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EALTOR® NEWS central pasco association of REALTORS®

VOL. 5 / ISSUE 4 APRIL 2014

An Association Created by Realtors® for Realtors® In the 21st CENTURY

PRESIDENT Toby Caroline Sun ‘N Fun Realty TobyParadise@aol.com PRESIDENT-ELECT Lynn Mooney SouthShore Homes & Properties Lynn@LynnMooney.com VICE PRESIDENT Dennis Derbes djderbes@bhhsfloridaproperties.com SECRETARY Deborah Farmer Starlight Realty Deb@StarLightRealtyTampa.com TREASURER Vicki Derbes vderbes@bhhsfloridaproperties.com

PAST PRESIDENT Ed Anderson Action 100 Realty Ed@Action100Realty.com DIRECTOR Gerald Collings SouthShore Homes & Properties GeraldCollingsRealtor@gmail.com DIRECTOR Pete Rundel Action 100 Realty Pete@Action100Realty.com DIRECTOR Monica Smith Homeward Real Estate MonicaeSmith1@gmail.com DIRECTOR David Chen Florida Capital Realty Dchen4649@yahoo.com DIRECTOR Dwight McDonald International Realty Plus – Tampa Bay EmailMyBroker@verizon.net

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CPAR will be placing a 1/2 page (11 1/2” wide x 10 1/2” high), full color ad in the Tampa Bay Times (a $4,809 dollar value).

This ad will be running in the Friday City Times, Friday Brandon Times, Friday North of Tampa, and the Saturday Hillsborough Classified edition. This ad will be reaching 289,000 Readers in YOUR market areas.

This opportunity is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE and will be limited to 12 inclusive ads. The size of these ads will be 2 1/4” wide x 2” high, and will be the perfect opportunity to expose a LARGE market to your “spotlighted” property and your company name.

There will be a one time charge of $50.00 for the placement of your ad. The AD can include 100’ LAKEFRONT • ONE “high resolution” PHOTO • SHORT HEADLINE • MLS Number • ONE LINE Brief Description 3 BR 2 BA 1700 sf +/$189,900 • PROPERTY PRICE MLS# H2078943 • NAME & PHONE number Deborah Farmer 813-310-0444 • YOUR “high resolution” LOGO ALL PHOTOS and INFO MUST BE TURNED IN BY MAY 16, 2014 TAMPA BAY TIMES AD will run JUNE 6 & 7, 2014

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CALENDAR for 2014 JANUARY 01 New Year’s Day 07 C-ParTee 5:30 - 7:30 pm Prime Bar -Shops of Wiregrass 09 GMM Awards & New Year Celebration 11:30-1:30 pm Pebble Creek BOD Meeting 2:00 pm Pebble Creek 16 EDUCATION - Introduction to RPR Resources 10:30 am - Session 1 (Basic Registration: $5 - Includes Lunch, 1:00 pm - Session 2 - Basic Lunch 12:15 - 1:00 pm Pebble Creek 22-26 Florida Realtors Business Meetings Renaissance Orlando Resort FEBRUARY 06 GMM INSPECTIONS - Current Issues - 11:30-1:30 pm Pebble Creek BOD Meeting 2:00 pm Pebble Creek 13 EDUCATION - Contract & Title Updates for 2014 11:00 am - 1:30 pm Pebble Creek Open Q & A - Registration $5.00 includes Lunch 26 EDUCATION - How to Make More Money in 2014 11:00 am - 1:00 pm @ Copperstone Executive Suites (new location) 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes 34639 MARCH 04 CPAR-tee 5:30 - 7:30pm - Ciao Italian Restaurant - Shoppes at Wiregrass 09 Daylight Savings Time 13 GMM 11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Copperstone Executive Suites (new location) 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes 34639 Dave Arnold with SWFWMD - Sinkholes, their causes and things that can indicate presence before extensive testing or actual presentation of issues.

