Lake Michigan frontage and West Michigan inland lake frontage between Holland and Frankfort

Spring Lake  Mona Lake Twin Lake West Lake North Lake  Bear Lake  White Lake  Silver Lake  Pentwater Lake Bass Lake Hamlin Lake  Portage Lake  Crystal Lake

Holland  Grand Haven  Norton Shores  Whitehall  Montague Mears Pentwater Ludington Manistee  Onekema  Frankfort

                                                                                       

What is Internet Data Exchange (IDX)/Broker Reciprocity?
It is a business program where brokers grant each other permission to display their listings on each others' websites.

What is the Mission of the office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)?
To create equal housing opportunities for all persons living in America by administering laws that prohibit discrimination in housing based on: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability and familial status.

What is the difference between a real estate agent and REALTOR®?
People use the terms REALTOR® and real estate agent interchangeably, but that is incorrect.  There are differences between REALTORS® and real estate agents.  They are not the same.  Although both are licensed to sell real estate, a REALTOR® is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Unlike real estate agents, REALTORS® must subscribe to NAR's code of ethics.  The Code of Ethics is strictly enforced and contains 17 articles and various underlying restrictive Standards of Practice. It is an attempt by the industry to regulate and therefor deserves recognition.

What is the Michigan Association of Realtors (MAR)?
Headquartered in Lansing, MAR is an integrated communication force for the profession.  Members of MAR, the state's largest professional real estate trade association, offers members a free legal hotline and numerous networking opportunities.

What is the West Michigan Lakeshore Association of Realtors (WMLAR)?
WMLAR, our local board, offers us: education, networking, up to date news affecting our industry, government affairs, a professional standards committee to handle ethics complaints and arbitration requests, and a Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Our MLS is part of a large regional database of property listings known as SWMRIC.

What is SWMRIC?
SWMRIC (Southwestern Michigan Regional Information Center) is comprised of 10 member associations MLS's. It is continually updated and is the search engine I use to monitor the market so my prospects are the first to know about new listings.

    


                                        
 

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