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<strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Escrow</strong> <strong>Act</strong> <strong>Re<strong>in</strong>troduced</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>NYS</strong> <strong>Senate</strong><br />
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sions; <strong>in</strong>formation on the<br />
were able to persuade 13 Democratic Senator cannot cosponsor a<br />
Director of Government Affairs<br />
<strong>NYS</strong>AR supported<br />
out of 62 State Senators Republican Senator’s bill.<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Escrow</strong> <strong>Act</strong><br />
and 27 out of 150 Just recently the Suffolk County<br />
The <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Escrow</strong> <strong>Act</strong> was recently<br />
re<strong>in</strong>troduced EXCELLENCE <strong>in</strong> the New York State <strong>Senate</strong> EXCELLENCE sponsors and talk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
cosponsor this bill dur<strong>in</strong>g Resolution, <strong>in</strong>troduced by Deputy Presid<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a list of current<br />
Assembly Members to Legislature overwhelm<strong>in</strong>gly passed a<br />
Y E A R S O F<br />
Y E A R S O F<br />
as S.193. IN REAL The ESTATE legislation, which will IN allow REAL ESTATE po<strong>in</strong>ts to use when<br />
the last legislative cycle. Officer Angie Carpenter (West Islip),<br />
disputed real estate <strong>com</strong>missions to be<br />
placed <strong>in</strong> an escrow account until the matter<br />
speak<strong>in</strong>g to your elected<br />
officials. In addition, the<br />
In addition many of the<br />
legislators who were not<br />
request<strong>in</strong>g the New York State Legislature to<br />
enact legislation protect<strong>in</strong>g real estate <strong>com</strong>missions.<br />
can be resolved, will be <strong>in</strong>troduced <strong>in</strong> the new website allows<br />
cosponsors have already<br />
This document of support was for-<br />
Assembly shortly.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g this current legislative session, we<br />
REALTORS® to send<br />
their lost <strong>com</strong>mission<br />
expressed their support<br />
for the bill when it <strong>com</strong>es<br />
warded to the Governor as well as the leadership<br />
of the New York State Legislature.<br />
will need to have all of our cosponsors “resign<br />
stories directly to<br />
up for a vote on the floor Our next lobby<strong>in</strong>g efforts will concentrate<br />
on” aga<strong>in</strong> as cosponsors s<strong>in</strong>ce the bills<br />
<strong>in</strong> both the <strong>Senate</strong> and the Assembly are<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g re<strong>in</strong>troduced with new bill numbers<br />
because they were not passed dur<strong>in</strong>g the last<br />
legislative session.<br />
Just recently <strong>NYS</strong>AR launched a new<br />
website to support efforts to protect earned<br />
<strong>NYS</strong>AR for use when<br />
describ<strong>in</strong>g the need for<br />
<strong>com</strong>mission protections. The site will also<br />
soon give REALTOR® members the ability<br />
to email their state legislators <strong>in</strong> support of<br />
the <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Escrow</strong> <strong>Act</strong>.<br />
Thanks to the LIBOR/<strong>NYS</strong>AR Contact<br />
of the <strong>Senate</strong> and the<br />
Assembly.<br />
The way politics works <strong>in</strong> the New York<br />
State Legislature is clear-cut — a m<strong>in</strong>ority<br />
member of the Assembly or the <strong>Senate</strong> cannot<br />
be<strong>com</strong>e a cosponsor on a majority member’s<br />
bill. In simple terms — that means a<br />
on the Nassau County Legislature as well as<br />
the Queens members of the New York City<br />
Council.<br />
In order to be successful with a<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Escrow</strong> <strong>Act</strong> bill — we must<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ue to spread our message to each and<br />
every legislator at the local and state levels.<br />
real estate <strong>com</strong>missions. www.stop<strong>com</strong>missionripoffs.<strong>com</strong><br />
Team Program as well as LIBOR’s Republican Assembly Member cannot In addition REALTORS® must cont<strong>in</strong>ue to<br />
conta<strong>in</strong>s an overview of the<br />
issues related to protect<strong>in</strong>g earned <strong>com</strong>mis-<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Escrow</strong> <strong>Act</strong> Sub Committee – this<br />
bill saw much success <strong>in</strong> 2004. REALTORS®<br />
be<strong>com</strong>e a cosponsor on a Democratic<br />
Assembly Member’s bill. Consequently, a<br />
raise RPAC dollars as we need to support<br />
legislators who support REALTORS®.<br />
REALTOR ® Tsunami Relief Project<br />
By Tricia Chirco<br />
Market<strong>in</strong>g & Communications Director<br />
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF<br />
REALTORS®, 2005 NAR President Al<br />
Mansell announced on Jan. 4 the creation of<br />
the REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project to<br />
aid the victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake<br />
and tsunami that has devastated dozens of<br />
countries <strong>in</strong> Southeast Asia and resulted <strong>in</strong><br />
hundreds of thousands of casualties.<br />
In an effort to help rebuild the lives of the<br />
victims of December’s devastat<strong>in</strong>g tsunami<br />
<strong>in</strong> Southeast Asia, the monies raised by for<br />
the Realtor® Tsunami Relief Project will go<br />
toward the construction of “REALTOR®<br />
Villages” <strong>in</strong> the hard-hit countries of India,<br />
Thailand, Sri Lanka, and the Sumatra region<br />
of Indonesia, through a partnership with<br />
Habitat for Humanity International.<br />
NAR and Habitat have set a goal to build<br />
1,000 core hous<strong>in</strong>g units. To cover the full<br />
cost, NAR has set a $1 million goal for the<br />
REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project. All<br />
contributions to the REALTOR® Tsunami<br />
Relief Project will be donated to Habitat to<br />
construct the REALTOR® Villages.<br />
The Association is report<strong>in</strong>g the receipt of<br />
more than 1,360 donations total<strong>in</strong>g $245,000<br />
as of Jan. 12. These contributions will be<br />
<strong>com</strong>b<strong>in</strong>ed with NAR’s <strong>in</strong>itial donation of<br />
$50,000 and all <strong>in</strong><strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g gifts to the<br />
REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g the January LIBOR Board of<br />
Directors meet<strong>in</strong>g held January 19th,<br />
Directors approved the creation of a LIBOR<br />
Disaster Relief Fund. LIBOR President,<br />
Marian Fraker-Gut<strong>in</strong>, said that “The<br />
By Tricia Chirco<br />
Market<strong>in</strong>g & Communication Director<br />
Overall home sales processed through<br />
the Multiple List<strong>in</strong>g Service of Long Island,<br />
Inc. (MLSLI) <strong>in</strong> 2004 have surpassed the<br />
previous record set <strong>in</strong> 2003, accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
the West Babylon based organization.<br />
There were a total of 32,421 exist<strong>in</strong>ghome<br />
sales <strong>in</strong> 2004, up 13.4 percent from<br />
the previous record of 28,583 <strong>in</strong> 2003.<br />
The year ended with a reported sales<br />
volume of 14.4 billion for Queens,<br />
Nassau, and Suffolk counties <strong>com</strong>b<strong>in</strong>ed,<br />
reflect<strong>in</strong>g a 27 percent <strong>in</strong>crease over the<br />
11.3 billion reported <strong>in</strong> December 2003.<br />
Hous<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ventory as reported by<br />
MLSLI was 8 percent higher at the end<br />
of December 2004 as <strong>com</strong>pared to<br />
December 2003, with 13,398 available<br />
residential properties throughout Long<br />
Island, which also <strong>in</strong>cludes Queens.<br />
The average exist<strong>in</strong>g-home price for<br />
Long Island as reported by MLSLI for<br />
Directors of LIBOR felt it prudent to establish<br />
a general Disaster Relief Fund to streaml<strong>in</strong>e<br />
the process of approv<strong>in</strong>g contributions <strong>in</strong><br />
the event of emergencies such as the recent<br />
all of 2004 was<br />
$444,149, up 12.9%<br />
from 2003 when the<br />
annual average<br />
home price was<br />
$393,425. In 2002,<br />
the average Long<br />
Island home price<br />
was $344,660.<br />
Exist<strong>in</strong>g-home<br />
sale prices <strong>in</strong><br />
Suffolk County<br />
<strong>in</strong>creased 12.7 percent<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2004 to an<br />
average price of $402,373. In Nassau<br />
County, home prices were 12.9 percent<br />
higher than a year ago, with a reported<br />
average price <strong>in</strong> 2004 at a record sett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
$541,443. Queen’s home prices rose 12.5<br />
percent <strong>in</strong> 2004, with the average sale<br />
price reported at $376,670.<br />
Low mortgage rates that have stayed<br />
under 6 percent <strong>in</strong> 2004 and the cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
demand for hous<strong>in</strong>g across Long Island<br />
Tsunami’s,” The Board approved $50,000 <strong>in</strong><br />
seed money to start up the fund and later on<br />
<strong>in</strong> the meet<strong>in</strong>g appropriated a $10,000 dona-<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued on page 3)<br />
2004 Long Island Home Prices Show Double Digit Growth<br />
have contributed to the record sett<strong>in</strong>g home<br />
prices reported over the past few years.<br />
Daniel Ryan, MLSLI President and<br />
Broker/owner of Ryan & Walis Realty <strong>in</strong><br />
Long Beach said, “2004 was one of the<br />
best we’ve had <strong>in</strong> a long time.” He further<br />
notes, “Look<strong>in</strong>g ahead at the signs of an<br />
improv<strong>in</strong>g economy, I believe we will see<br />
another strong performance <strong>in</strong> the hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
market <strong>in</strong> 2005.”
THE REALTOR ® ● January/February 2005 ● 2
The Honorable Kathleen Murray Speaks<br />
at Nassau County Divisional Breakfast<br />
The Nassau County Chapter Divisional<br />
Breakfast was held on January 13, 2005 at<br />
the Milleridge Inn <strong>in</strong> Jericho.<br />
Sheryl Kushnick, 2004 LIBOR<br />
Vice President of Nassau was<br />
the master of ceremonies. Town<br />
of Hempstead Supervisor, Kate<br />
Murray, was the guest speaker<br />
and spoke to the group of over<br />
one hundred Realtors® about<br />
the Town of Hempstead’s current<br />
and future hous<strong>in</strong>g opportunities<br />
available to its residents.<br />
This event provides the opportunity<br />
to acknowledge the hard<br />
work and dedication of all 2004<br />
Chapter Officers and Directors,<br />
as well as serv<strong>in</strong>g as the forum<br />
for <strong>in</strong>stall<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong><strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Officers and Directors, which<br />
was performed by LIBOR<br />
President, Marian Fraker-Gut<strong>in</strong>.<br />
Furthermore, the 2004 Chapter<br />
Dist<strong>in</strong>guished Service Awards are presented<br />
to deserv<strong>in</strong>g Chapter members at this event.<br />
The follow<strong>in</strong>g Realtors® from Central<br />
Nassau, Nassau North Shore, and Nassau<br />
South Shore, respectively were named as<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g the Nassau County Divisional Breakfast, Town of<br />
Hempstead Supervisor Kathleen Murray (far left)<br />
presented LIBOR President Marian Fraker-Gut<strong>in</strong> (2nd<br />
from left) with a Citation on behalf of the Town of<br />
Hempstead. Also pictured here are Sheryl Kushnick<br />
(right) 2004 Nassau Vice President and Joseph Mottola,<br />
CEO of LIBOR and MLS.<br />
2004 recipients of this honorable award: Pia<br />
Hutton, Century 21 Annette’s Real Estate;<br />
Kathy Borg, Daniel Gale Associates; and<br />
Carol Sparaco of Sparaco Lieberman Realty.<br />
REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued from page 1)<br />
tion on behalf of LIBOR to the NAR<br />
Tsunami Relief Project.<br />
Long Island Board of Realtors®, Inc.<br />
posted a call out for donations for the relief<br />
project on Stratus. To date, almost $4,000<br />
has been collected from LIBOR members<br />
for NAR’s Relief Project. The largest local<br />
contributor thus far has been the<br />
Independent Real Estate Brokers of New<br />
York, Inc. who donated $2,000 to the fund.<br />
Anyone wish<strong>in</strong>g to make a<br />
contribution to the Tsunami Relief<br />
Project may do so by visit<strong>in</strong>g<br />
https://www.realtor.org/RelFundTrack.nsf/<br />
ContributionOpenForm or by remitt<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
check made payable to REALTOR®<br />
Tsunami Relief Project and mail<strong>in</strong>g it to:<br />
REALTOR® Tsunami Relief<br />
c/o LIBOR<br />
300 Sunrise Highway<br />
West Babylon, New York 11704<br />
Fraker-Gut<strong>in</strong> notes that “Although<br />
LIBOR has pledged $10,000 <strong>in</strong> aid, this <strong>in</strong><br />
no way replaces the need for all Realtors®<br />
to make <strong>in</strong>dividual contributions as well.”<br />
Co-Op Board Disclosure Law Will Prevent<br />
Discrim<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
By Randy L. Kaplan<br />
Director of Government Affairs<br />
Cooperative apartment corporations<br />
currently are not required to <strong>in</strong>form<br />
prospective purchasers of the reasons for<br />
their rejection. As a result, many prospective<br />
buyers are discrim<strong>in</strong>atorily rejected.<br />
By requir<strong>in</strong>g cooperative apartment corporations<br />
to provide a statement of reasons<br />
— this legislation would serve to<br />
reduce the <strong>in</strong>cidence of such rejections.<br />
LIBOR and <strong>NYS</strong>AR are work<strong>in</strong>g to see<br />
that proposed legislation to elim<strong>in</strong>ate these<br />
unfair rejections advances. LIBOR’s<br />
Common Interest Ownership Committee<br />
Chair Barbara Ford has made this a priority<br />
on the state level. If this Co-Op Board<br />
Disclosure bill is enacted, a Co-Op apartment<br />
corporation will not be able to create<br />
after the fact justifications when a rejected<br />
purchaser challenges the cooperation’s<br />
reasons for refus<strong>in</strong>g to permit a sale.<br />
We are hopeful that this legislation will<br />
be re<strong>in</strong>troduced shortly <strong>in</strong> both the New<br />
York State <strong>Senate</strong> and the Assembly.<br />
LIBOR and New York City Councilman<br />
Hiram Monserrate (D-Corona) are work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
jo<strong>in</strong>tly to promote this legislation <strong>in</strong><br />
the New York City Council as well.<br />
Suffolk County Legislator Concerned Over<br />
Absentee Landlords<br />
By Randy L. Kaplan<br />
Director of Government Affairs<br />
Suffolk County Legislator Peter<br />
O’Leary (R-Shirley) has a grow<strong>in</strong>g concern<br />
that absentee landlords are tarnish<strong>in</strong>g<br />
our <strong>com</strong>munities by neglect<strong>in</strong>g the properties<br />
that they rent.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Legislator O’Leary, “Many<br />
absentee landlords fail to monitor activity on<br />
their property. Landlords are not concerned<br />
what happens on their property as long as it<br />
does not result <strong>in</strong> a loss of revenue for them.”<br />
The areas of concern for landlords are<br />
the failure to obey state, county and town<br />
laws such as town rental permit laws,<br />
town waste management ord<strong>in</strong>ances, and<br />
county health codes.<br />
Additionally, it is this failure to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><br />
the exterior of the property that worries<br />
O’Leary and many of his fellow lawmakers.<br />
O’Leary has already made it<br />
known that he <strong>in</strong>tends to <strong>in</strong>troduce legislation<br />
to require m<strong>in</strong>imum ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
requirements on these properties. With a<br />
law <strong>in</strong> place — lawmakers will be able to<br />
crack down on absentee landlords who<br />
fail to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> these standards.<br />
NOTICE LIBOR Members:<br />
Your 2005 LIBOR Membership Cards will be mailed out <strong>in</strong> early<br />
February. If you don’t receive your card by the end of the month,<br />
please contact LIBOR Membership at 631-661-4800.<br />
Scenes From the 2005 Nassau Chapter Divisional Breakfast<br />
3 ● January/February 2005 ● THE REALTOR ®<br />
Here are the Recipients of the 2004 LIBOR<br />
Chapter Dist<strong>in</strong>guished Service Awards:<br />
Kathy Borg<br />
Nassau North Shore<br />
Pia Hutton<br />
Central Nassau<br />
Carol Sparaco<br />
Nassau South Shore<br />
Joann Ferrari<br />
Queens North Shore<br />
Seibert Rob<strong>in</strong>son<br />
Jamaica Central<br />
Queens<br />
Doreen D’Andrea<br />
Eastern Suffolk<br />
Rochelle Wernersbach<br />
Suffolk South Shore<br />
Rita Bender<br />
Hunt<strong>in</strong>gton Township<br />
Patricia Nicklaus<br />
Suffolk North Shore<br />
This award is given to a chapter member for outstand<strong>in</strong>g service,<br />
participation & support to their chapter — someone who goes<br />
“the extra mile.” These awards are presented by the<br />
outgo<strong>in</strong>g chapter President on behalf of their chapter membership<br />
at the January County Division Meet<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
Inside This Issue<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Escrow</strong> <strong>Act</strong> Needs<br />
Cosponsors................................................Page 1<br />
Tsunami Relief Project partners with<br />
Habitat for Humanity..................................Page 1<br />
LIBOR Receives Town of Hempstead<br />
Citation ......................................................Page 3<br />
Watch for Your LIBOR Membership Card ..Page 3<br />
Plans for 2005 ..........................................Page 4<br />
Chang<strong>in</strong>g Our Facilities to Meet Members Needs..Page 6<br />
WCR Update ..............................................Page 8<br />
Chapter News Items ................................Page 10<br />
Look<strong>in</strong>g Forward to Meet<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
Challenges <strong>in</strong> 2005 ..................................Page 12<br />
How to Advertise and Market on the<br />
Web..........................................................Page 14<br />
Realtor Happen<strong>in</strong>gs..................................Page 16<br />
RPAC 2005..A Complete List of<br />
Contributions ..................................Pages 17 -20<br />
The Most Influential HUB <strong>in</strong> Real Estate ..Page 21<br />
New Expanded Hours for the LIBOR<br />
Legal Helpl<strong>in</strong>e ..........................................Page 21<br />
Ethics Cases This Month ........................Page 22<br />
Tips on How to Hit the Ground Runn<strong>in</strong>g..Page 23<br />
Computer Ed & Real Estate Class<br />
Schedule ..........................................Pages 24-25
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President’s Message<br />
By Marian Fraker-Gut<strong>in</strong> LIBOR President<br />
Together We Can Ac<strong>com</strong>plish<br />
Everyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
As I start 2005 as your<br />
President I want to thank all<br />
the members who have volunteered<br />
(an unprecedented<br />
number) for <strong>com</strong>mittees for<br />
the benefit of our 23,000<br />
member organization. I,<br />
together with the Executive<br />
Committee, have the follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
plans for 2005,<br />
some of which are already<br />
<strong>in</strong> the work<strong>in</strong>g stages.<br />
Increas<strong>in</strong>g and upgrad<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the Professional Standards<br />
Committee with additional<br />
Realtors®, so as to <strong>in</strong>crease<br />
education among our members<br />
