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New educational toolbox for the SentriKey™ Real Estate app!
July 12, 2019
Access the new educational toolbox for the SentriKey™ Real Estate app! The new SentriKey™ Real Estate app offers you a simple design and action-based layout so you can get potential buyers in the home and get it sold. Simply download the app at Google Play or the App Store and get those showings scheduled. You […]
Tips to Comply with the Do Not Call Registry
July 12, 2019
While telemarketing and cold calls can be an effective way to grow your business, REALTORS® should make sure that those calls don’t violate telemarketing laws. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act prohibits telemarketing calls to consumers who place their personal phone number on the national Do-Not-Call registry. The Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act also protects consumers […]
Are You Looking for a Way to Share Your Talents with Others?
July 11, 2019
Serving on a Loudoun County advisory board, commission, or committee is a great way to share your expertise, broaden your exposure, and contribute to the growth and future success of Loudoun County. If you have a passion for art, then the Art Advisory Committee might be for you. Those who have experience preserving historic areas […]
Bright MLS Progress Update – Summer 2019
July 8, 2019
Over the course of this year, Bright has been working to enhance products, services, and the organizational framework to provide subscribers with the most useful data for your business. While these efforts are ongoing, they are reporting that the following improvements have been made: Reports: New reports were added based on subscriber requests, including the […]
DAAR Makes the Washington Business Journal’s “Top 25 Largest Business Advocacy Groups in Greater D.C.”
July 2, 2019
DAAR is honored to make the Washington Business Journal’s Top 25 “Largest Business Advocacy Groups in Greater D.C.” for the first time! View the entire list. For more information, click here.
It’s Your Time to Lead: Join DAAR’s Board of Directors – Apply by Friday, August 8th
June 28, 2019
TAKE THE LEAD! Join DAAR’s Board of Directors Deadline to Apply: Friday, August 8th, 2019 DAAR is seeking candidates to become part of our 2020 leadership team. If you or someone you know is interested in taking your membership to the next level, please review the information below and submit your application online! Valuable benefits […]
Effective July 1, 2019, Unlicensed Assistants Can Either be Employees OR Independent Contractors
June 28, 2019
If you think this is a new law, you are right. July 1st marks the enactment of this and other new laws in Virginia. While the 2019 General Assembly Session ended in February, there was still some back and forth between the Governor and legislators through early May. This year’s legislative changes covered several areas […]
Loudoun County Short-Term Rental Registration Opens July 1, 2019: Real Estate Licensees Exempt
June 27, 2019
Many operators of short-term residential rental property in Loudoun County are required to register their rental property every year with the county. Real estate licensees and people represented by a real estate licensee are exempted from the registration process. A short-term residential rental is “the provision of a room or space that is suitable or […]
Virginia REALTORS® Select 2020 Leadership Team
June 27, 2019
At the Summer 2019 Board of Directors meeting, elections were held to determine two spots on the Virginia REALTORS® 2020 Leadership Team. Beth Dalton of the New River Valley Association of REALTORS® was elected President-Elect, and Denise Ramey of the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® was elected Vice President. The two will serve alongside the […]
What’s in the Loudoun 2019 Comprehensive Plan for the Real Estate Industry?
June 24, 2019
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors finalized the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan on June 20, 2019. The plan includes policies on land development, transportation, capital improvements, and public programs in Loudoun County through the year 2040. The new plan: Includes policies that are designed to increase residential density in the eastern part of the […]