Spotlight E-Newsletter - November 18,
2013

 

MCAR will be 80 years old on November 22, 2013.
In this Issue
Tips to Avoid 5 Holiday Disasters
Free ebooks from NAR
Real Estate Today Radio
MCAR Rookie of the year application
2013 MCAR Recognition Award Application
Try KCM FREE for 14 Days
Online CE Classes
Appreciation Night
2014 MCAR Committee Selection Form
MCAR Hospitality Room
2014 Dues Invoices
October 10K Marketing Reports
New REALTOR domain
2013 NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® application
TIPS TO AVOID 5 HOLIDAY DISASTERS 
Imagine these Thanksgiving calamities: The oven doesn't heat so the bird won't bake. Or the fridge doesn't keep the Jell-O mold cool. Be the agent who saves owners from these and other holiday hosting disasters by emailing a free article now available from NAR's REALTOR� Content Resource. Make homeowners even more thankful: Email all five free articles in the November "Be the Host with the Most for Thanksgiving" theme. Click HERE for articles.

 

FREE EBOOKS FROM NAR'S LIBRARY 

Did you know NAR's Library gives members access to over 3,500 free digital books, audiobooks, and videos that can be downloaded at your convenience? And if you download a free eBook from the NAR Library by Nov. 30, you'll also receive the 2013 NAR Member Profile, courtesy of NAR's Member Value Plus program. The free eBook topics range from sales and marketing to technology and personal growth. Download one today to earn this reward.

 

REAL ESTATE TODAY  

Real Estate Today opens doors for buyers and sellers with critical and credible information on the real estate market. It's fast paced and fact packed with experts, interviews, call-ins, field reports, and timely market conditions. Go to www.middlesexrealtor.com and click on Real Estate Radio under MCAR Headlines to listen.

MCAR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR APPLICATION DUE 1/3/14.

Are you fairly new to practicing real estate and have been involved in the REALTOR Association activities?  Consider applying for the MCAR Rookie of the Year.  Click here for the 2013 Rookie of the Year Application if you or someone you know is eligible.  Applications are due January 3.

2013 MCAR RECOGNITION AWARD- DUE 1/3/14 

Are you eligible for the MCAR Recognition Award by earning 12 points?   Click HERE for the 2013 Recognition Award Application.

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TAKE ONLINE CE CLASSES
WITH THE CE SHOP 

        

Simply visit http://middlesex.theceshop.com/ and click on NJ  to
start taking online NJREC CE classes. Enter Promo Code: GIVE10 to receive 10% off your enrollment.  Expires 11/30/13  

LAST CHANCE!

TO REGISTER FOR APPRECIATION NIGHT AND  

CELEBRATION OF MCAR'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY

 

Thursday, November 21, 2013

5:30pm-8:30pm

East Brunswick Chateau - 678 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816

FREE to 2013 Committee Members. RSVP to [email protected].

$30 for MCAR members ($40 for non-members)

 

COME OUT TO A GREAT EVENING FILLED WITH:

Buffet Dinner

Acknowledgements of the 2013 Committee Members

Election of the Newly Elected 2014 MCAR Officers and Directors

Celebration of MCAR's 80th Anniversary (1933-2013)

 

To register, go to www.middlesexrealtor.com and click on Appreciation Night under Upcoming events.

LAST WEEK TO SIGN UP FOR A 2014 COMMITTEE.
FORMS DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22.
The Middlesex County Association of REALTORS� is seeking volunteers to serve on our 2014 committees.  If you wish to be considered for any committee/s, please submit the selection form by the new deadline of Friday, November 22, 2013For the form,  click here.
MCAR HOSPITALITY ROOM AT TRIPLE PLAY OPEN 12/11/13

Our Hospitality Room will be located in Bally's Dennis A room, Atlantic City, and will be open on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm during the Triple Play REALTOR Convention. Feel free to stop by for some refreshments.    

 

SPONSORS

Joseph Campagna of Continental Home Loans  

George Ferreira  of NJ Lenders Corp.

Kevin Bullock of  Residential Home Funding Corp.  

Alex Rivera & Al Perez of Jersey Mortgage Co.  

Brian Prinsell of Homes and Land

Tony Clintock & Tom Perone of EverBank

Martin Grant of Gateway Funding    

 

To register for the convention visit: TRIPLE PLAY  

2014 MCAR MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE 1/1/2014

MCAR membership dues are due by Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Dues will incur a late fee of $15 if received in the MCAR office after Wednesday, January 15, 2014.

Invoices were emailed directly to MCAR members.   

 

Click HERE for instructions on how to pay your dues

 

OCTOBER MARKETING REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE

The October 2013 10K Market Reports are now available to Middlesex County Association of REALTORS� members.

 

These unique, monthly reports shed light on the true picture of the residential housing market at a state, county and local level, unseen before in New Jersey. Get the state, county or municipality report.

 

The reports may be found at www.njar.com/10k via a user-friendly map - login is required with your NJAR� username and password to view the Member Only Private Version.  Once logged in, click on Middlesex County on the state silhouette and then on the municipality you are interested in. Updated reports will be available each month.  Look for the November report on or around December 15. 

NEW .REALTOR DOMAIN.  Reserve Yours Now.

New domains are appearing on the horizon.  The domain REALTOR means the trusted source in real estate.  Only members of the  National Association of REALTORS� (NAR) and the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) can call themselves REALTORS� and only REALTORS� are allowed to use the new REALTOR� domain in connection with their names.  Sign up now to be one of the first in line to reserve your REALTOR� domain as soon as it's available.  To reserve your domain, go to:  http://signupfordotrealtor.com

The 2013 NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award Due 1/10/14
Application is now available through NJAR� Online Forms.

To apply for the 2013 NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award, please complete an application and submit a hard copy to MCAR, along with your online application fee receipt attached to the front. Applications must be received to MCAR no later than 5pm by Jan. 10, 2014. There will be no exceptions.

 

Online NJAR� Circle of Excellence Sales Award� Application

Printable NJAR� Circle of Excellence Sales Award� Application

NJAR� Distinguished Sales Club Application (for recipients of COE for 10 years) 

 

Payment of the application fee(s) must be made online at njar.com/account.  

 

MIDDLESEX COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS� MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS� is to keep our diverse membership at the forefront of the industry, to foster cooperation and enable our members to better serve the public through the promotion of the NAR Code of Ethics and the education of our members.

 

To accomplish this mission, the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS� supports its members by providing them with the services and products they require to operate professionally.

 

LIKE our Facebook page: : www.facebook.com/MiddlesexAOR.

FOLLOW US ON Twitter: @middlesexaor

 

REALTOR� is a registered collective membership mark which may be used only by real estate professionals who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS� and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics.