August Market Watch Update
Residential single-family home sales continued to surge in August 2020. Year-to-date, we are reflecting overall…
Is the agent who first showed the property to the buyer entitled to compensation?
Q& A from the Legal Hotline asks about procuring cause. If you showed it first,…
Board Office Closed Labor Day
Happy Labor Day. The Board Office will be closed to give staff a much needed…
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Delay Adverse Market Refinance Fee Until 12/1/20
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to…
Closing Cost Credits
Tip: Please remember your buyers can only take closing cost credits for actual expenses and…
Advertising Pending Sales only with Consent
It’s pending! Woo – wait a minute. State legal counsel clarified that a cooperating broker…
Monthly Membership Meeting Webinar
Tuesday, August 18th from 9-10 a.m. Please join us as we have a quick and informative…
Debbie Dwyer, honored with the Distinguished Service award
Award Highlight: As we announced last month, we had several local award recipients, for REALTORS…
Questions about Escalation Clauses
With our market on fire, we have found that escalation clauses are beginning to appear…
Rental Assistance YES! Eviction Moratorium DON’T EXTEND!
On August 7th, NAR and other industry partners sent this letter to the President. Our…
You asked, we responded – over 1,000 times!
Staff launched a new database system that makes tracking things a bit easier… while we…
Buyer Client Up-To-Date COVID Info
We have had several calls about what obligations the agent (and brokerage) has when new…
Take Care with Mapping
While we reported on the number of listings unmapped that staff follows up on, you…
MAR Webinar on ADA Compliant Websites
Last week we reported increasing legal claims filed against Berkshire brokerages and agents for websites…
Right to Farm Community Responsibilities
We had a few questions about who is responsible for what in regards to Right…
Is your website ADA Compliant?
Just this week we heard about increasing claims against brokerage and agent websites that are…
In Case You Missed it In MLS
Dear Realtors, We know you’re incredibly busy. This market is unlike anything we have ever…
Board Office “Closed” July 3rd.
The Board Office will be closed (staff will be on holiday) on Friday in recognition…
Quick Search: Flexmls’ Most Powerful Searching Tool
It’s time to start exploring the Quick Search function in Flex if you don’t use…
New Membership System Conversion
The staff has been hard at work the past month transitioning our membership system over…