and help facilitate<br />
cases. In the Legislative<br />
Committee, which <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
RPAC, <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g lobby<strong>in</strong>g<br />
efforts at our Federal, State<br />
and Local levels and contact<br />
teams. Meet<strong>in</strong>gs are already under way to<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ue our fight for “The <strong>Commission</strong><br />
<strong>Escrow</strong> <strong>Act</strong>.” Furthermore, we need to<br />
defeat any legislation that imposes sanctions<br />
and f<strong>in</strong>es on our members for their<br />
client’s homes that are not <strong>com</strong>pliant with<br />
local zon<strong>in</strong>g laws and regulations.<br />
The Education Committee this year will<br />
<strong>in</strong>clude more member services such as<br />
health <strong>in</strong>surance, long term <strong>in</strong>surance,<br />
“We have one of<br />
the best Boards<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Nation.”<br />
legal services, etc; as well as<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g the great courses<br />
for CE credit and Computer<br />
Literacy.<br />
We already have, <strong>in</strong> addition<br />
to be<strong>in</strong>g the largest<br />
Board, one of the best<br />
Boards <strong>in</strong> the Nation. Our<br />
thanks go to all our past<br />
leadership and the great<br />
staff at LIBOR.<br />
We are look<strong>in</strong>g to only<br />
make changes to cont<strong>in</strong>ue<br />
the efforts of the past and to<br />
keep us up to date and<br />
<strong>in</strong>formed on the future<br />
trends <strong>in</strong> our bus<strong>in</strong>ess. We<br />
will work <strong>in</strong> partnership<br />
with our MLS and the<br />
capable leadership, lead by<br />
Dan Ryan. Individually we<br />
can ac<strong>com</strong>plish someth<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
together we can ac<strong>com</strong>plish<br />
everyth<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
With that <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d, I hope we can we<br />
meet the needs of “The Member.”<br />
Look<strong>in</strong>g forward to address<strong>in</strong>g any suggestions,<br />
<strong>com</strong>ments or concerns you may<br />
have — call me 516-868-6660.<br />
Long Island Board of REALTORS ® 2005 Officers<br />
Website: www.mlsli.<strong>com</strong> Email: pr@mlsli.<strong>com</strong><br />
Marian Fraker-Gut<strong>in</strong> —President<br />
Marily Urso—Vice President—Nassau<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Bonarelli—Vice President—Suffolk<br />
Walaudd<strong>in</strong> Hoose<strong>in</strong>—Vice President—Queens<br />
Mohsen Zandieh—Treasurer<br />
Michael Mendic<strong>in</strong>o—Secretary<br />
Joseph E. Mottola—Chief Executive Officer<br />
Publisher—Joseph E. Mottola<br />
Editor—Patricia Chirco<br />
Editor’s Assistant—Christ<strong>in</strong>a DeFalco<br />
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE<br />
LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS ® , INC.<br />
300 Sunrise Highway, West Babylon, NY 11704<br />
(631) 661-4800 (718) 739-8700<br />
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The Long Island Federal Credit Union Annual<br />
Toy Drive Was a Great Success...<br />
President Elizabeth Curran would<br />
like to thank ALL Long Island<br />
Realtors who went over and beyond<br />
the call of duty to collect gifts that<br />
were donated to the Hispanic<br />
Counsel<strong>in</strong>g Center located <strong>in</strong><br />
Hempstead, NY. Dozens of Realtors<br />
collected and donated gifts distributed<br />
by LIBOR President, Marian<br />
Fraker-Gut<strong>in</strong> pictured here and<br />
President of the Long Island<br />
Realtors Federal Credit Union,<br />
Elizabeth Curran also pictured<br />
here. Also, a big thank you to<br />
everyone who made this possible<br />
with their thoughtful and generous<br />
donations. Thank you from the<br />
Long Island Federal Credit Union.<br />
Marian Fraker-Gut<strong>in</strong>, President, LIBOR<br />
Dan Ryan, President, MLS<br />
Elise Williams, WCR President<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Howard Goldson, Esq., Goldson, Nolan Associates, LLP<br />
Randy L. Kaplan, Director Government Affairs<br />
The Long Island Board of REALTORS® is a non-profit organization formed for REALTORS®<br />
for the betterment of their <strong>com</strong>munities, their profession, and their livelihood.<br />
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THE REALTOR ® ● January/February 2005 ● 6<br />
LIBOR NEWS<br />
From Where I Sit<br />
by Joseph E. Mottola, GRI<br />
Chief Executive Officer, LIBOR/MLS<br />
Each year we try to take a look at our<br />
facilities to see if we are mak<strong>in</strong>g the best<br />
use of what we have and whether what we<br />
have is adequate for our members’ needs.<br />
The overwhelm<strong>in</strong>g success of our<br />
Realtor Service Center <strong>in</strong> West Babylon<br />
is one example of look<strong>in</strong>g ahead and<br />
revis<strong>in</strong>g our use of resources. It provides<br />
Realtors with a “state of the art” facility<br />
for classes and programs which enables<br />
our members to enhance their capabilities.<br />
The heavy usage<br />
required us to reth<strong>in</strong>k our<br />
staff<strong>in</strong>g as well as our<br />
hours of operation.<br />
At the Queens Realtor<br />
Service Center we’re also<br />
experienc<strong>in</strong>g heavy usage<br />
as our Queens members<br />
realize that it not only provides<br />
great offer<strong>in</strong>gs but<br />
great park<strong>in</strong>g as well. We<br />
had to add a part timer to<br />
our staff to help with the<br />
volume. If space adjacent to our current<br />
classrooms be<strong>com</strong>es available, we would<br />
def<strong>in</strong>itely consider add<strong>in</strong>g to what we<br />
have so we could handle larger classes.<br />
In Riverhead, there’s another Realtor<br />
Service Center located 75 miles from<br />
Queens toward the eastern end of Long<br />
Island. We’ve also seen an <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the<br />
usage of this facility but not to the same<br />
extent as Queens. In Suffolk the membership<br />
base is more spread out and less<br />
concentrated which effects usage.<br />
In our Headquarters Realtor Build<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
“Growth greatly<br />
<strong>in</strong>creased the<br />
demands on our<br />
staff and<br />
facilities.”<br />
ANNETTES REAL ESTATE<br />
we are go<strong>in</strong>g to be undertak<strong>in</strong>g some renovations<br />
primarily on the first floor. We<br />
are go<strong>in</strong>g to relocate and centralize the<br />
Professional Development Department<br />
there to enhance <strong>in</strong>teraction with the<br />
Service Center next door.<br />
The General Education and Computer<br />
Education and Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g staff will occupy<br />
the redesigned space.<br />
In addition, we will be renovat<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
entry and reception foyer to reflect the<br />
more efficient set up and<br />
décor of the Service Center.<br />
We are also plann<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
<strong>in</strong>stall an upgraded, <strong>in</strong>tegrated<br />
security system that<br />
will cover both build<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
and better protect our personnel<br />
and material assets.<br />
Our goal for the second<br />
floor is to centralize the<br />
Information Systems staff<br />
and provide them with<br />
needed workspace. This<br />
will occasion the relocation of some current<br />
staff to other areas with the end result be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the ref<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of the work environment for<br />
Communications/Market<strong>in</strong>g, Government<br />
Affairs and Professional Standards.<br />
The growth of the Board and the<br />
Multiple List<strong>in</strong>g Service has greatly<br />
<strong>in</strong>creased the demands on our staff and<br />
facilities. Our aim is to provide the<br />
appropriate tools, facilities and staff<strong>in</strong>g<br />
so we can ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> and <strong>in</strong>crease the quality<br />
of our response time and our services<br />
for our members.<br />
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MEETINGS & EVENTS: For more details & <strong>in</strong>formation, please call the LIBOR Staff Liaison listed<br />
below. For special events & chapter <strong>in</strong>formation, contact Connie Aiello at 631-661-4800, ext. 361.<br />
VISA, MASTERCARD, AMEX & DISCOVER accepted for PREPAID reservations<br />
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FEBRUARY 2005<br />
2/1 — Tuesday<br />
MLS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<br />
9:30am — REALTOR BUILDING, West<br />
Babylon, 2nd floor Conference Room.<br />
Staff liaison: Angela Dell’Italia, ext. 382.<br />
2/3 — Thursday<br />
EASTERN SUFFOLK CHAPTER<br />
8:30am – Network<strong>in</strong>g Breakfast Sem<strong>in</strong>ar<br />
~ The Indian Island Grill, Riverhead.<br />
Guest speaker: Jennifer Pendzick, Asset<br />
Preservation ~ "1031 Tax Deferred<br />
Exchanges." ~ Cost: $18.00 per person.<br />
RSVP: Gerald<strong>in</strong>e Sapanaro @ 631-878-<br />
0003 ext. 101. Visit www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/<br />
easternsuffolk.<br />
2/8 — Tuesday<br />
SUFFOLK SOUTH SHORE<br />
CHAPTER<br />
6:30pm — 7th Annual “MARDI GRAS<br />
PARTY!!” ~ Capta<strong>in</strong> Bill’s Restaurant,<br />
Bay Shore. Cajun Buffet, Open Bar,<br />
Danc<strong>in</strong>g, DJ. Cost: $55 prepaid, $75 at<br />
the door. RSVP: Matthew Arnold @ 631-<br />
859-3444. Visit www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/suffolksouthshore.<br />
2/8 — Tuesday<br />
CENTRAL NASSAU CHAPTER<br />
9:30am – Network<strong>in</strong>g Breakfast Sem<strong>in</strong>ar<br />
~ Lantern D<strong>in</strong>er, West Hempstead. Guest<br />
speaker: John Tum<strong>in</strong>aro, CPA: “Answers<br />
To Your Tax<strong>in</strong>g Questions – An<br />
Overview… Know Your Deductions!” ~<br />
Cost: $10.00 per person. RSVP: Pia<br />
Hutton @ 516-564-4480. Visit<br />
www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/centralnassau.<br />
2/11 — Friday<br />
WESTERN QUEENS CHAPTER<br />
9:30am – Network<strong>in</strong>g Breakfast @<br />
Georgia D<strong>in</strong>er, Elmhurst. Guest speaker:<br />
Peter A. Burgos, CPA: “Tax Benefits of<br />
Incorporation / LLC for Realtors” ~ sponsored<br />
by Mortgage World Bankers, ARS<br />
Abstract, Ltd. and Mike’s Cleanout<br />
Service. Cost is $10.00 per person.<br />
RSVP: Kelly Lagoudis @ 718-274-2400.<br />
Visit www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/westernqueens.<br />
2/15 — Tuesday<br />
MLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
9:30am - REALTOR SERVICE CENTER,<br />
West Babylon ~ Ma<strong>in</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g room.<br />
Staff liaison: Angela Dell’Italia, ext. 382.<br />
2/15 — Tuesday<br />
CREDIT UNION BOARD OF<br />
DIRECTORS<br />
Mel Farkas, 2004 LIBOR<br />
President, will serve as Regional<br />
Vice President for the<br />
Metropolitan Region <strong>in</strong> 2005.<br />
The position of Regional Vice<br />
President has been reactivated<br />
by the New York State<br />
Association of Realtors®<br />
(<strong>NYS</strong>AR) after a number of<br />
years of absence from the organization.<br />
The Organizational Plann<strong>in</strong>g Committee<br />
felt that through the re<strong>in</strong>statement of this<br />
position they would be able to assist <strong>in</strong><br />
identify<strong>in</strong>g problems or opportunities <strong>in</strong><br />
10:00am — REALTOR SERVICE CEN-<br />
TER, West Babylon, Upper Meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Room. Staff liaison: Luisa Harman,<br />
ext. 371.<br />
2/17 — Thursday<br />
LIBOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<br />
9:30am — REALTOR BUILDING, West<br />
Babylon, 2nd floor Conference Room.<br />
Staff liaison: Angela Dell’Italia, ext. 382.<br />
2/21 — Monday<br />
PRESIDENTS’ DAY OBSERVED ~<br />
ALL BOARD OFFICES CLOSED<br />
2/22 — Tuesday<br />
LIBOR/MLS ORIENTATION<br />
8:30am — REALTOR SERVICE CEN-<br />
TER, West Babylon, Ma<strong>in</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g room.<br />
Staff liaison: Debbie Franco, ext. 364.<br />
2/22 — Tuesday<br />
LONG ISLAND COMMERCIAL<br />
NETWORK<br />
8:30am ~ Liberty D<strong>in</strong>er, Farm<strong>in</strong>gdale.<br />
Market<strong>in</strong>g Session & Network<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Breakfast. Cost is $15.00 LICN<br />
Members, $25.00 Non-members. RSVP:<br />
Harvey Kol<strong>in</strong> @ 631-422-5511 ext. 122.<br />
Visit www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/licn.<br />
2/23 — Wednesday<br />
LIBOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
9:30am - REALTOR SERVICE CENTER,<br />
West Babylon ~ Ma<strong>in</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g room.<br />
Staff liaison: Angela Dell’Italia, ext. 382.<br />
2/25 — Friday<br />
NASSAU SOUTH SHORE CHAPTER<br />
9:00am — Details to follow...for more<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation, call Joe S<strong>in</strong>nona @ 516-897-<br />
2700. Visit www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/nas<br />
sausouthshore.<br />
MARCH 2005<br />
3/10 — Thursday<br />
LIBOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<br />
9:30 AM - REALTOR BUILDING, West<br />
Babylon, 2nd floor Conference Room.<br />
Staff Liaison: Angela Dell'Italia, ext 382.<br />
3/16 — Wednesday<br />
MLS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<br />
9:30am - REALTOR BUILDING, West<br />
Babylon, 2nd floor Conference Room.<br />
Staff Liaison: Angela Dell’Italia, ext 382.<br />
3/23 — Wednesday<br />
LIBOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
9:30am - REALTOR SERVICE CENTER,<br />
West Babylon - Ma<strong>in</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g room. Staff<br />
Liaison: Angela Dell’Italia, ext 382.<br />
LIBOR Past President Mel Farkas Gets Named<br />
State Regional V.P.<br />
the various regions. The appo<strong>in</strong>ted<br />
Regional Vice Presidents will<br />
be utilized as a means to<br />
strengthen the understand<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
the Executive Committee <strong>in</strong> that<br />
they can br<strong>in</strong>g to that body, the<br />
feel<strong>in</strong>gs and philosophies of<br />
Association members with<strong>in</strong><br />
their region.<br />
Mel will attend his first meet<strong>in</strong>g as the<br />
2005 Regional Vice President at the<br />
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Look<strong>in</strong>g back over 2004, as a member<br />
of WCR, it was a very good year. Our<br />
chapter had phenomenal growth, great<br />
speakers and wonderful network<strong>in</strong>g<br />
opportunities. Look<strong>in</strong>g forward, I feel<br />
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creat<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess opportunities, develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
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The benefits of membership beg<strong>in</strong> to<br />
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If you attend chapter meet<strong>in</strong>gs,<br />
WCR will help you acquire new skills to<br />
meet the ever-chang<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess environment.<br />
If you make it a po<strong>in</strong>t to sit with<br />
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Mission of the Women’s Council of REALTORS ® :<br />
We are a <strong>com</strong>munity of real estate professionals<br />
creat<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess opportunities, develop<strong>in</strong>g skills<br />
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potential for success.<br />
Change Changes Us<br />
Our plans for 2005 <strong>in</strong>clude an <strong>in</strong>formative<br />
meet<strong>in</strong>g with WCR national president,<br />
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“Top Women <strong>in</strong> Real Estate” and a <strong>com</strong>edy<br />
club/network<strong>in</strong>g meet<strong>in</strong>g. Also on<br />
the agenda is a sem<strong>in</strong>ar deal<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
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If you believe that “everyth<strong>in</strong>g you<br />
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part of your plan for 2005 and we will<br />
br<strong>in</strong>g you and your bus<strong>in</strong>ess to the next<br />
level. Watch for the details of our first<br />
meet<strong>in</strong>g of the year!<br />
2005 OFFICERS<br />
New York State Governors<br />
Doris Hooker . . . . . . . (585) 586-0953<br />
Marilyn Urso . . . . . . . (516) 921-0220<br />
President<br />
Elise Williams . . . . . . (516) 921-4040<br />
President-elect<br />
Liz Storer Johnson . . . (516) 794-2262<br />
VP-Membership<br />
Charlotte Vanderwaag. . (516) 248-9494<br />
Treasurer<br />
Michelle Spronck . . . . (631) 420-7610<br />
Secretary<br />
Nicole Burke . . . . . . . (516) 292-1700<br />
Visit us on the web at:<br />
www.WCR-NewYorkState.<strong>com</strong><br />
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Health, Dental, Life, Long Term Care, Medicare Supplements &<br />
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Chapter & Division Report<br />
The EASTERN SUFFOLK CHAP-<br />
TER is hav<strong>in</strong>g a network<strong>in</strong>g breakfast<br />
sem<strong>in</strong>ar on Thursday, February 3rd at<br />
8:30 a.m. at The Indian Island Grill <strong>in</strong><br />
Riverhead. Guest speaker, Jennifer<br />
Pendzick, Asset Preservation: “1031 Tax<br />
deferred Exchanges.” The cost is $18 per<br />
person. Please RSVP to Gerald<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Sapanaro at 631-878-0003 ext. 101. Visit<br />
www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/easternsuffolk.<br />
The SUFFOLK SOUTH SHORE<br />
CHAPTER is hav<strong>in</strong>g their 7th Annual<br />
“Mardi Gras Party” on Tuesday, February<br />
8th at 6:30-10:30 p.m. at Capta<strong>in</strong> Bill’s<br />
Restaurant <strong>in</strong> Bay Shore. Cajun buffet,<br />
open bar, DJ and danc<strong>in</strong>g! The cost is $55<br />
pre-paid, $75 at the door. Please RSVP to<br />
Matthew Arnold at 631-859-3444. Visit<br />
www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/suffolksouthshore.<br />
The CENTRAL NASSAU CHAPTER<br />
is hav<strong>in</strong>g a network<strong>in</strong>g breakfast sem<strong>in</strong>ar<br />
on Tuesday, February 8th at 9:00 a.m. at<br />
the Lantern D<strong>in</strong>er <strong>in</strong> West Hempstead.<br />
Guest speaker, John Tum<strong>in</strong>aro, CPA:<br />
“Answers To Your Tax<strong>in</strong>g Questions — An<br />
Overview...Know Your Deductions!” The<br />
cost is $10 per person. Please RSVP to Pia<br />
Hutton at 516-564-4480. Visit<br />
www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/centralnassau.<br />
The WESTERN QUEENS CHAPTER<br />
is hav<strong>in</strong>g a network<strong>in</strong>g breakfast on Friday,<br />
February 11th at 9:30 a.m. - 12:00pm at the<br />
Georgia D<strong>in</strong>er <strong>in</strong> Elmhurst. Guest speaker,<br />
Peter A. Burgos, CPA: “Tax Benefits of<br />
Incorporation/LLC for Realtors.” The cost<br />
is $10 per person. Please RSVP to<br />
Kelly Lagoudis at 718-274-2400. Visit<br />
www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/westernqueens.<br />
The LONG ISLAND COMMERCIAL<br />
NETWORK is hav<strong>in</strong>g a market<strong>in</strong>g session<br />
and network<strong>in</strong>g breakfast on Tuesday,<br />
February 22nd at 8:30 a.m. at the Liberty<br />
D<strong>in</strong>er <strong>in</strong> Farm<strong>in</strong>gdale. The cost is $15 for<br />
LICN members, $25 for non-members.<br />
Please RSVP to Harvey Kol<strong>in</strong> at 631- 422-<br />
5511 ext. 122. Visit www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/licn.<br />
The NASSAU SOUTH SHORE<br />
CHAPTER is hav<strong>in</strong>g a network<strong>in</strong>g<br />
breakfast on Friday, February 25th at 9:00<br />
a.m. Details to follow, for more <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
please call Joe S<strong>in</strong>nona. Visit<br />
www.libor.<strong>com</strong>/nassausouthshore.
