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| Featured Article
Members Now Have Access to Additional zipForm Products
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| Suburban West is excited to announce that beginning today (January 14th), REALTOR members have FREE access to two additional zipForm products - zipForm Mobile and zipVault. To access these products, members must already have an active zipForm Plus account through the Association. Both products were available previously for a charge, however, they are now available as a value-added benefit of membership along with the suite of online transaction tools of zipForm Plus, DocuSign and DocuSign Transaction Rooms.- zipForm Mobile - allows users to easily edit, send and create transactions from Apple, Android and Blackberry phones and tablets. Accessing your current zipForm account with a mobile device means you manage online transactions efficiently anywhere. Note: there is a not a dedicated app available for this product. Users can visit www.zipformonline.com to access and utilize the mobile service on their phone or tablet.
- zipVault - provides access to document storage that is integrated with your zipForm Plus service. This helps to streamline the management of your transaction documents. After closing a transaction, easily create archives for your records.
How Do I Get Access? Single users of zipForm Plus who independently have an account will have immediate free access to zipForm Mobile and zipVault. To access zipForm Mobile, you must already have a zipForm account set up. Then in the browser of your mobile device (phone or tablet), go to www.zipformonline.com and use your zipForm credentials to login. Additionally, zipVault will automatically be available as an option for savings files. Click here for full details. NOTE: If your firm provides you with zipForms through a brokerage account, a zipForm representative will be in contact with your firm's broker in the next few days to activate these free features for you.
We hope you will take advantage of these additional online transaction tools designed to help you complete business when and where it happens. Click here to learn more, including information on accessing these tools and resources.
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| Association News
Local Market Statistics Reports Published for December
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| Suburban West recently published our Local Market Statistics Reports for December 2014 - an exclusive set of dashboard style reports that members can used with clients. These reports, both by county and by school district are designed to quickly convey market conditions throughout our immediate area and adjacent communities. The following single-family home sales and trends for the month of December are now available for: Please note that an assortment of reports is available to all TREND members at ww.trendmls.com. Once logged onto the site, access the MLS section and then click on the Statistics tab to access the reports.
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| Association Office Closed on Monday, January 19th
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| In consideration of business you may have with the Association over the next few days, please take note of the following office closing. Suburban West will be closed on Monday, January 19th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The office will reopen on Tuesday, January 20th at 8:00am. And remember that you can always visit the Association's website at www.suburbanwestrealtors.com.
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| Beyond SWRA...
New Women's Council of REALTORS Chapter Forming in Southeastern PA!
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| The Women's Council of REALTORS - a network of successful REALTORS advancing women as professionals and leaders in the industry are forming a new local chapter. The council's goal is to facilitate professional growth and credibility as real estate experts in their marketplace. Click here to access their website to learn more about their mission. Anyone who is interested in signing up can send an email to WCRsepa@gmail.com or sign up as a new member to the PA chapter at large on the WCR website and a representative will be in touch!
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| Association Tips
Professionalism Tip: What is Professionalism?
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| The Merriam Webster Online Dictionary defines professionalism as "the skill, good judgment and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well". What skills are required to be a good real estate professional? What is good judgment or polite behavior for a real estate professional? If these questions are asked of a room full of REALTORS, it is likely the answers will be quite varied. While the REALTOR Code of Ethics does its best to codify professionalism where it is possible and appropriate, there are still many questions to be answered. This Friday (January 16th; 9:00am-10:30am) Suburban West will conduct its first Professionalism Exchange. At this audience-driven forum, a panel of REALTORS along with Association Council, Bill Weber, Esq. will moderate a discussion on skills, good judgment and polite behavior. This is your opportunity to raise those concerns with a group of your peers. Attendance is free but registration is required! Click here to register today as this event is likely to sell out. This event is generously sponsored by Brandywine Staging: Kathy Kosciewicz.
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| SWRA Seminars/Events
Listing and Selling Property Owned by an Estate
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| From who should sign the listing contract and Agreement of Sale, to seller disclosure and the documents necessary to complete settlement, transactions involving the sale of an estate have their own set of concerns.
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| Suburban REALTORS Alliance
Penn Township Plans Overhaul of Ordinances
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| Penn Township Supervisors took steps to revise the township's zoning and subdivision ordinances, with extra meetings planned for the coming year to help get the work done. In addition to the regular meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, the Board will meet on the third Wednesday from January-April and in September and October. New ordinances will ultimately be put in an electronic format that can be searched online. The work is expected to take a year and a half, concluding with public hearings to adopt the new ordinances. Click here to read more. Association members can sign up to receive free weekly Suburban REALTOR Alliance News Briefs by visiting their Action Center.
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| Real Estate Office Management Course Returns February 2nd The six-day, broker level course Real Estate Office Management returns to the Association of REALTORS School on February 2nd (each day 9:00am-2:00pm). This program will help students learn to better understand business management, supervising people and to establish a profitable enterprise. The course will cover both the practical and legal issues of office management. To register please click here (access the Education Calendar) or contact Gail Parke at 610-560-4900.
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Members Now Have Access to Additional zipForm Products
Local Market Reports Published for December
Association Office Closed on Monday, January 19th
New Womens Council of REALTORS Forming in Southeastern PA
Association Tip: Professionalism
REALTOR/Lawyer: Listing and Selling Property Owned by an Estate
Penn Plans Overhaul of Township Ordinances |
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Jan. 16; 9:00am-10:30am
Jan. 19 Association Office Closed
Jan. 21; 9:00am-5:00pm
Jan. 29; 10:00am-2:00pm |
Important Numbers for REALTORS |
DocuSign Transaction Rooms
888-600-4146
DocuSign Support Center
866-219-4318
National Association of REALTORS (NAR)
800-874-6500
PA Real Estate Commission 717-783-3658
PAR Legal Hotline 800-727-5345
Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS (PAR) 800-555-3390
RPR Help Desk 877-977-7576
Suburban REALTORS Alliance 610-981-9000
Supra Support 877-699-6787
TREND 877-330-9900
zipForm Support 586-840-0140
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