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Dear MLS Subscribers & Participants,
The past year has been an active one for SAMLS to say the least!
Some of our challenges during my term as incoming president included the
finalization of our name change for both the association and the MLS.
This was not an easy task, several of our board members committed count-
less hours of research and compiled data and facts in preparation for a
team of us to present our case to the NAR Jurisdiction Review Board at the
NAR national convention in San Diego, California last fall. This was just
one of the many times I personally witnessed both our association and
MLS boards of directors working together and in the best interest of our
ever-growing membership.
Through this past year my respect for our SAMLS Board of Directors
and our Association Executive, Luisa Craige-Sherman and Administrative
Assistant Beverly Whiting has grown tremendously. We truly are fortunate
to have such a dedicated and diligent staff and volunteers. The following are just a few other items that
our MLS board has accomplished this year:
Enhancement to the FLEX Dashboard including more links to help members, inclusion of a
calendar of events link , access to archives of informative MLS Newsletters and weekly E-News
Updating of ZipForms
Conversion from Book-a-Showing to ShowingTime
Formation of a Regional MLS task force to network and explore collaboration with other
neighboring MLS’s on the eastern side of NYS.
Reinstating our membership into the nationally recognized Council of Multiple Listing Services
Offering targeted workshops on MLS tools and technology including Digital Ink & ShowingTime
Increasing the frequency of MLS New Member Orientation programs
Continuation of offering two Free FLEX MLS Open training sessions per month
Surely, 2016 was a successful and wonderful year for us and I am confident our success will continue
forward through 2017 with Ken Whiting as our SAMLS President and Willie Bea McDonald as our
President-elect. They both have many years of experience and knowledge that will serve our members
well in this ever-changing world of MLS’s.
I would like to personally thank everyone on the SAMLS board of directors for your support and hard
work and for all the time that you so unselfishly devote to our organization and membership.
Kind regards,
Tina DeMarsh
2016 President
Southern Adirondack Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
Source: Monthly
Indicators-August 2016 for
the Southern Adirondack
Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
Provided by NYSAR
August—2016
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