The purpose of the Marketing Meeting is to promote new listings, advice of significant changes on existing listings, exchange essential information as it applies to listings and sales of property, tour properties, and allow the affiliate membership to inform the participants of changes in their products and services. 

• The marketing meetings and tours shall be conducted on every Thursday of each month (excluding holidays). The meeting shall begin promptly at 9am at the designated location.

• A Realtor® in good standing of MLSListings and/or any Association of Realtors® may place a listing within our county tour area on the weekly tour. The fee is $60.00 per listing. Fees will be paid prior to any homes being placed on tour. Fees are non-refundable for “NO SHOW” or cancel with less than 24 hour notice. You must speak with an association staff member and get verbal confirmation to put your listing on tour. 

• Guests must be a member in good standing of MLSListings and/or another Association of Realtors®. Guests may participate for a one time in the tour and attend the marketing meeting; however, they may not announce any listings information, price reductions, etc. at the meeting forum. 

• Members may not call in or show the listings of non-members. 

• Properties must be on MLSListings in the status “Active” or “Members Only Show” to be placed on tour. 

• All listings on the caravan or open house tour must be represented at tour and at the Marketing Meeting by either the listing agent or a designated Marketing Meeting member. A listing not represented in this manner will be deleted from the tour. It is the listing agent’s responsibility to reschedule their listings on tour. 

• Tours are for residential and commercial properties. Bare land and properties available for lease only will not be accepted for regular tours. 

• No property outside the 20-mile radius within our service area will be accepted for tours. Those wishing to have out of area properties seen may make an announcement of invitation at the Marketing Meeting. Touring of these properties shall be optional and after the tour. 

• New construction will not be placed on tours until completed to the point the property is ready for floor coverings and the walkways and/or driveways have been installed. 

• Sales are to be announced by the listing agent. In the absence of the listing agent, the selling agent may announce this information. Reporting of office sales will not be allowed. 

• No pocket listings shall be discussed at the Marketing Meeting. 

• Only properties listed on MLSListings can be discussed at the Marketing Meeting. 

• Members are to restrict their pitches to only real estate related subjects and to keep their comments brief. 

• Members are to announce only price or significant changes of the property when promoting listings. 

• Responses to the ‘Wants and Needs’ session are to be held outside the regular tour meeting. Agents announcing ‘Wants and Needs’ should give their name, company and phone number for responses. 

• Advertising of issues, products et cetera not directly associated with San Benito County Association of REALTORS® or real estate, requires prior association staff approval.