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Rogue Valley Association of REALTORS ® & Southern Oregon Multiple Listing Service
The Voice ofREAL ESTATE®in the Rogue Valley
629 Franquette Street, Medford OR 97501 541 770 7060
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Executive Report
Membership Count
Members on the Move
RVAR President Report
SOMLS President Report
Assistance Contact Information
Education Corner
February Trivia
February Crossword / Sudoku
Desiderata
Bowling Tournament Results
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FEBRUARY 201 3
The Digital House Hunt
Tech Tips
Ask the Help Desk
Fair Housing
RVAR Bowling Tournament Pics
Jackson County January Stats
Josephine County January Stats
Our Affiliates
Contact Information
February Calendar
Mission Statement
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Notes From Your
Executive Officer Tina Grimes
beneficial. As promised, we are not
waiting for the next redesign to improve
those dozen or so items that just aren’t
working and you will see those
changes implemented in mid-March.
We will be releasing a detailed
explanation sheet soon to give you
time to prepare and to let you know
what you will need to do, if anything,
with your listings after the changes are
in place.
As you saw on the cover, the theme for
this month’s issue is Internet Footprint.
When you stop to think about it, it really
is phenomenal how the Internet, and
electronic media in general, has
impacted facets of our lives we
wouldn’t have ever anticipated. For
example, in the not so very distant
past, this was a 2-3 page newsletter
that RVAR/SOMLS published every
other week, ran several hundred
copies of, and place it in distribution
boxes that someone from your office
had to then come and pick up. Thanks
to electronic media we have a lot more
flexibility with the content and length of
the newsletter and it comes straight to
you instead of you having to pick it up.
A much more vivid example is our
MLS system itself. What used to be a
phone-book-sized publication that was
already week old information the day
you got it and you didn’t get another for
two more weeks, is now a real-time
living system that gives you information
in an instant on multiple platforms. As
you know, our system underwent
some extensive changes this time last
year and we invited your input
throughout the year for what worked
and what didn’t. I am pleased to report
that with the exception of about a
dozen items, the changes were all
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Thank you to all of you who
participated in our annual Bowling
Tournament last Friday, Feb 1 st. It was
a sell-out event and everyone had a
great time (see the pictures later in this
issue)! Coming up next is the 3rd
annualRogue ValleyFoodandWine
Classicon March 21st (see page 5 for
the flyer).
Following the Food and Wine Classic
we are very excited to be hosting Dr.’s
Lawrence Yun and David Crowe,
National Economists for the National
Association of REALTORS® and
National Association of Homebuilders,
respectively. We are partnering with
the Homebuilders Association of
Jackson Couny for this groundbreaking
Economic Summit to be held at the
Craterian Theater on May 23rd. This
event will be open to the business
community at large here in our region
and we will begin taking registrations
around the middle of March, so stay
tuned. See the flyer on page 5 for more
info.
Another “save the date” event is the
first Oregon Association of
REALTORS® Convention since 2007.
It will be held September 25-28 in
Sunriver, OR. More details to come on
that as well. For those of you who
specialize in land sales, the
REALTORS® Land Institute, an affiliate
of the National Association of
REALTORS®, is excited to present the
201 3 National Land Conference,
LAND: THE REAL DEAL, on March
1 8-20 in Las Vegas. Click here for
more info.
This year is already shaping up to be
packed with education and networking
opportunities and the volunteers in
leadership (Board of Directors and
Committees) are working hard to make
sure you get full value from your
membership.
Thanks for reading. I hope you not only
enjoy this issue of the REConnect, but
will take at least one thing away from it
that will help you in your business. If
you do, then we have succeeded.
