Don't miss the GSAR Main Event! Register today!

Register today for this year's "Spring into Action" Main Event on May 24 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown from 4 to 7 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Giselle Ugarte, an online performance coach and motivational speaker. She is going to help attendees learn how to successfully use social media. And, B2Wins will be providing music during the event.

Registration is $45 through May 23 and $75 on May 24 and onsite. Register here. You won't want to miss the biggest GSAR event of 2023!

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Major sponsors: AmeriCu, Community Bank, Hunt Real Estate and Weaver, Mancuso, Brightman, PLLC
• Food station sponsor: M&T Bank
• Décor sponsor: Coldwell Banker Prime Properties, Inc.
• Entertainment sponsors: Ronda T. Akl & Associates, PLLC and Capital Region Preferred Properties, LLC
• Speaker sponsor: Howard Hanna Real Estate
• Parking sponsors: Empower Federal Credit Union, Galli Law, My Town Realty and US Bank.

Have a social media question for Giselle to answer during the Main Event? You can send it here

Missed County Executive McMahon's May Update? Watch the replay

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon's May update for Central New York's REALTORS® is available here.

Don't miss his June update on Thursday, June 1, starting at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Join the update using this link. The meeting ID is 825 4182 5003 and the passcode is 308517. You may also dial in using 646-931-3860. Thank you to our June sponsor, Paragon Home Loans.

GSAR Community Day video is now available

GSAR Community Day featured speakers will be Mike Kingsella, CEO of Up for Growth, and Mike Kelly, NYSAR director of government affairs. Thank you to our sponsor, M&T Bank!

Plan now to attend RTB#3 and the GSAR General Membership Meeting

GSAR's Raising the Bar#3 and General Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 21, from 10 to 11 a.m. via Zoom.The membership meeting will start at 10 a.m. RTB#3 will feature Kerry Quaglia, Home HeadQuarters CEO, and Katelyn Wright, Greater Syracuse Land Bank executive director. Qiaglia will discuss home building, Home HeadQuarters mortgage programs and Mircon. Wright will cover the Land Bank, the process to take down distressed homes, multi-family rentals and improving the affordable housing inventory. Thank you to our General Membership Meeting Sponsor, Countryside Credit Union, and our RTB sponsor, EmpowerFCU. Register here

GSAR adds new education features

GSAR has added two new features to the education registration process to help you keep track of your upcoming courses. The registration confirmation page in your GSAR Member Portal will now offer you the option to save the course as a calendar invite, which can be added to your own calendar. Your confirmation email will include information about the course, the cancellation policy and Zoom familiarization tools. You will receive a course reminder, including any Zoom links, the evening prior to the course. As reminder, you can always check your course registrations under My Schedule in the GSAR Member Portal.

RentSpree available to CNYIS members

RentSpree, a CNYIS member benefit,is an all-in-one online rental application platform that allows faster access to reports and reduces liability. Choose “YES” in the RentSpree field when adding a listing in to the MLS. You'll receive an email with the link to share with applicants. The screening package includes a rental application, credit report, and background check.

The RentSpree tab is located in the Residential Rental Input Form after the “Additional” tab and before “Opt Out” tab, up in the arrows. This is a required Yes/No field.

RentSpree’s robust platform also offers agent profiles, listing pages, and more. Learn more.

Make a note of this: Answerlink has a new support number

The Answerlink MLS Support number has changed to 833-753-0536. The support number can still be found at the top of Matrix in the orange banner for quick reference.

MLS training opportunities

Supra Training: Supra's complete 2023 training schedule is available here.

Don't miss these upcoming classes

A Review of Real Estate License Law and Recent Legal Matters

1 hour CE -Zoom • Instructor: Vaughn Lang • May 16 from 10-11 a.m.

This course will cover recent legal matters pertaining to real estate license law, fair housing laws, and other notable legal updates. This course satisfies the DOS one-hour Legal Update requirement.Register here.

Effective Communication Skills

3 hours CE -Zoom • Instructor: Mark Re • May 23 from 9 a.m. - noon

Communication is essential in the practice of real estate. Communicating effectively, constructively and ethically with consumers and REALTORS® is critical. We will explore the many forms of communication in person and in conjunction with social media. You will learn how to be effective in communicating and how to listen to others for two-way understanding. Register here.

Instanet: The Fundamentals

In-person • Instructor: Shelly Hoffman • May 24 from 9 a.m. - noon

Bring your laptop or tablet to this course designed to help beginner users of Transaction Desk navigate through the system to create the required paperwork for a transaction. Participants will create professional documentation for both buyer and seller, thereby providing a clean, typed version of their forms for easier reading and understanding. You will learn how to print, e-mail and/or send the documents for an electronic signature using Authentisign. Cost: $36 for members/$54 for non-members. Register here.

Thank you to our May Education Sponsor, Paragon Home Loans.

Buyers: Find Them, Bind Them & Mind Them

4 hours CE - In-person • Instructor: Randy Templeman • June 13 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Purchasers may not want to work with a seller’s agent, preferring an agent that acts on behalf of their best interests. Licensees desiring to represent these buyers can promote their services and competitive differences in the marketplace. While buyer’s agents owe their client the fiduciary duties described in the NY agency disclosure form, a buyer and agent can also specify and clarify further rights and responsibilities through a binding agreement that stipulates the obligations and expectations of all parties involved. With effective counseling and communication, licensees can provide buyers assistance, analysis, advice, and advocacy delivering a mindful experience the consumer anticipates and deserves. Satisfies two (2.0) hours of law of agency training. Cost: $48 for members/$72 for non-members. Register here.

GSAR launches RESPECT campaign

GSAR has launched a new REALTOR® Respect campaign designed to remind members to respect the industry and each other. A key part of that is how REALTORS® interact publicly with each other and consumers. It is a good time to review NAR’s Code of Ethics and Pathways to Professionalism.



We are professionals and from NAR on down we have invested a great deal to reinforce this message with the general public. It’s important that all of us act professionally on public social media platforms seen by the public we serve. We are asking you to support this campaign and help us spread this message. Print the REALTOR Respect graphic and hang it in your office. 

• Micron Update - June 1
• Raising the Bar#3 and General Membership Meeting - June 21
• Member Mixer - June 22
• Micron Update - July 6
• Golf at Lakeshore - July 24
• Micron Update - Aug 3
• Family Fun Day at the Zoo - Aug. 10
• Micron Update - Sept. 7
• REALTOR® Morning at the Parade of Homes - Sept. 15
• Parade of homes at River Grove at Radisson - Sept. 14-24
• NYSAR Fall Meetings - Oct. 1 -5
• Micron update - Oct. 5
• NAR NXT - Nov. 14-16

The Greater Syracuse Association of REALTORS^® welcomes its newest members, thanks them for joining, and wishes them great success.