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Upcoming Continuing
Education Classes
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Legal & Legislative
Update
Don
Martin
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
3 clock hours
Approved
Topic: A) Federal, state or local legislative issues.
$40 member/$50
non-member
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
Synopsis: This course
will enforce the education and knowledge of real estate licensees as to the
requirements of Maryland law in specific areas of day-to-day activities which
pose a significant legal risk to licensees; meets the mandatory requirement for
license renewal covering federal, state, and/or local law
updates.
Thursday, February 8, 2007 - Two
different classes all day! A free catered lunch will be provided to class
registrants from 12 pm - 1 pm by the Foote Title
Group.
Understanding Real Estate
Inspections
Connie
Fuksa
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
3 clock
hours
Approved Topic: F) Professional enhancement for practicing
licensees.
$40 member/$50 non-member
Additional $5 fee for
walk-ins
Synopsis: This course features discussions on home
inspections, termite inspections, well tests, septic tests as well as pitfalls
and issues that may occur during home inspections.
Appraisals, Title & Settlement
SNAFUs
Connie
Fuksa
1 - 4 pm
3 clock hours
Approved
Topic: F) Professional enhancement for practicing licensees.
$40 member/$50
non-member
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
Synopsis: This course
features discussions on title claims, title insurance underwriting issues as
well as the appraisal process and settlement SNAFUs.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
MD Code of Ethics
Sarah Guy
9:00 AM - 12:00
Noon
3 clock hours
Approved Topic: D) Real estate ethics or
professional standards
$40 member/$50 non-member
Additional $5 fee for
walk-ins
Synopsis: This course satisfies two requirements: 1) MD Code
of Ethics including flipping and predatory lending and 2) the membership
requirement of NAR that all REALTORS® must complete a course on the REALTOR®
Code of Ethics every four (4) years.
Click here
to see the rest of SMAR's Continuing Education Schedule.
To register you may
contact Hannah Sanders at 888-340-8727 or register online at the above
link.
2006 MLS
Statistics
SMAR has
posted revised sales and listing graphs on our website. The graphs show flat
sales and declining listings in Calvert, a sales up tick heading towards a
falling new listing curve in St Mary's and an encouraging crossing of the sales
curve with the new listing curve in Charles county. The graphs are based on the
data supplied by MRIS each month. SMAR makes the raw data files available as
well. Click here
to see what's available.
SMAR RPAC Outstanding
Recognition
At
Monday's Legislative Day (January 29) sponsored by the Maryland Association of
REALTORS®, SMAR members were recognized in three separate categories for their
outstanding commitment to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) and
for their commitment to protect real estate transactions, homeownership and
property rights. SMAR President Janet Ruttkay accepted the recognition plaques
for "Exceeding the 2006 RPAC Goal", "Local Association with the Highest Dollar
Percentage Over Goal" and "Association That Has the Greatest Per Capita
Participation with RPAC."
Using the Do Not
Disturb Feature
The homeowner "Do Not
Disturb" code (DND code) may be entered into the lockbox by a homeowner to
temporarily deny access to their home. When you or a homeowner use a DND code,
the lockbox key compartment is only accessible by the lockbox owner and their
team members. You do not need a SentriCard® to enable a Do Not Disturb
condition. Armed with the DND code for the lockbox, homeowners can turn it on
as needed. You may obtain the DND code for your lockbox by looking at the
Homeowner DND Code field on the Agent Default Lockbox Settings window of your
Sentrilock website.
On the lockbox's
keypad, press and hold the ENT key. This will "wake up" the lockbox. When the
lockbox keypad lights up, enter the following commands on the keypad: FUNC + 4 +
DND code + ENT. If the lockbox displays a steady DND light, you have enabled Do
Not Disturb. If you entered an incorrect code, the lockbox will flash the ERROR
light.
If the lockbox owner
or team members must access a lockbox that is in DND mode, please contact the
homeowner before entering the home.
Maryland Association of
REALTORS®
Presents
MAR TOWN MEETING
Monday,
February 12, 2007
11:30 am
- 3:00 pm - lunch included
Greenbelt Marriott, Greenbelt, Maryland
You know that
question that you have been yearning to ask MAR Leadership, well here's your
opportunity to do so! Come join your colleagues from Howard County, Greater
Capital Area and Prince George's Associations for an informal lunch and meet the
MAR Leadership and find out the answers to those questions. Whether it's a
legislative, legal, help me, or a when, or why question, this is the time and
place to get your answers. Don't let this opportunity slip away?.No question
will be left unanswered.
Register: This Town Meeting will include members
from Howard County, Greater Capital Area, Prince George's County and Southern
Maryland Associations. Space is limited to the first 165. To register call
Tera Swann at 301-870-2323 or 888-340-8727.
SentriLock Training Schedule
SentriLock Training is
mandatory and consists of a 20-minute video plus hands on demonstration. You
may call Ronnie Miles at 888-340-8727 to schedule for any one of the following
classes:
Wednesday, January
31st - 1:30
p.m.
Thursday, February 8th -
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 15th -
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 22nd -
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March
1st - 1:30
p.m.
Thursday, March
8th - 1:30
p.m.
Thursday, March
15th - 1:30
p.m.
Thursday, March
22nd - 1:30
p.m.
Thursday, March 29th -
1:30 p.m.
Download an order form, please
click
here.
Winter Coat Drive -
Ending Soon!!!
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You only have two days left to donate your old coats, scarves,
gloves & hats!! |
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The Community
Relations/CARE Award Committee of SMAR is sponsoring a Winter Coat Drive. Coats
and accessories are donated to the Children's Aid Society. Now through January
31, 2007, donate your coats, scarves, gloves and hats (must be clean and in good
condition) to one of the following locations: |
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