BOD Meeting 2:00 pm Copperstone 17 St Patrick’s Day 21-25 NAR AE Institute Baltimore, MD APRIL 10

GMM

21-23

MFR REcharge

MAY 06 06 08

MAY con’t 12-17 NAR Mid-Year Meetings Washington, DC 14 DEADLINE All Photos & Info for Tampa Bay Times AD 20 EDUCATION - MLS Matrix Training - My Florida Regional 9:00am to 4:30pm - Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club (Reservations Required - limited seating) 26 Memorial Day JUNE 7&8 12 15 JULY 04 08 10

Tampa Times Ad will Run GMM

11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club BOD Meeting 2:00 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club

Father’s Day

Independence Day CPAR-tee

5:30 - 7:30pm -Location to be determined

GMM

11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club BOD Meeting 2:00 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club

AUGUST 07 GMM 11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club BOD Meeting 2:00 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club 13-17 Florida Realtors’ Annual Convention and Expo Rosen Shingle SEPTEMBER 01 Labor Day 09 CPAR-tee 5:30 - 7:30pm -Location to be determined 11 GMM 11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club BOD Meeting 2:00 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club OCTOBER 09 GMM 11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club BOD Meeting 2:00 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club

11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club Mercedes Hale and Joe Flynn - Legal issues that agents need to be cautious about.

BOD Meeting 2:00 pm @ Copperstone Executive Suites

NOVEMBER 04 CPAR-tee 5:30 - 7:30pm -Location to be determined 05-10 NAR Annual Convention & Expo - New Orleans 20 CPAR Annual Installation 27 Thanksgiving

EDUCATION - MLS Matrix Training - My Florida Regional 9:00am to 4:30pm - Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club (Reservations Required - limited seating)

DECEMBER 11 GMM 11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club BOD Meeting 2:00 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club 16 Hanukkah@Sunset 25 Christmas Day 31 New Year’s Eve

CPAR-tee

5:30 - 7:30pm -GrillSmith - Shoppes at Wiregrass, Wesley Chapel

GMM

11:00 am - 1:00 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club Dewey Mitchell - Chairperson for the Pasco County Economic Development Council BOD Meeting 2:00 pm @ Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club

* GMM MEETING Cost: $15.00 Advance Reservations ~ $20.00 without Reservations

a word from the

PREZ

“May is a month that most of us look forward to because we know that the April showers brings May flowers – or so we have been told.”

ONE REALLY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Joan Eustis has decided to “RETIRE” after over 3 years of dedicated service as CPAR’s AE. Joan has been like family to a lot of us and we all leaned on Joan and her expertise as an AE to help us through about anything that we needed to have done, fixed, or questions answered.

She is one of the first that we would see at the registration desk at the CPAR luncheons and other CPAR functions. She attended many of the state AE meetings in order to have the latest information concerning the AE’s position for Associations. She was a Mother Hen to a lot of us, but also knew how to get her point across when it came to members complying with the rules.

Joan has worked hard for our Association over the past three years, but has decided it is time to spend more time with her family.

Joan just recently redesigned the CPAR web site and it is fabulous.

Joan has been instrumental in helping to build CPAR to where we are today.

Joan – you will be missed! Good luck and we are all happy that you will be able to relax and enjoy life now that you have a lot of free time. Please stop by and see us when you are in the area. You are and always will be welcome.

So, now that Joan has retired we needed to find a new AE. It is my privilege to announce and welcome Vanessa Frost who started her training with CPAR on Monday, April 14, 2014.

Vanessa comes to us with great references and multiple skills in the areas that are needed in the AE position. Her skills range from, but not limited to, website maintenance, managing a staff of 30 editors, designers and writers, engineered and administered a budget of $122,000, event planning and travel arrangements, create company brochures, maintained multi data bases, writing weekly newsletters as well as skilled in Microsoft Office, Publisher and Adobe Acrobat.