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9 ● January/February 2005 ● THE REALTOR ®
THE REALTOR ® ● January/February 2005 ● 10<br />
LIBOR NEWS<br />
WELCOME<br />
New LIBOR & MLS Members<br />
Joseph E. Adams<br />
Greene Team Realty<br />
Christopher Andron<br />
Andron Realty Group Pastula<br />
Howard R. Brower<br />
Ray Brower Associates<br />
Myrna Cadet Osse<br />
Myrna A. Cadet Osse, REALTOR<br />
Nicholas Cerrato<br />
Nicholas Cerrato, REALTOR<br />
Rosanne C. Church<br />
Century 21 Country Squire<br />
Frank J. Ferraro<br />
First National Realty Inc.<br />
Allen K. Hand<br />
Ahand Realty Inc.<br />
T<strong>in</strong> Kam Lam<br />
T<strong>in</strong> Kim Lam, REALTOR<br />
Thomas E. Lauritano<br />
Lauritano Appraisal Service<br />
Cor<strong>in</strong>ne A. Trubia<br />
CNC Classic Properties Inc.<br />
Brian J. Mar<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Premium Choice Properties<br />
Leonard Marzocco<br />
Marzocco Realty<br />
Jay Oberlender<br />
JB Elmont Realty Corp.<br />
Concetta Palamaru<br />
Open Doors Realty<br />
John D. P<strong>in</strong>son<br />
John D. P<strong>in</strong>son Inc.<br />
Evans D. Prieston<br />
Evans D. Prieston, REALTOR<br />
Eleuterio Rolon<br />
Rolon Eleuterio, REALTOR<br />
John Z. Savoretti<br />
All the Best Realty<br />
Eric J. Stutz<br />
Long Term Realty Corp.<br />
Peter U. Tra<strong>in</strong>a<br />
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2005 LIBOR CHAPTER OFFICERS<br />
SUFFOLK NORTH SHORE<br />
SANDI BELLUCCI<br />
President<br />
MILLIE THOMAS<br />
Vice President<br />
STEPHANIE CALINOFF<br />
Treasurer<br />
DENISE BUSCEMI<br />
Secretary<br />
SUFFOLK SOUTH SHORE<br />
GEORGIA WESTCOTT<br />
President<br />
JEFF SMITH<br />
1st Vice President<br />
MARIE POVINELLI<br />
2nd Vice President<br />
PAUL WERNERSBACH<br />
Treasurer<br />
CAROL JEMISON<br />
Secretary<br />
HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP<br />
MARY FUDENS<br />
President<br />
DEANNE BRAND<br />
Vice President<br />
PETER DEMIDOVICH<br />
Treasurer<br />
MARYANN AMATO<br />
Secretary<br />
CENTRAL NASSAU<br />
MARJORIE LORD<br />
President<br />
DONNA DEVITO<br />
Vice President<br />
BARBARA GUNN<br />
Treasurer<br />
PIA HUTTON<br />
Secretary<br />
NASSAU NORTH SHORE<br />
JAY MERINGOFF<br />
President<br />
KATHY BORG<br />
Vice President<br />
BARBARA BUCOVETSKY<br />
Treasurer<br />
SUSAN CALDICOTT<br />
Secretary<br />
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EASTERN SUFFOLK<br />
GERALDINE SAPANARO<br />
President<br />
GARY KNOTOFF<br />
Vice President<br />
JILL KANDELL<br />
Treasurer<br />
MARIA GAMBINO<br />
Record<strong>in</strong>g Secretary<br />
DOREEN DANDREA<br />
Correspond<strong>in</strong>g Secretary<br />
NASSAU SOUTH SHORE<br />
JOSEPH SINNONA<br />
President<br />
CAROL GALLO-TURSCHMANN<br />
Vice President<br />
ANTHONY ATKINSON<br />
Treasurer<br />
ISA STYKES<br />
Secretary<br />
QUEENS NORTH SHORE<br />
DEBRA FISCALETTI<br />
President<br />
PAULA CARUSO- ANNARUMMA<br />
Vice President<br />
JOANN FERRARI<br />
Treasurer<br />
JOSEPH A. LARACUENTE<br />
Secretary<br />
WESTERN QUEENS<br />
KELLY LAGOUDIS<br />
President<br />
KENNETH DUNN<br />
Vice President<br />
DONNA DEMKOWICZ<br />
Treasurer<br />
CHRISTOPHER TSCHERNE<br />
Secretary<br />
JAMAICA CENTRAL QUEENS<br />
NAZIM MOHAMED<br />
President<br />
BRIDGET ALLIM<br />
Vice President<br />
BISHNU MELARAM<br />
Treasurer<br />
SHARON KOLLORE<br />
Secretary<br />
Beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> February, the LIBOR “BULLETIN…FROM<br />
YOUR BOARD” will be issued MONTHLY <strong>in</strong>stead of bimonthly.<br />
Please note the new issue dates will be the third<br />
Friday of each month, it will be mailed to all DRs & AF1s. If<br />
you would like to reserve space for text <strong>in</strong> any Bullet<strong>in</strong> issue<br />
(pend<strong>in</strong>g availability), the deadl<strong>in</strong>e would be the Friday<br />
before the issue date. For more <strong>in</strong>formation please contact<br />
Connie Aiello at (631)661-4800 ext. 361.<br />
We are look<strong>in</strong>g for Sell<strong>in</strong>g Managers<br />
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11 ● January/February 2005 ● THE REALTOR ®
THE REALTOR ® ● January/February 2005 ● 12<br />
MLS NEWS • MLS NEWS • MLS NEWS • MLS NEWS • MLS NEWS<br />
I am honored and humbled by the trust<br />
you have put <strong>in</strong> me by select<strong>in</strong>g me to be<br />
your 2005 MLS President. I am excited as<br />
I look forward to this year <strong>in</strong> prepar<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
help steer this great organization. Last<br />
year was a great year <strong>in</strong> real estate and I<br />
am confident that 2005 will be a very<br />
prosperous year as well.<br />
I would like to take this time to thank<br />
Jane Salamon for an outstand<strong>in</strong>g job as our<br />
2004 MLS President. It is <strong>com</strong>fort<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
know that Jane will cont<strong>in</strong>ue to contribute<br />
to our Executive <strong>com</strong>mittee, as well as<br />
Chris Armstrong, Don Scanlon, Frank<br />
Dell’Accio, Mohsen Zandieh, Jim Netter<br />
and our newest addition Frank Urso. This<br />
<strong>in</strong>credibly talented and lively team will<br />
<strong>in</strong>sure that all issues will be thoroughly dissected<br />
and studied. We will<br />
miss Tony Smith who<br />
always brought great passion<br />
to the meet<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
The year 2005 will br<strong>in</strong>g<br />
great challenge as we adapt<br />
to the ever-chang<strong>in</strong>g face of<br />
real estate. Emerg<strong>in</strong>g models<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ue to blossom and we<br />
will need to adapt accord<strong>in</strong>gly.<br />
The Internet is be<strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
the focal po<strong>in</strong>t, as more and more consumers<br />
start their search for homes. How we<br />
address this market will be critical to <strong>in</strong>sur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
that “MLSLI.COM” is the place to go<br />
when beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g that search. The protections<br />
of our copyrights, data and logo’s are all<br />
necessary to <strong>in</strong>sure our prom<strong>in</strong>ence <strong>in</strong> the<br />
marketplace. We br<strong>in</strong>g extraord<strong>in</strong>ary value<br />
to the transaction process and we need to<br />
make sure the public understands that<br />
through our advertis<strong>in</strong>g and promotion.<br />
The cost of do<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess is ris<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
How can we get more out of “OUR MLS”<br />
to help reduce this cost is another one of<br />
the challenges we face. The use of technology<br />
can go along way <strong>in</strong> assist<strong>in</strong>g all<br />
Brokers to reduce their cost.<br />
As far as where we can go this up<strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
year, there is a lot to do to keep up the<br />
MLS Info L<strong>in</strong>e<br />
By Dan Ryan<br />
MLS President<br />
Challeng<strong>in</strong>g...But Not<br />
Impossible<br />
“Emerg<strong>in</strong>g<br />
models cont<strong>in</strong>ue<br />
to blossom and we<br />
will need to adapt<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>gly.”<br />
great work go<strong>in</strong>g forward from the past<br />
years <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
• FINALIZING THE DATA LICENS-<br />
ING OWNERSHIP<br />
• COMPLETING THE SUB-<br />
SCRIBER & LISTING AGREEMENT<br />
• ADDRESSING THE EMERGING<br />
BUSINESS MODELS AND THEIR<br />
IMPACTS ON OUR BUSINESS<br />
• BRINGING MLSLI.COM TO A<br />
“PLACE TO GO FOR REAL ESTATE”<br />
THRU OUR ADVERTISING, MAR-<br />
KETING AND PROMOTIONS<br />
• REVIEWING MLS RULES AND<br />
UPDATING TO CURRENT CONDI-<br />
TIONS<br />
• UPGRADING THE COMMER-<br />
CIAL LISTING AGREEMENT<br />
• BRINGING CONTI-<br />
NUITY TO ALL ZONE<br />
CHAIR’S<br />
• STAYING ABREAST<br />
WITH TECHNOLOGY<br />
AND INSURING WE<br />
ARE GIVING THE BRO-<br />
KERS ALL THE TOOLS<br />
THAT WILL HELP THEM<br />
TO STAY PROFITABLE<br />
• ENCOURAGING<br />
PARTICIPANTS TO GET INVOLVED<br />
• ADDRESSING FIELD ISSUES<br />
THRU REVIEW AND EDUCATION<br />
• TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER<br />
COOPERATION WHILE RESPECT-<br />
ING THE RIGHTS OF BROKERS.<br />
• TO START TO LOOK AT AGENCY<br />
LAW WITH REGARDS TO SUB-<br />
AGENCY, TRANSACTIONAL AGENCY<br />
ETC...<br />
Challeng<strong>in</strong>g, YES. Impossible, NO.<br />
With the help of all of you, these and other<br />
issues that arise can be addressed, dissected<br />
and <strong>com</strong>pleted. If there are any issues<br />
that anyone feels need to be addressed let<br />
me know and we will look at them.<br />
Thank you aga<strong>in</strong> for this great opportunity<br />
and I pledge to give you 100% effort<br />
<strong>in</strong> validat<strong>in</strong>g your trust <strong>in</strong> me.<br />
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News & Views<br />
Has Your Access to Stratus Been<br />
Suspended<br />
In the event your access to Stratus is no<br />
longer available, it could be one of the<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g three reasons:<br />
• Your Office has been suspended as a<br />
result of NON-PAYMENT of 2005<br />
LIBOR Dues.<br />
• You, or your Broker, have NOT satisfied<br />
the Mandatory Ethics Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
required by NAR.<br />
• If you are a new agent, and have not<br />
satisfied your New Agent Orientation<br />
program with<strong>in</strong> the specific 90 day provision<br />
membership period.<br />
Please check with your Broker first, to<br />
see if your Stratus access has been denied<br />
as a result of any of the above before call<strong>in</strong>g<br />
MLS Customer Service.<br />
F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g Properties Closed Between<br />
1991 and 2002<br />
To f<strong>in</strong>d a property that closed through<br />
MLS between the years 1991 and 2002,<br />
you must search through the archive that<br />
is separate from the current database.<br />
TIP: This can be a great way to f<strong>in</strong>d a<br />
quick property photo to use until you are<br />
able to get new photos uploaded.<br />
Us<strong>in</strong>g QUICK SEARCH, follow these<br />
steps:<br />
1. Select Residential, Unavailable<br />
2. Click on the ARCHIVE check box<br />
that appears below MLS/Private.<br />
3. Click on CONTINUE<br />
4. Choose a TOWN (you are limited to<br />
ONE town when search<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the archive)<br />
5. Enter a Title Date range OR a Street<br />
Name to further narrow your search.<br />
Other criteria can be used as well. Keep<br />
<strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d that the archive conta<strong>in</strong>s clos<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
all the way back to 1991, so you will<br />
want to limit your search with additional<br />
criteria.<br />
Q.<br />
Do I have to enter the owner’s<br />
name on the list<strong>in</strong>g agreement or<br />
can I enter “Contact LB”<br />
Yes, you must enter the owner’s<br />
A. name on Stratus unless you have a<br />
handwritten letter from the owner (a copy of<br />
this letter must be mailed to MLS along with<br />
the list<strong>in</strong>g agreement). MLS Rule 301.21<br />
As of 1/14/05 these are the<br />
f<strong>in</strong>es that have been levied<br />
for the Inventory Clean-up<br />
Program:<br />
6. Click COUNT before submitt<strong>in</strong>g<br />
your search. If you get too many list<strong>in</strong>gs,<br />
click CANCEL and edit your criteria.<br />
Web Stats To Big To Ignore<br />
The MLS Advertis<strong>in</strong>g Committee is<br />
underway develop<strong>in</strong>g the 2005 Ad<br />
Campaign that will be geared this year<br />
toward driv<strong>in</strong>g traffic to the MLS website<br />
- MLSLI.<strong>com</strong>˙. The site currently averages<br />
close to 14,000 daily user sessions<br />
and receives an estimated 17 million hits<br />
a month. The site cont<strong>in</strong>ues to grow <strong>in</strong><br />
popularity as we have seen a measurable<br />
<strong>in</strong>crease of over 30% <strong>in</strong> visitor sessions<br />
over the past year.<br />
In a recent study by NAR, they reported<br />
that over half of buyers (53 percent) used<br />
the Internet frequently dur<strong>in</strong>g their search,<br />
and 90 percent reported us<strong>in</strong>g a real estate<br />
agent. Interest<strong>in</strong>gly, Internet searchers<br />
were more likely to use a real estate agent<br />
than those who did not use the Internet to<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d a home. Ultimately, 38 percent of<br />
homebuyers first found out about the<br />
home they purchased through an agent.<br />
Closed List<strong>in</strong>gs Now Reta<strong>in</strong>ed For<br />
25 Months<br />
Effective January 9th, closed list<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
will no longer be moved to the Archived<br />
database on Stratus after 18 months.<br />
Instead, they will rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the<br />
Unavailable database on Stratus for 25<br />
months. At the end of that time, they<br />
will be moved to the Archives.<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce our current Unavailable database,<br />
only conta<strong>in</strong>s 18 months worth of<br />
Closed list<strong>in</strong>gs, it will take another 7<br />
months until the Closed list<strong>in</strong>gs grow to<br />
25 months. After that time, one advantage<br />
of this change will be that you can<br />
<strong>com</strong>pare the current 12 months Closed to<br />
the prior 12 months.<br />
MLS Q&A<br />
INVENTORY CLEAN-UP FINES<br />
states: “The owner(s) name(s) must be on<br />
the list<strong>in</strong>g agreement unless the owner<br />
specifically requests <strong>in</strong> a letter handwritten<br />
by the owner and signed by the owner that it<br />
is not to be published. (11/03).”<br />
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system ratified by the MLS Board of<br />
Directors, failure to <strong>com</strong>ply with this Rule<br />
could result <strong>in</strong> a f<strong>in</strong>e of $100.<br />
F<strong>in</strong>e # of<br />
Amount F<strong>in</strong>es<br />
$200 122<br />
$100 42<br />
$50 530<br />
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THE REALTOR ® ● January/February 2005 ● 14<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
Techno-Bits<br />
What Agents Need to Know:<br />
Why the Advertis<strong>in</strong>g Game is<br />
Different on the Web<br />
By Blanche Evans<br />
For those agents who are just now jump<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on the bandwagon to produce a Web<br />
site because they th<strong>in</strong>k they should, or<br />
they've heard that a Web site is a great way<br />
to build bus<strong>in</strong>ess, understand<strong>in</strong>g some of<br />
the realities of Web-site market<strong>in</strong>g will<br />
help make the effort more worthwhile.<br />
A lot of confusion exists about the Web<br />
as a market<strong>in</strong>g tool even among seasoned<br />
professionals, beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g with "What is it<br />
How do I make an impact How is traffic<br />
generated What do consumers want<br />
How much will I make Does it add to or<br />
replace other forms of advertis<strong>in</strong>g" But<br />
those questions aren't as significant as the<br />
one age-old query: How do I attract consumers<br />
To answer those questions, the<br />
Web, for the purposes of this article, will<br />
be viewed as an advertis<strong>in</strong>g medium --<br />
like TV, pr<strong>in</strong>t, or radio.<br />
The Web is grow<strong>in</strong>g by leaps and bounds,<br />
attract<strong>in</strong>g new viewers every day. At this<br />
time, more than 25 percent of American<br />
households are connected to the Web, with<br />
50 percent of households own<strong>in</strong>g <strong>com</strong>puter<br />
technology. Web TV and plummet<strong>in</strong>g hardware<br />
prices are entic<strong>in</strong>g new Internet surfers<br />
daily, and it is just a matter of time before<br />
every household is connected.<br />
The first lesson is that the consumers are<br />
already there, mak<strong>in</strong>g the Web a perfect<br />
medium for advertis<strong>in</strong>g. But there are five<br />
key areas <strong>in</strong> which the Web is different than<br />
any other form of media, and that is why it<br />
has set the advertis<strong>in</strong>g/market<strong>in</strong>g world on<br />
its ear. Advertis<strong>in</strong>g models are chang<strong>in</strong>g<br />
daily, as marketers struggle to place advertis<strong>in</strong>g<br />
dollars where they are most effective.<br />
The Web has changed the market<strong>in</strong>g paradigm.<br />
It is not only <strong>in</strong>expensive to produce,<br />
but it also clearly reaches consumers.<br />
1. Your market<strong>in</strong>g message is not only<br />
local; it's also worldwide. Target your<br />
pages appropriately. Most real estate<br />
advertis<strong>in</strong>g is localized and assumes the<br />
viewer knows all about your given area,<br />
but your market is the relocat<strong>in</strong>g customer.<br />
To appeal to them, you will want to<br />
emphasize the city, schools, neighborhoods,<br />
and other services, and your familiarity<br />
with all of these. To appeal to a seller,<br />
you will want to emphasize your track<br />
record of sales and your "bio." Write your<br />
copy as if you were tell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>com</strong>plete<br />
strangers about you, your <strong>com</strong>pany, your<br />
list<strong>in</strong>gs, the area, and the <strong>com</strong>munity at<br />
large. Give them reasons to want to move<br />
there. Add a multilanguage l<strong>in</strong>k -- no one<br />
else is do<strong>in</strong>g it, so you'll be the first.<br />
2. You can target buyers, sellers, <strong>in</strong>vestors,<br />
lenders, title <strong>com</strong>panies, and other Realtors<br />
with the same market<strong>in</strong>g tool -- your Web<br />
site and its pages. You can send the URL of<br />
any page on your site as a hot l<strong>in</strong>k <strong>in</strong> an e-<br />
mail message to anyone with whom you do<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess. If you are show<strong>in</strong>g new list<strong>in</strong>gs,<br />
send them to your contacts. If you want to<br />
market yourself, e-mail your "bio" page to<br />
title <strong>com</strong>panies and lenders. No other market<strong>in</strong>g<br />
tool offers the ability to promote<br />
yourself, showcase your list<strong>in</strong>gs, <strong>com</strong>municate<br />
directly with the consumer, and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry contacts all at the same time.<br />
3. Consumer traffic can be counted and<br />
qualified. The Web is the only advertis<strong>in</strong>g<br />
medium that can give you accurate results<br />
for your expenditures.<br />
4. The consumer is <strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g to you to<br />
learn about you and your product, <strong>in</strong>stead<br />
of you go<strong>in</strong>g to the consumer. This fact is<br />
among the most significant. The Web consumer<br />
is smart, educated, and aggressive.<br />
They <strong>com</strong>parison shop. Be ready.<br />
5. Your content can be changed on a<br />
moment's notice. New list<strong>in</strong>gs, sold notices,<br />
break<strong>in</strong>g news, and general <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
may be added <strong>in</strong>stantly. Remove<br />
any old features that aren't work<strong>in</strong>g for you.<br />
When you purchase an advertisement <strong>in</strong><br />
any pr<strong>in</strong>t medium, the sales representative<br />
will tell you that your market saturation is<br />
based on the number of subscribers and<br />
editions sold to vendors such as book<br />
stores, convenience stores, and so on. If<br />
you are target<strong>in</strong>g a certa<strong>in</strong> demographic,<br />
they can tell you by zip code how many<br />
people <strong>in</strong> your target market are buy<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the publication. Then there is "pass-along"<br />
value, which is an estimated figure of how<br />
many other hands the publication passes<br />
through <strong>in</strong> wait<strong>in</strong>g rooms, at libraries, and<br />
at the doctors' office, for example.<br />
The fact is that none of these figures can<br />
be proven. That's right -- none. There is no<br />
quantifiable method of track<strong>in</strong>g how<br />
many people actually saw, heard, or were<br />
even <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> your ad. Your advertis<strong>in</strong>g<br />
agency can't do it, the ad sales representative<br />
can't do it, and you probably<br />
can't, either. After plac<strong>in</strong>g an ad, have you<br />
ever asked every caller or open-house<br />
attendee how they heard about you Do<br />
your employees ask The only way you<br />
know is if you make a sale, and even then,<br />
you don't know what percentage of your<br />
sales were <strong>in</strong>fluenced by other factors or<br />
just pla<strong>in</strong> dumb luck.<br />
But on the Web, the dynamics are <strong>com</strong>pletely<br />
different. Instead of passive viewers,<br />
who may or may not be <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong><br />
your message, you have <strong>in</strong>teractive participants<br />
-- consumers who are aggressively<br />
seek<strong>in</strong>g products, services, and <strong>in</strong>formation,<br />
and they are grow<strong>in</strong>g all the time. No<br />
one can be enticed onto your site unless<br />
they want to be there, and if they are, they<br />
are look<strong>in</strong>g for someth<strong>in</strong>g you have to<br />
offer. This is the s<strong>in</strong>gle most important<br />
reason to put your Web address and e-mail<br />
address on all of your pr<strong>in</strong>ted media.<br />
This proactive consumer trend represents<br />
a significant cultural event because it will<br />
change the way we do bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> the nation<br />
and throughout the world. It means that<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>esses will have to <strong>com</strong>pete not only for<br />
quality <strong>in</strong> product and delivery, but also <strong>in</strong><br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the attention and <strong>in</strong>terest of the<br />
consumer. Why Because your <strong>com</strong>petition<br />
is on the Web, too. Regardless of size, assets<br />
and distribution ability, all <strong>com</strong>petitors are<br />
equal on the Web, and the consumer is<br />
do<strong>in</strong>g side-by-side <strong>com</strong>parisons. Your <strong>com</strong>petitors<br />
can get onl<strong>in</strong>e for the same price as<br />
you, and there is no "position<strong>in</strong>g" such as<br />
gett<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>side front cover of a magaz<strong>in</strong>e<br />
or the front page of the newspaper's real<br />
estate section. You consumers have only to<br />
type <strong>in</strong> your URL...or your <strong>com</strong>petition's.<br />
Your Web site is essentially the creation<br />
of your own magaz<strong>in</strong>e. And you will have<br />
the same problems and concerns of any<br />
publication — namely, distribution and<br />
attractive content to reta<strong>in</strong> viewer <strong>in</strong>terest.<br />
How to get on every newsstand (search<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>es) and other highly trafficked sites<br />
(related real estate sites) is your biggest<br />
concern. To put it <strong>in</strong> perspective, your<br />
magaz<strong>in</strong>e is now on the newsstand with<br />
millions of other publications. To stand<br />
out, you will have to perform daily ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
and actively work at build<strong>in</strong>g relationships,<br />
just like the rest of your bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />
A Web bus<strong>in</strong>ess won't just happen.<br />
As far as <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g content goes, you<br />
want to br<strong>in</strong>g as many consumers to your<br />
site and have them stay there as long as<br />
possible. And you want them to <strong>com</strong>e<br />
back aga<strong>in</strong> and aga<strong>in</strong>, so don't quit with<br />
post<strong>in</strong>g your current list<strong>in</strong>gs and your<br />
biography. What you want is for consumers<br />
to look at you as the go-to site for<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation on real estate. Period. One<br />
way is to develop l<strong>in</strong>ks with content<br />
providers such as onl<strong>in</strong>e news services,<br />
columnists, and home improvement sites.<br />
Agent News, for example, is on as many<br />
as 150 sites. Get your local MLS on your<br />
site if you can. If you are not a writer, don't<br />
worry. F<strong>in</strong>d out if you can l<strong>in</strong>k to sites you<br />
like whose content would be helpful to<br />
your bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />
Because of the mano y mano aspect of<br />
Web <strong>com</strong>petition, the best sites are not limited<br />
to a one-page "onl<strong>in</strong>e brochure." That<br />
is why Web sites are <strong>com</strong>posed of multiple<br />
pages. Each page on the site serves a purpose<br />
-- whether it is a <strong>com</strong>pany or personal<br />
bio, new product or list<strong>in</strong>g announcement,<br />
how-to/advice, or news and <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
-- and that is to keep the consumer<br />
<strong>in</strong>terested. It is these pages that tell you the<br />
extent of the consumer's <strong>in</strong>terest.<br />
How do you f<strong>in</strong>d out where your traffic is<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g When you create a Web site, your<br />
Web host should provide you with reports<br />
that detail your page views. Then you will<br />
know which pages are of most <strong>in</strong>terest to<br />
consumers. The significance is that you can<br />
track how many people <strong>com</strong>e to your site,<br />
which features they are <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong>, and<br />
where they came from. Based on the <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
you obta<strong>in</strong>, you can improve service<br />
and product quality and delivery, consumer<br />
relations, and most of all, sales. A word of<br />
caution: Don't play the <strong>in</strong>formation withhold<strong>in</strong>g<br />
game with the consumer. Those<br />
days are over. Qualify<strong>in</strong>g customers by<br />
mak<strong>in</strong>g them fill <strong>in</strong> an e-mail reply before<br />
they can view homes will make them click<br />
you off faster than you can say "MLS."<br />
As a market<strong>in</strong>g tool, your Web site is<br />
the most <strong>in</strong>expensive to develop and has<br />
the potential to offer the greatest yield. But<br />
don't let the Web's relative low cost mislead<br />
you <strong>in</strong>to develop<strong>in</strong>g a cheap-look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
site. Although you can develop a <strong>com</strong>plete<br />
Web site for the world to see for less than<br />
the cost of a box of bus<strong>in</strong>ess cards, your<br />
message still needs to be attractive to consumers.<br />
Put some money beh<strong>in</strong>d develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
traffic, strategic alliances, and quality<br />
content so your Web site will stand out.<br />
SITES TO SEE<br />
Sometimes the best real estate <strong>in</strong>vestments<br />
are the ones that need a little — or a<br />
lot — of work. If you or your clients are<br />
brave buyers who see fixer-uppers as<br />
excit<strong>in</strong>g challenges to tackle on your own<br />
or simply want to try your hand at a<br />
remodel<strong>in</strong>g project <strong>in</strong>stead of hir<strong>in</strong>g someone<br />
else to do it, here are three Web sites<br />
full of home improvement tips, design<br />
tools, and articles that will keep you on the<br />
right track.<br />
BobVila.<strong>com</strong>. Ultimate handyman Bob<br />
Vila has found a home on the Web, offer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
advice on all sorts of home improvement<br />
projects. The site has easy-to-use<br />
search functions that help you wade<br />
through the vast amount of <strong>in</strong>formation to<br />
zero <strong>in</strong> on your topic of <strong>in</strong>terest. The<br />
Home Improvement Library provides<br />
everyth<strong>in</strong>g you need to tackle a project,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g articles, tips, and videos. The<br />
library lets you browse by subject, task, or<br />
location <strong>in</strong> the home where your project is<br />
based. If you need more guidance on home<br />
repairs, check out the step-by-step illustrated<br />
Fix-It Club, which expla<strong>in</strong>s how to<br />
diagnose problems and fix almost everyth<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
from a toilet to a garbage disposal.<br />
The site also has a page devoted to onl<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Design Tools to help plan out your new<br />
kitchen, patio, or garden. You can register<br />
on the site to save your designs and access<br />
them later.<br />
HGTV.<strong>com</strong>. The Internet home of the<br />
Home & Garden Television Network has<br />
free resources for decorat<strong>in</strong>g, remodel<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
and garden<strong>in</strong>g. The strength of this site is<br />
its <strong>in</strong>teractive tools and onl<strong>in</strong>e demos. In<br />
the section devoted to Decorat<strong>in</strong>g, for<br />
example, before-and-after slide shows<br />
provide ideas about how to spruce up two<br />
of the home's most important rooms:<br />
Kitchens and Bathrooms. Or you can use<br />
the Room Planner to create a customized<br />
floor plan for any room <strong>in</strong> your home and<br />
experiment with different furniture<br />
arrangements before try<strong>in</strong>g it out for real.<br />
The Remodel<strong>in</strong>g section of the site provides<br />
onl<strong>in</strong>e How-<br />
To Demos that walk<br />
you through projects like <strong>in</strong>stall<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
handrail or decorat<strong>in</strong>g with wallpaper.<br />
HGTV.<strong>com</strong>'s Garden<strong>in</strong>g section, meanwhile,<br />
teaches garden<strong>in</strong>g enthusiasts about<br />
us<strong>in</strong>g the right Garden<strong>in</strong>g Tools and provides<br />
tips for execut<strong>in</strong>g various<br />
Landscap<strong>in</strong>g/Design projects.<br />
HomeTime.<strong>com</strong>. HomeTime is a longrunn<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
home-improvement television<br />
show syndicated on public television networks.<br />
The show's Internet site doesn't<br />
have the depth of <strong>in</strong>formation as the other<br />
two sites above but still offers good nofrills<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation for weekend warriors.
