In the June 15 issue of the REALTOR Review that GBAR May 2012 Sales fell short of May 2011's totals, seemingly snapping our streak of 10 consecutive months of residential sales growth.

Since then, however, additional May sales of $172,000 were reported to our MLS, pushing our May 2012 Sales above that of May 2011, and extending our streak to 11 consecutive months of growth.  May Year-to-Date $ Sales volume and Units Sold are now up 20% and 24%, respectively.

Congratulations, GBAR Members!  You're on a roll!

 

On June 20th, GBAR's 23rd Annual J.S. Elliott Golf Tournament of Love was held at the Genegantslet Golf Club, and as usual, a great time was had by all.  80 Golfers, 20 Hole Sponsors, scores of door prize donors (and happy winners!), and over $3700 raised for the deserving kids at Camp Good Days and Special Times.

Here are some of our golfing stars:

Team Golf:

 

1st place:    Team NBT Bank

2nd place:  Team Realty USA #2

3rd place:   Team McKinney

 

Closest to the Pin/Longest Drive:

 

Women's Closest to the Pin:  Linda Dickinson

Men's Closest to the Pin:         Jim Cooke

 

Women's Longest Drive:         Teresa McKinney

Men's Longest Drive:                Bob Farrell

 

Skins:

 

Eagle at #5:        Team Kline

Birdie at #12:    Team Realty USA #1

Eagle at #16:      Team NBT

Eagle at #18:      Team Realty USA #2

 

GBAR should be proud of the fact that the J.S. Elliott Tournament is the longest running charity golf event for Camp Good Days.  And let's give a big round of applause to our hardworking Community Service Team who made it all happen!  See you next year!

July's Association Business Meeting and Luncheon will be held Wednesday, July 11 from 11:30 to 1:30 at Arnold Park, Shelter #3 in Vestal, and will be catered by Lupo's.  Attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from our three Board of Directors candidates,  Pat Kilts, Dawn Roessing and Karen Templeman. The Luncheon is generously sponsored by Chemung Canal Trust..  Please click here to view an event flyer, or email your reservation to realtor@gbingar.com, or call the Association Offices at 729-6285.    Please make your reservations by Friday, July 6.  We hope to see you there!

Patricia (Pat) Kilts has been a REALTOR® for nearly 30 years, first with Farrell Better Homes and Gardens, then Coldwell Banker, and more recently Realty USA. 

An active member of the Greater Binghamton Association of REALTORS®, she has served on a number of Association Committees, including Education, Bylaws, Finance, and Government Affairs.  In 2009, she was elected to the Association Board of Directors, in 2011 to the office of President-Elect, and in 2012 to the office of President.  Her focus has been the provision of excellent service to Association Members, and to ensure the Association is prepared to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving Real Estate industry.

Pat's business background has served her well in her many years in voluntary service.  As a strong advocate for children and education, she held many positions with the New York State and National Associations of Parents and Teachers, while also serving her local school district, Chenango Forks.

Pat was born, raised and presently resides in Broome County.  She is married with 4 grown children, 9 beautiful grandchildren and 2½ adorable great grandchildren.  

  

 

 

 

Hi, I am Dawn Roessing, am born and raised in Broome County.  I have been licensed since 1987, am an Associate Broker, GRI, Green designation. Currently I am Chair of the Trade Show Committee, active on Community Service Committee. I participate in the Toastmasters Chapter.  I am also a Wish grantor for Make A Wish of Central New York. I am looking forward to serving the Greater Binghamton Association of REALTORS, Inc. in moving forward.   I currently reside in Hillcrest with husband Bob, we have a daughter Renea and son in law Jeff and 3 very active grandchildren. 

 

 

 

Karen Templeman

 

• Licensed since 1990.
• Associate Broker
• Specializing in Residential sales and works at RealtyUSA.com
• Director for 4.5 years, currently chairperson for CPR. Served on and Chaired many committees over the past years.
• Realtor of the Year 2010
• Designations: ABR, CRS, GRI, e-PRO,GREEN,SRES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the 9th consecutive year, the GBAR Affiliate Council invites GBAR REALTOR Members to the Annual REALTOR Appreciation Event, to be held at the Mountain Top View on Thrusday, August 23, from 5 to 8 PM. This event never fails to be a good time had by all in attendance.  Please click here for a flyer and RSVP instructions.

