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Welcome to the August edition of the
Association Liaison E-Source. This monthly e-mail
notice provides indepth information on hot button
issues affecting REALTORS and the real estate
industry. It also features information on upcoming
Association events and updates on services.
The E-Source is meant to provide information
that you can either present at upcoming office
meetings or forward to your colleagues via email
or casual conversation. If you have any questions
about any of the information provided here, please
contact me at 610-560-4800 or email mlim@suburbanwestrealtors.com.
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Save The Date! Upcoming
Suburban West REALTORS Association Events
The Suburban West REALTORS
Association will be conducting more education
courses at the Springfield Country Club. First,
licensees are able to take the first step
towards earning their ABR Designation by
attending the Accredited Buyer Representative
course on September 18 and 19. The cost course
is $249 and it provides the required credit for
the ABR Designation as well as 14 hours of
continuing education credit and 1 broker credit.
Click
here for more information and to register.
The Association will also
be conducting its Annual Meeting at the
Springfield Country Club on October 25. This
year's meeting will feature national speaker
Terry Watson and his program "Top 10 Technology
Mistakes that 99% of Agents Make". Terry is a
dynamic speaker who has received raves from
attendees at previous NAR conferences and
events. This event will also provide 3.5 hours
of continuing education credit and a great
opportunity to network with members from
throughout the membership area. Click
here for more information and to
register.
Lastly, the Association will be holding its
next REALTOR Happy Hour from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on
September 20 at Georges' in Wayne. The Happy
Hours always feature free appetizers, drink
specials, great prizes donated by Affiliate
Members, and the chance to meet up with old
friends or meet new acquaintences. Click
here for a flyer.
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As a real estate licensee,
you not only need to protect your personal
information but that of your clients.
Unfortunately, there are more identity theft
crimes than ever before and given the access
that you have with your clients, you can put
them at risk. The state of Pennsylvania has
recently enacted legislation that may have an
effect on the information gathering and storage
you perform with clients' data. Paula Tansey,
the Association's Director of Professional
Conduct and Development, has written an article
outlining the new laws. If you have any
questions, please contact her at 610-560-4800 or
email 
Moving fraud is
increasingly becoming a problem for the many
Americans who move each year. While the vast
majority of movers run legitimate businesses, a
growing number of complaints have filed against
movers, a majority of which spring from the
fraudulent practices of a small percentage of
dishonest movers known as "rogue" movers. The
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a
divison of U.S. Department of Transportation,
has beeing working with other Federal, state and
local law enforcement agencies, consumer groups
and the moving industry to educate the public
about how to avoid moving fraud. We believe this
is very helpful information that REALTORS can
pass to their clients as another service to
ensure the transaction and move are as smooth as
possible. 
The National Association of
REALTORS maintains a tremendous number of
resources for members on its website (