Spotlight E-Newsletter

                                                           September 10, 2012

 

In this Issue
Entertainment Books
Election
REALTOR® EMERITUS
Recognition Award
SEPTEMBER is REALTOR® Safety Month
MCAR Member Benefit Brochure
Save 10%
REALTOR® spirit
DO YOU CARRY YOUR NJ.REAL ESTATE LICENSE
Get the REAL STORY
NJAR® Region 3 Educade
THURSDAY IS RESTAURANT NIGHT
EARN A UNIT- 2012 Circle of Excellence
CE CLASSES AVAILABLE
CODE OF ETHICS
REALTOR Ethics Training Deadline
Safety Webinar
REAL ESTATE SCHOOLS
REMINDER: CONTINUING EDUCATION
Only 8 Entertainment Books Left! 
Contribute to RPAC and purchase an Entertainment� Book (Middlesex/Central NJ issue) for only $20. *Save at restaurants, attractions, shopping and more.  Book contains over $10,000 in savings.  

SPONSOR: Thomas Slater of AVP Home Inspection Services 

 
For more information please click link:
 
MCAR is looking for members who are running for election.  If you are a candidate for office for the next election, contact Nicole Banbor, Executive Officer, at 732-442-3400 for a couple opportunities.





REALTOR� EMERITUS CANDIDATE FORMS DUE 10/2   The deadline to complete certification forms for REALTOR� Emeritus status is Oct. 2. The REALTOR� Emeritus program recognizes REALTOR� and REALTOR�-Associate members with 40 years of continuous membership. Certified REALTOR� Emeritus members receive a waiver of their dues to the national association and are exempt from the quadrennial ethics training requirement. Certification forms are approved at the 2012 REALTORS� Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla. The dues waiver does not take effect until the following dues season. Information, forms, and eligibility requirements

are online. If you are eligible, advise the MCAR office and we will submit your application


Due January 1, 2012


SEPTEMBER is REALTOR�
Safety Month
Visit- REALTOR.org/Safety for tips to keep yourself safe. Realtor Safety



MCAR Member Benefit Brochure

Click on the following link to read some of the member benefits of MCAR, NJAR and NAR: MCAR Benefits

Save 10% on products purchased at  REALTOR/Store by using promotional code MC5



Save 5% on any REALTOR� logo merchandise at REALTORTeamStore by using Middlesex in the Redemption Code box during checkout.



DO YOU CARRY YOUR NEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE LICENSE WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES?  
Click here to print a copy of your license: 




Get the REAL STORY 
 on New Jersey real estate - go to:Real Story


DON'T MISS THE REGION 3 EDUCADE - September 18 & 19 
Come for one day or both days.  There are different topics each day and Bill Fields is the presenter.  This is a jam packed educade available to members at a low cost of $15 per day and breakfast is included.  The information you will get from these seminars is timely.  Come learn how to improve your business and MAKE MORE MONEY.

 

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

8:00am-9:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00am- 10:30am Getting to Yes! How to Get Your Prospects to Say Yes and Feel Good About It

10:45am-11:45am Accountability is Not a Dirty Word - FOR BROKERS

Cost: $15 for REALTOR� Members /$20 for NON-REALTOR� 

Location: Jumping Brook Country Club-210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, NJ 07753

 

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

8:00am-9:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast 

9:00am- 10:30am The Art of Listing.

10:45am-11:45am Profit-Profit Who Has My Profit - FOR BROKERS

Cost: $15 for REALTOR� Members/$20 for NON-REALTOR�

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel-390 Forsgate Drive, Jamesburg, NJ 08831

 

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.   For more information click here. For online registration, go to event registration   

 

 

 


THURSDAY IS RESTAURANT NIGHT

 

Dine at HOOTERS in East Brunswick on September 13th from 11am-12am with friends and/or family and support the Embrace Kids Foundation.  Print out the flyer and mark your calendar.

 

HOOTERS 2012 

 



EARN A UNIT ON THE 2012 NJAR� CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE SALES AWARD� APPLICATION.   

Contribute $100 or more to RPAC by MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 and you earn one unit toward the 2012 NJAR� Circle of Excellence Sales Award.  

Make check payable to RPAC and mail to MCAR - 779 Gornik Drive, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861.    

