Postal Porter, the program that delivers email to all Bay.FLRealtor.net email subscribers is running an update program. It has been running since 5:00am. We do not have an estimate on how much longer before the email program is delivering email again. We will keep you posted. Don Cornelius
CCIM, Certified Commercial Investment Member® There is a CCIM course titled, "CI INTR - Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis" being offered in Ft. Walton on August 24 & 25. For more information click here. Don Cornelius
"That's REALTOR® to you, Buddy!" Please remember that REALTOR® is a trademark. You must always use uppercase and include the ®. Also, the most correct usage would be "Don Cornelius, REALTOR®". NOT something like, "The best REALTOR® in town", "Your REALTOR®..." or "The REALTOR®..." Go to www.realtor.org and search for "trademark" to find all the rules on using the trademark correctly AND how NOT to use it. Don Cornelius
THE PANAMA CITY ENGINEERING DIVISION will supply flood data on property located within the city limits. You may request such information by telephone (850) 872-3015, by fax (850) 872-3077, by letter, or by visiting the office located at City Hall, 9 Harrison Avenue, Room 206. Additionally, copies of elevation certificates for buildings contructed within Panama City since 1992 can be obtained in the Bay County Builders Services office at 640 Mulberry Avenue. You can contact that office by telephone at (850) 784-4039 or by fax at (850) 874-6110. A collection of documents pertaining to the National Flood Insurance Program is also available for public use at the Bay County Library.
Proposed NEW Name for Same OLD subareas! For a very long time our Subareas have been the same as they are today. The Metes & Bounds description of the areas can be viewed in the Forum. In the very old days we distributed the MLS in book form and in the front of the book was both the metes & bounds AND a map. It was a terrible looking map but still gave everyone a visual representation of the subareas. We have a very simple drawing of the maps. Please view them here. As City Limits have moved since our subareas were last drawn in March of 1991 our users have become confused about which subarea their listings may be in. The MLS Committee requested that we remove city names from the Subarea names in an effort to remind us all that a sub area does not follow changing city limits. This has been accomplished. The best way to see the Subareas on a map is to use the Overlay Options when you are looking at the List-It Map. Questions? Call us or come to class. Don Cornelius, MLS Director
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleased to be able to bring in Neil Osborne in for 2 special CE Credit courses dealing with commercial real estate. He has taught over 400 classes for State REALTOR® Conferences, CCIM Chapters and local real estate associations.
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| MLS 101 - Tuesday August 15 MLS 101 Class...If you have not been to an MLS 101 Class in over a year then please try to come. BROKERS send your Administrative Assistants. Come see the new Media Center in the Large Room. We have an projector hanging from the ceiling. (This makes it possible to have more tables up front.) We also have a 42" Plasma screen in the back so that a full class would have a closer display in the back! |
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| MLS Power Tools - Tuesday August 22 MLS Power Tools Class...It just doesn't get any more exciting than this! Power Tools! Even the name makes your heart rate increase. The things we try to teach in you this class are the difference between doing things the hard way or the easy way. Finding matching homes for your customer or coming up empty handed. Making a sale or eating crackers and ketchup. BROKERS send your Administrative Assistants. |
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CORE LAW – FRIDAY AUGUST 18 – SIGN UP NOW! Core Law Course will be held Friday August 18, 2006 from 9:00am-12:00pm at the Association Office. The instructor is Brian Keifer with Kiefer Real Estate School.This is a FREE CLASS as long as you are PRE-REGISTERED. Cost will be $20 (non-refundable) at the door for those who are not PRE-REGISTERED. If for any reason you may need to cancel after registration please call the Association Office to avoid a $20 “No Show” registration fee. – Elaine Clay, Education Director,JoAnn Revell, Career Development Chairperson. |
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CODE OF ETHICS – FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2006
1:00PM-4:00PM This is the NAR Quadrennial Ethics Course. All those who have not taken the Code of Ethics on www.realtor.org or attended one of our courses since 01/01/05 still must satisfy this requirement in order to retain your REALTOR® Membership. Please take advantage of the FREE convenient way of satisfying this requirement. This is the last session that is scheduled for 2006 at Bay County Association of REALTORS®. If for any reason you have signed up for the Code of Ethics; who have attended New Member Orientation since 01/01/05 have already satisfied their NAR requirements. – Elaine Clay, Education Director |
The Leadership Class is collecting donations for Covenant Hospice and the Rescue Mission- we are taking movies (vcr and dvd, pg rated and g rated) for Covenant Hospice for caretakers and patients; for the Rescue Mission, we are collecting Hurricane supplies (batteries, flashlights, tarps, etc) and money to help re-build their supply in case of a storm- most of their supplies were used last year (imagine that...) and their population increases dramatically when we have an evacuation! Jan Cox 814-2252
Copyright!! MLS Listings and Entire Database. Generally speaking anything that you think up and write into the text fields of the MLS you would have the copyright on. The photographs are also considered to be the copyright of the person who took the photo. The database as a whole is copyrighted by BCAR. When you enter a listing into the MLS you have the option to Clone the listing. You would get copyrighted material, including the photos if you select that option. You should either get the permission of the last listing agent/broker OR delete the photos and erase the text that was entered by the agent. Use your own imagination to describe your offering. Take your own photos. (And for goodness sake, measure the rooms and figure sqft yourself!)
CONTINUING EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENT- CIPS THEATER COURSES
The Emerald Coast Association is sponsoring two CIPS theater courses-"The Middle East and Africa & International Real Estate" on Wednesday, August 9, and "Europe and International Real Estate" on Thursday, August 10. Both classes are from 8:00am-5:00pm, and each class is $150. Instructor is Tony Macaluso,ABR,CIPS,CRB,CRS,GRI. Location: Emerald Coast Association of REALTORS®10 Hollywood Blvd, SE, Fort Walton Beach, Florida. For registration you may contact the Emerald Coast Association at 850-243-6145. Elaine Clay,Education Director, Jo Ann Revell, Career Development Chariperson.
45 Hour Post Licensing - August 2006 - Registration Is Now Closed
45 Hour Post Licensing - August 2006 - Registration Is Now Closed
45 Hour Post Licensing Course is scheduled for August 21,22,23,24,25 from 8:00am-5:00pm at the Association Office. The cost is $75 for members and $150 for non-members.– Elaine Clay, Education
TO ALL BROKERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS: NEW MEMBER SIGN UP
Applications can be downloaded from http://bay.flrealtor.net for your new agents to fill out and bring with them. The hours for New Applicants will be Monday through Wednesday mornings by appointment at the Association Office. Please call Willie at 763-8078 who will be able to set up an appointment time for you.
Linda McDonald - Membership Director
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