THE General Membership Meeting Set — October

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1910 – 2005
95
YEARS OF
EXCELLENCE
Long Island
Board of Realtors
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PERMIT NO. 808
SEPTEMBER, 2005
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST
• REALTORS AID HURRICANE VICTIMS...
DONATE TODAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 1
• 2006 LIBOR NOMINEES FOR OFFICER
AND DIRECTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 1, 3
• MLS COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM . . PAGE 16
• LOCK BOXES – CONSIDERING THE RISKS. . PAGE 20
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General Membership Meeting Set — October 25th
By Tricia Chirco Marketing &
Communication Director
The Long Island Board of Realtors®, Inc.
(LIBOR) will hold its General Membership
meeting on Tuesday, October 25th at the
Marriott Hotel, 101 James Doolittle Blvd.,
Uniondale, New York. All Realtor® members who are present and in good standing
may vote at this meeting. Polls open at 9:00
a.m. and close promptly at 2:00 p.m.
The Board is also exploring the possibility of holding a simultaneous General
Membership meeting at the Smithtown
Gilbert Picard
2006
Incoming LIBOR
President
Sheraton using the
latest interactive
technology. More
details on this will
follow
in
the
October paper.
The
LIBOR
Nominating
Committee, chaired
by LIBOR’s immediate Past President
Mel Farkas, met on
Friday, September
9th. At the meetings
Commission Escrow Act Update
Commission Protection/Commercial
Issues Working Groups Meet in Albany
By Randy L. Kaplan
Director of Government Affairs
A joint meeting of the NYSAR Commission
Protection and Commercial Issues Working
Groups recently took place in Albany to update
our association on the status of the
Commission Escrow Act including details of
meetings with the New York State Bar
Association and bill co-sponsorship.
The legislation, which was reintroduced this
year in both the New York State Senate as
S.193 and in the New York State Assembly as
A.3395, will allow disputed real estate commissions to be placed in an escrow account
until the matter can be resolved.
The NYSAR working groups made recommendations regarding the remaining
issues that the Bar Association has with our
bill including: our support for giving the
seller the right to recover attorney fees from
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MLS Reaches 2,500 Offices!
MLS President Dan Ryan (right) and Suffolk County Vice President Chris Armstrong
(left) are pictured here welcoming Rosemarie Bodkin (2nd from left) and Susan
Belzak (2nd from right) of Belzak and Bodkin Realty in the Hamptons, Ltd. located
in Westhampton Beach, to the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc.
Rosemarie says, “We tell our Sellers in the East End that if their house is not on
MLS — it’s a secret.” Rosemarie and Susan also own an office in Patchogue which
has been in business since 1990. The Westhampton office of Belzak and Bodkin
represents the 2,500th MLS office to open on Long Island. In the past five years, the
number of MLS participating offices has grown over 65%.
Linda Bonarelli
2006 LIBOR
President-Elect
Nominee
conclusion, the following report was
given: Presidentelect,
Linda
Bonarelli, Queens
Vice
President,
Walauddin (Buddy)
Hoosein, Nassau
Vice
President,
Marilyn
Urso,
Suffolk
Vice
President, Lisbeth
English, Treasurer,
Mohsen Zandieh,
and Secretary, Michael Mendicino.
LIBOR members that would like to run
for an office must submit a petition by
Tuesday, October 4, 2005. All petitions must
be delivered to the Board Office in West
Babylon on that date no later than 5:00 p.m.
Contact Lisa Gonzalez at ext. 350 for an
application.
Incoming President Gilbert A. Picard, will
begin serving his term in January 2006. Gil
is the 67th LIBOR President and follows
Marian Fraker-Gutin who currently serves in
that position. For 2002-04 Gil served as
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REALTORS® Come to Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims
Realtors® Donate Over 2.75 Million Dollars
By Tricia Chirco Marketing &
Communications Director
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina,
Realtor® organizations across the country are rallying to provide relief to victims in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama. NAR launched the fund-raising drive shortly after Hurricane Katrina
swept through the U.S. Gulf Coast, wiping out cities in the three states. Initially,
NAR donated $150,000
toward relief efforts,
but within a day, as the
extent of the suffering
and devastation caused
by Hurricane Katrina
became more clear,
association leadership
approved an additional
$1 million contribution
to the fund. The $1.15 million donated
by NAR was earmarked as seed money
to funds established by Realtor® associations in Louisiana, Alabama and
Mississippi.
State and local Realtor® associations
have also contributed to the Relief Fund.
An additional 1.6 million dollars has
been pledged as of September 9th, with
more forthcoming, bringing the total of
Realtor® contributions to $2.75 million.
Contributions will be forwarded to funds
such as the Mississippi REALTOR®
Hurricane Relief Fund, which was established by the Mississippi Association of
REALTORS® (MAR) after Hurricane
Katrina struck. MAR is already in the
process of accepting applications for
relief assistance from victims of
Hurricane Katrina. This fund is open to
any resident of Mississippi. Relief applications are reviewed by MAR's six-member board of directors every few days,
and approved applicants will receive
relief amounts up to $2,500 per applicant.
A proposal will be made to the LIBOR
Board of Directors on September 14th to
approve an initial donation of $25,000 to
the Realtor Relief Foundation, which
will be taken from the
LIBOR Disaster Relief
Fund established after
the Tsunami disaster.
As it did after Sept, 11,
2001, to New York families and again recently
to the Tsunami victims
across the world,
REALTORS® are making donations to help the victims. The
Realtor community is asking “What can
we do?” In response to that, the Long
Island Board of Realtors® has established a system of accepting donations on
behalf of the REALTOR Relief
Foundation. If you wish to make a donation to help the victims of Hurricane
Katrina, simply mail a check made
payable to:
Relief Foundation
c/o LIBOR
300 Sunrise Highway
West Babylon, New York 11704 If
you wish to make a donation using your
credit card, call 631-661-4800, option 4.
For more information on the Realtor
Relief Foundation, visit the Realtor
Only web site at mlsli.com.
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LIBOR Nominating Committee
The Habitat for Humanity House being
built in Central Islip for Tim and Candice
Fowler is nearing completion. With just
three Realtor Volunteer Build Days remaining, the house that Long Island Realtors
built should be ready for occupancy sometime in November.
Pictured above are members of the Nominating Committee that met on September
9th to determine 2006 LIBOR Officers and Directors. LIBOR Past President,
Mel Farkas (5th from the right) serves as the committee chairperson.
Official Notice of LIBOR Nominees
To All REALTOR® Members
“The amount of effort that our members
have put into this house has been extraordinary — but so worthwhile.” says LIBOR
President Marian Fraker-Gutin. She further
notes, “When I see all our members working at the house, digging, painting and
doing whatever needs to be done, I feel
honored to be a part of this project and
proud to call myself a Realtor®”
When the callout was made for volunteers to help build the Realtor Habitat
House, over 175 applications were
received by the Board. Many of these
Realtors
h a v e
already
had
the
chance to
participate
in a work
day, but
for those
that have
yet to be
scheduled,
please
note that
we only
have three
volunteer work days left. The last three
dates for Realtor Volunteers are as follows:
September 22nd — Painting
September 30th — Painting
October 21st — Landscaping
We need approximately fifteen to twenty volunteers for each of these days. If
you are interested in working at the
Realtor® Habitat House on any of the
above dates, or if your office is interested
in sponsoring one of these work days,
please contact Christina DeFalco at 631661-4800 Ext. 358.
In accordance with the Bylaws of the Long Island Board of REALTORS®, the report of the
Nominating Committee is presented herewith. The 2006 slate of officers and directors of
the Long Island Board of REALTORS® is as follows:
OFFICERS
Marilyn Urso
Nassau Vice President
Walauddin Hoosein
Queens Vice President
Mohsen Zandieh
Treasurer
Lisbeth English
Suffolk Vice President
Michael Mendicino
Secretary
DIRECTORS
QUEENS
Dorothy Aschkar
Brigitte Greene
Louis Gutin
Barbara McDonough
Walter Messina
Seibert Robinson
Moses Seuram
Christopher Tscherne
NASSAU
Peter Caruso
Kathy Engel
Barbara Ford
Mary McLaughlin
Bettie Meinel
Donald Scanlon
Neil Sterrer
Richard Witt
SUFFOLK
Gail Bishop
Astrid Fidelia
Gail Gladstone
Mathew Horn
Mary Alice Ruppert
Robert Scribner
Debra Spagna
Paul Wernersbach
PROPOSED AGENDA
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
OCTOBER 25, 2005
POLLS ARE OPEN 9:00AM — 2:00PM
Call to order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda
I. Appointment of election officials
(MOTION)
II. Counsel’s Report
III. LIBOR Update – Marian Fraker-Gutin
IV. CEO Update – Joseph E. Mottola
V. Treasurer’s Report – Mohsen Zandieh
VI. New Business
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT POLLS
ARE CLOSED
VII. Report of the Election Committee
ADJOURN
Election of officers and directors will take
place on October 25, 2005 at 9:00 am at the
Marriott Hotel, James Doolittle Blvd.,
Uniondale, New York. All REALTOR®
members who are present and in good standing may vote at this meeting.
In accordance with Article XI, Section 6 of
the Bylaws, “Additional candidates for the
offices to be filled may be placed in nomination
by petition signed by voting members: for
County Director, 50 signatures from within the
County; County Vice President, 100 signatures
from within the County; Treasurer/Secretary,
150 signatures Board wide; President Elect,
150 signatures with a minimum of 30 per
County. The petition shall be filed with the
Secretary at least 20 days before the election.
Such additional nominations shall be published
in the Board Bulletin at least ten days before
the election.” The deadline for submitting petitions under this provision of the Bylaws will be
5:00 pm, Tuesday October 4, 2005 at the Board
Office in West Babylon. Petition forms may be
obtained from Lisa Gonzalez at the LIBOR
offices, 300 Sunrise Highway, West Babylon,
New York.
Inside This Issue
General Membership Meeting — Oct. 25th ..Page 1
Fall is Upon Us ..........................................Page 4
MLS is About Working Together ..............Page 14
Keys Versus Electronic Lock Boxes ........Page 20
Commission Escrow Act Update ................Page 1
Excess Revenue ........................................Page 6
Ethics This Month ....................................Page 21
Realtors Donate to Aid Hurricane Victims..Page 1
WCR Message............................................Page 8
MLS 2006 Committee Application...
Deadline November 1st............................Page 16
2006 Nominees for Officers & Directors....Page 3
Chapter News and Events ..........................Page 9
Realtor Habitat House — Volunteers Still
Needed ......................................................Page 3
Get Your FREE Realtor Pin ......................Page 10
Rumble Raises $ for Diabetes Research ..Pages 13
4th Annual Tech Fair — Register Today! ..Page 17
This and That ..........................................Page 18
RPAC — We Need More Contributors ....Page 19
The ‘Silent Message’ ................................Page 22
Computer Training Schedule and
Professional Development Classes ....Pages 24-25
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REALTOR Habitat House Nearing Completion
what might prove to be an overly costly
revision. It could affect appraisals.
Inevitably — overly sensitive legislation
impacts the cost of housing and living, making it more expensive for sellers in the construction process and buyers in the purchasing
process with minimal or no overall value."
LIBOR will continue to oppose and monitor any new developments on this proposal.
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violating the architectural integrity of the
property.
Some properties will be decreased in value
because it is not feasible to make cost effective-changes or additions to the property.
When homeowners go to sell their property - the increased costs will not be readily recouped because the purchaser will not
want to spend the additional money for
September 2005
the following statement at the meeting.
“LIBOR is strongly opposed to the unfair
and overreaching revisions relating to land
with a slope of 10% or greater in the Town
of Huntington. The change will artificially
increase the cost to current homeowners
who wish to improve their property.”
Many home owners will be precluded
from making such improvements without
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LIBOR recently testified against the
Town of Huntington's onerous steep slope
proposal at a town hall meeting. The proposal would negatively affect properties
with a 10 percent slope or greater. If passed,
it will restrict the expansion of existing
homes, the building of new homes, and the
development of vacant land. LIBOR's Vice
President of Suffolk Linda Bonarelli offered
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President’s Message
By Marian Fraker-Gutin LIBOR President
Channeling Our Energy
As we start the fall season whether it be back to
school for the children,
vacations over, getting
more organized in our
business or just looking
forward to cooler weather,
our energy starts to flow
again.
This year sadly our energy should be toward our
fellow Americans in
Louisiana, Alabama and
Mississippi who have lost
their homes and lives to hurricane
Katrina. I was in Europe when the hurricane hit in the U.S. and the pictures
looked like we were one of the third
world countries that were devastated.
Our America should not look like that in
the press or on TV, but it did! I know by
the time you read this article there will be
many programs in place to help our
Americans who are suffering from this
disaster. Your Realtor organization was
one of the first to respond to their needs
and we will continue to do so.
In LIBOR your leadership and
Directors are moving forward to put into
place the changes you voted for on
August 4th. They are continuing to try to
help our members in their day to day
business and assist them in
protecting their bottom line.
We will be traveling to
Albany this month to continue our efforts for the passage of the Commission
Escrow Act. I am continuing
to seek input from you “the
member” as to your needs
and concerns that should be
brought to the Board. You
may call me or email me
anytime; your Chapter
Presidents
and
Representatives are also available for you
to bring your message to the Directors.
Our Habitat House is nearing completion thanks to all the Realtor volunteers
and in October we are bringing a motion
to the Board of Directories that will make
two voting places to select your new
Officers and Directors. One location for
Nassau and Queens and one in mid
Suffolk equal distance to all.
In closing, I want to ask for your
prayers and thoughts for our fellow
Americans and all those who are less fortunate than us, that they receive the help
to overcome their adversities.
Call Nick Gomez today at
718-464-5800 or 718-441-5800 General Membership Meeting Set
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Long Island Board of REALTORS® 2005 Officers
Website: www.mlsli.com™
Email: [email protected]™
Marian Fraker-Gutin—President
Gilbert Picard—President-Elect
Marily Urso—Vice President—Nassau
Linda Bonarelli—Vice President—Suffolk
Walauddin Hoosein—Vice President—Queens
Mohsen Zandieh—Treasurer
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Suffolk Vice President. In 1983 Gil served
as LIBOR Treasurer.
Gil joined LIBOR in 1970. In recent
years, he has served on the Legislative
Committee and on the RPAC Committee.
Gil has served as a LIBOR Director since
2000 and in 2004 he began serving as a
Director at the State and National levels.
He is a graduate of N.Y.U. and is a resident
of Huntington, where he resides with his
wife Myra.
Linda Bonarelli, Broker/Owner of
RE/MAX North Shores and RE/MAX Fine
Homes & Estates, has received the nomination for 2006 LIBOR President-elect.
