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This issue brought to you by our Partner:
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Announcements:
Regular Office Hours are 9:30 to 4:30 Monday - Friday The office will be closed from 10am to 2pm on Monday May 16th while staff facilitates the Member Meeting. |
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Open House Weekend
 The 2011 REALTOR® Nationwide Open House will be held on the weekend of, June 4-5, 2011. This event, which began on a local level a few years ago, is a weekend when REALTORS® across the country-and across the globe-are invited to hold open houses in their area. It is designed to drive buyers' attention and interest to homes for sale and offers opportunities to educate the public about the benefits of home ownership.
Going Global: 59 Countries, 1 Weekend
NAR partners in 59 countries are invited to help make this a truly global event that encompasses all time zones by planning open houses for the weekend of June 4-5.
Listen to NAR President Ron Phipps discuss how the open house is going global >
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Weekly Safety Tip:
Use common sense.
- Stay out of questionable neighborhoods after dark.
- Keep your gas tank filled.
- Keep jewelry to a minimum.
- Don't flash wads of cash around.
- If you use an MP3 player, make sure the volume is set so you can hear someone coming up behind you.
- Let someone know where you're going and when you are expected back.
- Keep your risk taking to investment, don't risk your safety.
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 UPCOMING EVENTS:
The May BUZZ will be held at Shula's Restaurant in the Sheraton Hotel from 5 to 7pm. Free appetizers will be provided. There will also be a drawing for a $75 gift card to Shula's sponsored by Frank Rexford of Guaranteed Rate.
SIGN UP Today! CLICK HERE and complete the registration process.
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Property Management Meeting
The NC Association of REALTORS Property Management Divisions presents the 2011 Spring Seminar.
Join NC REALTORS® General Counsel Will Martin and Peter B. Myers with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission as they discuss the Tenant Security Deposit Act and Property Management Issues which will be focused upon in the 2011-12 Update course. A Question & Answer Session with the speakers will be held at the conclusion of the program.
Thursday May 19th from 1pm to 4pm at the Greenville Hilton. The program is free for members of PMD and $20 for non-members.
CLICK HERE to register
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Bocce Ball Party
Each year, the Chamber throws a Bocce pre-tournament party at The Top of the Hill Back Bar, and this year, our party is just days away: 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 17 at Back Bar.
We'd love for you to join us as guests of the Chamber, free of charge.
Top of the Hill will be providing great hors d'oeuvres and adult beverages, Kevin Seifert of Photoendeavors will be running a photo booth (you can pose with the coveted Bocce trophy AND take home your prints for free!), and we'll have a Wii Bocce competition running.
Additionally, you'll be able to participate in our Bocce Calcutta, competitive bidding on the duos favored to win the 2011 tournament. The winner of our Calcutta will take home lunch for four at Il Palio Ristorante and two car detailing from Showroom Shine, and half of the money raised in the Calcutta will be donated to a charity of the winner's choice.
Finally, our party will wrap at 8 p.m., but I'd encourage you to stay at Back Bar for another drink and free comedy; Tuesdays at 9 p.m., DSI Comedy hosts a free standup show at Back Bar. La Notte Prima plus good laughs provided by DSI? I can't think of a better way to spend a Tuesday evening!
It would be super helpful to me if you could let me know whether or not you plan to come Tuesday evening and if you plan to bring guests. Lmorrison@carolinachamber.org
I am looking forward to seeing you Tuesday!
Laura Ann Morrison
Do you have what it takes to be a Bocce SuperFan? Click here to find out. Click here to register your team of two for the 2011 Community Bocce Tournament, 3:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 26 - The Farm.
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2011 CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES
- May 23rd (Monday) - Mandatory Update CE Class Taught by Debbie Long
Mandatory Update (8:00am to 12:00pm) * Free to GCHAR members! Class will be held at Farrington Road Baptist Church - at the intersection of Highway 54 and Farrington Road, across from Nantucket Restaurant.
- May 23rd (Monday) - Demographics, Divesity and Fair Housing Elective Class, Taught by Debbie Long
Dramatic social and demographic changes in the U.S. have made fair housing a "front burner" issues for real estate practitioners. For example, Hispanics, African-Americans and other minorities continue to report discrimination in housing and lending. The "age wave" has also created new problems (as well as new opportunities) for real estate practitioners who help elderly real estate consumers. Finally, immigration trends also indicate that real estate licensees will need to become more cultural proficient in their daily practice.Class will be held from 1pm to 5pm at Farrington Road Baptist Church - at the intersection of Highway 54 and Farrington Road, across from Nantucket Restaurant.
- June 4th (Saturday) - Mandatory Update CE Class Taught by Debbie Long
Mandatory Update (8:00am to 12:00pm) * Free to GCHAR members! Class will be held at ExtraOrindary Ventures, across from Whole Foods on Elliott Road.
- June 4th (Saturday) - 8 Creative Strategies for a Slow Market Elective Class, Taught by Debbie Long
By the end of this course, students will be able to apply creative strategies to help consumers in a slow or slowing market, such as: Seller/owner financing -- Discounting mortgages -- Determining the time value of money -- Seller-paid buyer incentives -- Buyer financing techniques -- Seller pricing techniques. Class will be held from 1pm to 5pm at ExtraOrindary Ventures, across from Whole Foods on Elliott Road.
SIGN UP Today! CLICK HERE and complete the registration process.
CE Classes for 2011 are brought to you through the generosity of our Partner 
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E&O Insurance
 NAR is pleased to offer REALTORS® access to an errors and omissions (E&O) insurance program through the newest REALTOR Benefits® Program partner, Victor O. Schinnerer & Co., Inc. Coverage is available to brokers and individual agents in a broad range of real estate specialties in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands through CNA (Continental Casualty), a top-rated insurance carrier.
To learn more, call 301-961-9800 or visit
www.Schinnerer.com/NAR |
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