REALTORS® At The Capitol
Today, hundreds of REALTORS® will embark on a journey that will end at the state capitol building in Hartford. The REALTORS® At The Capitol event is organized each year by the Connecticut Association of REALTORS® (CAR) and is intended to allow REALTORS® to speak to legislators on the issues that are important to our industry. You can watch a brief video which explains the event in more detailed below. http://youtu.be/sFmP06HMJug This year items on the agenda include: Keeping the Recovery Moving SB 859: Banning Private Transfer Fees HB 6160: An Act Requiring Working Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Residential Buildings and Private Dwellings at the Time Title is Transferred SB 971: A Modern Method of Foreclosure HB Read more [...]
Important News from CAR: More Property Condition Disclosure Changes
The Connecticut Association of REALTORS® wanted to bring to your attention House Bill 5087, passed by the legislature, which changes the Property Condition Disclosure form. A summary is provided below. Although the original bill was supported by CAR, the Association could not support the final version (HB 5087). Following a public hearing on the original bill, the General Law Committee tacked-on new disclosure requirements that went beyond a “Working Group’s” recommendations. In particular, the new requirement for home sellers to respond to a question pertaining to hazardous substances was not in the Work Group’s recommendations. CAR expressed concerns that the wording was ambiguous and would invariably lead to arguments. It struggled Read more [...]More Reading:3 Things To Look Forward To From CTMLS in 2013 CTMLS Holiday Hours and Technical Support Information on the REALTOR® Property Resource and CTMLS Draft Agenda For 2012 Council of MLSs Conference CTMLS Chooses Not To Adopt RPR At This Time
CT REALTORS® Lending A Hand
Each year the Connecticut Association of REALTORS® awards scholarships to the well-deserving children of real estate industry professionals from throughout the state of Connecticut. This year is no different. In an effort to raise money to award the Raymond F. Gates Memorial Scholarship Fund, CAR holds an online auction. There is still time to bid on some great items that would make wonderful gifts for yourself or someone in your family while pitching in for a wonderful cause. You can browse the auction items here. There are a couple of weeks left to bid on these auction items and there are still a number of great auction items with no bids yet, which gives you a wonderful chance to get a great deal while contributing to this great Read more [...]
The Next Generation of CTMLS Is Coming To Your Neighborhood
Throughout the month of March and April I will be traveling throughout the state to visit our Service Centers in your neighborhoods to discuss some very exciting changes coming to the CTMLS. These events will last about 45 minutes with an additional 15 minutes at the end for questions. You can find the date for your Service Center here. If your Service Center is not listed and you would like it to be, please contact us and we will make every effort to schedule an event there as well. At these sessions will we be focusing on a handful of upcoming additions to your CTMLS membership including: CTReal.com: The official public facing website of CTMLS and the Connecticut Association of REALTORS®. The All-New CTMLS corporate site: This Read more [...]More Reading:Not Just Another CT Real Estate Blog Time To Pay Your CTMLS Fees VT and NH Listings Now Available In Data Co-Op 10 Common MLS Items You Might Need and Where To Find Them Access Walk Score From All Listings In MLXchange
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Apply For Up To $2,500 College Scholarship For Your Child
Once again this year, the Connecticut Association of REALTORS® is proud to present the Raymond F. Gates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship. These scholarships are awarded to children/step-children of active Connecticut REALTORS®, REALTOR-ASSOCIATES®, local Board/Association staff or CAR staff members for one year as of the application deadline. Application information can be found here. > Applicants can apply for ONE category. In order to help you decide which category is appropriate for you, the following are suggested guidelines: Academic Excellence Minimum B+ Grade Point Average Minimum 1200 Combined SAT Score (for tests taken prior to March 2005) or Minimum 1800 Combined SAT Score (for tests taken in March 2005 or later) Scholastic Read more [...]More Reading:How Can We Help You? CTMLS Holiday Hours CTMLS Holiday Hours You’re Invited: CTMLS Annual Meeting
What Do CT Real Estate Buyers Want?
In an effort to make our public search site, CTReal.com more responsive to the needs of our members and in turn the interests of your clients, we are working to develop a FAR more robust advanced search for the site. This search will allow visitors to CTReal.com to search for CT real estate by address, zip code, city and many other general features. The advanced search will also allow visitors to drill down even further and look for specific features that a home has to offer. For instance, if I were looking for a piece of CT real estate that had a swimming pool, I would be able to do that with the new advanced search. We want to make sure this new advanced search is responsive to your needs as a REALTOR® and that it reflects what Read more [...]More Reading:Is It For Real? Yes…It’s CTREAL 29 Things For This “Bonus” Day To Boost Your CT Real Estate Profile Five MLS Tools US Presidents Would’ve Used If They Were REALTORS® Walk Score Adds Neighborhood Intelligence To Your CT Real Estate Search Five Ways To Generate Leads From CTReal.com
Congrats! REALTOR® of the Year
Earlier this morning at the quarterly Board of Directors meeting for the Connecticut Association of REALTORS® the CAR REALTOR® of the Year Award was handed out. The CT Statewide MLS would like to congratulate Mary Ann Hebert of Bannon and Hebert Properties for being awarded this prestigious statewide award. Mary Ann was nominated by the Greater Waterbury Association of REALTORS® and was selected from a field of six other nominees from around the state. Among her many accomplishments as a member of the REALTOR® community, Mary Ann was a founding Director of the CT Statewide MLS and currently serves on the Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Greater Waterbury Board of Directors. She served as the President of the CTMLS Read more [...]More Reading:Statewide Statistics for Q3 2011 Sept. Sales Statistics