Linda currently serves as Suffolk Vice
President and in 2003 and 2004 she served
as LIBOR Treasurer. Her committee
involvement for MLS and LIBOR is
extensive and she has served as
chairperson of the Professional Standards
Committee, Budget & Finance Committee,
Legal Assistance Committee, and the MLS
Rules Committee. She also serves as a
Director and on numerous committees for
both the State and National Association of
Realtors. Additionally, Linda is actively
involved in community and political
affairs.
Gil Picard stated, “I am extremely
pleased that Linda received the nomination,
as well as the other nominees, and I am certain they will all do a great job representing
the membership.” Picard further notes with
regard to President-elect nominee Linda
Bonarelli, “Linda has an extensive knowledge of our Board and of the real estate
industry. The members will have a wonderful President Elect in 2006.”
The General Membership meeting provides members with more than a voting
opportunity; it also provides Realtors®
with the forum to get updated on important
industry and association news items. Please
plan to attend.
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LIBOR NEWS
NEWS
LIBOR
From Where I Sit
by Joseph E. Mottola, GRI
Chief Executive Officer, LIBOR/MLS
Executive Planner
MEETINGS & EVENTS: For more details & information, please call the LIBOR Staff Liaison listed
below. For special events & chapter information, contact Connie Aiello at 631-661-4800, ext. 361.
NEW!! LIBOR members only may now prepay by credit card ON-LINE! Click on:
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SEPTEMBER 2005
The Multiple Listing Service wound up 2,529 offices!
In trying to estimate the number of
with quite a bit more revenue than was
originally projected. Why? It's a legiti- licensees at $45.00 each, last year the
mate question especially since we're now Committee forecasted 18,000. (Owner in the process of formulating the 2006 Brokers are not charged this fee.) As of
the end of July, we had 23,372! The
budget.
Here we are in September and trying to growth in membership in LIBOR and the
estimate what our revenues are going to new agents subsequent affiliation with
be in a twelve month period next year. MLS Offices greatly exceeded our
Tough enough.but last year, for 2005, we growth projections.
New offices joining, a greater number
had to make those forecasts even earlier,
of offices in the system and a tremendous
back in July.
The MLS budget derives over 80% of increase in the agent base resulted in the
excess of revenue. Coupled
its revenue from two priwith this growth was a
mary areas.the monthly
“New offices,
minimal increase in operatoffice fee and licensing fee
a
greater
number
ing expense of less than
for each agent. For the current year, the monthly
of offices in the 2% as the staff and operation adjusted to the influx!
office fee has been set at
system and an
The Board of Directors
$175.00 and the licensee
increase
in
decided to give a credit of
fee at $45.00 per year.
The Budget and Finance
the agent base $455.00 per office and further evaluate how to handle
Committee meets and tries
resulted
any additional revenue.
to estimate how many
in the excess.” One possibility is to comoffices will be in the
mit to additional advertisService over the course of
2006. They try to evaluate market condi- ing supplementing what we have already
tions and trends to figure out how many done this year. The ultimate decision will
offices we'll lose and how many we'll be made by the Directors.
For 2006, the Budget and Finance
gain.
Last year, it was decided to use a base Committee will estimate the key revenue
of 2100 offices and estimated that we budget items and the staff will do their
would take in 16 new offices a month, best to estimate expenses. Together we
more than offsetting any offices dropping will formulate the budget which will be
out. The reality is that through the first presented to the MLS Directors in
eight months of this year we averaged 39 October and it will probably approach
new offices plus numerous added branch seven million dollars as our MLS operaoffices. As of the end of August we have tion continues to grow.
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9/22 — Thursday
EASTERN SUFFOLK CHAPTER
6:00pm — Election Meeting &
Networking Dinner. Casa Basso,
Westhampton. Guest speaker: Gail Bishop,
LIBOR Instructor: “How To Handle
Multiple Offers.” Plus Special Guest, Dan
Ryan, MLS President. Proposed slate of
2006 officers & directors will be
announced. Cost: $35.00 per person.
RSVP: Doreen D’Andrea @ 631-7281900. Visit www.libor.com/easternsuffolk.
9/22 — Thursday
JAMAICA CENTRAL QUEENS
CHAPTER
9:00am — Election Meeting & Networking
Breakfast Seminar. Fame Diner, Fresh
Meadows. Guest speaker: Joe Mottola,
LIBOR/MLS CEO: “The Future of Real
Estate.” Proposed slate of 2006 officers &
directors will be announced. Cost: FREE!!
RSVP: Nazim Mohamed @ 718-468-4000
Visit www.libor.com/jamaicacentral queens.
9/27 — Tuesday
LONG ISLAND COMMERCIAL
NETWORK
8:30am ~ On Parade Diner, Woodbury.
Election Meeting, Marketing Session &
Networking Breakfast. Proposed slate of
2006 officers & directors will be
announced. Cost is $15.00 LICN
Members, $25.00 Non-LICN members &
LIBOR members. For more information,
contact Harvey Kolin @ 631-422-5511 ext.
122. Visit www.libor.com/licn.
9/27 — Tuesday
NASSAU SOUTH SHORE CHAPTER
Breakfast. Bedell’s At West Wind, Freeport.
Guest speaker: Nick Gigante, LIBOR
Instructor & Past President: “Buyer
Brokerage: The Solution.” Proposed slate
of 2006 officers & directors will be
announced. Cost: $11.00 per person. RSVP
by 9/23: Isa Stykes @ 516-377-6200. Visit
www.libor.com/nassausouthshore.
9/29 — Thursday
WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF REALTORS
11:30am — Networking Luncheon,
Elections Meeting & “Mock Mediation
Hearing.” High Seas Restaurant,
Huntington Station. Proposed slate of 2006
officers & directors will be announced.
Cost is $30.00 prepaid, $35.00 at the door.
RSVP: Jeanie Merritt @ 212-947-2276.
Visit www.libor.com/wcr.
9/30 — Friday
QUEENS NORTH SHORE CHAPTER
Breakfast. Seville Diner, Douglaston. Guest
speaker: The Honorable Tony Avella, NYC
Council Member-District 19; “Zoning.”
Proposed slate of 2006 officers & directors
will be announced. Cost: $10.00 prepaid,
$15.00 at the door. RSVP: JoAnn Ferrari @
718-886-2816. Visit www.libor.com/queen
snorthshore.
OCTOBER 2005
10/3 — Monday
MLS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
11:30am — Realtor Building, West Babylon
— 2nd floor Conference Room. Staff liaison: Lisa Gonzalez @ LIBOR ext. 350.
10/3 — Monday
MLS BUDGET & FINANCE
COMMITTEE
9:30am — Realtor Service Center, West
Babylon — Upper Conference Room. Staff
liaison: Lisa Gonzalez @ LIBOR ext. 350.
10/5 — Wednesday
HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP
CHAPTER
Breakfast Buffet. Thatched Cottage,
Centerport. Guest speakers will include
Candidates for various Huntington &Suffolk
County Legislative positions ...bring your
questions!! Plus RPAC Report by Pat Levitt
and Legislative Report by Audrey
Livingstone. Proposed slate of 2006 officers
& directors will be announced. Cost: $15.00
prepaid, $20.00 after September 29. RSVP:
Peter Demidovich @ 631-944-8881. Visit
www.libor.com/huntingtontownship.
10/6 — Thursday
LIBOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
9:30am — Realtor Building, West Babylon
— 2nd floor Conference Room. Staff liaison: Lisa Gonzalez @ LIBOR ext. 350.
10/10 — Monday
COLUMBUS DAY OBSERVED
ALL BOARD OFFICES CLOSED
10/11 — Tuesday
CENTRAL NASSAU CHAPTER
9:00am – Election Meeting & Networking
Breakfast. Lantern Diner, West Hempstead.
Guest speaker: Jaime Ezratty, Esq. ”Certificate of Occupancy” …and other
legal issues ~ How Problem-Free is Your
Listing? Cost: $12.00 prepaid, $15.00 at
the door. RSVP: Pia Hutton @ 516-5644480. Visit www.libor.com/centralnassau.
10/12 — 4th ANNUAL MLS TECH FAIR
8:30am-2:00pm — LI Marriott Hotel,
Uniondale. Cost: $25 members. For reservations, contact Denise Rivera @ LIBOR
ext. 385.
10/13 — Thursday
LIBOR/MLS ORIENTATION
Babylon — Classroom B. Staff liaison:
Debbie Franco @ LIBOR ext. 364.
10/14 — Friday
MLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lisa Gonzalez @ LIBOR ext. 350.
10/14 — Friday
WESTERN QUEENS CHAPTER
Breakfast Buffet. Dante Caterers, Jackson
Heights. Guest Speaker: Joe Meyer, GRI:
“How To Avoid, Survive & Get Out of a
Sales Slump.” Proposed slate of 2006 officers & directors will be announced. Cost:
$10.00 prepaid, $15.00 at the door. RSVP:
Kelly Lagoudis @ 718-274-7777. Visit
www.libor.com/westernqueens.
10/19 — Wednesday
LIBOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lisa Gonzalez @ LIBOR ext. 350.
10/25 — Tuesday
LIBOR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
8:30am-3:00pm — Long Island Marriott
Hotel, 101 James Doolittle Blvd.,
Uniondale. See Page 1. For more information, contact LIBOR Administration.
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for all Realtors® to begin to focus on
moving their career to the next level with
the listing & selling of homes on Long
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This year WCR has brought many
informative meetings to the Realtor®
community. We have had a “simulated
arbitration hearing”, where all of the
members of the audience took part in the
decision making. Next on the calendar is
a “simulated mediation hearing” All of
these hearings have been conducted by
trained members of the Professional
Standard Committee from LIBOR. Our
goal at WCR is to educate our members,
to bring our business to a higher level,
thru education, training and networking.
These workshops teach the importance
of knowing the rules and having a paper
trail to support your position.
Being part of an organization such as
Women’s Council of Realtors really
keeps you on the cutting edge. The
excitement of belonging to one of the
largest women’s organization has so
many benefits. Just the camaraderie
alone is worth its weight in gold.
Forming relationships with other WCR
members, and fine-tuning your knowledge of your chosen profession should
be a top priority for us all. Although I
have been a Realtor® for almost 10
years, I have made many new friends
this year, relationships that I will cherish
for many years to come, from all over
the country. Casual acquaintances that I
have made over the years have become
close friends while working on fundraisers and committees for WCR.
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LIBOR
Michael Bello
Michael Bello, REALTOR
Raymond J. Manning
Raymond J. Manning, REALTOR
Rosemarie Bodkin
Belzak & Bodkin Hamptons
Liesha T. Markland
Markland Estate Realty Inc.
John Bradley
Real Estate Super Center
Alexis M. Mendez
Alexis M. Mendez, REALTOR
Michelet Charles
Morning Star Realty
Oneyda E. Perla
Empire Home Realty of LI INC.
Vishwanand Daramdas
Hand in Hand Realty
Ouditnaraine Persaud
A&A RI Est & Allied Svcs
Anoop Dhanpat
Best Homes Realty Inc.
Brian R. Phelps
Phelps & Associates Inc.
Salvatore DiBona
Assist 2 Sell Better Choice
William A. Phifer
Blackstone Property Inc.
Mark L. DiMarsico
Mark L. DiMarsico, REALTOR
Swaranjit S. Rikhy
Goldwin Realty
Jian J. Du
JJD Realty of NY Corp.
Igor Rozenboym
Queens North Realty LLC
Florence Finkelstein
Metzia Real Estate Broker
Charles J. Sanders
C. Sanders & Assoc. LLC
Mario Fortune
Suburban Habitats Inc.
Stanley J. Sanders
Emerald Realty Group LLC
Susan Friedman Odery
Beach Realty & Auctions
Wilson Santaliz
NYW Realty
Robert Frisoni
Koster Real Estate Auctions
James D. Schwartz
James D. Schwartz, REALTOR
Donna M. Gant
Gant Homes Corp.
Vida Shahery
Vida Shahery, REALTOR
Andrea S. Gross
Andrea S. Gross, REALTOR
Bhupattie Sharma
Bhupattie Sharma, REALTOR
Elizabeth A. Hoffman
Elizabeth A. Hoffman, REALTOR
Medi Siarezi
Medi Siarezi, REALTOR
Hilda E. Iglesias
H. Iglesias Realty Service
Isaac Szpunt Rosnof
My Home Real Estate
Mohammad A. Islam
Mohammad Atigul Islam
Julie Y. Tao
Home Star Realty Inc.
Latchmie R. John
Sutter Homes Realty Corp.
John Thomas
Cherry Land Realty Inc.
Jim King
King Realty Group Inc.
Mark D. Weissman
Weissman Realty
Thomas P. Zepf
Shoreline Holdings Inc.
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Pictured here at the 10th Annual Realtor Rumble are Marilyn and Frank Urso
(2nd and last from left) who won the television donated by Jay Gootenberg of
American Home Shield, also pictured is Co-Chairperson Pat Levitt (left).
THE REALTOR®
The WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF
REALTORS is having a networking luncheon, elections meeting and “Mock
Mediation Hearing” on Thursday,
September 29th at 11:30 am at High Seas
Restaurant in Huntington Station.
Proposed slate of 2006 Officers and
Directors will be announced. The cost is
$30 pre-paid, $35 at the door. Please
RSVP to Jeanie Merritt at 212-947-2276.
Visit www.libor.com/wcr/.
The QUEENS NORTH SHORE
CHAPTER is having an election meeting
and networking breakfast on Friday,
September 30th at 9:00 am at the Seville
Diner in Douglaston. Topic: “Zoning.”
Guest speaker: The Honorable Tony
Avella, NYC Council Member-District
19. Proposed slate of 2006 Officers and
Directors will be announced. The cost is
$10 pre-paid, $15 at the door. Please
RSVP to JoAnn Ferrari at 718-886-2816.
Visit www.libor.com/queensnorthshore/.
The HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP
and networking breakfast buffet on
Wednesday, October 5th at 8:30 am at the
Thatched Cottage in Centerport. Guest
speakers will include Candidates for various
Huntington and Suffolk County Legislative
positions. Plus RPAC report by Pat Levitt
and Legislative report by Audrey
Livingstone. Proposed slate of 2006 Officers
and Directors will be announced. The cost is
$15 pre-paid, $20 after 9/29. Please RSVP to
Peter Demidovich at 631-944-8881. Visit
www.libor.com/huntingtontownship/.
The CENTRAL NASSAU CHAPTER
is having an election meeting and networking
breakfast on Tuesday, October 11that 9:00
am at the Lantern Diner in West Hempstead.
