Realinfo - August 2017

Realinfo

News and Resources for Members

Issue 7 – August 2017

Empowering REALTORS® to Succeed

RAHB welcomes new members! page 3

Register for RAHB's Open Forums page 6

Save the Date: ProDev+ 2017 page 10

RAHB Charity Golf Tournament update – the final tally is in! page 11

REALTORS® rev up for charity pages 8 and 9

News and Resources for Members

Established in 1921, the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) represents more than 3,100 real estate brokers and salespersons from Hamilton, Burlington, and surrounding areas. Members of the association may use the REALTOR® trademark, which identifies them as real estate professionals who subscribe to a strict code of ethics. The Association operates the local Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System and provides ongoing professional education courses for its members.

In addition, RAHB is an active participant in the Home Ownership Affordability Partnership (HOAP) and holds an annual auction in support of local charities. Advertisements of local MLS® Property listings and information about the services provided by a REALTOR® can be found at www.REALTOR.ca. More information about RAHB is available at www.rahb.ca.

Mission Statement Empowering REALTORS® to succeed.

President Lou Piriano 905.628.6625 President-Elect Jack Loft 905.304.3303 Immediate Past President Donna Bacher 905.520.1946 Directors Ann Forbes Arndt 905.574.3038 Nikola Bucalo 905.388.1110 Kathy Della-Nebbia 905.574.4600 Ralph Frisina 905.628.6625 Paul Hammond 905.335.8808 Diane Price 905.308.8333 Andrew Robertson 905.308.8333 Bob Van de Vrande 905.332.4111 Richard Weima 905.637.1700

Realinfo is published monthly by the REALTORS Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) 505 York Boulevard, Hamilton ON, L8R 3K4 Association: T: 905.529.8101 F: 905.529.4349 MLS®: F: 905.529.6636 Help Desk: T: 905.667.4650 Realty Shoppe: T.: 905.529.5979 F.: 905.529.7109 Email: info@rahb.ca Web site: www.rahb.ca E-version: blog.rahb.ca Editor: Valerie Webster Editorial Assistant: Carly Popenko Design: Maggie Inglis In-house Products: RAHB Print Services

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Realinfo Issue 7 – August 2017

RAHB welcomes new members!

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Musings from RAHB CEO George O'Neill

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Professional development for REALTORS®

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Register for RAHB's Community Open Forums

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1 marketing product is arriving soon!

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REALTORS® rev up for charity

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Save the date: ProDev+ 2017

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2017 Karan Barker Scholarships

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RAHB Charity Golf Tournament update – the final tally is in!

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Milestones – Retirement

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Update on data share contract with ORTIS

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Real Estate Outlook 2018

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Multiple representation consultation paper

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Services Spotlight: RAHB's Regional Commercial Network

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Media Roundup – RAHB in the news

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RAHB Events Calendar

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RAHB welcomes new members!

The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington extends a warm welcome to its newest members from June 22 to July 21, 2017!

Sean McCaul Mickey Turajlic Jeremy Pauhl

Apex Results Realty Inc.

Elham Atta

Keller Williams Complete Realty.

Nicole Ransome

Keller Williams Edge Realty

Mowfaq Albostamy

Fadi Mohaisen Vivian Luu Gino R. Montani

Right At Home Realty Inc.

Lisa Oliverio

Royal LePage Real Estate Services Loretta Phinney

Nathan Adorjan Zolo Realty Inc.

PC275 Realty Inc.

Cheryl Munce Joseph Stewart Judy Kucharski Richard Klement Jason McCoubrey Jie Xiong

RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® Update Have you been keeping up with the Matrix updates sent to you? Would you like to see some tutorials about RAHB’s new Matrix MLS® System, and some how-to videos?

