CONNECTIONS - Northeastern Michigan Board of REALTORS

Northeastern Michigan Board of REALTORS®
AUGUST 2006
CONNECTIONS
WELCOME TO OUR NEW
MEMBERS
Kelly Tomko
C.A. Hanes
Christine Thibault and
David Sonnenberg
DeRoso & Associates
Katrina Walker
Town & Country
Website:
www.ProHomeSellers.com
Road to $ucce$$ Meeting
September 14, 2006
MDEQ.....Issues pertaining to
Arenac, Iosco & Ogemaw Counties
2006 DATES TO REMEMBER
Speaker:
September 14
Robin Owming, MDEQ
6:30 Cocktails
7:00 Dinner
Tawas Moose Lodge
1123 W. Lake St., Tawas City
$5.00 for Board Members - Includes Dinner
RSVP: Board Office no later than
Thursday, September 7th!!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
August 24, 2006
Broker’s Meeting
September 29, 2006
Con-Ed Class
October 24, 2006
New Member Orientation
November 6-7, 2006
CRS Class
We will be collecting school
supplies/cash for area elementary schools
Northeastern Michigan Board of REALTORS®
106 E Main Street
Phone (989) 728-5165
PO Box 332
Fax (989) 728-5873
Hale, MI 48739
E-mail: [email protected]
AUGUST 2006
AUGUST 10TH GOLF OUTING
A big thank you to the following businesses that donated
cash or prizes for the outing:
Ogemaw County Abstract Company
Chemical Bank
Firstbank-Hale
Apple Valley Golf Course
Iosco Community Credit Union
Wicker Hills Golf Club
Northland Area Federal Credit Union
2006 Board Officers &
Directors
President
Elaine Schraudt
C.A. Hanes Realty, Inc.
President-Elect
Yvonne DeRoso
DeRoso & Associates GMAC
Secretary/Treasurer
Jennifer Yealey
Olsen Independent Real Estate
Vice-Presidents:
Arenac County Barb Hilborn
Coldwell Banker Pete Stanley & Assoc.
Iosco County Anne Giori
Perfect Landing Vacation Rentals & RE
Ogemaw County Ryan Munson
DeRoso & Associates GMAC
We had some very nice prizes donated and were able to purchase
additional door prizes with cash donations so that every golfer received a prize. Thank You!
We also collected $360 in RPAC contributions from those that
contributed at holes #12 and #16. Each golfer was given a chance
to double their money by hitting their ball within a circle around
the flag at holes #12 & #16. We didn’t pay out any money but
thank you to those that tried!!!Thank you Ric for helping run hole
#12.
Our 50/50 winner was Jenny P. From Northland Area Federal CU
with $91 going to Habitat for Humanity. The team of Barb
Hilborn, Harry Pijut, Sky Weaver and Ken McCluskey was our 1st
place winners with a score of 32--way to go! The following people
also won prizes for their expertise: Chris Neubecker-longest drive
(men), Bud Bannister-closest to line (men), Sky Weaver-closest to
pin (men), Cyndi Blust-closest to pin (women), Jen Barber-longest
drive (women), and Nicole Beirmann-closest to line (women).
Thank you again to all who contributed to our golf outing, all
Past President
Greg Morris
Morris Richardson Real Estate
Directors
Ric Braun, Scofield Real Estate
Nina Jordan, Harry Pijut Real Estate
Karen Myers - American Eagle Appraisals
Mary Rockwell - C.A. Hanes Realty, Inc.
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who attended and made it a fun day, and to Wicker Hills Golf
Club forhosting us.
BROKER’S MEETING!!
There will be a broker’s meeting on Thursday, August 24, 2006
at the Willow Tree Restaurant in West Branch. The meeting
will start at 8:30 and the breakfast buffet will be available for
you to purchase if you would like to eat breakfast. Invitations
were sent out last week. This is open to brokers and office
managers. Please make every effort to attend.
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Elaine Schraudt
For those of you that don’t know... Your Board has voted to pay
25% of your attendance fee to the MAR Convention. The Board
will need proof of your registration and your attendance. This is a
one time offer to try to improve our member attendance to this
special event.
The September 29th Co-Ed class will be Tawas. Jody Patrick will
be teaching. I hope to see many of you in attendance. Mark you
calendar.
Visit the following websites for
important information and services
provided by the National Association of REALTORS® and the Michigan Association of REALTORS®:
The CRS class scheduled for November will be offered at a
reduced rate for members. $175.00 for a two day class is a real
bargin. It is a good opportunity for new as well as long time
agents to renew your listing skills. The class will count toward the
designation of Certified Residential Specialist.
www.mirealtors.com (MAR)
www.realtor.org
(NAR)
I am running for the MAR District 1 Director. I would ask for your
support. You can vote online starting August 28, 2006. MAR has
given the general membership the “one Realtor one vote” opportunity several years ago. While I am presently running unopposed a
show of support would be greatly appreciated.
Other Real Estate information sites:
www.donotcall.gov
National Do Not Call Registry
www.realtytimes.com
www.inman.com
Real Estate news items
www.epronar.com
Info on the e-PRO certification
www.toolbase.org
Toolbase Services - The Home
Building Industry’s Technical
Information Resource
www.mirealtors.com/members/
legal.html
Information about MAR
legal affairs
Factory-built homes:
Building Systems Council
www.buildingsystems.org
Manufactured Housing Institute
www.manufacturedhousing.org
Sorry I did not see some of the regulars at the golf outing. What a
fun time for networking with your fellow Realtors and Associate
members. Try to save time next year for this annual event. The
next opportunity to meet is at the “Road to $ucce$$ Meeting” in
September. I would like to see a large turn out for this important
membership meeting
Board Officer Positions
Once again, the annual election of board officers will be held Thursday, October 5 aboard the AuSable River Queen. The following positions are open:
Vice Presidents--Arenac, Iosco, Ogemaw counties, President Elect,
Secretary/Treasurer (all are one-year positions) and 2 Director positions.