Guest speaker: Jaime Ezratty, Esq. —
“Certificate of Occupancy”…and other legal
issues — How Problem-Free is Your
Listing? The cost is $12 prepaid, $15 at the
door. Please RSVP to Pia Hutton at 516-5644480. Visit www.libor.com/centralnassau.
The WESTERN QUEENS CHAPTER
is having an election meeting and networking
breakfast buffet on Friday, October 14th at
9:00 am at Dante Caterers in Jackson
Heights. Topic: “How to Avoid, Survive &
Get Out of a Sales Slump.” Guest speaker:
Joe Meyer, GRI. Proposed slate of 2006
Officers and Directors will be announced.
The cost is $10 pre-paid, $15 at the door.
Please RSVP to Kelly Lagoudis at 718-2747777. Visit www.libor.com/westernqueens/.
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The NASSAU NORTH SHORE
CHAPTER is having a networking buffet
breakfast on Wednesday, September 21st
at 8:30 am at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho.
Topic: “Legislative Update.” Guest speaker: Senator Carl Marcellino. Proposed slate
of 2006 Officers and Directors will be
announced. The cost is $20 prepaid, $25 at
the door. Please RSVP to Barbara
Bucovetsky at 516-364-4663. Visit
www.libor.com/nassaunorthshore/.
The EASTERN SUFFOLK CHAPTER is having an election meeting and
networking dinner on Thursday,
September 22nd at 6:00 pm at Casa Basso
in Westhampton. Topic: “How to Handle
Multiple Offers.” Guest speaker: Gail
Bishop, LIBOR Instructor, plus special
guest Dan Ryan MLS President. Proposed
slate of 2006 Officers and Directors will
be announced. The cost is $35 per person.
Please RSVP to Doreen D’Andrea at 631728-1900. Visit www.libor.com/eastern
suffolk/.
The JAMAICA CENTRAL QUEENS
and networking breakfast seminar on
Thursday, September 22nd at 9:00 am at the
Fame Diner in Fresh Meadows. Topic: “The
Future of Real Estate.” Guest speaker: Joe
Mottola, LIBOR/MLS CEO. Proposed slate
of 2006 Officers and Directors will be
announced. The cost is FREE!! Please RSVP
to Nazim Mohamed at 718-468-4000. Visit
www.libor.com/jamaicacentralqueens/.
The LONG ISLAND COMMERCIAL NETWORK is having an election
meeting marketing session and networking breakfast on Tuesday, September 27th
at 8:30 am at the On Parade Diner in
Woodbury. Proposed slate of 2006
The cost is $15 for LICN members, $25
for non-members. For more information
contact Harvey Kolin at 631-422-5511
ext. 122. Visit www.libor.com/licn/.
The NASSAU SOUTH SHORE
and networking breakfast seminar on
Tuesday, September 27th at 9:00 am at
Bedell’s at West Wind in Freeport. Topic:
“Buyer Brokerage: The Solution.” Guest
speaker: Nick Gigante, LIBOR Instructor
and Past President. Proposed slate of 2006
The cost is $11 per person. Please RSVP to
Isa Stykes at 516-377-6200, by 9/23. Visit
www.libor.com/nassausouthshore/.
W E L C O M E
New LIBOR & MLS Members
September 2005
Chapter & Division Report
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THE REALTOR®
LIBOR NEWS
NEWS
LIBOR
Have You Worn Your REALTOR® Pin Lately?
To be a REALTOR®, you invest a lot in
yourself. Besides your chosen real estate
specialty, you spend time learning and living by the particulars of the REALTORS®
Code of Ethics. And many of you spend
time and money to earn designations. Yet,
for all the prestige that your LIBOR membership affords, many of you aren’t identifying yourselves as REALTORS® by
wearing your REALTOR® pin. That means
you aren’t receiving the full benefit of a
successful seven-year-and-running Public
Awareness Campaign that has been over-
seen
by
the
National
Association of Realtors®.
The national advertising campaign has elevated the perceived
value REALTORS® bring to
the real estate transaction in
consumers’ minds. To piggyback off of those efforts, the
Long Island Board of Realtors®
has launched a REALTOR®
Pin campaign of its own, to
encourage members to let the
public know they are proud to
be a REALTOR®.
Since the Campaign began
in 1999, consumers who
believe there’s a benefit to
working with a REALTOR®
as opposed to a salesperson has
increased significantly, according to a study conducted for
NAR by independent research
firm Riter Research Inc.
Beginning in September, for
a limited time, LIBOR will be
offering members a free
2005 REALTOR® Safety Week
September 11 – 17, 2005
The safety of members is a top priority. The Long Island Board of REALTORS®, Inc. (LIBOR) is committed to
helping its members stay safe while on
the job, at home and on the road. To raise
awareness about this vital issue, Sept. 1117, 2005 has been officially designated as
the third annual REALTOR® Safety
Week. By working together, we can give
REALTORS® knowledge that will
empower them to work with confidence.
Safety Week Tips:
RPAC Recognition
• Tip 1 — Keep a charged cell phone
with you at all times
• Tip 2 — Be careful how you dress.
Flashy or expensive jewelry might attract
the wrong kind of attention.
• Tip 3 — Don’t put your home phone
number on your business card.
• Tip 4 — Never advertise a property
as vacant.
• Tip 5 — Always take your own car
for showings. If you must take one car,
you drive.
Commission Protection/Commercial
Issues Working Groups Meet in Albany
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the broker if no action is taken by the broker to recover the escrowed monies within
60 days; and our opposition to adding language to the affidavit that would emphasize
that the seller and broker may agree to
waive the broker’s escrow rights and to
have the statute sunset.
The next meeting between NYSAR and
the Bar Association is approaching shortly
and both groups will debate the differences
that still remain between them with the bill.
The results of that meeting will be reported
shortly.
The Commission Escrow Act garnered
much support in 2005. A total of sixty-eight
majority members in the Assembly and twenty four majority members in the Senate have
signed on as sponsors of the Commission
Escrow Act. This is the highest level of
cosponsorship in the history of this proposal.
Thanks to the efforts of LIBOR’s
Legislative Division and our legislator contact team program — we have had much
success locally. Eight of the eleven
Republican Senators from LIBOR’s region
who could cosponsor the bill did sign on.
The there Senators who did not yet sign onto
the bill as cosponsors are: Michael Balboni
(Garden City Park); Frank Padavan
(Bellerose) and Serphin Maltese (Glendale).
We are currently seeking their support.
REALTOR pin. Members can stop by one
of the three Realtor Service Centers located
in Jackson Heights, Riverhead or West
Babylon, to pick up a complimentary pin
during regular operating hours. There is a
limit of one pin person, and no mail orders
will be accepted.
LIBOR President, Marian Fraker-Gutin
says,“Wear your REALTOR® pin with
pride. It’s arguably the easiest way to represent the professionalism and results-driven experience consumers want and
prefer.”
Twenty two of the twenty five
Democratic Assembly Members from the
LIBOR region, including the main sponsor
Michael Gianaris (Astoria), have cosponsored the bill. The three who have yet to
sign on are: Nettie Mayersohn (Flushing);
Catherine Nolan (Ridgewood) and
Anthony Seminario (Richmond Hill). We
will seek their support in the coming year.
The way politics works in the New York
State Legislature is clear-cut — a minority
member of the Assembly or the Senate cannot become a cosponsor on a majority
member’s bill. However, many of the legislators who are not cosponsors have
already expressed their support for the bill
when it comes up for a vote on the floor of
the Senate and the Assembly.
We can’t stop now - we need your help.
Just because the legislative session has
ended doesn’t mean that our fight has
ended. In order to be successful with a
Commission Escrow Act bill — we must
continue to spread our message to each and
every legislator at the local and state levels.
In addition REALTORS® must continue
to raise RPAC dollars as we need to support legislators who support REALTORS®. Please tell every REALTOR®
you know to make sure they contribute to
RPAC today — so you can save your
earned dollars tomorrow!
At a recent LIBOR Board of Directors Meeting, RPAC Chairperson
Pat Levitt (far right) presented 2005 RPAC “Sterling R” recognition awards and
pins to the following people for their $1,000 contributions
(from left to right): Walter Messina; Barbara Frechter; LIBOR President Marian
Fraker-Gutin and MLS President Dan Ryan.
All Proposed Bylaw Amendments Pass
On Thursday, August 4th, the Long
Island Board of REALTORS® held a
special General Membership
Meeting at the Woodbury Country
Club in Woodbury. Members voted
on Bylaw changes, all of which
passed, and attended a Risk
Management Program. Cathy Nolan,
esq. (pictured here) was a featured
speaker at this event and spoke on
Buyer Agency in Today’s Market.
Triple Play 2005 REALTOR® Convention & Trade Expo
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LIBOR NEWS
NEWS
LIBOR
2005 has been a banner year for RPAC
contributions here at LIBOR. To date we
have collected $290,000 in RPAC contributions. Our goal amount is $333,333. Thus
we are only $43,000 away from reaching
our target. This is due largely to the great
RPAC fundraising efforts here at LIBOR
and the continuous RPAC education that
has been provided over the years and the
awareness and generosity of 25 percent of
our REALTORS®.
LIBOR’s RPAC Committee has worked
very hard over the past few years to continually strive to collect more and more dollars each year. The dollars that we raise help
us continue to fight for a much needed
Commission Escrow Act as well as opposing transfer taxes and other onerous proposals that always seem to manifest themselves on the local, state and federal levels
of government.
LIBOR RPAC Chairperson Patricia
Levitt has made it her personal mission to
see to it that we succeed in reaching our
goal. Pat and her committee members raise
money by constantly attending meetings,
making telephone calls and soliciting gifts
for all of our sweepstakes. This year we
have had very successful fundraisers with a
Mets vs.Yankees game and a Day at the
Races. In addition to Pat, LIBOR’s own
Audrey Livingstone serves as a NAR
RPAC Trustee. Audrey tirelessly travels the
country to advise other REALTOR®
boards about the importance of RPAC.
LIBOR has come a long way with RPAC.
With each passing year our efforts our produced tremendous results! In 1995 —
LIBOR raised a mere $8,300 for RPAC.
When Audrey Livingstone became the
RPAC Committee Chairperson in 1998 —
we raised a respectable $40,000. In the year
2001 — LIBOR raised a total of $129,000
with just 2,480 contributors. To date this
year we have already raised $290,000 and
have more than 5,137 contributors! Now
that is success!
But our work is not done. We must continue to collect more and more RPAC dollars so we can protect our industry! Please
give to RPAC today. If you have already
contributed to RPAC in 2005 — please
advise your fellow REALTORS® to do the
same. We need the support of the majority
of our over 24,000 members who do not
contribute to RPAC. We need to increase
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LIBOR NEWS
NEWS
LIBOR
Pat and Audrey Bowl for a Cause
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On Sunday, August 21st, Long Island
Realtors attended the 10th Annual Realtor
Rumble held at Syosset Lanes in Syosset.
The afternoon included unlimited bowling, a Chinese auction and a silent auction,
all of which helped Realtors® collect over
$10,000. All proceeds from the event will
be donated to Diabetes Research Institute.
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RPAC Chairperson, Pat Levitt,
(left) is pictured here with
LIBOR Past President, Audrey
Livingstone (right) during the
10th Annual Realtor Rumble
held at Syosset Bowl in August.
Pat, together with fellow Realtor
Peter Caruso, organized this
year's rumble that raised over
$10,000 for Diabetes Research.
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MLS Info Line
By Dan Ryan
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MLS NEWS
NEWS •• MLS
MLS NEWS
NEWS •• MLS
MLS NEWS
NEWS •• MLS
MLS NEWS
NEWS •• MLS
MLS NEWS
NEWS
MLS
MLS President
Working Together
I hope your marketplace has been as able, but before we issue an additional
hot as this summer has been. As we head credit, we are reviewing possible uses by
into the final quarter of 2005, we are still year end
I attended the Commission Escrow
meeting and reviewing all our systems
and tools to insure an environment that Committee meeting in Albany and want
emphasizes cooperation. All of our to commend Carol Gallo-Turschmann
Zone’s are meeting and electing their (Co-Chair) for her tireless efforts on
behalf of all of us. I think progress is
leadership teams for 2006.
I continue to hear the same concerns being made and hopefully we will be seeregarding showings and presentation of ing this come to fruition in 2006.
Our Field Issues Task Force met to
offers. We have initiated some changes
this year to facilitate these showings and review Rules recommendations and we
presentations, so make sure you are famil- will be seeing these changes brought to
iar with the “Waiting to Show/Present” the Directors for approval. In addition,
form and utilize your Zone Chair in this we will be bringing potential By-Law
regard. In addition, your Zone Chair has changes to the October Board of
the ability to verify any Owner directive Directors meeting.
The Technology Task Force also met
that is not in writing that hinders any
and approved tax map
action of a Broker in the
programs for Nassau and
normal course of business.
Queens. We are still
MLS is founded on cooperinvestigating Suffolk and
ation, so if we all remember
“We have
hoping to rectify that area.
that any roadblocks that
make it difficult for another initiated changes We have been working
with Sperling Best Places
Broker to present or show,
to facilitate
to correct any inconsisultimately effect either a
tencies in reconciling zip
client or customer.
showings and
codes and school districts.
Our future depends on
presentations.”
You should be seeing
clients or customers seeing
improvements in this
the value of using
area. Let us know if your
Realtors® and hopefully
area needs to be looked at
we do not damage that by
There is much work being done to
our behavior. I encourage all Brokers to
talk to each other and resolve any issues bring all Rules and By-Laws up to date. I
concerning this. If this does not work use want to thank all the members of these
the Zone Chairs and Directors to enforce committees for their hard work. I especially want to thank the entire Executive
our current rules and regulations.
We are currently in a Pilot program Board, Frank Dell’ Accio, Don Scanlon,
regarding the submitting of MLS Chris Armstrong, Frank Urso, Mohsen
Listings and extension paperwork. My Zandieh, Jane Salamon and Jim Netter for
hope is that this will be made permanent all their great input and dedicated service.
Remember, Cooperation is our
and create a more efficient means of
insuring proper documentation. Please Foundation. When the process works, we
remember during this time all Office all win. Let’s all cooperate, our future
depends on it.
Exclusives must still be sent in.
Thanks to our fiscal budgeting, we are
happy to announce that all Participants in
good standing and a member as January
2005 will be receiving a $455 credit.
There are additional surplus funds avail-
HOUSING DATA
FOR LONG ISLAND
(Nassau, Suffolk & Queens)
August 2005
REPORTED BY THE MLS OF LI
August Closed Median
Long Island Home Price . . . . $447,000
Nassau County. . . . $500,000
Suffolk County . . . . $400,000
Queens County . . . $450,000
INVENTORY
CLEAN-UP FINES
As of 9/7/05
these are the fines that have
been levied for the Inventory
Clean-up Program:
Fine
Amount
# of
Fines
News & Views
@mlslirealtor.com Email - Deleting
Old Emails
If you are using your email @mlslirealtor.com, please be advised that each
account is limited to 30 MB of storage
space. There are many email accounts
that exceed that limitation.
