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abor: Austin Board of REALTORS Endorse Cid Galindo for City Council - 06/13/08 02:35 PM
The Austin Board of REALTORS sent an alert last week to encourage agents to vote for Austin city council candidate Cid Galindo.
Galindo faces Laura Morrision in a runoff that ends on June 14th. The main point of contention is the recent Point of Sale Ordinance that is part of the Mayor Wynn's Climate Protection Plan.
Read also: Austin Board of Realtors Opposition to the Point of Sale Ordinance
REALTORS support the Climate Protection plan, but oppose the specific provision that requires upgrades before an Austin home sale is completed. REALTORS think this will increase Austin real estate sales times, hampering … (0 comments)
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abor: Austin Board of REALTORS® Propose Alternative to Mayor Wynn’s ‘Point of Sale’ Ordinance - 05/20/08 02:13 PM
Austin Board of REALTORS® sent an email alert today to propose a change to Mayor Wynn's Climate Protection Plan. So far, it looks like REALTORS® agree with most aspects of the plan. Like most solutions, there's a few areas of contention. Here's what the email alert outlined:
What's this about?In early 2007, Austin Mayor Will Wynn released the Climate Protection Plan with the goal of making Austin the "greenest" city in the country, [including] the "Proposed Point of Sale Ordinance"....The city's proposal would require that homeowners upgrade their homes and obtain a "Certificate of Compliance" from the city before they're able … (0 comments)
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abor: Austin Board Tired of Agents Moaning about New MLXchange MLS, Decides to Act - 02/29/08 06:27 AM
Quick update on the real estate agent outrage with the new MLS system that was implemented last winter.
The Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABOR) seems to agree that the issues have not truly subsided. Slowness, quirky interface, poor usability have negatively impacted Greater Austin buyers, sellers and real estate agents.
MLS PROBLEMS COST TIME & MONEY
As reported yesterday, there are hot areas in Austin where buyers are competing. At the same time, sellers want to see offers and quick CMAs. Agents have reported losing business and client confidence when a home search and price analysis was slow or didn't work.
Bottom … (6 comments)
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abor: Austin Board of REALTORS® Criticism Generates Results, Problems - 01/02/08 08:15 AM
Last week, I wrote a much talked-about article about the controversy surrounding the Austin Board of REALTOR®'s late launch of the new MLS tool, MLXchange. Top issues included:
Numerous kinks and flaws set members back during these last few weeks of the holiday season. Mac users could not access automated home reports or personalized sites. Worse, agents were told the issue "may never be resolved". I wondered why ABOR limits access by consumers to MLS statistics and data that is provided in detail by Houston and San Antonio. GOOD NEWS!
Although I didn't see a press release or announcement, my own tests showed … (2 comments)
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Dee Copeland, Principal Broker
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