Happy February,
Tina
Current RVAR Membership Counts
O 761 REALTOR® Members (71 8 Real Estate Licensees & 43 Appraisers)
O 21 Affiliate firms and 85 Affiliates in those firms
O 44 Appraisal Firms
O 1 43 Real Estate Firms
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Members®on the Move
REALTORS
New to RVAR
Karen Suller - Real Estate Cafe
Lori Patch - Keller Wiliams
Realty, GP
Michelle Lewis - Keller Williams
Real Estate Cafe
Realty
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Deborah M Shane
Monica Morrow - RE/Max Ideal
Melinda Peterson
Brokers, GP
Steve Mazzola
Pete Cunha - Realty Executives
Susan Reel
Steve Boldish - Oregon Self
Storage Brokers
RE/Max Ideal Brokers, Medford Ted Morrow - RE/Max Ideal
Michael Masters
Brokers, GP
Todd Couch - Todd Couch Real
New to RVAR and SOMLS
Estate
Coldwell Banker Pro West
Sharon Dady
Keller Williams Realty, GP
Theresa Lewis
Gateway Real Estate
Lisa Norvell
John L. Scott, Medford
Claudia Kelley
Robin Simpson
Patricia Sprague Real Estate
Joan Roberts
Pulver & Leever Real Estate
Greg Jones
Realty Executives of Southern
Oregon
Renea Ray
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Reactivating
Ross Omlid - Exit Realty Group
Inactive
Barbara Webb - Barbara Webb
Real Estate
Dennis Tucker - RE/Max Ideal
Brokers, GP
Joe Breshears - Invest Rite
Judy Sanchez - RE/Max Ideal
Brokers, GP
Karen Suller - RE/Max Ideal
Brokers, GP
Terri DuBeau - RE/Max Ideal
Brokers, Medford
New Members
Greg Jones is a native Oregonian and University
of Oregon graduate, Greg’s professional work life
has been in Medford and he recently served eight
years on the Medford City Council.
Joan Roberts is a new broker with Patricia
Sprague Real Estate in Ashland. She has a
Masters Degree and a long career in Marketing
and Public Relations
RE/Max Ideal Brokers, GP
Lana Rogers
Transfer
Charles Reiling - John L. Scott,
Medford
Cheryl Cummings - Gold Home
Realty
Diane Whisman - Ramsay
Realty
John Owens - Windermere Van
Vleet, Jacksonville
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Lisa Norvell has been deeply rooted in Ashland
for the past 20 years. She brings her
experience in Corporate Sales, Banking and a
BA in Interpersonal Communications to her
venture as a Broker specializing in Residential
Sales with Gateway Real Estate.
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REALTOR®
Offices
New to RVAR
Real Estate Cafe
746 NW 6th St
Grants Pass, OR 97526
New to RVAR and SOMLS
Barbara Webb Real Estate
1 25 Bellerive Dr.
Eagle Point, OR 97524
Oregon Self Storage Brokers
2872 Coker Butte Rd
Medford, OR 97501
Reactivating
Todd Couch Real Estate
3029 El Dorado Rd
Medford, OR 97504
Affiliate
New
Mission Hills Mortgage / dba
PacTrust Bank
1 580-A N.E. 7th St
Grants Pass, OR 97526
The RVAR / SOMLS Office will be closed for
President's Day,
February 1 8.
We will be open normal business hours on
February 1 9.
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President's Report
Don Livingood
New Beginnings!
these concerns, I need to
remind you that we are
It seems like every time I turned fortunate to have these very
same people step up and
around last month someone
volunteer their time, talent and
was repeating a quote
efforts as too few others seem
attributed to Albert Einstein.
willing to do so.
“Insanity: Doing the same thing
If we truly want different results
over and over again and
we need to take different
expecting different results.”
actions!
I really do not know why it kept
It is the time of year when we
coming up in different forums
and articles; perhaps there was are looking for new people to
take an active role in our
a message that needed to be
leadership process. I, as
driven home. As I was
President, am going to charge
preparing for this position as
every current Board Member
President, there was a fairly
prevalent sentiment among the and the Chairs and Vice Chairs
of the RVAR standing
membership that our
Association needed to be a bit committees to personally
contact at least one person,
“different”; that it could benefit
who they would like to see more
from some fresh leadership,
involved, and to ask them to run
that too many of the same
for one of the open positions on
people continued to call the
the RVAR Board of Directors.
shots.
While I do not disagree with
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because someone you know
and respect has thoughtfully
chosen YOU as a prospective
leader for our organization.
Hopefully, you will give it
serious consideration. (Refer to
the previous quote) I will be
following up with you on their
requests.
On a lighter note, something
else that seemed to keep
wending itself into my
conversations the past couple
of months is the “Desiderata”
(see page 1 0).
I have asked Lance to include it
in this issue as my Valentines
Gift to you. I suggest you read it
slowly and thoughtfully as there
are no wasted words. The
message is both wise and
gentle.
ENJOY!
If you are contacted it will be
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A Few Words from the
SOMLS President
Here we are moving into
February, and I hope many of
you are out there preparing new
houses to come on the market
in the spring. With such a low
inventory, it will be good to see
some fresh houses on the
market.