MLS has put in a restriction on any
email account exceeding 30 MB. Any
email account that exceeds 30 MB of
storage space will not receive any new
emails until their account is below 30
MB.
Additionally, for ALL @mlslirealtor.com
email users, MLS has also begun purging
older emails.
Listings Now Link To Sperling
Schools By School Dist Name
When viewing a listing in Stratus, when
a user clicks on Sperling's School Profiles,
a change has been made. Now when there
is a School District Name stored in the listing, instead of viewing the school information based on zip code, Sperling will be
providing school information for the
School District specifically for that listing.
This is true for Nassau and Suffolk County
listings.
The link remains the same by zip code
for properties with no school district and
for properties in Queens and Brooklyn.
MLS Technology Fair — 10/12/05 —
Register Online Today
Long Island Marriott Hotel, Uniondale
Keynote Topic: Thriving On The
Internet - Presented by: Stephen Canale,
National real estate columnist & speaker.
Today, everyone has a web site, but not
many really know how to profit from their
Internet investment. Capturing and converting Internet leads requires much more
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• Five Steps to Guaranteed Success
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• Converting online prospects into
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Bonus Session: Protect Yourself from
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Be sure to attend and learn about the
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Visit with exhibitors that can help you
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Registration begins at 8:30 Exhibit
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Registration: Cost: $25 per person
includes Continental Breakfast & snacks
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MLS Q&A
Q.
I have tried to find out the status
on several listings and have been
told by the receptionist in the listing
office that I must wait for the Listing
Agent for that information. Is it okay for
them to do this?
A.
No. According to the published
MLS Board of Directors interpretations: “At all times someone must
have current information on each listing
so as to be able to accurately advise
agents of the status of the listing.”
“Multiple Listing Rules (Rule 302;
302.1; 703) require that the listing office
must provide information and access to
Cooperating Brokers at all times. The
above policy therefore requires that information with respect to the exact status of
each property be available at the office so
that Cooperating Brokers can be given
full accurate and complete information
when they call whether or not the listing
agent is then and there available.”
Note: An MLS Rules Book and FAQ
can also be printed from Stratus Info
Center. It can be found near the right of
the page, under Info Center Options.
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MLS 2006
COMMITTEES
Dear MLS Participant:
The 2006 MLS President will be appointing Participants to our various committees for 2006. Below you will find a brief
description of the committees.
While sales associates and associate brokers have many talents to contribute to our organization, our current bylaws specify that only
MLS PARTICIPANTS MAY SERVE ON COMMITTEES. This restriction does not apply to the Technology & Services Group.
Although ideally every Participant should be able to serve on a committee there are not enough operating to allow this. Please
be assured that if you are not selected we will keep your name on file should a vacancy occur during the year.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are presently serving and would like to continue on the same committee please submit the form below.
Appointments are not automatically carried over.
Joseph E. Mottola
Chief Executive Officer
RETURN TO:
✄
Lisa Gonzalez, MLS Administration
300 Sunrise Highway, West Babylon, NY 11704
I am an MLS Participant and I would like to be considered for appointment to the
following MLS committee(s) for 2006. (If you are choosing more than one please indicate preference with number 1, 2, 3.)
MLS Rules & Procedures
MLS Advertising, Marketing & Promotion
MLS Budget & Finance
MLS Technology & Services
PARTICIPANT NAME:
____________
____________
____________
____________
______________________________________________________________________________________
(Sales Agents are NOT eligible)
ROSTER#
____________________________________________________________________________________________
FIRM NAME:
____________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE #: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
FAX #:
____________________________________________________________________________________________
E-MAIL:
____________________________________________________________________________________________
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT COMMITTEE REQUEST FORM IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2005
MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE OF LONG ISLAND, INC.
COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS
ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PROMOTION
Considers and recommends advertising and
promotional concepts based upon budget availability. Meets 2 - 3 times per year.
BUDGET & FINANCE
This committee is chaired by the Treasurer, who
is a member of the Executive Committee. The
committee will meet to review the financial
progress during the fiscal year, and will review the
proposed budget for the coming fiscal year prior
to presentation to the Directors. Meets 1 - 2 times
a year.
PROCEDURES & RULES
This committee meets as needed and imposes
penalties for rules infractions (broker vs. broker)
and for administrative rules violations routinely
noted by staff such as late listings, etc. Meets 6 8 times a year.
TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES GROUP
Meets as needed to evaluate technology, products or services. Meets 3 - 4 times a year.
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TECHNOLOGY
Letter or creating a
Real Estate Client Communication Plan that
will help you proactively manage your
client relationships.
• Tools for Real Estate Agents:
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FX011385151033.aspx. Microsoft has
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web site, or access a template for the
introduction of a new salesperson and creating a For-Sale flyer. There also are a
number of resources to improve your general work skills, including tools for time
management, tools for making presentations, and tools for work/life balance.
• 7 Steps to Successful Real Estate
Marketing
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be used more than once, save a copy so
that you can resend it with minimal editing. This will give you the time to compose even better e-mail.
6. Use autoresponders. Create a few
good autoresponses with information that
prospects are likely to ask for on a regular basis. Set up special e-mail addresses
(for example, an address for an individual
listing
might
be
[email protected]), then create
an autoresponse containing the information people are most likely looking for
when they e-mail each address.
7. Plan for multiple systems. If you
download your e-mail to multiple systemsã notebook and desktop PC, for
example˜be sure to configure your e-mail
software to leave e-mail on the server for
at least 72 hours. That way, if you download an e-mail to your PDA and later
want to download that same e-mail to
your notebook, it won’t have been deleted from the server, as is typical with noncorporate accounts.
8. Save time with portable devices. If
you intend to use a SmartPhone or PDA
to review e-mail on the road, be sure to
configure the device to first download
only a few lines of each e-mail. This will
allow you to decide which new messages
are important enough to download in
their entirety. With slower portable connections, this will save you both time and
cellular connection costs.
You may not realize that you have
access to a plethora of free business tools
through Microsoft Corp. if you already
use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook,
or any of the other software programs in
the company’s Microsoft Office suites.
At the Microsoft Office Web site,
MicrosoftOffice.com, you’ll find templates for creating calendars, crafting
marketing materials, and best of all, business tools geared specifically for real
estate professionals. Anyone can access
these tools, but you won’t be able to put
them into use unless you have the relevant
Microsoft software, such as Word or
Publisher. If you don’t use Microsoft
products, you can still benefit from articles on topics like work/life balance and
improving your online presence. Here are
links to some of the most valuable tools
found on this Web site:
• Managing Real Estate Client
Communication: http://office.microsoft.
com/en-us/FX011550891033.aspx. In real
estate, you can’t afford to miss a beat when
it comes to keeping in touch with past customers and managing your current client
base. To make that job easier, tap into this
collection of articles and templates created
solely for that purpose. Use a Word template
for writing a Real Estate Client Introduction
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8 E-mail Essentials
By Stephen Canale
1. Spell it right. E-mail may be less formal than printed correspondence, but that
doesn’t excuse sloppiness. If your e-mail
software has a spelling checker, use it. If
not, write important client e-mail in a
word processor, which also typically
offers a grammar checker. Then copy and
paste memos into your e-mail software.
2. Organize by importance. Create separate mailboxes within your e-mail software for active clients and customers
based on their e-mail address. Then have
your system automatically filter mail
from these people into those boxes.
You’ll always be able to find your most
important e-mail quickly.
3. Include complete URL links. So that
recipients can click into Web site addresses you’ve included in e-mail, use formal
conventions.
For
instance,
http://www.canale.com will allow most
readers to click on the address as a hyperlink; www.canale.com won’t.
4. Use signatures. Make sure your email software automatically attaches a
prewritten identification message (signature) to each outgoing e-mail. Keep the
message short, no more than four lines.
Include your preferred e-mail address
and a link to your Web site.
5. Create prewritten messages. Much
of the e-mail you send, such as responses
to listing inquiries, will be repetitive.
When you write a message that’s likely to
SITES TO SEE
September 2005
Techno-Bits
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This & That
Susan Feltman, sales manager of
WEICHERT, REALTORS® — The Dallow
Agency in Levittown, has completed the
four-day WEICHERT® Management
Academy. Previously, President and
Broker/Owner Rich Dallow and Vice
President/Manager Steve Weizel of the three
office company also took the in-depth training tour held at Weichert Real Estate
Affiliates, Inc. (WREA) headquarters in
Morris Plains, N.J.
The
course
is
focused on building
world-class
real
estate
offices,
according to instructor Kirk Miller, real
estate management
e d u c a t o r .
WEICHERT,
REALTORS® —
Pasha & Associates
RE/MAX North
has
opened
in
Shore in Huntington Huntington Station.
and RE/MAX Fine An official grand
Homes & Estates in opening was held
East Hills would like August 20 at the
to announce the
facility located at
addition of Nicole 905 E. Jericho
Anello (pictured
T u r n p i k e .
above), Thomas
WEICHERT,
Caramella and
REALTORS® —
Michelle Dowling to Pasha & Associates
their team. Welcome! is owned by Broker
Shamveel Pasha, a
17-year former banking industry executive
and longtime Realtor, together with his wife
and partner Saeeda Pasha.
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not-for-profit home for the dying poor, particularly those who are living with endstage AIDS. The Christa House
Community promotes holistic living within
oneself and with others, and empowers the
dying to live in peace, safety and dignity.
Christa House has educated over 200
volunteers and retains 180 in active service. Their volunteers come from all walks
of life and cross all racial, ethnic, age, religious and socio-economic boundaries.
Volunteers dedicate 3-4 hours a week on
a regular basis for an initial Period of 6
months. Some of their volunteers are
receptionists, some are housekeepers,
some help in maintenance. Kitchen help
for the cook is needed on a daily basis.
Some act as buddies and offer companionship and service both inside and outside the
house. Some assist in fund raising activities and others work at direct hands on care
of the dying. Several offer not only the
work of their hands but also a dedicated
hour of prayer every week. Christa House's
volunteers are an invaluable asset and
addition to the work of our community.
If you would like more information
please call 516-376-0114, or if you would
like to make a tax deductible donation
please send it to: Christa House 720 Albin
Avenue West Babylon, NY 11704.
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Obituaries
We regret to inform you of the passing
of Danny Dhanraj of RE/MAX Liberty,
Ozone Park. Services were held on July
22, 23 and 24 at 107-42 109 St. in
Richmond Hills, Queens.
of Jimmy Stevens of C21 Mac Levitt,
Baldwin. Services were held on July 27th
at Carl C. Burnett Funeral Home in
Hempstead.
of Eileen Rankin, Broker of Rankin
Realty, Port Jefferson. Services were held
on August 14th at OB Davis Funeral
Home in Port Jefferson Station.
We regret to inform you of the passing of
Lawrence Wikso, son of Linda Wikso of
Coldwell Banker Residential in East Islip.
Services were held on August 14th at
Chapey & Sons Funeral Home in East Islip.
of Gloria Holsten of Coldwell Banker
Residential, East Setauket. Services were
held on August 19th at OB Davis Funeral
Home in Port Jefferson Station.
of Pauline Crosby, formerly of Best Seller
Realty, Oakland Gardens. A Memorial
Service was held on August 21st at
Church on the Hill in Flushing.
of Eleanor Pappas, formerly of C21
Countryside Homes, Port Jefferson
Station. Services were held on September
1st at OB Davis Funeral Home in Port
Jefferson Station.
of Lisa Villani, daughter of Lenny Villani
of Prudential Douglas Elliman,
Ronkonkoma. Services were held on
September 2nd at Maloney’s Funeral
Home in Ronkonkoma.
We regret to inform you of the passing of
Ansel Adams, brother of Audrey
Livingstone, LIBOR Past President.
Services are being held in Florida.
Messages of Condolence may be sent to
Audrey’s office: Century 21 Annettes
Real Estate, Inc. 193 Front St. Uniondale,
NY 11553-2060.
Obituaries can now be found on The REALTOR only web site at: mlsli.com/ro/newsitems/news.asp
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REALTORS
September 2005
2005 RPAC HONOR ROLL... It’s your best investment in business!
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CRYSTAL R
($2,500 to $4,999)
Susan Helsinger*
Patricia Levitt
STERLING R
($1,000 to $2,499)
Linda Bonarelli
Ralph Bove
Frank Dell Accio
Kathy Engel
Lisbeth English
Melvyn S. Farkas
Marian Fraker-Gutin
Babara F. Frechter
Gail Gladstone
Philip C. Laffey
Maxwell S. Levitt
Otto Lugo
Michael Mendicino
Walter Messina
Mary McLaughlin*
Joseph E. Mottola
Richard Parisi*
Daniel Ryan
Donald C. Scanlon
Rich Witt
PRESIDENT’S
CLUB
($500 to $999)
Gabriele Bishop
Carol Gallo
Turschmann
Robert J. Herrick
Bettie M. Meinel
Katherine Rossi
Richard M. Shane
Tony Smith
CAPITAL CLUB
($250 to $499)
Matthew B. Arnold
Richard Artman
Lisa R. Bornschein
James E. Brown
Miguel A. Cabrera
David P. Callaghan
Peter Caruso
Anthony Conti
Marie A. Costello
Elizabeth M. Curran
Richard P. Dallow
Gloria Datlow
Felicia A. Davey
Carole M. Evans
James Faulkner
Alejandra J. Fermin
Barbara Ford
Mary G. Fudens
Veronica L. Garza
Nicholas Gigante
Nicholas Gomez
Jack L. Hangen
Steven M. Harney
Susan L. Hartigan
Lisa Healy
Suzanne L. Herrick
Walauddin Hoosein
Llubica Janjic
Arthur J. Kalman
Marisa Kines
Richard J. Koch
Lucy D. Kraus
Sheryl F. Kushnick
Joseph V.
Leoncavallo
Teddy H. Livingstone
Pam E. Llobell
Korinek
Marjorie T. Lord
Jorge L. Machado
Anne M. Marian
Patricia M. Masone
Patrick S. McCoy
Barbara McDonough
Jay B. Meringoff
Denise M. Morrissey
Joohee Oh
Linda K.
Papanastasiou
Vincent J. Pecora
Gilbert A. Picard
Matthew J. Pokalsky
Sandra Rappolt
Lee Rothleder
Jane L. Salamon
Sol Maria Santiago
Ann Marie Schiano
Robert T. Sendel
Edward S. Smith
Moria N. Sokol
Christine S.
