Spotlight E-Newsletter - January 20,
2014

 

In this Issue
Membership Minutes 11/21/2013
NAR's latest TV commercial
55 Ways NAR is Indispensable to Your Business
2014 Scholarship Application
Awards Lunch 3/12/14
2014 MCAR Installation Registration
MCAR Dues are Past Due
REALTOR® Emeritus Deadline
December Marketing Reports
Click HERE for the Membership Meeting Minutes of 11/21/2013.
View NAR's latest TV commercial - only 32 seconds long.
Preview the latest ad under NAR's Consumer Advertising Campaign called "Make Your Move,"  which encourages consumers to take advantage of the opportunities in today's market.
55 Ways NAR is Indispensable to Your Business 
Read about 55 ways that you benefit from NAR for paying your dues.  NAR puts money in your pocket by shaping the environment in which you work and makes free or discounted products and services available to you.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO MCAR MEMBERS

Three $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to members or relatives of members of the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS� through the NJAR� Educational Foundation Scholarship Program.

Go to www.NJAREF.com for the 2014 NJAREF scholarship application. The deadline for submission is 5:00 P.M. on Friday, APRIL 4, 2014

SAVE THE DATE!
MCAR Awards Lunch will be Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 11am at the Pines Manor.

DON'T MISS THE 2014 MCAR INSTALLATION  

OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

5 Days Away 

 

2014 President: John Zennario

2014 President-Elect: Dorothy Bellas

2014 Secretary/Treasurer: Karen DelRe 

Immediate Past President:

Directors: Carolyn Barszcz, Lorraine Colavito, Genette Falk,

Gareth Farmer, Frank Glaush, Felix (Phil) Greco and Kathleen Morin

 

Presentation of the REALTOR� of the Year Awardto
Karen DelRe

and the REALTOR�- Associate of the Year Award to

Felix (Phil) Greco

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Pines Manor- 2085 Lincoln Highway Edison, NJ 08817

6:00pm

Cost to attend: $45.00 Members ($55.00 Non-Members)
Click here for the Registration Form

 

To register online go to, www.middlesexrealtor.com and click on Installation under Upcoming Events.

 

Thank you  to our sponsors

 

Sponsor of the Music: David Sachs, Attorney at Law    

Sponsor of the Wine: Cathy Fernandes of Jersey Mortgage Co.    

Sponsor of Decorations: Joseph Campagna of Continental Home Loans  

Sponsor of Shelter Contribution Display: Ronald Lucas of

X-Ray Home Inspection   

THANK YOU . . .

to the members who paid their membership dues already. We appreciate your continued membership. If you asked yourself "What Do I Get For My Dues?", go to www.middlesexrealtor.com, to read the MCAR, NJAR� and NAR Membership Benefits Brochure.

 

 

IF YOU DIDN'T PAY YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES YET - KEEP READING

If you haven't paid your REALTOR�/REALTOR-ASSOCIATE� Membership Dues yet, an additional $15 late fee has been added to dues as of January 16. REALTOR� dues are $446 and REALTOR� Associate dues are $396 (late fee included in these amounts). Dues were Due January 1 with a 15-day grace period before the late fee was added to unpaid dues.  The online system is available 24/7. The following are ways you can pay the dues:

 

BY CREDIT CARD:  Go to www.middlesexrealtor.com and click on Pay Your Dues.

BY CHECK:  Make check payable to MCAR and submit to 779 Gornik Drive, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861. Returned checks will be charged a fee of $35.00.

 

DUES AND RPAC ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

 

Click HERE for detailed instructions on how to pay your dues online.  

REALTOR� EMERITUS DEADLINE

The next deadline to apply for REALTOR� Emeritus status is:   April 2, 2014.

 

Any person who has held dues paying membership in the National Association for a cumulative period of 40 years in one or more Associations of REALTORS� is eligible for REALTOR� Emeritus status. For more info, go to: http://www.realtor.org/programs/realtor-emeritus-status

 

Emeritus application forms must be submitted online by the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS� (MCAR).  If you are eligible, call MCAR at 732-442-3400.

DECEMBER MARKETING REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE

The December 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.

 

To view a pdf version click here.

 

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 December report on or around February 15


 

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.

 

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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.