By Barb Murray
Executive Officer
The Mansfield Association of REALTORS® (M.A.R.) isn’t just about Realtor members who assist clients interested in buying or selling their homes. Members of M.A.R. are licensed and trained real estate professionals, and they can certainly help their clients and customers even better by using the tools and programs offered by M.A.R. Using resources from M.A.R. will ensure that their clients will have the very best buying or selling experience possible.
M.A.R. advertises its members’ listings in a big way by entering properties for sale into M.A.R.’s Multiple Listing Service. The MLS is a compilation of residential and commercial properties plus vacant land for sale. Listings come from Crawford, Richland, and some properties in surrounding counties such as Knox, Ashland, Marion, and others. M.A.R.’s Multiple Listing Service automatically sends its listings to www.MansfieldBoard.com, www.Realtor.com, and listings also sent to websites through a global network that spans 85-plus publishers in more than 55 countries. Through M.A.R.’s Multiple Listing Service, potential buyers can search for the home of their dreams and sellers can be assured that the home they are selling is being exposed to a very vast audience of potential buyers.
M.A.R. offers its members use of SentriLock lockboxes that are attached to homes that are on the market. Agents who are members of the SentriLock system can easily schedule a tour of your home to potential buyers and gain access with a click of an app on their phones or a special key card. These safe and secure SentriLock lockboxes even keep track of every person entering the home. Not only is this a valuable safety feature, it allows the listing Agent to gain feedback from the Agents who show the property.
Realtor members of M.A.R. are also members of the Ohio Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. From local property taxes to state rules to national issues and legislation that affects real estate, MAR stands ready to protect private property rights at every level for the counties we serve. M.A.R. has been proud to have helped keep our communities free from unsafe legislation in the past and will continue to help in the future.
Realtors at M.A.R. are very active in their communities. M.A.R. holds several events and drives annually to raise money and items for local organizations that help those in need. It’s our way of giving back to the communities and the people we serve.
As you can see, M.A.R. Realtor members do so much more than help people buy and sell homes. They stay informed of real estate issues, they take classes to enrich their professions, they are legislatively involved, and they use tools and systems that help them represent their clients in the most ethical and professional manner possible.
For more information about the Mansfield Association of Realtors, visit www.MansfieldBoard.com.
The Mansfield Association of REALTORS®: “Advocating for tomorrow’s real estate needs today.”