Sparacino
Jim Speer
Kathleen Springer
Alfredo Stanco
Neil E. Sterrer
Kelley J. Taylor
Frank S. Urso
Marilyn Urso
Christopher Von
Zwehl
Paul K. Wernersbach
Debra A. Woods
$99 CLUB
($99 to $249)
Annie Abraham
Nordeen Accardi
Kenneth L. Adamo
Omokayode A.
Adewumi
Mark S. Adler
Brian Agard
Edul N. Ahmad
Jashimuddin Ahmed
Mohammad S. Alam
Lisa Albinowski
Saunde
Vincenza Alia
Amir H. Alishahi
Clyde E. Allsopp
Dale D. Alstead
Katy Anastasio
Christopher Andron
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Joseph M.
Annarumma
Rosaria Anninos
Salvatore M.
Antonacci
Mitchel D. Appel
Maria R. Aramanda
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Christopher
Armstrong
Richard B. Arnold
Susanne N. Arnold
Ralph Arnoux
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Evelyn Atanas
Anthony D. Atkinson
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Palackal K. Babu
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James A. Balletta
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Superville
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Alan L. Berger
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Denise C. Buser
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Louis J. Campione
Peter M. Caputo
Alexander J. Caro
Elizabeth C. Casazza
Jean Casella
David A. Caspi
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Hector Castillo
Peter J. Cavallaro
Charles Chang
Michelet Charles
Takeram Charran
Gurinder S. Cheema
Tian Yan Chen
Maurice G. Chin
Mohammad A.
Chouhan
Soun Young Choy
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Thomas Cidoni
Robert D. Ciminelli
Fritz M. Clairvil
James Clark
Christopher Clifford
Jerome Z. Cline
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June Colthirst
Elinton A.
Concepcion
John Condon
Patrick Consalvas
Ronald S. Cook
Mary H. Cooper
Raymond A. Cooper
Albert P. Cornella
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Joseph J. Corriston
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Constantine Ctorides
Katherine Cuddeback
Shari Cuff
Renee A. Cuitkovic
Anna Cummings
Branko I. Cuzzone
Peter D. Cylvick
Emilia D Urso
Samuel DaGrossa
Erik M. Damers
Leonard T. Damico
Vishwanand
Daramdas
Surekha S. Dave
Roman Davydov
Vickie F. DeFriest
Ramon DeJesus
Vincent Dell Accio
Lloyd G. Denham
Suzanne DeNoyior
Erik M. DePaula
Anoop Dhanpat
Pal S. Dhillon
Juliet M. Dietrich
Maralyn C. Diggin
Janis A. DiGiovanni
Mark L. DiMarsico
Anthony C. DiPaolo
Jeetandra Dirpaul
Josephine G. Dizon
Valmiro L. Donado
Sabita D. Doodnauth
Sean P. Dougherty
James Dowdell
Carmela Dragonetti
Jian J. Du
Kenneth J. Dunn
Guillermo Duque
Floyd G. Earl
Judith L. Edge
Sooroojnee Edoo
Byron C. Edwards
James H. Elstroth
Akiva Kevin Emergi
Gloria D. Escobar
Oscar Esquivel
William K. Evans
Quenida Falcon
Marie Falson
Cheryl Fama
Rocco J. Famiglietti
Eilen W. Fan
Jeffrey A. Farkas
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Frank J. Ferraro
John Ferrer
Clifford S. Fetner
Cosmo Ficara
Raymond Figalora
Warren M. Fink
Florence Finkelstein
Marcia Finkelstein
Debra Fiscaletti
Carol K. Fisher
Charles J. Fisher
Gilberto Flores
Harris S. Focer
Mario Fortune
Jennifer Fox
Russell L. Fragala
Erica L. Freeman
Harlan A. Freilicher
Ira Freireich
Susan Friedman
Odery
Robert Frisoni
Christine R. Gaffney
Rajnikant V. Gandhi
Donna M. Gant
Joy B. Gape
John Garcia
Isaac Genosar
Pablo A. Geymayr
Kathleen Giaimo
Andrew Giancontieri
Richard J. Gibbs
Nicholas Gigante
Curtis P. Gilman
Stanley E. Gilpin
Rachel Glants
Rami Glattman
Miriam Gold
Susan Goldman
David R. Gonzalez
Surujdai Gopaul
Dmitry Gorbaty
Mark D. Gordon
Abraham Goren
David I. Gotthelf
Michele M. Gottlieb
Patti A. Gottlieb
Maria A. Grace
Gerald Graham
Robert R. Grant
RPAC UPDATE
and our industry. We need the
HELP!!! We’re looking for
support of all Realtors. We
the 18,000 Realtors who have
have the largest Board in the
not yet contributed to RPAC!
country. Together we can
In the past year LIBOR's
membership has increased by
reach 100% of our financial
goal.
16.6%. The good news is that
Again this year we have the
the number of RPAC contribu“PAC Your Bags” RPAC
tors has increased, but the bad
Sweepstakes. Every $20 connews is that only 6000 of the
tribution entitles you to one
24,000 members have conentry in the Sweepstakes. If
tributed. Our goal for 2005 is
you have already made a con$333.000 which was based on
Pat Levitt
$15 per member as of January. RPAC Chairperson tribution you are already
entered. However, it's not too
Even with such a small percentage of members having contributed late to enter or to add to your chance of
we are only approximately $40,000 from winning. Look for the entry form in this
goal. It's frustrating to think that so many newspaper. The drawing will be held at
of our members do not acknowledge or LIBOR’s General Election Membership
possibly do not understand how important Meeting on October 25th.
My sincerest thanks on behalf of the
RPAC is to our industry. If we could get
even $5 or $10 from most of the 18,000 entire RPAC Committee to those who
we would be able to reach goal. The have shown they care and who continue to
RPAC Committee is working so hard! contribute and help spread the word. Of
course, my personal thanks to my
May we count on your help?
While I am giving a “negative” report, Committee members whose teamwork
do you realize that more than 1,000 and commitment have brought us so close
owner/brokers are included in the non- to success. We're not stopping now, as a
contributors? Real Estate is their busi- team we can do it!!!
ness.their livelihoods. With all the changes
in government and technology, it is now
more important than ever to support those
legislators who are willing to support us
Shelina Graves
Brigitte E. Greene
Andrea S. Gross
Eva Guardado
Jerry C. Guarino
Cesar A. Guevara
Anthony L. Guidice
Nena E. Gutierrez
Louis Gutin
Narul Hack
Anita Halvatzis
Martin G. Hammer
Allen K. Hand
Robert L. Harding
Edith K. Heinemann
Michael Held
Martin P. Hepworth
Edgar Hernandez
Sonia M. Hernandez
LaRue S. Hirsch
Arthur M. Hofbauer
Warren S. Hoffman
Peter Hollnsteiner
Rachel M. Hollywood
Newton L. Homan
Beba K. Hoosein
Willard P. Hough
Rick Hovanec
Lorna M. Howell
Yung Hsu
Amin El K. Hussain
Rohan Imamudin
Anthony Imperato
Franklin T. In
Herbert Ingber
Lein T. Ishman
Mohammad A. Islam
Robert C. Jacobsen
Alexander V.
Jacobson
Joshua Jagessar
Chandru Jagwani
Latchmie R. John
Louise E. Johns
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Owen Johnson
Gian A. Jones
Davor Jovic
SMS Kabir
Ira M. Kahn
Basmattie S.
Kahnauth
Janet M. Kalman
Faith G. Kanen
Randy Kaplan
Nazmoon Karim
Philip Katz
Faizulmunir A. Kazi
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Glendora A. Kennedy
Vaughn G. Kerkorian
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Martha M. Keys
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Richard S. Kim
Jim King
Steven M. Knobel
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Catherine Kolsch
William O. Konkel
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Steve Lagoudis
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Joann Lee
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Shirley Lee
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Hilda C. Lincoln
Kenneth Lippe
Donna L. Lomenzo
Martha Y. Lopez
Shiu Fang Lou
Stephen Love
Charles Lovell
Nancy L. Lovett
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Susan B. Lyons
Louis J. Macari
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Janet Mahabir
Patricia M. Maher
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Jean Mansueto
Maxo Marcelin
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James Martin
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William M. Mason
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Roman Mavashev
Thomas J. McCarthy
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Udit Meetoo
Norman Mendelson
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William Miller
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Dean Mohammed
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Sapanaro
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Schneiderman
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Gonzalez
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Mary George
Rosita A. George
Williams
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Rosalba Gutierrez
Kathleen Haeg
Juzer T. Haidermota
Rose Hamm
Tina Marie Hanlon
Mary A. Hansen
John C. Hardecker
Kenneth M. Herbert
Jeannette Hernandez
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Soonhee Hwang
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Rene M. Izquierdo
Yeosook H. Jun
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Sabina Karpuhin
Tara P. Karran
Kevin Kelly
Patricia A. Kennedy
Hashem M. Khan
Neil G. Koenig
Emson M. Kokura
Marie G. Kougiemitros
Atika Krishnamurthee
Jean A. Lavache
Byung I. Lee
Sun Ho Lee
Mark Lei
Daniel J. Lifavi
JudyAnn T. Lifavi
Lucilla Liu
Lian Rong Loc
$290,903
& Rising
GOAL
$332,880
$290,903
Francesco D.
LoJacono
Freddy Lopez
Erik C. Mahler
William A. Mann
Ricardo S. Martins
Carol L. Maynard
John P. McCalley
Eileen M. McVeigh
Patricia Mejia
Alexis Mena
William M. Mirro
Jill M. Miskanic
Leonora L. Montella
Jonathan D. Morris
Patricia M. Moskow
Nandanie Motilall
Sheri L. Mott
Anne Mulholland
Kerri Munson
Kathleen M. Murray
Helene Natiello
James D. Nelson
C H. Niebling
Mario Nora
Christina M. Nunez
Kehinde F. Ojetayo
Joanna S. Olivieri
Richard E. Orjuela
Nelida Papadimitriou
Sandy Park
Stacey Parks
Sharon R. Parlia
Irene Patar
Linda Pendergast
Ronald D. Persaud
Maurice A. Persico
Dwayne Peterson
Elizabeth A. Petrie
Mitchell Pickman
Bibi S. Pirbaksh
Pornnipa
Pongvitayapanu
Allan W. Poxon
Laura Prince
Beatrice E. Pyatt
Jo Ann Quezada
Paul F. Ragozzino
Roseann Ragusa
Gurdev S. Rana
Paula Rattansingh
Martha Real
Celene Riccardi
Curtis R. Ridolf
Katherine Rivera
Dominick Rizzo
Misha Rofeim
Vincent A. Roman
Vicky Ruggiere
Christopher S. Ruth
Yana Salerno
Ganash Sam
Cidely G. Sanchez
Fabio Sanchez
Melissa Santos
Joanne L. Schloen
Matthew M. Scully
Ishmeet K. Sethi
Ming Chih Shen
Jong S. Shin
Herbert Silverman
Cynthia M. Sirico
William A. Smith
Sukkeom Son
Komal Sooknanan
Oscar H. Sorto
Narcisa Sotomayor
James W. Sparling
Renee Steele
Richard Stewart
Elizabeth P. Stubbs
Ravi P. Sukhnandan
Nukeesha R. Swinnie
Anne Marie
Tambassopoulos
Deniz Tanbasi
Julie Y. Tao
Vincent Testa
Nilaja M. Trocino
Robert L. Turner
Basmattie Udit Sukhu
Robert B. Valdes
Jonathan Valet
George A. Wilson
James P. Wind
*These LIBOR members have pledged RPAC contributions. **All contributors of $20 or more will be automatically entered into NYSAR and LIBOR Sweepstakes.
THE REALTOR®
GOLDEN R
($5,000 and Up)
Joseph L. Canfora
Dorothy Herman
Audrey Livingstone
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LIBOR’S RPAC GOAL HAS INCREASED FROM $310,185 IN 2004 TO $332,880 IN 2005 DUE TO NAR INCREASING RPAC FAIR SHARE FROM $10 TO $15 PER MEMBER.
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THE REALTOR®
LEGAL/GOVERNMENTAL
LEGAL/GOVERNMENTAL
COUNSELOR’S
COMMENTS
by Howard W. Goldson
Goldson, Nolan, Connolly, P.C.
Lock Boxes, Keys,
Consider the Risk
Realtors often obtain keys to premises
which they have listed for the purpose of
facilitating the showing of the property.
With the convenience of the key, however,
comes considerable legal risk which should
be carefully considered. This article will
explore the risk involved when you accept a
key from a homeowner for the purpose of
showing the property; utilize a mechanical
lock box; or utilize an electronic lock box
and offer suggestions with respect to minimizing the risk.
When you accept a key for premises, you
also accept the responsibility with respect to
how that key is used. While it does not occur
with frequency, there have been situations in
which brokers have been sued and disciplinary action has been taken against them by
the department of state because of a theft
which occurred in a listed property and
where there were no signs of entry by force.
Sometimes the victim homeowner has been
able to identify a time period in which the
theft occurred which corresponded to the
time in which an agent had signed out for a
key. There have been instances where persons who were not agents used false identification and represented themselves as
agents to obtain keys as well as instances
where agents have been suspected of duplicating a key and making that key available
to a third party who actually committed the
crime. One Realtor suffered through the
experience of having an ex-agent with a key
for a mechanical lock box enter a vacant
house and become a squatter requiring eviction proceedings to force their removal from
the property. While there is no bullet proof
defense to such situations, there are certain
things a broker can do to minimize the risk.
ACCEPTING THE KEY
First, obtain a written consent from the
owner with respect to the key that clearly
sets forth and describes the full extent of the
risk and exactly what office procedures you
will follow in an attempt to minimize that
risk. Be implicit concerning potential risks
including the fact that a person obtaining
the key could duplicate it without your
knowledge. After fully setting forth the risk,
have the owner agree to assume all those
risks and to free you from any liability for
damage, injury, theft or any other loss as a
result of unauthorized use of the key or a
duplicate made from the key except for
gross negligence on your part. Make sure
the statement covers your company, all its
agents and the individual broker-owner.
Next, establish written office procedures
that in fact keep very close tabs on the key
and the identity of the person who is given
the key for the purpose of showing the
property. It is recommended that those
policies include making a photocopy of the
agents pocket card issued by the department
of state and confirming the name on the
pocket card with photo ID of the person
who is actually given custody of the key.
