Huge thanks to everyone who attended our October 15, 2025 General Membership Meeting! It was fantastic to see so many of you there. A special shout-out to our Board President, Cookie Miller, for her amazing leadership and for keeping everything running smoothly. Cookie, you did a phenomenal job!

We also want to express our sincere gratitude to our refreshment sponsors, Jody Pastorino of Paramount Bank and Dennis Hall of Bill Bowers A/C and Heating for providing such a delicious and generous spread! Everyone truly enjoyed the breakfast. 

And a massive thank you to our incredible guest speaker, J.P. Murphy, Director of Pasco County Building Construction Services. Thank you for sharing your expertise and giving us a clear picture of market trends, economic outlooks, and what’s on the horizon for Pasco County. Your insights sparked meaningful conversations and added real value to our members.

Please click here for a copy of J.P. Murphy’s PowerPoint which he presented at our October 15, 2025 General Membership Meeting.

Finally, thank you, our members, for making the meeting such a success! Your attendance and engagement made it a truly worthwhile event. We appreciate your support!

Realtor Appreciation Halloween Mixer: A Huge Success!

We want to extend our sincerest gratitude to our incredible Business Partners for all the hard work and creativity they poured into the Realtor Appreciation Halloween Mixer at Kangaroo!

We had a great turnout from our Realtor members, and the energy, the costumes, and the overall spooky atmosphere made it one of our most memorable events of the year.

We cannot thank our Business Partners enough for all they do! The success of the evening is a direct result of your commitment. A special thank you goes to our dedicated Committee Chair, Janice Allen, for her leadership, and to all of our generous sponsors whose support made this event possible. . We’d also like to give a huge thank you to Kipper Connell and Jim Feeney for keeping the night alive and full of fun. We also want to recognize Cathy Kranich and Olivia Strauss on the mixer committee. They were key in nailing down the venue, promoting the event and handled the 50/50!

         

 

“Be the Change – Fair Housing and You” course available on-demand
Florida Realtors® “Be the Change – Fair Housing and You” course is now available on-demand through our online learning platform! You can now meet the NAR Fair Housing requirement from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace—for just $10!  And don’t forget—Florida Realtors® members can apply a 30% off coupon at checkout when you buy two or more courses!

Getting started is easy:

• Log in to your Florida Realtors® Member Portal

• Hover over Education

• Click to launch the Florida Realtors® Education Portal

That’s it! Take the course anytime, anywhere—and be the change!

NAR Membership Trifecta – The power of NAR’s partnership—connecting local, state, and national associations through the three-way agreement—creates NAR’s unique and highly effective structure that delivers value at every level.

FREC Update

We encourage you to go into your DBPR record to make sure your email, address, and place of practice address is current:

• Please remember that if this information changes, it needs to be updated within 10 days.

• The 1^st violation is citation, but after that, don’t be surprised if FREC files disciplinary action.

• Click here for DBPR Online Services

• Click here for DBPR Contact Info

PROPERTY FRAUD ALERTS

Be Alert: Health Insurance Scam Targeting NAR Members

The National Association of REALTORS® is currently investigating reports of an unauthorized third-party posing as NAR and attempting to fraudulently sell our members health insurance.

• If you receive a text message or phone call offering health insurance from NAR, please do not respond or provide any personal or financial information.
• Please remember, the National Association of REALTORS® will never contact you by phone or text to solicit personal or financial information, or to sell any product or service.

Please call the Board Office at 727-848-8507 to inquire about the shirts and hats.

REALTORS® take a stand against housing discrimination.

To honor Fair Housing month in April, The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has issued The Fair Housing Challenge: Stand Up for Racial Equity. This challenge included having all association Leaders, both appointed and elected, complete the Fairhaven Housing Stimulation and the online Implicit Bias Training program by April 9^th.

Fair Housing Challenge: Stand Up for Racial Equity

Dedicated to Diversity

Our members and leaders must know and understand the commitment to diversity and inclusion!

Click on the link below to find out why Home Ownership Matters!

Are You Getting The Most Out Of The Tax Laws?

Members may not be aware that the solicitation of potential customers is regulated under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

TCPA prohibits text messages to wireless numbers using automated telephone dialing equipment without adequate consent. We have noticed an uptick on issues regarding the TCPA. For more information, below are links to NAR’s website:

https://www.nar.realtor/legal/complying-with-federal-regulations/do-not-call-registry/the-telephone-consumer-protection-act

https://www.nar.realtor/search-results?qu=Realtor%20Videos%20TCPA