15 ● January/February 2005 ● THE REALTOR ®
THE REALTOR ® ● January/February 2005 ● 16<br />
This & That<br />
Daniel Gale Rewards “Gold Circle of Excellence” agents with a luxury trip to Palm Beach.<br />
In November, the first of a series of sem<strong>in</strong>ars<br />
geared to the homebuyer/homeowner<br />
was given at the Cross Island YMCA.<br />
Conceived and created by the Bellerose<br />
LIBOR & MLS Director Carol Gallo-Turschmann, and<br />
Broker/Owner of Bill Gallo Realty hosted a reception for<br />
the w<strong>in</strong>ners of her annual Holiday Lights Contest, where<br />
Valley Stream <strong>com</strong>munity residents enter their beautifully<br />
decorated homes. On hand to congratulate the w<strong>in</strong>ners<br />
was Valley Stream Mayor Edward Cahill.<br />
office of Century 21 Laffey Associates F<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Homes & Estates, each sem<strong>in</strong>ar will be<br />
geared to different segments of the homeowner<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g those who are<br />
55 or better or one that will teach attendees<br />
how to stage their home for a faster and better<br />
sale. The first of the series<br />
was a general sem<strong>in</strong>ar for anyone<br />
who owns a home or is<br />
<strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> purchas<strong>in</strong>g one.<br />
Featured speakers were<br />
Joseph DeVito, a real estate<br />
attorney, James Ash, Partner<br />
<strong>in</strong> Marcum Kliegman, LLP,<br />
and Ir<strong>in</strong>a Pash<strong>in</strong>sky, Senior<br />
Loan Officer, First Allied<br />
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LuxuryRealEstate.<strong>com</strong><br />
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professional brokers <strong>in</strong> the luxury real<br />
estate <strong>in</strong>dustry. Regents are selected on the<br />
basis of the <strong>com</strong>pany’s established reputation<br />
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Laffey Associates<br />
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Estates, Long<br />
Island’s largest<br />
<strong>in</strong>dependently owned and operated residential<br />
real estate firm announced that it has acquired<br />
Aug Millang Inc., of Manhasset. This new<br />
purchase raises the number of Laffey<br />
Associates offices to fifteen on Long Island.<br />
Aug Millang has been a well known and<br />
respected Manhasset boutique real estate<br />
agency for over 50 years and has been at its<br />
We regret to <strong>in</strong>form you of the pass<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
Leonard Cal<strong>in</strong>off, husband of Ela<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Cal<strong>in</strong>off and father of Stephen Cal<strong>in</strong>off, both<br />
of Coldwell Banker Residential, Smithtown.<br />
A Memorial Service was held on December<br />
3rd at Beth Shalom Chapel <strong>in</strong> Smithtown.<br />
OUT<br />
Obituaries<br />
Habitat for Humanity<br />
The 2nd Annual Habitat for Humanity<br />
Fundrais<strong>in</strong>g Awards<br />
and Recognition<br />
Luncheon is scheduled<br />
to be held on<br />
Tuesday, March 15th<br />
at the Watermill Restaurant <strong>in</strong> Smithtown.<br />
Tickets are $100 per person. If you are<br />
<strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> attend<strong>in</strong>g, please call 631-<br />
924-4966 ext. 105 or email: <strong>in</strong>fo@hfhsuffolk.org<br />
to obta<strong>in</strong> a registration form.<br />
Walkers Wanted<br />
The NAMIWalks for the M<strong>in</strong>d of<br />
America is a nationwide fundrais<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
mental health awareness program that is<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g held <strong>in</strong> over 50 <strong>com</strong>munities around<br />
the country <strong>in</strong> 2005, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g right here<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Long Island area. It is expected that<br />
these walks will raise approximately 5<br />
million dollars <strong>in</strong> 2005 for NAMI and the<br />
mental health services it provides to thousands<br />
of families across the country.<br />
For the past twenty-five years NAMI has<br />
been the nation’s voice on mental illness<br />
provid<strong>in</strong>g support, education, and advocacy<br />
for people with serious mental illness and<br />
their families. When mental illness strikes,<br />
few people know where to turn, for this is<br />
an illness still shrouded <strong>in</strong> silence. Most<br />
people ask for help <strong>in</strong> whispers and then<br />
only with assurance of anonymity.<br />
Please participate <strong>in</strong> the NAMI<br />
present location<br />
on Plandome<br />
Road s<strong>in</strong>ce 1975<br />
when it was purchased<br />
by Mary<br />
Segrete. Mary<br />
Rohan, Segrete’s<br />
daughter has been<br />
assist<strong>in</strong>g her and<br />
will be the <strong>in</strong>terim<br />
manager of the<br />
Rudi Friedman and new office.<br />
Dalia Hodes jo<strong>in</strong> June Rudi Friedman<br />
Shapiro, F<strong>in</strong>e Homes & and Dalia Hodes<br />
Estates have jo<strong>in</strong>ed June<br />
Shapiro, F<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Homes & Estates. The two paired up while<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g at Trylon Realty, where they became<br />
one of the <strong>com</strong>panies top produc<strong>in</strong>g agents.<br />
Both have been residents of Great Neck<br />
for over 14 years where they have made a<br />
name for themselves work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Great<br />
Neck and North Shore markets.<br />
Pugatch Realty is pleased to announce the<br />
expansion of its officers both <strong>in</strong> Woodmere<br />
and Valley Stream to better serve its customers.<br />
The follow<strong>in</strong>g agents have jo<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
the staff as Realtor Associates: Beverly<br />
Newsome, Danielle Giuliani, David<br />
Zimmerman, Ed Montoya, Jolie Gilbert,<br />
Marie Lent<strong>in</strong>i, Marsha Ander, Mitchell<br />
Cohen, Robert Moss, Bryna Flaum,<br />
Cheryl Slansky, Irene Ste<strong>in</strong>er, Janice<br />
Sweet, Miriam Adler, Nikol Basangy,<br />
Susana Mastroianni and Tamar E<strong>in</strong>ste<strong>in</strong>.<br />
Wel<strong>com</strong>e!<br />
We regret to <strong>in</strong>form you of the pass<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of William Culhane, husband of<br />
Rosemary Culhane of Coldwell Banker<br />
Residential, Smithtown. Services were<br />
held on December 28th at St. James<br />
Funeral Home <strong>in</strong> St. James.<br />
EACH<br />
Walkathon on Sunday May 15, 2005 at<br />
Jones Beach Boardwalk. Walker check-<strong>in</strong>time<br />
is 9:00 a.m., the official walk starts at<br />
10:00 a.m. The distance of the walk is 5<br />
kilometers, ra<strong>in</strong> or sh<strong>in</strong>e. There is also a<br />
wide-range of sponsorship opportunities<br />
available to local organizations and bus<strong>in</strong>esses<br />
relat<strong>in</strong>g to the Walk. Anyone <strong>in</strong>terested<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation on how their <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
or organization can sponsor the Walk,<br />
should contact the NAMI office at (516)<br />
326-0797 or (718) 347-7284 or visit the<br />
NAMI web site at www.nami.org.<br />
Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce 1980, it has meant so much for the<br />
Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch to be a part<br />
of the Riverhead <strong>com</strong>munity. As they celebrate<br />
their Silver Anniversary, they request<br />
your support by participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> their annual<br />
events. Your sponsorships this year gives<br />
Long Island’s youth an opportunity to<br />
develop positive life skills through education,<br />
<strong>in</strong>dependent liv<strong>in</strong>g, and vocational<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. Their program aims to build character<br />
and <strong>in</strong>tegrity <strong>in</strong> kids while liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a<br />
family ranch atmosphere. Together, we can<br />
aid <strong>in</strong> help<strong>in</strong>g to build character and<br />
<strong>in</strong>tegrity <strong>in</strong> the youth at Timothy Hill<br />
Children’s Ranch. To learn more about the<br />
Ranch and how your bus<strong>in</strong>ess can participate<br />
<strong>in</strong> this organization please call James<br />
Hill at (631) 369-1234 ext.220 or visit<br />
them onl<strong>in</strong>e at timothyhillranch.org.
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Marilyn L. Barcon<br />
John L. Barone<br />
Joseph Barone<br />
Maria G. Barone<br />
Dawn Barr<br />
Michele Barradas<br />
Charles M. Barredo<br />
Samuel Barreto<br />
Cynthia Barrett<br />
Rosemary Barrett<br />
Andre Barr<strong>in</strong>gton<br />
Alison L. Bartel<br />
Jan Bartone<br />
Frank W. Bassani<br />
Yasser Aziz Bassily<br />
Christian Bastian<br />
Areti Batistatos<br />
Diane M. Bauer<br />
Gary G. Baumann<br />
Stuart L. Bayer<br />
Phyllis S. Baynes<br />
Supervilee<br />
Michael Beauchamp<br />
Joseph S. Bebry<br />
Giordany Bechet<br />
Clement<strong>in</strong>e Becker<br />
Rena Becker<br />
Richard A. Beckwith<br />
Eric J. Becraft<br />
Harmeet S. Bedi<br />
Leonard H. Beekman<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da R. Beggs<br />
Bella Bekker<br />
Helene A. Bekritsky<br />
Edward A. Belanger<br />
Stephanie R.<br />
Belanich<br />
Jean Pierre E.<br />
Belizaire<br />
Craig Bell<br />
Jacquel<strong>in</strong>e M. Bell<br />
Lambert C. Bell<br />
Renah R. Bell<br />
Nancy Belley<br />
Richard L. Belley<br />
George V. Bello<br />
Sandi M. Bellucci<br />
Susan M. Belzak<br />
Nestor Benalcazar<br />
Rob<strong>in</strong> Bender<br />
Shari L. Benmen<br />
Elyassaf Y. Bennaim<br />
Diane A.<br />
Bennekemper<br />
Andrew Benners<br />
Virg<strong>in</strong>ia M. Bennetter<br />
Carla R. Bent<br />
Florence Bercier<br />
Debra Berg<br />
Alice A. Bergida<br />
Sheila Bergman<br />
June M. Berkun<br />
Jill B. Berman<br />
Manuel Bernste<strong>in</strong><br />
Liane Berretta<br />
Lois Berse<br />
Kim M. Bertol<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Iraida Besson<br />
Alyssa Best Davis<br />
G<strong>in</strong>a M.<br />
Bettenhauser<br />
Maureen Bevelaqua<br />
Tarlok C. Bhalla<br />
Barbara J. Bianch<strong>in</strong>i<br />
Anthony J. Bianco<br />
Leonora A. Bianco<br />
Mary L. Bianco<br />
Sandra Bianco<br />
Silvio Bianco<br />
Teresa A. Bianco<br />
Sousan Bibian<br />
Jeffrey R. Biegel<br />
Peter Billera<br />
Satish R. B<strong>in</strong>dad<strong>in</strong><br />
Georg<strong>in</strong>a P. B<strong>in</strong>der<br />
Monet S. B<strong>in</strong>der<br />
Roberta E. B<strong>in</strong>der<br />
Maria V. B<strong>in</strong>dra<br />
Ira S. Birns<br />
Michelle S. Biron<br />
Joan Bischoff van<br />
Heem<br />
Robert P. Bishop<br />
Carrie Bisignani<br />
Angela M. Bitsimis<br />
Barbara J. Bitzer<br />
Dorothy A. Bivona<br />
Frankl<strong>in</strong> A. Blacker<br />
Rob<strong>in</strong> A. Blackley<br />
Lidner Bla<strong>in</strong><br />
Neville E. Blair<br />
Suzanne K. Blair<br />
Brian R. Blake<br />
Michael I. Blake<br />
Williams Blanc<br />
Marie Elena Blanco<br />
Grace Blank<br />
Tammy Blau<br />
Roger Blaugh<br />
Jose A. Blay<br />
Kwame B. Blay<br />
Alan Blest<br />
Helen Bletsas<br />
Howard F. Bl<strong>in</strong>derman<br />
Ina B. Bloom<br />
Maria Blosse<br />
William E. Bluemel<br />
RPAC UPDATE<br />
Gail Blumenste<strong>in</strong><br />
Stephanie A.<br />
Blumle<strong>in</strong><br />
Perry N. Boatswa<strong>in</strong><br />
Leonard S. Bobrow<br />
Richard D. Bocchieri<br />
Jennifer Boccio<br />
Laszlo Bochkor<br />
Karen M. Bodk<strong>in</strong><br />
Krist<strong>in</strong> A. Bodk<strong>in</strong><br />
Giselle R. Boecker<br />
Kev<strong>in</strong> E. Boehn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Jo Ann Boettcher<br />
Ronald M. Boettcher<br />
Brian R. Bohlman<br />
Judith M. Bokstrom<br />
Kelly L. Bollaci<br />
Patricia Bologna<br />
Kathleen Boltuc<br />
Carol Bonagura<br />
Gary S. Bonanno<br />
Russell Bonanno<br />
Veronica A. Bonanno<br />
Ana D. Bonano<br />
Adelaide Bongiorno<br />
P<strong>in</strong>uccia M.<br />
Bongiorno<br />
Ernest F. Bonifazio<br />
Michael G. Bonifazio<br />
Carmen H. Bonilla<br />
Francisco Bonilla<br />
Sherry A. Bonilla<br />
Lisa Bonomi Funsch<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Bonziglia<br />
Maryann Boorum<br />
Dawn M. Bordonaro<br />
O’Connor<br />
Pierre C. Borga<br />
Marco M. Borges<br />
Elias Borjas<br />
Susan Bornste<strong>in</strong><br />
Louisa Borriello<br />
Debra Anne<br />
Borstelmann<br />
James R. Borzilleri<br />
Ga<strong>in</strong>or R. Bostwick<br />
June Boughton<br />
Ronald W. Boughton<br />
Crysellen Bouziotis<br />
Joyce Bouzos<br />
Donna M. Bove<br />
Richard Bove<br />
Marie V. Bowe<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Bowe<br />
Maryellen Bowers<br />
Heather A. Boyce<br />
Rosemarie Bozza<br />
$160,146<br />
& Ris<strong>in</strong>g<br />
GOAL<br />
$332,880<br />
$160,146<br />
Loretta J. Brabazon<br />
Jose M. Bracchi<br />
Angela Bracciante<br />
Anthony D. Bradley<br />
Raymond L. Bradley<br />
Dennis P. Brady<br />
Virg<strong>in</strong>ia T. Brady<br />
Sandra Braga<br />
Alfonso<br />
Renita R. Braham<br />
Joseph J. Brandt<br />
Man<strong>in</strong>derpal S. Brar<br />
Leighton D. Bravo<br />
Sean M. Breaton<br />
Dan Brennan<br />
Patricia Brennan<br />
Richard J. Brennan<br />
Elizabeth A. Bresl<strong>in</strong><br />
Dana S. Bresug<br />
Dawn Bridges<br />
Mark T. Briganti<br />
Nanci E. Briguglio<br />
Donna M. Br<strong>in</strong>disi<br />
Liliana Br<strong>in</strong>gas<br />
Edison S. Briones<br />
Anthony Brisard<br />
Serafim Brito<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued on page 18)<br />
It’s the start of a New Year<br />
and what a fantastic start<br />
RPAC is mak<strong>in</strong>g!! To date<br />
$160,146 has been collected<br />
and 4,135 LIBOR members<br />
have contributed. These figures<br />
represent an amaz<strong>in</strong>g<br />
show of teamwork! It is evident<br />
that more and more<br />
Realtors are be<strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g aware<br />
of the importance of the RPAC<br />
dollars and what they can do Pat Levitt<br />
Remember what that stands for:<br />
Together<br />
Everyone<br />
Ac<strong>com</strong>plishes<br />
More<br />
S<strong>in</strong>cerest thanks to all of you<br />
have already made a contribution<br />
to RPAC <strong>in</strong> 2005. May I<br />
ask someth<strong>in</strong>g more of you<br />
Could you help further by<br />
spread<strong>in</strong>g the word We need<br />
more of our Realtors to know<br />
for our profession.<br />
RPAC Chairperson what RPAC dollars have<br />
I just returned from an<br />