Make a copy of the photo ID as well. Under
no circumstances should you give a key to
anyone who has not been positively identified. In addition to logging in the time when
the possession of the key was given the
agent and the time it was returned into a key
log, those times should be noted on the
copy of the person’s pocket card. The copy
of the photo ID and the pocket card should
be stapled together and kept in a file and
maintained in the listing file. If the property
is not sold, these records should be kept in
a file for at least one year after the expiration of the listing unless special circumstances indicate a need to keep the records
longer. Those policies must be distributed
to all agents who should sign off on them.
They should also be the topic at office or
manager’s meetings. Management should
do periodic investigations to assure compliance with the policy.
MECHANICAL LOCK BOXES
Popular in a great deal of Long Island are
mechanical lock boxes. These lock boxes
respond to a universal key and have been in
use on Long Island for many decades.
Their popularity and history are what create the problem. Literally tens of thousands, if not over a hundred thousand, of
lock box keys are floating around Long
Island. These keys can be used to open a
lock box and obtain entry into the house
with complete anonymity. Unlike a situation where the broker has control of the key
and logs in each user, the broker who uses
the lock box has absolutely no idea who is
entering the premises at anytime. In the
event of a theft or worse yet a crime involving physical violence, the broker, while not
guilty of the crime, faces at least an argument that they recommended the lock box
without sufficient notice to the homeowner
of the risk involved in placing such a lock
box on the house. Brokers who use such
lock boxes should obtain the written consent of the owner to use the lock box, and
that consent should very clearly set forth
the fact that by placing the lock box on the
house, the owner is going to make the
property available to any person who has a
key that fits that lock box whether or not
that person is still a licensed broker or
agent. The disclosure should also state the
broker has no idea how many keys fit the
lock box, and persons who have not been
licensed for years may still possess a key.
Again, the permission should state in clear
language that the owner has accepted full
responsibility for loss or any occurrence
which takes place by a third party entering
the house.
ELECTRONIC LOCK BOXES
Electronic boxes are used heavily in
some areas of Long Island and virtually not
used at all in others. If you wish to use a key
to facilitate showings, it is strongly recommend this type of lock box be considered.
While this type of lock box does not
absolutely prevent criminal activity, it
reduces the risk of such activity substantially. This is because the electronic lock box
has an electronic key owned by one individual person who is identified as an agent.
If that agent leaves the industry, their broker
simply notifies the lock box company and
that key is invalidated. Unlike keys to
mechanical lock boxes, the agent, once they
leave a broker’s company, cannot utilize
that key and must obtain a new key which
is also identified with that agent and their
new company. The electronic key identifies
who uses the lock box and records the
moment somebody opens the lock box and
the moment the lock box is closed. This
means if a crime is committed in the house,
there is a record of any entries made at or
about the time of the crime. This, of course,
is a great deterrent to criminals who might
consider using the key to a mechanical lock
box where they can enter with anonymity
but refrain from using a lock box key that
will identify them as the criminal. The electronic lock box also diminishes the risk of
an agent making a duplicate key. Keys
made locally can often be traced by police
in the event of a crime. Keys made at a distance from the house result in an extraordinary length of time during which the key
holder had possession and are evidence that
they in fact committed the crime. In other
words, while the electronic lock box does
not prevent the crime, it most likely will
establish the identify of the perpetrator
resulting in a conviction and a jail sentence.
This is a deterrent to the occurrence of
criminal activity and thus helps reduce the
broker’s risk. Finally, with the electronic
lock box, the broker is in entire control of
the situation. One word of caution. If you
own an electronic key, do not let anyone
else use it. If it is lost or stolen, report that
fact immediately. There should also be written permission obtained with respect to
electronic lock boxes, but in this case, the
owner need only assume the risk of a computer or electronic transmission failure. I
know of no instance where such has
occurred, but it is not beyond the realm of
possibility.
So why doesn’t everybody utilize electronic lock boxes and electronic keys? The
answer to that question is they are more
expensive than the alternatives. However,
during the last five years the price of real
estate has increased greatly as has the compensation paid to agents and brokers. The
corresponding cost of electronic lock boxes
has not risen at the same pace. Perhaps electronic lock boxes deserve a second look.
Think about the difference of the listing presentation an agent can make when they are
utilizing an electronic lock box as opposed
to a mechanical lock box or keeping a key in
the office. Think about the listing where all
of the adults in the residence work and
where access to the homeowner is extremely limited. Think about facilitating sales and
sleeping well at night.
It is time to rethink whether or not electronic lock boxes are for you.
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RULES
ETHICS
TOR® C was held to be responsible.
He was advised that a REALTOR® is definitely responsible for pertinent statements of
his salespersons in real estate transactions.
REALTOR® C and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D were found in violation of
Article 2.
Grievance Committee and then referred to
the Board’s Professional Standards
Committee which promptly scheduled a
hearing and asked REALTOR® C and
REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D to be present
to answer charges of unethical conduct in
violation of Article 2 of the Code of Ethics.
At the hearing, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D confirmed that he had made the
statement attributed to him; that he thought
it was correct because the information had
been given to him by a neighboring property owner. Questioning revealed that REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D had made no effort
to verify the information from authoritative
sources. REALTOR® C protested he knew
nothing about the matter; that he had not
been present when REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D made the statement; that he was
not responsible for the oral statements made
by a REALTOR ASSOCIATE®; and that
REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D’s first contact
with the buyer had occurred while REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D was associated with
REALTOR® A.
It was concluded by the Hearing Panel
that REALTOR® C and REALTORASSOCIATE® D were in violation of
Article 2 of the Code of Ethics in a way that
materially imposed upon the buyer, who
actually received measurably less in package of ownership rights when he purchased
the property than he was led to believe he
was buying. Since it had been demonstrated that REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D
made the statement containing misinformation on a pertinent fact while he was affiliated with REALTOR® C, and in view of
the fact that REALTOR® C was the exclusive agent of the seller at the time, REAL-
Case #12-13: Advertising Including
Information Based on Other Brokers’
Transaction
Shortly after mailing his “Homeowners
Neighborhood Newsletter” to local residents, a complaint was filed against
REALTOR® B alleging he had engaged in
deceptive advertising in violation of
Article 12’s “true picture” mandate. The
complaint was reviewed by the Grievance
Committee which determined that a hearing should be held. Appropriate notices
were sent and a hearing was convened.
REALTOR® A, the complainant, provided panel members with copies of REALTOR® B’S “Homeowners Neighborhood
Newsletter” noting that REALTOR® B had
compiled a list of 20 homes in an exclusive
area of town, titling the list “Recently Sold.”
REALTOR® A, the listing broker for two of
those properties, stated that he believed that
readers could conclude that REALTOR® B,
in advertising this way, had constructively
claimed to have listed and sold all of the
properties on the list and that such claims
violated Article 12.
In his defense, REALTOR® B acknowledged that his “Homeowners Neighborhood
Newsletter” was, in fact, primarily an advertising vehicle and that it did not have a regular publication schedule. While it included
news and information, including tips on how
to make residential property more readily
saleable and information regarding products
and services offered by REALTOR® B’s
firm, its primary purpose was to generate
business for REALTOR® B’s firm.
REALTOR® B defended inclusion of
the “Recently Sold” list pointing out that
all of the properties on the list were the
subject of recent sales transactions; that the
period of time during which the transactions had closed was clearly stated; that the
fact the information was taken from the
local MLS compilation of historical data
had been duly noted; that a footnote at the
bottom of the page clearly indicated that
the properties on the list had been listed
and sold by various Participants in the
MLS; and that such use was consistent
with the local MLS rules and regulations.
The Hearing Panel accepted REALTOR®
B’s defense, holding that reasonable readers
would conclude that most newsletters were,
in reality, promotional advertising pieces
and, in any case, that REALTOR® B’s
newsletter had included some items of
“news”. Moreover, they noted that if
REALTOR® B had simply listed the 20
transactions, titling them as “recently sold”
and had done nothing more, then a reasonable reader might have concluded that he
was claiming to have listed and sold those
properties. However, since REALTOR® B
had included a footnote pointing out that the
properties on the list had been listed and sold
by various Participants in the MLS, the fact
that REALTOR® B had not included the
names of each listing broker could not be
construed as REALTOR® B claiming to
have been the listing broker in each instance
or to have “sold” each of the properties.
Practical Ethics: Four Paths to Greater Virtue
It is no surprise that, in this day of comprised ethics and values, there is an ever
increasing number of books and articles
highlighting the importance of ethics and
values in everyday life.
Ethics, ethical behavior, and taking personal responsibility for choices are even
more important in business today. Here are
a few reflections on ethics to help maintain
that high standard of thought and behavior.
To help guide us along that route, here
are four ideas for your consideration.
1. WHAT IS THE COMMON
GOOD,AND WHAT ROLE DOES IT
PLAY IN OUR DECISION MAKING?
In all of our businesses, this question
needs some consideration. Generally
speaking, what is good for the "other",
whether it be our customer, staff, spouse,
family, etc., takes precedence over our own
needs and wants.
Sometimes, in business, egos take precedence over good business practices, and
good relationship building, and overall.
Can get in the way of truly being of service.
We need to ask whether we are in business for ourselves, or to take our gift and
talents to the workplace and in the spirit of
service -try to make a difference in the lives
of those we serve.
2. THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNAL WISDOM
It seems to be in business today, we
sometimes tend to be too narrowly focused
to see a bigger picture. There is a tendency,
at times, to see our way as the only way or
our approach as the only approach. It seems
necessary, if you're ever uncertain whether
something you want to do is ethical, appropriate, or acceptable, to find colleagues,
friends, etc. who you know are "for you"
and bounce your choices off them.
We need to have people around us who
have no other agenda than to do what's
right for us. Whether we agree or not, that
type of advice is invaluable in helping to
discern which path to follow.
We need to be open to their perspectives,
their honesty, and their genuine concern for
us and our success. Any number of ethical
issues, questions, and situations could be
easily resolved by "tapping" the wisdom of
those who have your best interest at heart.
It certainly will cut the "learning curve" and
keep you on task and better focused.
2. STAYING TRUE TO YOURSELF
AND YOUR VALUES
Let it be stated up front that this statement
is not to be interpreted as what I think and
feel are always right or can be justified; but
rather, we are the sum total of all that has
gone before us in our lives. All the people,
experiences, relationships, etc., that have
been influential in the development of our
value system, are part of us and need to be
taken into account in our decision making.
Whether the influences were religious,
ethnic, political, or cultural, they play a key
role in the development of who we are as
individuals, not to mention business people.
That journey of life to this point instilled
in us perceptions, attitudes, values and
insights that have directed us as individuals
and have been instrumental in the building
of our businesses.
2. BEWARE OF THE ETHICS GAP
What is the ethics gap? The gap is what I
know is right from wrong and I think it
takes to be successful. Most people know
right from wrong; however, when it comes
to business, sometimes compromising those
values can become a real “temptation.”
This gap is present in any situation, especially business. It's involved in how we
work with customers, colleagues, staff, and
even family. Everyone knows somebody
that they prefer not to do business with or
refer business to on the basis of what's
important to them. The real challenge is to
lessen the size of the gap rather than hope
to eradicate it altogether. How do we do
that?
People need to align their work values
and principles with their personal values
and principles and proceed accordingly.
However, we can choose a negative or a
positive path to follow, based on whatever
our values are and the effect those choices
have on those around us.
People must go slowly in analyzing their
values and ethics, and then must choose
well which path to follow.
If we keep these four "paths" in mind for
reflection when faced with an ethical and
conflicting situation, they can't help but
help us get pointed in the right direction to
help us make the best possible decision.
Source: Frank Bucaro’s — Frog Pond Group
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Case #2-9: REALTOR®’S
Responsibility for REALTORASSOCIATE®’S Statement
REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D, associated with the firm of REALTOR® A,
obtained an offer to buy a property at less
than the listed price. The offer was rejected. The property had been exclusively listed by REALTOR® B and had been published through the Multiple Listing Service
of the local Board of REALTORS®. The
owner received no further offers and at the
expiration of the exclusive listing with
REALTOR® B, he approached REALTOR® C and exclusively listed the property with him.
About this time, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D terminated his association with
REALTOR® A and became affiliated with
REALTOR® C’s organization.
The prospect who had made the unsuccessful offer on the property continued to
seek the assistance of REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D and made another offer on the
property, this time at the full listed price.
REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D and REALTOR® C, the listing broker, submitted this
offer to the owner, and it was accepted.
A few months following the sale, the
purchaser complained to the Board of
REALTORS® that REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D had made a statement that “a visible gas pipeline easement extended to the
property but did not go onto any part of the
property.” The complainant presented evidence that the easement, in fact, crossed
the property, and the complainant charged
REALTOR® C and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® D with misrepresentation.
The complaint was reviewed by the
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The Ethics cases published in this issue have been chosen by the 2005 Chairperson
of the Professional Standards Committee, Tony Smith.
September 2005
ETHICS...This Month’s Topics
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
PROFESSIONAL
Sending Out Your Best Silent Message: First Impressions Are Lasting Impressions
By Tony Alessandra, Ph.D
You make a statement about yourself even
before you open your mouth. This isyour
"silent message," and it can include everything from your posture to your positiveness.
In short, it's the way you carry yourself,
physically, emotionally, and intellectually.
Such quiet signals profoundly affect people's
initial perception, or image, of you.
Of course, image isn't everything-but it is
important. As you know by now, doing well
in life doesn't hinge solely on merit and
hard work. Image, especially when backed
up by strong performance, is a powerful
force. And a negative first impression-saying the wrong thing, wearing the wrong
clothes, coming across as uncaring or
inept-creates roadblocks that can cut off
relationships before they get started.
When we meet people we immediately
like, we tend to put a positive spin-at least,
initially-on everything they say or do.
Some call this favorable first impression
presence. Others liken it to energy, or aura.
People with a presence, energy, or aura
are able to maintain an excitement about
themselves that starts with-but usually lasts
far beyond-a favorable first impression.
Thus, we admire them before we even
know much about them, therefore, they
possess an enormous advantage in establishing a bond with people.
Here are some other ideas on projecting
a positive image:
1. A winning image starts with a good
self-image. A good self-image doesn't follow success-it precedes it. Someone saddled with a poor self-image may fool some
people some of the time, but eventually he'll
fail, unless he comes to grips with his basicself-image. Get some photographs or videotapes taken of yourself when you feel you're
looking your best and study them carefully.
What do you see that you like, or don't like?
Then ask your best friends for their candid
opinions on not only how you look, but how
you carry yourself, how you come across
verbally, how you come across in terms of
knowledge, enthusiasm, sincerity, and
integrity, and what your car or house or briefcase or other material goods say about you.
Promise you won't take offense-and don't!
