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Individual Highlights:
Birthdays
Affiliates
WRA info
Special Interest
Articles:
Members on the Move
Calendar of Events
Announcements
Reminders
Sheboygan County Board of REALTORS ®
2017
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Renee Suscha
PRESIDENT ELECT
Lisa Darr
TREASURER
Linda Serrano
NMLS #441416
SECRETARY
Bridgett Neu
DIRECTORS
Kathy Nonhof
Candace Geiger
Deena Bergstrom
Leah Wagaman-Colon
Sue Toerpe
Nate Nennig
Derrick Hermann
NMLS #802725
(Affiliate director)
Connie Conrad
(Past President)
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jackie Kaiser
President’s Message
WHERE DID THE MILKMEN GO?
When I was a kid, I remember one of the highlights of the day was when the Milkman
delivered the milk. We didn't have electronics back in the day and there were only
about 7 TV channels that you might have been able to pick up in Sheboygan with your
antenna. Since there wasn't much for a kid under the age of 5 to do, my mom would get
us hyped up about seeing the Milkman so we could spend two seconds saying "hi."
As I take time to reflect on the Milkman, I think about where he went. Consumers were
trained to pick up milk at the corner store. The Milkman's route responsibilities
changed as he went from delivering milk to homes, to delivering milk to corner stores
which turned into driving a semi truck and delivering to numerous mega grocery stores
each day.
The number of Milkmen has drastically declined over the past 50 years. What's going
to happen to the role of Realtors over the next 50 years? What can you do to preserve
the industry?
If you haven't noticed, the number of people who try to sell their home "by owner" has
been climbing. Most of these people have friends and relatives who are Realtors that
give them free advice. In many cases, Realtors even give them the correct forms to use
and tell them when and how to use them.
I'm guilty and I'm sure many of you are as well. My eyes were opened when the person
I helped had the audacity to post on social media how easy it was to sell their home
without a Realtor. How easy would have it been without any professional advice?
As we move in 2018, a great New Years Resolution for Realtors would be to stop giv-
ing free advice to family and friends when they want to sell their home by owner.
Check with your E&O provider to see if you are covered for giving free advice. If we
continue to give free advice, we are essentially training consumers how to do our job,
just as consumers were trained to go to the store to buy milk. Do you want to end up
like the Milkmen?
Renee
Members on the Move and New Members Robert Rice is no longer with Hillcrest Realty.
Kenneth Hellmann is no longer with Re/Max Realty Plus.
Calendar of Events
January 1 New Year’s Day– Office Closed
January 17 MLS Committee Meeting 10:00 am
January 17 BOD Meeting 11:00 am
January 23-25 WRA Winter convention Lake of the Torches
METRO NEWS
Be sure to keep up to date with the Flex system:
(Do we have you right email? You should receive the updates and tips each month)
For flexMLS Quick Tips
http://www.metromls.com/node/18
For MLS Support
For FYI issues:
http://www.metromls.com/node/283
For training class schedule
http://mlswis.com/calendar
REALTOR® & Government Day
February 7, 2018 Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club WRA members only: Free for the first 300 registrations . Must Register at WRA.
2018 event schedule 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Welcome and overview of the day
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. Address by Gov. Walker (invited)
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Issue briefing
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Move to the Capitol
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Hill visits
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Reception
Conference location The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club 1 W. Dayton St. Madison, WI 53703
Join us on the bus to Madison for
REALTOR & GOVERNMENT DAY.
We will be meeting at the board office at 9:45am.
Bus Space is limited, sign up today!
Contact Jackie by February 2, 2018 if you are
interested in joining us on the bus!
[email protected] or 920-892-7908
It's time to lobby! The WRA's annual lobbying event, REALTOR® & Government Day, is your chance to shape the
laws that affect you and your real estate business in Wisconsin.
The event kicks off with an issue briefing where you'll learn about pending laws and how they impact real es-
tate. Next, you'll move to the Capitol for lawmaker visits. You'll have the unique opportunity to meet in person
The Sheboygan County Board of REALTORS delivered donations to help the
Deland Receiving Home enjoy the Christmas Season.
Save the Date
January 23, 2018
Awards Luncheon
Noon
Sheboygan Yacht Club
214 Pennsylvania Ave
Sheboygan, WI
Updated Listing Contract Forms Available
The following listing contracts have been updated and now include the updated
Disclosure to Clients section as well as other revisions corresponding to the
changes made in the July 1, 2016 update to the WB-1 Residential Listing Contract. The optional use date for all of these forms is November 1, 2017, and the mandatory
use date is January 1, 2018.
WB-2 Farm Listing Contract — Exclusive Right to Sell
WB-3 Vacant Land Listing Contract — Exclusive Right to Sell
WB-4 Residential Condominium Listing Contract — Exclusive Right to Sell
WB-5 Commercial Listing Contract — Exclusive Right to Sell
WB-6 Business Listing Contract — Exclusive Right to Sell
WB-37 Residential Listing Contract — Exclusive Right to Rent
These forms are available now in zipForm.
Dropped Members for 2017
Donna Bartels Dale Becker Chesley Erwin Kay Kulow Brittany Koeppen Shannon May Linda Mentch Jill Preissner Robert Rice Alex Romanoski Jami Stolper Nicole Turk Bill VandenBrulle Kenneth Hellmann Karen Augustin Kevin Moering Marie Konz Mary Liebetrau Cheryl Schommer Jan Gauger Vallerie Brown-O’Laughlin David Schlichting
Happy Birthday to you
January 02 Bryan Daane January 03 John Buss, Peter Gray, Judy Opgenorth January 05 Jay Schreurs January 06 Margaret Trager January 09 Katherine Cain, Rita Gast January 14 Alec Campbell, Rachel Mayer, Christine Mujkanovic, Gerald Vandermause January 15 John Eisner January 18 Edward Konz, Nathan Nennig January 20 Ronald Karrels, Linda Serrano January 25 David Last, Cleo Messner January 29 Sarah Stemper
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Board Office….……….………..892-7908
Board Fax………………………892-2182
Email…………[email protected]
Website…………………realtorsboard.com
Facebook………..…………..click here
WRA (www.wra.org)……...(608) 241-2047
Members only………..….....(800) 279-1972
Legal Hotline…….…...........(608) 242-2296
Members only…..……….…(800) 799-4468
WRA Tech Helpline………..(866) 610-7997
MetroMLS………………....(414) 779-5400
Members only….………..…(800) 229-9211
Here are the phone numbers to contact your board of directors
when you have questions or concerns:
Renee Suscha 920-912-0459; Lisa Darr 920-912-2150
Bridgett Neu 262-224-7553; Linda Serrano (NMLS#441416 ) 920-694-3908
Sue Toerpe 920-254-7766; Candace Geiger 920-254-3478;
Leah Wagaman-Colon 920-698-0661; Deena Bergstrom (920) 254-4146;
Nate Nennig 920-627-0740;Kathy Nonhof 920-254-4784;
Derrick Hermann (NMLS#802725) 920-528-8385; Connie Conrad 920-918-0698
639 Walton Drive
Plymouth, WI 53073
www.RealtorsBoard.com
Phone: (920) 892-7908 Fax: (920) 892-2182
Email: [email protected]
[email protected] (MLS email only)
All articles are reprinted with permission from the National Association of REALTORS®,
Wisconsin Association of REALTORS® and the Multiple Listing Corporation