The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
NEW DIVISIONS
 ARE EXPLAINED
New Sections Of Real Estate Board May Be Instituted
 Within Short Time

Much interest among the members of the real estate board has been caused lately by the proposals of two new divisions to the board in addition to those already established.
 A rental division and mortgage and finance division is said to be in the near future for the board and S. C. Stark explains the purposes and reasons of the divisions as follows:
 'The marked interest and activity in the Birmingham real estate board during the latter part of 1923 was in no small degree due to the organiza- tion of the multiple listing system and the sales division, each having been started about the middle of the year.
 "In view of this increased activity due in part to these two divisions, it has been decided to attempt the or ganization of two other divisions in the near. future-namely, a mortgage and finance division and a rental di- vision.
 ''In board of little more than 70 active members, it is easy to under stand that not all of the members are equally interested in all of the branches of the real estate business. Some firms do mostly a rental busi- ness, others confine themselves largely to the selling of real estate, and still others emphasize strongly the mort gage loan business. Then, too, there are firms well-equipped for all three of these great branches of the real estate business.
 Wise Plan
 'Gnder these conditions, it is emi- nently wise to form the two new di- visions proposed, one for the rental men, and the other for the men pri- marily interested in mortgages and financing. Each of these is a distinct activity calling for information and experience. No man knows his own line of business too we'll to learn much from contact with others in his same line. Free and frank discussion of their problems and difficulties by men in the same field is bound to be of advantage to them all, with the result of more complete understanding of the needs of the business, a better spirit of cooperation, and an in- creased service to their patrons.
 ''These divisional activities serve to divide the Birmingham real estate board into working groups under spe- cial leadership and offer to each mem Der of the board an opportunity to employ his energy and influence in upbuilding some branch of the real estate business in which he is most in- terested and to which he can be the most useful. Thus it is that the divisions conserve the energies of the board and do much to prevent waste by lost mo- tion. They can offer each man some thing definite to do in the line he un- derstands best or afford him an oppor- utnity to learn where he is most i'm terested. The rental men need the chance to rub elbows with the other men in their line; the safesmen al- ready have the chance to discuss among themselves the problems of selling, and the mortgage and finance men can learn much from each other about the intricacies of finance.
 Rallying Posts
 Tt IS then She business of the Bir- uaIDsfam real estate board to set up divisions as rally ing posts, so to speak, aD9rt which its members may group themselves aeso. ling to their several necds aAd fta' asts. Moreover, the . board itself can profit enormously from the increased interest and en- thasiasr7 that naturally grow out of the intensive anu concerted activity of its members.
 Fortunately the board has equipped itself well in the last few months to house comfortably these divisional ac- tivities. The assembly room at the central office can easily accommodate 90 or 60 men in session.
 'It is intended to take up promptly with the National Association of Real Estate boards this matter of organiz- ing here the proposed rental division and the mortgage and finance division. To this end a request will be made of the headquarters at Chicago for any literature bearing on these two divi- sions of the national board. The di- visional idea in real estate boards is comparatively new, but it's soundness and wisdom have been seen in the greater interest and activity where it has been tried out.