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What’s a VOW? What’s a Webinar?

February 11, 2009
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You may have heard about this little antitrust lawsuit against NAR regarding its VOW policy. The case was officially settled in November, and the settlement required that all REALTOR-owned MLSs adopt the new VOW policy and rules no later than February 15.
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If it quacks like an ad

February 6, 2009
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While RELRA and the regulations of the State Real Estate Commission make no differentiation between electronic and non-electronic advertising, the Commission has adopted a somewhat more restrictive "Guideline" suggesting additional disclosures for online ads.
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Habitat for Humanity founder passes away

February 4, 2009
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Habitat for Humanity founder passes away

Founder of Habitat for Humanity, Millard Fuller, has passed away.
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Read all about it

January 28, 2009
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While NAR has billions and billions of pieces of information on its site, I’m going to focus here just on a section of their site called the Library.
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CYD: Covering Your Data

January 21, 2009
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As technology marches ever forward, it has never been more important to protect your personal and financial data from those that would use it to harm you.
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Multiple offers? Now?

January 7, 2009
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“Why is NAR worried about changing the rules for multiple offers? Nobody sees multiple offers in a market like this one.”
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Short sales…Long transactions

January 1, 2009
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As we end 2008 and look back at this turbulent year, one of the defining terms of the year has to be "Short Sale." Nobody is happy that many homeowners have found themselves in a position to need to sell their homes for less than their outstanding mortgage debt, but at the same time,...
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Changes to 2009 Code of Ethics

December 17, 2008
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For the first time in several years, 2009 brings only minor changes to the NAR Code of Ethics. A summary of changes to the Code and related procedures, along with a copy of the 2009 Code of Ethics (effective January 1, 2009) has been posted to the PAR Web site. There is only one change...
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All I really needed to know about customer service I learned in a deli

December 12, 2008
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All I really needed to know about customer service I learned in a deli

In a “prior life” I was the co-owner/operator of a deli and catering business. One of the lessons I still carry with me is that good customer service is giving customers what they ask for, while great customer service is giving the customer what they need.
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