Commercial Weekly Newsletter

May 19, 2014

In This Issue

Meeting Sponsor Needed

Legislative Update

REach® Accelerator

Blog Post: Let's Have Fun With 1031

RAL Golf Tournament Sponsorship Information

WANTED: May Meeting Sponsor

If you are available to sponsor the Commercial Brokers Meeting on May 28, please email Becky@LincolnREALTORS.com

Three Ways That Congress Can Help Stop Patent Trolls

NAR President Steve Brown, ABR, CIPS, CRS, GREEN recently published an op-ed piece in Forbes magazine on how congress can stop patent trolls from continuing to hurt businesses. Read how this issue affects all NAR members and the actions needed to help kick patent trolls to the curb.

Link- http://www.realtor.org/op-eds/three-ways-that-congress-can-help-stop-patent-trolls

Eight Start-Ups to Enter REach® Accelerator in 2014
NAR REach®, part of NAR's strategic investment arm, has announced the selection of eight companies to its 2014 accelerator class. What's exciting this year? Several of the companies selected are directly focused on commercial real estate.

Link- http://www.narreach.com/portfolio

Let's Have Fun With 1031
NAR's The Source blog to check out a great video on the background and history of 1031 exchanges. As legislators in Washington, D.C. start looking at tax reforms it's important to understand how these existing programs affect NAR members.

Link- http://blog.commercialsource.com/lets-have-fun-with-1031/

Habitat for Humanity

Golf Tournament

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Wilderness Ridge Golf Course

Open to all RAL Members & Guests

18-HOLE TOURNAMENT

30 Teams Max.

1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place Prizes
Lunch In Your Cart Sponsored by CIP

Registration begins at 10:00 am

Shotgun start at 11:00 am

$85 per player

9-HOLE TOURNAMENT

8 Teams Max.

1st Place Prize

Registration begins at 1:00 pm

Shotgun start at 1:30 pm

$55 per player

EVENING BUFFET FOR ALL GOLFERS

PUTTING CONTEST