Agent Newsletter | March 11th
This week @ Sea Turtle:
Vero Beach


Monday - AppFiles
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Tuesday With Bobbie
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM




Melbourne

Monday - Lunch & Learn
100 Days to Greatness
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Tuesday - Workshop for Success
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Wednesday With Bobbie
100 Days to Greatness
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Friday - Workshop for Success
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Bobbie's Corner
Navigate the sections of the FR/BAR contract that impact the closing like a pro! We'll explore the different requirements and relate them to the closing agent, realtor, and lender sides of the transaction. We'll also touch on issues related to title insurance conflicts and claims resulting from the contract and the closing process. This class will cover the related changes to the new FR/BAR Contract 5.
WHEN
March 20, 2018 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm
WHERE
Supreme Title 
Melbourne, FL 32901​
Lunch will be provided
RSVP A MUST
Space limited to 14 people

Federal agencies are reviewing financing and regulations in hopes of giving manufactured homes a boost.
Fannie Mae plans to purchase around 30,000 manufactured housing mortgage loans over the next three years. It is also working on developing a pilot program for purchasing chattel loans and supporting the financing of manufactured housing communities.

Twice a year, NAR’s MLS Technology and Emerging Issues Advisory Board gets together to consider major issues confronting MLSs. This month they will discuss:
Data privacy and a concept known as “right to be forgotten”

The current and future roles of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency in real estate

The upcoming July 1 deadline to implement local changes for MLS Policy Statements 7.42 and 7.43, also known as MLS of choice, which will establish a waiver for subscription fees for qualifying licensees


13 Ways to Attract Sellers and Listings with Mega Open Houses
• 3 Essential Prep Tips • 7 Ways to Drive Massive Traffic • 2 Methods to Seamlessly Capture the Info You Need • 1 Amazing Script that Turns the Neighbors into Your Next Listing
What Will MLS of Choice Mean for You?
Now that multiple listing services must offer waivers to agents who don’t wish to use their systems, the landscape is changing. But some say it’s not adapting fast enough.

A long-simmering proposal colloquially known as “MLS of Choice” has become the law of the land. Last November in Chicago, the National Association of REALTORS®’ Board of Directors voted 654 to 58 to revise NAR’s longstanding policies for the assessment of MLS dues, fees, and charges. These changes refine terminology and update the MLS service structures to add a mandatory waiver policy enabling licensees who don’t use the MLSs’ services to opt out. Agents who don’t wish to subscribe must provide proof of membership at another MLS and can be required to sign a certificate of nonuse pledging to not access or obtain data from the MLS service they are opting out of.

Free for Members: Trust Stamp
Most customers are eager and happy to give you feedback; you just have to give them a way to do it, and prepare them a bit in advance. Getting the most thorough survey completions that result in a great testimonial come when it's been part of the conversation since the beginning - from your first listing appointment, or early on with working with buyers. (On average, around 50% of people who receive a RealSatisfied customer satisfaction survey complete and return that survey.)

  1. Here are some tips to get the conversation started: Let your clients know first hand that collecting their feedback is important to you. That it's part of your business, and helps you to keep improving your service. A great time is at the listing appointment, when you let them know about your services, how you will sell their home, and that their satisfaction is your highest concern - along with selling their home! 
  2.  Let them know that you use a third party to send them a survey at the close of their transaction, and it will take a few minutes of their time. 
  3. Thank them in advance for any feedback they provide along the way - this is the start of a success story and a successful relationship. 
You can read more about this and download some communication templates here: Communicate In Advance To Improve Response Rates

Feel free to reach out to our help desk if you have any questions. They can be reached easily at help@realsatisfied.com or by clicking on the support link from any page on RealSatisfied.

Thanks,

The RealSatisfied Team
Where's My Stuff?
Fold Over Brochures, Just Listed and Just Sold Postcards, Just Listed and Just Sold Email blasts:

Proofs will be sent within 2 business days of your order when there is professional photography in AppFiles or attached to your order form.

Where there is no professional photography, or for a custom item, there is no set turn around time but we strive to send your proof within 7 business days.

Open House emails:

Order by Wednesday at noon
You will receive a proof Friday AM
E-mail blast will be sent Friday afternoon

Listings in secondary MLS systems:

Within 7 days of your listing going live in your primary MLS.

Any issues with turn around time, let Bobbie know right away. We want to make sure these deadlines are being met.