Bay State REALTOR® Association News
| Restoring our economy begins with housing stabilization |
| 2/10/2009 |
| By Gary Rogers, 2009 president, Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® and
John Ranco, 2009 president, Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®
Realtors® across the country have been advocating for a comprehensive stimulus package to reduce housing inventory, make mortgages more affordable and available, and help deserving families refinance or modify their loans so they can keep their home. |
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| Meet Your Volunteer Leaders |
| 1/14/2009 |
| Each month we’ll profile one of the dedicated volunteer leaders of the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®. This month - meet MAR President Gary Rogers.
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| NERC in Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| 1/14/2009 |
| The 2009 New England REALTORSâ Conference (NERC) is scheduled for March 8-10 at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. |
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| Webinar Wednesday (Jan 21): 'MassHousing 101' |
| 1/14/2009 |
| On January 21, MAR will be hosting its first member webinar of the New Year “MassHousing 101: Understanding the numerous loan programs available for your clients from the state’s affordable housing bank.” |
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| Call to Action: Did you help unlock the housing crisis? |
| 1/14/2009 |
| On January 9, all MAR members received an email from the National Association of REALTORS® asking you to take action and send an email to Senator Kerry’s office in support of making the current $7,500 first-time home buyer tax credit a true tax credit and making it available to all home buyers. |
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| Read the Testimony from MAR CEO Robert Authier Supporting MassHousing |
| 1/13/2009 |
| On January 6, MAR CEO Robert Authier testified before administration officials from the Exective Offices of Administration and Finance, Housing and Economic Development, and Education at the State House in support of the increased allocation of private activity bonds for MassHousing. The state agency uses the proceeds from these bonds to finance mortgages for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers. |
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| BOD Looks to Increase Licensing/Education Requirements |
| 12/30/2008 |
| MAR’s Online Education and CE PAG was formed in 2007 to research comprehensive and inclusive online education options for Massachusetts Realtors®, and to analyze continuing education and pre-licensing requirements which currently exist in Massachusetts.
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