Vanessa has an Associate of Arts degree from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Journalism, Magna Cum Laude from Florida Atlantic University.

Vanessa will be at the CPAR monthly meetings as well as other CPAR and AE functions.

Welcome to CPAR Vanessa!

Toby Caroline

March 2014 Board of Directors Meeting

March 13, 2014 Board of Directors Meeting MOTION #1 - PASSED Motion to move INTO Executive Session MOTION #1 - PASSED Motion to move OUT OF Executive Session MOTION #1 - PASSED Motion to hire VANESSA FROST as CPAR AE effective Monday, April 14, 2014 MOTION #1 - PASSED Motion to PURCHASE TWO (2) $7500, THREE YEAR CDs from funds in the Money Market Fund at Bay Cities Bank

Submitted by Secretary, Deborah Farmer

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APRIL 10th Meeting We had a nice turnout at Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club A double dose of how to protect ourselves from liability. Our own Business Partner, Joe Flynn from Landy Insurance gave us great information on how to protect ourselves as real estate agents and brokers from claims arising from sinkholes, and errors and omissions.

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Everyone should have E & O coverage Everyone should know what their coverage entails and the details of coverage Brokers are bound to let Independent Contractors know if E & O Policy lapses Don’t act outside of your area of expertise and get involved in things you don’t know about Only use insurance companies rated at least “A” by AM Best It is best to use insurance companies that are licensed in the State of Florida.

CPAR Board attorney, Mercedes Hale gave us several examples of claims and cases and how to avoid getting as far as litigation in any claim process.

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The biggest issue in real estate litigation is disclosure.

Disclosure is not required in all states like it is in Florida.

Document everything even phone conversations.

Use email to follow up on a conversation.

Don’t fill out the Seller’s Disclosures for your client.

Review the Disclosures for completion for your Buyer.

Don’t practice law. You can explain things, but don’t hesitate to refer them to an attorney.

Flood and Homeowners Insurance – don’t advise your client, give them three referrals.

Regarding REO/Foreclosures, even though Banks don’t do disclosures, ask the bank for copies of any inspections that may have been conducted.

50/50 Drawing was won by Vicki Derbes Gift Card from Mason Title was won by Ron Raimondi Deborah Farmer Roving Reporter

Joe Flynn is with Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency

Mercedes Hale with the Law Offices of Mercedes Gonzalez Hale, P. A.

Submitted by Secretary and Roving Reporter Deborah Farmer

CPAR-tee

MAY 6th

Join Us for an After Hours Social Mixer MAY 6, 2014 - 5:30pm -7:30pm GrillSmith Shoppes at Wiregrass 2001 Piazza Ave, Wesley Chapel Appetizers are provided by Sponsors Thanks to our BUSINESS PARTNER Sponsors Tampa Home Inspection - Bobb Courtman First National Bank of Pasco - Angela Miller Universal Land Title - Ruth Peeples Sun ‘n Fun Realty - Toby Caroline Security National Mortgage - Ray Williams Verizon - Debbie Edwards Rainbow International - Steve Dumas D&D Pressure Washing - Doug and Dina Ram Insurance - Randy Mabry Mason Title - Mary Turner MidFlorida Credit Union - Jodie Wilson

Lots Lots of of Prizes Prizes & & 50/50 50/50

MAY 6th & 20th, 2014 • 9:00am to 4:30pm Pebble Creek Golf Club 10550 Regents Park Drive, Tampa • 813-973-3870

DATES

MAY 6th SESSIONS 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Transition to Matrix - Lecture Style

MAY 20th SESSIONS 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Transition to Matrix - Lecture Style

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Personalizing My Matrix - Hands-on Lab

11:30 AM to 2:30 PM Matrix Add & Edit -Lecture Style

1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Searching In Matrix - Hands-on Lab

1:30 PM to 12:30 PM Matrix Quick & Simple CMA - Lecture Style

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Managing My Matrix - Hands-on Lab

3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Matrix Auto-Emails & Concierge - Hands-on Lab

Speaker: KATIE GLEBOFF, Manager Member Relations

RESERVE

TRANSITION to MATRIX

FREE MLS MATRIX TRAINING CLASSES

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!