2. Avoid annoying or distracting habits or
mannerisms. Marcia Grad, in her book
Charisma: How to Get That Special Magic,
calls these distracting habits or mannerisms
"charisma robbers" and includes among
them:
• Tugging at clothing
• Drumming fingers on a table
• Tapping pencils or clicking pens
• Doodling
• Jangling keys or change
• Biting nails
• Cleaning teeth
Not only do these habits make it more
difficult for the other person to hear you,
they also detract from your image.
3. Seek winners, spurn losers. Attitudes
are contagious! So nurture your emotional
well-being by choosing friends who genuinely want you to succeed and who
encourage you. Also, ask yourself about
your surroundings: How's my house or
apartment decorated? What about my
office? Is it drab, or energizing?
Read some inspirational and motivational
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books. Or listen to happy music. (Have you
ever heard a mournful banjo tune?) Or make
it a point to go to funny movies or watch a TV
sitcom that makes you laugh. Consciously
reduce your exposure to the negative, whether
it's gossip from co-workers, violence in the
media, or pessimism in your own thoughts.
4. Practice treating everyone as if he or
she is the most important person you'll meet
that day. This will mean seeking to replace
arrogance with empathy-not an easy task for
a lot of people. However, it's a real test of
character, and every once in a while, you'll
learn a big lesson from that "little" person.
5. Make fitness a lifestyle, not a chore.
You don't need an expensive club membership or a cross-country ski machine to
maintain a body that exudes vitality. Forget
the spandex, stopwatches, and ankle warmers, for instance, and just:
• Walk up and down the stairs to your
high-rise office or apartment.
• Ride a bike to the neighborhood convenience store to pick up that quart of nonfat milk.
• Take a nature hike instead of watching
a nature film on television.
Source: The Frog Pond Group
Time Management for New Agents
By Patti Brotherton
One of the questions that come up from
new agents frequently is: how do I control
my time so that I get everything done? New
agents get wrapped up in the business and the
first thing that they set aside is prospecting! If
you keep putting this important aspect of the
business aside you will end up with lots of
time because you will have no business. Here
are two tips to follow to keep you on track:
Use Your Appointment Book Wisely
Use your calendar, or appointment book,
or Palm Pilot, whichever you use, to your
advantage. Take a month at a time and
schedule in your basics; such as, one hour
per day for prospecting, one hour per week
for the office meeting, three hours per week
for previewing properties, four hours on
Sunday for your open house, etc. These are
appointments with yourself. Schedule
everything else around these. Remember, a
good Realtor never breaks appointments.
Don’t be so quick to change these times. All
of these activities are important.
When you write items in your appointment
book you know what you are going to do that
day and it makes it fun to get up and go. Also
use your appointment book to schedule when
items need to be accomplished, such as sending out your open house invitations, completing your board orientation, picking up your
new signs, etc. When you turn the page and
see something written in the time slot or on
that day — do it! It’s just that simple. Showing
property, doing a CMA, going to an inspection, etc. all come around the other activities.
There’s always time in a day to write an offer
or take a listing; I guarantee you will find it!
It takes a lot of self-discipline to stick to
your schedule. The great news is that if you
do it regularly it becomes habit and the time
just flies. You hear agents complain all the
time that they don’t have any listings or buyers, and yet if you look at their schedule, there
is also nothing written down about prospecting on a consistent basis. If you start your
career using your appointment book and stick
to it — you are going to be successful.
Use a Journal
In this business there are so many notes
that you have to take. You take notes of
something you want to remember at your
office meeting, you note phone numbers
because they won’t stay on your voice mail
forever, you take notes at seminars and training classes, you takes notes when you go out
on a listing appointment, you take notes at
your open houses of different buyers needs,
and so on. Where do you keep all these
notes? Many people are using their Palm
Pilot for these, some use paper napkins. The
most efficient way is to have all your notes
in one location. I suggest using an inexpensive 5 x 8 spiral binder. Write the date at the
top of each page and write everything in this
book or journal. You will never lose information again. You can roughly remember
the date that something was done, just go to
that date in your journal and voila it’s there!
Keep things simple. When you are new you
have lots of notes. Put them in one place so
that you can refer back to them frequently. If
you make this a habit you will have journals
with notes that you can use your entire career.
And, no fancy cost for a time management
system. Just good old common sense.
Using your computer is fabulous and I
would be lost without mine, but it is not
convenient at all times. A simple journal
can always be used. It is just a matter of getting used to it.
That’s it! Write the basics in your calendar
and do them. Keep track of all your notes in
one place. These two simple things will help
you control your time and keep you on track.
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an amused facial expression will lure people
to your desk to strike up a conversation.
Do you have “toys” and gadgets on your
desk that people feel compelled to touch as
they pass?
Do you keep several projects within sight
on your desk so that you’re tempted to go
from one to the other randomly?
Do you stop to take calls while you're trying to do creative work? Do you ask other
people for opinions and then think about your
rebuttal rather than listen to their response?
Contrary to what many people claim, you
cannot do two things at once as well as concentrating on one task until it's complete.
Create a mental oasis for creative thinking/work. Albert Einstein once stated,
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” However, you cannot write the Great
American Movie, your annual “accomplishment” report, or a $10 million client proposal without thinking space. For your creative
projects, find a non-routine environment.
Go to a cabin or resort in the mountains
or rent a hotel room. Even closer, less exotic places will do: your backyard patio, the
conference room down the hall, a friend's
office, the neighborhood park, or the
library. The idea is to see different scenery
so that routine tasks and paperwork can't
nag at you from the corner of your eye.
Move from Left-Brain to Right-Brain
Activities. Left-brain activities include
tasks such as fact gathering, reading technical information, writing a report. Rightbrain activities include creating visuals to
use in a presentation, giving constructive
feedback to a boss, planning a marketing
strategy to win over a prospective client.
Most of us have a preference for one
brain dominance. Striking a balance
between both kinds of activities can produce the most creative results and satisfying emotion, not to mention increased energy and motivation.
Think Rationally. Are the goals, pace,
and schedules you've set for yourself reasonable? Even possible?
Make an accurate assessment of what
you can do, and download or postpone the
rest. Keeping “unaccomplishable” duties
dangling in front of you will ensure that you
never feel the satisfaction of accomplishment and always feel the frustration of
being overwhelmed.
When the mental clutter spinning around
your head prevents you from working or
thinking effectively, remember these tips.
Ridding yourself of emotional, irrational,
and even legitimate distractions will help
you bypass mental roadblocks to achieve
maximum productivity.
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Would you like to make an attitude
adjustment with high payoff, a clearer
mind, and reduced stress? Whether you're
overwhelmed by unfocused mental activity,
have become sidetracked by emotional
concerns, or simply want to improve your
intellectual performance, the following tips
will help you think, work, and feel better.
Plan worry time. When you catch your
mind wandering into worry, postpone the
thoughts until later. Schedule yourself a time
to think about that worry; jot it down if you
must, with titles like: “What to do about...”
Sort your worries into those that are real
and those that may never happen. For those
that may never happen, promise to worry
about them only when and if they happen.
To lessen the anxiety during the waiting
time, use the old principle: “What’s the
worst thing that can happen to me?" "Will I
survive?” “How will I cope?”
For real worries, outline steps to prevent the
situation, correct the problem, or minimize the
impact. Then take action toward a resolution.
Resolve ongoing conflict with others.
When we find ourselves in conflict with
another person, we have four choices. The
issue is deciding on the most expedient
choice for any particular situation.
• Accommodation means giving in to
the other person.
• Compromise involves giving up some
of your goals and wants to reach a mutually satisfying solution.
• Overpowering others insists on a certain
course of action, even if angering others.
• Resolving the issue develops new
alternatives so everyone reaches their goals
and feels good about the situation.
On occasion, any of these actions or reactions are appropriate.
Choose the best action or reaction. Then
let go of the situation. Refuse to over commit yourself. If you're tempted to take on
more than you can realistically handle, ask
yourself these two questions:
• “Does this activity fit my goals and
values?”
• “Why am I being asked to do this taskbecause no one else has the expertise or
because no one else will say ‘yes’?” If you
don’t like the answers to these questions,
pass up the “opportunity.”
If you have difficulty getting “no” out of
your mouth when someone seems to have a
real need and a good cause, think of the
“no” in a positive way: Focus the conversation on what you have decided to commit to
rather than on what you have decided not to
commit to.
Concentrate; don’t invite interruptions.
You may be unintentionally inviting interruptions that break your concentration. Even
September 2005
Clear the Mental Clutter
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DEVELOPMENT
PROFESSIONAL
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September 2005
DEVELOPMENT
PROFESSIONAL
STRATUS COMPUTER TRAINING
MLS STRATUS DEMONSTRATION — FREE
THE REALTOR®
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Three hour lecture demonstration (NOT hands-on). Instructor will show the Stratus system on an
overhead projector. All functions of Stratus will be covered: Searching, CMA, Update, Info
Center, Public Records, Add/Edit, Prospect Match, Contacts. All members welcome — reservations are a MUST! 3 Hours (1 meeting) NO PRE-REQUISITES. 3 HOURS CE NOW AVAILABLE.
LIBOR Members with CE: $25 • LIBOR Members without CE: FREE
West Babylon . . . . Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Jackson Heights . . . Oct. 6, Dec. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Riverhead . . . . . . . Oct. 4, Nov. 3, Dec. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
STRATUS COMPUTER TRAINING PRICES FOR THE
4 CLASSES LISTED BELOW:
SINGLE CLASS
$59 Member from MLS office
$69 Admin from MLS office
3 CLASS PACKAGE
2 CLASS PACKAGE
4 CLASS PACKAGE
GET INTO STRATUS — SEARCHING LEVEL 1
This hands-on course includes: Stratus Log-In, Review of Internet Explorer Basics, Stratus
functions/tabs/Navigation, Stratus Update — How to Print, Pre-Defined Searches, Quick Search,
Search Results screen; printing, Reports: Full/Thumbnail/Flyer; printing, Using Help & Stratus
FAQ’s, Print by ML#, Today’s Listings on Info Center and much more! 4 Hours CE (1 meeting)
PREREQUISITES: Computers Essentials and/or knowledge of minimize/maximize/drag
Windows, mouse click and double click, scrolling and task bar.
COMPUTER EDUCATION
West Babylon . . . . Oct. 12, Nov. 4, Dec. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Jackson Heights . . Sept. 19, Oct. 11, Nov. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Riverhead . . . . . . Oct. 6, Dec. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
MAXIMIZE YOUR STRATUS SEARCHES —
SEARCHING LEVEL 2
This hands-on course includes: Full Search, Flex Search, Radius Search, Multi-Level Sorting, Saving
Searches, Custom Report Design, Statistics and Counts and much more! 4 Hours CE (1 meeting)
PREREQUISITES: Get Into Stratus and/or knowledge of all functions covered in Get Into Stratus.
West Babylon . . . . Sept. 19, Oct. 18, Nov. 9, Dec. 8. . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Jackson Heights . . Sept. 20, Oct. 19, Nov. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Riverhead . . . . . . Oct. 12, Dec. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
POWER LISTING WITH CMA AND OTHER
STRATUS TOOLS
This hands-on course includes: Designing and Printing a Stratus CMA, Adding and Editing
MLS listings, Adding and Editing Private listings, Uploading multiple property photos, Market
Share reports and graphs, Contacts: add, edit, search, print, download and much more!
4 Hours CE (1 meeting)
PREREQUISITES: Maximize Your Stratus Searches and/or extensive Stratus searching
experience.
West Babylon . . . . Sept. 22, Oct. 20, Nov. 16, Dec. 15 . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Jackson Heights. . . Sept. 27, Oct. 21, Nov. 17 . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Riverhead . . . . . . . Sept. 21, Oct. 18, Dec. 8 . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
LEADS & LABELS WITH STRATUS COUNTY RECORDS
This hands-on course includes: Searching property records by address, Searching property records
by owner name, Researching lis pendens, Researching property classification (business, commercial, residential, land), Downloading property addresses from public records, Printing mailing labels
using Word’s mail merge function and label wizard and much more! 4 Hours CE (1 meeting)
PREREQUISITES: Maximize your Stratus Searches and/or extensive Stratus searching
experience.
West Babylon . . . . Sept. 23, Oct. 27, Nov. 22, Dec. 20 . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Jackson Heights. . . Sept. 29, Oct. 24, Nov. 29 . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Riverhead . . . . . . . Sept. 30, Oct. 20, Dec. 12. . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
GENERAL COMPUTER TRAINING
Get an Extra Hour for the Same $29 LIBOR Member Price
COMPUTER ESSENTIALS USING WINDOWS XP
AND THE INTERNET
Calling all frustrated computer users! Are you TIRED of asking for help? Learn how to
find lost files, create new folders, change your desktop, install and uninstall computer software and much more using the latest version of Windows. You will also learn to search
the Internet for helpful websites using the most popular search engines such as Google
and Yahoo. See how easy it is to navigate around the Web and find the information you
need. You'll do some searching for real estate websites in your town and find out what
your competition is up to! 4 hours hands-on (1 Meeting)
PRE-REQUISITES: NONE. NO CE AVAILABLE.
TUITION: $29 LIBOR Members/$39 Non Members
West Babylon . . . . Oct. 3, Nov. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 2 (Evening) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.
Jackson Heights. . . Oct. 7, Dec. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Riverhead. . . . . . . . Oct. 5, Nov. 7, Dec. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
FLYERS, LETTERS AND MAILING LABELS:
MICROSOFT WORD FOR THE REAL ESTATE
PROFESSIONAL
Realtors need top notch looking documents to set themselves apart from the competition.
Learn how to create property flyers, client letters and mailing labels for mass mailings.This class
covers creating and saving new documents, inserting photos, adding borders, changing fonts
and other fabulous features to enhance your marketing efforts. 4 hours hands-on (1 meeting)
PRE-REQUISITES: Computer Essentials Using Windows XP and the Internet, or equivalent experience. Student must have some basic familiarity with WORD. NO CE AVAILABLE.
West Babylon . . . . Sept. 21, Nov. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 (Evening) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.
Jackson Heights. . . Sept. 22, Dec. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Riverhead. . . . . . . . Sept. 14, Nov. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
TOP 20 WEBSITES EVERY REALTOR NEEDS
Are you really taking advantage of the wealth of information on the Internet??? From
renewing your real estate license online to finding FSBO's, from checking the DO NOT
CALL list to registering your own domain name for a future website - this class will give
you many powerful tips to build your business and keep a competitive edge. Check out
the powerful information on real estate advice and coaching websites, find all the Long
Island school report cards, legal forms, and learn how to set up mailings and postcards
online! Don’t miss this class. 4 hours hands-on (1 meeting)
PRE-REQUISITES: Computer Essentials Using Windows XP and the Internet or equivalent experience. NO CE AVAILABLE.
West Babylon . . . . Oct. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Jackson Heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Riverhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
CE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE 3 CLASSES ABOVE.
