HUNTSVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA 535 Monroe Street, Huntsville, AL Tuesday, October 21, 2014 8:30 am CALL MEETING TO ORDER BILL STEWART I. INVOCATION II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. CONSENT AGENDA BILL STEWART a) Motion to approve the HAAR Consent Agenda/Minutes IV. PRESIDENT REMARKS BILL STEWART V. TREASURER S REPORT LARRY CARROLL a) August 2014 Financials VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS a) Governmental Affairs GINNY BRANDAU b) ARPAC SHA JARBOE c) Affiliate Director NICKIE ALLISON-LASH d) North Alabama CRS KATHY MANN e) WCR CARRIE BURKE f) YPN Huntsville DARRIN HASLEY g) REALTORS in Action JIM JOHNSON VII. VIII. COMMITTEE MOTIONS a) Forms Committee OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURN MEETING IMPORTANT DATES Oct. 31 st -Nov. 3 rd Oct. 21 st Oct. 23 rd Directors Elections Lunch & Learn for REALTORS Real Estate Tax Academy 9:00 am 5:00 pm
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE HUNTSVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS October 21 st, 2014 CONSENT AGENDA (Items listed on the Consent Agenda are expected to be routine and non controversial and, unless the Board directs that an item be held for further discussion, the entire CONSENT AGENDA will be acted upon for block approval. If the Board directs that an item listed on the CONSENT AGENDA be held for further discussion, the item will be addressed under Other Business. ) 1
HAAR Consent Agenda October 21 st, 2014 ITEM PAGE Approval of September 2014 Minutes 3-5 October Committee Reports 6 September-October 2014 Membership Report 7-8 NALMLS September Statistics 9 2
HUNTSVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS OFFICERS & DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 23 rd, 2014 9:45 am PRESENT: President Bill Stewart, President Elect Opie Balch, MLS President Kathy Mann, Secretary/Treasurer Larry Carroll, Attorney Bo Harrison, Nickie Allison Lash, Ginny Brandau, Carrie Burke, Paul Buxton, Darrin Hasley, Sha Jarboe, Jim Johnson, Steven LaMar, Zelda Lanza, Terry Lewis, Landa Pennington, Cindi Peters, Tommy Pruett, Rod Schumann, Robert Simons, Regina Underwood, Rod Weaver, Bill Ward, Julie Lockwood ABSENT: Lynn Kilgore, Jan Wells STAFF: CEO Kipp Cooper, Christina Hearne, Katy Fitzgerald, Arely Jaimes, Rhonda Ricketts, Tammy Owen At a meeting of the Officers and Directors, held at 535 Monroe Street, Huntsville, AL., 35801, the meeting was called to order by President Bill Stewart at 9:45 am, Central Standard Time. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance led at the NALMLS O&D Meeting. MOTION: To approve the HAAR Consent Agenda Motion Carried. TREASURERS REPORT Secretary/Treasurer Larry Carroll presented the July 2014 Financials. 3
Adjustment: The bank fees for July 2013 were $3,295 and for July 2014 2012 were $4,265. Financial Statements to be filed for audit. Secretary/Treasurer Larry Carroll presented Motions from the Finance and Budget Committee: Motion: To approve the HAAR Travel Policy Amendment: To state in the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President section that One half of these expenses are to be paid by NALMLS and one half by HAAR. Amendment Passed. Amendment: To add registration fee and one night hotel fee for Directors, to the NAR Winter Conference. Amendment failed. Adjustment: To change verbiage under the National Directors Representing HAAR at NAR meetings and HAAR REALTORS Members Receiving AAR or NAR awards, so that the expenses covered are clearly stated. Motion as Amended Passed. Motion: To approve the 2015 HAAR Proposed Budget Adjustment: To change the verbiage on income line item 1539 and to correspond to expense line item 1843 Motion: To approve the 2015 HAAR Capital Requests 4
PRESIDENTS REMARKS Motion: To ratify motion made at the August 23 rd O&D Meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS Nominating Committee Chair Bill Ward stated that Jim Hoekenschnieder was nominated by committee as 2015 Treasure/Secretary. Next the committee will week for Director open nominations. Governmental Affairs Committee Co Chair Ginny Brandau presented two motions: Motion: To endorse Debra Kizer for Madison County License Director and to contribute $3000 to her campaign. Motion: To endorse Blake Dorning for Madison County Sherriff and to contribute $3500 to his campaign. ARPAC Chair Sha Jarboe thanked everyone who attended the Beauty and the Beach ARPAC event. The committee is currently working to finalize the numbers and should be reported at the next