Please Indicate which sessions you will be attending Open to ALL MFR Members

Interactive link EMAIL: Vanessa@cparfl.com or Interactive link website: MyFloridaRegional.com Interactive MAP CPAR REPRESENTATIVES TO MFRMLS COMMITTEES - 2014-2015 FACT Committee - Lynn Mooney Marketing Committee - Patsy Peterman Policy Committee - Dwight McDonald Technology Committee - Gerald Collings Association Executive - Vanessa Frost

Transition to Matrix (2 hours) This lecture course is for MFRMLS participants and subscribers using MLXchange and Fusion to learn about the new Matrix system, background, what it has to offer and how it will benefit them in their real estate business. Navigation and basic functionality such as searching, adding contacts, auto-notifications, Hotsheets, email/printing, and CMAs will be covered.

PERSONALIZING MY MATRIX LAB (1 hour) You will set up how your contact information is displayed within the different sections of Matrix including verifying your contact information, email signature, header and footer display on reports, and CMA cover sheet. You will also learn how to set up your Portal Greeting, manage the information and order of the agent information on the Portal Welcome page (information the customer will see), set up your Agent Web Page, and configure your custom grid displays. Customization of Hot Sheets and the Market Watch widget will also be included in this lab.

SEARCHING IN MATRIX LAB (1.5 hours) You will learn how to perform Quick, Detailed, and Speed Bar searches in Matrix. The Quick Search gives you basic default fields within each listing type. Detailed offers more options and allows you to add additional search fields. The Speed Bar uses specific key words and abbreviations to search for listings, open houses, agents, and offices in a single search field. You will also learn how to search by map and print and email search results.

MANAGING MY MATRIX LAB (1 hour) You will learn about accessing and adding contacts, how to manage your contacts in Matrix, and understand the Contact display. You will also learn where to find your saved searches from MLXchange/Fusion and how to update your saved searches.

AUTO-EMAILS & CONCIERGE NOTIFICATION LAB (1.5 hours) You will learn how to send a search to a contact by either using auto-notification email directly to the contact or Concierge Mode, which allows you to preview and approve properties before they are sent to your contact. You will also learn where to find and manage all of the emails you send from Matrix.

ADD & EDIT LAB (1 hour) You will learn the basic differences in where to find the fields and information needed to enter or update your listings, uploading photos, attaching documents, and where to find the products related to your listing, such as data entry forms, virtual tour information, Showing Time, etc. This lab does not replace the required Add & Edit Listings class for those adding and editing their own listings.

QUICK & SIMPLE CMA LAB (1 hour-no CE credit) Learn how to run a Quick CMA (one-line comparative market analysis) in Matrix as well as a brief overview of the full CMA feature in Matrix.

TRANSITION to MATRIX

FREE MLS MATRIX TRAINING Course Descriptions

TRANSITION to MATRIX

TO CPAR My Florida Regional MEMBERS – If you will clean up your Data Clutter in the current MLS version that you use, you will have a much smoother trasition to Matrix.

Have you dealt with your Data Clutter Lately?

Spring cleaning for your home, car and even your office often finds itself on a to-do list or two this time of the year, but have you cleaned up your data lately?

With the impending launch of Matrix this summer, it’s an opportune time to update a few things like:

• Contacts

• Saved searches that are not useful to you anymore

• Your Photo

• Your email address and/or Web page address

Your saved searches and contacts from MLXchange/Fusion will carry over to Matrix – SO START FRESH!

http:// Show me how to mfr.novosoluUPDATE MY tions.net/default.

CONTACTS

Show me how to http://mfr.

DELETE OLD novosolutions.

SEARCHES Click Here net/default.

