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DAAR REALTOR Members! Your Bright conversion is on Tuesday, 11/20. Are you ready?

November 14, 2018

DAAR REALTOR Members! Your conversion to Bright MLS is on Tuesday, November 20th. Your MRIS account will no longer be valid. Now that you’ve logged into Bright, you have probably noticed that you will now be using “Search” to locate listings and “My Listings” to enter listings. These may look familiar to you, but there are some […]

It’s Official: Virginia’s National Capital Region Will Be Home to Amazon’s 25,000 New Employees

November 14, 2018

Following Amazon’s announcement that Arlington, VA will split duties with New York City to house their second headquarters, Virginia REALTORS®, including members of DAAR, are preparing to begin working with state and local policy makers to ensure the housing needs of Amazon’s future employees—estimated at more than 25,000—will be met. “We are very excited to welcome […]

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Don’t Delay – NAR Code of Ethics Required by 12/31/18. Take the Course on 11/30

November 11, 2018

NEW Two-year Cycle Deadline December 31, 2018 REALTORS® are required to complete ethics training of not less than 2 hours, 30 minutes of instructional time within two-year cycles. The training must meet specific learning objectives and criteria established by the National Association of REALTORS®. A new two-year cycle began January 1, 2017. The deadline for this cycle is December 31, […]

Urgent: Essential Tasks Before You Convert to Bright MLS

November 9, 2018

Now that you, as a DAAR REALTOR member, started the Bright MLS preview, it’s important to log in now to learn the system before you convert on Tuesday, November 20th. There are a variety of resources located on the Bright Power Up Page to help you prepare. LOGIN IN NOW Essential tasks to complete before you convert: Here is […]

Register for Bright MLS Training Classes!

October 31, 2018

Bright MLS is excited to offer Conversion to Bright training classes to help you get to know the new Bright system. All Bright classes are free and walk-ins are welcome. For more information about the conversion, click here. You can register for the following classes by logging into https://www.brightmls.com/#/home with your Bright MLS ID and […]

Join us for Bright MLS Conversion Training on November 1st and 2nd!

October 31, 2018

Important for all REALTORS: Bright MLS Conversion Training Begins Tomorrow! Join us for training at DAAR, on Thursday, Nov 1 and Friday, Nov 2, specifically designed to help you learn how to use the Bright System for your day-to-day tasks: Thursday, Nov 1 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Conversion to Bright: Search and More 12:00 […]

Power Up: Bright MLS Preview Begins October 29th!

October 25, 2018

DAAR Members! Your estimated conversion date of Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 to Bright MLS is about four weeks away! Bright is excited to bring you onboard so you can take advantage of some of the innovative features Bright offers to help drive your business forward. It’s time to Power Up! Here’s what to expect. Your transition to Bright […]

Need to Know: New Law Regulating Real Estate Teams – Effective 1/1/19

October 11, 2018

Are you working as a real estate team? A new law approved during 2018 Virginia General Assembly session, and supported by the Virginia REALTORS®, as part of their legislative agenda, clarifies the definition of teams, requires teams to obtain a business entity license and requires brokerage agreements to include the name and contact information of the […]

MRIS Conversion Process to Bright MLS Begins October 15th

October 10, 2018

The MRIS conversion to Bright MLS begins next week. Bright MLS will convert subscribers by county of their office location, beginning October 15th, with a three-week preview period and conversion date of November 5th, for Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, and Falls Church City, VA and then October 22th, with a three week preview […]