We here at SOMLS are still
working to bring new and fresh
services that will help you
market and sell your new
listings.
One thing that we hope to have
ready in a couple of month will
be a new website for SOMLS
which will feature an Open
House section. Once in place,
we will work on getting the
public and REALTORS ® used
to going to one central location
to find all Open Houses on a
given day. A benefit to
members will be the ability to
decide last minute to hold an
Open House, and still get good
advertising exposure to it,
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without having to spend much
time or money.
Other projects are underway
that we hope will help each of
us in our business in 201 3.
Assistance Contact Information
RVAR / SOMLS for education, events or membership
RAPATTONI for MLS system questions
SUPRA for Lockbox or Key questions
ZIPFORMS for everything about Zipforms & OREF
RPR regarding the use of REALTORS ® Property Resource (24/7)
OAR Oregon Association of REALTORS ® www.oregonrealtors.org
Real Estate Agency www.oregon.gov/REA/index.shtml
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541 -770-7060
866-730-71 1 4
877-699-6787
800-847-6298
877-977-7576
503-362-3645
503-378-41 70
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Education Corner
By Lance Carroll
larger education classes that we have.
The ‘Water Cooler Sessions’ will most
often be held in the Harris Training
Center and class size will be limited to
35.
our members with the shorter classes
that cover the "news you can use"
topics.
OAR Webinars
As you probably noticed for the past
few months, the Oregon Association of
coming in to talk to us for an hour. He REALTORS® has been offering
was recently elected as the County
webinars to their members. These
webinars have been focused on the
Surveyor and wants to talk to RVAR
Water Cooler Sessions
about surveying, lot lines, partitions and changes in real estate laws, financing,
This year the education committee is
more. He wants the local real estate
and taxes. These are great classes to
starting something new called ‘Water
agents to know what he does and
watch and they even allow the
Cooler Sessions’. These sessions are open a line of communication between attendees to post questions which they
short one hour classes that focus on
will then answer.
RVAR and his office. This class is
topics that are relevant to today’s real
going to be a great start to the 201 3
estate industry and can be typically
‘Water Cooler Sessions’.
RVAR will be hosting each webinar in
covered in an hour. They will usually
the Harris Training Center. All you
take place during the lunch hour of the The education committee is currently
need to do is sign up on
1 st and 3rd Friday, where REALTORS® working on more sessions for the
ims.somls.com and show up. Since
can enjoy their lunch as they listen to
coming months. If there is a class that these classes are being taught by
the speaker.
OAR, they will be giving out the
you would like to see please let me
know at lance@somls.com. The class certificates.
We are excited about these classes
can be CE credit or it could be more
because they give us a chance to
focused on marketing or business
Check out the REConnect weekly
listen to relevant speakers and cover
building. The ‘Water Cooler Sessions’ updates for current webinar
topics that not normally covered in the are being created to fill the needs of
information.
On February 1 5th we have Scott Fein
February Trivia
February 1 865 was the only month in recorded
history to not have a full moon.
President Andrew Johnson was impeached on
February 24, 1 868.
February 28th is National Tooth Fairy Day.
The Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy took place
on February 1 , 2003.
Oregon became the first US State to place a tax
on gasoline for autos: February 25th 1 91 9 (1
cent levy).
Pope Gelasius I, in A.D. 496, declared Feb. 1 4 as
Valentine Day.
The Chinese Year of the Snake starts on February 1 0.
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February is Cat Health Month.
The Supreme Court of the U.S. met for the first
time on February 1 , 1 790.
February is the most mispelled of all the months.
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A Commonly Used Search
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The Month This REConnect
is Issued
The MLS Office is in This
County
This Home Has a
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Payment to the Agent for
Services Rendered
The Post Office Doesn't
Deliver This Type of Mail
A Locks Companion
Part of the Home Where
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Bowling Tournament Results
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Best Bowling Team
Jim Hemple - Premier Classic Homes, Inc
Worst Bowling Team
First American Title
Best Decoration / Spirit
First American Title
Winner of the 50/50 Raffle
Barbara Hetland
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Special Thanks for the Silent
Auction Basket Donators:
AmeriTitle
Finish Line Real Estate
First American Title
Home Quest Realty
iMortgage
Kathy Fisher
Mortgage Express
Par Mortgage
PremeirWest Bank - Ashland
Ramsay Realty
Ticor Title
Windermere Van Vleet - Medford
Women's Council of REALTORS ®
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Th e Di g i tal H ou se H u n t
Our society is changing at a
faster pace. Libraries,
encyclopedias and other slow
sources of information are
becoming extinct. This leads
to the basic fact that in today’s
world, information is
overwhelming our senses as
smart phones and tablets
create an instantaneous bridge
between questions and
answers. To confirm this theory
we just have to look at our
individual internet habits. We
roam the internet for information
at work, while waiting in line at
restaurants or even at friend’s
houses. Our connection to the
internet is in everything we do.
