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Your Internal News Broadcast
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ROCK THE BLOCK Water Battle
On Thursday, June 18, the YPN Council will be hosting an Epic Water Battle Tournament to help raise money for the Rock the  Block Beautification project taking place in August. The event will be held at Sportscore II located at 8800 E. Riverside Boulevard. Join a team as a participant, support a team by buying them ammunition, or just come out to cheer the participants on. This is an event you won't want to miss! If you want to donate to the cause click here to download a brochure to learn more.
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Tuesday Tunes in the Garden
Tuesday, June 23
On Tuesday, June 23rd, the Rockford Area REALTORS will be hosting a private reception on the East and West decks of the Visitors Center located in Anderson Gardens. Take a tour of the gardens, listen to the tunes of Jakubi while viewing the crowd in an elevated environment, and enjoy Woodfire Pizza & dessert by locally owned Zammuntos. In addition, we will be honoring the retirement of Association legal counselors, Keith and Nancy Hyzer.
Shuttle service is provided to and from the parking lot located at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Cost to attend: $20. To register, go to https://raar.getlamps.net/.
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Do You Have a Buyer Who is Not Camera Shy?
The Rockford Area REALTORS marketing vendor, Jim Andrews, is looking for homebuyer success stories to feature in upcoming media releases. View the attached Lead Sheet to see if your buyers fit any of these categories. If you feel you have a fit with one of your recent buyers, who would be comfortable being interviewed, please give Jim Andrews a call at 815.558.5000 or e-mail him at jim.andrews@me.com.
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Our Region is Recovering
The Rockford area is pulling out from a long and difficult trend but new waves of opportunity are showing. All the work that has been done to achieve sustainable economic recovery is starting to pay off. The unemployment rate has dropped to 5.8% in 2015, down from 8.2% in April of 2014. A detailed report of the job opportunities are reflected in the Workforce Update for the Northern Stateline area. Read more in the recent IDES New Release.
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TRID,TILA,RESPA,CFPR -?????
There has been so many acronyms flying across our desks recently in reference to all of the changes that will be occurring beginning  August 1st, it is difficult to keep them all straight. IAR has created a Resource Guide to help you try and make some sense out of all of these looming requirements and is now available on their site. They will also be hosting a legal webinar on Thursday, June 25th at 9:30, called "Are You Ready for TRID? Learn more.
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Keep Calm -Join On
Did you miss out on being a part of important decisions and fun activities this past year? Not to worry, Keep Calm...you can now Join On for the 2015-16 Volunteer season. View the video below to see what some of the current volunteers had to say about their experiences. Committee Request Form and Leadership Request Form.
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Going to Bat for Your Clients
2015 RPAC Raffle
IAR is offering a state-wide RPAC raffle for June 1 - 26. All members are eligible to participate. Tickets are 1 for $20, or 3 for $50. Prize is $500 cash. If you have not become an RPAC contributor yet this year, this is your opportunity to go to bat for your clients! To contribute click here.
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Property Lien Bill Still Hot Topic
Due to budget issues, the current legislative session has been extended and SB1380 remains a threat to private property owners. Find out more about the Call to Action regarding this bill.
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2015 Member Profile Released
After gradually climbing for three consecutive years, the decline in existing-home sales in 2014 resulted in a slight reduction in Realtor® business activity and income last year, according to the
The survey also found that REALTORS are increasingly more comfortable using multiple communication channels, including social media, to connect and interact with their clients.Based on a random sampling of NAR's membership, the Member Profile strives to answer the question: Who are REALTORS®? It looks at a variety of economic and demographic characteristics, and business practices.
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Invitation to Participate in the Alignment Rockford Math Tudor Program
Alignment Rockford is looking for volunteers to be math tudors for 6th grade students at Kennedy Middle School for the 2015-16 school year. Tudors will mentor students for one hour, one time per week to show them how math concepts apply to life and work. To read more or to register click here.
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June 9Forms & Contract 12:00 pmJune 22
Education Committee 1:30 pm
EVENTS
June 18 Epic Water Battle Sportscore II 1 - 4 pm June 23 Tuesday Tunes
Anderson Gardens
5:00 - 8:00 pm
July 20
Annual Golf Outing
"It's a Jungle Out There"
Rockford Country Club
August 5
Business Luncheon
Giovanni's
Lawrence Yun
August 22nd
Rock the Block
September 17
Annual Installation
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Rockford Area REALTORS®
6776 E. State Street
Rockford, IL 61106
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