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njar: Finally A Message I Can Support - 09/24/10 05:37 AM
I have never been a big fan of the National Association of REALTORS® advertising messages.  'It's a great time to buy' or 'interest rates have never been lower' really provide no real information about us, REALTORS® or why we are important to the home buying or selling process.

That's why I've got to give props to the New Jersey Association of REALTORS®.  In this short video, NJAR explains what we as REALTORS® do everyday and our value in the process.
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njar: NJ Home Buyers Are Already Asking About Commission Rebates - 01/24/10 07:43 AM
 
New Jersey’s new law permitting rebates in residential real estate transactions is already drawing consumer questions. 
On January 19, 2010, former Governor Jon Corzine signed  A-373 into law, permitting rebates to consumers in real estate transactions.  The bill’s intention is outlined in it’s explanatory statement:
“This bill amends R.S.45:15-17 to permit a real estate broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson to give a client a rebate from the commission that the real estate broker, broker-salesperson or sales person receives in a transaction.” 
While the New Jersey Association of REALTORS®(NJAR) originally opposed this measure when it was first introduced, but as the bill … (14 comments)

njar: NJ REALTOR Continuing Education Requirements Await Governor's Approval - 01/08/10 04:17 PM
It's now up to Governor Corzine to sign into law legislation requiring continuing education for New Jersey's real estate professionals.The State Senate yesterday approved A-3099/S-2068, which provides for mandatory continuing education (CE) for real estate brokers, broker-salespersons and salespersons.
The final passage of this bill in the Legislature represents two years of work by New Jersey Association of REALTORS® and the NJ Real Estate Commission. The bill requires up to 16 Continuing Education (CE) hours as a condition of license renewal. Once enacted this law will require an appointed advisory panel approve CE courses.  
Those courses may be delivered in a classroom … (7 comments)

njar: Mandatory REALTOR® Continuing Education Moves Forward in the NJ Legislature! - 12/15/09 04:21 AM
Mandatory REALTOR® Continuing Education Moves Forward in the NJ Legislature!The New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee Monday approved bill A-3099/S-2068, providing for mandatory continuing education (CE) for real estate brokers, broker-salespersons and salespersons.This legislation represents has been two years in the making, with the New Jersey Association of REALTORS®calling it a commonsense measure that will benefit both consumers consumers and REALTORS®. The legislation, A-3099/S-2068, mandates that at least 16 continuing education hours will be required as a condition for license renewal. The measure provides that, upon the approval of an appointed advisory panel, continuing education courses may be delivered in a classroom setting or via … (5 comments)

njar: Homeownership at the Jersey Shore...Isn't It Time? - 07/30/09 06:35 AM
The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) has been promoting homeownership in New Jersey through its website RealStoryNJ which has been online for about a year now.

But NJAR didn’t stop with a helpful website, designed to reinforce the fact that even in a state as small as New Jersey, real estate is local!

If you live in NJ, you know there’s a difference between north Jersey and south Jersey, and there’s definitely a difference between living down the shore and anywhere else.

Check out this NJAR YouTube short on the Jersey Shore! .    .
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njar: NJ Catches Up With the Nation! - 11/04/08 09:16 AM
New Jersey Moving on REALTOR® Education... The New Jersey Association of REALTORS®(NJAR) and the state’s RealEstate Commission (REC) have come up with a compromise plan that might actually bring New Jersey’s continuing education (CE) policies into the modern world.New Jersey is the only state in the nation that does not require continuing education for real estate licensees. A new day is dawning and it looks like the NJ Legislature will amend and consider a bill this year or in early 2009 to remedy the situation.Barebones bills were introduced last spring by both the Senate and Assembly Majority Leaders requiring CE for … (7 comments)

njar: Ouch! NAR Corrects NJ First Quarter Stats - 06/14/08 06:15 AM
A member of the New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) questioned recent stats released by the NAR regarding first quarter reports that home sales in the state rose by 4%.  NJAR took the question to national.  Upon further review, NAR found instead of a 4% boost in home sales from the 2007 first quarter to the 2008 first quarter, New Jersey actually experienced a 30% decline!!!  WHAT????
In a statement NAR took full responsibility for the error, and has taken steps to ensure such errors don't occur in the future.  NAR said there were no problems with data from other states.
The 30% decline … (8 comments)

 
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