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Recently the National
Association of REALTORS®
and Google conducted a joint
study of the Real Estate market
on the Internet. The study is
called ‘The Digital House Hunt:
Consumer and Market Trends
in Real Estate’ and can be
found at www.realtor.org or
click here for a direct link. This
study focuses on the
consumers’ internet habits and
how those habits influence their
house hunting.
explanation does the report
justice and helps you navigate
this new, uncertain world of
internet marketing.
Section 1 : The Online Path to
Purchase Real Estate
In today’s internet world, the
internet user is a more dynamic
shopper when they use the
internet to shop. For example,
an internet user will perform
around 1 1 searches before they
take action. They are 9% more
likely to take action on a real
This article is a condensed
estate website like Zillow or
explanation of the report. The
Trulia than a non-internet user.
findings are very interesting and Finally, 69% of searches on a
in some ways a reverse on
search engine will start with a
what our previous thoughts
basic search like “Medford
were. We hope that this
homes for sale”.
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What we are learning is that
internet users are very active in
their searches and will spend a
lot of time searching before they
take action. For local brokers
they need to create a website
that is user friendly and
optimized for specific searches.
To repeat, 69% of searches
start with a basic search. If the
search takes them to Trulia or
Zillow, then the metatags for the
local sites should be looked at.
they go and people are
accessing it.
Which leads us to the next
graph:
National Association of
REALTORS® and Google also
found that new home buyers
are accessing the internet
almost everywhere they go.
Potential buyers that use the
internet in their home search
also take more advantage of
the old school advertising and
marketing methods that
REALTORS® use. They are
more aware of yard signs, open
houses and any advertisement.
The internet using home buyer
use these various avenues as
an opportunity to research more
about the house being
advertised.
As the graph above shows new
home buyers are using their
smart phones to access the
internet at work, restaurants
and even waiting in line. Smart
phones are making information
available to people where ever
Basically, in today hyper
informative world if a home
buyer finds something
interesting they will research it.
If a yard sign captures their
attention, they will learn more
about the house. If an
advertisement makes them
curious, they will learn more.
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The study found that research
happens across multiple
screens (devices) and touch
points at the same time. This
means that home buyers will
research on the internet when
watching TV, reading the
newspaper, and/or listening to
an advert on the radio.
Finally we come to the point
where home shoppers will use
their mobile device to call a
brokerage 28% of the time,
locate an agent 21 %, and email
a brokerage 1 8% of the time.
Increasing your internet
footprint is vital to take
advantage of these buyers that
use the internet to find and
contact a person to help them
buy their house.
Section 2: Demographics &
Offline Trends
Here are some of the reasons
that people have to buy a
home:
30% Desire to own a home of my
own
11% Desire for a larger home
9% Job-related relocation or
move
8% Change in family situation
7% Affordability of homes
6% Desire to be closer to
family/friends/relatives
6% Desire for a home in a
better area
4% Retirement
4% Desire for smaller home
4% Desire to be closer to
job/school/transit
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There are many reasons why
people purchase a home and
the reasons are as varied as
the homes that they are looking
at. However, internet savvy
homebuyers will spend time
online researching before they
contact a real estate agent.
Almost a quarter of homebuyers
will contact an agent on the
same day they start looking
online. While almost two thirds
of new home buyers will take
over a month of research before
they take the next step in
contacting an agent. But, we
can’t forget that this survey
shows 24% of new homebuyers
will make the next step on the
same day they start their
research. The survey also goes
to mention that 78% of new
home shoppers will visit 3+
sites prior to contacting an
agent.
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we n e e d to fi n d ways to i n cre as e
o u r i n te rn e t fo o tp ri n t. . .
NAR and Google wanted to
know the age group
demographics of those that are
registered to buy or sell a home
on a major real estate brand
site. What they found was that
31 % of the people registered
where between the ages of 25 –
34 and 21 % where between the
ages of 35 - 44. Over 50% of
home buyers are the younger
generation that are looking for
their first home or upgrading
their home for a growing family.