Click Here

AND...Don’t forget to BACK UP the contacts you want to keep by exporting your data!

Show me how to http://mfr.novosoBACK UP lutions.net/default.

CONTACTS Click Here

Did you recently CHANGE your EMAIL ADDRESS, ad/or your WEB PAGE ADDRESS? Have your NOTIFIED your ASSOCIATION and made a checklist of items that will need to be updated like Business Cards, Web Pages, Templates for Marketing Materials, etc?

Business Partner

SPOTLIGHT

KIM MARTIN Hillsborough Title Recently I had the opportunity to work a closing with Kim Martin of Hillsborough Title. Kim was extremely attentive to the transaction so that all went “smooth as silk�. The closing took place at two of the locations of Hillsborough Title - North Hillsborough County as well as South Hillsborough County Both the Buyer and the Seller were pleased with the transaction. If you need title work, do not hesitate to contact Kim.

Kimberly Martin 813.750.1001

Lynn Mooney South Shore Home & Properties

NMLS#154698

For all your home financing needs, including reverse mortgages for purchase or refinance:

George Cooper, NMLS#367456 Homeowners Mortgage Enterprises 18315 US Highway 41 N, Lutz, FL 33549 813-803-4690, gcooper@homeownersmtg.com

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DID YOU KNOW?

Health Care: Practitioners Not Employees New federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations make clear that real estate sales associates are considered independent contractors and not employees, and thus not to be counted as employees under “Shared Responsibility for Employers” provisions of the health care law. Previous ACA regulations were silent on the status of real estate practitioners and NAR last year requested their status be explicitly deemed independent contractors.

Bill to extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Introduced The federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) would be extended for seven years in a bill, S. 2244: Introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., that would also reduce the federal share of compensation for insured losses and make changes to the program’s mandatory recoupment amounts. Terrorism insurance is required for commercial real estate financing today, but the program faces expiration at the end of the year. House leaders say they support extension as well.

Field Guide Looks at Renewable Energy Credits Access and share an NAR Field Guide (link) of interests to your customers on obtaining tax credits for retrofitting a home with solar or other renewable energy features.

Court Revokes Brokerage License for Coupon Offer A New Jersey appellate court affirmed a ruling by the state real estate commission and administrative law judge to revoke a brokerage’s license for five years and levy a fine of $125,000 for a coupon offer that violated a now-defunct state law prohibiting commission rebates. The brokerage invited home buyers to present one of its coupons to builders in exchange for 1 percent of its commission, which the brokerage would ask the builder to apply as a reduction to the buyer’s closing costs. The appellate court rejected the brokerage’s argument that the coupons didn’t violate a state prohibition on commissions going to an unlicensed person, saying it was a transparent attempt to circumvent the law.

Salesperson Liable for Nondisclosure A federal district court in Kansas has found a real

Sellers built a home on the property and moved in.

estate salesperson liable for failing to disclose the

Over the years, Sellers received numerous notices

existence of a dam on a purchased property and a

from the City and the Kansas Department of Water

related agreement requiring buyers to maintain the dam. The seller’s agent had informed the buyer’s representative about the dam and an agreement

Resources informing them that they were failing to comply with their dam maintenance duties. While the letters threatened to take

with the city that the property

action against Sellers if they

owners maintain the dam, but the

did not come into

buyer’s agent failed to pass this

compliance, no such action

information along to the buyers.

was ever taken, and tree

The buyer’s agent and the

growth on the dam continued

brokerage were assessed $202,500

unhindered.

in damages, which is the amount estimated to repair and maintain

In 2008, Sellers retained

the dam.

Karen Gilliland

Read the full decision:

(“Sellers’ Representative”),

McGonigle v. Astle Realty, et al.

A federal district court in Kansas has found a real estate salesperson (“Buyers’ Representative”) liable for failing to disclose to his clients (“Buyers”) the existence of a dam on the purchased property and a related agreement with the local government that required Buyers to maintain the dam.