RPAC tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g session <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gton<br />
D.C. ac<strong>com</strong>panied by Marian Fraker-<br />
Gut<strong>in</strong>, our LIBOR President and<br />
Audrey Liv<strong>in</strong>gstone, a National RPAC<br />
Trustee. The <strong>in</strong>formation and ideas we<br />
gathered there will be shared with our<br />
RPAC Committee. The ma<strong>in</strong> theme<br />
was us<strong>in</strong>g the T-E-A-M approach,<br />
which is someth<strong>in</strong>g that I always make<br />
reference to. As the RPAC Chair I realize<br />
that very little could be ac<strong>com</strong>plished<br />
if I didn’t have supportive Co-<br />
Chairs (Marie Costello, Liz English<br />
and Jose Valez); a strong <strong>com</strong>mittee<br />
already helped us to ac<strong>com</strong>plish<br />
and how they are work<strong>in</strong>g for us now (keep<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the banks out of Real Estate and work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to protect our <strong>com</strong>missions). Also, we’d<br />
like to <strong>in</strong>crease the number of Realtors that<br />
contribute. We’d love to have all LIBOR<br />
members contribute their fair share. If you<br />
could just approach one Realtor that has<br />
never contributed to RPAC and ask them to<br />
do so, this will be<strong>com</strong>e reality! Increas<strong>in</strong>g<br />
participation and contributions will require<br />
a team effort. We need you. Invest <strong>in</strong> our<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry....it’s your future!<br />
Thanks aga<strong>in</strong> for your support. Your<br />
2004-2005 Chair.<br />
and most of all, the support of you, the<br />
LIBOR members. Together we be<strong>com</strong>e<br />
a team.<br />
17 ● January/February 2005 ● THE REALTOR ®
THE REALTOR ® ● January/February 2005 ● 18<br />
REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued from page 17)<br />
Dee Dee H. Brix<br />
Felicia G. Broadnax<br />
Michael P. Brogan<br />
Patricia C. Brogan<br />
Florence H. Brooks<br />
Rob<strong>in</strong> E. Brooks<br />
Tahnya Brooms<br />
Gordon Brosdal<br />
Andrea Brovetto<br />
Cecilia A. Brown<br />
Icyl<strong>in</strong>e Brown<br />
Irene A. Brown<br />
James E. Brown<br />
Kathleen M. Brown<br />
Maryann Brown<br />
Michael J. Brown<br />
Irw<strong>in</strong> L. Browne<br />
Laura P. Brownell<br />
Patricia Brownstone<br />
Marla C. Bruckner<br />
Rebecca Bruckner<br />
Barbara J. Brundige<br />
Denise M. Brunner<br />
Darly Bruno<br />
Joseph T. Bruno<br />
Thomas Bruno<br />
Craig E. Brunswick<br />
Rose Brusc<strong>in</strong>o<br />
John M. Brutus<br />
Peter Bruzual<br />
Joy H. Bryant<br />
Frederick T. Bubeck<br />
Mark J. Bubloski<br />
Thomas P. Buchta<br />
Beverly E. Buck<br />
Barbara A.<br />
Bucovetsky<br />
Mahendra Budhram<br />
Vishal A. Budhram<br />
Vanessa Budhu<br />
David L. Buell<br />
Anthony P. Buffal<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Hong Loan Buist<br />
Tim Buksa<br />
Steven Bullock<br />
Joan M. Burbes<br />
Marcelo Burgos<br />
Cecil E. Burke<br />
James J. Burke<br />
Joanne Burlew<br />
Darley Burns<br />
Frederick Burrell<br />
Patricia Burton<br />
Jennifer C. Burzo<br />
Denise L. Buscemi<br />
Frank Buscemi<br />
Nancy Bush<br />
Paul J. Butler<br />
Adam M. Butter<br />
Lisanne Buynoch<br />
George Buzukashvili<br />
Russell T. Byrne<br />
Patricia D. Byrnes<br />
Lisa A. Byrus<br />
Tara A. Bzez<strong>in</strong>ski<br />
Cesar A. Caamano<br />
Manuel P. Cabeca<br />
Elv<strong>in</strong> Cabrera<br />
Jody M. Caccavale<br />
Harry Cahn<br />
Yi J<strong>in</strong>g Cai<br />
Judith A. Calabrese<br />
Laura A. Calamari<br />
Glen P. Calderon<br />
Renee A. Califano<br />
Lydia Caliolo<br />
Melissa Calise<br />
Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Calise<br />
Margaret T. Callahan<br />
Diane P. Camaro<br />
Michael J. Camastro<br />
Adel<strong>in</strong>da Cambi<br />
Andrew J. Cameron<br />
David G. Cameron<br />
Alycia L. Campbell<br />
Jurnell S. Campbell<br />
Neville B. Campbell<br />
Lynne Campbell<br />
Kramer<br />
Gerald F. Campion<br />
Luis A. Campos<br />
Galo Campoverde<br />
Athena T<strong>in</strong>a Canaris<br />
Suzan Canca<br />
Yolanda Candelaria<br />
Guliz Canel<br />
Jeffrey J. Canfora<br />
Joanne Canfora<br />
Frances G. Cangero<br />
Felixberto V. Canieso<br />
Virgilio J. Cannatella<br />
Kathleen A. Cannet<br />
Stephen A.<br />
Cannone<br />
G<strong>in</strong>a M. Capitelli<br />
Nicole M. Capo<br />
Fred M. Capobianco<br />
Rom<strong>in</strong>a Caporr<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Maureen G. Cappelli<br />
Patricia Cappo<br />
Lisa R. Capri<br />
Francoise N.<br />
Caracciolo<br />
Irene Carasiti<br />
Doris Carbonaro<br />
Lisa Carbone<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da M. Carcione<br />
Pilar Cardona<br />
Maria S. Cardone<br />
Eileen Carey<br />
Gladys Carey<br />
Ann Peggy Carillo<br />
Michael A. Carillo<br />
Joseph F. Car<strong>in</strong>i<br />
Elizabeth S. Carl<br />
Gladys F. Carlesso<br />
Guillermo J. Carlesso<br />
Anne Carl<strong>in</strong><br />
Lisa J. Carl<strong>in</strong><br />
Anna Carl<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Brigid Carl<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Tia Carlson<br />
G<strong>in</strong>a M. Carlucci<br />
Donald J. Carney<br />
Eleanor Carney<br />
Jean B. Carney<br />
Patrick M. Caroleo<br />
Debra L. Carpluk<br />
Kate Carpluk<br />
Kim D. Carr<br />
Sheppard<br />
Michael C. Carragher<br />
Erik Carrasco<br />
Janet A. Carroll<br />
Mike A. Carroll<br />
Teresa A. Carrozzo<br />
Daniel F. Cartagena<br />
Jay Cartman<br />
Beth M. Carucci<br />
Carole A. Caruso<br />
John Caruso<br />
Michael J. Casatelli<br />
M. Teresa Casazza<br />
Karen J. Cascio<br />
Sharon W. Cass<br />
Robert J. Cassandro<br />
Aas<strong>in</strong>e R. Cassara<br />
James J. Cassara<br />
Gerda D. Casseus<br />
Joan Cassidy<br />
Diane L. Castelluzzo<br />
Cherry M. Castellvi<br />
Astrid Castillo<br />
Roberto Castillo<br />
Ernesto V. Castro<br />
Grace M. Castronovo<br />
Gale M. Catalano<br />
Joann Catalano<br />
Maureen Catalanotto<br />
Theresa J. Catania<br />
Barbara L. Catapano<br />
Beth S. Catrone<br />
Barbara A. Cavalier<br />
Carlo M. Cavalieri<br />
Anthony C. Cavallaro<br />
Gregory J. Cav<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Ira Cavrell<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da A. Cawley<br />
Laverna Cedeno<br />
Celso R. Cedillo<br />
Robert W. Ceilly<br />
Joanne Celauro<br />
Servet Celik<br />
Pia A. Cento<br />
Lisa Cerase<br />
Roberta A. Cerasi<br />
Dawn Cerenzio-<br />
Doremus<br />
Jean Cerisier<br />
Rossy M. Ceron<br />
Kathleen A. Cerrito<br />
Donald Cerrone<br />
Claudia Cesare<br />
Carolyn M. Cestaro<br />
Cecylia Chaber<br />
Felix R. Chacon<br />
Cynthia R. Chalf<strong>in</strong><br />
Charles M. Chalmers<br />
Ana C. Chan<br />
Jessica S. Chan<br />
Lap S. Chan<br />
Carol<strong>in</strong>a Chang<br />
Lien P<strong>in</strong>g Chang<br />
Wendy W. Chang<br />
Sui L<strong>in</strong>g Chao<br />
Stephanie J. Charny<br />
Angela M. Charron<br />
W<strong>in</strong>g F. Chau<br />
Jose Chauca<br />
Mohammad N.<br />
Chaudhry<br />
Armando E. Chavez<br />
Arelene Chavis<br />
Dennis Chemick<br />
Bick F. Chen<br />
Chao Hui Chen<br />
Feng Chen<br />
Hao Yan Chen<br />
James Chen<br />
Kev<strong>in</strong> Q. Chen<br />
Margaret M. Chen<br />
Mei Hua Chen<br />
M<strong>in</strong> H. Chen<br />
Qi Chen<br />
Richard A. Chen<br />
Robert Chen<br />
Tian Yan Chen<br />
Yvonne Y. Chen<br />
Lai-Leng Cheong<br />
Jay Cherl<strong>in</strong><br />
Sharon G. Cherny<br />
Maria Cherub<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Nancy M. Chester<br />
Eva Cheung<br />
Siu Chei Cheung<br />
Jocelyn Chi<br />
Debra A. Chiappetta<br />
Alan B. Chiet<br />
J<strong>in</strong>g Ch<strong>in</strong><br />
Yueh Er Ch<strong>in</strong><br />
Maribel Ch<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Lillybeth A. Chionchio<br />
Hsio Chu Chiu<br />
Patricia G. Chiusano<br />
Roberta Chiusano<br />
Young D. Choe<br />
Innam Choi<br />
Youngmi Choi<br />
Lihyueh Chou<br />
Yousuf M. Choudhry<br />
Xi J. Chow<br />
Nazrul Chowdhury<br />
Nizam Chowdhury<br />
Gi Y. Choy<br />
William Christensen<br />
Kathleen Christie<br />
John Z. Chu<br />
To H. Chu<br />
Tzy Ch<strong>in</strong>g Chu<br />
Man Mei Chuang<br />
Margaret<br />
Chugkowski<br />
Julia H. Chun<br />
Julie Chun<br />
Rosa Chung<br />
Seung W. Chung<br />
Wook Chung<br />
Agnes A. Churillo<br />
Maria J. Cianfrogna<br />
Mark Ciano<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Ciavarelli<br />
Charles Ciccione<br />
Rowena M. C<strong>in</strong>ar<br />
Ann A. C<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Maria Elena C<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Sun P. C<strong>in</strong>tron<br />
Ela<strong>in</strong>e Cioffi<br />
Hector B. Ciprian<br />
Deneen A. Cirruzzo<br />
Kathleen A. Cirucci<br />
Betty D. Clair<br />
Carol A. Clark<br />
Michele J. Clark<br />
Jeanne Clarke<br />
Reg<strong>in</strong>a A. Clarke<br />
Ocelia Claro<br />
William Clausen<br />
Helen Clemens<br />
Wilma L. Cleofas<br />
James K. Clifton<br />
Wardell G. Cl<strong>in</strong>ton<br />
Eric Cloutier<br />
Horace G.<br />
Codr<strong>in</strong>gton<br />
Patricia G. Coffey<br />
Arleen R. Cohen<br />
Barbara Cohen<br />
Cookie Cohen<br />
Larry Cohen<br />
Mark E. Cohen<br />
Lee Cole<br />
Ann M. Coleman<br />
Lucille D. Coleman<br />
Lisa A. Colesanti<br />
Joyce T. Coletti<br />
Marc Collier<br />
Alfred B. Coll<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Craig P. Coll<strong>in</strong>s<br />
William S. Coll<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Angela L. Colombo<br />
Nancy A. Com<strong>in</strong>otto<br />
Antonio J.<br />
Comparetto<br />
Bill Condon<br />
Gary J. Condon<br />
Christian A. Connolly<br />
Moira R. Connolly<br />
Brit K. Connors<br />
Gary W. Conrad<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e E. Conroy<br />
Angelo Conte<br />
Andrew J. Conti<br />
Rajbala Contractor<br />
Gerald<strong>in</strong>e Conway<br />
Ubald<strong>in</strong>a Cook<br />
Lenora A. Cooke<br />
Richard T. Cooke<br />
Susan E. Cools<br />
Alan S. Cooper<br />
Edward C. Cooper<br />
Renee M. Copp<br />
Victoria A. Corabi<br />
Dianne M. Corallo<br />
Anthony Cordaro<br />
Danny D. Cordero<br />
Pedro A. Cordero<br />
Tara Cordero<br />
Adam E. Cord<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Kim E. Cornelia<br />
Jodi E. Cornelius<br />
Erasmo J. Corniel<br />
Barbara A. Corrao<br />
Walter Correa<br />
Edward W. Correll<br />
Melanie Corretti<br />
Margaret K. Corrigan<br />
Charlene M. Corso<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e Cortes<br />
Jose L. Cortez<br />
Nicholas J. Coscia<br />
Juana Y. Cosme<br />
Marybeth Costa<br />
Deanna P. Costanzo<br />
Anne Costello<br />
George P. Cotsonas<br />
Kathleen R. Coumou<br />
Dorothy M. Court<br />
Douglas T. Coville<br />
Gisella D. Craig<br />
Adrianne Crames<br />
Gale Creamer<br />
Cather<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Creutzberger<br />
Marissa L. Crifasi<br />
Cater<strong>in</strong>a Crilly<br />
Stella Lynne Criswell<br />
Jeromita M. Cronau<br />
Kathleen M. Crowe<br />
Julia A. Crowley<br />
Charles A. Cruse<br />
Fred P. Crutchfield<br />
Jeannette E. Cruz<br />
Jesus Cruz<br />
Jose A. Cruz<br />
Luis G. Cruz<br />
Ellen P. Cubb<strong>in</strong><br />
Benjam<strong>in</strong> Cuevas<br />
Rosemary A.<br />
Culhane<br />
Stephanie H. Cullum<br />
Edward D. Cunn<br />
Maria C. Cunneen<br />
Lynette A. Curley<br />
Roam<br />
Paul D. Curreri<br />
Janet I. Curti<br />
Julia Curto<br />
Lorra<strong>in</strong>e A. Cusick<br />
Guy Cusimano<br />
Ana M. Cuzzone<br />
Branko I. Cuzzone<br />
Adam Cwal<strong>in</strong>ski<br />
Peter D. Cylvick<br />
Mark M. Cymerman<br />
Charles J. D’Agost<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Christopher J.<br />
D’Ambrosio<br />
Janet A. D’Ambrosio<br />
Donna M. D’Amico<br />
Marie D’Andrea<br />
Christian D’Angelo<br />
T<strong>in</strong>a D’Anna<br />
Patricia I. D’Antoni<br />
Veronica A. D’Auria<br />
Andrea T. D’Eloia<br />
Jeannie V. Daal<br />
Cheryl N. Daane<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> A. Dabao<br />
Alexis C. DaCosta<br />
Samuel DaGrossa<br />
Renee M. Dahl<br />
Yi Dai<br />
Zhong F. Dai<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e R. Daidone<br />
McKim Da<strong>in</strong>gerfield<br />
Tony Dalessio<br />
Mariann Dalimonte<br />
Jerome T. Daly<br />
Marsha M. DAndrea<br />
Anthony J. Daniello<br />
Dianne L. Danielsen<br />
Samuel A. Dare<br />
Gwendolyn B. Darrie<br />
Frederick C. Darson<br />
Archana Das<br />
Rab<strong>in</strong>dra Dash<br />
Gary J. DaSilva<br />
Kimberly DaSilva<br />
Lucilia DaSilva<br />
Maria L. DaSilva<br />
Kathryn M. Dassau<br />
Andrew Datlo<br />
Gloria Datlow<br />
Elizabeth Davenport<br />
Charles F. Davi<br />
Folorunsho J.<br />
Davidson<br />
Wagner Davila<br />
Michelle F. DaVilla<br />
Alka Davis<br />
Darlene C. Davis<br />
Daryl D. Davis<br />
Elizabeth M. Davis<br />
G<strong>in</strong>a K. Davis<br />
Janie K. Davis<br />
Reg<strong>in</strong>ald L. Davis<br />
Shannon Davis<br />
Tammy A. Davis<br />
Phillip E. Davison<br />
Keith M. Dawson<br />
Frances De Mart<strong>in</strong><br />
Donna L. De Vos<br />
Patrick T. DeBernardi<br />
Dolores J. Debetta<br />
Alicia A. Deblasio<br />
Debashish Debnath<br />
Lisa DeBois<br />
Jolene M. DeCecco<br />
Frank E. DeCicco<br />
Chris Dedes<br />
Daad R. Deeb<br />
Lynn R. Deeg<br />
Judy Deegan<br />
George A. Deely<br />
Louise F. Deely<br />
Barbara DeGrace<br />
Audrey DeJesus<br />
Milagros DeJesus<br />
Nicolas DeJesus<br />
Wilma P. Delagana<br />
Jean Delance<br />
Renee T. DeLaney<br />
Vivianne Delgado<br />
Joseph Delgardo<br />
Peter Dellaccio<br />
Audrey Dellafiora<br />
Frances I. Dellipaoli<br />
Viktorija V. DelRosso<br />
Denise A. DeLuca<br />
Samuel Delvillar<br />
Lorra<strong>in</strong>e DeMange<br />
Julio DeMarco<br />
Louis F. DeMart<strong>in</strong>o<br />
John DeMattia<br />
Marie K. DeMery<br />
James C. Demetriou<br />
Robert Demko<br />
Ela<strong>in</strong>e R. DeMonaco<br />
Lloyd G. Denham<br />
Pamela Dent<br />
Sandra E. Depass<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da DeP<strong>in</strong>to<br />
Nancy L. DePuy<br />
Kim Su A. Dermody<br />
Ann DeRosa<br />
Sandra R. DeRose<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e DeRubis<br />
Barbara A. DeRuvo<br />
Gale P. DeSalvio<br />
Joan DeSalvo<br />
Farrah R. Descardes<br />
Dawn M. Deserio<br />
Joan DeSimone<br />
Mary E. Desmond<br />
Sally Ann Desmond<br />
Doreen A. DeSoto<br />
Jan<strong>in</strong>e M. DeStefani<br />
Gloria E. DeStefano<br />
Donna M. Destro<br />
Kenneth I. Deutsch<br />
Barbara J. Deverna<br />
Donna DeVito<br />
Kate Devl<strong>in</strong><br />
Dawn M. Devodier<br />
Kissoon Dhanraj<br />
William G. Diakakis<br />
Nev<strong>in</strong> Diamond<br />
Carlos L. Diaz<br />
Orlando Diaz<br />
V<strong>in</strong>cent F. DiBartolo<br />
Diane DiBernardo<br />
Rosemarie T.<br />
DiChiara<br />
Lee DiClemente<br />
Marylou DiClemente<br />
Hilda R. Dietrich<br />