These buyers are more
technology oriented and require
a different relationship with their
agent (see January REConnect
for YPN information).
Finally, the decision making
process has changed. In 201 0
NAR and Google found that
men were the prominent
demographic to buy or sell a
house on a major real estate
brand site. They made up 57%
of the population, while women
only had 43%. In 201 1 that
changed. Women make up
53% of the registered users
while men account for only
47%. This change in
demographics shows us the
movement from a strongly
dominated male audience to a
more balanced audience where
each side is equally important in
the decision-making process.
Section 3: Market and
Consumer Trends
The survey shows that first time
homebuyer searches grew 5%
year over year on google.com.
47% of the first time
homebuyers are using the
internet to search for a home
and 77% of the first time
homebuyers will drive buy a
home that they viewed online.
The internet is vital to over 50%
of first time homebuyers as they
will start the home buying
process online before they
contact an agent.
What NAR and Google found
out is that the senior home
buyers are also turning to the
internet for their home
searches. 75% of senior home
buyers go online to search,
39% began their research
online and 30% of them will
have first learned of the home
that they will finally purchase
online.
The internet has become vital in
today’s real estate industry. As
the survey tells us, internet
savvy homebuyers will spend a
lot of time on the internet before
they contact an agent. They
are more knowledgeable about
the industry and have a
stronger understanding of the
underlining process that they
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will go through from searching,
to mortgage approval, and
finally to closing.
As REALTORS® we need to
find ways to increase our
internet footprint so that our
names are more visible to the
potential homebuyers that are
looking and not ready to take
action. Optimizing websites
and advertising on the major
real estate brand websites is
only a start. There also has to
be an effort to maximize your
advertising dollars that you use
for yard signs, open houses and
magazine advertisements so
that you can grab the attention
of the internet homebuyers as
the go around town or reading
the newspaper. As they say in
marketing a person needs to
see something a few times
before they pull the trigger. You
just need to make sure that it is
your face and your listings that
they see.
Yo u j u s t n e e d t o
m a ke s u r e t h a t i t i s
yo u r f a c e a n d yo u r
l i s ti n g s th at th e y
see
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Tech Tips
By Loran Hughes
If it Sounds Too Good to be
True…
Have you seen the State Farm ®
commercial where the young
lady remarks “They can’t put
anything on the Internet that
isn’t true” (see it here:
http://youtu.be/rmx4twCK3_I) ?
It’s not only humorous, but
illustrates how trusting many of
us are when it comes to our
email inboxes and web sites.
Before you spend money on the
“next big thing” that requires a
data feed from SOMLS, give us
a call. We can tell you if it’s
possible (or not), and the
options that we already have
available for you. Don’t end up
with a “French Model.”
didn’t procrastinate! About a
month later, the hard drive in
my desktop computer failed.
Because I had a good backup, I
was up and running again
within hours of installing yet
another new hard drive. Trust
me, back up your stuff. It’s
cheap insurance and will save
your sanity.
your Twitter or Facebook
account. Creating a graphic is
drop-dead easy. When finished,
you can embed the graphic in
your website or share in your
Facebook and Twitter feeds. It
took me approximately 30
minutes to learn the system and
create this graph:
http://infogr.am/JacksonCounty-Oregon-ResidentialPrice-History/.
Give it a try at http://infogr.am
Information is King!
Want to create some snappy
infographics and charts for your
website? Pop over to infogr.am. App of the Month
It’s free and you can sign in with Sometimes, an app’s price will
drop to “free” for a short period
of time. AppsGoneFree is an
iOS app for the iPhone and
iPad that tracks what has gone
free each day. I make a habit of
checking AppsGoneFree every
Back(up) to the Future
day. After all, saving money is
In one of my recent REConnect
a good thing! AppsGoneFree is
articles, I told the sad tale of my
free to download.
personal backup drive failing.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/
You may recall that I
apps-gone-free-bestimmediately went out and found
daily/id470693788?mt=8
a replacement. Man, am I glad I
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Help Desk
What Does it all Mean ! A Quick Review on Contact Management
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A quick reference for additional Contact Info.
