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Offices Closing at 4:30pm – Power Outage – MLS not affected The Columbus Realtors’ offices will be closing at 4:30pm due to a power outage requested by AEP for service on connected power lines. Telephones will be off as well including emergency MLS reporting. The outage may last until the early hours of Wednesday morning, March 12. MLS access will not be affected by this power outage. Only association offices (including telephone) will be affected. If you need to report that the MLS is down, please email techsupport@columbusrealtors.com Schedule of outage:
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Weather Emergency Policy If Franklin County issues a Level 2 Snow Advisory Columbus REALTORS® classes, events and meetings are canceled for the day. If Franklin County declares a Level 3 Snow Emergency Columbus REALTORS® will be closed for the day. Click here to view the full policy: https://columbusrealtors.com/Classes_Events/Weather_Policy.aspx
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Using ‘Realtor” in your MLS portal name If you wish to use the term ‘Realtor’ in your MLS portal name, which becomes a URL, there are some very specific rules governing proper use of the term ‘Realtor’. In a nutshell, you may use the term in conjunction with your name (i.e. smithrealtors or johnsmithrealtor), but you may not use it with descriptive words or phrases (i.e. dublinrealtor or numberonerealtor). Click here for more information.
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ColumbusRealtors.com Website is Down The ColumbusRealtors.com web site is down. We’re working on it and hope to have it up in a few hours. In the meantime, if you need to register for: Joint Industry Forecast, call Kelly Simmons at (614) 475-4000 MLS Conversion class – call Lucy Buzzee at (614) 498-1020
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Conversion Class Update – Policy for Future Event Cancellations All conversion classes are still expected to start at the scheduled time. Cold weather alone will not be grounds for cancellation of classes at Columbus REALTORS® headquarters. Please review the official cancellation policy below. Offsite class attendees may want to contact the site directly the morning of the class to ensure the building will be open. Jan. 28 – Licking Co. Main Public Library (Newark): Jan 29 – Madison Co. Engineers Office: Jan. 30 – Delaware Co. Board of Realtors: Jan. 31 – Lancaster – Hampton Inn:
Event/Class Cancellation Policy Columbus REALTORS® classes and events are cancelled only if the Franklin County Sheriff issues a Level 2 Snow Advisory. Check Snow Emergency Levels. This policy applies to all classes and events, including upcoming MLS Conversion classes. Click here for more information on our cancellation policy.
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Columbus REALTORS® Closed Monday – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day The Columbus REALTORS® offices will be closed on Monday, January 20th in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr Day. MLS staff will be on call for system problems. Normal business hours resume Tuesday, January 21st.
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Columbus REALTORS® offices closing early – December 31 at 3:00pm The Columbus REALTORS® offices will close early on Wednesday, December 31 at 3:00pm on New Years Eve. Please plan accordingly. Rest of the week schedule: Wednesday, January 1st – Closed Normal business hours resume Thursday, January 2nd 8:30am-5:00pm. Happy New Year!
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In Memoriam: Jean Lanier Saunders Jean Lanier Saunders has passed away. Her Memorial Service is going to be at 11:00 on Monday, Dec. 30 at Unity Church, 170 E. Columbus Street in Pickerington. Read the full obituary in the Moutrie Observer (Georgia).
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MLS Brokers – Vote for Your Choice for MLS Committee Attention all MLS Participant Brokers! The polls are now open for brokers to vote on-line for their choice of candidates to serve on the MLS Committee for a three-year term (2014-2016). The candidates you select will help design and maintain your new FlexMLS system through the first term of our contract agreement. Please click on the links provided to cast your vote and review the names and bios of those willing to serve on the committee starting in 2014. Your vote is important and encouraged … thank you.
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Crime Alert: Seller Told Check Didn’t Go Through An elderly seller received a phone call about a week after closing saying that the check from the sale did not go through and they needed an account number to clear the check. Unfortunately he gave them the account number for the trust. At this point we don’t know if any money is missing. Please warn your clients not to provide financial information without verification.
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