membership luncheon. Although, the deadline for this year s ARPAC contribution is in October there will be fall social in upcoming months. Affiliate Director Nickie Allison Lash announced the next Lunch and Learn for Realtors will be October 21 st starting at 11 am. The lunch will be held at HAAR and will be sponsored by Peppers Moving Company. Please RSVP to attend. CRS President Kathy Mann mentioned there is still time to sign up for the CRS 201: Listings Class. The class will be held September 24 25 at HAAR from 8:30 am to 5 pm. Carrie Turner for WCR President Carrie Burk announced WCR s annual tailgate party will be Wednesday, October 8 th from 11:30am to 1 pm. Mayor Tommy Battle will speak about recent updates and city news. President Bill Stewart made a motion: to excuse the absences of Darrin Hasley and Jim Johnson, both have medical excuses. Meeting moved to Executive Session. Motion: To approve Ginny Brandau as Chair of the Governmental Affairs committee. Motion: To allow Jim Hoekenschnieder finish Steven Lamar s 2014 year as a Director. There being no other business the meeting adjourned at 11:00 am Minutes respectfully submitted by Arely Jaimes for Larry Carroll. 5
September Committee Reports ARPAC BYLAWS CARAVAN FINANCE & BUDGET FORMS The committee met on September 22 nd and will be presenting two motions at the October O&D meeting. GRIEVANCE Nothing to Report. GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Education Committee ORIENTATION Nothing to Report. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Nothing to report. REALTORS in Action Nothing to report 6
Sep.15,2014-Oct. 15, 2014 HAAR MEMBERSHIP REPORT The Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS has received 2 Designated REALTOR Applications, 27 REALTOR Applications and 4 Affiliate Applications from Sept 15, 2014 thru Oct 15, 2014. DESIGNATED REALTOR Dania Costa Kimberly Wilbourn Signature Homes of Huntsville Quest Real Estate, LLC REALTOR Adam Atchley Jonna Barrier Katrina Bowers Cecil Brown Susan (Susie) Brown Patrick Carter Michael Hibbs Lesa Harrigan Jeanette Hines Teresa Holt Sherry Hopper Barrera Melissa Hotz James Jay Staisha Jennings Tina Jones Donald Larkin Audra Morris Crystal Poe Nancy Pospelov Natalie Shivers Allison Simbeck Gary San Soucie Suzanne Uptain Carol T. Walker Quincy Wiggins Amy Williams Seager Wilson Crye Leike Realtors Madison Exit Total Realty Re Li Properties Keller Williams Realty Madison Woodland Real Estate Weichert Realtors The Space Place Keller Williams Realty HSV Rise Real Estate, Inc. Adams Homes, LLC Re/Max Alliance Madison MarMac Real Estate TransAction Real Estate Legend Realty New South, Realtors Quest Realty North Alabama R.E. Group Woodland Real Estate Keller Williams Realty Mad Breland Homes Amanda Howard Real Estate Leading Edge Real Estate Group @Homes Realty Group Keller Williams Realty Mad. Exit Realty of the Valley HSV Realty South, HSV Capstone Realty ERA Ben Porter Real Estate 7
AFFILIATE Charles Brinkley Scott Deborah Jimmy Lehman Michael V. Pyron Brinkley & Chestnut Valor Communities Eagle Home Mortgage Michael V. Pyron Appraisal 8
Alabama Housing Statistics Reporting Form North Alabama Multiple Listing System, Inc. NALMLS Huntsville Area Association of Realtors SEPTEMBER 2014 Monthly Totals (representative of previous form) # Sold in Month Average Sales Price Median Selling Price Average Days on Market # of Units on the Market Total 393 184,988 165,350 103 3196 # Pending this Month Average Pending Price Median Pending Price Average Days on Market # of Units Currently Pending Total 291 202,868 171,850 97 426 By Property Type (Please mark NR if MLS System cannot retrieve these figures) # Sold this Month Average Selling Price Median Selling Price Average Days on Market # of Units on the Market Existing SF (Single Family, Garden and Townhomes) 294 167,228 150,500 99 2640 Condo (New and Existing) 14 149,702 161,750 144 104 New Construction (Single Family, Garden and Townhomes) 85 252,226 249,975 107 452 Price Distribution # of Current Active Price Range # of Total Sales Average DOM Listings $99,999 or UNDER 70 78 535 $100,000 $124,999 40 115 235 $125,000 $149,999 43 102 336 $150,000 $199,999 99 116 611 $200,000 $249,999 56 84 454 $250,000 $299,999 39 115 349 $300,000 $349,999 18 60 166 $350,000 $399,999 14 184 151 $400,000 $449,999 5 68 86 $450,000 $499,999 4 194 82 $500,000 $549,999 2 53 39 $550,000 $599,999 0 #DIV/0! 30 $600,000 $649,999 1 17 11 $650,000 $699,999 1 8 30 $700,000 $749,999 0 #DIV/0! 7 $750,000 $799,999 0 #DIV/0! 14 $800,000 OR OVER 1 452 59 9