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August 2011 CEO Report
By: Irene L Vogel, GLVAR Chief Executive Officer , 8/1/2011

The time has come that I need to address some erroneous remarks that keep going on and on.  My surprise is that as REALTORS® you do not check with the source.   Who but your CEO knows the dues and MLS fees of other Associations and what they provide.  I would have been happy to answer any questions if they were addressed to me.

BOARD DUES
I hear too many times that our dues are so high.  Remember I am talking about our local Board dues…we do not have any control over State dues or National dues and/or fees.  Below are the annual dues for 10 Associations that are either Mega Associations or Large Associations.

	# members	Annual Dues
Long Island, West Babylon	19,163	$               190
Chicago, Chicago, Ill	12,275	$               220
LAS VEGAS	11,500	$               200
Orland, Orlando, Fl.	8,668	$               250
Northern Virginia, Fairfax	8,585	$               295
Capit5ol Area, Silver Spring, MD.	8,260	$               250
Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Fl	7,606	$               200
St. Louis, St. Louis, MO	7,496	$               176
Westchester, White Plains, NY	6,798	$               213
Indianapolis, In	5,841	$               250

I only chose Mega and Large Associations…there are Medium and Small Associations that are much higher than GLVAR, but I did not think that was a fair comparison.  In addition some Mega and Large are less than us due to the fact that they earn non-dues income allowing advertising on their website…something we should perhaps reconsider.

MLS FEES
Austin	$631
San Antonio	$552
Chicago	$559
MRIS	$700
San Diego	$359
San Francisco	$642
Long Island	$1,060
LAS VEGAS	$440

WHAT DO I GET FOR MY MEMBERSHIP DUES AND MLS FEES?
Zipform system and all proprietary forms; low cost educational opportunities; SNR magazine; Immobel; Consumer e-newsletter; Dispute Resolution System; Code of Ethics enforcement and REALTOR.Com (all features and services)

MLS:  Access to MLXchange; Data checker; client e-mail tools; virtual domain tools; MLX Professional; Imprev marketing tools, Property Panorama; IDX Feeds; MLX Wireless, GeoJet; Stats Pro and more.

8/1/2011
Category: Official Notices
Published in: Southern Nevada Realtor Magazine

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Comments (1)

Dale Puhl - Guardian Realty Group
August 20, 2011 at 5:06 PM
Hi Irene: Your comments are most appropriate. Another issue is the fact that we have had few increases in as far back as I can remember. I hope that the day will come when NAR and NVAR will come to their senses and realize we are in a deep depression and every dollar of expense is so very important. Commissions are fewer and lower due to depressed sales prices. Thanks, Dale Puhl

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