22.5 HOUR STRATUS CERTIFICATION
22.5 HOUR STRATUS CERTIFICATION
GET STRATIFIED!!!
Approved for 22.5 hours NYS Continuing Education Credit.
3 day hands-on program completes your 2 year continuing education requirement and
makes you a Stratus WIZ! Approved for 22.5 hours CE credit. Class covers Searching,
CMA, Contacts, Update, Public Records/Mailing Labels, Prospect Match, Info Center,
E-Mail, Custom Reports, Contacts, Add/Edit, Photo Upload.
3 Days • 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. • 22.5 Hours of CE Credit
(**Evening Classes are 5 Days From 5:00pm – 9:30pm)
TUITION: $225 LIBOR Members; $250 Admin. Staff (Letter Must be on File)
Riverhead . . . . . . Sept. 20, 22, 29
Oct. 4, 12
Evening
Jackson Heights . . Sept. 26, 28, 30
West Babylon. . . . Sept. 27, 28, 30
West Babylon. . . . Oct. 11, 13, 14
Riverhead . . . . . . Oct. 11, 13, 17
Jackson Heights . . Oct. 12, 14, 18
West Babylon. . . . Oct. 26, 28, 31
Jackson Heights . . Oct. 27, 28, 31
West Babylon. . . . Nov. 3, 7, 8
REGISTER ON LINE AT
www.mlsli.com
–OR–
Call to Register
• 631-661-4800 ext 21
WEST BABYLON
• 718-429-8666
JACKSON HEIGHTS
• 631-369-6148
RIVERHEAD
Riverhead . . . . . . Nov. 8, 10, 16
Jackson Heights . . Nov. 18, 21, 22
West Babylon. . . . Dec. 5, 7, 9
Jackson Heights . . Dec. 7, 8, 9
West Babylon. . . . Dec. 12, 13, 14
Jackson Heights . . Dec. 14, 15, 19
Riverhead . . . . . . Dec. 14, 16, 19
Register on line at mlsli.com or call to register 631-661-4800 ext. 21 or
718-429-8666 or 631-369-6148
SEATS ARE LIMITED! Pre-Requisites: Student must be comfortable using the mouse,
Windows scrollbars and have basic Internet skills. All registrants will be screened to determine ability. Any student who is not a regular computer user should take “Computer Essentials
prior to registering for this course.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION APPLIES TO ALL LIBOR GENERAL AND COMPUTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
TO REGISTER:
REGISTER BY TELEPHONE OR FAX:
Realtor Building
West Babylon
(631) 661-4800 x 21
FAX (631) 661-2103
Realtor Service Center (718) 429-8666
Jackson Heights
FAX (718) 429-6959
Realtor Service Center (631) 369-6148
Riverhead
FAX (631) 369-6172
MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION:*
Realtor Building
300 Sunrise Highway
West Babylon, NY 11704
Attn: Education Department
*This registration option is not
available for Computer Classes.
INFORMATION:
COURSE CONFIRMATIONS:
A confirmation letter will be mailed to
you approximately one week before the
course start date. If you do not receive
one by then, please phone us.
REGISTER ON-LINE AT:
FOR DIRECTIONS TO ALL (INCLUDING
OFF-SITE) COURSE LOCATIONS:
www.mlsli.com
Visit our website at www.mlsli.com
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Up to 3 business days before program,
full refund. 50% refund after 3 business days before program. NO
REFUNDS thereafter; education credit
only. A “no-show” forfeits entire tuition.
LIBOR reserves the right to cancel if
minimum enrollment is not met.
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This 3-day program assists new agents in launching their career in real estate! Content
includes how to get started listing & selling effectively, work with customers & clients,
prospect, marketing overcoming objections, role-play, negotiating effectively and working
within the guidelines of the MLS Rules and NAR Code of Ethics...A great program for new
agents or managers and brokers who want to train their agents.
Approved for 71/2 hours NYS CE credit.
November 16-18, 2005 . . . . . . . Riverhead . . . . . . . . . 9:00AM – 1:00PM
November 28-30, 2005 . . . . . . . Jackson Heights . . . . . 9:00AM – 1:00PM
November 30-December 2, 2005. . West Babylon . . . . . . . 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Tuition:
w/o CE
with CE
LIBOR Licensing Students:. . . FREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00
LIBOR Members: . . . . . . . . . FREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00
Non-members:. . . . . . . . . . . $150.00 . . . . . . . . . . . $215.00
9/27 — “Legal-Ease”❋
10/14 — “Understanding Like-Kind Exchanges Under Section 1031 of the Internal
Revenue Code to Benefit Both Clients & Customers❋
10/19 — “Our Business Is Changing...Are You Up To Date?”❋
10/28 — “Real Estate Consulting”
11/8 — “What Every Realtor Should Know; A Risk Reduction Seminar”
11/14 — “Introduction to Commercial & Investment Real Estate: Concepts & Terms”
11/21 — “The Not-So-Basic Basics of Mortgage Financing”
12/1 — “Be All That You Can Be”❋
12/5 — “Building A Better CMA; Applying the Principles of Residential Appraising” (not a
CMA computer course)
12/13 — “Disclosure — Insulation from Litigation — Safeguards & Precautions”❋
“LIST TO LAST” — FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS IN
REAL ESTATE
RSC, RIVERHEAD, 9:00AM-5:30PM
This course is for real estate agents & brokers who are seeking the ability to legally participate in the mortgage industry, mortgage companies wanting to train new loan officers and
real estate agents wanting to learn more about the mortgage process.
9/26 — “What Every Realtor Should Know; A Risk Reduction Seminar”
10/6 — “Understanding Like-Kind Exchanges Under Section 1031 of the Internal
Revenue Code to Benefit Both Clients & Customers”❋
10/11 — “Buyer Brokerage & Ethics: The Right Choices”❋
10/19 — “Consumer-Based Marketing”
11/1 — “Disclosure — Insulation from Litigation — Safeguards & Precautions”❋
11/22 — “Good Morning Class: A Wake-Up Call on Dealing with Today‚s Buyers, Sellers &
Unprecedented Market Conditions”
12/6 — “Property Management: Managing 1-4 Family Homes”
12/12 — “Introduction to Commercial & Investment Real Estate: Concepts & Terms”
12/15 — “Mortgage Knowledge To Save Your Deal”
BEST WESTERN MILL RIVER MANOR, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, 8:30AM-5:00PM
9/29
10/7
10/20
10/24
11/3
11/9
11/15
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“Introduction to Commercial & Investment Real Estate: Tools of the Trade”
“Commercial Real Estate: Al About Leases”
“Disclosure — Insulation from Litigation — Safeguards & Precautions”❋
“Meeting the Housing Needs of the Over 55 Customers & Clients”
“Property Management: Managing 1-4 Family Homes”
“Buyer Brokerage & Ethics: The Right Choices”❋
“Building A Better CMA; Applying the Principles of Residential Appraising” (not a
CMA computer course)
❋Also approved for NAR Mandated Ethics Course requirement.
RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS
REGIONAL RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS OFFERED
THROUGH NYSAR FOR AGENTS, BROKERS &
MANAGERS!!
NYSAR members across the state will have a new tool to reduce exposure to unwanted liability & risk. Two NEW risk reduction programs will be offered right here on Long Island...
November 17, 2005 ~ Mill River Manor, Rockville Centre
Program #1: AGENCY AWARENESS WORKSHOP
8:00AM-12:00PM
(includes materials, 3 hours NYS CE credit & continental breakfast.)
Program #2: YOUR COMPANY POLICY MANUAL...A SAFETY NET FOR
MANAGING RISK — 12:00PM-2:00PM (includes materials & lunch)
Tuition: $35 each course LIBOR Members • Pre-registration is required/Limited Seating
Register Online at: www.nysar.com click on Education Section.
Make checks payable to NYSAR & mail to: NYSAR, 130 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210
DESIGNATION & PROF DEVELOPMENT
DESIGNATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CBR — CERTIFIED BUYER REPRESENTATIVE DESIGNATION COURSE
Approved for 221/2 hours NYS Continuing Education Credit.
Sept. 27, 28, 29, 2005 . . . . West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before/After 9/6
Nov. 7, 8, 9, 2005 . . . . . . . West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before/After 10/17
Time: 8:30am – 5:30pm
Instructor: JAMES V. PUGLIESE, CRB, GRI, ITI, CBR
*Tuition: Before: $345 LIBOR Members, $375 Non-Members
After: $375 LIBOR Members, $405 Non Members
The BEST 2-day real estate listing & selling course designed for immediate success! The
solution for any Agent Manager or Broker looking to increase productivity is Real Estate 101
— with National Trainer, Jim Pugliese, ABR, CRB, GRI, CBR, ITI, CSP
Approved for 15 hours NYS CE credit.
November 28-29, 2005 . . . . . . . West Babylon . . . . . . . 9:00AM – 5:30PM
Tuition: $145 LIBOR Members, $175 Non-members
MAKING MORE MONEY WITH MORTGAGES
October 19, 20, 21, 2005. . . . . . . Best Western Mill River. . 9:00AM — 5:30PM
Rockville Centre
November 2, 3, 4, 2005 . . . . . . West Babylon. . . . . . . . 8:30AM — 5:00PM
Instructor: Dominick Sutera
FLORIDA REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSING COURSE
Through All-Florida Real Estate School — Instructor: Daniel J. Taddeo, P.A.
October 31-November 6, 2005 . . Jackson Heights . . . . . . 8:45AM – 6:30PM
October 24-30, 2005. . . . . . . . . West Babylon. . . . . . . . 8:45AM – 6:30PM
Complete the course in 7 days without the expense of going to Florida! Now you can take
your Florida State Exam here in NY — 2 locations: Garden City or Manhattan.
THE RULES OF THE REAL ESTATE GAME —
MLS PROCEDURES & RULES:
SITUATIONS AND SOLUTIONS
Effective participation in the MLS directly impacts your earning ability and helps you avoid
penalties and violations. Topics covered include how to properly fill out agreements, getting
offers presented, handling multiple offers, registering binders, follow-up to protect yourself
and much more. This course is important for new agents!
Approved for 3 hours NYS CE credit.
October 26, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . West Babylon. . . . . . . . Instructor: Mary Adams
November 15, 2005 . . . . . . . . . Jackson Heights . . . . . . Instructor: Kathy Engel
December 14, 2005 . . . . . . . . . Riverhead . . . . . . . . . . Instructor: Hank Cardello
Time: 10:00AM — 1:00PM • Tuition: $20 LIBOR Members, $45 Non-members
LICENSING
45-HOUR SALESPERSON QUALIFYING COURSES
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30,
Nov. 5, 6 (Weekends)
Jackson Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . Oct. 20, 21, 24-27*
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . Nov. 14-18, 21*
Rockville Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 5*
Riverhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 5*
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . Dec. 5-9, 12*
*Exam date till 6:30PM
TUITION: Salesperson: $175 – register 5 business days before course; $195 – thereafter.
Broker: $165 – LIBOR Members; $195 – Non-members.
45-HOUR BROKER QUALIFYING COURSES
Jackson Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . Sept. 19, 20, 22, 23, 26,
28, 29*
Riverhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . Oct. 20, 21, 24-28*
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . Nov. 1, 3, 4, 7-10*
*Exam date till 7:00PM
ON-LINE & CD-ROM CONTINUING ED
NEW YORK STATE REALTOR INSTITUTE
ON-LINE & CD-ROM CONTINUING EDUCATION:
2005 GRI, SRES & ABR DESIGNATION COURSE OFFERINGS
(All NYSAR Classes)
Earn CE credit for real estate license renewal without leaving your home or office. LIBOR
offers over 100 hours of real estate continuing education approved courses both ON-LINE
and on CD-ROM. 65 hours of new courses just recently added to our on-line curriculum. No previous computer training required; no classroom participation. All
courses approved by the NYS Department of State.
Each module approved for NYS CE credit.
REALTOR Service Center, West Babylon
8:30am – 5:30pm
To register for GRI courses, call NYSAR @ 518-463-0300.
SRES . . . . . September 22 & 23, 2005
GRI403 . . . . October 20, 2005
GRI404 . . . . October 21, 2005
GRI406 . . . . October 31, 2005
GRI405 . . . . Nov. 1, 2005
GRI401 . . . . Nov. 17 & 18, 2005
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RSC, JACKSON HEIGHTS, 9:00AM-5:30PM
NEW AGENT 3-DAY “UP & RUNNING”
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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9/26 — “Building A Better CMA; Applying the Principles of Residential Appraising” (not a
computer course)
10/6 — “Commercial Real Estate — All About Leases”
10/11 — “Close Encounters of the Legal Kind; What Every Agent Must Know”❋
10/25 — “Millennium Marketing Madness”
10/27 — “Environmental Construction Concerns in Residential Real Estate”
11/14 — “Digital Presentation Pizzazz”
11/15 — “Technology and Risk Management”
11/16 — “Assisting Sellers in Transacting Short Sales in lieu of the Sellers Losing Their
Properties in Foreclosure”❋
11/22 — “DisclosureÎnsulation from LitigationˆSafeguards & Precautions”❋
11/30 — “Be All That You Can Be”❋
12/14 — “Buyer Brokerage & Ethics: The Right Choices”❋
12/19 — “Mortgage Knowledge To Save Your Deal”
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CD-ROM COURSE PRICES:
Cost per 71/2-hour course: $54 LIBOR Members, $60 Non-members
Cost per 33/4-hour course: $36 LIBOR Members, $40 Non-members
ON-LINE COURSE PRICES:
Prices vary... 221/2-hour discount packages available.
Visit our website at: www.mlsli.com and try a FREE DEMO.
REAL ESTATE EDUCATION
RSC, WEST BABYLON, 9:00AM-5:30PM
September 2005
CONTINUING EDUCATION
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2 Years 5.49% – $44.10/$1,000
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4 Years 5.75% – $23.38/$1,000
1 Year 5.99% – $86.07/$1,000
2 Years 5.99% – $44.32/$1,000
3 Years 6.49% – $30.65/$1,000
’02
1 Year 5.99% – $86.07/$1,000
2 Years 5.99% – $44.32/$1,000
3 Years 6.49% – $30.65/$1,000
1 Year 5.49% – $85.84/$1,000
2 Years 5.49% – $44.10/$1,000
3 Years 5.75% – $30.31/$1,000
4 Years 5.75% – $23.38/$1,000
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2 Years 4.00% – $43.43/$1,000
3 Years 4.00% – $29.53/$1,000
4 Years 4.00% – $22.58/$1,000
5 Years 4.00% – $18.42/$1,000
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14% Financed up to $2,000 • Maximum Term – 24 Months
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