Create a New Search
Newly Matched listings in the Prospect Cart
Agent Recommended Listings
Saved Listings
Rejected listings
“C” denotes that the Client Portal is enabled,
while “A” means Auto prospecting is enabled
New Comments in the Clients Portal
Clients Phone Number
Send email shortcut
Assign a task to the contact
1 2. Emails have been sent to the client, Click to
view
1 3. Client has been sent a CMA Portrait
1 4. Buyer Closing Costs
1 5. Sellers Net Sheet
Accuracy is the Goal !
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When it comes to “Short Sale”, “Reo”, and “Other
3rd Party” listings only one of these fields can be
marked as “Yes”.
Other 3 rd Party does NOT mean a 2 nd lienholder.
It is referring to other types of third party approval
sales, such as conservatorships, trustee sales,
etc.
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By Jo Becker, Education/Outreach Specialist, Fair Housing Council Serving Oregon and SW Washington
Lead poisoning is of greatest concern
with respect to children. This you do
know…
50% didn't know HUD /
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EPA has required that many
We did a (very informal) survey and
found that of the over 500 landlords
asked, 73% owned or managed pre1 978 properties (over 9700 individual
units, in fact) and almost all (91 %)
knew that young children are at the
greatest risk of lead poisoning. That’s
good news; this key message from the
Dept. of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) and the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has been received.
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However, we also found:
…that 25% still don’t know that
HUD and EPA have required lead
disclosure in all units built prior to
1 978 (including use of a specific
brochure on the subject) prior to
contract since 1 996.
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RECENT ENFORCEMENT
HEADLINES
Klamath Falls Landlord to Pay
$24K for Failing to Notify
Tenants of Lead Hazards,
06/27/201 2 2
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41 % are still not aware that
J …HUDthat/ EPA
have also required
disclosure (with use of a different
brochure) prior to many repairs or
renovations made to pre-78
properties since 2008.
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accompanying disclosure forms online.
To be sure you can access these free
repairs or renovations be done by resources we have included the URL
a certified lead-safe contractor
for each here5:
since 201 0.
Pre-contract Pamphlet: “Protect
… that 37% still don’t know it has
Your Family from Lead in Your
been illegal under the federal Fair
Home.
Housing Act1 to deny housing to an
www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/
applicant simply because there are
enforcement/pyf_eng.pdf
children in the household (even in
pre-1 978 properties) since 1 988.
Pre-contract Disclosure Form for
Rentals:
Suffice it to say the requirements
www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/
above are real federal regulations
enforcement/lesr_eng.pdf
housing providers are held liable for
knowing and following. And, as recent
Pre-contract Disclosure Form for
cases demonstrate (see insert at left),
Sales:
the penalties for non-compliance can
www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/
be significant.
enforcement/selr_eng.pdf
To learn more about lead disclosure
and certification requirements visit
www.FHCO.org/lead.htm and for
information about familial status
protections go to
www.FHCO.org/families.htm.
The survey was informative in a few
more ways:
found there's confusion
1 We
surrounding the two different HUD /
EPA pamphlets referenced above.
About a 1 /3 knew of those surveyed
knew there were two different
brochures; about a 1 /3 did not realize
this; about a 1 /3 were unsure. To
further confuse the matter, the newer
Renovate Right pamphlet has been
revised4. To help clarify the issue, we
have provided images of each here.
learned that over half (52%)
2 We
didn't know where to find the
pamphlets and their
Pre-repair Pamphlet: “Renovate
Right”
www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/
renovaterightbrochure.pdf
Note that the original Renovate
Right brochure shows the outside
of a house with a front lawn; the
predominant color is green.
“March 2008” printed on its green,
back cover. The revised Renovate
Right brochure shows an interior
shot of a home; the predominant
color is pink. “Revised September
201 1 ” printed on its tan, back
cover.
Pre- repair Disclosure Form:
…can be found inside the Prerepair Pamphlet
on survey results, it would
3 Based
appear the majority of landlords
are outsourcing required repairs
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and renovations. To help you find local
professionals trained to assist you
we’ve provided the URL for the EPA’s
Certified Renovation Firm search tool:
Find Certified Renovation Firms:
http://cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/
searchrrp_firm.htm
know that children are at the greatest
risk of lead poisoning but do you know
why that is or why it’s of particular
concern in housing?
First of all, while there are other
possible sources of lead poisoning,
lead hazards are most commonly
found in older homes. Lead poisoning
In addition, if you’re interested in
can occur by drinking water
becoming lead-safe certified
yourself, use the EPA’s Accredited contaminated with lead, swallowing
chips of lead paint, or ingesting leadRenovation Training Programs
search tool to find a class near you. based paint dust from remodeling or
refinishing projects.
