• Starting a Blog

    January 28, 2020

    - By Sabrina Lapointe

    Maybe you’ve thought about starting a blog. Maybe you’ve written a few blog posts, but never fully committed to it. Maybe you’ve never once considered it. No matter where you fall, I’m here to tell you – consistently writing a blog post might be easier than you think. What the…
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  • Trending Topics: Using Social Media Surveys to Engage Your Clients and Cut Through the Noise

    January 28, 2020

    - By Shelby O'Hare

    As you probably know, there’s a ton of content being pushed our way every day. Probably more now than ever before, which is why you can assume your clients are experiencing the same phenomenon. The big question on your mind is how to break through the noise and differentiate yourself from your competitors. One specific way…
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  • Five Questions With: Ron Phipps

    January 28, 2020

    - By Ron Phipps

    Lessons From the Leadership Chair This issue’s “Five Questions With” features Ron Phipps, ABR, CRS, ePro, GRI, GREEN. Ron is a Broker licensed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He first became a REALTOR® in 1978 and has significant experience in Association Leadership. The managing broker for Phipps Realty, Ron works…
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  • Notes From the MAR Legal Hotline

    January 28, 2020

    - By The MAR Legal Team

    Q. I’m selling a “Smart Home” and my seller isn’t sure which devices need to stay with the property. Are smart devices considered fixtures? A. It depends. The analysis for determining whether a smart device is a fixture or personal property is not unique. A fixture is typically defined as an…
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  • President’s Message: ‘I’m Asking’

    January 28, 2020

    - By Kurt Thompson

    2020 is destined to be a GREAT year for the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®, and we look forward to you being an active part of it! In 2018, we began a quest to create an Association that was member-centric, transparent, and focused on providing outstanding service to our 25,000+ REALTOR®…
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  • Get to Know Commercial Real Estate in 2020

    January 28, 2020

    - By Paul Yorkis

    With housing inventory continuing to fall behind the demand, I’ve spoken to many residential REALTORS® who are anxious to learn about the ins and outs of venturing into commercial real estate. Similar to residential real estate, different areas of the Commonwealth have different commercial real estate practices. Both the Boston…
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  • MAR Secures Short-Term Rental Law Registration Clarification

    January 23, 2020

    - By The MAR Legal Team

    Recently MAR received reports that the Department of Revenue issued guidance stating that rentals for more than 31 days would need to be registered with the Department as short-term rentals. MAR successfully argued before the Department, that the new short-term rental law does not apply to any rental of 32-days…
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  • Why You Need A Content Calendar in 2020 – And My Favorite One!

    January 10, 2020

    - By Teah Hopper

    Do you have ideas for your next social media posts written in your notebook, somewhere on your phone, on the back of a receipt, and your hand? We’ve all been there! Ideas come to you at the most inconvenient times. But if you don’t capture them – you’ll lose them!…
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  • Airbnb Begets the Massachusetts Short-Term Rental Tax

    January 10, 2020

    - By Stephen M. Perry

    Little more than a decade has passed since two roommates named Brian and Joe in San Francisco came up with the idea of making their apartment a bed and breakfast by renting out an air mattress in their living room. From this humble beginning was born the behemoth Airbnb. Before…
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  • From the ‘Bridge’ to REALTOR® Leadership

    January 10, 2020

    - By Eric Berman

    If Kurt Thompson had access to the realtor.com app or any number of review sites back in 1997 when he started as a small real estate investor, there’s a good chance he might not be a REALTOR® today. While that might be hard to imagine if you know Kurt personally,…
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