Spotlight on Middlesex County Association of Realtors�                                       August 15, 2011

In This Issue
*Business Card Exchange
*RPAC Auction Items Needed!
*Attire for Hire This Week
*Message from NAR President
*NAR Code of Ethics Videos
*Protect the Value of the REALTOR®
*Save 10% With Promo Code MC5
9th Annual Business
 Card Exchange
 Business Card Exchange

Meet colleagues "old and new" such as members of our Association, Affiliates and the MCAR Staff at the MCAR 9th Annual Business Card Exchange, Friday, September 9, 2011 at Seabra's Armory in Perth Amboy.  Bring your checkbooks and contribute to RPAC while exchanging business cards and enjoying a fun-filled afternoon on the water.

 

Registration required and limited to the first 120 to register!

 

Click here for more information and registration.

RPAC Auction Items Needed
 Auction

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

We're accepting items now for the RPAC (Realtors Political Action Committee) Auction to be held at the MCAR Business Card Exchange on September 9, 2011.  We are looking for gift baskets, gift certificates, event tickets, or even donations to purchase an item.  We suggest that the items be new and have a minimum value of $75. 

If you're interested in donating an item to our auction, contact Stefanie DiPoalo, MCAR Event Coordinator at 732.442.3400 ext. 103 or email her at [email protected].
Thanks to everyone who attended the Somerset Patriots Baseball Game RPAC Fundraiser last week!  For photos of the successful event, visit our Facebook page and Flickr.
Attire for Hire Collection This WeekAttire for Hire #2

Here is your chance to recapture some closet space and donate to a great cause!

The Store has a need for clothes for both men and women. Clothing should be new or gently used, dry cleaned or laundered and on hangers, as the clothing is immediately displayed in their store.

 

For more information on the Attire for Hire Collection and drop off offices, click here .

 
FROM THE NAR PRESIDENT RON PHIPPS 
NAR President Ron PhippsMembers of Congress have gone home having solved the challenge of the debt ceiling, at least for the moment.  I need you to visit them in their home offices and talk to them about three critical priorities we're going to need to address.  The mortgage interest deduction remains in play between now and November, and we need to protect it.  We also need to extend loan limits and national flood insurance - both of which expire Sept. 30.  We don't want tea and sympathy, we want substantive action on their part.

 

Videos Teach NAR's Code of Ethics 

Learn about NAR's Code of Ethics with our convenient online video series.  The 5- to 7-minute segments highlight principles and concepts you need to know in the Code's Preamble, Articles, and the Standards of Practice. 

 

More > 

Video: Protect the Value of the REALTOR� Trademark
Realtor

A REALTOR� isn't "just another real estate agent" -- being a REALTOR� means more!  The REALTOR� trademark is a valuable membership benefit that distinguishes members from others in the real estate business.  Watch this video to learn how you can protect the value of the mark by using it properly.  Watch video >

 
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1,200 Great Sales Tips

1,200 Great Sales Tips for Real Estate Pros brings together all the best and most practical business-building ideas from REALTOR� Magazine's popular annual "list issue" in a simple, easy-to-use format.  
 

Item# 141-61   Member Price: $24.95

 

Don't forget to use promotional code MC5 to save 10% when purchasing any products at www.REALTOR.org/store.

View MCAR photos from Flickr on our website at: www.middlesexrealtor.com.
Visit our Facebook page for more photos and posts at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/MiddlesexAOR


Thank you and have a great week!