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At the start of next year REALTORS® should understand how they can help
homeowners comply with new smoke detector regulations. Effective January
10, 2010 only photoelectric smoke detectors will be allowed within 20 feet of a
kitchen or a bathroom containing a bathtub or shower. Read More
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After several
years of securing a series of one-year moratoriums preventing banks from
entering into the real estate business, the National Association of
REALTORS® has made its voice heard.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has issued guidelines for President Obama's
Making Home Affordable program - an initiative which is designed to help
nearly nine million U.S. families avoid foreclosure by restructuring or
refinancing their mortgages.
Under the Home
Affordable Refinance program, individuals and families of owner-occupied
housing that have lost value will be able to refinance loans that are owned
or guaranteed by
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. To be eligible borrowers must be current in
making their...
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The
Greater Boston Association of REALTORS® recently finalized a new, three-year
strategic plan that will outline the organization's direction through 2011.
The plan was created via a 15 member Strategic Planning Committee during a
two-day retreat in December 2008.
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The 2010 nomination process for GBAR leadership is now open and is perfect
for members looking to take a more active role in the association. The
deadline to apply for the position of Greater Boston Region Vice President
to the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR)is April 1, 2009, while
the deadline to apply for other positions, including GBAR president-elect,
vice-president, treasurer and director, and MAR State Director is July 15.
Information on the qualifications and responsibilities of each open
position, as well as the candidate application process is available in the
2010 GBAR Nomination Packet.
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