October 24th, 2022

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NC REALTORS® CONVENTION IS A WRAP

SUBMIT YOUR REALTOR® OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS

NC REALTORS® Convention is a Wrap

I returned home last night from the NC REALTORS®️ Conference in Cherokee, NC and it was a great experience. I'll be updating you with what I've learned and what we've been up to at the state and national levels. So many exciting and great things are happening but I feel I need to share this first because we all need to know about this and there are things we can do to help. We ALL need to be advocates for our industry. 

I'm going to start with an update on a few of the ❗️15 ❗️Lawsuits NAR is currently battling on behalf of ALL OF US right now. NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith attended the conference and the update I will provide to you is from my notes during that session. 

📌 Please note these are brief explanations and not detailed accounts.

🔹️One lawsuit alleges sellers have been damaged because their listing broker compensates the buyer's representative. Alleges inflated commissions. Has been certified as a class action. Ongoing. 

🔹️Another suit alleges inflated buyer's costs(similar to the suit above but on behalf of buyers instead of sellers) leading to higher home prices. Dismissed initially. Plaintiff amended. Working on a dismissal currently. Ongoing.

🔹️Another suit challenges the NAR Clear Cooperation Policy. Ongoing.

(Note the Clear Cooperation Policy aims to ensure that consumers have equal access to all available properties through a transparent process that promotes Fair Housing. See the full policy in the files tab on this page. Example from Clear Cooperation Policy - Within 1 Business Day of marketing a property to the public, the listing broker must submit the listing to the MLS for cooperation with other MLS Participants....) 👉We know the Clear Cooperation Policy makes listing widely available and accessible and without it, consumers would be disadvantaged. It also promotes equal housing opportunities. 

🔹️Department of Justice(DOJ) ... in 2020 NAR reached an agreement with the DOJ regarding some changes that would advance greater transparency for consumers in local broker marketplaces. In an unprecedented move, the DOJ backed out after NAR had begun implementing the recommendations of the agreement. NAR asks DOJ to honor their agreement. Ongoing. 

📝 above is 4 of 15 current Lawsuits 

➡️➡️ What we can continue doing to show our consumers we work in their best interest...

1. Stay engaged. Use your voice and work together to share the REALTOR®️ difference. Check out TheDifference.realtor  If you love our industry and want it to remain strong for many generations to come ... ask me or Melissa Mckinney about RPAC. This is how we elevate our united voice.

2. Use of Buyer Representation Agreements. Continue to explain these to the consumer. 

3. Continue to formalize your professional working relationship with the client. 

4. Detail your services. 

5. Detail what a buyer's agent expects from their client. 

6. EDUCATE consumers, policymakers, and other 3rd party interests about how our MLS Broker Marketplaces work and how they promote equity, transparency, and market-driven pricing for consumers. 

7. Be an informed ambassador for consumers in your community. Share the value of local competitive, efficient, and pro-consumer markets. Local broker MLS marketplaces are in the best interest of our clients. 

 👉👉👉FYI Check out Competition.Realtor for important information (seriously, Go 👀 )

I ❤️ what I do and I know you do, too. NAR® is confident we will prevail but we must leave no doubt about how transparent we are.

Amanda Smith, 2022 President of Longleaf Pine REALTORS®

OCTOBER 2022

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Please Help the Fayetteville Urban Ministry

The Public Relations Committee is a proud supporter of the Fayetteville Urban Ministry. They are in desperate need of food items to help feed those who need help. Their shelves are bare. Please see the list below and do what you can to help them feed those in our community that cannot afford to buy food for their families.

Please see the list below for the needed items.

Small & Large Peanut Butter

Jelly

Canned Diced Crushed Tomatoes

Canned Whole Crushed Tomatoes

Canned Beef Pork Spam Treat

Large Beef Stew

Small & Large Can Tuna

Small & Large Can Chicken

Ramen Noodles

Canned Pasta

Creamed Condensed Soups

Black Beans

Pinto Beans

Pork Beans

Kidney Beans

Refried Beans

Can Peas

Can Carrots

Can Greens

Black Eyed Peas

Grits

Oatmeal

Hamburger Helper

Stuffing

Pancake Mix

Flour 

Sugar

Corn Meal

Corn Bread Mix

Cereal

Muffin Mixes

Cookie Mixes

Cake Mixes

Boxed Pasta

Canned Mixed Veggies

Rice Mix

Mac n Cheese

Spaghetti Sauce

Canned Fruit

Can Corn

Broth or Gravy 

Instant Potatoes 

Crackers

Frosting

Canned Potatoes

Canned Pumpkin

Cranberry Sauce

Protein Drinks Ensure

Sweet Potatoes & Yam

Baby Formula

Baby Foods

Longleaf Pine REALTORS® Staff Will Come to Your Sales Meeting

Our staff will come to your sales meeting and give you the latest updates about MLS, education, networking, economic development, and political actions!

You have great opportunities available to you as a REALTOR® from your local, state, and National Association. Nothing beats being able to have a conversation live and in-person with our CEO, Zan Monroe, and staff. Tell us when we can attend your next sales meeting and we will be there. Click below to sign up.

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OCTOBER 2022

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OCTOBER 2022

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Government Affairs Update

Angie Hedgepeth, Government Affairs Director for the Association, attends all the local meetings each month, as well as NAR® and NCAR® meetings, and keeps members abreast of the multiple issues being addressed in local, state, and national government. She prepares reports on the meetings she attends and they are included in the weekly "Government Affairs Update". View More Posts

She recently released her fifth issue of the GADZETTE which you can read by clicking here. It chronicles the recent government updates, RPAC wins, and a presidentially inspired recipe.

Fayetteville Residents Will See a Proposed City of Fayetteville Charter Amendment When They Go to the Polls on November 8^th

The Fayetteville City Council is currently comprised of 9 single-member districts and a mayor. Under the proposed City of Fayetteville Charter Amendment, four of the nine single-member district seats would be converted to four at-large seats. 

This would result in five single-member districts, four at-large seats, and the mayor.

This change would allow Fayetteville citizens to vote for a total of six council members versus the current two council members they can vote for today.

Nine out of twelve of NC’s largest cities have at-large representatives in their structure as well as the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, the Cumberland County Board of Education, and the towns of Hope Mills and Spring Lake.

For more information about the City of Fayetteville, Charter Amendment go to:

https://www.voteyesfayetteville.com/

https://www.facebook.com/votenofayetteville