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DECEMBER 2015
Important: OREA & CREA Dues
TREB’s New Electronic Invoice
Complying with Municipal Sign By-laws
New Account Feature in REALTOR.ca
2015 – 2016 Help Desk Holiday Hours
And More
ACROSST H E B O A R D
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Table of ContentsImportant: OREA & CREA Dues
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TREB’s New Electronic Invoice Page 3
Season’s Greetings! Page 4
What’s In Your REALTOR® Toolkit? Page 4
Complying with Municipal Sign By-laws
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New Account Feature in REALTOR.ca Page 5
The Educated Professional Page 6
Members for Members – Thank You for Your Service!
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2015 – 2016 Help Desk Holiday Hours Page 7
Privacy Reminder to Members Page 7
© Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.
TREB's New Electronic Invoice
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TREB Responds to Member Requests by Offering Electronic Billing
To ensure the timely and proper delivery of your email notification, please confirm that your email address is up to date by clicking “Manage My Profile” in the LINKS menu of Stratus. If you need assistance, please contact the Help Desk at 416-443-8111.
We also recommend that you add [email protected] and [email protected] to your Safe Senders list or email contact list to prevent it from being blocked as spam. TREB will make every effort to ensure a smooth transition for our Members as we move to electronic billing.
On December 1, 2015, TREB introduced a new electronic billing process as part of
ongoing efforts to provide Members with accessible and efficient electronic services. With 85 per cent of Members already taking advantage of paying online, TREB expects this to become a welcome service enhancement.
The option to receive a paper copy of your TREB invoice is no longer available.
Instead, you’ll receive an email notifying you that your invoice is ready to view and pay online with a credit or debit card. Should you wish a paper copy of your invoice for your records, you can print it easily from TREB’s e-Commerce site from the comfort of your home or office.
If you wish to pay by cheque rather than online, you can continue to do so – simply include your membership number and invoice number on the cheque.
Please note: For invoices dated in November, Members will receive both an email notification that the invoice is ready and a paper copy of the invoice. For invoices dated after November, only an email notification will be received.
2016 OREA and CREA Electronic InvoicingYour 2016 OREA & CREA Dues invoice notice will be sent directly to your email. Click on the link in the email to be directed to TREB’s safe and secure e-Commerce website. You will need your TREB Membership Number, PIN and Authenticator Password to sign on.We recommend that you add [email protected] and [email protected] to your Safe Senders List or email contact list to prevent it from being blocked as spam.
Payment due date is January 31, 2016.
Please note the following:• Payment of 2016 OREA & CREA annual dues by January 31, 2016 will confirm a Member’s intention to renew his/her membership with TREB. • If payment is not received by January 31, 2016 then a Member’s membership is deemed not to have been renewed and membership privileges will cease immediately without further notice. • A $100 reinstatement fee (plus HST) will apply for any Member reinstating his/ her membership after January 31, 2016.
The following payment methods are available:➢ e-Commerce: Click the link in your email to be directed to the e-Commerce site to pay by: • Major Credit Card • INTERAC Online – Internet banking enabled through TD Canada Trust, RBC, Scotiabank and BMO • Visa Debit Card➢ Cheque: Payable to TREB • Cheque must be received at TREB offices by Friday, January 29, 2016
Important: OREA & CREA Dues
TREB handles the issuing and payment processing on behalf of the Ontario Real Estate Association and the Canadian Real Estate Association as a service to Members to keep collection and processing costs at a minimum. All amounts collected are remitted to OREA & CREA.
Stratus has many tools and features you may not know about. For example, did you know that every
time you refresh your browser while in Stratus, you could be looking at brand new listings and updates in up to six market areas? Today’s Listings, conveniently located on the Info Centre, is a great way to keep track of what’s going on in areas of interest.
Once a listing is uploaded or updated in
Add/Edit, they are immediately visible in Today’s Listings, providing you with real-time results.
The other advantage to setting up Today’s Listings is that you’ll be one click away from seeing upcoming Salesperson Open Houses taking place in those areas.
Watch this 2-minute video to learn how.
What’s In Your REALTOR® Toolkit?Today’s Listings
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Complying with Municipal Sign By-laws
On behalf of the TREB Board of Directors and staff,
I’d like to wish you and your family a safe and enjoyable season.
Sincerely,Mark McLean, President, Toronto Real Estate Board
Season's Greetings!
What’s In Your REALTOR® Toolkit?Today’s Listings
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Municipal sign by-laws regulate all aspects of real estate signs and are intended to preserve
and protect the appearance and safety of communities. Sign by-laws differ from one municipality to the next within
the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). For REALTORS®, this means the placement and duration of open house directional signs and for sale/lease signs are governed by municipal sign by-laws.REALTORS® are responsible to comply
with the municipal sign by-laws.
For additional information, please see the sign by-laws information guide on Stratus.For further questions on sign by-laws, please contact the specific municipality.
Complying with Municipal Sign By-laws
REALTOR.ca promotes your listings and the value of working with a REALTOR® to millions of consumers
around the world every month. On December 3, REALTOR.ca introduced one of its most significant features, REALTOR.ca accounts, which will serve as a goldmine of valuable consumer insights that can help REALTORS® gain further understanding into the digital real estate journey of their current and future clients.
