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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Mandatory Home Inspector Licensing July 1, 2020

Is “your” home inspector licensed? Starting on July 1, 2020, anyone who conducts a home inspection for a home or other residential property located in Rhode Island must be licensed as a home inspector or associate home inspector in Rhode Island. This includes home inspectors who are already licensed in other states like Massachusetts or

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Get to know your HomeVisit tools with these recorded webinars!

Know your tools! HomeVisit is a new Member Benefit available through Matrix and Realist. Check out these previously recorded HomeVisit webinars for State-Wide MLS members to learn how you can market your listings like a pro! Watch: How to Showcase Your Listings with Single Property Websites Watch: Introducing HomeVisit: Marketing and Media for Your

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Make the most of your summer with the C2EX Summer Challenge!

In cooperation with our local Rhode Island Boards of REALTORS®, RI REALTORS® is excited to bring you the C2EX Summer Challenge! The Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) program from the National Association of REALTORS® empowers REALTORS® to evaluate, enhance and showcase their highest levels of professionalism. It’s not a course, class or

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Monday, June 15, 2020

Introducing HomeVisit – A Better Way to Market Your Listings

HomeVisit by CoreLogic is now available in Matrix and Realist! We are pleased to announce that HomeVisit is now available through Matrix! With a single click, you can order and upload property imagery and market your listings directly from your Matrix workflow. Transform your tours and print marketing with stunning photographs captured at ultra-high

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Incentives for Landlords Through R.I.'s Housing Now Campaign

The State of R.I. Office of Housing and Community Development has emergency rapid re-housing vouchers that will guarantee rental income to landlords. Tenants pay 30 percent of their income toward rent to the landlord and the vouchers pay the difference of the total rent, directly to the landlord. The vouchers are available now to rapidly rehouse

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

RI Supreme Court rules on unauthorized practice of law

After months of anticipation, the Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the legal right of title companies to conduct residential real estate closings of transactions and prepare routine documents without an attorney for transactions that the title companies are insuring. However, the court also decided only attorneys can draft deeds and conduct title

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Monday, June 1, 2020

Important Message to MLS Broker Participants Regarding License Renewal

The extended license renewal deadline was yesterday, May 31st. If any of your licensees failed to renew, please read the following: The MLS Broker/Appraiser Participant is responsible for: Verification that each licensee affiliated with the brokerage has a license in good standing with the licensing bureau at the beginning of each renewal term (Section 2.4

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Monday, June 1, 2020

Important Message to MLS Broker Participants Regarding License Renewal

The extended license renewal deadline has passed. If any of your licensees failed to renew, please read the following: The MLS Broker/Appraiser Participant is responsible for: Verification that each licensee affiliated with the brokerage has a license in good standing with the licensing bureau at the beginning of each renewal term (Section 2.4 of

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