nar: Harassment happens... or does it? - 03/11/11 06:59 PM
Cyber - harassment happens... or does it?
The ActiveRain Guidelines say:
"There is zero tolerance for predatory behavior, stalking, threats, harassment, invading privacy, or the revealing of other members' personal information. Anyone caught doing these things may be permanently banned from ActiveRain."
Rich Jacobson (an employee of ActiveRain at time) wrote … (18 comments)
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nar: Who you gonna' call? Code busters - 03/05/11 07:43 AM
Code busters... by code busters I really mean those who can decipher what THE code means. Not those breaking THE code but those who can help decipher the code for us mere mortals.
The code? The NAR Code of Ethics... of the 203,519 of us who are members of ActiveRain a … (13 comments)
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nar: NAR COE suing another member should be a violation? - 03/03/11 07:33 AM
NAR = National Association of REALTORS, a trade group.
COE = Code of Ethics.
SUE = Dictionary.com
Mitchell Hall wrote: "IMHO suing another member should be a COE violation."
Really?
Mitchell wrote that on Inna Hardison's featured post titled A few thoughts on peeing on our brands to protect our … (32 comments)
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nar: NAR - August 2010 existing home sales are up! Better for you? - 09/23/10 01:12 PM
NAR - Existing home sales August 2010 are up!
NAR's existing home sales in July 2010 were disappointing. Who was the guy on ActiveRain who got a featured post last month? He was upset that NAR did not say something postive about home sales...
Found it... Scott Haynes wrote: Really … (3 comments)
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nar: the battle of the DOJ and NAR - 06/11/10 08:25 AM
Ancient history the battle of the DOJ and NAR:
Once upon a time long, long ago in a land... well right here in the USA, the DOJ (Department of Justice), and NAR (National Association of REALTORS®) fought a battle. Carla Jacobs wrote:
"NAR fought a hard legal battle when the … (13 comments)
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nar: Who is NARScandal.com ? - 03/21/10 07:49 AM
Who is NARScandal.com ? Or whom do you think it could be? Have you heard about NARScandal.com ? I believe it just popped up yesterday Friday. Victor Lund is the first one I saw say NARscandal.com via Twitter Victor is one of the names on NARScandal.com
A post about the site: … (16 comments)
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nar: Time for NAR to move on Move? - 10/05/09 06:11 PM
Missy Caulk pointed out.... Jonathan's post in light of EmMee Hill's post about an odd ad displayed on the REALTOR.com website. EmMee's post is Members Only...
In NAR it's time to make a move on Move Jonathan shared history
History of REALTOR.com (Excerpted from Realtor.org website)"In November 1996, the Board … (13 comments)
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nar: LinkedIn - A flood of listings - 10/03/09 05:08 PM
Are you part of the NAR group on LinkedIn? National Assn of REALTORS®
You have to give them your NRDs # and wait for them to admit you to the group? Or maybe that was on Facebook. I know I was annoyed but it is a group just for NAR members.
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nar: Is ActiveRain just for Traditional brokerages? - 09/27/09 07:19 AM
Is there something in the ActiveRain Guidelines that I missed? Where is the part about ActiveRain is only for agents from traditional brokeages?
Whatever a "traditional" brokerage is.
NAR's Antitrust quiz says:
"For more than a century, federal antitrust laws have existed as a way to promote competition and prevent monopolies in … (63 comments)
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nar: ActiveRain or e-PRO Certification or both? - 07/30/09 07:20 AM
ActiveRain or e-PRO® or both? ...or none of it? I guess that is an option too.
I got the e-PRO® Certification back in 2004 or 2005. They'd updated the course after I took it to include social media.... I believe the current version is at least the second version since I … (22 comments)
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nar: ActiveRain is AN answer in Social Networking Quiz from NAR - 06/29/09 08:38 AM
ActiveRain is an answer to at least one question but is ActiveRain the right answer?
I love quizes... I found this one via ActiveRain (more about that below.)
QUIZ: USING SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR BUSINESS
Facebook has lots of quizes. I have to try really, really hard on Facebook NOT to … (6 comments)
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nar: Columbus First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit - income limits - 05/09/09 05:51 AM
Columbus First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit - More Real Advice Tax Credit Income Limits
Who is eligible?
Single buyers with incomes up to $75,000 and married couples with incomes up to $150,000 are eligible to receive the maximum tax credit.
From the National Association of Realtors
"If the … (3 comments)
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nar: Creeping Real Estate Acronyms - 05/07/09 10:40 AM
In this age of TARP (toxic asset something or other) and other new acronyms creeping into jargon each day, is it becoming harder and harder to talk to one another?
I was using BPO in a conversation with a past client recently... more than once. He had to ask. Mea … (8 comments)
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nar: Are you low hanging fruit? - 02/26/09 06:06 AM
... as a real estate blogger.
Todd Carpenter said "I think the low hanging fruit comes from those real estate bloggers who criticize NAR because they are frustrated and want NAR to be better."
Todd Carpenter is the new Social Media Manager for NAR. I prefer NAR Social Media Czar … (29 comments)
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nar: NOT $1 of YOUR dues went to pay for celebration of our first 100 years. - 01/02/09 07:21 AM
OK the quote from a comment is "Not one dollar of member dues went to pay for this fabulous celebration of our first 100 years." It needed to be shortened to be a headline. That quote is Dick Gaylord the immediate past president of NAR.
Did you see the parade? … (25 comments)
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nar: NAR Tournament of Roses Parade float "the Dream of Home Ownership" - 12/29/08 09:24 AM
"Celebrating the Dream of Home Ownership for 100 Years"
Realtors (members of NAR) How long have you known NAR is sponsoring a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade? If you knew.... why didn't you tell me? You could call me clueless in Columbus, until a week or so ago … (18 comments)
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nar: Hey Real Estate Blogger what do you think about the NAR Settlement? - 06/02/08 07:34 AM
If you heard from someone with the local media about what you think of the DOJ - NAR settlement means to you what would you say?
Let's say you heard from .... a newspaper or a radio or TV news station about the recent settlement means to you from your perspective:
"R.E. … (10 comments)
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nar: "Did you mean Columbus + NEAR?" - 05/28/08 06:50 AM
I was not surfing the web yesterday.
I had not heard the news.
I missed the announcement that the lawsuit against NAR (National Association of Realtors) by the DOJ (Department of Justice) is over...
After posting an entry I "Googled" for Columbus + NAR to see if ALL of the local … (10 comments)
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nar: Blogging, "Save the cheerleader, save the world" - 12/23/07 05:33 AM
I am a fan of the TV show 'Heroes'... I don't know why. I have never been a fan of comic books or super heroes....
Bloggers: Do you ever feel like you are being a cheerleader as a blogger? Is that what real estate blogging is about for you? Cheerleading is … (19 comments)
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nar: Are "Enhanced Listings" on Realtor.com worth the cost? - 10/26/07 04:06 AM
Have you visited the NAR Wisdom site? Go vote in a poll about the value of Realtor.com enhanced listings.
Polls
Are "Enhanced Listings" on Realtor.com worth the cost?
Are you kidding me?
Sometimes, for the "right kind" of listing.
Absolutely!
Total Voters:
Check out the NAR Wisdom and cast your vote … (47 comments)
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