It’s easy to keep up on how to prepare for and use RAHB’s new Matrix 7.0 MLS® System! Just go to rahb.ca/Matrix.

questions, please contact our MLS® Help Desk at 905.667.4650 or mls@rahb.ca – our staff are available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Be sure to watch your email inbox for weekly updates and information about using Matrix. If you have any

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Musings from RAHB CEO George O'Neill It was one year ago, in my August 2016 Musings column, that I spoke about the decision RAHB’s Board of Directors made to proceed with the upgrade of Fusion to our own Matrix system, instead of cutting over to the regional Matrix system operated

by ORTIS. At that time, after a great deal of deliberation, our Board decided it was not reasonable to give up management of our MLS® System to another entity. Even though we did not wish to be part of the regional system business model as it evolved to, our founding goal remained to secure a data sharing agreement with our neighbouring real estate boards and associations, so that all our members could continue to benefit from access to a wider pool of MLS® information. So we embarked on negotiating a data share contract with ORTIS. Here we are, one year later. We now have our own Matrix 7.0 MLS® System in place and in preview mode and ready to launch within a number of weeks.

But as I write this, appropriate control of MLS® data is still being resolved as we work to finalize a data sharing agreement with ORTIS. On July 19, RAHB President Lou Piriano and I sent an update to each full RAHB member, explaining our current situation; a copy of the letter is reprinted later in this issue.

In a nutshell, we made concessions on eight of the last ten areas we were concerned about with respect to ORTIS’s most recent version of the data sharing contract. Compromise is often required to move things forward, and your Board was willing to make concessions to give you, our members, access to the regional MLS® data you want.

However, our Board was unable to compromise on two fundamental issues: the control of the distribution of your listing information and reciprocity of data access. We thought these issues had been worked out with ORTIS earlier in the year, but they were subsequently deleted from the contract proposed by ORTIS. RAHB’s business lawyer has amended the contract to include the two items previously agreed upon, and ORTIS has a copy of the amended agreement. It is our hope the ORTIS board will bring negotiations to an end by signing the agreement and giving members

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of all the boards and associations what they want – that is, region-wide listing information.

This has been a long and rocky journey to bring you a wide range of MLS® information so you can better serve your clients and customers. Through it all, your Board of Directors has acted with integrity and always with the best interests of you in mind.

To each of you I’d like to say, thank you for your patience, thank you for your understanding, and thank you for being a member of RAHB. On August 1, we are launching a weekly E-newsletter, NewsReal, especially for breaking news about our discussions with ORTIS, and our progress towards Matrix. It will be emailed to you every Tuesday throughout the remainder of this summer and fall. Please be sure to check your email, and don’t hesitate to contact me directly if you have questions or comments. We have also tentatively planned a general meeting for August 22 at 9 a.m. We’ll hold it if ORTIS and data sharing issues are still outstanding at that time. For now, please put it in your calendar.

We’ll confirm it closer to the date. ***** There are two new events coming up this fall that I’d like to bring to your attention.

The first is RAHB’s ProDev+ professional development event on Thursday, October 12 at the Holiday Inn Burlington. This is an upgrade on Professional Development Days and will give you the opportunity to spend a day becoming more informed about current topics in real estate. It’s also a great chance to socialize with your colleagues in the courses, at the trade show and at the wind-up Signature+ cocktail mixer. Check out the information about ProDev+ later in this issue.

The other event is the Real Estate Outlook on Wednesday, November 8 at Liuna Station. This is a joint venture by CMHC and RAHB, and will include a presentation by a CMHC market analyst and feature a panel of experts who will help you navigate the current local marketplace. Real Estate Outlook will also offer great networking opportunities. There is more information about the event in this issue of Realinfo.

