By Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO For years, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, CarolinaMLS has been able to serve as the designated agent for our member firms. We could register each firm as part of a group subset of CarolinaMLS. Not anymore.
Read MoreCommunication: What We Do
By Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO Below is a broad overview of how we strive to promote communication at the Association and CarolinaMLS. I shared these processes and examples as part of my presentation on communication at the Association Executives Institute. While our Association also focuses on communicating with the public, this presentation addressed internal channels.
Read MoreCommunication Freak: The Importance of Information, Transparency and Openness
By Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO Communication is highly important to me. I like to share what I learn that might be beneficial to your business and to hear from you, our members, about any concerns. Always feel free to contact me at annemarieh.decatsye@carolinahome.com. In many ways this year, the significance of communication has been driven […]
Read MoreTwo minutes and a few clicks. Will you do that to protect homeownership?
By Roger Parham, Association/CarolinaMLS President As Realtors®, we know email is our friend. It allows us to quickly reach out to buyers and sellers, fellow Realtors®, prospects and others vital to our business. Among those “vital to our business” are elected officials. I’ll tell you why.
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About Video Surveillance
Republished with the permission of the National Association of REALTORS® Center for REALTOR® Technology. Copyright National Association of REALTORS®. All Rights Reserved. If you’re like many other real estate professionals, you’ve probably listed a home or taken your buyer into a home that contained some sort of video surveillance equipment. In today’s world, it is […]
Read MoreBe a Pro! Coming Soon and MLS Expansion Offer Leadership Opportunities
By Roger Parham, Association/CarolinaMLS President Our new “Coming Soon” status in CarolinaMLS provides a wonderful way to build anticipation for homes soon to become active listings — but it also comes with a strict set of rules. How do we remember them? How do we help our fellow Realtors® if they take a misstep with […]
Read MoreKeeping It Real: Our Association Supports Affordable Housing
By Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO Realtors® Care Day (RCD) is around the corner — on Friday, April 28 — and I hope you’re planning to volunteer. Making critical repairs and improvements to homes of low-income residents in our region is an important way Realtors® address the important issue of affordable housing. Since 2009, we’ve helped […]
Read MoreOur letter to City Council regarding Affordable Housing
On Nov. 11, 2016, Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association/CarolinaMLS CEO Anne Marie DeCatsye sent the following letter to Mayor Roberts and the Charlotte City Council: Dear Representatives: For the last 18 months our Association has been working with Pappas Properties, the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, the Park and Recreation Department (Park and Rec), and youth […]
Read More“Unlisted Buyer Agent Sales” data entry, Rules for “Withheld Listings”
By Debbie Wey Vice President, CarolinaMLS Administration Brokers can report a closed sale for property not listed in Matrix (i.e., for sale by owner listings and closings of withheld listings) if the buyer was subject to an Exclusive Buyer Agency Agreement or Exclusive Right to Buy Transaction Brokerage Agreement (South Carolina only). The new “Unlisted […]
Read MoreRoger Parham: The Bio
Work Sales Manager, Allen Tate Co.’s University Office. Entered real estate in 1996. Worked for MathersRealty.com 1996-2004. Started his own firm, Headline Realty, in 2004. Joined Allen Tate Co. in 2011. More than $107 million in career sales volume. Association President 2017. President-elect 2016. Current NCAR and NAR board member. Additional: Treasurer, Housing Opportunity Foundation […]
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