The Board Office will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2020 in observance of Independence Day. We wish you and your families a very safe and “Happy 4th of July”!

A special thank you to Mike Chissell of Mike Chissell Mortgage and Paul Friedlander of Total Title Solutions for sponsoring our General Membership Meeting which was a live stream on May 20, 2020!  If you would like to see the General Membership Meeting Video, click on the You Tube logo below:

A very special thank you to Mike Dumas for teaching our “Contract to Close” class yeterday! Mike did an outstanding job showing our members how to be better organized with their closing process.

We would also like to thank Paul Friedlander of Total Title Solutions for providing the refreshments for this class!

Thank you to Raelene Majino-Smith and Tanita Montgomery of Homespire Mortgage for teaching “Mortgage Crash Course for Agents” and for providing refreshments for the attendees. Your presentation was excellent and you kept everyone motivated while providing very valuable information.

May’s Housing Market Offers Glimmers of Hope  – Click here to listen to Brad O’Connor!

Click here to see the latest statistics show that existing home sales in Florida experienced another solid month of growth, putting the state in a good economic position as coronavirus concerns are top of mind!

NAR updates their resource page daily.

The site:  www.nar.realtor/coronavirus          

• Here are some individual links to keep you informed:
• Open House Guidelines: https://www.nar.realtor/open-house-guidance-during-covid-19
• Shelter in place Guidelines: https://www.nar.realtor/shelter-in-place-guidance-during-covid-19
• Corona Virus Guide for Realtors: https://www.nar.realtor/coronavirus-a-guide-for-realtors
• Virtual Showings and Virtual Tours: https://www.nar.realtor/virtual-showings-and-virtual-tours (list of ideas and resources, videos, etc.)

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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