November/December 2005 Issue
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2006 ANNUAL REALTOR DUES ARE DUE

Please remember your 2006 Annual REALTOR dues were due October 1, 2005. Anyone who pays after October 31, 2005 will be assessed a $75.00 late fee. Please contact the Board office for more information.

CHANGES TO BOARD FORMS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005

MOVE TO STATE FORMS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1, 2006

The combined Elkhart County/St. Joe County forms task force has been meeting to determine how to integrate necessary changes into the existing forms. The forms being changed are the Seller's Disclosure, Listing Contract and Purchase Agreement. The Board will be reducing its normal order and we suggest offices watch their forms inventory closely in these categories.

The actual changes to the existing forms will be made available to members prior to the release of the forms so offices that use the Board forms will have time to review the changes.

In addition, the Board of Directors voted to move to State forms effective July 1, 2006. However, the Board encourages agents to start utilizing the State forms made available to agents through Zip Forms now. The Board will carry paper forms for the Listing Agreement, Purchase Agreement, Seller Disclosure, Counter Offer Forms, Lead Base Paint Disclosure and Lead Base Paint Pamphlets. All other forms will be available through ZipForms.

We will be asking the State Association to provide training sessions to the membership prior to our move to State forms. The revised Listing Contract and Purchase Agreement language comes almost entirely from the state forms so the revised forms will be a step in the same direction. In addition, the Board anticipates offering training on Zip Forms once we are settled in the new office and have the training room up and running.

Please watch for more detailed information to be forthcoming.

2006 COMMITTEE INFORMATION

The new year is almost upon us. The 2006 President, Don DeShano, will soon begin to appoint Committee Chairman for the Board's committees. If you have an interest in serving as Chair for 2006, call us and let us know.

If you wish to serve on the Committees for next year, fill out the request form and send it to the Board. Get your requests in by December 19, 2005. Click here for enrollment form.

GRI CLASSES INFO

November 7-10, 2005
Location: Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza
Merrillville, Indiana

Contact Info: Betty Corts
Indiana Association of REALTORS
1-800-284-0084 x 20

Registration fees: $399

Tuition includes 30 hours of classroom instruction by outstanding instructors, 16 hours of Indiana Continuing Education credit for salespersons and brokers, two-hour exam (GRI candidates only), study materials, coffee breaks, and the Monday evening "ice-breaker." Tuition does not include sleeping accommodations or meals.

MLS QUARTERLY STATISTICS 3RD QUARTER 2005

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