Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS®
5405 Market Street, Youngstown, OH  44512
Phone 330-788-7026  Fax 330-788-4329

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SECTION 2 (C) OF THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO SELL AGREEMENT - Due to the changes with the Agency Compliance Laws, we have been advised by OAR to inform our membership that the line that reads, “Owner acknowledges a receipt of an Agency Disclosure Form” on the CRIS Exclusive Right to Sell Agreement 2 (c), should be crossed out and initialed by both the agent and the seller. Once our current supply is depleted, a new order will be placed with this correction and available for purchase from your local CRIS board. 

OHIO ALLIANCE - CRIS has begun to share MLS data with Wayne-Holmes through the Ohio Alliance website, creating a vehicle that will hopefully promote the spirit of cooperation in our region and give you more access to MLS data as the future unfolds.  The Ohio Alliance website can be accessed from the "links" option off the CRIS main menu under the "MLS Links" selection or click this link.  Then select the Login Button labeled "Ohio Login", and then select CRIS and enter your MLS ID and Password.  

RAPATTONI "PALM" SITE up and running. The site should work from any web enabled phone as well as any personal computer Internet browser. Your normal login and password will provide access to the site. The URL is http://crismls.rapmls.com/palm
Support for the site is available from Rapattoni support at 1-866-730-7114 or mls@rapattoni.com

Links to Ohio Legal Library, Agency Q&A, Company Agency Policy Introduction and OAR's White Paper on Arbitration, Procuring Cause and Commission Entitlement


SB 106 ... Agency law changes Jan. 1, 2005
Agency Compliance Manual, 2005 is available online

Beginning Jan. 1 several key areas of Ohio's real estate license law will be modified.  Foremost among these are several provisions that amend Ohio's agency laws.  The goal of these amendments is to streamline the current disclosure process, reduce the amount of paperwork given to buyers and sellers, and to provide the necessary information regarding agency in a format that is easier for the homebuying and selling public to understand.  For all pertinent information about the new agency law, click here. (ohiorealtors.org)

View Statement requirements, click here
Agency Disclosure Statement (pdf format)
Consumer Guide Samples (PDF Guides are INTERACTIVE), click here

 
OHIO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SOURCE - Ohio’s commercial and industrial real estate practitioners now have new, powerful marketing tool…one that delivers high-quality data, including: property listings, market information, sale/lease comparables, mapping and demographics. www.ohiocommercialsource.com

ONLINE OAR COURSES approved for credit on-line, more...

NOTICE  HUD Radon, Mold Notice Release to be included with all sales contracts, more...

Answers to Your National Do-Not-Call Registry Questions - prepared by NAR Legal Affairs, more....

Number Match, a Do Not Call Utility - Help protect yourself from costly mistakes, more....

REALTORS® Required to Complete Training on the Code of Ethics of the NAR - Effective Jan 1, 2001 through Dec 31, 2004 and for successive 4 year periods thereafter, more....

NAR Online COE Guidelines - Step by step "walk through" instructions on how to access, register for and navigate the online Code of Ethics courses, more....

HP's Solutions for Business - classes, templates, tips, guides, and tools to show you solutions for making technology work for your business, more....

OAR Technology Hotline number 1.866.478.TECH (8324)

Realtor.org's Top 20 Field Guides  What are other REALTORS® reading about?
 

SUPRA'S NEW KEYS & SERVICES - Which new key service is right for you?

The DisplayKEY?

   

...or the eKEY?

Starting January 1, 2005, a $50.00 Activation Fee will be added to all new Key leasings.

 

    ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

OAR courses approved for on-line education by Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing.  Take all 30-hours of real estate continuing education credit on-line, including Core Law, Civil Rights & Ethics.  Visit www.ohiorealtors.org for more info or to register... click on Professional Development and go on in!

 

 
NOTICE HUD Radon, Mold Notice Release to be included with all sales contracts HUD Issues Radon, Mold Notice Release Agreement  Click here for interactive PDF version
 

 

  Answers to Do-Not-Call Registry Questions


donotcall.gov

Read the answers to commonly asked questions about the federal do-not-call registry, prepared by the NAR Legal Affairs Department.   NAR "Do Not Call" Kit  Information to help you comply with the new Do Not Call Rules To order kit for $15.00 and have it delivered directly to you, call: 1-800-874-6500

Kit may also be ordered through and picked up at YCAR, call Tracy at 330-788-7026 $19.57 each, includes S&H

 

 

Number Match, a Do Not Call Utility:

Purchase Number Match

Help protect yourself from costly mistakes.

Telemarketers, including REALTORS®, MUST verify that the phone number you are calling is NOT on the DO NOT CALL list or face possible fines. According to the FTC, anyone who violates the Rule is subject to civil penalties of up to $11,000 per violation.  Consumers have registered more than 50 million phone numbers with the National Do Not Call registry. In the event of a violation, you need to show that you have a system to check the numbers you call. Don’t be without one! Purchase Number Match
 

 

REALTORS® Required to Complete Training on the Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Effective Jan 1, 2001 through Dec 31, 2004 and for successive 4 year periods thereafter...

This means that by December 31, 2004, all members of the Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS® must have completed the 3 hour CEU course “Ethics - The Measure of Professionalism”.  If you took this course through YCAR between 2001-2004 it is reflected in your NRDS membership record.  If you took this course through another association or entity, you need to send a copy of your course completion to the Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS® so your membership record can be so noted.

If an existing REALTOR® member has not yet taken this training, the association will offer 4 seminars this year to help you comply:

Still to come:

Friday, August 20

Thursday, November 18

If an existing REALTOR® member does not complete this ethics course by December 31, 2004, REALTOR® Membership will be suspended at the mandate of THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®!!

Call Joanna at 330-788-7026 to reserve a seat in an ethics course today!
Click for printable version of above information

 

 

NAR Online COE Guidelines Step by step "walk through" instructions on how to access, register for and navigate the online Code of Ethics courses.  Brokers: Download and print guide for your Associates!  Click COEonlineguide.pdf

 

 

 
OAR Technology Hotline number ... 1.866.478.TECH (8324).
 

 

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