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 SELLING DURING THE HOLIDAYS
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The Rockford Area REALTORS invites you to attend the Holiday Open House on Thursday, December 11th from 5:00 to 7:00pm. The theme this year is "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Chocolate" and the atmosphere of the evening will surely attract the attention of the chocolate connoisseur. Unwrapped toys will be accepted for the Carrie Lynn Children's Center. Door prizes will be awarded.
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YPN Holds Retreat The Rockford Area REALTORS YPN Council engaged in a half day retreat on Thursday, November 20 to discuss goals, initiatives, and projects for the YPN 2015 calendar. Top of Page
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New Illinois Disclosure Form
There will be a new Illinois Disclosure Form that will be in effect on January 1st, 2015. The new form will include windows and doors.
The Illinois Association of REALTORS is currently working on the new revised form and as soon as it becomes available it will be posted to the Paragon site and the Instanet Solutions site. It will also be e-mailed to all members.
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Illinois YPN Holiday Give Back Week
 The week of December 8-15 is the Illinois YPN Give Back Week. Illinois REALTORS are known for their philanthropic involvement, especially during the holiday season. The Rockford Area REALTORS will be highlighting all the projects, in the January Grapevine publication, that the local broker offices were involved in. (e-mail jackie@rockfordarearealtors.org with your office photos or projects) If your office is not engaged in any specific project this year, don't forget about the Holiday Open House being held on Thursday, December 11th from 5:00-7:00 pm. Cash and/or unwrapped toys will be accepted on behalf of the Carrie Lynn Children's Center, which helps families in Boone and Winnebago Counties address the problem of child sexual abuse and serious physical abuse by facilitating access to much needed social, mental health and other support services, in a neutral, child-focused setting.
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Top Reasons to Sell During the Holidays
Do you have sellers who are hesitant about listing during the holiday season? View the NAR Field Guide to Buying and Selling During the Holidays at realtor.com article highlighting some of the benefits of selling at this time of year, including a surge in online house hunting searches and lighter seller competition. It might also be noted that rents in 2015 are expected to climb 3.9 percent, which makes another argument for homeownership. Read more.
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SentriLock Offers Live Support
SentriLock is proud to announce the launch of Live Support for its customers. Work with trained SentriLock experts on such topics as website training, card utility troubleshooting and more. Read more.
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While attendance for the Basic Paragon Training that was held on November 19th was slim, those who attended felt it was well worth their time.
"The class was very helpful. The reason I took the class is because I figured there were a lot of features that I was not using but were available. That turned out to be true! I have learned a lot from playing around with it but it is so much easier when I take a class." - Heather Porter, Gambino Realtors.
More classes will be scheduled at RAR in the future. Also, Paragon now offers "live" training webinars. (See your Paragon Landing Page for registration link). Also, just a reminder- any member can attend any of the New Member Orientation sessions for quick reviews, including the MLS session.
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Open Enrollment Has Begun
Are you looking to make a change to your current major medical health coverage? The National Open Enrollment period for major medical health insurance has begun. (deadline for 2015 coverage is December 15th) REALTORS Insurance Market Place can help! Enrollment is fast and easy and nationally recognized plans are offered. For more information call 877-267-3752 or visit www.REALTORSInsuranceMarketplace.com
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Jim Barbagallo - RPAC Hall of Fame
As a result of the success of the "Tie One on for Jim" event, NAR will soon be hanging a plaque on the RPAC Hall of Fame wall with Jim Barbagallo's name on it. RPAC contributions in the amount of $16,145 were raised at the event held at Noonans on Thursday, November 13th. Kudos to everyone who volunteered, participated and contributed to the success of the event.
To view photos from the event go to http://rockfordrealtors.smugmug.com/Tie-One-on-for-Jim-RPAC-Event/
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Instanet Now Offers PDF Tools
You no longer need to purchase an offline PDF editing tool program for your forms. Instanet Solutions now has a very complete set of PDF management tools within their document management system. To view a  video on your new tools that will allow you to remove pages, rotate pages, merge PDFs and more, click here. For more information, click on the "Resources" tab in your Paragon site and select "Instanet". View the bottom tool bar in Instanet to find all of the training options that are available to you through Instanet Solutions, your paperless transaction management software.
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Condo Financing
Listen to the latest NAR The Voice for Real Estate news video to hear about recent Fannie Mae rule changes that could help open up condo financing. Other topics included the impact of President Obama's comments on net neutrality, latest existing-home sales numbers, and the current Call to Action regarding Mortgage Debt Cancellation Relief.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
December 8
RPAC Committee
1:30 pm
December 18
BOD Meeting 9:00 am
EVENTS
December 9 Governmental Affairs 2:00pm December 11 "It's Beginning to Look
a Lot Like Chocolate"
Holiday Open House 5-7 pm December 17 WCR Annual Installation Forest Hills Country Club 12:00 - 1:00pm December 24 & 25 Association Closed
December 31 & January 1 Association Closed
January 8 & 9 2-Day Broker Management
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Affordable/Fair Housing
3:30 pm
January 15
BOD Meeting
9:30 am
Education Committee
9:30 am
Forms and Contract TF
11:00 am
CIE After Hours
The Pearl 5 - 7 pm
January 22nd
RPR Basic Training
10:00 -11:00 am
RPR Advanced Training
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
January 29
CORE1625B
ETH1507
Marki Lemons
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