Sentrilock and Supra Available Through Shared Services Although the Lakes Area REALTORS® Association does not have an agreement with any electronic lock box company at this time, we do offer availability of these products and services through shared service agreements with partnering organizations. Sentrilock: Brokerage firms may join the system as an office in order [...]

Transferring to Another Broker (Sometimes known as: “What Happened to my MLS!?”) If “the only thing that is constant is change,” then there are bound to be changes in relationships between brokers and agents. What happens if an agent or broker decides to terminate a relationship? Either the broker or licensee may complete and sign [...]

What do all those Membership Type codes mean? The A-B-C’  - and R’s - of LARA Membership Types: R - REALTOR® - A REALTOR® member with local (LARA), state (WRA) and national (NAR) membership through Lakes Area REALTORS® Association. This is the most common membership type and is also a Primary membership. RN – A [...]

Every day new real estate professionals enter our industry. It is an exciting and rewarding career. There is almost an avalanche of information coming at these new agents, and one of the best parts of my job is to help navigate the “Pathways to Professionalism” that relate to an agent becoming a REALTOR®. Let’s begin [...]

  Patti Zurla - 2013 REALTOR(R) of the Year Becky Merwin, REALTOR(R) with The Rauland Agency and past recipient, was pleased to nominate Patti for this deserving award. Her nomination stated that Patti is often the first to volunteer for a cause, and even when just attending a fundraiser or activity to support, [...]