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TOP NEWS - MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013
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Reserve Your Seat Now!
2013 LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST
Join us to hear from your elected officials:
- Gain valuable insight about issues that are or could affect your market area this year
- Get updates on current legislation while enjoying a delicious breakfast (menu TBD)
- Engage with officials via Q&A session - make sure your voice is heard!
Friday, April 26th - 8:30AM to 11:30AM
*Registration & Breakfast will begin at 8:30AM.
Please try to arrive no later than 9AM
The Terraces on Sir Tyler - 1826 Sir Tyler Drive
Complimentary for Members, $10 for Guests
($10 No-Show Fee Applies!)
*Registration Deadline is Tuesday, April 23rd at 5PM.
Hosted by the WRAR Governmental Affairs Department & the
Member Services Committee
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Click the link above to download an application and APPLY TODAY to serve on the 2014 WRAR Board of Directors. Once on this page, the application links for Director Positions and Vice President are listed 4th and 5th on this page respectively. All REALTOR® members are encouraged to apply. Deadline for the submission: May 7 at 12 noon.
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Get the Recognition You Deserve!
Tell us how you and/or other REALTORS® you know are making a difference in your community by sending us stories no later than Friday, April 5, 2013. This is a part of the annual NC Association of REALTORS® Social Responsibility Report. Please submit your information and photos to Julie Woodson, Director of Political Communications, at jwoodson@ncrealtors.org.
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Free Workshop: Fair Housing and Landlord-Tenant Law in NC - Know Your Rights
Tuesday, April 2 from 9:30AM to 12:30PM at the New Hanover County Government Center. This is a free seminar, but advanced registration is requested. Please click the link above for full details and/or contact Olivia Dorsey at 910.798.7443. Sponsored by: Fair Housing Project, Legal Aid of NC; New Hanover County
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 "Learn from the Pros" at Listingbook
Listingbook is an official partner of your MLS and is hosting a new training event on Thursday, April 11 called "Learn from the Pros". It will be held at The Terraces on Sir Tyler with two different sessions that day. Please be on the lookout for an email invite from them soon if you haven't already received it with more details and how to register. To ensure Listingbook emails of this nature reach you in the future, you might consider whitelisting their email address ( notification@lbnotification.com). |
Nationwide Open House Weekend
Are You Ready? Make Plans Now!
Saturday & Sunday, April 20th & 21st
Join your fellow REALTORS® across the country by participating in the nation's largest open house campaign. For one weekend only and the third straight year, REALTORS® will hold open houses in neighborhoods from coast to coast, bringing value to both buyers and sellers. Resources, tips, media talking points, promotional materials and more are/will be made available for participating members at:
Stay tuned to this page as we roll out new content, REALTOR® Store deals and other resources over the next few weeks. Make your plans now to hold as many open houses as possible!
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Big Predictions for Housing for Next 2 Years
FHA Premiums to Rise April 1 (Today)
Will Lending Standards Loosen Up This Spring?
Mortgage Delinquencies, Foreclosure Rates Fall
Pending Home Sales Hampered by Inventory
U.S. Home Prices in January Rose 8.1%, Most Since June 2006
2013 NAR Good Neighbor Award
Do you know someone who is deserving of REALTOR® Magazine's Good Neighbor Award? NAR wants to hear from you! Good Neighbor Award Winners receive $10,000 grants for their charities, as well as national and local publicity for their cause. Winners will also be flown to the NAR annual conference where they will receive their award in front of thousands of fellow REALTORS®. Past winners all report that their charity benefitted from additional donations and volunteers as a result of the exposure. Winners are named each October. Anyone can nominate a Good Neighbor (a colleague, co-volunteer, spouse, AE), but the nominee must be a member of the National Association of REALTORS®. Follow the link above, then fax 910-762-9860 or email lois@wrar.com a copy of your entry form. Deadline: May 20, 2013, 6:00PM EDT. If you have any questions about this award, contact Sara Geimer at sgeimer@realtors.org or (312) 329-8296.
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NCAR PARTNER
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AT&T is offering exclusive discounts to members of the NC REALTORS®! 10% Discount off monthly access charges, Handset and Accessory Discount in AT&T COR locations. Learn More *Login required.
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BEST PRACTICES
Short Sales for the
Listing Agent
If other offers are received, you must present them to the seller and to the lien holder (see Paragraph 6 of NCAR Form 2A14-T).
a. If the seller wants to accept one or more other offers, each contract must have a Back-up Contract addendum attached.
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OFFICE SAFETY
Keep a charged cell phone with you. Establish a code word to use when you need help but can't talk. Read More
RAPATTONI MLS
You can stay logged on to the MLS for an unlimited period of time, as long as you are actively working in the system. If you are inactive for one hour, the system will display a notification 5 minutes before it automatically logs you off.
RPR
Use the Investment Analysis Tool to provide different scenarios for a real estate investment client. Find out more by watching this video. TECHNOLOGY
If you have applications pinned to the taskbar, you can quickly access them by pressing the "Windows" key + number (1-9). For example, if you have Outlook pinned as the first application on the taskbar, you can press Windows+1 to launch Outlook or switch to it if it is already opened.
SUPRA
Agents - Log on to SupraWEB
Assign and track KeyBox Inventory. View showing activity at your listings. Create and customize reports to print or email to your clients. Smartphone users with eKEY Access can obtain Authorization Codes and Emergency Update codes without requesting one from Supra or WRAR.
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NAR PARTNER
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NAR's April MVP Member Offer
YOUR ACTION:
Register for the Online At Home With Diversity Course
YOUR REWARD:
Fair Housing Bundle-Download > View Reward > A $23.85 Value > Within 48 hours of purchasing the online course, you'll receive an email providing you a promotional code to order the Fair Housing Bundle-Download from the Realtor.org/Store You will have until 5/15/13 to order the product using your promotional code before it expires.
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Annual Meeting and Election - September 5
Holiday Meeting and Awards Luncheon - December 4
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