May 2015
Key box system options reviewed for 2016 implementation By Linda Fosdick, Key Box System Task Force Chair
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t is hard to believe that five years have passed and we are again looking at the products and services of key box vendors.
This year the Board of Directors must decide to stay with SUPRA products or convert to the Sentrilock system. The SUPRA contract term ends in April 2016. The Board will spend the next months gathering agent comments about each system in order to make an informed decision by the end of the year. There is an organized outreach planned including surveys, office visits, a website page, straw poll vote and extensive information distribution.
FAAR is surrounded by associations who use one or the other system. No matter what system is selected, for the sake of doing business effectively, some FAAR agents will have to carry two keys. There is no perfect choice.
Planned outreaches-
Membership survey- A memberwide survey will be sent in June gathering information from the users of the systems. Please
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FAAR passes new NAR certification requirements
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he National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) issued stricter standards for local associations to meet in order to retain their charter. Staff submitted a lengthy application which included documentation. The requirement covered six main topics- the Code of Ethics, Advocacy, Consumer Outreach, Unification Efforts and Support of the REALTOR® Organization and Financial Solvency.
According to CEO Pat Breme, the process was not difficult but it was time consuming. “Gathering the documentation to verify the activities and policies took some doing. Subsequent years should be easier because we will maintain an ongoing file.” The certification is now required annually.
Comments Breme, “Some associations don’t follow a strategic plan, or give back to the community, or have a working relationship with elected officials or advocate for property owners. FAAR checks all those
boxes and more because of the participation of the members and the ground work of past and current leaders and staff.”
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