The Grapevine

The Official Publication of the Fresno Association of REALTORSŽ

Nuts and Bolts of Appraisal Reporting

Cost Approach/Sales Approach

Wednesday, April 8 at the FAR Office from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Deposit of $10 required. Class conducted by Appraisers: Barbara Radcliffe and Carole Laval. Call to reserve your spot 559-490-6400. View list of courses.

Growing Your Business

Database & Communications

Tuesday, April 14 at the FAR Office from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m with guest speakers: Jason Farris, Eugene Savarino, Noah Solis, and Jose Reyna. Topics include: YouTube, MailChimp, Market Leader and more! Deposit of $10 required. Call FAR to reserve your spot today! 559-490-6400.

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C.A.R. Legal Update

New Wood Destroying Pest Q&A: This Q&A addresses the most common questions about removal of the WPA as well as makes suggestions for how to proceed in current transactions using the available forms.

RPR's March 2015 Release is Now Available!

Be sure to check out these new features:

Property Flyer, a new one-page report option
Walkability Scores for residential properties and neighborhoods, includes Overall Score, Amenity Score, and Leisure Score provided by Maponics
Additional Public Record data within property details, includes data such as garage or balcony square footage, roofing types and wall materials
Active Listing Count Volume charts restored in Advanced Data Tools, now calculated using an end of the month snapshot
Comps Analysis and Sales Comparison Analysis work transfer option added, saves user from reentering data

Please read the full release notes here If you have any questions about the release, call our Help Desk anytime at 1-877-977-7576.

Tuesday, April 7 | FAR Office | REALTORSŽ sign up from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

(in person only, one team only) Open sign ups begin at 9 a.m.

2016 Election of FAR Board of Directors

Per the FAR Bylaws - Election of Officers & Directors

The immediate past president at least 90 days prior to the annual meeting, shall appoint a nominating committee of five REALTORŽ members including himself/herself as chair and immediately notify the membership of this committee.

The 2016 FAR Nominating Committee:

Liz Kuchinski, Past President

Don Scordino

Patrick Prince

George Mees

Javier Cavazos

In the event you are interested in being considered for nominations, please complete application and fax to FAR 559-490-6464, attention Nominating Committee. Deadline for submission is April 15, 2015.

To make your 2015 ActiveKEY access fee renewal payment,

click here or call FAR at 559-490-6400.

Local Candidate Recommendation Committee (LCRC)

There are 3, three-year terms open for the LCRC. To be eligible, FAR REALTORSŽ must be in "good standing" and have made the minimum $49 contribution for 2015. If you meet the requirements and would like to be nominated, please contact Gerard Lozano by April 2, 2015.

If there are more nominees than open terms, an election will be held and ballots will be sent to eligible FAR REALTORSŽ as described above. LCRC is part of the CA Real Estate PAC (CREPAC), state version. LCRC funds are used to contribute to candidates for local office.

If you have questions or would like to be nominated, please contact Gerard Lozano, Marketing & Governmental Affairs Director at 559-490-6400 or email glozano@fresnorealtors.com.

This week @ FAR	FREE Classes	Orientation & Clerical User
Monday 3/30/15 HUD 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday 3/31/15 MLS Meeting 8:30 a.m. Guest Speaker: Manual Mollinedo, City of Fresno Parks Director zipForm Plus & Digital Ink 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Wednesday 4/1/15 FAR Opens @ 9 a.m. Thursday 4/2/15 Friday 4/3/15 FAR Closed at NOON	zipForm Plus & Digital Ink Tuesday, March 31 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Websites Thursday, April 2 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. MLS Tuesday, April 7 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Realist Tuesday, April 14 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.	New Member Orientation Thursday, April 9 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Clerical User Training Wednesday, April 29 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Clerical User Renewal Wednesday, April 29 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.