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In Contract Magazine
In Contract magazine is the official member publication of the Columbus Board of REALTORS®. Published 10 times annually, this magazine is sent to all of CBR's 6,200 members and includes industry-related articles as well as information on statistics, education classes, events, member recognition, and more.
Lockbox Trivia - 05.07.12
Lockboxes, like car batteries, do have an average useful life of about six years and it’s not a question of if the battery is going to fail, but when. But, with a little preventive maintenance you can save yourself hours of headaches.
 
Member Perspective: Shortening the short sale process – Why is it taking so long? - 05.06.12
REALTORS® and lenders share their thoughts on pending bills/policies being introduced to streamline the short sale process.
 
Distressed properties continue to decline - 05.06.12
Lender-mediated properties -- foreclosure, lender owned, short sale, HUD and VA listings -- for sale in central Ohio show a sharp decline.
 
MLS News: MLS Feature Alert – Swimming Pool - 05.06.12
Confused about how to properly describe your listing with a pool. There are three possible group choices and here we break down those choices to help you with selecting the appropriate group.
 
Roll up your sleeves – we need your help! - 05.06.12
CBR will hosts it annual REALTOR® Care Day on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, where REALTORS®, affiliates, family and friends will spend the day sprucing up homes, businesses, and parks across central Ohio. Check out how you can participate.
 
C/I Membership Committee looking at services to attract pool of new members - 05.06.12
C/I Committee looking to create programs and marketing packages to entice a variety of industries, such as property managers, to join CBR. 
 
It’s here – the new Commercial Dashboard! - 05.06.12
Commercial news, meetings and programs, links of interest to commercial practitioners are now available at the much anticipated and talked about Commercial Dashboard.
 
Shortening the short sale – Why is it taking so long? - 05.06.12
Communication or lack thereof is one of the reasons many – REALTORS®, lender, buyers and sellers – cite as to why Short Sale takes so long to close. Lawmakers, housing agencies and the NAR are aware of the problems and are looking at ways to help streamline the process.































































































 
Area Realty Association 2012 Golf Outings - 05.06.12
Area Realty Associations gearing up for their annual 2012 golf outings. Check out dates, times, costs and locations for an outing near you.
 
Executive Report from April 2012 - 05.06.12
Membership, stats, C/I news, buyer activity being on the upswing and news from NAR are discussed in the April CEO Report.
 
Legislative Corner - 05.06.12
Status of legislative issues and policies on consumer privacy, REO, Mortgage to Lease pilot program, mortgage cancellation tax act and more discussed here.
 
Closing Costs – How much does HUD pay? - 05.04.12
Sales commissions, proration of property taxes and HOA fees, closing fees are just some of the items paid by HUD.
 
Get ready for the rebound and score points for CORPAC! - 05.03.12
Tickets are available for CBR's annual CORPAC Auction is set for May 24, 6-9:30 p.m., at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus.
 
Your most common COCIE questions – Answered! - 05.03.12
Xceligent Rep. Cat Erney provide answers to a few of your how to COCIE questions.
 
REALTOR Care Day - June 6, 2012 - 2012 Projects! - 04.30.12
The 8th annual REALTOR Care offers volunteers multiple opportunities to get involved and give back to their communities. Morning, afternoon and all day shifts available.
 
2012 Awards Lunch honors central Ohio's finest! - 04.27.12
This week, CBR honored its broker, salesperson, affiliate, citizen and instructor of the year as well as 25-, 40-, and 50-year members.
 
2012 REALTOR® Salesperson of the Year -- Greg Hrabcak - 04.27.12
Loyal, committed, hard working are all attributes that have been used to describe Greg Hrabcak -- our 2012 REALTOR® Salesperson of the Year.
 
2012 CBR Citizen of the Year - Amy Klaben - 04.27.12
CBR's section of Amy Klaben - CEO, Homeport/Columbus Housing Partnership (CHP) - as 2012 Citizen of the Year marks a full circle moment for the Board in that 25 years ago we were instrumental in helping to bring CHP (now Homeport) to central Ohio.
 
2012 CBR Affiliate of the Year - Joe Barone - 04.27.12
Joe Barone was named CBR's 2012 Affiliate of the Year for his commitment to the real estate industry and to the central Ohio community.
 
1Q-2012 Lender-Mediated Properties Report - 04.23.12
At the end of the first quarter, distressed properties made up only 17.4 percent of the total homes for sale putting the distressed inventories in central Ohio back below 2007 levels.
 
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