Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® - nvar.com

05/14/2008

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Affiliates

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As an affiliate, can I get a lockbox key?

How do I get a key?

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Buyers and Sellers

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Government Affairs

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Member Services

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How do I renew my real estate license?

Can I get a lockbox key without joining NVAR?

Why haven't I received my magazines or InfoLink?

Where can I find an application to join NVAR?

How much are membership dues?

What does the membership fee cover?

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After becoming associated with a broker, when should I join NVAR?

Why are we limited to only one lockbox key?

If I buy a used key or lockbox, do I have to notify NVAR?

New Regional Sales Contract

What do I need to do to make sure that the contract has a valid appraisal contingency?

If we ask for an appraisal contingency, do we also have to make the contract contingent on financing? Non-contingent? What if we don't want the appraisal contingency: can the contract have a financing contingency anyway?

I don't understand Paragraph 10 C (Financing) at all. What, exactly, does this section mean, and what should I advise my client to do about it?

Can the parties change the 6 elements of the Lender's Letter? For example, could the Seller add another requirement to the 6 that are already there?

Why does the "Delivery" paragraph require that the person receiving a fax or email to respond in writing to the sender? Isn't the fax log or a message on the sender's computer saying that the message has been received good enough?

What does "professional courier service" mean? Does that term include FedEx and UPS?

Why do I have to use "Return Receipt Requested" if I want to use U.S. mail? And if I do send it "Return Receipt Requested" when is it "deemed delivered"? At the time I mail it or at the time the addressee receives it?

Why don't the "Delivery" and "Notices" paragraphs apply to the delivery of HOA or condo documents?

Realtor Awards

What are the criteria for the Million Dollar Sales Club?

What are the criteria for the MM$ Sales Club - Top Producer?

Must all transactions be in MRIS?

If I share a transaction with an agent who has not made the MM$SC, can I take full credit?

How do I report shared transactions?

The listing agent won't put the sold listing into the computer. What should I do?

Where can I find the forms and instructions to apply for the MM$SC?

Standards and Ethics

Can a buyer waive his or her right to cancel under the Property Owners Association (POA) Act?

Where can I find the Code of Ethics?

Why does the Deed of Lease contradict itself about the applicability of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA)? In Section 23 (D) of the Deed of Lease it states "In the event that the provisions of any applicable statute, including without limitation the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, apply to this Lease and are inconsistent with the provisions of this Lease, the provisions of the applicable statute shall control and this Lease shall be deemed to be amended to comply with such provisions." However, Section 41 states, "This lease is not subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act."

The home inspector's report indicates that the finished basement was not built to code. When asked the Seller indicated that they "did not know they needed to get permits for additions or renovations done to the property." Is the Seller obligated to get these permits under the contract?

When will the earnest money check be deposited and cashed?

Which forms should be part of a complete Regional Sales Contract in Northern Virginia?

When should I contact the Grievance Committee Reviewer?

Who can file an ethics complaint?

Why do we have a Code of Ethics?

What is Non-Agency? How can a real estate licensee not be an agent in a sales transaction and still work with a buyer or seller?

Technology

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