2024 EXPO registration is open! To register or if you need to cancel by May 23, go to register for the EXPO
1 | Canopy’s message to the community following last week’s tragedy
Charisma Southerland, 2024 Canopy president, and members of the Executive Committee recorded a video to extend a special message to the community. The collective thoughts of our Canopy Realtor® members are with our local law enforcement, their families and friends, and all those affected by this past week’s tragic event.
2 | NAR’s legislative priorities to be discussed next week
This month honors the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, customs, and values that have been passed down through generations. It is a time to celebrate the unique contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders to American society, from food to art to innovation, and in the real estate industry.
Canopy has an Asian-American Advisory Group as part of the Diversity and Inclusion Alliance. This advisory group aims to maximize the involvement of Asian-American members in Association programs and activities and to foster opportunities for them to be appointed and elected to leadership positions. The Diversity and Inclusion Alliance works to strengthen, encourage, and increase diverse members' participation and leadership within the Association. Members include all constituencies within the Association community with a focus on those constituencies underrepresented in leadership. No meeting attendance is required but members are encouraged to participate in Diversity and Inclusion Alliance events and volunteer opportunities.
4 | NAR’s Military Relocation Professional Certification Virtual Course
NAR’s Military Relocation Professional Certification core course will teach participants how to provide real estate services at any stage in a service member's military career, help meet the needs of this niche market, and win future referrals.
Successful completion of this course provides four hours of North Carolina real estate continuing-education elective credit.
This course also offers credit for the Canopy Realtor® Association’s Workforce Housing Certificate Program and is an ABR® elective.
5 | New options coming to Matrix to use in your listings
Starting soon, these options will be available to use on your listings:
Pearl Certification: In the “Green Verification Type you will now be able to specify that a home has the Pearl Certification. Learn more about Pearl Certification.
Triannual HOA Fees: The “HOA Fee Frequency” field will now offer an option for fees that are paid three times per year.
Internet: When listing a property for rent, the “Tenant Responsibilities” field will have an option for Internet access.
En-Suite Bathroom: When adding rooms to your listing, selecting the “Primary Bedroom”, “Bedroom”, and “Bedroom/Bonus” options will now have a “Room Feature” available that shows there is a bathroom directly accessible through that bedroom.
Coffered Ceiling(s): When adding rooms to your listings, all rooms will now have an additional ceiling option in the “Room Features” field.
Note: the existing ceiling options, Cathedral Ceiling(s), Tray Ceiling(s), and Vaulted Ceiling(s) will now only be available in the Room Features list. This allows a specific ceiling type to be described within a specific room. The ceiling types will no longer be available in the Interior Features field.
