Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS®
5405 Market Street, Youngstown, OH  44512
Phone 330-788-7026  Fax 330-788-4329
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The Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS® (YCAR) established an endowment fund at Youngstown State University over 16 years ago. YSU will award one (1) $1,000.00 scholarship every year until this endowment fund is depleted.

Criteria for receiving a scholarship:

1) Applicant must be a REALTOR® member of the Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS® or the spouse or child of a REALTOR® member of YCAR;

2) Applicant must be a high school graduate with a 3.0 GPA or higher;

3) Freshmen entering YSU and YSU upper class students can qualify on a non-discriminatory basis;

4) Applicant must apply to YSU in spring or summer for upcoming September classes.

Scholarship applications will be made available to all member offices of the Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS® in January each year. Applications will also be available at the association office.

Scholarship application deadline is April 25th annually. Applications are to be submitted to the office of the Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS® located at 5405 Market Street in Boardman.

All applications received at the association office by the April deadline will be submitted to the YSU Foundation and Financial Aide office, who will be responsible for selecting the scholarship recipient annually based on the criteria listed above, giving more weight to a student’s greater financial need.

In order to relieve the financial strain of paying your annual REALTOR® dues on December 1st (during the holiday season), the Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS® will continue to offer a voluntary quarterly dues payment service in 2012.

The quarterly dues payment service is available for members who have already paid their 2012 dues and wish to begin paying ahead their 2013 dues.

How to Pay Your 2013 Dues Ahead...

By March 1, 2012, remit a payment of $141.75
By June 1, 2012, remit a payment of $141.75
By September 1, 2012, remit a payment of $141.75
By December 1, 2012, remit a payment of $141.75

Advance dues payments in amounts different than the quarterly payments outlined above will also be accepted (minimum $100.00). You will receive a 2013 dues invoice with any adjustments to your balance on November 1, 2012 with the remaining portion of your 2013 dues payment due by December 1, 2012.

If you choose to take advantage of this quarterly dues payment service, but by December 1, 2012 you decide not to continue your REALTOR® membership for 2013, your entire 2013 advance dues payment will be refunded.

If you have any questions call Mary Ann Pallante at the association office at 330-788-7026.

PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES

November 1st - Dues notices sent to members.

December 1st - DEADLINE FOR DUES PAYMENT!

December 2nd - LATE FEE OF $50.00 APPLIED!

December 2nd Certified letter mailed to each "Designated Broker" listing unpaid agents, stating the Association services will be suspended for those agents if dues are not received by the Association by December 10th.

December 11th Association services automatically suspended for any agent with unpaid dues. Services, including MLS, will suspend to the company with any broker who has unpaid dues.

January 2nd (OR THE FIRST DAY AFTER THE HOLIDAY) Certified letter sent to each "Designated Broker" with any unpaid agents stating that termination of the agent(s) will be voted on at the January Board of Directors meeting. Upon termination, broker and/or agent would need to reapply for association membership, pay application fee and be approved by the Board of Directors.

OUR GOAL IS TO COLLECT DUES IN A TIMELY MANNER, NOT TO SUSPEND SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS.

DON'T FORGET TO PAY YOUR DUES BY DECEMBER 1ST 

Do You Qualify for Dues Waiver?

Two (2) levels of the REALTOR® Association waives annual dues for persons who have been members of their professional trade association for 40 or 50 years.

Do you qualify?

OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

State dues are waived for any person who has held membership in the Ohio Association of REALTORS®, for a cumulative period of 50 years with no age limit. Applicant should provide reasonable, substantiation of 50 years membership.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

REALTOR® Emeritus Program

REALTOR® Emeritus Status:

Any person who has held membership in the National Association as a REALTOR®, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®, or a combination of both, for a cumulative period of 40 years in one or more Associations of REALTORS® is eligible for REALTOR® Emeritus status.

Upon approval by the Board of Directors of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, no further payment of dues is necessary to the National Association by the Member Association of which the REALTOR® Emeritus is a member.

The dues waiver does not take effect until the following 'dues season'. For example, members approved as Emeritus at the MidYear or Annual meetings in 2012 would have their dues waived starting in 2013 since dues are due and owing by the local associations as of January 1 each year.

REALTOR® Emeritus members are exempt from the Quadrennial Ethics Training requirement.

Waiver of dues by the local Association and/or State Association is at the discretion of those entities. A standard certification form (provided by NAR) is necessary to begin the approval process for a REALTOR® Emeritus candidate, which is to be filled out by the local Association. Any available documentation that would provide reasonable substantiation of 40 years' membership should be attached to the form.

After the conference each REALTOR® Emeritus member will receive a congratulatory letter, certificate and 40-year REALTOR® Emeritus lapel pin. This packet will be sent to the association to present to their members.

A standard certification form (provided by NAR) is necessary to begin the approval process for a REALTOR® Emeritus candidate, which is to be filled out by the local Association. Any available documentation that would provide reasonable substantiation of 40 years' membership should be attached to the form when it is returned to the National Association.

April 2nd, 2012 is the deadline for receipt of completed certification forms and supporting documentation for approval by the NAR Board of Directors at the May 2012 MidYear Governance Meetings & Trade Expo held in Washington, DC. Please attach supporting documentation to your online submitted application. 

**Any application submitted after April 2nd will not be approved until the next meeting in November 2012, REALTOR® Conference & Expo in Orlando, FL.

To place your order, please contact Tracy Moracco at 330-788-7026 or at tracy@ycar.org