Regards,

Member Services

Professional Development for REALTORS® Held at RAHB – 505 York Blvd. Lower level room: C – Chambers M – McCullough

FINTRAC Legal Update – Mark Weisleder Wednesday, August 9, 2017 – M 10 a.m. – Noon $ 30+HST Agency: Practical Facts for Dealing with Buyers – Hugh Foy Thursday, August 17, 2017 – M 10 a.m. – Noon $ 30+HST

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Multiple Offers – Bill Johnston Thursday, November 9, 2017 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $ 45+HST

The Best Practices of Forms – Hugh Foy Wednesday, November 15, 2017 10 a.m. - Noon $ 30+HST

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ProDev+ 2017 Thursday, October 12, 2017 Burlington Holiday Inn 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Courses and Tradeshow 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Cocktails and Networking $ 10+HST (Register by October 2, 2017 to receive a complimentary drink ticket for the Signature+ cocktail mixer)

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Register for any Professional Development course or ProDev+ through RAHB Education/Account Services (button on your SSO at my.rahb.ca) or by contacting Angela at angelam@rahb.ca or 905.529.8101 x233.

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Register for RAHB's Community Open Forums This September, the RAHB Community Open Forums return. These informal information sessions deliver topical and relevant information to RAHB members who represent many of the diverse areas that are within RAHB’s jurisdiction.

Mark Your Calendar!

Community Open Forums 9:30 a.m. Registration | 10 a.m. Meeting

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Trinity United Church, 100 Main St. W. Grimsby

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Appleby United Church, 4407 Spruce Ave. Burlington

Guest Speaker Mike Evers, Manager, Planning & Development Division, Haldimand County

Guest Speaker Michael Seaman, Director of Planning, Town of Grimsby

Guest Speaker Mike Evers, Manager, Planning & Development Division, Haldimand County

Guest Speaker Mary Lou Tanner, Chief Planner and Director of Planning & Building, City of Burlington

*this session will be Livestreamed – watch for details*

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REALTORS® rev up for charity On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 REALTORS® from across Ontario gathered at the RAHB office to kick off a 200+km journey to Sarnia to raise funds for shelter-related charities across the province.

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“You definitely get a lot of looks when 40+ REALTORS® ride together on their motorcycles!”

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RAHB presented a $36,000 donation cheque to the REALTORS Care® Foundation and an additional $ 500 donation in support of the nine RAHB members who participated in the ride.

The riders were joined by two special guests: Tim Hudak (OREA CEO) and Ted McMeekin (MPP, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale) who gave opening remarks and pumped up the riders before they set off on their journey.

This year’s ride broke a record as having the highest number of participants in event history: 47!

“You definitely get a lot of looks when 40+ REALTORS® ride together on their motorcycles,” joked RAHB Member, Jamie Edwards. “But it’s so fulfilling to have such a wonderful group of likeminded professionals unite with the common goal of giving back to the community.”

Other stops along the way included the Brantford Regional Real Estate Association, the KitchenerWaterloo Association of REALTORS®, the REALTORS® Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound, and the Huron Perth Association of REALTORS®.

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RAHB News

Save the Date: ProDev+ 2017 RAHB is pleased to invite you to a brand new professional development event: ProDev+!  ProDev+

is a full-day where you and your fellow REALTORS® can learn about hot industry topics, enjoy a boutique vendor trade show and network at our Signature+ cocktail mixer.

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education sessions will cover home inspections, negotiations, compliance, social media, GeoWarehouse and RAHB’s new Matrix 7.0 MLS® System.

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Seating is limited, so register today through RAHB Education /Account Services (on your dashboard at my.rahb.ca) or email Angela at angelam@rahb.ca.

You don’t want to miss out!

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RAHB News

2017 Karan Barker Scholarships Deadline for 2017 Karan Barker Scholarships is Friday, August 11!

If your son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter is intending to apply for a Karan Barker Scholarship, remind them the deadline for applications is coming up very soon, on August 11, 2017.

Qualifications for a scholarship:  attending, or has an acceptance to attend, university or community college  outstanding academic record and/or is very involved in school activities or the community

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Complete details are on the 2017 scholarship application – find it on REALTOR Link® (look under the Forms & Member Changes tab) or at http://bit.ly/RAHBscholar2017.

RAHB Charity Golf Tournament update – the final tally is in!