In 1981, Dan Rich and his family (“Sellers”) purchased land on which an earthen dam, built by the Soil Conservation Service in 1951, is located. At the time of purchase, Sellers entered into an agreement (“Agreement”) with the City of Hutchinson (“City”) that required Sellers to maintain the dam, including, at their own expense, removing tree growth from the dam. Under the Agreement, the duty to maintain the dam would be passed on to any future buyers of the property. The Agreement was recorded with the County Register of Deeds.

a real estate broker with Astle Realty, to list the property for sale. Sellers informed Sellers’ Representative of the dam, and told her about the Agreement, including the fact that it had been registered with the County. Sellers filled out a disclosure statement which failed to identify either the dam or the existence of the Agreement, and Sellers’ Representative listed the property on the MLS without disclosing the existence of the dam or the Agreement.

Soon after the property was listed, Buyers expressed an interest in purchasing it and entered into an exclusive buyer agency agreement with Buyers’ Representative, a salesperson with Astle Realty. The buyer agency agreement required Buyers’ Representative to disclose all known adverse material facts to Buyers.

D E E N O T W KNO

Salesperson Liable con’t Prior to an offer being made, Buyers’

The court dismissed all claims against Sellers’

Representative and Sellers’ Representative met

Representative, holding that under Kansas law, a

to discuss the property. At this meeting, they

seller’s agent owes no duty to a buyer except to

discussed the existence of the dam, and Sellers’

disclose all adverse material facts actually known

Representative informed Buyers’ Representative

by the agent. In addition, a seller’s agent has no

of the Agreement and of Sellers’ ongoing

duty to conduct independent inspections of

obligations to maintain the dam.

property or to verify the accuracy or completeness

Buyers’ Representative never disclosed the existence of the dam or the Agreement to Buyers.

Later that year, Buyers purchased the property.

Soon thereafter, Buyers became aware of the Agreement and their duties, as owners of the land, to maintain the dam. (At trial, Buyers testified that they had been unaware of the very existence of

of any statements made by the seller. Sellers’ Representative’s only duty to Buyers was to “competently pass on what was known,” and the court held that by informing Buyers’ Representative of the dam and the maintenance duties imposed on Buyer by the Agreement, Sellers’ Representative had fulfilled such duties.

the dam until after the purchase, but the Court

However, the court did find that Buyers’

discredited this testimony as unbelievable.) Buyers

Representative and Astle Realty had breached the

also discovered that the work required to bring

exclusive buyer agency agreement entered into

the dam into compliance could cost them up to a

with Buyers. Because Sellers’ Representative had

million dollars.

informed Buyers’ Representative of the existence

Buyers sued Buyers’ Representative, Sellers’ Representative, and Astle Realty. Their claims against Sellers’ Representative included fraud by silence, negligent misrepresentation, and violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. Their claim against Buyers’ Representative and Astle Realty was for breach of contract under the exclusive buyer’s agreement.

of the Agreement and the duties it imposed, and Buyers’ Representative had failed to pass along this information to his clients, he and Astle Realty breached their contractual obligation to disclose all adverse material facts known to them about the property. The court imposed damages of $202,500 against Buyers’ Representative and Astle Realty, finding that this award would suffice to cover the Buyers’ costs of tree removal.

McGonigle v. Astle Realty, et. al. No. 10-1273-MLB, 2013 WL 3819458 (D. Kan. July 22, 2013). [This is a citation to a Westlaw document. Westlaw is a subscription, online legal research service. If an official reporter citation should become available for this case, the citation will be updated to reflect this information].

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Check out the infographic below for the top 10 listing violations in 2013.

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Contrary to discussion that it does not do any good to report a violation that is within a listing.

My Florida Regional does follow-up with the listing agent with a Notice of Compliance, if, in fact it is a listing violation. If the error is not corrected, that listing agent will receive a fine.

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