By Michele McCaskill VP, Risk Management and Assistant General Counsel Trespassing, in general, can be defined as the intentional intrusion into or upon the private property of another person without his or her consent. Canopy MLS has received numerous complaints of Realtors® found walking around the outside of homes listed in the MLS without having […]

By Debbie Wey VP, MLS Administration At the beginning of each year, association-owned MLSs must implement the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) mandatory and optional MLS rules and regulations changes approved by the NAR Board of Directors in the prior year.  Local adoption is required by March 1, unless a different implementation deadline is specified […]

Hats off to the Class of 2020, who were selected in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were not able to participate until this year.  The participants should be commended for their patience, determination and willingness to be a part of the program, even as lockdowns of 2020 sidelined their activities altogether and health […]

PRIDE Magazine – March 2022 issueQuestion & Answer Profile Charisma Smith – 2022 Canopy Realtor® Association/Canopy MLS Executive Committee What made you decide to get into real estate? I fell in love with real estate many years ago after working on my own home purchase at age 23. Something drew me to it — I […]

PRIDE Magazine – March 2022 issueQuestion & Answer Profile Brenda Hayden– 2022 Chair, Real Estate Building Industry Coalition– First female African American President, Canopy Realtor® Association/Canopy MLS, 2019 What made you decide to get into real estate? At the surface level, I got into real estate because a friend said I’d be good at it. […]

PRIDE Magazine – March 2022 issue Question & Answer Profile Brenda Armstrong 2022 Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Alliance, Canopy Realtor® Association   What made you decide to get into real estate? My mother had a portfolio of rental properties and understood the value of real estate as one of the best long-term investments you can […]

by Susan Shackelford At the Charlotte Crown Third Annual Diversity Forum on April 14, Asian, Hispanic and LGBTQ+ leaders gathered to share insights and challenges. Karyn Lindsey was also on hand to spotlight diversity efforts of the Canopy Realtor®Association. Charlotte Crown is the local chapter of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, perhaps best […]

By Susan Shackleford The Canopy Realtor® Association’s Diversity Council tabbed Bill Dedman to speak at the latest Realtor® Hot Topic on April 1, kicking off National Fair Housing Month. What could a journalist, even a Pulitzer prize-winning one, have to say to Realtors®? Plenty. It was no April Fool’s joke. Dedman shared powerful, real-life examples […]

By Michele McCaskill VP of Risk Management There has been an influx of Code of Ethics complaints being filed against Realtors® who are failing to adhere to special showing instructions listed in the MLS or in ShowingTime.  The allegations, which are often backed up with video captured by Ring doorbells and other security cameras, are […]