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Association News, Government AffairsPAR Board approves new fee-based management service
The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® will be creating and operating an association management firm under the Strategic Plan following Wednesday’s board of directors meeting.
The board approved the service which establishes a fee-based PAR association management service that can assist local associations in delivering core services to members. These services could be offered to local Realtor® associations or associations unaffiliated with the Realtor® family.
The board approved the hiring of a professional consultant to organize a coordinated internal messaging program with local associations to promote the value of Realtor® membership.
Representative Dick Stevenson (R-Butler), who sponsored House Bill 398 to regulate appraisal management companies (AMC’s), spoke to PAR’s board of director’s regarding the recent passage of the bill. PAR worked together with Rep. Stevenson and the Appraisal Institute to forward this legislation. Rep. Stevenson was a certified general appraiser for more than 20 years and is a past president of the Greater Mercer County Board of Realtors®.
“I’m here to thank you. Without PAR, this bill would not have become a law. I hope this serves as a reminder to keep doing what you’re doing and support PAR,” said Rep. Stevenson.
Brian Hudson, Sr., executive director and chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PFHA), reviewed new PFHA programs for Realtors® to assist consumers. “I want to thank PA Realtors®,” said Hudson. “Without you, we would have no product to sell. We are looking forward to a fantastic 2012.”
Treasurer Ron Croushore reported a 2012 budgeted surplus of $7,700 which was approved the board. As of now, Croushore says there are no yearend budget projections.
The 2012 PAR board of directors were installed by Realtor® and 2016 NAR presidential candidate Jim Helsel.
In other business:
- The board announced the return of the Leadership PAR program with the 2012-2013 class to begin at the Spring Business Meetings. Applications must be completed and received by PAR no later March 1, 2012.
- The board approved the establishment of a “report card” that would rate existing agent evaluation systems to help members and consumers understand which systems use the best evaluation criteria designed to indentify agent professionalism and to develop informational programming around those criteria.
- The Realtors® Political Action Committee (RPAC) raised $25,600 at the Business meetings, surpassing their goal of $20,000.
- The board granted Realtor® Emeritus status for: James McGoey, Greater Erie; Ann Lewis and George Sailus, Greater Wilkes-Barre; George Andralis, Dolores Breisch, Michael Engle, Donald Frederick, Charles Inhoff, John Judd, Lloyd Kemmerer, John Monaghan, James Nolfa, Edward Sample, George Santoro, Gordon Schantz, Thomas Stupak, Peter Sukeena, George West, Richard Woodring, Jr., and John Yurconic, Lehigh Valley Association.
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Diana Dietz is the Multimedia Journalist at the PA Association of Realtors(R). |
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Jim, managing associations is what we already do, and do well in my estimation although I could be biased
By taking what we already do, and our economy of scale, we can offer those same services to outside, and inside the family entities, for revenue. Our services would have to be better and provide a value to both groups or they would not see the need to use them. This additional revenue then helps fund PAR and keeps your dues charged as low as possible. PAR’s dues have not raised recently as others have and this approach of looking for other sources of income is partly the reason. So is this management service something you will tangibly see day to day?? No. But it does help the association which in turn helps you the member and the dollars you pay.
Jim, the goal of the new management company is to create new and better services for members at the local level while taking advantage of the economy of scale that PAR can deliver. In other words, better value for your dues dollar.
Jackie – How in the world do you reach that conclusion? How will the creation of a fee-based management service benefit me, as a PAR member?
Jim McLane
These are exciting new changes that will benefit all of our members.