 
 

CE CLASSES AVAILABLE   

SIGN UP EARLY.  REGISTRATION IS LIMITED. The following are the current NJREC approved Continuing Education Classes scheduled by MCAR:

9/13, 9/25, 10/18, 10/25, 11/29, 12/13, 12/19 (4:30pm-8:00pm) REALTOR Code of Ethics - 2 Ethics Units and NAR Quadrennial Ethics Training - MCAR Office

10/4 (8:00am-12:00pm) The Practice of Dual Agency - 3 Core Units - Hampton Inn, Woodbridge   

10/17 (8:30am-11:30am) MORNING Understanding Fair Housing - 2 Core Units - Hampton Inn, Woodbridge

10/17 (1:00pm-4:00pm) AFTERNOON- Understanding Fair Housing - 2 Core Units-Hampton Inn, Woodbridge

10/9-11/27 (8:30am-4:00pm) GRI I - 27 Core Units - MCAR Office

12/11 (9:00am-5:00pm) NAR's e-PRO� Certification - 3 Elective Units- MCAR Office      

    

HOW TO REGISTER:  MEMBERS go to:  https://njar.orgmetrics.com/Middlesex     NON-MEMBERS go to: www.middlesexrealtor.com

  

NO REFUNDS.  REGISTRATION NON-TRANSFERABLE.

Questions? Contact Stefanie DiPoalo; MCAR Event Coordinator at (732) 442.3400, ext. 103 or [email protected]

Students must SIGN IN and provide a photo ID. Students must also SIGN OUT at the conclusion of the class to receive CE Credit. Anyone who misses 15 minutes or more of the class will not receive CE credit


 

 

CODE OF ETHICS - 14 OF 17

REALTORS� pledge to abide by a Code of Ethics by showing professional responsibility and protecting the public.  The Code of Ethics is divided into three categories:  Duties to Clients and Customers, Duties to the Public and Duties to REALTORS�. 

MCAR will be publishing a brief description of one of the 17 Articles of the REALTOR� Code of Ethics in the weekly "Spotlight on MCAR" emails. Below is Article 14.

Duties to the Public

 Article 14
REALTORS� willingly participate in ethics
investigations and enforcement actions.    

To request a copy of the REALTORS� Pledge of Performance pamphlet, contact Danelle Zweidinger, MCAR Membership Coordinator; 732-442-3400, ext. 102; [email protected].

 

 

The full REALTOR� Code of Ethics can be found at: www.middlesexrealtor.com

Don't Wait Until the 11th Hour.  REALTOR�Ethics Training Deadline is 12/31/12.
December 31, 2012 is the deadline for completing your REALTOR Code of Ethics Training for Quadrennial 2009-2012.  All REALTORS� must complete the training every four years to maintain their membership.  An online training course at NJARACE fulfills the requirement, has been approved for 2 hours of core ethics NJREC continuing education credits and is free of charge.  If you want to check to see if you need to take the training by Dec. 31, call or email Danelle Zweidinger, MCAR Membership Coordinator - 732-442-3400, ext 102; [email protected].
See more classes under CE CLASSES AVAILABLE titled REALTOR� Code of Ethics.  
 
SEPTEMBER IS REALTOR� Safety Month
Read 10 Tips for Holding a Safe Open House.Click on the link below for the article. 
 
ETHICS COURSES WITH REAL ESTATE SCHOOLS
In August, the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS (MCAR) Directors created a policy to allow MCAR to review approved REC Continuing Education Ethics courses given by outside real estate schools to see if it covers the criteria required for the 2.5 hour REALTOR Ethics Training.  The request must come from the school.  Only local REALTOR Associations, such as MCAR, can enter REALTOR Ethics Training completion into the National REALTOR Database System (NRDS) where the REALTOR Ethics Training completion is required to be recorded.  If you are thinking about taking an Ethics course with someone other than MCAR and they claim the course also includes completion of the REALTOR Ethics Training, be sure to check with MCAR if they have reviewed the course.
 

REMINDER: CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) IS A REQUIREMENT BY THE New Jersey Real Estate Commission (REC) for real estate licensees in New Jersey.  Licensees are reminded that to be eligible to renew their license for the 2013-15 license term they will need to have acquired a total of 12 credit-hours of continuing education, including at least six in Core topics, of which at least two must be in ethics. The required credits must be obtained no later than June 30, 2013.  However, to avoid an additional $200 processing fee the required credits must be obtained by April 30, 2013.   For more information, read the Continuing Education Frequently Asked Questions, by clicking on the following link:  State- NJ.  To read the most recent NJREC bulletin, go to:   State

 

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.

REALTOR� is a registered collective membership mark which may be used only by real estate professionals who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS� and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics.