July 2006 - Northeastern Michigan Board of REALTORS
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July 2006 - Northeastern Michigan Board of REALTORS
Northeastern Michigan Board of REALTORS® JULY 2006 CONNECTIONS WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS Website: www.ProHomeSellers.com Larry Morse Dunbar-Bell & Associates Larry Short All Star Real Estate Con-Ed Class, September 29, 2006 2006 DATES TO REMEMBER September 14 Joedy Patrick of The Institute, The Source for Continuing Education, LLC, will be instructing a con-ed 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. Certified Residential Specialist (CRS ) Class u UPCOMING EVENTS August 8, 2006 New Member Orientation September 29, 2006 Con-Ed Class October 24, 2006 New Member Orientation November 6-7, 2006 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. More details to follow. 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] JULY 2006 Board Officer Positions 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 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. Northeastern Board CONNECTIONS 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. “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. 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! 2 Page [ 2 ] JULY 2006 The Power of Your REALTOR® Brand Did you know that as a member of the REALTOR® Association you have an asset that is valued at over $4,500 annually? And that consumer research shows this asset is becoming a widely recognizable symbol of a REALTOR’S® honesty, integrity, commitment and professionalism with consumers? Visit the following websites for important information and services provided by the National Association of REALTORS® and the Michigan Association of REALTORS®: The REALTOR® brand is an important marketing tool and identity point that as a member, you should be taking full advantage of. Remember to wear your REALTOR® pin, add the REALTOR® R to your business cards, website, and flyers, and place the REALTOR® R on your buildings. Take full advantage of the remarkable levels of awareness the Public Awareness Campaign delivers and the quality and value the public believes they can count on when they do business with a REALTOR®. Affiliate Members www.mirealtors.com (MAR) www.realtor.org (NAR) 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 Please be sure that the Board Office has contact information for all locations of your business. We have been notified that some affiliates (banks, title companies, home inspectors, etc.) are not receiving information from the board. We might have the contact information for the main office but it may not get disseminated from there. Please feel free to supply the Board with additional contact information. NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION An orientation class has been scheduled for August 8, 2006 at the Hale United Methodist Church. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with class starting at 9:00 a.m. and concluding at 5:00 p.m. All members are required to attend the orientation class. A lot of useful information is disseminated during this class and it is especially important for new members to attend. Contact the Board Office to register. Manufactured Housing Institute www.manufacturedhousing.org Northeastern Board CONNECTIONS 3 Page [ 3 ] JULY 2006 Northeastern Board Golf Outing Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 10, 2006. The 12th annual golf outing (scramble-type event) will start with registration at 3:30 p.m. and tee off at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $21 per person (includes golf, cart, and dinner) or $8 for dinner (non-golfers). Dinner immediately following (approximately 7:00 p.m.). There will be door prizes and lots of fun--get a team together (or we can form teams) and join us for a fun-filled evening!! More details to follow. If you would like to donate door prizes/cash for the outing, please contact the Board Office. On-Line Con-Ed Available For those of you wishing to complete your con-ed on-line, you may do this by going to the Board’s website, www.prohomesellers.com and clicking the “on-line con-ed” link that is located on the left side of the page. Follow the instructions from that link. We are working with Jack Miedema of Great Lakes Realty Systems, Inc. to bring this service to you. Implementation of MLS Fines The Board of Directors appointed a Procedures/Guidelines Task Force to review some areas of concern: Reports of lack of professionalism Violations of advertising laws MLS violations/disregard for data entry The task force held discussions concerning the three areas of concerns and will be presenting their ideas at the next broker meeting (time/date TBD). They did recommend to the Board of Directors that the Board begin imposing fines relating to incorrect/incomplete data that is outlined in the MLS Rules and Regulations. The task force will be working with the MLS committee to clarify what will result in fines. They recommended a start date of October 1, 2006 to begin imposing fines. Any questions may be directed to the Board of Directors. YEAR-TO-DATE MLS STATISTICS YTD 2006 VS YTD 2005 MONTHLY MLS STATISTICS JUNE 2006 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AVAILABLE 2006 - # 1503 2005 - # 1336 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AVAILABLE 2006 - # 1503 2005 - # 1336 AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL SELLING PRICE 2006 - $99,130 2005 - $95,626 AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL SELLING PRICE 2006 - $109,337 2005 - $110,475 VOLUME RESIDENTIAL SALES 2006 - $34,497,176 2005 - $39,684,930 VOLUME RESIDENTIAL SALES 2006 - $8,200,243 2005 - $9,279,889 RESIDENTIAL SOLDS 2006 - # 348 2005 - # 415 Northeastern Board CONNECTIONS RESIDENTIAL SOLDS 2006 - # 75 2005 - # 84 4 Page [ 4 ] JULY 2006 STATE DEER MANAGEMENT CHANGES The Natural Resources Commission voted to approve several proposals for deer management in 2006. Plus additional quotas for the areas open for antlerless licenses will be decided at their July meeting. Some of the changes will be: 1. No more than three antlerless licenses may be bought by an individual statewide. 2. Antlerless licenses in the northern portion of the lower peninsula and in the upper peninsula may not be used on parcels of land less than 40 acres. Although the TB Zone and the southern part of the lower peninsula would not have to meet this acreage requirement of antlerless licenses. 3. Fourteen zone units will have no private or public land antlerless licenses available. 4. Eighteen counties in the state will have no public land antlerless licenses available. 5. All of the modified zone areas for Bovine TB will have a late antlerless season available. WINDMILLS Senate Bill 803, introduced by Senator Janson Allen (R-Traverse City), would change the General Property Tax Act to specify that a “wind energy system” is to be personal property for taxes. Under the General Property Tax Act, alternative energy personal property is exempt from taxation through 2012. A “wind energy system” would include a wind turbine, an electrical generator, a control system, an inverter and a tower that uses moving air to produce power. This bill just reported out of the House Tech and Energy Committee and is waiting floor action. NATIONAL CLEAN WATER ACT The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on June 20, 2006 regarding the Clean Water Act. The decisions in two cases, involving the scope of federal jurisdiction over wetlands located on private property. In Raponas vs. United States and Carabell vs. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Act prohibits the discharge of dredged or fill material into “navigable waters” without a permit. The Act defines “navigable waters” as “the waters of the United States, including territorial seas.” To bring a wetland under federal regulatory jurisdiction it must be shown that: 1. The adjacent water is relatively a permanent body of water like a river, ocean, lake or stream. 2. The wetland has a continuous surface connection with the water, but it is difficult to determine where the “water” ends and the “wetland begins.” Concurring in the judgment to reverse the Sixth Circuit, one Justice wrote his own separate opinion. Northeastern Board CONNECTIONS 5 Page [ 5 ] JULY 2006 Northeastern Board CONNECTIONS 6 Page [ 6 ]
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