June2014

D*G*L Board News JUNE, 2014

DIXIE-GILCHRIST-LEVY BOARD OF REALTORS

ISSUE ONE

"To be the voice of Real Estate in the Dixie/Gilchrist/Levy communities--while being educated in rules, codes and ethics--so we can better instill confidence, educate, and serve the local public while extending to one another professional courtesies."

May 13 Meeting Brings More Volunteers Impending passage of new mandatory core standards brings new faces to volunteer for the DGL Board of Realtors® A mass email from the board office warning all members about the implications of ignoring the proposed standards resulted in attendance of 20 members for the May 13 meeting.

The new core standards, which were later passed by the NAR Board of Directors, were explained and discussed in detail. Input from the group resulted in new ideas and ways to comply with the

standards in order to keep our local association in place.

Committee Volunteers See the included list of members volunteering on behalf of the association so that you will be able to continue to operate with the DGL organization.

Please get involved and volunteer YOUR time to do your part, as well. There are still open committee positions, and many hands will make lighter work.

Tee Shirts Several XL Realtor® logo tee shirts are still available free of charge through the office. These will be a

To contact Linda Merritt at Dixie Gilchrist Levy Board of Realtors

Watch for Our Upcoming Events See the additional article in this newsletter regarding the “Consumer Outreach” standard in which we must comply. It will require legwork from many additional members to make these events successful in order to qualify them and submit them for certification of compliance.

PO Box 2059 (4 W. Park Ave.) Chiefland, Florida 32644 Office: 352.493.9683 Fax: 877.469.5094 linda.merritt@dglmls.com valuable tool to bring the Realtor® name out into the public as we embark on the list of required activities. Get yours and sign up today!

Help me! Please submit news, events, photos, alerts!

Vanessa Edmunds PO Box 534 Cedar Key FL 32625 vanessaedmunds@bellsouth.net

NAR Board Passes New Mandatory Core Standards On May 17, 2014, the NAR Board of Directors approved a motion that mandatory Core Standards for Associations of Realtors® be adopted, and that every local and state association shall annually demonstrate compliance with these standards. Local associations will be responsible for communicating and describing the programs, products and services of national and state associations such that all members will understand value propositions at all three levels. This newsletter will attempt to cover one standard per month for our members:

CONSUMER OUTREACH It is imperative that REALTOR® associations create and execute on an engagement model which will provide for significant and effective consumer outreach. This effort will enhance our members’ ability to generate more business opportunities and assist the REALTOR® organization as a whole in reaching its advocacy objectives.

estate trends and issues (e.g., release through press releases, interviews, etc. of MLS statistics, local market statistics, NAR research reports, local/state analysis of NAR statistics, etc.); b. C o m mu n i t y i nvo l ve m e n t promoting the value proposition of using a R E A LTO R ® a n d / o r e n g a g i n g i n community activities which enhance the image of the REALTOR®; c. Advocacy efforts - engaging the public in legislative/political issues that impact real estate and related issues; and d. Community investment – Organizing human resources (i.e., assisting in a Habitat for Humanity build, etc.) or fundraising for the benefit of charitable/ community organizations.

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MANDATORY CORE STANDARD: Demonstrate that the association has executed on not less than four meaningful consumer engagement activities annually, reflected by: a. Being the “Voice for Real Estate” promoting market statistics and/or real

this four-activity per year requirement, each association must execute from some combination of at least 3 of the 4 listed engagement activities during the year. It will not be enough, for!"#$%&'()"%$ example, for an association to engage in the same =.)&+7+#,)" activity 4 times each year nor *%&+),'()"%'-.+/% will financial support of a charitable organization alone be considered to have met this!"#$%&'()"%$ Mandatory Core Standard.

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Approved at the May 29, 2014 meeting : Board will spend up to $1,500 on one new computer for the office, to be purchased at Gatorworks Computing Board will spend up to $75 for Realtor® logo tee shirts for advertising at the -%./%,7'!8),9%'' Watermelon Festival 01.+"'2345 01.+"'2346 :%).;#<%.;:%).

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Florida Realtors® & NAR events 2014

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June 25-27, 2014 Location: Sarasota, FL Contact: 800.669.4327

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Aug. 13-17, 2014 Location: Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, FL Contact: 800.669.4327

NAR Annual Governance Meetings, Conference & Trade Exposition Nov. 5-10, 2014 Location: New Orleans, LA Contact: 800.650.6893

IF YOU’D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR ANY OF THESE VACANT POSITIONS, YOUR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! PLEASE CALL LINDA MERRITT AT THE DGL BOARD OFFICE.