6/14/2022 View from Annapolis - Veto Edition Sometimes, a bill can pass yet still fail. Such is the fate of the unlucky legislative initiatives which make it all the way through the General Assembly only to receive a Gubernatorial veto. Among the 18 policy vetoes issued on May 27 were two landlord-tenant bills tracked by Maryland REALTORS®. click for more info
6/1/2022 View from Annapolis - New Laws Effective June 1 Since the end of the 2022 General Assembly session, Governor Hogan has signed 427 pieces of legislation into law and allowed another 294 to go into effect without his signature. Several of those measures, mostly tax-related, go into effect on June 1. Here is a look at those impacting the industry. click for more info
3/23/2022 IS ALL OF YOUR ADVERTISING COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW? The Maryland Real Estate Commission is attempting to better enforce ALL advertising compliance with the law, this includes digital as well so that no advertising is misleading to the public. Most recently, March 7th, in an effort to clarify this for ALL advertising the Commission finalized the regulation “Relations to the Public,” specifically as it pertains to digital advertising and detailed below with an explanation – also known as the one-click rule (Md. Code Regs. 09.11.02.01). It also provides additional guidance on team advertising.
3/22/2022 NAR, VA Partner to Better Serve Those Who Serve Us The National Association of Realtors®, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has released a two-part educational video series on the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program, designed to help Realtors® better serve veteran and active duty homebuyers achieving homeownership with VA loans. click for more info
2/9/2022 A Word Search for the NAR Code of Ethics and Preamble! Courtesy of Colette Massengale, our Director of Professional Development and Member Engagement, is this Word Search with the theme about the NAR Code of Ethics and Preamble. Download, print, and enjoy! click for more info
2/3/2022 FAQ: What to Know about Serving on an NAR Committee Find out how the selection process works and what you can do to put your best foot forward. click for more info
1/31/2022 Implicit Bias - Get the Story from the February -March Maryland REALTOR® Magazine Implicit Bias: Understanding the impulses that get in the way of fairness. click for more info
1/31/2022 Housing (or lack thereof) -- Get the Story from the February-March Maryland REALTOR® Magazine Where has all the housing gone? click for more info
1/31/2022 HOAs - Get the Story from the February-March issue of Maryland REALTOR® Magazine Understanding the HOA and working with Buyers and Sellers. click for more info
1/31/2022 CIPS - Get the Story from the February-March issue of Maryland REALTOR® magazine CIPS is returning this spring! Find out more then save the dates: April 22, 25, 27, 29, and May 1. click for more info
1/24/2022 Get the Slide Deck from the Jan. 19 Webinar: Don't Go There To watch the video recording of the webinar, please click here. click for more info