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January 26
Core Course January 27 New Member Orientation Ethics Seminar February 2 Lunch & Learn: Getting in Good Form February 8 Lunch & Learn: Gen Y February 10 Tech 101 February 15 ACAR Board of Directors Meeting February 16 1st MATCH Meeting
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Greetings!
Nearly three out of every four home owners say they are satisfied with their purchase - and the No. 1 reason for their satisfaction is pride they feel about owning a home, according to HomeGain's 2012 National Home Ownership Survey.
In addition to pride, home owners also said they enjoy the freedom and control they have to make improvement and upgrades to their home.
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2012 Circle of Excellence Banquet: Applications Due to Broker This Week
Brokers, all production and honor society applications are due with the Broker Certification Form to ACAR by Friday, January 27th.
The 2012 Circle of Excellence banquet is Saturday, March 10th at Boise Centre on the Grove.
All applications, nomination forms and sponsorship forms are available at www.myACARonline.com. Sponsor commitment forms and payment are due to ACAR by February 6th.
Tickets to the banquet go on sale Thursday, February 9th. Get your ticket order form here.
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Agent2Agent... HELLLLOO MATCH!
After 4 ½ years, the very successful Agent2Agent has run its course, so we said our final goodbyes with a special celebration in December. Now we are ready to Ignite 2012 with a revolutionary new program designed for ACAR Members with a new name, new location, new time, and new format.
MATCH
- Thursday, February 16th -
- 9:45 to 11:00 AM
- The Clubhouse Events Center
- 7311 W. Potomac Drive (former First American Title)
It is an entirely new program - You won't want to miss it! |
REALTOR® Benefit: Discount on Services Through FedEx
FedEx, a proud participant in NAR's REALTOR Benefits® Program, is pleased to offer REALTORS® a variety of special discounts on FedEx® shipping solutions and FedEx Office® products and services. Plus, REALTORS® also earn 25% more My FedEx Rewards points than non-members on qualifying FedEx Office purchases. Enroll today. Complete offer and enrollment details below.
Your NAR Member Discounts:
- FedEx Office: up to 20% on select services
- FedEx Express: up to 26% on select services
- FedEx Ground: up to 12% on select services
- FedEx international shipments: up to 20% on select services
- My FedEx Rewards: earn 25% more rewards points on qualifying FedEx Office purchases
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The first weeks of the legislature typically include procedural activities including consideration of Administrative Rules and the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) conducting budget hearings. This year, the Capitol has been a busy place with issues ranging from a bill to prohibit camping on Capitol Mall properties, to new ethics reform proposals, and to changing the date of the Primary Election from May to August.
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December Existing-Homes Sales Show Uptrend
Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
The latest monthly data shows total existing-home sales1 rose 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.61 million in December from a downwardly revised 4.39 million in November, and are 3.6 percent higher than the 4.45 million-unit level in December 2010. The estimates are based on completed transactions from multiple listing services that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops.
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The Year Ahead: Real Estate's Best Bets in 2012
Slowly, a recovery seems to be taking hold. "More jobs, rising rents, a rising stock market, and continuing high affordability conditions" are combining to get more people into the market, says NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. On the commercial side, all the major sectors are seeing improving fundamentals, and more positive trends are expected in 2012. Against that backdrop, we asked some of you to tell us what you expected to be your best source of business this year.
Residential
With prices expected to rise slightly in both existing- and new-home sales in 2012, buyers may not get quite the same bargain they got last year.
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