Douglas J. Dietz<br />
Rob<strong>in</strong> L. DiGia<strong>com</strong>o<br />
Uri Digmi<br />
Mario L. Diiorio<br />
Michele A. DiLeo<br />
Nancy Dillon<br />
Patricia J. Dillon<br />
Patricia M. Dillon<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da DiMaio<br />
Michael K. DiMaio<br />
Ben J. DiMarco<br />
Thomas C. D<strong>in</strong>atale<br />
Joseph DiNoto<br />
Diane Diot<br />
Joanne DiPalo<br />
Jeetandra Dirpaul<br />
Donna A. Dirusso<br />
Mary DiRusso<br />
Anthony J. DiSpirito<br />
Marion E. DiStefano<br />
Diana S. DiVello<br />
Gerald<strong>in</strong>e B. Divello<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e DiVito<br />
Mary Ellen Divone<br />
Phyllis Dixon<br />
Kathy L. Dodd<br />
Cathleen Dodge<br />
Blanche Dohan<br />
Edith L. Dolan<br />
Khaula Doleh<br />
Brian Dollard<br />
Cyril H. Dolly<br />
Lauren M. Donadio<br />
Anne Donahue<br />
Juehe Dong<br />
Denise D. Donlon<br />
Mary Beth Donnelly<br />
Kerry P. Doran<br />
Veronica A. Dorgan<br />
Norman B. Dornfeld<br />
Bobbie R. Dorsa<strong>in</strong>vil<br />
Velly J. Dorsa<strong>in</strong>vil<br />
Laura A. Dorsey<br />
Michael J. Dotzler<br />
Carol A. Douglas<br />
Ferri<br />
Argyro Dover<br />
Philip Dowl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Stephen G. Dowl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Louise E. Doyle<br />
Thomas J. Doyle<br />
Thomas J. Doyle<br />
Eva R. Draeger<br />
JoAnne K.<br />
Drametenos<br />
Mary Ellen Drawert<br />
Patricia Dreier<br />
Wayne D. Drew<br />
Preston H. Dr<strong>in</strong>ks<br />
Jian J. Du<br />
Shian J. Du<br />
Cecilia Duarte<br />
Pedro Duarte<br />
Sixta M. Duarte<br />
Ronald M. Dub<strong>in</strong><br />
Frank W. Duca<br />
Mary Ann Duda<br />
Robert A. Duncan<br />
Laura Dupk<strong>in</strong><br />
Memisha<br />
Deborah Durand<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Durgan<br />
Bhagwan P.<br />
Durgaprasad<br />
Reg<strong>in</strong>ald Durham<br />
Cathi M. Durler<br />
Doris Duvernoy<br />
Andre O. Dyer<br />
Rosemarie Dymond<br />
Stephen G. Eagers<br />
Eppie B. Eagle<br />
Joseph Ebrahem-<br />
Depass<br />
Brian J. Edd<strong>in</strong>gton<br />
Judith L. Edge<br />
Doreen E. Edward<br />
Carol Ann Edwards<br />
Frances J. Egan<br />
Michael J. Egan<br />
John P. Egbert<br />
Maria C. Ehl<strong>in</strong>ger<br />
Ann P. Eifert<br />
Tamar N. E<strong>in</strong>ste<strong>in</strong><br />
Harry Eisenoff<br />
James E. Eklund<br />
Eileen G. Eldredge<br />
Allan R. Eldridge<br />
Reg<strong>in</strong>a M. Eldridge<br />
Maria L. Elefante<br />
Anthony G. Ellis<br />
Carol Ellis<br />
Laurie J. Ellis<br />
Ralph Elsasser<br />
Franz J. Eltz<br />
Mary Kay Emanuele<br />
Elsa F. Emenheiser<br />
Ann Marie Emmi<br />
Kathleen L. Engel<br />
Lisbeth N. English<br />
Ryan M. English<br />
Ronald E. Ennett<br />
Duane Ennis<br />
Helene S. Entwistle<br />
Kather<strong>in</strong>e K. Ernst<br />
Faruk Esencan<br />
Betsabe C. Esp<strong>in</strong>al<br />
Charles Esposito<br />
Laura M. Esposito<br />
Peter P. Esposito<br />
Wendy A. Etrog<br />
Nora Ett<strong>in</strong>ger<br />
Frank Evangelista<br />
Alicia Evans<br />
Carole M. Evans<br />
Deborah S. Evans<br />
Joan V. Evans<br />
John Evans<br />
Sandra Evans<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e Evola<br />
John F. Evrard<br />
Siripha C. Evseroff<br />
Cecilia Fabian<br />
Dennis Fabiszak<br />
Afotan O. Fadairo<br />
Marilyn Fader<br />
Dev<strong>in</strong> G. Faello<br />
Jane E. Fagan<br />
Marianne M. Failla<br />
Kamran Faisal<br />
Michael R. Fallacara<br />
Frank Falzarano<br />
Rick R. Fano<br />
Anthony J. Farella<br />
Shah<strong>in</strong> R.<br />
Farhoumandi<br />
Amy L. Far<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Shama Farooq<br />
Qayaam Farrouq<br />
Ayokunle O. Fatukasi<br />
Deborah R. Favuzzi<br />
Shameer Fazal<br />
Patricia Febbraro<br />
V<strong>in</strong>cenzo Fecentese<br />
Ela<strong>in</strong>e F. Feder<br />
Marco Feijoo<br />
Judith Feldman<br />
Lynda Feldman<br />
Patricia A. Feldmann<br />
Madhoomatee<br />
Felice<br />
Melissa A. Felice<br />
Eileen M. Fell<strong>in</strong><br />
William Y. Feng<br />
Geri Fennimore<br />
Hildegard Fenton<br />
Anthony D. Ferguson<br />
Luzaida A. Ferm<strong>in</strong><br />
Gigi Fernandez<br />
Luis A. Fernandez<br />
Maria Fernandez<br />
Patricia A. Fernstrom<br />
Charles D. Ferrara<br />
Lawrence J. Ferrara<br />
Rosal<strong>in</strong>d Ferrara<br />
JoAnn G. Ferrari<br />
Kather<strong>in</strong>e Ferraro<br />
Donna M. Ferro<br />
Salvatore Ferro<br />
Joanne Festa<br />
Paul A. Festa<br />
Meryl D. Feuer<br />
Jennifer T. Feuerman<br />
Vivian Fiallo<br />
Joe J. Fichera<br />
Donald E.<br />
Fickenwirth<br />
Joseph Fico<br />
Astrid M. Fidelia<br />
Denise M. Fiederle<strong>in</strong><br />
Lori M. Field<br />
Susan M. Fierro<br />
Kimberly J. Filardi<br />
Alan B. F<strong>in</strong>chley<br />
Sheryl S. F<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Nancy J. F<strong>in</strong>k<br />
George W. F<strong>in</strong>negan<br />
Veronica F<strong>in</strong>nell<br />
Allicyn K. F<strong>in</strong>neran<br />
Frank Fiordaliso<br />
Anna Marie Fiore<br />
Jacquel<strong>in</strong>e Fiore<br />
Mosqu<strong>in</strong><br />
Larry D. Fiorello<br />
Anna Fiorent<strong>in</strong>o<br />
James B. Fiscella<br />
Ela<strong>in</strong>e M. Fischer<br />
Charles H. Fischler<br />
Charles B. Fisher<br />
Debra A. Fisher<br />
Merle Fishk<strong>in</strong><br />
Maria A. Fitzgerald<br />
Ellen J. Fitzpatrick<br />
Carmen A. Flam<strong>in</strong>i<br />
Scott A. Flaum<br />
Felton J. Flavius<br />
John C. Fleischhauer<br />
Fay Fletcher<br />
Richard J. Flood<br />
Alma E. Flores<br />
Carlos E. Flores<br />
Cheryl R. Flores<br />
Miguel A. Flores<br />
Rodney F. Flores<br />
Eyvette D. Flowers<br />
Michael A. Flyntz<br />
Lois A. Fogal<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ch<strong>in</strong>g Y. Fong<br />
Evel<strong>in</strong>a Fonti<br />
Christopher O.<br />
Forbes<br />
Toussa<strong>in</strong>t Forbes<br />
James Forb<strong>in</strong><br />
Paul A. Ford<br />
Wesley Ford<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e M. Forgione<br />
Ruthann Forland<br />
Joan M. Formisano<br />
Eve Fortunato<br />
Mario Fortune<br />
Anne C. Foster<br />
Hugh L. Foster<br />
Carmella Foulkes<br />
Kenneth A. Founta<strong>in</strong><br />
Noreen B. Fowle<br />
Allen Fox<br />
Anthony J. Fox<br />
Dolores F. Fox<br />
Sandra Fox<br />
Helen Fradelakis<br />
Anne Marie<br />
Francavilla<br />
Barbara L. Franco<br />
Izzy Franco<br />
Rita L. Franco<br />
Jean C. Francois<br />
Myrtha M. Francois<br />
Lisa Frank<br />
Carm<strong>in</strong>e S. Franzese<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e M.<br />
Franzese<br />
Saleena J. Franzo<br />
John Frasca<br />
Edmund R. Frazier<br />
George E. Frazier<br />
Yvette D. Frederick<br />
Steven L. Freedman<br />
Marie Frei Tuzzi<br />
Laurell P. Fre<strong>in</strong><br />
Marian Freundlich<br />
V<strong>in</strong>cent P. Frezzo<br />
Barbara Friedman<br />
T<strong>in</strong>a M. Fries<br />
Donna M. Fr<strong>in</strong>tzilas<br />
Kathleen F. Fris<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Alison L. Fritz<br />
Joseph Fritz<br />
Louis J. Fritz<br />
Carol<strong>in</strong>e M. Fritzsche<br />
Laurie R. Fromme<br />
Jacquel<strong>in</strong>e Frost<br />
Jacquel<strong>in</strong>e Fruchter<br />
Carl F. Funes<br />
Krist<strong>in</strong>a S. Furtado<br />
Paula Fuschillo<br />
Joan M. Fusco<br />
Philip Fusco<br />
Anjali Gadkar<br />
Anna Gaetano<br />
V<strong>in</strong>cenza M. Gaffik<strong>in</strong><br />
Kerrance Gaff<strong>in</strong>gton<br />
Michael R. Gagliano<br />
G<strong>in</strong>a A. Galante<br />
Stephen Galarza<br />
Concetta Galbo<br />
Giovanni Galbo<br />
Amnun Galibov<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>a M. Galicia<br />
Patricia Gallegos<br />
Samantha M. Gallo<br />
Verdianne Galupe<br />
Claudia M. Galv<strong>in</strong><br />
Maria R. Gamb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Michele A. Gamb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Dawn M. Gambler<br />
Pablo Gamez<br />
Massimo Gammella<br />
Lori A. Gandiosi<br />
John C. Gandolfo<br />
Abdul Gani<br />
William B. Gans<br />
Lisa J. Ganz<br />
Qiji Gao<br />
Louise E. Gape<br />
Nancy Garafola<br />
Lea Garber<br />
Benjam<strong>in</strong> Garcia<br />
Elba Garcia<br />
Jhony F. Garcia<br />
Tomas Garcia<br />
Lawrence M.<br />
Gardner<br />
Salvatore A. Gargaro<br />
Maria G. Gargiulo<br />
Diane M. Garnjost<br />
Joseph A. Garraffa<br />
Thea Garthe<br />
Thomas G. Gary<br />
Lisa M. Gassick<br />
Frank L. Gatto<br />
Michael Gatto<br />
Sheila R. Gatto<br />
Monika M. Gauger<br />
Lioubov Gavigan<br />
Gavriel Gavrielow<br />
Seenara<strong>in</strong>e Geer<br />
Kalliope Gemelas<br />
Leonard G.<br />
Genovese<br />
James Gentile<br />
Paul M. George<br />
Paula Gerber<br />
Ronnie B. Gerber<br />
Louis C. Gerb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Rob<strong>in</strong> A. Gerb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Rose Marie Gergel<br />
Stefan Gergely<br />
Gloria Germana<br />
Joseph G.<br />
Germ<strong>in</strong>aro<br />
Kenneth M. Gerus<br />
Anthony S. Gesuale<br />
Narharry Ghaness<br />
Afsaneh Ghazizadeh<br />
Maryam Ghermezian<br />
Parmjit S. Ghotra<br />
Laura M. Giacalone<br />
Patricia A. Giambalvo<br />
Joseph D.<br />
Giammalvo<br />
Denise Gianatasio<br />
Salvatore Giangrasso<br />
Julie M. Giann<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Peter A.<br />
Giannopoulos<br />
Camellia Giard<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Salvatore Giard<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Nancy B. Giaretti<br />
Debbie Giarratano<br />
Salvatore N. Gibaldi<br />
Arnold H. Gibbs<br />
Franette Gil<br />
Debra Giladi<br />
Sally Giles<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e M. Gillen<br />
Jennifer M. Gillespie<br />
Richard A. Gillis<br />
Karen Gilmore<br />
Cor<strong>in</strong>ne M. Gimeli<br />
Deena L. Gimeli<br />
Candida G<strong>in</strong>sberg<br />
Eric I. G<strong>in</strong>ter<br />
Immacolata Giocoli<br />
Annmarie Giordano<br />
Joseph A. Giordano<br />
Rene Giordano<br />
Richard Giordano<br />
Susan D. Giordano<br />
N<strong>in</strong>a S. Girolamo<br />
James P. Giugliano<br />
Alfred P. Gladkowski<br />
Gail M. Gladstone<br />
Dianne Glass<br />
Joyce M. Glass<br />
Michael A. Glasser<br />
Rosanna M. Gleixner<br />
Michelle K. Glennon<br />
Ariel Gluck<br />
Veronica T. Gobetz<br />
Diane Godlewski<br />
Lisa M. Godt<br />
Lenore Goedtel<br />
Cheryl Ann Goldman<br />
Doris J. Goldman<br />
Edward C. Goldman<br />
Lorra<strong>in</strong>e Goldsmith<br />
Reg<strong>in</strong>a Goldste<strong>in</strong><br />
Michael Gollenberg<br />
Cynthia A. Gonzales<br />
Sher<strong>in</strong>a E. Gonzales<br />
Anthony Gonzalez<br />
Marco V. Gonzalez<br />
Tracey Goodman<br />
G<strong>in</strong>ny Goonan<br />
Clive D. Gordon<br />
Stephen J. Gordon<br />
Tiffany Gordon<br />
Lester O. Gore<br />
Lloyd B. Gore<br />
Marsha Gorel<strong>in</strong><br />
Abraham Goren<br />
Alice Gorman<br />
Patricia Gosman<br />
James M. Governali<br />
Marty Grace<br />
Howard A. Gramer<br />
Rosemary Granger<br />
Marie R. Grant<br />
Rochelle H. Grant<br />
Tara J. Grant<br />
Carol A. Grau<br />
Michael W. Graziano<br />
Laurence Greb<strong>in</strong>ar<br />
Janet L. Grechkosey<br />
Karl Greco<br />
Arlene M. Green<br />
Deborah A. Green<br />
Susan H. Green<br />
Andrea H. Greenberg<br />
Brian C. Greene<br />
Brigitte E. Greene<br />
Carlyle Greene<br />
Frederic R. Greene<br />
Marlene Greenhouse<br />
Karen Gribb<strong>in</strong><br />
Sharon Griffith<br />
Edward W. Griffiths<br />
Svetlana Gr<strong>in</strong>shteyn<br />
Eileen R. Grogan<br />
Victor Groia<br />
Douglas K. Groser<br />
Gerald P. Gross<br />
Cheryl J. Grossman<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da M. Grossman<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Grossman<br />
Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Grosso<br />
Sylvia Grygoruk<br />
Haoliang Gu<br />
Jia Ji Guan<br />
Eva Guardado<br />
Michael E. Guard<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Stephen G. Guar<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Richard Guarneri<br />
Michel Guerrier<br />
Robert J. Guerriero<br />
Jan E. Guga<br />
Joseph P. Guglielmo<br />
Mary E. Guglielmo<br />
Gulen Gultepe<br />
Xiao Shi Guo<br />
Kirti Gupta<br />
Joanne Gurrieri<br />
Donna M. Gusman<br />
Dawn Gustafson<br />
Ricki Gutlerner<br />
Ronald P. Guzas<br />
Esperanza Guzman<br />
Carlos L. Guzman<br />
Flores<br />
Lorra<strong>in</strong>e R. Guzzetta<br />
Jacquel<strong>in</strong>e Guzzo<br />
Ray A. Haag<br />
George R. Haas<br />
Phyllis W. Haber<br />
Zulficar Habib<br />
Alan S. Haenel<br />
Glen P. Hagen<br />
Michael J. Hagen<br />
Stephanie Hagstrom<br />
Nabih Halaka<br />
Patrick J. Hall<br />
Maureen A. Hallahan<br />
Patricia A. Haller<br />
Patrick M. Halloran<br />
Genie Halper<strong>in</strong><br />
Phyllis Halpern<br />
Karen G. Halter<br />
Paul Halvatzis<br />
Kenneth J. Halvorsen<br />
Debbie Hamburg<br />
Punwati Hamid<br />
David Hamilton<br />
Bel<strong>in</strong>da J. Hammer<br />
Ela<strong>in</strong>e Hammond<br />
Chang Y. Han<br />
Marjorie Hanabergh<br />
Charles J. Hanney<br />
Paul G. Hansen<br />
Shara L. Hansen<br />
Lois M. Hanson<br />
Margie Hanson<br />
Joanne<br />
Hantzopoulos<br />
Sabahul Haque<br />
RoseAnn<br />
Haralambidis<br />
Joan Hardoon<br />
Maryanne Hargadon<br />
Seeta Haridat<br />
Sonia A. Hariton<br />
Tilack Harnarian<br />
Patricia Harrigan<br />
Judith C. Harr<strong>in</strong>gton<br />
Danny Harris<br />
Mary B. Harris<br />
Pamela G. Harris<br />
Laura Harrison<br />
Laura M. Harryman<br />
Donna E. Harsanyi<br />
Carl H. Hart<br />
Matthew Hart<br />
Cynthia A. Hartnagel<br />
Henry F. Harvey<br />
Vanessa M. Harv<strong>in</strong><br />
Maruf Hasan<br />
Marilyn Haskell<br />
Cynthia Y. Hassan<br />
Shahram Hassid<br />
Zoya V. Hatgis<br />
Anna Hatgis<br />
Skrobacz<br />
Lillian M. Haug<br />
Marjorie Hays<br />
Umeed A. Hazara<br />
Lisa Healy<br />
Donna M. Heavey<br />
Susan L. Hebert<br />
Erzsebet Hegedus<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e S. He<strong>in</strong>le<strong>in</strong><br />
Karen Heitner<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Held<br />
Glenn R. Helder<br />
Allan Helfand<br />
Elizabeth H. Helfrick<br />
Gaun<br />
Barbara Heller<br />
Kev<strong>in</strong> Henderson<br />
Patricia A. Hendrick<br />
Kar<strong>in</strong> J. Hendricks<br />
Paul A. Henneforth<br />
Jose Henriquez<br />
Patricia E.<br />
Henriquez Desio<br />
Arlene J. Henry<br />
Mary Lou Henshall<br />
Milton Hensley<br />
Frank S. Hermann<br />
Carlos M. Hernandez<br />
Lucia P. Hernandez<br />
Victor Hernandez<br />
Teresa J. Herrera<br />
Alan T. Herrick<br />
Deana M. Herrick<br />
John Herrick<br />
Robert J. Herrick<br />
Donna Hertl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
RPAC Goal<br />
*These LIBOR members have pledged RPAC contributions. **All contributors of $20 or more will be automatically entered <strong>in</strong>to <strong>NYS</strong>AR and LIBOR Sweepstakes.
REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE<br />
Joann W. Hertz<br />
Lori M. Hieger<br />
Kathleen M. Higdon<br />
Maureen J. Higg<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Alfred Highbloom<br />
Rob<strong>in</strong> A. Hightower<br />
Sophia R. Hightower<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>a B. Hill<br />
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Patricia Woods<br />
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Kimberly A. Workman<br />
Donna Worsell<br />
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Louis Wright<br />
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Richard A. Zimmer<br />
Jean Zimmerman<br />
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LEGAL/GOVERNMENTAL<br />
When you sit down to read this article,<br />
the outside temperature will be hover<strong>in</strong>g<br />
around the freez<strong>in</strong>g mark and the<br />
Catskill and Adirondack ski areas will be<br />
bustl<strong>in</strong>g with activity. Potential real<br />
estate sellers will be th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g about list<strong>in</strong>g<br />
their properties for sale <strong>in</strong> order to<br />
catch the late w<strong>in</strong>ter/early spr<strong>in</strong>g buyers,<br />
and you will be hon<strong>in</strong>g up on your list<strong>in</strong>g<br />
presentation to capture those sellers. I<br />
know because I am <strong>in</strong> the process of list<strong>in</strong>g<br />
my house and <strong>in</strong>terview<strong>in</strong>g potential<br />
list<strong>in</strong>g Realtors®.<br />
These Realtors® tell me that today’s<br />
Sellers know as much about the real<br />
estate market as the agents with whom<br />
they deal. By the time the Seller reaches<br />
your desk, they have searched available<br />
properties, often done their own CMAs<br />
and have visited your website and those<br />
of your <strong>com</strong>petitors. The real estate<br />
experts predicted 13 years ago, that this<br />
situation would result <strong>in</strong> the depletion of<br />
the value of the list<strong>in</strong>g broker driv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
list<strong>in</strong>g <strong>com</strong>missions down to $1,000 or<br />
less. These experts were obviously<br />
wrong, but the question is what was their<br />
mistake<br />
<strong>Act</strong>ually, their error resulted from the<br />
fact that they either ignored or did not<br />
know a basic pr<strong>in</strong>ciple of real estate brokerage.<br />
A real estate broker told me more<br />
than 20 years ago that sellers used brokers<br />
because the sellers believed the broker<br />
controlled the buyer pool. This ancient<br />
adage is truer today than ever before.<br />
Sellers expect that you will expose<br />
their property to the greatest number of<br />
potential buyers <strong>in</strong> an effort to obta<strong>in</strong> for<br />
them the highest price and best terms of<br />
sale. Indeed, as a seller’s agent, this is<br />
exactly the obligation which the law<br />
places upon you. Your fiduciary duty to<br />
the seller requires that you always act <strong>in</strong><br />
furtherance of this goal.<br />
In fact, the homeowner does not<br />
expect you to personally sell the property,<br />
but rather to expose the seller’s property<br />
to the buyer pool. This is one of the<br />
reasons why the owner is obligated to<br />
pay the <strong>com</strong>mission even if they sell the<br />
By Randy L. Kaplan<br />
Director, Government Affairs<br />
COUNSELOR’S<br />
COMMENTS<br />
by Howard W. Goldson<br />
Goldson, Nolan, Connolly, P.C.<br />
The Buyer Pool<br />
property themselves. In his best sell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
book, “L<strong>in</strong>ked” Professor Albert-Laszlo<br />
Barabasi expla<strong>in</strong>s such pools consist of<br />
hubs and l<strong>in</strong>ks. Obviously certa<strong>in</strong> hubs<br />
are more <strong>in</strong>fluential than others. For<br />
example, google.<strong>com</strong> is a much more<br />
important hub on the <strong>in</strong>ternet than the<br />
writer’s website.<br />
In terms of list<strong>in</strong>g Long Island residential<br />
real estate, the most <strong>in</strong>fluential hub is<br />
the Multiple List<strong>in</strong>g Service of Long<br />
Island, Inc. With over 20,000 subscribers<br />
each of whom l<strong>in</strong>k to the Multiple List<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Service Stratus site once or more per day,<br />
there is no equal tool for access<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
buyer pool. Each of those 20,000 hubs<br />
have multiple l<strong>in</strong>ks as well; i.e., family,<br />
friends, outside bus<strong>in</strong>ess associates and<br />
out of area brokers. When you consider<br />
the l<strong>in</strong>ks of the multiple list<strong>in</strong>g service<br />
subscriber hubs to other <strong>in</strong>dividual and<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess hubs, you realize that with<strong>in</strong> two<br />
levels of separation, you have a potential<br />
audience number<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the millions,<br />
maybe tens of millions. The Buyer pool<br />
is <strong>in</strong> these millions.<br />
So when you go on your next list<strong>in</strong>g<br />
presentation and are th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g about tak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
an “office exclusive”, th<strong>in</strong>k about<br />
your fiduciary obligation and the connect<strong>in</strong>g<br />
power of MLS. If you believe an<br />
office exclusive is still <strong>in</strong> the best <strong>in</strong>terest<br />
of your client, make sure the client<br />
understands about how l<strong>in</strong>ks and hubs<br />
work and that 20,000 MLS participant<br />
hubs will probably have l<strong>in</strong>ks measured<br />
<strong>in</strong> the hundreds of thousands and hubs at<br />
the end of those l<strong>in</strong>ks <strong>in</strong> the millions.<br />
Remember, failure to obta<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>formed<br />
consent to the list<strong>in</strong>g agreement or a<br />
breach of your fiduciary duty to your<br />
client could result <strong>in</strong> discipl<strong>in</strong>ary action<br />
by the Department of State, loss of your<br />
right to <strong>com</strong>pensation, exposure to litigation<br />
or any <strong>com</strong>b<strong>in</strong>ation of these three<br />
possibilities.<br />
So while you’re wait<strong>in</strong>g for the snow<br />
to melt th<strong>in</strong>k about market<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2005<br />
and the duty you owe the seller. While<br />
you’re at it, I re<strong>com</strong>mend you read<br />
Professor Barabasi’s book.<br />
New Sign Law <strong>in</strong> the Town of Southampton<br />
Attention All REALTORS®<br />
Conduct<strong>in</strong>g Bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> the Town of<br />
Southampton — There is a new sign law<br />
<strong>in</strong> effect <strong>in</strong> the Town of Southampton.<br />
The regulations are as follows: one sign<br />
per property only; the sign must be on the<br />
property that is for sale; the sign must not<br />
be located <strong>in</strong> the right of way; residential<br />
sign size limit is 4 square feet and <strong>com</strong>mercial<br />
sign size limit is 8 square feet.<br />
The Town of Southampton will be hir<strong>in</strong>g<br />
an <strong>in</strong>spector to focus solely on this<br />
issue <strong>in</strong> the near future. In the meantime<br />
— they are send<strong>in</strong>g a letter out to all of<br />
the real estate practitioners <strong>in</strong> the Town<br />
advis<strong>in</strong>g them of this new law and that the<br />
Town will confiscate signs that are not<br />
properly placed.<br />
It appears as if most of the violations<br />
are not <strong>in</strong> the size of the sign but rather the<br />
placement.<br />
FHA Announces Higher Maximum<br />
Mortgage Limits for 2005<br />
In Mortgagee Letter 2004-46 of<br />
December 23, 2004 the Federal Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration (FHA) announced its new<br />
maximum mortgage limits for s<strong>in</strong>gle-family<br />
loans FHA will endorse on or after January<br />
1, 2005. The National Hous<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Act</strong> provides<br />
that the mortgage limit for any area shall be<br />
set at 95% of the median house price for the<br />
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Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) set<br />
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Freddie Mac for the year 2005. The top<br />
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“high-cost” areas will be $312,895 <strong>in</strong> 2005.<br />
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21 ● January/February 2005 ● THE REALTOR ®
THE REALTOR ® ● January/February 2005 ● 22<br />
ETHICS & RULES<br />
ETHICS...This Month’s Topics<br />
Case #2-6: Misrepresentation<br />
REALTOR® A, a cooperat<strong>in</strong>g broker,<br />
had shown four houses to Buyer B, and<br />
Buyer B’s wife had asked to see one of<br />
them a second time. There was a third<br />
<strong>in</strong>spection, and a fourth. They seemed at<br />
the po<strong>in</strong>t of decision but said they would<br />
like to “sleep on it.” When there was no<br />
word the next day, REALTOR® A called.<br />
Buyer B said he was a bit hesitant on the<br />
price; that some transfers of executives <strong>in</strong><br />
his <strong>com</strong>pany had been rumored; that this<br />
would affect him with<strong>in</strong> the year; that he<br />
hesitated to buy at a price that might mean<br />
tak<strong>in</strong>g a loss if he should be transferred<br />
with<strong>in</strong> a year.<br />
REALTOR® A tried to reassure the<br />
prospect by telephone. Then he dictated a<br />
letter stat<strong>in</strong>g that the house was an exceptional<br />
barga<strong>in</strong> at the ask<strong>in</strong>g price and “our<br />
office guarantees to get your money out of<br />
it for you any time <strong>in</strong> the next year if you<br />
should need to sell.” Buyer B came <strong>in</strong> and<br />
signed the contract.<br />
Six months later, Buyer B came to<br />
REALTOR® A as a seller. He was be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
transferred. He would need to get his equity<br />
out of the house to be able to afford a<br />
purchase <strong>in</strong> the new <strong>com</strong>munity. REAL-<br />
TOR® A listed the house at the price buyer<br />
B had paid for it. After a month there had<br />
been no offers. Buyer B rem<strong>in</strong>ded REAL-<br />
TOR® A of his written assurance that his<br />
office had guaranteed he would get his<br />
money out of the house with<strong>in</strong> the year.<br />
REALTOR® A expla<strong>in</strong>ed that the market<br />
had be<strong>com</strong>e much less active and that<br />
Buyer B might have to reduce his price by<br />
$10,000 to $15,000 to attract a buyer.<br />
Whereupon, Buyer B filed a <strong>com</strong>pla<strong>in</strong>t<br />
with the Board of REALTORS® charg<strong>in</strong>g<br />
REALTOR® A with misrepresentation,<br />
exaggeration, and failure to make good a<br />
<strong>com</strong>mitment. After exam<strong>in</strong>ation of the<br />
<strong>com</strong>pla<strong>in</strong>t, the Grievance Committee<br />
referred it to the Professional Standards<br />
Committee for a hear<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
In response to question<strong>in</strong>g by the<br />
Hear<strong>in</strong>g Panel, REALTOR® A admitted<br />
that he had written the letter to Buyer B<br />
<strong>in</strong> good faith and, at the time the letter<br />
was written, he had been certa<strong>in</strong> that his<br />
office could obta<strong>in</strong> a price for the property<br />
that would ensure Buyer B was “gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
his money out of the house.”<br />
However, REALTOR® A expla<strong>in</strong>ed that<br />
although he had held such an op<strong>in</strong>ion <strong>in</strong><br />
good faith, the market had softened and<br />
now the circumstances were different.<br />
The Hear<strong>in</strong>g Panel rem<strong>in</strong>ded REAL-<br />
TOR® A that the pert<strong>in</strong>ent fact be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
considered was not his op<strong>in</strong>ion at the<br />
time of the previous sale as <strong>com</strong>pared to<br />
his op<strong>in</strong>ion now, but rather his written<br />
“guarantee” to Buyer B and his current<br />
failure to make good his written <strong>com</strong>mitment.<br />
It was the conclusion of the<br />
Hear<strong>in</strong>g Panel that REALTOR® A had<br />
engaged <strong>in</strong> misrepresentation and was <strong>in</strong><br />
violation of Article 2.<br />
Case #16-1: Confidentiality of<br />
Cooperat<strong>in</strong>g REALTOR®’s Participation<br />
When Client a listed his home sale with<br />
REALTOR® B, he expla<strong>in</strong>ed that he wanted<br />
the sale handled without advertis<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
without attract<strong>in</strong>g any more attention than<br />
was absolutely necessary. He said he understood<br />
that he would have to have some contacts<br />
with prospective buyers and possibly<br />
with other REALTORS®, but that he did not<br />
want the property filed with the MLS, advertised,<br />
or <strong>in</strong> any way publicly announced as<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g on the market. He asked REAL-<br />
TOR® B to impress the same restrictions on<br />
any other REALTORS® who might be<strong>com</strong>e<br />
<strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the transaction.<br />
REALTOR® B, hav<strong>in</strong>g reason to th<strong>in</strong>k<br />
that REALTOR® C was <strong>in</strong> touch with<br />
prospective buyers to whom the property<br />
would appeal, approached REALTOR® C<br />
to <strong>in</strong>vite his cooperation, and expla<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
fully the Client’s <strong>in</strong>structions. REAL-<br />
TOR® B discussed the matter with no<br />
other REALTOR® and refra<strong>in</strong>ed from any<br />
k<strong>in</strong>d of advertis<strong>in</strong>g of the property. But a<br />
few days later, REALTOR® B learned that<br />
REALTOR® D was discuss<strong>in</strong>g the property<br />
with prospective buyers, knew that<br />
REALTOR® C was work<strong>in</strong>g on it, knew<br />
the price at which the property had been<br />
listed, and other details about it.<br />
Question<strong>in</strong>g revealed that REALTOR® C<br />
had told REALTOR® D that he was work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on the sale of the property.<br />
On the basis of the <strong>in</strong>formation from<br />
REALTOR® D, REALTOR® B charged<br />
REALTOR® C with unethical conduct <strong>in</strong> a<br />
<strong>com</strong>pla<strong>in</strong>t to the Board of REALTORS®<br />
specify<strong>in</strong>g that REALTOR® C’s breach of<br />
confidence under the circumstances was a<br />
failure to respect his, REALTOR® B’s,<br />
exclusive agency, and that his action had<br />
jeopardized his relationship with his client.<br />
The <strong>com</strong>pla<strong>in</strong>t was referred to the<br />
Board’s Professional Standards<br />
Committee, a hear<strong>in</strong>g was scheduled, and<br />
REALTOR® C was directed to answer the<br />
charge of unethical conduct <strong>in</strong> violation of<br />
Article 16.<br />
At the hear<strong>in</strong>g, REALTOR® B detailed<br />
the <strong>in</strong>structions of the client and the manner<br />
<strong>in</strong> which he had conveyed them to<br />
REALTOR® C <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>vit<strong>in</strong>g his cooperation.<br />
REALTOR® D told the Hear<strong>in</strong>g Panel that<br />
REALTOR® C had discussed the list<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with him. REALTOR® C defended himself<br />
aga<strong>in</strong>st the charge of violat<strong>in</strong>g Article<br />
16 by say<strong>in</strong>g that while he had discussed<br />
the matter briefly with REALTOR® D, he<br />
had not expressly <strong>in</strong>vited his cooperation,<br />
and, therefore, had not violated Article 16.<br />
At the conclusion of the hear<strong>in</strong>g, the<br />
panel held that REALTOR® B’s <strong>com</strong>pla<strong>in</strong>t<br />
was valid; that proper respect for his exclusive<br />
agency and the circumstances under<br />
which it existed required REALTOR® C<br />
to observe the confidence entrusted to him<br />
and that REALTOR® C’s discussion of the<br />
matter with REALTOR® D was <strong>in</strong> violation<br />
of Article 16.<br />
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<br />
Hit The Ground Runn<strong>in</strong>g In 2005<br />
By Joeann Fossland<br />
It’s what you do now that is go<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
determ<strong>in</strong>e whether you start 2005 from<br />
ground zero or with momentum and focus.<br />
If you are proactive this month, you will<br />
reap the rewards next year.<br />
Have a Productive December<br />
December is a perfect month to mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
warm calls or visits. G to as many functions<br />
and parties as possible to be high profile.<br />
Prospect<strong>in</strong>g is not limited to the horrid cold<br />
calls but <strong>in</strong>cludes any activity that puts you<br />
<strong>in</strong> front of someone who wants to buy or<br />
sell. Statistics tell us this is probably about<br />
10% of the people. So one <strong>in</strong> every 10 people<br />
you see probably has a need. See more<br />
and have fun do<strong>in</strong>g it. Several years ago,<br />
one of my coach<strong>in</strong>g clients called and<br />
talked to each person <strong>in</strong> her past client database<br />
<strong>in</strong> December and had 6 new list<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
from those people <strong>in</strong> January.<br />
December is also a good time to focus on<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess. The buyers are more serious this<br />
time of the year. If you have a motivated<br />
seller, there is an advantage because there is<br />
less <strong>com</strong>petition, the house looks prettier<br />
with decorations and the buyers are more<br />
likely to buy. Coach your sellers not to wait<br />
until after the holidays but to take advantage<br />
of this. There are agents whose best month is<br />
always December because they are work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
when others are not. It sure makes January<br />
nice to have a few checks <strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Get your Plann<strong>in</strong>g Done<br />
It is said the most productive day of the<br />
year is the day before vacation. On that day<br />
you are focused, you prioritize and you take<br />
lots of action. You may want to take lots of<br />
“vacations” <strong>in</strong> December-giv<strong>in</strong>g yourself<br />
plenty of time off to play, enjoy and visit.<br />
Take out your December calendar and<br />
schedule that time <strong>in</strong> on the calendar. Now<br />
schedule peak performance time to balance<br />
it out. The peak performance days are those<br />
days when you’ll focus 80% of your day on<br />
dollar productive activities.<br />
The 2005 plann<strong>in</strong>g must get done now if<br />
you want to hit the ground runn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2005.<br />
I re<strong>com</strong>mend a full day to do a <strong>com</strong>plete<br />
overview and creation session. Review your<br />
numbers from 2004. This should be <strong>in</strong> depth.<br />
Know where every list<strong>in</strong>g or sale came<br />
from. Know how effective your advertis<strong>in</strong>g<br />
was <strong>in</strong> each media you used. Know what<br />
your gross was and how much your expenses<br />
ate it up. There deeper you delve here,<br />
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all of this or there are a couple of Real<br />
Estate specific bus<strong>in</strong>ess plann<strong>in</strong>g tools that<br />
can help. An Internet-based program that is<br />
extremely detailed is called CreateAPlan,<br />
you’ll be able to track exactly what each<br />
list<strong>in</strong>g or sale cost you as well as be<strong>in</strong>g able<br />
to do some “what ifs” with your bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />
These “what ifs” might <strong>in</strong>clude cutt<strong>in</strong>g your<br />
<strong>com</strong>missions by a half-percent or add<strong>in</strong>g an<br />
assistant. Another program called<br />
Performitor is software for you to design<br />
your plan on your <strong>com</strong>puter and generate a<br />
track<strong>in</strong>g sheet for the month that will keep<br />
you aware and on target with your goals.<br />
Review what worked and what didn’t.<br />
What was your hourly worth this year (you<br />
know, net divided by hours). How could<br />
you have used your time more effectively<br />
Should you have outsourced more, focused<br />
on a different target market, let go of some<br />
needy, high ma<strong>in</strong>tenance clients<br />
Review your net worth. Are you better off<br />
now than you were at the end of 2003 It<br />
astounds me to see agents mak<strong>in</strong>g plans with<br />
no connection to a long term f<strong>in</strong>ancial plan or<br />
goal. They just pick yearly figures that seem<br />
reasonable and th<strong>in</strong>k they have done plann<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Without be<strong>in</strong>g part of an “escape” plan,<br />
you yearly figures don’t have much power to<br />
help you achieve f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>dependence.<br />
Okay, now you can start the plann<strong>in</strong>g for<br />
next year. What do you want to achieve <strong>in</strong><br />
terms of net profit (the only number that<br />
really counts when it is all said and done!)<br />
Why do you want this Clarity on the<br />
WHY will motivate you and give passion to<br />
your actions. Do you want to fund a college<br />
education, a month long vacation, a new<br />
house<br />
If your date of f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>dependence is<br />
10 years away, is the net this year sufficient<br />
to create enough reserve to fund the retirement<br />
account sufficiently Your bus<strong>in</strong>ess is<br />
not your life. It is the means to be able to<br />
live your life. What are those areas of your<br />
life you want impacted this <strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g year<br />
and <strong>in</strong> the future through your bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
results <strong>in</strong> 2005<br />
Once you know how much you want to<br />
make, then you can decide where it will <strong>com</strong>e<br />
from and what activities you need to do to hit<br />
those numbers. Be strategic <strong>in</strong> do<strong>in</strong>g this. By<br />
that I mean that you should base what you are<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g to do from know<strong>in</strong>g where the bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
will <strong>com</strong>e from, not simply pick<strong>in</strong>g figures<br />
that are, say, 20% above last year. From the<br />
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What was from advertis<strong>in</strong>g What was from<br />
your open houses or opportunity time at the<br />
office From your farm<strong>in</strong>g<br />
For 2005, segment three to five target<br />
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a new emerg<strong>in</strong>g niche you can grow and<br />
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<strong>com</strong>e from each of these areas. Then apply<br />
market<strong>in</strong>g budget and activities that will<br />
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Leave at least 30 percent of your market<strong>in</strong>g<br />
budget un<strong>com</strong>mitted so you will have flexibility<br />
as the year unfolds to take advantage of<br />
new opportunities without go<strong>in</strong>g over budget.<br />
Review your technology needs (and<br />
wants) for 2005. Assign budget amounts<br />
here as well, with the same 30% unaccounted<br />
for. Make a list of those items that<br />
would be the best to buy or use next year<br />
and schedule when you will make the purchases.<br />
Start with the 3 th<strong>in</strong>gs that would<br />
<strong>in</strong>crease your productivity most.<br />
And, I don’t believe <strong>in</strong> the “reasonable”<br />
goals. It is better to aim high and miss than<br />
to aim low and make it. Don’t put a lid on<br />
it, but rather <strong>com</strong>mit to someth<strong>in</strong>g big that<br />
will stretch your th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g to do<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
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Plan to be extraord<strong>in</strong>ary <strong>in</strong> 2005<br />
<strong>in</strong>stead of ord<strong>in</strong>ary. If, each day, you start<br />
the day ask<strong>in</strong>g yourself, “How can I make<br />
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COMPUTER EDUCATION<br />
STRATUS COMPUTER TRAINING<br />
MLS STRATUS DEMONSTRATION — FREE<br />
Three hour lecture demonstration (NOT hands-on). Instructor will show the Stratus system on an<br />
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Center, Public Records, Add/Edit, Prospect Match, Contacts. All members wel<strong>com</strong>e — reservations<br />
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West Babylon . . . . Feb. 4, Mar. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.<br />
Jackson Heights . . Feb. 2, Mar. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . . Feb. 3, Mar. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.<br />
GET INTO STRATUS — SEARCHING LEVEL 1<br />
This hands-on course <strong>in</strong>cludes: Stratus Log-In, Review of Internet Explorer Basics, Stratus functions/tabs/Navigation,<br />
Stratus Update — How to Pr<strong>in</strong>t, Pre-Def<strong>in</strong>ed Searches, Quick Search,<br />
Search Results screen; pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g, Reports: Full/Thumbnail/Flyer; pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g, Us<strong>in</strong>g Help & Stratus<br />
FAQ’s, Pr<strong>in</strong>t by ML#, Today’s List<strong>in</strong>gs on Info Center and much more! 4 Hours CE (1 meet<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
PREREQUISITES: Computers Essentials and/or knowledge of m<strong>in</strong>imize/maximize/drag<br />
W<strong>in</strong>dows, mouse click and double click, scroll<strong>in</strong>g and task bar.<br />