Find Accredited Renovation
Training Programs:
Lead paint was banned in 1 978;
http://cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/
however, the housing stock remains
searchrrp_training.htm
and so does the old paint6. The
You can also call the Lead Line at National Safety Council reports, 2/3 of
homes built before 1 940 and 1 /2 of
503-988-4000 (a free service).
homes built between 1 940 and 1 960
Lastly, our survey told us that over contain lead-based paint. While few
homes built after 1 960 contain lead
half (64%) didn't know that a
paint, consumer advocacy
Portland-based nonprofit offers
requirements apply to all residences
free "living lead safe" workshops, yet
built prior to 1 978.
83% indicated they planned to learn
more about lead, reduce lead hazards,
educate residents about lead, and / or As for why lead affects babies and
small children so profoundly it is
inquire about a lead workshop. To
because lead poisoning causes
help facilitate these good intentions,
anemia, digestive problems, and
please allow us to introduce you to
damage to the central nervous system
Community Energy Project (CEP)!
in still-developing bodies. Children
“Living Lead Safe” Workshops:
www.communityenergyproject.org/ exposed to lead can develop brain
damage including a variety of learning
lpp_about.html
and behavioral disabilities7.
CEP can be reached at 503-284-6827
The risk to children is compounded by
or Lead1 01 @
the fact that they (and pets, too) are
CommunityEnergyProject.org. As a
often on the floor where lead dust too
former Realtor®, I can tell you their
fine to see can settle and be
“Living Lead Safe” workshop would
inadvertently ingested. In addition,
make an excellent office presentation
children (and pets) have been known,
or a wonderful seminar a sales agent
on occasion, to chew on woodwork
could set up for his / her clientele or
within their reach, particularly when
even a special offering a property
they’re teething. Even if you are
manager could host for residents. It
takes about an hour and I can tell you it careful, small children (and pets) can
still accidentally ingest paint by
is mind blowing!
chewing on toys that collect tiny paint
dust particles. If you have lead paint on
Do You KnowWhy?
If we can extrapolate from the informal your property and would like it
removed, contact a professional. This
survey we conducted, most of you
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is not required of a housing provider
but if it’s something you’re considering
be sure you outsource the work; it is
safer to pay a professional to do the
removal than to try to do it yourself.
1 Federally protected classes under the Fair Housing
Act include: race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
familial status (children), and disability. Oregon law
also protects marital status, source of income, sexual
orientation, and domestic violence survivors.
Washington law covers martial status, sexual
orientation, and domestic violence survivors, and
honorably discharged veterans / military status.
Additional protected classes have been added in
particular geographic areas; visit
www.FHCO.org/mission.htm and read the section
entitled “View Local Protected Classes” for more
information.
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4 Visit
www.FHCO.org/pdfs/published%20articles/read_on
%20articles/LeadChanges.pdf to learn about the
changes and your requirement to use the revised
version.
5 Note that HUD / EPA offer some of these in
alternative languages as well. Visit the HUD and EPA
websites to find a comprehensive list.
6 As long as the lead paint is sealed (painted over)
and not chipping or cracking it should pose little health
risks. However, special attention should be given to
“friction points” where two painted surfaces rub such
as windows and doors.
7 Symptoms of lead poisoning, according to the
National Institute of Health Sciences, include:
headaches, muscle and joint weakness or pain,
excessive tiredness or lethargy, behavioral problems
or irritability, difficulty concentrating, loss of appetite,
metallic taste in the mouth, abdominal pain, nausea or
vomiting, and constipation. These symptoms are
shared by many other illnesses. However, in cases
where the symptoms occur for an extended period of
time and no other cause has been found, lead
poisoning should be considered.
This article brought to you by the Fair Housing
Council; a nonprofit serving the state of Oregon and
SW Washington. Learn more and / or sign up for our
free, periodic newsletter at www.FHCO.org.
Qs about your rights and responsibilities under
fair housing laws?
Visit www.FHCO.org or call 1 -800-424-3247 Ext. 2.
Qs about this article? ‘Interested in articles for
your company or trade association?
Contact Jo Becker at jbecker@FHCO.org or 800/4243247 Ext. 1 50
Want to schedule an in-office fair housing training
program or speaker for corporate or association
functions?
Visit www.FHCO.org/pdfs/classlist.pdf
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