{"id":3542,"date":"2008-07-28T04:44:24","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T11:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2008-07-28T06:41:26","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T13:41:26","slug":"what-has-your-local-association-done-forto-you-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3542\/what-has-your-local-association-done-forto-you-lately\/","title":{"rendered":"What Has Your Local Association Done For\/To You Lately?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many of the Bloodhound writers and readers are rather disdainful of the entire Realtor\u00ae organization \u2013 all three levels (local, state and national). Greg Swann, in particular, has a penchant for wishing for the demise of the organization<\/a> that keeps him on a leash. In fact, Greg, I\u2019d suggest you stop reading this post now. Not because I will be defending the organization, but because you are already beyond any discussion of what a local association could\/should be for members.<\/p>\n

For those who are still reading, I will assume you have a least a passing interest in why you are a member of the Realtor\u00ae organization and some hope that it can serve you in some way. The fundamental question I\u2019m exploring is the role of the local association in helping members to be successful. There are many different sizes and shapes of local associations out there, so I\u2019m going to attempt to stay at the philosophical level. I will be using my local association, the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors\u00ae (CAAR<\/a>), as an example, so for clarity we have 1100 members in a small but sophisticated real estate market. That makes us a mid-sized local, but to be honest, we act like we are big.<\/p>\n

CAAR is currently debating this issue of the association\u2019s role. At each Board of Directors meeting we start off with what we call a \u201cStrategic Discussion\u201d that involves an issue that is important, but not urgent (Covey\u2019s Quadrant 2<\/a>). Next week the Strategic Discussion on the agenda is as follows:<\/p>\n

Strategic Discussion<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What is CAAR\u2019s Role on the Internet? When do we compete with members and when do we provide a common service that is in the best interest of most of our members? If we provide valuable public information, do we compete with members who could be providing that same information? Was the NGIC website<\/a> a valuable service to members and the community, or an interference with our member\u2019s business?<\/em><\/p>\n

The NGIC website mentioned in this agenda item is a special site we created to help with a major relocation of much of the military intelligence personnel to our Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many of the Bloodhound writers and readers are rather disdainful of the entire Realtor\u00ae organization \u2013 all three levels (local, state and national). Greg Swann, in particular, has a penchant for wishing for the demise of the organization that keeps him on a leash. In fact, Greg, I\u2019d suggest you stop reading this post now. 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