West Babylon . . . . Feb. 3, Mar. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.<br />
Jackson Heights . . Feb. 7, Mar. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . . Feb. 14, Mar. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
MAXIMIZE YOUR STRATUS SEARCHES —<br />
SEARCHING LEVEL 2<br />
This hands-on course <strong>in</strong>cludes: Full Search, Flex Search, Radius Search, Multi-Level Sort<strong>in</strong>g, Sav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Searches, Custom Report Design, Statistics and Counts and much more! 4 Hours CE (1 meet<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
PREREQUISITES: Get Into Stratus and/or knowledge of all functions covered <strong>in</strong> Get Into Stratus.<br />
West Babylon . . . . Feb. 8, Mar. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.<br />
Jackson Heights . . Feb. 9, Mar. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . . Feb. 16, Mar. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
POWER LISTING WITH CMA AND OTHER<br />
STRATUS TOOLS<br />
This hands-on course <strong>in</strong>cludes: Design<strong>in</strong>g and Pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g a Stratus CMA, Add<strong>in</strong>g and Edit<strong>in</strong>g<br />
MLS list<strong>in</strong>gs, Add<strong>in</strong>g and Edit<strong>in</strong>g Private list<strong>in</strong>gs, Upload<strong>in</strong>g multiple property photos, Market<br />
Share reports and graphs, Contacts: add, edit, search, pr<strong>in</strong>t, download and much more! 4<br />
Hours CE (1 meet<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
PREREQUISITES: Maximize Your Stratus Searches and/or extensive Stratus search<strong>in</strong>g<br />
experience.<br />
West Babylon . . . . Feb. 10, Mar. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.<br />
Jackson Heights. . . Feb. 11, Mar. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . . Feb. 22, Mar. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
LEADS & LABELS WITH STRATUS COUNTY RECORDS<br />
This hands-on course <strong>in</strong>cludes: Search<strong>in</strong>g property records by address, Search<strong>in</strong>g property records<br />
by owner name, Research<strong>in</strong>g lis pendens, Research<strong>in</strong>g property classification (bus<strong>in</strong>ess, <strong>com</strong>mercial,<br />
residential, land), Download<strong>in</strong>g property addresses from public records, Pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g mail<strong>in</strong>g labels<br />
us<strong>in</strong>g Word’s mail merge function and label wizard and much more! 4 Hours CE (1 meet<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
PREREQUISITES: Maximize your Stratus Searches and/or extensive Stratus search<strong>in</strong>g<br />
experience.<br />
West Babylon . . . . Feb. 15, Mar. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.<br />
Jackson Heights. . . Feb. 22, Mar. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . . Feb. 24, Mar. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
22.5 HOUR STRATUS CERTIFICATION<br />
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GET STRATIFIED!!!<br />
Approved for 22.5 hours <strong>NYS</strong> Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g Education Credit.<br />
3 day program <strong>com</strong>pletes your 2 year cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g education requirement and makes you a<br />
Stratus WIZ! Approved for 22.5 hours CE credit. Class covers Search<strong>in</strong>g, CMA, Contacts,<br />
Update, Public Records/Mail<strong>in</strong>g Labels, Prospect Match, Info Center, E-Mail, Custom<br />
Reports, Contacts, Add/Edit, Photo Upload.<br />
3 Days • 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. • 22.5 Hours of CE Credit<br />
(**Even<strong>in</strong>g Classes are 5 Days From 5:30pm – 9:30pm)<br />
TUITION: $225 LIBOR Members; $250 Adm<strong>in</strong>. Staff (Letter Must be on File)<br />
Jackson Heights . . Feb. 4, 8, 10<br />
West Babylon. . . . Feb. 11, 14, 16*<br />
*Date Change<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . Feb. 15, 17, 23<br />
West Babylon. . . . Mar. 1, 3, 7<br />
West Babylon. . . . Mar. 5, 12, 19<br />
Saturday Classes<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . Mar. 8, 10, 14<br />
Jackson Heights . . Mar. 18, 22, 24<br />
West Babylon. . . . Mar. 21, 23, 24<br />
West Babylon. . . . Apr. 2, 9, 16<br />
Saturday Classes<br />
West Babylon. . . . Apr. 5, 7, 8<br />
Jackson Heights . . Apr. 6, 8, 13<br />
West Babylon. . . . Apr. 11, 14, 19, 21, 26<br />
Even<strong>in</strong>g Classes**<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . Apr. 18, 20, 22<br />
West Babylon. . . . Apr. 22, 25, 27<br />
Register on l<strong>in</strong>e at mlsli.<strong>com</strong> or call to register 631-661-4800 ext. 21 or<br />
718-429-8666 or 631-369-6148<br />
SEATS ARE LIMITED! Pre-Requisites: Student must be <strong>com</strong>fortable us<strong>in</strong>g the mouse,<br />
W<strong>in</strong>dows scrollbars and have basic Internet skills. All registrants will be screened to determ<strong>in</strong>e<br />
ability. Any student who is not a regular <strong>com</strong>puter user should take “Computer Essentials<br />
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Internet for helpful websites us<strong>in</strong>g the most popular search eng<strong>in</strong>es such as Google and<br />
Yahoo. See how easy it is to navigate around the Web and f<strong>in</strong>d the <strong>in</strong>formation you need.<br />
You'll do some search<strong>in</strong>g for real estate websites <strong>in</strong> your town and f<strong>in</strong>d out what your <strong>com</strong>petition<br />
is up to! 4 hours (1 Meet<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
PRE-REQUISITES: NONE. NO CE AVAILABLE.<br />
West Babylon . . . . Feb. 1, Mar. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.<br />
Jackson Heights. . . Feb. 3, Mar. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
Riverhead. . . . . . . . Feb. 2, Mar. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
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Learn how to create property flyers, client letters and mail<strong>in</strong>g labels for mass mail<strong>in</strong>gs. This<br />
class covers creat<strong>in</strong>g and sav<strong>in</strong>g new documents, <strong>in</strong>sert<strong>in</strong>g photos, add<strong>in</strong>g borders, chang<strong>in</strong>g<br />
fonts and other fabulous features to enhance your market<strong>in</strong>g efforts. 4 hours (1 meet<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
PRE-REQUISITES: Computer Essentials Us<strong>in</strong>g W<strong>in</strong>dows XP and the Internet, or equivalent<br />
experience. Student must have some basic familiarity with WORD. NO CE AVAILABLE.<br />
West Babylon . . . . Mar. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.<br />
Jackson Heights. . . Mar. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
Riverhead. . . . . . . . Mar. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
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PRE-REQUISITES: Computer Essentials Us<strong>in</strong>g W<strong>in</strong>dows XP and the Internet or<br />
equivalent experience. NO CE AVAILABLE.<br />
West Babylon . . . . Mar. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.<br />
Jackson Heights. . . Mar. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
Riverhead. . . . . . . . Mar. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.<br />
CE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE 3 CLASSES ABOVE.<br />
TECHNOLOGY & RISK MANAGEMENT<br />
***NEW CLASS***<br />
The “Information Age” has changed the role of today’s real estate professional. Consumers<br />
have access to a wealth of <strong>in</strong>formation but need the real estate professional to <strong>in</strong>terpret this<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation and guide them through the transaction.<br />
This lecture program will discuss legal and other consideration evolv<strong>in</strong>g from technology’s<br />
application <strong>in</strong> the practice of real estate. The impact of technological advancements on<br />
agency representation, market<strong>in</strong>g, fair hous<strong>in</strong>g, consumer protection and legal issues are<br />
covered. Mobile presentation, distance access to <strong>in</strong>formation, match<strong>in</strong>g client needs with<br />
<strong>in</strong>ventory while manag<strong>in</strong>g disclosure and transaction steps will br<strong>in</strong>g your services to a level<br />
beyond your clients’ expectation.<br />
Approved for 7.5 hours <strong>NYS</strong> CE credit. No pre-requisites. Lecture only.<br />
Instructor: Amy Chorew<br />
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Tuition: $75 LIBOR Members, $95 Non-members<br />
Date & Location: March 4, 2005 • 346 Sunrise Highway, West Babylon<br />
HANDS-ON COMPUTER CLASS PRICES<br />
STRATUS COMPUTER TRAINING<br />
SINGLE CLASS<br />
$59 Member from MLS office<br />
$69 Adm<strong>in</strong> from MLS office<br />
2 CLASS PACKAGE<br />
$99 Member from MLS office<br />
$109 Adm<strong>in</strong> from MLS office<br />
3 CLASS PACKAGE<br />
$139 Member from MLS office<br />
$149 Adm<strong>in</strong> from MLS office<br />
4 CLASS PACKAGE<br />
$169 Member from MLS office<br />
$179 Adm<strong>in</strong> from MLS office<br />
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$200 Member from MLS office<br />
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GENERAL COMPUTER TRAINING<br />
$29 LIBOR Members<br />
$39 Non-Members<br />
No packages available<br />
REGISTER ON LINE AT www.mlsli.<strong>com</strong><br />
–OR– call to register<br />
631-661-4800 ext 21 • 718-429-8666 • 631-369-6148<br />
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION APPLIES TO ALL LIBOR GENERAL AND COMPUTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.<br />
TO REGISTER:<br />
REGISTER BY TELEPHONE OR FAX:<br />
Realtor Build<strong>in</strong>g (631) 661-4800 x 21<br />
West Babylon FAX (631) 587-2166<br />
Realtor Service Center (718) 429-8666<br />
Jackson Heights FAX (718) 429-6959<br />
Realtor Service Center (631) 369-6148<br />
Riverhead FAX (631) 369-6172<br />
MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION:*<br />
Realtor Build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
300 Sunrise Highway<br />
West Babylon, NY 11704<br />
Attn: Education Department<br />
*This registration option is not<br />
available for Computer Classes.<br />
REGISTER ON-LINE AT:<br />
www.mlsli.<strong>com</strong><br />
INFORMATION:<br />
COURSE CONFIRMATIONS:<br />
A confirmation letter will be mailed to<br />
you approximately one week before the<br />
course start date. If you do not receive<br />
one by then, please phone us.<br />
FOR DIRECTIONS TO ALL (INCLUDING<br />
OFF-SITE) COURSE LOCATIONS:<br />
Visit our website at www.mlsli.<strong>com</strong><br />
CANCELLATION POLICY:<br />
Up to 3 bus<strong>in</strong>ess days before program,<br />
full refund. 50% refund after 3 bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
days before program. NO<br />
REFUNDS thereafter; education credit<br />
only. A “no-show” forfeits entire tuition.<br />
LIBOR reserves the right to cancel if<br />
m<strong>in</strong>imum enrollment is not met.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<br />
CONTINUING EDUCATION<br />
RSC, WEST BABYLON, 9:00AM-5:30PM<br />
2/16 — “Environmental & Construction Concerns <strong>in</strong> Residential Real Estate”<br />
2/17 — “Our Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Is Chang<strong>in</strong>g...Are You Up To Date”<br />
2/23 — “Mortgage Knowledge To Save Your Deal”<br />
3/3 — “Mak<strong>in</strong>g the Right Decisions Even When Nobody’s Look<strong>in</strong>g”❋<br />
3/15 — “Disclosure — Insulation from Litigation — Safeguards & Precautions”❋<br />
3/17 — “Buyer Brokerage and Ethics...The Right Choices”❋<br />
RSC, JACKSON HEIGHTS, 9:00AM-5:30PM<br />
2/1 — “What Every Realtor Should Know...A Risk Reduction Sem<strong>in</strong>ar”<br />
2/10 — “Mortgage Knowledge To Save Your Deal”<br />
2/22 — “Good Morn<strong>in</strong>g Class — A Wale-Up Call on Deal<strong>in</strong>g with Today’s Buyers, Sellers<br />
& Unprecedented Market Conditions”<br />
3/2 — “Representation for New Home Construction”<br />
3/8 — “Consumer-Based Market<strong>in</strong>g”<br />
3/16 — “Disclosure — Insulation from Litigation — Safeguards & Precautions”❋<br />
RSC, RIVERHEAD, 9:00AM-5:30PM<br />
2/2 — “Close Encounters of the Legal K<strong>in</strong>d; What Every Agent Must Know” ❋<br />
2/17 — “Mortgage Knowledge To Save Your Deal”<br />
2/23 — “Disclosure — Insulation from Litigation — Safeguards & Precautions”❋<br />
3/3 — “Risk Management”<br />
3/10 — “Introduction to Commercial & Investment Real Estate: Concepts & Terms”<br />
3/22 — “Undetstand<strong>in</strong>g Like-K<strong>in</strong>d Exchanges Under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue<br />
Code to Benefit Both Clients & Customers”❋<br />
BEST WESTERN MILL RIVER MANOR, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, 8:30AM-5:00PM<br />
2/3 — “Commercial Real Estate: All About Leases”<br />
2/15 — “Consumer-Based Market<strong>in</strong>g”<br />
2/23 — “Buildng A Better CMA; Apply<strong>in</strong>g the Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of Residential Apprais<strong>in</strong>g”<br />
(Not a CMA Computer Course)<br />
3/4 — “Be All That You Can Be”❋<br />
3/9 — “Assist<strong>in</strong>g Sellers <strong>in</strong> Transact<strong>in</strong>g Short Sales <strong>in</strong> lieu of Sellers Los<strong>in</strong>g Their<br />
Properties <strong>in</strong> Foreclosure”❋<br />
3/17 — “Property Management: Manag<strong>in</strong>g 1-4 Family Homes”<br />
❋Also approved for NAR Mandated Ethics Course requirement.<br />
LICENSING<br />
45-HOUR SALESPERSON QUALIFYING COURSES<br />
Jackson Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . January 24-28, 31*<br />
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . January 29, 30,<br />
February 5, 6, 12, 13, 26, 27*<br />
Weekends<br />
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . February 7-11, 14*<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:30PM . . . February 7-11, 14*<br />
Jackson Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . February 26, 27<br />
March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19*<br />
Weekends<br />
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . February 26, 27<br />
March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19*<br />
Weekends<br />
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6PM – 9:00PM/ March 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12,<br />
9AM – 1:00PM 15, 17, 19, 22, 24,<br />
April 5, 7, 9, 12, 14<br />
Even<strong>in</strong>gs/Saturdays<br />
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . March 7-11, 14*<br />
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . April 18-22, 25*<br />
*Exam date till 6:30PM<br />
TUITION: Salesperson: $175 – register 5 bus<strong>in</strong>ess days before course; $195 – thereafter.<br />
Broker: $165 – LIBOR Members; $195 – Non-members.<br />
45-HOUR BROKER QUALIFYING COURSES<br />
Jackson Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . February 14-18, 23, 24*<br />
West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . March 14-18, 21, 22*<br />
Riverhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9AM – 5:00PM . . . April 4-8, 11, 13*<br />
*Exam date till 7:00PM<br />
DESIGNATION & PROF DEVELOPMENT<br />
DESIGNATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<br />
CBR — CERTIFIED BUYER REPRESENTATIVE DESIGNATION COURSE<br />
Approved for 22 1 /2 hours <strong>NYS</strong> Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g Education Credit.<br />
February 1, 2, 3, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . West Babylon. . . . 8:30am – 5:30pm<br />
Instructor: JAMES PUGLIESE, CRB, GRI, ITI, CBR<br />
Tuition:<br />
Before 1/11: $345 LIBOR Members, $375 Non-Members<br />
After 1/11: $375 LIBOR Members, $405 Non Members<br />
NEW YORK STATE REALTOR INSTITUTE<br />
2005 GRI COURSE OFFERINGS<br />
REALTOR Service Center, West Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30am – 5:30pm<br />
Each module approved for <strong>NYS</strong> CE credit.<br />
To register for GRI courses, call <strong>NYS</strong>AR @ 518-463-0300.<br />
GRI407 . . . . April 11, 2005<br />
GRI408 . . . . May 19, 2005<br />
GRI402 . . . . May 23 & 24, 2005<br />
GRI409 . . . . May 26 & 27, 2005<br />
ABR-R . . . . June 6 & 7, 2005<br />
ABR-E. . . . . June 8, 2005<br />
SRES . . . . . September 22 & 23, 2005<br />
GRI403 . . . . October 20, 2005<br />
GRI404 . . . . October 21, 2005<br />
GRI406 . . . . October 31, 2005<br />
GRI405 . . . . November 1, 2005<br />
GRI401 . . . . November 17 & 18, 2005<br />
CONTINUING EDUCATION<br />
NEW AGENT 3-DAY “UP & RUNNING”<br />
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM<br />
This 3-day program assists new agents <strong>in</strong> launch<strong>in</strong>g their career <strong>in</strong> real estate! Content<br />
<strong>in</strong>cludes how to get started list<strong>in</strong>g & sell<strong>in</strong>g effectively, work with customers & clients,<br />
prospect, market<strong>in</strong>g over<strong>com</strong><strong>in</strong>g objections, role-play, negotiat<strong>in</strong>g effectively and work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with<strong>in</strong> the guidel<strong>in</strong>es of the MLS Rules and NAR Code of Ethics... A great program for new<br />
agents or managers and brokers who want to tra<strong>in</strong> their agents.<br />
Approved for 7 1 /2 hours <strong>NYS</strong> CE credit.<br />
Feb. 28, March 1, 2, 2005 . . . . . West Babylon . . . . . . . 9:00AM – 1:00PM<br />
March 7, 8, 9, 2005. . . . . . . . . . Riverhead . . . . . . . . . 9:00AM – 1:00PM<br />
March 21, 22, 23, 2005 . . . . . . . Jackson Heights . . . . . 9:00AM – 1:00PM<br />
Tuition: w/o CE with CE<br />
LIBOR Licens<strong>in</strong>g Students:. . . FREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00<br />
LIBOR Members: . . . . . . . . . FREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00<br />
Non-members:. . . . . . . . . . . $150.00 . . . . . . . . . . . $215.00<br />
“LIST TO LAST” — FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS IN<br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
The BEST 2-day real estate list<strong>in</strong>g & sell<strong>in</strong>g course designed for immediate success! The<br />
solution for any Agent Manager or Broker look<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong>crease productivity is Real Estate 101<br />
— with National Tra<strong>in</strong>er, Jim Pugliese, ABR, CRB, GRI, CBR, ITI, CSP<br />
Approved for 15 hours <strong>NYS</strong> CE credit.<br />
February 28-March 1, 2005 . . . . Jackson Heights . . . . . . 9:00AM – 5:30PM<br />
Tuition: $145 LIBOR Members, $175 Non-members<br />
MAKING MORE MONEY WITH MORTGAGES<br />
This course is for real estate agents & brokers who are seek<strong>in</strong>g the ability to legally participate<br />
<strong>in</strong> the mortgage <strong>in</strong>dustry, mortgage <strong>com</strong>panies want<strong>in</strong>g to tra<strong>in</strong> new loan officers and<br />
real estate agents want<strong>in</strong>g to learn more about the mortgage process.<br />
Approved for 22 1 /2 hours <strong>NYS</strong> CE credit.<br />
February 7, 8, 9, 2005 . . . . . . . Jackson Heights . . . . . . 9:00AM – 5:30PM<br />
Instructor: Dom<strong>in</strong>ick Sutera Tuition: $245 LIBOR Members, $295 Non-members<br />
FLORIDA REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSING COURSE<br />
Through All-Florida Real Estate School — Instructor: Daniel J. Taddeo, P.A.<br />
Approved for 22 1 /2 hours <strong>NYS</strong> CE credit.<br />
April 4-10, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . West Babylon. . . . . . . . 8:45AM – 6:30PM<br />
April 11-17, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Heights . . . . . . 8:45AM – 6:30PM<br />
Tuition: $395 LIBOR Members, $495 Non-members<br />
Complete the course <strong>in</strong> 7 days without the expense of go<strong>in</strong>g to Florida! Now you can take<br />
your Florida State Exam here <strong>in</strong> NY — 2 locations: Westbury or Manhattan.<br />
THE RULES OF THE REAL ESTATE GAME —<br />
MLS PROCEDURES & RULES:<br />
SITUATIONS AND SOLUTIONS<br />
Effective participation <strong>in</strong> the MLS directly impacts your earn<strong>in</strong>g ability and helps you avoid<br />
penalties and violations. Topics covered <strong>in</strong>clude how to properly fill out agreements, gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
offers presented, handl<strong>in</strong>g multiple offers, register<strong>in</strong>g b<strong>in</strong>ders, follow-up to protect yourself<br />
and much more. This course is important for new agents!<br />
Approved for 3 hours <strong>NYS</strong> CE credit.<br />
January 20, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . West Babylon. . . . . . . . Instructor: Hank Cardello<br />
February 25, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Heights . . . . . . Instructor: Kathy Engel<br />
March 15, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverhead . . . . . . . . . . Instructor: Joe Caggiano<br />
Time: 10:00AM — 1:00PM Tuition: $20 LIBOR Members, $45 Non-members<br />
ON-LINE & CD-ROM CONTINUING ED<br />
ON-LINE & CD-ROM CONTINUING EDUCATION:<br />
Earn CE credit for real estate license renewal without leav<strong>in</strong>g your home or office. LIBOR<br />
offers over 100 hours of real estate cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g education approved courses both ON-LINE<br />
and on CD-ROM. 65 hours of new courses just recently added to our on-l<strong>in</strong>e curriculum. No<br />
previous <strong>com</strong>puter tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g required; no classroom participation. All courses approved by the<br />
<strong>NYS</strong> Department of State.<br />
CD-ROM COURSE PRICES:<br />
Cost per 7 1 /2-hour course: $54 LIBOR Members, $60 Non-members<br />
Cost per 33/4-hour course: $36 LIBOR Members, $40 Non-members<br />
ON-LINE COURSE PRICES:<br />
Prices vary... 221/2-hour discount packages available.<br />
Visit our website at: www.mlsli.<strong>com</strong> and try a FREE DEMO.<br />
NOTARY PUBLIC<br />
NOTARY PUBLIC TRAINING SEMINAR<br />
Want to be<strong>com</strong>e a notary but concerned about the exam This program prepares by gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
you acqua<strong>in</strong>ted with the format of the state exam, receive study booklets, application form<br />
and <strong>in</strong>structions, be familiar with types of questions asked and learn what is expected <strong>in</strong><br />
order for you to be confident and prepared to pass the notary exam.<br />
February 15, 2005 . . . . . . . . West Babylon<br />
March 17, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . Riverhead<br />
April 20, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Heights<br />
May 16, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . Riverhead<br />
June 16, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . West Babylon<br />
September 7. 2005 . . . . . . . . West Babylon<br />
October 11, 2005 . . . . . . . . . Jackson Heights<br />
November 9, 2005 . . . . . . . . Riverhead<br />
December 8, 2005 . . . . . . . . West Babylon<br />
Time: 10:00AM – 1:00PM<br />
Instructor: Sal D’Agate, REALTOR<br />
Tuition: $35 LIBOR Members, $55 Non-members<br />
REAL ESTATE EDUCATION<br />
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SERVICES DIRECTORY<br />
ATTORNEY SERVICES<br />
Harlan A. Freilicher......................................................631.784.7755<br />
BUSINESS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES<br />
Century 21 Annettes ..................................................516.564.4480<br />
Century 21 Metro NY/LI Brokers Council ..................800.537.8108<br />
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage ............631.673.5900 x 363<br />
Coldwell Banker Surf ........................................516.766.1400 x 130<br />
Daniel Gale ..................................................................888.931.9500<br />
Donovan Realty ..................................................800.822.1222 x 80<br />
ERA Top Service Realty ..............................................718.441.5800<br />
EXIT Realty..................................................................718.347.7777<br />
Keystone Realty ..........................................................800.390.8083<br />
Laffey Associates ........................................................516.625.9848<br />
Long Island Realty Agents..........................................516.433.5290<br />
Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate......................631.549.7401<br />
RE/MAX of New York, Inc. ......................................1.800.736.2969<br />
Real Hampton’s Realty................................................631.288.4728<br />
Vista Land Services ....................................................631.549.8200<br />
HOME & EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS/SERVICES<br />
Federated Consultant Services, Inc. ........................1.800.422.4473<br />
SmartVent ..............................................................1.800.USA.1993<br />
INSURANCE/LEGAL<br />
Jay S. Gootenberg, AHS Errors & Omissions,<br />
Home Warranties ..................................................Off: 631.325.9107<br />
Cell: 516.322.7143<br />
Insurance Plus ............................................................516.922.1200<br />
MEDIA<br />
The Realtor® Advertis<strong>in</strong>g ..........................................516.609.3200<br />
LIBOR Membership Directory ..................................631.661.9126<br />
MLS/LIBOR — Web Site ..................................631.661.4800 x 348<br />
mlsli.<strong>com</strong>, mlsstratus.<strong>com</strong><br />
MORTGAGES<br />
Guaranteed Home Mortgage ......................................516.935.1665<br />
The Money Mach<strong>in</strong>e ..................................................516.326.5310<br />
PROMOTION SERVICES<br />
Sterl<strong>in</strong>g Graphic Impressions ....................................516.609.3200<br />
PROPERTY SALES<br />
Greenthal ....................................................................718.423.3130<br />
Magic Realty/North Shore Towers..............................718.631.8867<br />
REAL ESTATE COMMISSION ADVANCES<br />
Quick <strong>Commission</strong>......................................................718.468.8088<br />
REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURES<br />
Foreclosure Update ....................................................516.487.6491<br />
THE SERVICES DIRECTORY IS PROVIDED AS AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE.<br />
THE PUBLISHER DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR<br />
ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.<br />
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