Also included in this release is a security change making REALTOR.ca safer for all users. As of December 3, all of REALTOR.ca is behind a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) which will encrypt and protect all user data through property and REALTOR® searches as well as the new accounts feature.
To learn more, click here.
New Account Feature in
REALTOR.ca
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Jan. 11 An Overview of Standard Forms
Jan. 14 Tech Tips – REALTOR® Toolkit
Jan. 18 A Comprehensive Review of MLS® Rules
Jan. 28 Tech Tips – Condos
Basic Retail & Site SelectionJanuary 20Creating a CMA in StratusJanuary 5 January 12 (York) January 13 January 21 Residential Statistics in StratusDecember 16 January 6
Searching in Stratus – CommercialJanuary 7 February 23Searching in Stratus – ResidentialJanuary 4 January 12 January 14 (York) January 20 January 28
Stratus Full Day Practice LabDecember 17 January 5 January 7 (York) January 13Working with Public RecordsJanuary 5 January 22Working with WEBForms® 4.0January 7 January 14
Participate in a seminar or workshop to learn directly from the subject matter expert and through class discussions. Network with your fellow REALTORS® to learn from each other. These seminars/workshops range between two and six hours.
Participate in technology training for step-by-step instructions that will help you serve your clients better. Hands-on training is provided in a computer lab and is led by one of our staff Technology Learning Specialists. These labs range between three and six hours.
Click e-Commerce to register for courses and to access further details, including course descriptions and instructor biographies.
Upcoming Professional Designations December 15-17
REIC 2600 – Ethics and Business Practices
Fellow of the Real Estate Institute (FRI) Designation course
Building a high ethical standard is essential to gaining trust in any industry but it is most important in real estate in order to establish referral and repeat clients.
Having a reputation for high ethical business principles will result in long lasting, solid relationships with your clients, employer and peers.
January 14 & 15
Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) Designation course
Becoming skilled at Buyer Representation will help you change the way you do business and cater to Clients at every stage in the home buying process. As an Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®), you will gain a unique understanding of home buyers’ needs and how best to serve them, specialized information to stay on top of home buying issues and trends, and exclusive resources to share with your clients and give you even more of a competitive edge.
Webinar WednesdaysJanuary 6 Intro to MPAC Public Records Residential
January 13 WEBForms®
Although TREB endeavours to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of information, it is not guaranteed.
Upcoming Seminars and Workshops
Hands-On Technology Training
Trainer On DutyDo You Need Stratus One-on-One Help?
The Educated Professional
• Are you confused by the New Search with its two criteria forms?• Have you figured out how to add your contacts into Stratus?• Are you having difficulty searching certain types of properties?• Are you struggling to figure out how to do some of the things you have always done now that Old Stratus is retired?Members may stop by TREB or our York Office on any Friday morning between 9:00 a.m. and noon.A TREB Technology Learning Specialist will
be in the computer lab to assist you with Stratus. You can bring your own laptop or use one of the lab computers.No registration is required. We will handle Member drop-ins on a first-come, first-served basis.
When: Starting January 8, 2016 Friday mornings from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Where: TREB Offices
1400 Don Mills Road, Toronto & 45 Millard Avenue West, Newmarket.
2015 – 2016 Help Desk Holiday Hours
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Suggestions & FeedbackIf you have content suggestions for Across The Board or comments about this publication, feel free to email us at [email protected]
GET SOCIAL WITH TREB
Members for Members – Thank You for Your Service!As a Member-driven Association, TREB relies on the input of committed professionals
volunteering to serve on focus groups, committees, and task forces. In the coming months, Across The Board will showcase TREB Members serving on our committees.
First row (L-R): Anne Briscoe; Julia Ross; Bill Johnston; Kate Young; Heidi Noel. Second row (L-R): Johnmark Roberts; Kevin Crigger; Andrew Wells; Michael Collins; Trevor Johnston; Don Kottick, Chair; Wasim Jarrah; Henry David; Chris Allen; Craig Homewood; Tina Sibbald. Absent: Gary Zalepa; Dianne Usher; Garry Bhaura, Vice Chair; Kim Morris.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE
MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEEFirst row (L-R): Shalini Bahadur; Adele Aston; Garry Bhaura, Chair; Laura Baragetti. Second row (L-R): Marco Da Silva; Raymundo Diaz; Gene Cheng; Esa Para Esananda. Absent: Peter Antoine.
Privacy Reminder to Members
Members should continue to handle consumer personal information with great care, adhere to all privacy laws, and always be mindful of protecting consumer privacy rights.
Thursday, December 24, 2015 Closed at 6:00 pm
Friday, December 25, 2015 Closed
Saturday, December 26, 2015 Closed
Sunday, December 27, 2015 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Monday, December 28, 2015 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday, December 31, 2015 Closed at 6:00 pm
Friday, January 1, 2016 Closed
2015 – 2016 Help Desk Holiday Hours
