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MESSAGE FROM YOU CEO
SANDY KRUEGER
 MLS APPOINTMENTS WILL HAVE A NEW LOOK ON JUNE 4TH
The Staten Island Multiple Listing Service, Inc. and ShowingTime www.showingtime.com have entered into an agreement to provide listing appointment services to Staten Island MLS users beginning June 4th through the ShowingTime Appointment Center and ShowingAssist services. We are working to assure a smooth transition from current partner, CSS, to ShowingTime. CSS will continue to provide appointment services up to the transition date.
ShowingTime will provide an enhanced appointment service with up-to-date technology that will provide you a more flexible solution to managing your appointments, feedback and reporting. ShowingTime will be providing a series of online webinars during May to familiarize MLS subscribers with the service (schedule will be announced) and will be scheduling on-site training during the week of June 4th.
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MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
RALLY TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN DREAM 
GEORGIANNA DIAZ
Your SIBOR leadership will be joining thousands of Realtors from across the nation for NAR's Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, D.C, May 14-19, 2012. We will have the opportunity to exercise the most fundamental right granted by the Constitution; "The right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." These are not grievances in the traditional definition, but are requests to address issues of critical importance for the future of the real estate industry.
Several of your colleagues will be attending this important event to represent the Staten Island Board of Realtors including myself, president-elect Traci Cangiano, secretary/treasurer Laird Klein, CEO Sandy Krueger, NAR Global Business Committee member Sari Kingsley, NAR RPAC Trustee George K. Wonica, NAR Land Use, Property Rights & Environmental Committee member George S. Wonica, NAR Commercial Committee member Dawn Carpenter, and Liaison to Congressman Michael Grimm John Vernazza. We will be meeting with Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Grimm to discuss industry issues, public policy, and local concerns.
Although thousands of REALTORS® attend the Midyear meetings, this year that's not enough. With the challenges facing real estate and home ownership, we are also having the REALTOR® Rally to Protect the American Dream at the Washington Monument on the National Mall. This rally will show our elected officials that no one cares more about revitalizing the real estate market than REALTORS®.
In addition to a large turnout at the Washington Monument, members can share their support for the Rally online beginning May 16th at realtorrally.org. Read more...
We will be attending other meetings and the trade show throughout the week. We will also be meeting with SIBOR vendors. I'll report on the meetings in a future newsletter.
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SIBOR BROKER/AGENT ROUNDTABLE
June 5, 2012
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SIBOR CALENDAR
Mark The Date
May
5/14-19 NAR Mid-Year Legislative Meetings & Expo,
Washington, D.C.
5/23 Executive Committee
5/24 SIBOR Board of Directors, 9:30am
5/28 SIBOR Closed - Memorial Day
June
6/2 ACS 'Relay For Life' Wagner College
6/4 SHOWINGTIME GOES LIVE
6/5 Roundtable 'Breakfast of Knowledge' 9am - 12:00pm
6/7 Orientation, 9am - 5pm
6/12 Lobby Day, Albany
6/13 Mixer, 5pm - 7pm, Marina Cafe
6/18 SIMLS Board of Directors, 9:30am
6/18 Executive Committee, 6pm
6/19 SIBOR Board of Directors, 9:30am
July
7/3 Roundtable 'Breakfast of Knowledge
7/4 SIBOR Closed - Independence Day
7/10 SIMLS Board of Directors, 9:30am
7/11 Mixer, 5pm-7pm, Marina Cafe
7/17 SIBOR Board of Directors, 9:30am
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NEW YORK STATE AND STATEN ISLAND
HOUSING STATS
STRONGEST START SINCE 2008
The New York State housing market posted its strongest start in five years with first quarter sales reaching the highest level since the first quarter of 2008, according to preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS. The statewide median sales price fell compared to the first quarter of 2011, but increased from the previous quarter.
"Strong affordability factors, improving consumer confidence and a mild winter increased buyer activity in the first quarter of the year as evidenced by our strongest start to the year since 2008," said Duncan R. MacKenzie, NYSAR chief executive officer. "It is an encouraging sign," he added, noting that the first quarter sales total of 14,408 was the highest since the 15,374 sales closed in the 2008 first quarter.
"A recent report by the Siena Research Institute found that New Yorker's confidence in the housing market reached a two-year high in the first quarter," said MacKenzie. He noted that the survey also found the Empire State residents believe it is a "great time to buy" and that they have an improved outlook regarding the housing market.
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Article courtesy of the New York State Association of REALTORS®
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REALTOR EDUCATION
REALTORS® CODE OF ETHICS TRAINING
 Code of Ethics training is a requirement of the National Association of REALTORS® every four years.
