The Green Sheet 11/13/2020

The Green Sheet | Friday, November 13, 2020

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Clarification on the GMLS Status Change Reporting Rule

As you are already aware, the Fine/Sanction Policy for violations of the Status Change Reporting Rule went into effect on November 1st. Please review the following points of clarification on the rule and enforcement policy:

The requirement to report a status change within 24-48 hours of occurrence is NOT new. This has been a requirement within the GMLS Rules and Regulations for years. The policy to enforce violations with fines/sanctions is new as of November 1st, 2020.
The requirement to report a status change within 24-48 hours of occurrent applies to ALL listing property types.
24-48 HOURS is the time frame for reporting indicated in the GMLS Rules and Regs. The rules DO NOT dictate between business days or weekends. All status changes can be emailed or faxed at any time, on any day of the week, and therefore have a timestamp to ensure reporting has occurred within the required timeframe.

Changes to the CTR Board of Directors

The CT REALTORS® Board of Directors voted to reduce the size of the board from approximately 173 members to 95, effective January 1, 2021. Changes include removing the CTR committee vice chair positions from the Board and proportionally downsizing other categories and positions. CTR President Joanne Breen says the changes will be positive.

Apply for a 2021 CTR Committee

CTR's committee appointment process for 2021 is underway. You can learn more about the open positions, qualifications and apply on CTRealtors.com. The application deadline is Friday, November 20th.

Welcome, Jess!

Many of you have probably already had the pleasure of working with our newest GMLS Team Member, Jessica Bologna. Jess joined us part-time in October 2019 to assist with our electronic filing and record keeping process, and previously worked as a bookkeeping professional. As of October 2020, we are excited to welcome Jess to the team full time, where she will take on more responsibility in our record keeping and compliance departments, as well as general member support. Please feel free to send her a note to officially welcome and congratulate her!

Help us reach our goal of donating 1000lbs of food to Neighbor to Neighbor!

In lieu of an in-person food drive this year, we are pleased to host a Greenwich REALTORS® 2020 Virtual Food Drive benefitting Neighbor to Neighbor. We have surpassed our 500lbs of food goal! Please help us reach our new goal of 1000lbs of food, now through November 23rd to provide to local families in need. Donate today!

There is still time to join the NAR Annual Conference!

NAR's Virtual REALTORS® Conference & Expo is currently taking place, running from November 2-18. The Conference virtual meeting platform, MeetingPlay, requires attendees to register in advance in order to access all of the virtual programming – from general sessions to governance meetings, to education sessions. More information and registration is available at conference.realtor.

REMINDER

Gatherings at Private Residences (Including In-Person Showings and Open Houses) Now Limited to 10 People

Due to the increasing rate of COVID-19 in Connecticut, Governor Lamont has ordered the entire state to roll back to Phase 2.1 rules – a slightly modified version of the previously enacted Phase 2 rules – effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, November 6.

How does this affect your business?

Open houses and in-person showings are now limited to 10 people at a time (previously limited to 25 in Phase 3). It is the responsibility of the Listing Agent and Broker to enforce this limit.
Face coverings continue to be REQUIRED for all individuals present at in-person showings and open houses. Those with a medical reason for not wearing a mask must be able to produce a doctor's note upon request.
Continue to maintain social distance (minimum of 6ft) between parties at a showings.
Serving Food/Drink at Open Houses/In-Person showings is strongly discouraged to avoid the risk that an attendee remove their face covering. It is the responsibility of the Listing Agent and Broker to enforce.

Please continue to exercise diligence in abiding by the guidance for conducting in-person showing activities. And please wash your hands, wear your masks, practice social distancing, stay home if you're not feeling well, and be nice to each other.

View more updates in the General Forum

Upcoming Events

Tiger Home & Building Inspectors

Free Lunch & Learn - Renovating Financing Guidelines

Wednesday, 11/18 12-1pm

More to come soon! Check out our past events recordings and upcoming FlexMLS Webinars in the meantime.

Member Resources & Updates

CTR.tv presents 5 in 5 (11/10/2020)

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