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BUZZ THE COMMUNICATIONS REAL ESTATE TOPICS WORTH TALKING ABOUT [ BY TIFFANY JAMES, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR ] GLVAR LISTINGS ON TV When REALTOR.com ® launched the REALTOR.com ® Channel they selected GLVAR as its first beta market. Cox Cable subscribers who have access to the Cox On-Demand feature are able to view listings through the Free Zone option. Visit page 14 for more info. COLLEGE DORMS FOR LET Private real estate companies are being asked to take over the management of on-campus housing. http://bit.ly/10FjUCE MEDIAN PRICES INCREASED GLVAR’s area-wide housing statistics report median home prices increased by 24% from December 2011 to December 2012. http://bit.ly/11PsrTO AMERICAN TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 2012 EXTENDED Congress helped short-sellers and homeowners receiving loan modifications by extending tax relief for one more year that forgives mortgage debt in such transactions. http://bit.ly/ThQWGO GSES REJECTING OFFERS GLVAR leadership- in response to reports that Fannie Mae is rejecting short-sale offers at near appraised values by raising asking prices by upwards of $40,000- is working with Fannie Mae officials, NAR and federal government leaders to convince Fannie Mae to get back to accepting reasonable offers. CODE OF ETHICS TURNS 100 2013 marks the100th Anniversary of the NAR Code of Ethics. Take a step back in history and visit page 18 to read the first draft. [ 12 ] SOUTHERN NEVADA REALTOR ® FEBRUARY 2013 www.LasVegasRealtor.com NEW QUALIFIED MORTGAGE RULE NAR achieved a significant victory in obtaining a safe harbor in the QM rule for loans underwritten to the automated standards of the GSEs, FHA, VA and RHS. http://bit.ly/We81zX
HIGH-PERFORMANCE HOME SYMPOSIUM GLVAR’s Green Committee partnered with the Green Alliance to present an all-day event featuring the latest in high-performance home trends. Visit page 30 for more information. Beware of Copyright Infringement TAG YOUR PHOTOS Leverage the use of tags with appropriate keywords on all your images to help drive up your SEO. Sites like Flickr and Wordpress have made it easy to tag images. FISCAL CLIFF DEAL DELAYS IRS Last-minute fiscal cliff negotiations in Congress put the pressure on the IRS to create new forms and modify old ones. You may be ready to file your taxes, but the IRS isn’t ready for you. http://bit.ly/V5azNt The Residential Purchase Agreement used in Zipforms ® (and sold in the GLVAR Real Store) is copyrighted work from GLVAR. No section of the GLVAR RPA may be independently amended, re-written, or otherwise modified by any agent or Broker. This includes digitally completing a blank in the form and removing the underline. If parties wish to amend the RPA, the new terms should be stated in an addendum or in paragraph 25 (additional terms). All agents should be aware that in the past some agents or brokers have modified the GLVAR RPA and changed the terms it contains. It would be a mistake to assume that the contract has not been modified. Read the entire contract (especially the key terms) every time. Copyright infringement is punishable under Federal law by a statutory fine of up to $30,000. If the copyright holder can show the infringement was done willfully, the fine is up to $150,000. n [ 13 ] SOUTHERN NEVADA REALTOR ® FEBRUARY 2013 www.LasVegasRealtor.com
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