Mortgage Debt Relief Clears Committee
Good news. The Senate Finance Committee has passed a two-year retroactive extension of tax relief for…
Notes from the MAR Legal Hotline: April 2014
April is Fair Housing Month… Questions focus on rentals and discrimination issues. Q. We are opening a new…
Contract & Forms Workgroup
The Contract and Forms work group will be meeting to start on Phase 2 of…
What’s the Deal with Refusals?
As of late, there have been quite a few questions regarding submission policies of the…
Share Member Feedback March 2014
FlexMLS: Love it, hate it? The reports were mixed, but overall very positive. And by…
Nancy Dinan Memorial Details
It is with a heavy heart that we share the memorial and funeral details for…
Changing the Layout of Listing Details
Well, unintended consequences are the name of the game today. We updated a few layouts…
Print Tip to Save Paper & Ink
Isn’t it frustrating when you’re online and hit the print button, only to discover that…
It’s official: President Signs Flood Act
Woo-hoo. On Friday, March 21, President Obama signed HR3370, also known as the Homeowner Flood Insurance…
2014 Property Tax Rates
Your Board Office staff has updated the 2014 tax rate grid for Berkshire communities based…
Referral Fee Clarification
Clarification about the Lee Bank coupon sent in the previous Friday Recap… that ad should…
Three Awesome Tech Tips
As we wrestle with technology, there were a few good tips that we discovered that…
Tips for Managing Risk and Reputation
NAR is offering you another opportunity to “earn” cool things…. Simply like their facebook page…
NAR Joins Lawsuit Against Zillow, Samuelson
Several days ago it was announced that Errol Samuelson, the former president of REALTOR.com and chief strategy officer of…
Flood Questions Continue
Breaking News: The US Senate has just (3/13/14) passed the compromise Flood Insurance package which…
Generational Trends Study Released
NAR released its report on Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends today. The study found…
2 Second Question
Would you stay or would you go? FlexMLS… we’ve been using this software since 2008.…
Thanks to Ashley Stolba for Legal Information
We had a wonderful legal update today with Massachusetts Association of REALTORS Associate Counsel, Ashley…
Welcome New Affiliate: Pittsfield Cooperative Bank!
We are happy to welcome back, Pittsfield Cooperative Bank as a new affiliate member. Joining…
Gas Pipeline: REALTOR Issues Answered
As some of you may have heard, there is a proposal for a natural gas…