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| Elections for 2012 DAR Officers and Directors
Nominations Open until July 3, 2011
| The Board of Directors has three positions becoming vacant next year. DAR will be electing a new Treasurer and a President-elect. If you know someone who would be interested in running for one of these positions please have them fill out and submit the candidate application forms.
Candidate For Officer or Director Form
Code of Conduct For Officer or Director
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| Second Half Dues are Due
By July 1, 2011
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Dues statements for the second half of the year were emailed to each member on June 2. This billing is email only so we ask that you pay attention to all emails from DAR. DAR WILL NOT BE WAIVING LATE PAYMENT FEES.For your convenience, you may pay your dues on line at the Delta Association of Realtors Website. Go to the "Members Only" tab and under the drop down menu, click on "My Account." You will need to enter your NRDS number and your password to access. Call us at 925-757-8283 if you need help. |
| Duane Gomer and Continuing Ed
Come To DAR on Thursday
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Get your CE courses here!
Registration Form Here
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| Short Sales
What Could Possibly Go Wrong
| | Sign Up for a class being conducted by Attorney Christopher Hanson in association with Real Estate Risk Management, Inc. on Friday June 24th. 12 noon until 1:00 pm. Call the DAR office 757-8283.
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| Board Meetings Are Open
ALL DAR Members Should Be Aware
| The Delta Association of Realtors Board of Directors meet in the board room at noon on the last Wednesday of each month. These meetings are open to all members. President Ralph Garrow wants you to know that If you want to visit and observe please do so. He tries to keep the meeting to no longer than one and one half hours.
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| Education and Professional Development
What Topics Should DAR Seek?
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DAR is constantly looking for quality education courses for delivery to our members. Maybe you've got an idea for a class that we should be offering. Send your thoughts to us or to Education Committee Chair James Britto.
Contact: Tonia@Deltaaor.com.
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| Delta Realtors Community Service Foundation
Doing Big Things
| Two very important events on the horizon.
Delta Harvest Run on Sunday, September 11. Mark your Calendar - Save the Date for an exciting family event starting at the Streets of Brentwood.
Third Annual Rocktoberfest is set for Saturday, October 8 at 5:00 pm. Cedar Creek Stables in Brentwood. Two bands, food and beverages. Mark your calendar- Save the Date. More Information
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| You Be The Judge
Test Your Ethics Awareness
| Case # 12-20 USE of "MLS" in URL (adopted November, 2007)
The following new Case Interpretation illustrates Article 12 and Standard of Practice 12-10.
REALTOR® A, a residential broker in a major metropolitan city, spent several weeks each year in his cabin in the north woods where he planned to retire one day. Even while at home in the city, REALTOR® A stayed abreast of local news, events, and especially the local real estate market by subscribing to the print and on-line editions of the local newspaper. He also bookmarked a number of north woods brokers' websites to stay current with the market and to watch for potential investment opportunities.
One evening while surfing the Internet, REALTOR® A came across a URL he was unfamiliar with - northwoodsandlakesmls.com. REALTOR® A was pleased to see the MLS serving the area where he vacationed for so many years had created a publicly-accessible website. Clicking on the link, he was surprised to find that the website he was connected with was not an MLS's website but instead was REALTOR® Z's company website. Having had prior dealings with REALTOR® Z, REALTOR® A spent some time carefully scrutinizing the website. He noted, among other things, that the name of REALTOR® Z's firm did not include the letters MLS.
REALTOR® A sent an e-mail to the association's executive officer asking whether REALTOR® Z had been authorized by the association to use the URL northwoodsandlakesmls.com and whether the association felt it presented a true picture as required by Article 12 of the Code of Ethics. The association executive responded that their association did not assign, review, or approve URLs used by their members, but added that if REALTOR A felt a possible violation of the Code of Ethics had occurred, the appropriate step was to file an ethics complaint. REALTOR® A did just that, alleging in his complaint that when he clicked on what appeared to be a real estate-related URL that included the letters "MLS" he expected to be connected with a website operated by a multiple listing service. He stated he felt that REALTOR® Z's URL was deceptive and did not meet Article 12's true picture test.
At the hearing, REALTOR® Z defended his URL on a number of grounds including the fact that he was a participant in good standing in the MLS and that he was authorized under the MLS's rules to display other participants' listings on his website. "If I used 'MLS' in the name of my firm, I could see how that might be perceived as something less than a true picture," he argued, "but by simply using MLS in my URL I am telling consumers that they can get MLS-provided information about properties in the north woods from me. What could be truer than that?" What was the panel's decision |
| Broker Survey Initiated
Attention Office Managers and Designated Realtors
| The association has developed a questionnaire that will be mailed to you this week. It is important for the DAR leadership to have your input on this survey. We are asking that you will take the time to answer the questions and return the survey to us.
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The Purpose of the Delta Association of REALTORS is to support and enhance the professionalism and success of its members. John Bedford, CEO
Delta Association of REALTORS
Call us at (925) 757-8283
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