Top Headlines for Dec. 13 |
|
Donate to the GSAR Holiday Giving Campaign on your member portal |
|
You can support GSAR's annual Holiday Giving Campaign benefiting On Point for College, OCC’s REALTORS® Care Hub and PATH directly through your member portal. Simply click on the button for the organization and make your donation. You can support one or all.
You can also support the charities by participating in the online auction through Dec. 16. It's a great way to to purchase holiday gifts and support these worthy organizations at the same time. Click here to start bidding on the auction items. Proceeds from the auction will be divided between all three organizations.
|
|
|
Gov. Hochul mandates businesses to require masks or vaccination
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. This requirement takes effect today will last through Jan. 15. A violation of any provision of this measure is subject to all civil and criminal penalties, including a maximum fine of $1,000 for each violation. Local health departments are being asked to enforce these requirements. Businesses and venues that implement a proof of vaccination requirement can accept Excelsior Pass, Excelsior Pass Plus, SMART Health Cards issued outside of New York State, or a CDC Vaccination Card.
Brokers are responsible for setting their own policies in response to the new mandate.
|
|
Auction items still needed to support GSAR annual charity fundraising drive
|
|
Sign up for the NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit and be ready for the year ahead
The Real Estate Forecast Summit: The Year Ahead is set to kick off at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Invest in your success and register for this free two-hour webinar where NAR and guest experts will present important data and insights on the housing market—complete with home buyer and seller profiles—plus, in-depth discussions on the commercial market and the economy. The keynote speaker is Todd Richardson, general deputy assistant secretary for policy development and research at the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development. Register here.
|
|
Mayor Walsh Seeks to Invest $2M in commercial properties in Syracuse
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has proposed $2 million in pandemic relief for neighborhood business corridors in the city of Syracuse. Through the Distressed Commercial Corridor Improvement Fund, property owners would be able to apply for up to $100,000 in grants to improve commercial properties. Applications are expected to open in early 2022. The program will focus on areas identified in its Resurgent Neighborhoods Initiative, including: Burnet Avenue, Butternut Street, Erie Boulevard East, South Geddes Street, James Street, North Salina Street, South Salina Street, South Avenue, West Onondaga Street and Wolf Street. Read more.
|
|
REALTOR® Opinion: Expertise when buying, selling a home matters even more in Internet Age
Writing on Medium last week, NAR Regional Vice President Brian Copeland, ABR, CRS, founder and owner of Doorbell Real Estate in Nashville, Tenn., offered opinions about the future of the real estate industry, the state of the real estate brokerage profession, and NAR’s ongoing work to foster innovation for the benefit of consumers everywhere. Read more.
|
|
Thanks to our Hot News sponsors |
|
New self-serve process launched for past-due eKEY app users
Supra has announced a new time-saving, streamlined process for eKEY® app users to reinstate their account if they are in past-due or collections status. Keyholders who pay their key fees directly to Supra will have the ability to make a payment and reactivate their eKEY account through easy, self-serve steps. eKEY app users who are in arrears will see a red warning box over the Obtain Key button, which states that their payment is past due and that a late fee may apply, if applicable. Upon clicking either notice, the app will take the user to the payment management screen where they can pay their bill with the card on file or set up a new card. The system confirms payment and the eKEY account will automatically update so the keyholder can resume using it right away. The versions that include the new self-serve reinstatement process are: eKEY for iOS: 5.3.3.488 and eKEY for Android: 5.3.3.408. SupraWEB will allow the keyholder to log in to the system when they are in arrears instead of referring them to Supra support. The billing screen enables the keyholder to pay the account balance and update future payment information.
|
|
There are 21 days left to meet NAR ethics training requirement; check the list
All members must meet the NAR Code of Ethics training requirement by Dec. 31, 2021. Members are encouraged to check GSAR's Ethics Deficiency List. If your name is on the list, you have not completed a mandatory NAR Code of Ethics course within the January 2019-December 2021 Ethics Cycle. If you have completed the course, then email your documentation to the GSAR Education Department. Please note: If you have sent in your certificate, please be patient as the staff processes it. The list will be frequently updated to reflect changes. If your name is not on the list, your certificate has been recorded and there is no need to call the office to confirm it.
You may also take the free NAR ethics course to meet the requirement. Ethics course completion certificates must be sent to the GSAR Education Department via email no later than midnight on Dec. 31, 2021 to avoid MLS service termination for being non-compliant with NAR’s COE requirement.
|
|
Add these educational opportunities to your calendar: |
|
• Dec. 15 from 9 -10:30 a.m.
Matrix Intro Part 1 -1.5 hours CE - Zoom
Instructor: Bill Roesser
• Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Matrix Intro Part 2 - 1.5 hours CE - Zoom
Instructor: Bill Roesser
• Dec. 15 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Matrix 2: Auto Emails and Customization - 1.5 hours CE - Zoom
Instructor: Bill Roesser
|
|
|
|
Member Benefits and Events |
|
Welcome new GSAR members! |
|
The Greater Syracuse Association of REALTORS® welcomes its newest members and wishes them great success.
|
|
Alison Arquitt
Gilbo Realty LLC
315-752-9513
Kathryn Fire
Keller Williams Syracuse
315-701-6900
|
|
Lee Anne Hoppins
Hunt Real Estate ERA
315-622-5757
Rachel Russo
Chapin Real Estate
315-366-4136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