Builder and consumer adoption of environmental sustainability is rapidly growing.  Earn your Green Designation by taking all three courses which will be offered here in our GBAR Association Offices on August 22, 23 and 29, and instructed by Randy Templeman.  

These courses have been generously sponsored by Robert Laman Jr. Construction, Southern Tier Mortgage Company, the Law Offices of Frederick R. Xlander, Jim Rollo State Farm Insurance, and Professional Home Inspection Service.   These sponsorships have allowed us to reduce our prices considerably - pay only $245 for all three courses, or $150 each if taken individually.   Non-Members pay $175 per class.

Click here for a flyer and registration instructions.  Registration MUST be done through NYSAR to secure your discount!

 

Here at the Association we receive a number of calls and "police" emails regarding the concerns with how listing data is input and verified.  We thought we'd use this forum to mention the most common concerns, in with the intention of both educating our Members and improving the effectiveness of our listing content. 

 

Today's Topic:  Owner's Name

 

Many agents are inputting "OWNER" instead of the actual owner's name when filling out the listing form.  Since the owner's name is not available on the public site, there is little risk if you put in the actual name.  Keep in mind, too, that if anyone clicks on the Property Condition Disclosure, the owner's name will be there anyway.   

       

Comments?   Click here to email Barry Arnold, EO.

As a reminder, your Association Dues and Fees billing for the second half of 2012 will be e-mailed to you at the end of May.  These dues and fees must be paid in order for you to remain an active Member of our Association and MLS and receive the Association services.

 

Please mark your calendar that by June 30, 2012, the following amounts must be paid either on-line or to your Principal Broker:

 

GBAR Dues           July-December           $173.50

GBAR MLS Fees   July-December            $295.00

 

Please Note:  You should have received your emailed  billing notice from me on May 30.  If you have not received your billing notice, please call the Association Offices at 729-6285.

 

Finally, now is the time to take care of any outstanding invoices that you have or your dues and fees payment cannot be accepted.

 

Thank you!

 

Barry Arnold, Executive Officer

 

Click here for the May, 2012 edition of our Monthly Statistics from 10K Marketing.  Please note - these statistics were compiled before the reporting of  additional May sales that kept our growth streak  alive!   Adjustments will be made in the June edition.

 

If you're looking for CE Credit, there's no better place than The CE Shop!  All New York CE courses are now offered with a 25% discount by using promotional code JULY4 through the end of July, and Pennsylvania courses are offered at a 25% discount using promotional code GBARINPA.

 

 Click here to visit The CE Shop and sign-up now! 

On September 13, Roseann Farrow will be instructing the CIPS course, "Global Real Estate; Local Markets" at our Association Offices in Johnson City.  Last year, foreign buyers invested more the $82 billion in U.S. residential real estate, paid $100,000 more on average than the overall U.S. median price, and over half paid all cash.  Want a piece of that?  Click here for more information and to register. 

 The Quadrennial Ethics period expires at the end of 2012 - each REALTOR must have taken a 3-hour Ethics course by then.  But don't worry!  If you have yet to satisfy this requirement, you can meet your requirement in two ways:

 

• CLASSROOM:  We've scheduled 3 more classroom Ethics courses in the coming months, to be instructed by Anne Schoonover.  The dates are August 1, October 9 and December 4, all at the Association Offices from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.  For more information and to register, click here.

 

• Team Trivia for the benefit of Lucy Singleton:  October  27 at the Relief Pitcher.

 

 

• Click here for information and to register for GRI 405 - Construction & Environmental Issues - October 23, conducted by Russ Romano.

For a full list of classroom offerings and registration instructions, click here.

If you plan to discontinue using your Supra Key or are leaving GBAR at the end of June......

You must turn in your Supra Active-Key & charger to the Association Office before June 26.   If the equipment is not returned by then, you will still owe the $105.62 Supra System Fee for July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 even if you are no longer using the KeyBox System or have discontinued GBAR Membership.  If Active Keys and chargers are not returned at all, Supra may bill up to $250 per item. 

If you are discontinuing use of the Supra Active Key or are not paying July's Supra invoice, you must also turn in all leased Keyboxes immediately.  You will be billed for as much as $95 per box for unreturned Boxes.

FYI

Supra sent invoices for Active-Keys on May 29th.  Payment are due on July 2nd and must be made directly to Supra Products.  If you did not receive an invoice please contact Supra directly.