NVAR News

SentriLock Notice & Holiday Closing

If you are experiencing difficulty with your SentriCard following a COX cable update, restarting the router or computer should fix the issue.

Also, Sentrilock will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.

Eighth Annual NVAR Appraisal Summit

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Check-in: 9 a.m. | Summit: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
NVAR Herndon Center - 520 Huntmar Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20170
$25 advanced registration | $35 on-site

Attend this eighth annual cornerstone event where you will:

• Discover the latest U.S. real estate trends and statistics.
• MRIS will introduce a potential new powerful public records system called Realist.
• Hear from a panel that includes a loan officer, a Realtor®, and an appraiser discussing current issues and concerns in the real estate industry.

Register online, or download the PDF registration form.

Read more: Eighth Annual NVAR Appraisal Summit

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2nd Annual NVAR Legal Summit

Wednesday June 5, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NVAR Fairfax Headquarters
$50 NVAR members - $75 Non-members

Session Topics include:

• Disclosure Shall Set You Free (2 Hour CE Credit)
• Practicing Across Jurisdictions
• The Dos & Don’ts Of Advertising Properties Not Yet In MLS
  (1 Hour CE Credit)
• Brokerage Office Procedures Manual Workshop
• Unpermitted Renovations - How Do They Affect The Property
• Common Terms In Builder Contracts

Click here to see the flyer - or - Register

Karaoke Night June 13! - NV/RPAC Fundraiser

Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Woo Lae Oak Restaurant - 8240 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182 (map)

Come be a star at the NVAR Karaoke Night and help your Realtor® Party.
Plus: Free Valet, Hors d'oeuvres and Prizes!

Per Individual - $75 per person 

Register with the flyer here  or Register Online
For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 703.207.3212

*100% is a contribution to NV/RPAC. Contributions are not deductible for federal income tax purposes and are used for political purposes.

SentriCard Resumes Daily Updates

SentriiLock has resolved their technical difficulties regarding SentriCard updates, and they have resumed their daily update routine.

Please contact SentriLock customer service directly if you continue to experience any update difficulties.

2013 New Virginia Laws

2013 New Virginia Laws
effective July 1, 2013 unless stated otherwise

R® designates Realtor®-sponsored legislation!

Licensing and Regulation

R® HB 1480 (Farrell), Fair Housing Violations: The Virginia Real Estate Board will hear Fair Housing cases involving both licensed and unlicensed respondents. In no event shall the jurisdiction for the same case be split between the Real Estate Board and the Fair Housing Board.

HB 1641 (Knight)/SB 1179 (Ruff), DPOR Investigations: DPOR boards shall provide regulants a notice advising of the right to be heard at an informal fact-finding conference prior to any disciplinary decision. If the regulant does not request a conference within 30 days of receipt of the notice, the board may issue a case decision.

R® HB 2073 (Yancey), False Advertising: Licensed real estate brokers or salespersons shall not be liable for false advertising when relying on public records or information from a third party. This includes any civil action or regulatory action brought under the real estate licensing laws.

Read more: 2013 New Virginia Laws

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Installing the SentriCard® Utility 3.x

SentriLock has released new SentriCard® Utility version 3.x. 

Installation instructions can be found here:

VHDA - Real Estate Professional Training Session

Tuesday, June 26, 9:30 AM to Noon - NVAR Herndon Service Center
$20 members, $30 non-members 

Real Estate Professional Training: The Key to Serving First-time Homebuyers

Click here to review the flyer - or - Register

Instanet Firefox Issues

Instanet has identified a Firefox browser setting issue that is causing users to have forms editing problems after updating to Firefox 19 or 20. The issue was caused by default setting changes made to Firefox by Mozilla without any prior notice.

The fix is a quick setting change. They have documented the change in the attached PDF instruction document and in this video http://bit.ly/SupportVid_FF_19_20.  

Also, they have made  a change to the system so that people using Internet Explorer (IE) 10 will see the PDF version of the forms editor, rather than the HTML5 version of the forms editor by default, as has normally been the case with all prior versions of IE.

Please contact Instanet Customer Service with any questions.