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Your Internal News Broadcast
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A Glance at 2015
It has been a rewarding year at the Rockford Area REALTORS, thanks to all of its members, in 2015. Reminiscing on the past.....and looking forward to another great year with all of you!
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Developing a Marketing Plan
 The new year is upon us. It is time to get a running start on completing your CE requirements for the License renewal in April. What better way to begin the new year than to take a CE course that will assist you in developing a marketing plan. Kerry Kidwell will be instructing that course in the morning on January 7th. To register go to the Calendar of Events at https://raar.getlamps.net/
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January
Radon Awareness Month
Radon CE Class
January, National Radon Awareness Month, is a great month to enhance your knowledge base in regards to radon. Illinois has one of the largest geographical areas of land that has radon. Are you a good source of the source for your clients? Get all of your questions answered on Thursday, January 7th, at a radon CE class being instructed by Kerry Kidwell. To register go to the Calendar of Events at https://raar.getlamps.net/ 
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Business Luncheon
Friday, January 15
Need to re-connect with business associates after the holiday frenzy? A great opportunity to network will be on Thursday, January 15th at the Business Luncheon being  held at Giovanni's. The guest speaker will be Paul Logli who will be presenting the vision for local leaders to revitalize south Rockford along the river by implementing a "Purpose Built Community" framework. To register go to the Calendar of Events at https://raar.getlamps.net/
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Lessons Learned Mentoring Program
Thursday, February 11th
Have you ever wished you could pick the brains of the experts when it comes to your real estate career questions? Well, your opportunity is here! The Rockford Area Realtors YPN will be hosting a "Lessons Learned" Mentoring program on Thursday, February 11th at the Nordlof Center from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm where you will be able to ask a panel of experts anything you have ever wanted to know to help boost your real estate career. Coffee and lite refreshments will be served. To register go to the Calendar of Events at https://raar.getlamps.net/
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REALTORS Gave Back
Many attended the Candy Cane Ball on December 10th where attendees gave over $500 in cash donations and 2  containers of contributed items that benefited the Rock House Kids and the Walter Lawson Children's Home. Thank you members for supporting the "REALTORS Give Back" initiative! To view photos from the holiday open house click here.
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Disposal of Latex Paint
The City of Rockford Household Hazardous Waste site, 3333 Kishawaukee St., no longer will accept latex paint due to its non-hazardous nature. The Illinois EPA recommends that latex paints be allowed to air-dry in the can by leaving the lid off or solidfied by adding absorbents such as oil dry and cat litter to the remaining contents. Upon rendering the paint into a non-liquid state, it may be disposed of with general household trash. For more recycling resources go to www.ci.rockford.il.us and www.knib.org.
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G-Fees Removed from Package
Thanks to over 45% of the members of the Rockford Area REALTORS for letting their voice be heard, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act "without" a provision which would have used g-fees as a financing mechanism. Final legislation completely removed g-fees after a successful NAR campaign to remove them as a pay-for in surface transportation projects.
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Real Estate Related Provisions in Recent Legislation
Sweeping Legislation, of more than two-thousand pages, has been signed that will fund the Federal Government Fiscal Year 2016. To view the NAR Issue Brief that contains real estate related provisions, click here.
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NAR Realtor Action Center Log In Change
NAR is updating their log in pages for the Realtor Action Center to change usernames of members to NRDS IDs over the old method of needing an e-mail address to log in. This change will not affect passwords, just usernames. If you have forgotten your NRDS #, you can do a look-up prior to logging in. From city hall to the state house to the U.S. Capitol, our elected officials are making decisions that have a huge impact on the bottom line of REALTORS® and their customers. The REALTOR Action Center is your go-to place to keep on top of what is going on in terms of legislation that could impact your business.
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Brokers
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Joe LeClaire, Country North Realtors Transfers
Craig Wilcox, Keller Williams Signature Margaret Archer, Key Realty, Inc. Maureen McCarty, Pioneer Real Estate
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5 RPAC Committee 1:30 pm Communication Committee 12:30 pm 8 Education Committee 10:00 pm 14 C&I Committee 3:00 pm 21 Board of Directions 9:00 am
January 7
CE- Developing a Marketing Plan
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
CE- ENV1241
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
January 12
CE- CORE 1634- A
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
January 15 Business Luncheon Giovanni's 12:00 - 1:15 pm
January 22
CE-CORE 16004B
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
CE- Generational Selling
1:00 - 4:30 pm
February 11
Mentoring Program
Nordlof Center
10:00 - 12:00 pm
February 12
CE-CORE1629 B
9:00 am - 12:00pm
February 12
CE- Ethics
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
February 25
CORE1675A
9:00am - 12:00 pm
CE-Getting to Closing
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
March 23
Let's Make a Deal
RPAC Fundraiser
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