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Building Better Schools
Thursday, May 8th
The Rockford Area REALTORS will be hosting a very important
Hot Topic Series on Thursday, May 8th, from 10:00-11:30am
at the Rockford Area REALTORS Meeting Facility. 
Dr. Ehren Jarrett, Rockford Public Schools Superintendent, and Earl Dotson, Chief of Communications, will present three plans that will allow our teachers to better educate our kids, save money on operating costs, and offer the best teaching and learning environments. Be the first to get a better understanding on how to best use the existing buildings and how to build new schools in the years to come. Your opinion is valuable.
Registration requested, but walk-ins will be welcomed.
Register at raarmls.com.
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Discovering Your Memory Power
Thursday, May 15th
Your profession demands that you acquire and remember a wealth of knowledge including client information, market data, presentations, and more importantly names. A simple slip of the mind could result in thousands of dollars in lost sales of credibility. On Thursday, May 15th, Rob Zbierski, from Freedom Personal Development, will be at the Association from 9:30-10:30am to offer you training on the benefits of a more powerful mind and memory and more importantly how to implement strategies to obtain great results. Read more.
Go to the Calendar of Events at raarmls.com to register. This session is a free member benefit!
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IDFPR Runs Audit
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), the governing body that holds your real estate license has recently run an audit on their records. A very lengthy list of licensees was generated and those on the list were sent deficiency letters for the renewal period of 2012. If you were one of those people and you need copies of your CE education records, you may contact education@iar.org. The Illinois Association of REALTORS only holds records for those who utilized the IAR/RAR school.
It is recommended that students of the IAR/RAR school print their transcripts prior to mailing in their renewal applications and keep a  copy in their file for this reason. Transcripts can be found by clicking on the magnifying glass on the LAMPS landing page. Top of Page
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Member Earns REALTOR Emeritus
The National Association recognizes its members when they have provided real estate service to the real estate industry for forty years.  To earn the REALTOR Emeritus designation is truly an honor and exemplifies and signifies prominence in the real estate industry. For one to possess the commitment, the dedication and the allegiance to a trade is becoming more and more obsolete in today's world. Joe Graciana was recognized at the May Business luncheon as the most current inductee into this prestigious group. Congratulations, Joe!
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Education Scholarships Awarded
Once a year, the Rockford Area REALTORS awards up to ten $100 scholarships that can be applied to one of the NAR designations and/or certifications. The following individuals were randomly selected to receive the 2014 scholarships: Carrie Buckett, American Dwellings; Ken Redeker, Keller Williams; Greg Maurer, Keller Williams; Karen Barbagallo, Gambino Realtors; Ray King, Dickerson & Nieman; Angie Wait-Weber, Keller Williams; Jim Barbagallo, Gambino Realtors; Velta Pocs, Keller Williams; Angi Molloy, Keller Williams; and Noel Rodakowski, Keller Williams.
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Recipient of Cubs Tickets
The winner of the Business Luncheon attendance door prize (two Cubs tickets, donated by Steve Bois) was John Howard. John donated the tickets back to be auctioned off at the luncheon for RPAC. Sandra McTernan was highest bidder. Thank you to both John and Sandra for supporting RPAC and to Steve for donating the tickets!
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RAR Has Presence on Twitter
Did you see what WREX recently had to tweet about the Rockford Area REALTORS? Follow us on Twitter to find out. 
https://twitter.com/rkfdrealtors
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2013 Tax Bills Now Available Online
Both the 2013 Winnebago County Taxes and Boone County Tax Bills have been uploaded and are now available online.To view the Winnebago County tax bills click here.To view the Boone County Tax bills click here. For specific directions on how to print the Boone County Tax bills click here.
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Broker Drops: Nayef Elwan, United Realty, Sandra Cregeen, Gambino.
Broker Transfers: Kathy Jarvis, Keller Williams Realty Signature, Michelle Killiam, Pioneer Real Estate Services, Jeannette Brooks, United Realty.
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Buyer's Assume Oct-13 Rate
Effective May 1, 2014, all buyers of older properties ("pre-FIRM") will see a premium rate reduction under the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014. Instead of jumping to "full-cost" for flood insurance, buyers will assume the seller's Oct-2013 rate for a pre-FIRM property. NAR prevailed upon FEMA to implement this provision seven months early and will continue working with them and Congress to quickly issue the refunds to anyone overcharged for flood insurance under Biggert-Waters. Read more.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
May 13
Governmental Affairs
2:00pm
May 14
Education Committee
2:00pm
May 15
CIE Committee
3:00pm
May 22
Board of Directors
2:00pm
EVENTS
May 8
Hot Topic Series:
Building Better Schools
10:00-11:30am
May 15
Discovering Your
Memory Power
9:30-10:30am
May 16
HUD Update
10:00-11:00am
May 20 & 21
New Member
Orientation
May 21
WCR Luncheon
Forest Hills C.C.
12:00pm
May 26
Association Closed
Memorial Day
June 3
Federal Reserve Economic Update Business Luncheon
Giovanni's Restaurant
12:00pm
June 11
NICAR/RAR
ICEx Lunch n' Learn
11:00 am- 2:00pm
O'Leary's- Dekalb
July 21
Annual Golf Outing
"Blarney on the Green"
Rockford Country Club
September 25
Annual Program
and Installation
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Tweet Your Support for Patent Litigation Reform
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QUESTION OF THE MONTH
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Q. Do both sender and receiver need to be users of Instanet for it to work effectively?
A. No. A finalized Authentisigned document is and can be treated just like a PDF. It is a very secure, third party verified PDF. Once a signing is complete the broker can forward that PDF to a co-operating broker to be used to get signatures however they would like.
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What to Say/Not Say to Appraisers
Learn how to Communicate with Appraisers with this NAR Audio Recording
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