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Residential Sales Contest Guidelines

 Please read and follow instructions carefully.

Failure to follow these directions and submit the application correctly will result in the application being disqualified.

  1. Applicants must be NCMAR members who have paid their 2025 REALTOR dues as of January 1, 2025.
  2. Closing dates must be between January 1 and December 31, 2024.
  3. Submission deadline is Friday, January 10, 2025. Late applications will NOT be accepted.
  4. Sold properties (No Rentals or Business Opportunities) filed with MLS PIN may be counted.
  5. Minimum Entry Requirements: An agent must have sold a minimum of either: 16 units with no minimum volume OR $3.5 million volume plus a minimum of 8 units OR $7.5 million with no minimum units

     (A team should multiply the units and dollar volume by the number of team members to indicate the minimum required to qualify. For example: A team of 2 would need either 32 units with no minimum dollar volume OR $7 million volume plus a minimum of 16 units OR $15 million with no minimum units). All team members must hold membership in NCMAR.

  1. The entrant takes credit for the FULL sales price (dollar volume) and 1 unit if either listing or selling agent.  If entrant is both listing and selling agent on the same transaction count the full sale price twice, once for each side (dollar volume) and 1 unit for each side.
  2. REALTORS who fully participate in the sale of property with clients and customers (i.e. signed listing agreements or offers) are eligible to claim credit for those sales; the agent may not claim credit for their assistants’.  REALTORS who co-list or co-sell should claim appropriate credit for those sales.
  3. Principal Brokers may not take credit for transactions generated by sales associates currently or previously affiliated with their offices.
  4. All entries are subject to verification. Follow the instructions on how to provide the correct information.
  5. An MLS PIN Report from Pinergy, New Hampshire MLS Paragon report and Non MLS excel using the instructions to follow MUST be submitted with your entry form. Please follow the directions carefully.
MLS PIN SALES REPORT INSTRUCTIONS:
  • Log into MLSPIN.com 
  • In Pinergy select “Tools”
  • In Tools, click on “Market Reports”
  • In Market Reports, click on “New Report”
  • At the top left under Report Type, scroll down and select “Market Share – My Market Share”
  • Under Property Type: Select ONLY Single Family, Condominium, Multi family, Land & Commercial and Mobile Home. (No rentals or business opportunity)
  • Next to Search Criteria click on the “Yes”
  • Under time frame scroll down and select “Choose a Time Frame”. Once selected, start date should be 01/01/2024 and end date should be 12/31/2024.
  • Under coverage area choose All of Massachusetts
  • Under advanced criteria choose List or Sale Agent, type in your Agent ID
  • Select “ SEARCH NOW”
  • PRINT OUT THE ONE LINE SUMMARY REPORT (showing MLS #, status, address, description, DOM, List Price, Sale Price, Listing Office, Sale Office and agent information.)
  • Upload the Summary Report.  Do not submit photo summary pages.
ENTRY ONLY LISTINGS INSTRUCTIONS

Entry only listings qualify on the sale side only.   The listing side of an entry only listing does not qualify. All entry only sales must be verified. All entries using listing side of transaction will be immediately disqualified.

  • In Pinergy select “Tools”
  • In Tools, click on “Market Reports”
  • In Market Reports, click on “New Report”
  • At the top left under Report Type, scroll down and select “Market Share – My Market Share”
  • Under Property Type: Select ONLY Single Family, Condominium, Multi family, Land & Commercial and Mobile Home. (No rentals or business opportunity)
  • Next to Search Criteria click on the “Yes”
  • F or all list side only units run the following report adding “additional criteria – entry only –yes
  • Under time frame scroll down and select “Choose a Time Frame”. Once selected, start date should be 01/01/2024 and end date should be 12/31/2024. Select “ SEARCH NOW”
  • A message will pop up indicating that “You have selected NO . Are you sure you want to continue? Select “OKAY”. PRINT THIS PAGE.
  • Click on blue total units link ( View 1 Line) upload this form as well with your entry
  • Select the one line report (showing MLS #, status, address, description, DOM, List Price, Sale Price, Listing Office, Sale Office and agent information.)
  • Upload these 2 printed reports.  Do not submit photo summary pages.
NEW HAMPSHIRE MLS SALES REPORT INSTRUCTIONS

Click here to print a copy of these instructions.

  • Log in to Paragon
  • Select the Search Icon
  • Under Specialty Search choose Inventory
  • Property Class – Residential,  Commercial, Multifamily and Land 
  • Listing Status – closed (CL)
  • Listing Owner – Your Own Listings
  • Co-offices – Yes
  • Selling/Listing – Listed or Sold
  • Property Type – Single Family, Condominium, Multi-family, Land, Commercial and Mobile Home
  • Under Date Closed – Start date 01/01/2024 and end date 12/31/2024
  • Click search Button in upper right corner
  • Select the Customize button. The following fields should be selected: Listing status, MLS#, Property class, Property Type, Address, List agent, Selling agent, City, State, Date – MLS List, Price. Save this info.
  • PRINT THIS PAGE and upload.
NON MLS TRANSACTION INSTRUCTIONS

If you have a non MLS listing that you think should be considered for this award, or if you have an unreported transaction, please attach both of the listed documentation below to verify the sale. Agents may only take credit for sale side of the transaction.

Upload an excel of the Non MLS transactions. The excel must include address of property, buyers names, date of closing, price, buyer and seller agents names. This excel must be verified and attested to by the broker or office manager. Click to download excel. 

Upload copy of Agency disclosure

Submit your entry today!