REALTOR® of the Year: Gary Parker
Affiliate of the Year: Russ Ogburn
REALTOR® Emeritus Award recipients:
Besty Folmar
Peter D. Maloney
Jeanie P. Malouf
Halinda Mitchell
Gary R. Parker
Charles Thompson
MCAR REALTOR® of the Year: Bob Ridgway
Real estate is a negotiation business. To be successful in the long haul, you must learn to aggressively advocate for your client while treating the agent on the other side of the fence with professionalism and respect.
Question: What do you call the commission paid by the listing broker to a selling broker who is not a member of the MLS?
Question: Is a variable-rate commission one that a listing broker agrees to pay a selling broker who is not a member of our MLS?
There is a myriad of things you must do as real estate professionals to keep your clients out of harm’s way. One is to caution them against exposing their names and families to the wilds of the Internet through marketing photos.
If you want to leave the kind of impression that results in referral business from clients and in other REALTORS® delighting in having you on the opposite side of a transaction, consider adopting NAR’s rules of etiquette. Called Pathways to Professionalism, respect is required divided into three categories: Respect for the Public, Respect for Property, and Respect for Peers.
The National Association of REALTORS®, after reviewing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new condominium financing rules, says the guidance affords property owners greater flexibility in the qualification process for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
We are proud to announce that the National Association of REALTORS®’ Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) Program has been selected as a 2019 Learning! 100 award winner. This award honors organizations for fostering a culture of professional growth, innovation, and organizational performance.
Congratulations to the following members for completing NAR's Commitment to Excellence endorsement program.
The Salvation Army is in critical need of some items that we hope you will help provide. In addition to the CMR Office and the Salvation Army HQ, we have five other drop-off locations.
Courses designed specifically for real estate practitioners, but will also benefit appraisers.
11:00 - Introduction to Bifurcated/Hybrid Appraisals
12:30 - Best Comps
Some concepts to remember about buyer representation agreements and procuring cause.
The CMR and MLS offices will be closed August 9, 2019, for staff development.
Fairway Mortgage hosted a REALTOR® Cookout Wednesday, July 17, 2019, to give thanks to REALTORS® and to encourage them to drop off canned goods. The canned goods go towards the CMR Food Drive benefitting the Salvation Army food pantry.
Perhaps no situation routinely faced by REALTORS can be more frustrating, fraught with potential for misunderstanding and missed opportunity, and without a perfect solution than presenting and negotiating multiple offers on the same property.
Jean McCarty has been appointed by the Home Innovation Research Labs of the National Association of Home Builders to serve on the committee charged with updating the ANSI Standard of Measurement for Single Family Residential Properties. McCarty is the Executive Director of the MS Coalition of Appraisers and longtime advocate for appraisal issues in Mississippi.
The City of Pearl is excited to announce that restaurants in the entire city are now eligible to apply to serve liquor and wine by the glass.
Voter registration deadline in Mississippi is thirty (30) days prior to an election.
Election day for this Primary election is August 6, 2019.
Everyone loves the ease and convenience of texting. However, relationships between REALTORS® can be damaged because of them.
The REALTOR® Code of Ethics has been the cornerstone of the REALTOR® membership for over 100 years and provides REALTORS® a process to police themselves and to raise the bar of professionalism. It is your duty as a REALTOR® to help enforce the Code of Ethics by filing complaints when necessary.
Manners seem to be slipping when it comes to showing property. When you learn that a scheduled appointment will run late or is canceled, have the good manners to let the listing agent know so that the seller can understand the change in circumstances.
In ShowingTime, there is a reschedule option that only takes a minute and it lets the listing agent know your appointment is not panning out.
Your Mama would be proud that you are using your good manners!
The CMR Board of Directors is charged with meeting objectives tied to specific Core Standards required by the National Association of REALTORS® and CMR’s Strategic Plan
All potential buyers and their agents should assume there are cameras on every property you are showing and act and speak accordingly.
It’s summer. Everyone wants to look at houses. Some are real buyers, some are not. Some are real but do not want to follow conventional processes.
If you are a Hinds County or Jackson resident, the Governmental Affairs Committee needs you. Please send a quick email to Bethany Culley at bethanyculley@gmail.com if you are interested in serving on this year's Governmental Affairs Committee. The committee is monitoring the municipality elections and needs interested REALTORS® who live in the Jackson/Hinds area to help vet candidates.