Picture this. You’re living on the Arctic tundra. You decide you’ve had enough! You want to live in sunny Florida. So you go online (do they have internet in the Arctic?) and find a great looking website, and through this site, find an awesome house right on the beach. Everything looks good, no buzz words to be wary of in the comments section. So you contact the agent. And find out from them that this property is being sold as a short sale. Why didn’t the website tell you this? Continue reading →

The Crestview Commercial Forum meets the third Tuesday of each month. This month’s meeting will be June 18th beginning at 8:00 a.m in the Fellowship Hall of St Mark United Methodist Church. The guest speaker for commercial forum and the chapter meeting will be Dawn Mann from Legacy Insurance sharing the upcoming changes to the Flood Insurance Program and things we, as real estate professionals, need to know about Flood Insurance. Continue reading →

Changes are coming to the Emerald Coast Open House program to better serve ECAR Realtors® who have open houses throughout the week! If you’ve been entering your open houses in MLS, no matter what day they are, the changes will help promote your open house to the public – without requiring that you have an open house on a specific date. Continue reading →

Everyone is invited to the Women’s Council of Realtors® Bowling for Fun & Friendship on Thursday, June 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hurricane Lanes in Destin! The cost is $15 per person; bowling shoes are included (no flip flops, please!). Continue reading →

Kim Kirby, Homes on 30-A, LLC, is the winner of free ECAR MLS fees for one month from the “What Keeps You Up At Night” survey! Congratulations Kim! And thanks to everyone who participated in the survey. Continue reading →

As an ECAR member, you have access to Form Simplicity Ultimate Edition for FREE! As a Form Simplicity Ultimate user, you have unlimited eSign – which now has new enhancements and a new design. Continue reading →

ECAR and the Building Industry Association (BIA) of Okaloosa and Walton Counties have partnered to offer Realtors® and builders a unique opportunity. You can hear directly from our state Senators and Representatives what passed (or didn’t) in the recent legislative session – and how it affects real estate – at the Legislative Wrap-Up on July 10. Continue reading →