Saturday in New Orleans (for AEs)
Saturday is Policy Day. The MLS Policy committee included a proposal to develop a nationwide property database that would include available information on the history and information of all properties. (I may be wrong, but think quite a few commercial markets have that same type of historical and current information on all commercial properties in their markets – whether for sale or not.) The Member Policy committee formed a work group to review a proposal to look at making sales agents subject to the same criteria as brokers in joining – especially related to when they have recent criminal records (potential action in May); and will be immediately notifying all associations that establishing a DBA to use instead of the name on the charter requires the steps in the name approval process.
Grand Assembly. After negotiating the winding and very lengthy lines to get inside, I got to sit IN THE FRONT ROW with Louisiana AE Malcolm Young who had an unexpected seat next to him labeled “Malcolm Young Guest”. Right place at the right time for me. Highlights: a) the choir that sang the National Anthem; b) the video about the Good Neighbor Award recipients (always bring a box of Kleenex for that); c) cheering for the State REALTORS® of the Year; d) THE PRESIDENTS - the first Bush and Clinton!!! They were actually hilarious, and each got thunderous applause.
Celebrity Moment - Went to a tiny corner restaurant for dinner near the convention center, and at one table was both Harry Connick, Jr. and Sr..; another table was Frankie Muniz, the kid who played Malcolm on the TV show “Malcolm in the Middle.” Since all three I had dinner with don’t watch television I had to explain.…