Director positions are for 3 years. If you are interested in serving in one of
the positions, please contact the Board Office.
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AUGUST 2006
“Managing For Peak Performance”
September 13-14, 2006
Burnham Brook, 200 W Michigan Ave., Battle Creek
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Presented by the Battle Creek Association of REALTORS®
Your results as a manager depend on other people! Successful real estate managers understand the
value of their role as coach and mentor. In addition to technique and soft skills, managers need to
have systems in place to ensure goal attainment in recruiting, interviewing, coaching, and development. This course will help you model the behavior of a coach who triggers outstanding results. (This
course generates 3 (three) credits toward the CRB--Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager--designation.) Contact the Board Office for a registration form.
Con-Ed Class, September 29, 2006
Joedy Patrick of The Institute, The Source for Continuing Education, LLC, will be instructing a coned class for the Northeastern Michigan Board of REALTORS® on Friday, September 29, 2006 at the
Big Boy Restaurant in East Tawas. Joedy is a licensed Michigan real estate broker and member of
MAR’s Public Policy Committee. Class will run from 8:00 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. Cost of the class will
be $35 for REALTOR® members and $45 for non-REALTORS® for those that register prior to 9/13/
06. Registrations received after 9/13/06 will be $45 for REALTORS® and $55 for non-REALTORS®. To register, please send copy of license ID card and check (payable to Northeastern Board)
to PO Box 332, Hale, MI 48739.
YEAR-TO-DATE
MLS STATISTICS
YTD 2006 VS YTD 2005
MONTHLY
MLS STATISTICS
JULY 2006
RESIDENTIAL UNITS AVAILABLE
2006 - #1509 2005 - #1400
RESIDENTIAL UNITS AVAILABLE
2006 - #1509 2005 - #1400
AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL SELLING PRICE
2006 - $95,487 2005 - $96,333
AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL SELLING PRICE
2006 - $79,997 2005 - $99,355
VOLUME RESIDENTIAL SALES
2006 - $41,346,043 2005 - $49,322,383
VOLUME RESIDENTIAL SALES
2006 - $6,239,750
2005 - $9,637,453
RESIDENTIAL SOLDS
2006 - #433 2005 - #512
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RESIDENTIAL SOLDS
2006 - #78
2005 - #97
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AUGUST 2006
REAL ESTATE CONDEMNATION
A foster care home was destroyed by fire and the city condemned the building. The city valued the property for
condemnation purposes in its destroyed state. The owner believed that the compensation should have included
the value of the foster care business. It was held that a trial court is not required to value property in its fire damaged, vacant and vandalized condition without regard to its potential for restoration. It was also held that the
property value must be measured by its restoration value as an ongoing foster care operation, less the cost of restoration. Adding the value of an ongoing business is justified when the business operation on the condemned
property is nontransferable.
JUNE 8TH ROAD TO $UCCE$$ MEETING
“We wish to thank you so very much for your recent donation. We truly appreciate your interest
and support. Our plans to break ground in the spring of 2007 and working with the Ogemaw
Heights High School Building Trades class are progressing nicely and look very favorable. We have
come a long way in these past seven years and are fully aware our progress is in large by community
involvement and the support of organizations like yours. Thanks again so much.”
Sincerely,
Ogemaw County Humane Society
2006 MAR Convention
For any board member (you must be a member in good standing) that is interested in attending the 2006
MAR convention (September 25-27, 2006) in Grand Rapids at the Amway Grand Plaza, the Board will pay
25% of the registration fee. For those attending for the first time, the registration fee is $119 (if paid by 9/8/
06). Full registration for others is $179 (if paid by 9/8/06). A registration form is included with this newsletter. You can visit www.mirealtors.com to register online or to see what will be offered at the convention.
The Northeastern Board of REALTORS
would like to extend its heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of
Judy Thibault who passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
She was a long-time member of the Board and broker/owner of
Century 21 Tawas Realty until the past few years.
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AS OF OCTOBER 10, 2006 MICROSOFT WILL DISCONTINUE
THEIR SUPPORT OF WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 1 (SP1) AND
(SP1A). THIS INCLUDES RETIRING PUBLIC AND TECHNICAL
SUPPORT AND SECURITY UPDATES FOR THESE PRODUCTS.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW WILL OUTLINE HOW
THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE MLS.
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AUGUST 2006
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS ) Class
The Northeastern Board will be sponsoring a CRS class on November 6 & 7, 2006. The CRS designation
is the highest awarded to sales associates in the residential sales field. It recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and education. CRS training gives you in-depth knowledge about business
planning, making listing presentations, negotiating and closing smoother transactions, working in the
buyers’ and seller’s best interest and building a referral business. The class being offered at this time is
CRS 201, Listing Strategies for the Residential Specialist. The cost is $175 for Northeastern Board
Members and $325 for REALTOR® members. It will be located at the Quality Inn, West Branch.
Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 6, class begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. for both
days. See registration form in newsletter.
CONTINUING EDUCATION TIME FRAMES
Licensees must complete their annual 2006
requirement from January 1-October 31, 2006 to be able to renew their licenses for
the licensure period beginning November 1, 2006 and ending
October 31, 2009.
VERIFY YOUR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS ONLINE
You can look up the hours the state has recorded for you by visiting:
www.cis.state.mi.us/bcsc/coned
Bookmark this site on your computer for
future reference!
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