member. We’ve had several members on the move, and a few resignations/retirees. We wish all the best …
1099 MISC forms Q&A for commission paid?
Ah, the first of the year and time to think TAXES! Brokers/brokerages must issue and file a 1099 MISC for each person paid at least $600 during the previous year. Remember you pay the broker of record in cooperative sales, not the agent! Below are the most frequently asked questions we receive about filing 1099s. …
Code of Ethics Deadline – December 31st! Don’t lose your MLS services!
All REALTORS must get their code training done by December 31st. Those who don’t have it will lose their MLS services until it is completed. Don’t let this happen to you. Go to the NAR website and do your online training today! Code of Ethics webinar Not sure if you’ve completed your training? Check your …
Dues Reminder – Don’t be Assessed a Late Fee!
A final reminder, dues are payable by December 31st! Invoices can be viewed, printed and/or paid online through the member portal. The following will also work! Call any member of the Board Office staff to provide your debit or credit card information over the phone. The office is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. …
Dues Reminder!
With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we want to remind you that 2019 Board Dues are due and payable by December 31st. Invoices can be viewed, printed and/or paid online through the member portal. The following will also work! Call any member of the Board Office staff to provide your debit or …
The Berkshire REALTORS EVERYTHING EVENT!
Oh, we have sooo much fun planned. Nothing stuffy, this party is all about enjoying each other’s company and having a great night. After a slight snafu, we had to move the location to the Country Club of Pittsfield in Pittsfield. Phew, they were super helpful. We have Same time and date though… December 19th …