The Code of Ethics sets forth standards of conduct and professional integrity that are the hallmarks of the REALTOR® profession.
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Realtor Mandatory Ethics Training for third cycle - Deadline 12/31/12
As a member of the Staten Island Board of Realtors® you are also a member of the National Association of Realtors, which requires that every Realtor attend a minimum of 2.5 hours of ethics training every 4 years. The 4 year cycle we are in now is 1/1/09 to 12/31/12. The deadline is fast approaching.
If you have not satisfied your ethics training requirement, NAR offers its members a free online course to satisfy your Mandatory Ethics training requirement needed by 12/31/12, however, it is not approved for NYS CE credit toward your license. |
REAL ESTATE LEGAL
FORECLOSURES; A TALE OF 2 LEGAL SYSTEMS
Trends in serious delinquencies and foreclosures continue to be a tale of two legal systems.
According to loan data aggregator CoreLogic, in the 24 states where courts handle the foreclosure process, 13 saw foreclosure inventory rates increase in March when compared to a year ago. In contrast, the percentage of homes in the foreclosure process during March posted annual increases in only three of 26 nonjudicial foreclosure states.
The picture was much the same for serious delinquencies of 90 days or more -- 15 of 24 judicial foreclosure states saw an annual increase in serious delinquency rates during March, compared with just five of 26 nonjudicial foreclosure states. |
REALTOR TECHNOLOGY
NYSAR MEMBER BENEFITS
 NYSAR offers several Technology Solution Tools for you,
its member.
Accelerate your business instantly with MongoFAX; a tool that empowers all New York State REALTORS to instantly fax paper-based documents.
Learn about the Guardly Safety App that helps you stay safe wherever you are
Check out DNCQuickcheck, a comprehensive Internet-based service that addresses all of the Do Not Call regulatory requirements to ensure that you are in compliance and avoid fines.
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Article courtesy of the New York State Association of REALTORS® |
NYSAR NEWS
US RENTERS' HOMEOWNERSHIP SENTIMENT IMPROVES
According to national homebuilder PulteGroup, Inc., 60 percent of renters who plan to purchase a home in the future have increased their intent to do so compared to a year ago, as indicated by the results of the recent PutleGroup Home Index (PGHI) survey. Among this group, 61 percent said they intend to purchase a home within the next two years.
Among the top reasons given for their increased in interest to buy a home, renters said they like being able to call themselves homeowners, they believe it is a good financial investment and they need more space for their family/kids. Read more...
Article courtesy of the New York State Association of REALTORS® |
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FREDDIE MAC TO ELIMINATE FEE ON DEEPLY UNDERWATER LOAN REFIS
In the latest bid to help homeowners hit by the housing crash, Freddie Mac, the U.S.-supported mortgage giant, is set to drop a fee associated with refinancing deeply underwater loans.
The firm plans to eliminate a fee of 0.5 percentage point, called a "cash adjustor," on loans refinanced under the Home Affordable Refinance Program with balances greater than 125% of the property's value, said Paul Mullings, a senior vice president at Freddie Mac. He spoke at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference on Monday.
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Article courtesy of the The Wall Street Journal |
REAL ESTATE VIEWS
10 QUIRKY HOMES
When hippies retire among the waves of baby boomers, where do they hang up their tie-dye? Because not everyone wants a condo on a golf course in Hilton Head, or fits the Florida lifestyle where mall walking is a daily form of exercise.
Not that there is anything wrong with either of those, but perhaps the answer for anti-establishment types is an offbeat home. A dwelling that fits so seamlessly into the landscape -- unlike its occupants, maybe -- it's tough to tell it's there.
Whether the brainchild of an artist, architect or just someone with a penchant for unusual design, we rounded up some of the most unusual examples of offbeat real estate, with homes that vary from a grass-covered dune to a rotating dome.
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Article courtesy of Inman News |
TOPICAL NEWS
MAY IS NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY MONTH
 May is National Electrical Safety Month and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is marking it by reminding the public to be aware of the risks associated with the use of electricity, and providing safety tips and information to assist individuals in taking steps to reduce the risk of home electrical fires.
Electrical failures or malfunctions were factors in an estimated 46,500 home structure fires reported to U.S. fire departments in 2010, accounting for 13 percent of reported home fires. These fires resulted in 420 deaths, 1,520 injuries and $1.5 billion in direct property damage, according to the NFPA Home Electrical Fires Report.
According to Lorrain Carli, NFPA's vice president of communications, "The risk of electrical fire may not always be on your mind, but it probably should be - there are actions that can be taken to eliminate electrical hazards in your household and safety guidelines that can be followed to reduce the chances of having a home electrical fire."
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