Strategic Plan 

The Fall Caffeinated Cafe, being held on Tuesday October 16th, featuring coffee and treats, will provide you with anything you ever wanted to know about your Association Finances and the goals set forth by your Leadership Team as directed in the 2011 Strategic Plan.

On Thursday, October 18th, your 2013 Leadership team will engage in a two-day retreat where your suggestions and input from the cafe will be discussed as they fine-tune the Strategic Plan for the up and coming year and lay a path for the development of a financial plan for the future.

Plan on attending this casual format session.


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As of the date of distribution of this communication, there still remains 200 RAR/NAR members who have not completed their ethics training. The National Association of REALTORS requires ALL members, regardless of whether you are a REALTOR or not, to obtain 2.5 hours of ethics training every quadrennial. This requirement must be completed no later than December 31st of 2012 to avoid loss of membership with all three Associations. To see if you are on the non-compliant list go to realtor.org and check your member profile. (must log in using your nrds #)

Options available to you to complete training:

• November 1st (1:00-4:30pm)- Ethics CE class at your Association which offers 3 hours of elective continuing education credit that is applicable to your Illinois License Law CE requirements and also counts for your NAR requirement. (register at raarmls.com) 
• CE Home Study- Available at your Association
• Free Online Ethics class- www.realtor.org   (does not include Illinois CE credit)

If you have completed your training at another school please e-mail a copy of your transcripts to Jackie at jackie@rockfordarearealtors.org.  

 

 

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OFFICES
Address Change
Dickerson & Nieman
220 W. Third P.O. Box 443
Byron, IL 61010

Phone # Change
Buckley Real Estate
(815)703-0005

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The ability to cut and past is all people need to do to violate copyright law. A graph on home sales cut from an online newspaper pasted into a member's blog post - potential copyright violation! A photo of an elementary school cut from the town's Web site and pasted into an MLS listing- potential copyright violation.

Read more at realtor.org from the NAR Weekly Report.

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No Matter how hard we try to keep up with all the latest trends and technology, it is virtually impossible to use every single real estate-related mobile application in our business today. There is just too many of them!

Tech instructor, Subhi Gharbieh, offers his advice on his favorite apps and tells how they can help you in your business.

Read more.


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Have you been wondering whether to buy an IPhone 5 and if it will work with your Supra?

Get the update by reading more 







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Did you know that NAR does not mail out NRDS cards annually any more? If you need to get a current card go to
http://memberguide.realtor.org/. Then click on "My Card."

(You will need to log in using your nrds#. If you can't remember what your nrds number is follow directions as stated on site or look on your NAR magazine label)

Your Member Guide shows you all the benefits you receive for being a member of the National Associations of REALTORS including many discounts on services.

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Tuesday, October 9th is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming General Election.

For those of you who are registered, remember to get out and vote on Tuesday, November 6th and support pro-REALTOR candidates.

Click here here to see if you are registered or where your polling place is located.

Click here to learn how you can register.

Click here to request an Absentee Ballot.

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