Two local women’s shelters – Halton Women’s Place of Burlington and Interval House of Hamilton – shared the proceeds from RAHB’s annual charity golf tournament held May 18, 2017. The final tally came in at $7,022, with $3,511 going to each organization.

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As real estate professionals, we understand the importance of having a safe place to call home,” says RAHB CEO, George O’Neill.

“RAHB REALTORS® are proud to support these two community-based shelters.

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Milestones – Retirement

Congratulations to T. Glen Chambers (Chambers Commercial Real Estate Group Inc.) on his recent retirement after 67 years of RAHB membership!

The Association would like to recognize members who have recently retired after achieving 40+ consecutive years of RAHB membership. If you know of a member who should be recognized, please contact Camryn in Membership at camrynh@rahb.ca or 905.529.8101 X251.

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Update on data share contract with ORTIS The following letter was sent to all members of July 19, 2017.

Dear Member: Yesterday [July 18, 2017] afternoon, RAHB’s Board of Directors met to review in detail the latest draft of the data share contract provided by ORTIS.

Although there are ten areas we still have concerns with, in the spirit of cooperation to get the contract in place, we are ready to accept eight as-is, leaving only two outstanding items we cannot accept. These last two items were already previously agreed to by both RAHB and ORTIS but were deleted by ORTIS in their latest draft.

The two items deal with control of the distribution of data and reciprocity of data access.

Data is a critical asset for brokerages and members, and proper distribution and control are vital to ensuring the continued success of our REALTORS®. It is unfortunate these last two items were removed, as RAHB was prepared to sign the contract yesterday.

Therefore, this week RAHB’s lawyer will write the two deleted items back into the contract, and will seek agreement from ORTIS, which would result in a signed contract. RAHB will also ask ORTIS to not shut off the current data feed, as we understand they plan to do on August 15, 2017, so that CoreLogic would have the 6-8 weeks they need to complete the new data transfer program between RAHB’s Matrix system and the regional system. In this event, RAHB will re-schedule our Matrix go-live date so you will continue to have uninterrupted access to all RAHB and regional listings.

Should ORTIS not agree to reinstate the two outstanding items, and in order to provide you as much notice as possible, RAHB will schedule a Members Meeting to be held in August.

At that time you can address any questions directly to us and to your Board of Directors since we fully appreciate there has been much uncertainty about the data share. However, until the completion of negotiations, or preferably until the contract is signed, your Board of Directors is not in a position to speak in as much detail as you perhaps would prefer.

We do not think it is appropriate to negotiate business contracts in public or to share drafts on social media sites.

An update will be provided again next week as to the status of the data share contract at that time.

Thank you for your patience as we work through the final details; and thank you for being a RAHB member.

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Government Relations

Multiple representation consultation paper Recently the Ministry of Government & Consumer Services (MGCS) issued a consultation paper proposing three major changes to the Real Estate & Business Brokers Act: 1.

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Establishing a new mandatory designated representation requirement with limited exceptions; Requiring that mandatory standardized disclosure clauses be used; and Increasing the maximum fine for Code of Ethics violations from $25,000 to $50,000 for individual salespersons and brokers and $100,000 for brokerages.

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OUTLOOK 2018 The potential measures being considered in this first phase of the review of REBBA 2002 are intended to:  Increase consumer confidence by minimizing the conflict of interest involved in multiple representation situations;  Make it easier for consumers to better understand the nature of the agreements they are entering; and 8, 2017 November  Strengthen consumer protection by modernizing the penalties for unethical behavior for contraventions of the Code of Ethics.

REAL ESTATE

The consultation is the first phase of the government commitment to review REBBA 2002. The second phase will review all other aspects of the Act and extend into 2018. The focus on multiple representation is in response to negative media coverage (CBC Marketplace) which occurred late in 2016.

OUTLOOK 2018

RAHB has submitted comments to OREA which is in the process of formulating a response on behalf of Ontario REALTORS®. This response will be made available to members.

November 8, 2017

REAL ESTATE

Join RAHB and CHMC for housing insights that will inform your real estate business strategy in 2018. Identify investment opportunities, learn about consumer housing preferences, and understand how economic, geographic and demographic variables influence housing market trends.

OUTLOOK 2018 Join RAHB and CHMC for housing insights November 8, 2017 that will inform your real estate business strategy in 2018. Identify investment opportunities, learn about consumer housing preferences, and understand how economic, geographic and demographic variables influence housing market trends.

Join RAHB and CHMC for housing insights that will inform your real estate business strategy in 2018. Identify investment

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commercial skills are encouraged to consider joining the Regional Commercial Network, as either a full or candidate RCN member.

Membership in the RCN includes networking opportunities, peer-to-peer communication tools, promotion in the RCN membership roster and more.

Full members of the RCN may use the RCN logo in their marketing and promotional materials, and they are identified as a recognized commercial specialist.

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REALTORS® golf tournament raises money for local shelters (Hamilton Spectator)

Hamilton, Burlington home sales drop 20%; prices continue rise

https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7404354realtors-golf-tournament-raises-money-forlocal-shelters

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamiltonburlington-home-sales-drop-20-prices-continuerise-1.4193600

REALTORS Care® Foundation Motorcycle Ride for Charity (93.3 CFMU Radio)

Hamilton home sales decrease in June as listings surge continues

http://cfmu.ca/posts/109-realtors-care-foundationmotorcycle-ride-for-charity

https://www.flamboroughreview.com/news-story/ 7411643-hamilton-home-sales-decrease-in-juneas-listings-surge-continues

REALTORS® rev up for annual Motorcycle Ride for Charity (Hamilton Spectator) https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7391003realtors-rev-up-for-annual-motorcycle-ridefor-charity REALTORS® rev up (Hamilton Spectator)

Halton Women’s Place one of shelters to receive proceeds from RAHB golf tourney https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/7416328halton-women-s-place-one-of-shelters-to-receiveproceeds-from-rahb-golf-tourney

http://thespecnie.pressreader.com/@referralurl@thespec_com/csb_q5Wy1Sl76Wcz5sJwSucK8oHxL0GQXGttoeuZDEjXlrTv3UUC5v23d1kZxoQeArgeXlccXa8PociCTRaW_VWg REALTORS® rev up for Charity (Hamilton Spectator) http://thespec.pressreader.com/@REAL_ESTATE _DISTRICT/csb_sza3pvVgfbuQ2b1CN3TDwt9lNwF9OXz55CUhOFkt3S8WjAzdGqJlmPLY4IqY9TyAgPUd0IeJoDKRLiiDs-kSKA City Matters – Motorcycle Ride for Charity (Cable 14) https://youtu.be/oUoVgJo2NdQ Hamilton home sales fizzle, but don’t panic, says an expert https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7410944hamilton-home-sales-fizzle-but-don-t-panic-saysan-expert

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RAHB Events Calendar

Mark your Calendar Held at RAHB – 505 York Blvd.

T – Thompson P – Purnell

Open Forums – Fall, 2017 9:30 a.m. Registration

10 a.m. Meeting

Caledonia Wednesday, September 6 Grace United Church, 174 Caithness St. E.

Member Engagement Committee Wednesday, August 16 – T, 10 a.m.

Charity Auction Task Force Wednesday, August 16 – T, 1:30 p.m.

Government Relations Committee Wednesday, August 23 – T, 9:15 a.m.

Grimsby Friday, September 8 Trinity United Church, 100 Main St. W. Dunnville Friday, September 15 Grace United Church, 301 Broad St. E. Burlington Friday, September 29 Appleby United Church, 4407 Spruce Ave.

Upcoming office closures The RAHB office will be closed Monday 7 Civic Holiday

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Monday 4 Labour Day

Thanksgiving Day

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