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VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1

January 2016

General Membership Meeting

February 16th

● January/February Calendar ~ Page 2

● Director’s Corner ~ Page 3

● NGLR update ~ Page 4

● A.E. Report ~ Page 5

www.cmiar.com

111 S. LANSING ST, MT. PLEASANT, MI 48858

PHONE: (989) 773-2564 | FAX: (989) 773-0193

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Website: www.cmiar.com

LORI RHYNARD—ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE

HOLLY BAXTER—ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Be sure to mark February 16th on your calendars! We

will be holding our General Membership Meeting on

that date. The PR Committee will host a service auction

during this meeting! Look for the sign up sheet coming

to your e-mail address. It will also be posted on the

website at cmiar.com/events.htm

JANUARY CALENDAR

1st CMAR office closed‐New Years! 4th Publicity & Public Rela ons Commi ee 9:00am 5th Educa on Commi ee 1:00pm 6th Membership Commi ee 8:30am MLS Advisory Commi ee 1:00pm 7th Banquet Commi ee 8:30am Strategic Planning Commi ee 1:00pm 8th Equal Opportunity Housing Commi ee 9:00am Building Commi ee 1:00pm 11th Professional Standards Commi ee 9:00am Technology Commi ee 1:00pm 12th BOD Mee ng 9:00am 13th Bylaws Commi ee 1:00pm 26th Leadership Retreat 9:00am‐3:00pm 27th Bylaws Commi ee 1:00pm 28th Legisla ve/Poli cal Affairs Commi ee 9:00am

FEBRUARY CALENDAR

1st Publicity and Public Rela ons Commi ee 9:00am 2nd Educa on Commi ee 9:00am 4th New Member Orienta on 10:00am‐3:30pm 9th BOD Mee ng 9:00am 11th Professional Standards Commi ee 1:00pm 16th General Membership Mee ng 8:30am 18th Standard Forms Commi ee 9:00am

MONTH SALES COMPARISONS

December

2014

December

2015

Units Sold 72 73

Average Sale $75,877 $105,569

Total $5,463,200 $7,706,593

Find Calendar of events and mee ngs any me on our website cmiar.com. Look for the

4TH QUARTER COMPARISONS

Oct‐Dec

2014

Oct‐Dec

2015

Units Sold 239 259

Average Sale $96,055 $96,298

Total $22,957,316 $24,941,426

CMAR Mission Statement

Central Michigan Associa on Of REALTORS® is dedicated to serving the community by preserving private property rights and providing educa onal, ethical, and professional services while holding the REALTOR® to a

high standard of accountability.

2015‐2016

Leadership

PRESIDENT Marci Browne

PRESIDENT ELECT Meredith Lo

PAST PRESIDENT

Jim Parsons

TREASURER Leslie Walton

SECRETARY

Ryan Anderson

DIRECTORS Dave Zamarron Randy Golden Lee Aldrich Paul Bigard Adam Vibber Jon Rhynard Vicki Cole

AFFILIATE DIRECTOR

Paul Alexander

WELCOME NEW AFFILIATE!

Update from December’s Board of Directors Meeting:

President’s Report: Marci Browne stated that she is very excited to be president and to start her term. She was proud of the banquet committee for how well the Christmas Banquet went. Many thanks also to the membership committee.

Recommendation from the AE to send Lori Rhynard and Marci Browne to Achieve 2016 in Dearborn, January 20-22. Motion: Alexander, Support: Lott. PASS.

Recommendation from the AE to send Lori Rhynard to AEI 2016 in San Antonio March 11-14. Motion: Parsons, Support: Lott. PASS.

Approval of 5 new members. Motion: Walton, Support: Lott. PASS.

Per the CMAR Bylaws, Marci recommended 2 REALTOR® members to fill her now vacant position for the remaining 1 year term. Barb Leonard and Vicki Cole were her recommendations. A paper ballot was taken and the BOD elected Vicki Cole to fill that position.

Motion to approve 2015/2016 committee list with changes. Motion: Parsons, Support: J Rhynard. PASS.

Directors Corner

For more complete minutes from the Board of Directors Mee ng, visit our website at cmiar.com/members/bodagendas.htm

WELCOME NEW AGENTS:

Barbara Hamp, Central Real Estate

Rene Pastotnik, Weichert, Realtors, Broadway Realty

For those of you who

haven’t heard, MLS

dues have been

reduced from $51.50

to $50 per month!

THANK YOU!

Our Warming Tents

during the Alma and Mt.

Pleasant parades received

$116.74 in dona ons!

These funds will go to the

Alma Salva on Army.

Update from the October Mee ng

NGLRMLS Bylaws/Update ‐ Mo on and support to direct GM (Kim Pon us) to contact NAR to discuss the model regional bylaws. GM feels they don’t accurately reflect how the NGLR MLS regional works so would like to have discussion with NAR as to how the NGLR MLS regional works. Mo on carried.

