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Your Internal News Broadcast
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 On Thursday, November 14th, the Coronado Theater was packed with over 1,000 people, including REALTORS, from the Rockford Region to learn about this new initiative called Transform Rockford. The goal is simple: make Rockford a top 25 community by 2025. Click here to view the Shared Values Pledge. Visit the Transform Rockford website to read more. Transform Rockford will hold its second public forum on Saturday, December 14th from 1:00- 3:00pm at the Ellis Arts Academy located at 222 S. Central Avenue, Rockford, IL. Click here to register. rd website
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Dues Statements & Fees Invoices Sent
Your 2014 Yearly Dues and 1st Quarter MLS fee invoices have been sent via email. Often times when mass emails are generated they may be blocked due to firewalls established within organizations and various other reasons may result in non-delivery. Understand you can always view your 2014 Dues Invoice by clicking on "Pay 2014 Dues Invoice" and Quarterly Fee Invoice by clicking on "Pay Invoice" on your LAMPS landing page located on the left hand side on raarmls.com
Yearly Dues and Quarterly Fees are both due on or before January 1, 2014. There is no grace period for either. Click here to read more about policies and how to make payment.
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New Licensees Need 30 Hour Post Work
Those who have obtained a broker real estate license after February 1, 2012 or prior to February 1, 2014 are required to take 30 hours of post license coursework by the April 30, 2014 renewal deadline. 15 of the hours need to be live. (In other words, not homestudy) The Illinois Association of REALTORS offers an interactive live webinar format option. Read more on their offerings. For all 2014 Broker renewal requirements, click here.
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Free Prescription Drug Card for REALTORS
Drug Card America, a REALTOR Benefits Program Partner, is a free discount prescription drug card available to NAR members that lowers the cost of many prescription drugs. Drug Card America may be used at over 60,000 pharmacies nationwide, including CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, Target and more. This program provides savings of up to 60% on select generic prescriptions and up to 15% on select name brand prescriptions. Read more.
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NAR Unveils New REALTOR Domain
A new .REALTOR domain will soon be available to REALTOR  members and you can reserve your name on the list now. Only REALTORS will be able to use the new domain with their names. Members will have until December 31st to take advantage of the priority registration. The first 500,000 who sign up will receive a free one-year license. Read more. To view a video on the new domain click here.
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REALTORS and Illinois New Concealed Carry Law
Earlier this year, Illinois became the final state to pass a Firearm Concealed Carry Act. To find out what you need to know, as a REALTOR, in terms of the new law and how it may impact your brokerage office read more.
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Avoiding Holiday Disasters
Imagine these Thanksgiving or holiday clamities: The oven doesn't heat  so the bird won't bake. The fridge doesn't keep the jello mold cool. Be the agent who saves their customers from these and other holiday hosting disasters by emailing free articles from NAR's REALTOR Content Resource starting in November with the five themed "Be the Host with the Most for Thanksgiving." Top of Page
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Google Plus & IFTTT
Communication specialists at the NAR convention stated that google+ , currently a male dominated channel, will be something to keep your eye on. It is speculated that google+ will take over Facebook in up and coming years.
Another up and coming tool in the communication world is IFTTT (If This Then That). This free online tool allows you to connect otherwise unrelated app, web and mobile services and become a master of the Internet. For example, if you have a blog site that you want to receive instant notifications of updates you can link the site to your e-mail by creating what is referred to as a "recipe" that involves a trigger and action.
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What to Do Next on Healthcare
The National Association of REALTORS will be holding a webinar on December 12th, at 11:00am. Marcia Salkin, NAR managing director of public policy, will cover complying with the law whether you have insurance already or are looking for coverage; Kristin Maurelia, NAR managing director of the Realtor Benefits Program will introduce the REALTORS Insurance Marketplace, NAR's online resource for identifying and purchasing coverage; and Shannon Kennedy, president of Realtor Benefits Program partner SASid, the operator of the REALTORS Insurance marketplace, will provide a step-by-step walk-through of NAR's exchange. Top of Page
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
December 4
Communications Committee
1:00pm
December 5
Affordable/Fair Housing
3:30pm
December 17
Executive Committee
12:00pm
RPAC Committee
2:00pm
January 9
C&I Committee
3:00pm
EVENTS
November 28 & 29th
Association Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday
December 5
Instanet Training
(See Calendar of Events on raarmls.com for times and descriptions)
December 6
CE- RB746
9:00am- 12:00pm
December 12
"Home for the Holidays"
Party
December 19
WCR Annual Installation
Forest Hills Country Club
12:00-1:00pm
January 16
CE- COR 1603- 9:00am
CE- RD916- 1:00pm
January 27
CE-COR1606B
9:00am
CE-RD922- 1:00pm
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