St. Lawrence County Board of Realtors

11/28/2024

11/11/2024

Congratulations to Jennifer Stevenson. She was one of 2 REALTORS in the country honored today by NAR President Kevin Sears with the "President's Award" for her work this year s Region 2 VP and all the outreach she has done one behalf of the membership. Way to go!

10/08/2024

Just found out that I have been selected to serve on the National Association of REALTORS® 2025 AEC/Recommendations and Recognition Advisory Board! Happy to serve.

09/12/2024

Today's Agent Day has kicked off with Jeffrey Decatur - Realtor Lic RE Associate Broker teaching his "A Glorified Door Opener? I Know My Value!" We have a good crowd.

07/10/2024

I got back this afternoon from the Association Executive Seminar in Saratoga Springs. We got to hear from, and ask questions of, NAR General Counsel Lesley Muchow as well as Antitrust Attorney Jack Bierig in an almost full day session yesterday. Today we met with NYSAR staff in roundtables and also got a legal update from NYSAR Director of Legal Services, Anthony Gatto. So much good information that I forgot to take many pictures!

It was great to see my colleagues and talk with them about various problems, solutions, and joys.

Thank you to the NYSAR staff for putting this together, especially Ali Mann, Cora Derocher, and CharityMurray Nysar.

06/05/2024

Great Cybersecurity CE class today presented today by NYS Troop B's Timothy Connolly and sponsored by Country Living Loans. Thank you Wesley and Bailey.

05/22/2024

Thank you to the National Association of REALTORS® for your advocacy on this issue.

Win for VA Borrowers

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to temporarily lift its ban on buyers directly paying for professional real estate representation until the agency deems it necessary to engage in a formal rulemaking process, a VA official said Tuesday at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference in New York.

Although not an official announcement, the comments from VA Deputy Director of Policy Michelle Corridon were met with relief from the real estate industry, as the VA’s home loan guaranty is the only loan program with this explicit prohibition. Veteran buyers have limited options in situations where the seller makes no offer of compensation to the buyer’s agent, potentially leaving veterans without professional representation or forcing them to switch to less favorable loan products.

“NAR launched an all-hands advocacy effort on this issue, meeting with VA officials, engaging with lawmakers and rallying our industry partners to ensure this prohibition was lifted,” says Shannon McGahn, chief advocacy officer at the National Association of REALTORS®. “This is also a testament to the thousands of REALTORS® who came to Washington just a few weeks ago with a unified message. Without this change, thousands of veteran buyers could be denied access to professional representation in their pursuit of the American Dream of homeownership. Taking this extra step ensures veterans have the same opportunity as others to compete in a tight housing market. We applaud the VA for recognizing this danger and acting swiftly to protect veterans.”

05/08/2024

Leadership Lunch at is a great event. Our speaker was Paul Wyman speaking about "Reviving Legacy: Crafting Resilient Membership Associations Through Strong Leadership."

Thank you to Jennifer L. Flynn, Liz Miller Trego, Karen Peebles, and Tracy Hampton Bernard for attending with me.

During the lunch portion, there was a slide show including pictures from the March AEI. Here was mine. :-)

05/08/2024

Good Wednesday Morning from my last day at . It will be a full day today starting with a meeting with Nancy Truskey, our Paragon MLS representative this morning. It looks like it will be hot outside also with temperatures approaching 90.

Here are 2 pictures of my "home" since Saturday. I am on the 14th floor (row under the top row).