Ac ve Do Not Show ‐ will be eliminated on 1/1/2016. Mo on and support to change all Ac ve DNS to pending a er 12/31/15. A er discussion, mo on was amended and supported to move any Ac ve DNS to Ac ve a er 12/31/15. Mo on carried.

2013‐2016 RFP Review ‐ Mo on and support to approve RFP as wri en. Mo on carried.

Presenta ons by GLR and RealComp ‐ Mo on and support to have GM sign both agreements. Mo on carried.

Cloud CMA ‐ Mo on and support to turn on Cloud CMA. Mo on carried.

Dividend Payout ‐ Mo on made and supported to pay $50 per member prior to 11/30/15 based upon membership count as of 1/1/2015.

Making money NEVER

overrides common sense

and personal safety.

SHEILA N., APPLE VALLEY, CA

For more complete minutes, visit our website at cmiar.com/members/commi ee/nglrrepresenta ves.htm

MR Legal Lines – Question of the Month

W ith the help of McClelland & Anderson, we are taking the most recently asked questions from our legal hotline and putting them in

E-news. We will be featuring a different question each issue. QUESTION: I am a licensed salesperson selling my own home to a friend who is not working through an agent. Should I act as a dual agent or transaction coordinator in this transaction? ANSWER: You cannot act as either a dual agent or a transaction coordinator in this transaction. Either role requires you to serve as a "neutral" which you cannot do if you are one of the parties to the transaction. In other words, it would be impossible under these circumstances for you to represent both parties equally. You will need to act as a seller's agent and the buyer will be a customer without a principal/agency relationship. For more Legal Q&A, visit http://www.mirealtors.com/Legal-Resources

CMAR Vision Statement:

CMAR, a premier REALTORS® Association, provides focused educational opportunities, enriched

membership services, community involvement, and expansion of technology for its members and the public.

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From the December Report:

This past month (November) has been focused on preparing for the Annual Awards Banquet. November 30th was the last day of the fiscal year. We ended the year in a very posi ve posi on financially. I am also experiencing my first transi on in leadership, which has been a posi ve experience. I worked closely with the incoming President on our new commi ees and they are ready to present to the BOD. I had my first Ombudsman experience in November when I spoke with a seller complaining about his REALTOR. He told me his story and I asked him what he wanted me to do for him. In the end, I think he just felt be er talking to someone neutral. I hired a cleaning company to come in bi‐weekly and they started this week. Coming up: Office visits to correct or deliver awards Taking 5 days vaca on around Christmas holidays Holly and I con nue to work on physical files and

filing systems Holly is also working on a website overhaul Strategic Planning and Core Standards compliance

AE Report

For more from the AE Report presented at the Board of

Directors Mee ng, visit our website at cmiar.com/members/

bodagendas.htm

Whether you’ve been using Paragon for weeks or for years,

there’s always something new to learn. Here’s a quick

dbit you might not have known:

Did you know there is a link on our Paragon

homepage to a Town & Range map? Look

under the “Quick Links”. Town and Range are

required fields, so be sure to look it up using

the link provided.

MLS Tidbits

What’s new to cmiar.com?

In December we made some changes to

the Members por on of our website. You will no ce

that the Naviga on bar has fewer choices. The

missing items (CMAR Bylaws, Policy & Procedures,

Financial Policy, and NGLR MLS Policy & Procedures)

now have their own page en tled “Governing

Documents”.

Also in December, we have begun making changes

to the public facing website. Soon the Naviga on

bar will be completely different. Don’t worry, all the

same informa on will be available (plus some!), but

will simply be reorganized. Keep checking back to

see the changes.

TECHNOLOGY CORNER

If you have ques ons about our website, contact [email protected]

www.cmiar.com

NAR and zipLogix have entered into a

partnership to provide zipForm Plus® and

zipTMSTM as a member benefit at NO COST

to all NAR members.

Why is NAR doing this?

NAR wants to provide tools that help facilitate

transac ons for REALTORS® and their clients.

NAR’s goal has always been to keep the REALTOR®

at the center of the transac on, and this

partnership will help us support that role well into

the future.

I just purchased zipForm® Plus. Will I get a

refund?

Individual members who purchased zipForm® Plus

any me on or a er October 1, 2015, will receive a

prorated refund by calling zipLogix.

When will this member benefit begin?

This member benefit will be available in the first

quarter of 2016. Any member of an associa on

that is currently a zipLogix customer may begin

accessing the NAR Member Benefit Program as of

1/1/2016.

NAR and zipLogix Partnership

Find more informa on at h p://www.realtor.org/ar cles/

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