Jan 10, 2012 | MLS®, Stats & Technology |
Broker loading – Important Message
When you broker load listings, please ensure you select the proper user ID when using the Member Look Up. If a salesperson is a member of both RAHB and NAR, the Look Up option will display both the RAHB member code and Niagara member code.  Codes that contain letters and numbers are Niagara member codes (e.g. John Doe NR2851).  If you select a NAR member code, your listing will be rejected when it is sent to CREA to appear on REALTOR®.ca as Niagara codes are not recognized as belonging to a RAHB member; consequently, the listing will not appear on REALTOR.ca.
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Jan 10, 2012 | CREA/OREA/RECO News |
The OREA Standard Forms Committee works continually to make sure its forms are relevant and current. The 2012 OREA Standard forms (pdf format) are now available. Form 141 – Assignment of Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Condominiums is new, and several forms have been revised. To see a complete list of all the Standard Forms updates for 2012, download the 2012 Standard Forms Summary of Changes, from the OREA Website. WEBFormsâ„¢ and NCR forms will be available in January 2012.
Jan 10, 2012 | Member Services |
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Jan 10, 2012 | RAHB News |
Kim Sanders
Kim is the Association’s Manager of Corporate Services and is responsible for financial matters, human resources and the RAHB building and tenants plus oversees education, membership and accounting. She is also the privacy officer for the association.
Involvement with REALTORS® runs in Kim’s family; her father George Sanders entered the real estate profession in 1949. Kim joined RAHB in 1984 as a stripper – yes, a stripper; you will have to ask Kim for more details – in the MLS® department. She moved on to the membership department before taking on accounting duties for the association. During her early days in accounting, Kim was also responsible for planning golf tournaments, the annual Christmas party and long service awards. Kim was involved in the move to and renovation of RAHB’s current home at 505 York Blvd. She remembers something about wading through UFFI ….
Kathy Rubio
Kathy Rubio is RAHB’s Member Products/Councils Assistant. She supports MARC, the Burlington Council and the Regional Commercial Council (RCC) and is the staff contact for RCC membership enquiries and REALTrack appointments. Kathy also provides support to Print Services and the Realty Shoppe.
Kathy has been at RAHB off-and-on since 1982.  She started in print services and worked through several jobs in that area before moving to the member services department three years ago. Kathy enthusiastically enjoys the challenges that come from working with her committee and councils and especially enjoys working on the events planned by MARC and the councils. Kathy says that her years of member service have taught her great values and have given her the opportunity to engage with many RAHB members, many of whom helped her grow personally and professionally.
Please note: Â Staff photos do not appear on RAHB blog just in the PDF version of REALinfo.
Mar 4, 2011 | MLS®, Stats & Technology |
Refresher:Â Entering Sales and Leases
The MLS® department has been receiving many questions about how to enter sales that have been sold by a salesperson who is not a member of RAHB and about how to enter leases. The following MLS® Policies provide clear instructions for reporting these sales and leases:
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Feb 7, 2011 | MLS®, Stats & Technology |
Feb 7, 2011 | MLS®, Stats & Technology |
The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported a total of 613 units sold in the association’s jurisdiction* in the month of January, according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) statistics released today. This represents a seven per cent decrease in sales from the same month last year.
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Feb 7, 2011 | MLS®, Stats & Technology |
RAHB is pleased to announce a powerful new member benefit:Â
Tech Helpline. This incredible, unlimited service is being offered to all RAHB members starting February 7, 2011. Let Tech Helpline troubleshoot your IT problems.
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Feb 7, 2011 | Member Services, RAHB News |
State of the City Address
Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring presented his first State of the City address to a sold-out audience of 400 Burlington business people and residents at a breakfast held by the Burlington Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, January 20, 2011.Â
Goldring focused on the current state of the city, his vision for the city as an “affordable, inclusive and complete†community and his action plan for the next few years. He noted that Burlington weathered the recession well and that capital spending costs from the previous two years had been lower than budgeted precisely because the City kept building during the recession when resources were available and costs reduced.
Challenges for the City in the coming years will be in addressing Burlington’s slowing growth rate (which will result in less revenue) and the changing demographic of the city, where Burlington will soon see 20% of its population at retirement age or older.
Goldring pointed out that in while Burlington itself provides excellent amenities, residents should also appreciate and embrace the amenities, services and facilities immediately surrounding the city:Â education opportunities at McMaster University, Mohawk and Sheridan Colleges; the emerging technology centre in Kitchener-Waterloo; and the world-renowned wine district in Niagara among them.
Community engagement was a recurring theme throughout the presentation, and the mayor stressed the importance of citizens’ input in planning for the future.Â
Anticipating attendees’ interest in the Burlington pier, Goldring noted that the new Council had already spent 14 hours in briefings about the pier and are “united in their resolve to complete this project.â€Â He added that the pier will be completed as quickly and as cost-effectively as possible.
Feb 7, 2011 | Member Services, RAHB News |
Why light rail is an investment worth making
LRT will stimulate our economy by:
- Increasing land value by 8 to 14 percent within 800m of the line and particularly within close proximity to station areas
- Increasing assessment value as high value, high density, mixed use land parcels can produce higher assessments which help to pay for the capital and operating costs of the system
- Creating jobs in the initial design and construction stage, as well as in the ongoing operations and maintenance phase. It is estimated, that approximately 6,000 jobs would be created due to construction expenditures combined with over 1,000 ongoing jobs due to regular operations and maintenance.
- Encouraging urban development:Â permanence of the LRT line allows both riders and developers to have a vision, plan ahead, and create compact urban communities knowing it has long-term viability
- Attracting private investment to build new neighbourhoods and renew existing ones. Studies show that LRT supports local economic development and brings more shoppers to local businesses.
LRT will improve the quality of life by:
- Making Hamilton more accessible, LRT will be within 800 metres to almost 20 percent of Hamilton’s residents and employment
- Offering time savings calculated at $647 million a year for existing transit users, new transit users and auto users
- Offering competitive journey times and reliability
- Increasing passenger comfort
- Increasing public access to employment areas, residential properties, commercial districts and municipal services, increasing the connectivity and vibrancy of urban areas
- Connecting Hamilton’s priority neighbourhoods, as outlined in the Hamilton Spectator’s Code Red study, to more employment, educational, healthcare, recreational and cultural opportunities
- Encouraging healthier lifestyles
- Reducing collisions as a result of declining automobile usage with estimated savings of $18 million over a 30 year period
From “Funding Proposal: Moving Hamilton forward with LRTâ€, www.hamilton.ca/rapid-transit
Feb 7, 2011 | CREA/OREA/RECO News |
RECO will be launching a consumer focused website in March and will be moving the bulk of industry-focused information to MyWeb, the exclusive portal for those registered with RECO. RECO’s goal is to encourage more registrants to use MyWeb as an information source and to conduct online registration renewals and make insurance payments online, reducing paper and increasing efficiency.
Contact RECO for more information.
Feb 7, 2011 | RAHB News |
January 1 – January 21
The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest members.
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