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Free Instanet Training
Did you miss the Instanet Solutions Training offered at your Association recently? Not to worry. One of the  benefits of being an Instanet Solutions customer is free live support. To find out about all of the training available for this paperless transaction program click on the resources tab in Paragon, select Instanet and scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says "Live Support" and "Free Training". You can schedule a live training for one of your sales meetings or have a live chat with one of their trainers. For quick access to this area click here.Top of Page
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Affordable Health Care Act
What It Means for You
The Affordable Care Act mandates everyone have health insurance in 2014. NAR has established a new health insurance topic page on REALTOR.org and will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, December 12th to help better explain what you need to know to be in compliance. Click here to register for the webinar titled "Health Insurance and the Affordable Care Act: What REALTORS Can Do Today."
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REALTORS Raise $200,000
Rockford Area Realtors Donates $1,500
The #Power of R certainly chimes out loud and clear this holiday season as REALTORS from Illinois and beyond have stepped up to help the victims of the November tornadoes. Over $200,000 has been raised to help with housing, recovery and emergency costs. The Rockford Area REALTORS contributed $1,500 to directly help the REALTORS who lost their homes. For current updates on tornado relief news click here. Want to help? Either of the organizations below can accept your contribution.  
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Crime Free Multi-Housing Seminar
The Rockford Police Department is hosting its annual Crime Free Multi-Housing Seminar. The seminar is being held this Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Benson Stone, 1100 11th Street. The seminar will begin at 8:00 A.M. Please see the attached flyer for further details. To register please call 815-987-5041. The registration deadline for the class has been extended.
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Smart Phone/Twitter Poll
Looking to buy a new smart phone this holiday season? The results of the poll taken by the Rockford Area REALTORS may or may not guide you in the direction you need. Of the 661 REALTOR members that were polled, 26% responded. 77.9% of those that responded indicated that they use a smart phone. 46.3% of those that responded indicated that they use an Android product while 27.6 % use an IPhone. (25.9% use neither) 16.3% of those that responded indicated they use the social media channel Twitter. The Rockford Area REALTORS will soon be rolling out Twitter feeds. Stay tuned for details.
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Remember the Initials
Bryan Trenholm, Action Appraisals, would like to remind agents to make sure that any changes to a contract, after it is signed, must be initialed and dated. Appraisers are required to put this information in the report.
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You May Receive "Information Request"
Have you ever received an e-mail with a subject line that looked simular  to this: "Re: [Web Site Question] Inquiry: Listing No. 201305771: 414 Garver Ave, Rockf..." ? If so, this is not spam or a prank. The Rockford Area REALTORS public website offers viewers the option to select a "Request Information" button when viewing your listings. See example.
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Event Reminder
The Holiday Open House will be held this Thursday, December 12th from 5:00-7:00pm. This year's theme, Home for the Holidays, will offer lots of warmth and old fashioned fun! Remember to bring your items of paper towels, garbage bags, foam paper plates, gently used jeans or athletic shoes, or cash with proceeds going to the Carpenters Place Organization- "rebuilding the lives of those with no home". Don't forget to wear your ugly holiday sweater.
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Reminder- Data Center Upgrade
Wednesday, December 11th-12th
Beginning on Wednesday, December 11th at 7:00pm and lasting until Thursday, December 12th at 10:00am LAMPS will be having a system shutdown to facilitate a data center move.
LAMPS Landing Page (raarmls.com) will be down during the transition period. If you need to register for events and/or make payments, you will need to do either prior to the transition or following the transition period.
Paragon MLS and ICEx service will not be interrupted.
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Agents
Dropped
Peggy Ann Johnson, Pioneer Real Estate
Debra Hart, Keller Williams Realty Signature
Offices
Address Change Red Bell Real Estate LLC 1350 W. Wisconsin Ave. #112 Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Top of Page
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
December 11
Education Committee
2:00pm
December 17
Executive Committee
12:00pm
RPAC Committee
2:00pm
Governmental Affairs
2:00
December 19
Board of Directors 2:00pm
January 9
C&I Committee
3:00pm
Affordable/Fair Housing
4:00pm
EVENTS
December 12
"Home for the Holidays"
Party
5:00-7:00pm
December 19
WCR Annual Installation
Forest Hills Country Club
12:00-1:00pm
December 24 & 25th
Association Closed for the Christmas Holiday
December 31 & January 1
Closed for the New Year Holiday
January 3
CE- ETH1512
9:00am
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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