WRAR Broker Briefing Weekly Email Newsletter

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014

 TOP NEWS 

Join us to celebrate the holiday season with friends and colleagues on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 from 11:00am to 12:45pm. The final membership meeting of the year will include voting on this bylaw amendment, honoring some of 2014's best with annual awards and a festive holiday buffet catered by Middle of the Island. Click the link above for full details and to reserve your seat now!

 LOCAL & STATE

Google Maps Business View!
Take a Look Inside The Terraces on Sir Tyler
The event venue has enhanced its prospects' ability to tour the facility through Google Maps Business View, which offers a premium-quality 360� virtual tour powered by Street View technology. Check it out for yourself by clicking the link above.

November Issue of REAL Trends Newsletter
Click the link above and login to access Issue 11 featuring The Iconic Lead: Why is it So Hard to Replace a Founder? PLUS, The Investment Boom in Residential Real Estate Technology & many other valuable articles. [Login required]

 GOV AFFAIRS

Urge Congress Extend Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Tax Relief
The income tax exemption on mortgage debt forgiven in a short sale or a workout for principal residences expired at the end of 2013.  Without immediate action by Congress, distressed homeowners will have to pay tax on "phantom income" from forgiven debt. Read more & ACT NOW via link above. GET REWARDED for TAKING ACTION through the MVP Program! See offer below in this email.

NCAR Government Affairs News - November 14, 2014

Learn more about the top priority issues for your Governmental Affairs Department by visiting www.wrar.com/govaffairs.

 UPCOMING EVENTS 

Click each event link below to learn more about it and register.

December 3
4th Quarter Holiday Meeting & Awards Luncheon

 NATIONAL  

NAR Code of Excellence to Raise Standards
The Board of Directors of the National Association of REALTORS� has greenlit the creation of a Code of Excellence, which would require members to develop expertise in certain aspects of the industry.

.REALTOR Domains: Watch, then Claim Yours!
Click the link above to watch a short video on the .REALTOR domain registration process, then proceed to http://claim.realtor to reserve your domain today!

It's Final: News Corp Acquires Realtor.com�

12 Things You Need to Know Right Now

Consumers Upbeat, but Agent Confidence Dips

The Next Big Home Feature Buyers Want?

Setting the Stage for Buyers' Return

 NAR RESOURCE

Enrollment is Now Open!
Open Enrollment for major medical qualified health plans began on November 15th for coverage beginning January 2015. Learn more by clicking the link above.

 MVP OFFER: NOVEMBER 16-30   

 SUPRA TIP    

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Allied Member Referral Program: Earn $25!
Click link above for full details.

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 BIZ & TECH TIPS

BEST PRACTICES 
Good Practices For All
Abide by the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

 

SAFETY

Don't host an open house alone; take along a colleague. Never show property alone at night or advertise it as vacant.

 

MLS DEFINITIONS
Bedroom
A bedroom must be at least 8'x10', accommodate typical bedroom furniture, clothes storage, emergency egress (i.e., operable window that someone could climb through or an exterior door), and directly accessible from other living area through a door or by a heated hallway or stairway. A bedroom cannot be accessible only through another bedroom. Bedrooms that vary from this definition must be described in the Remarks. Where the house is subject to a septic tank permit, the number of bedrooms must match the permit. Where it does not, appropriate disclosure must be made.

To review all definitions:
Login into WRAR.com, then go to Departments >
Technology & MLS > MLS Definitions (Click Here if already logged in.) 

TECHNOLOGY
WRAR Support can step in and assist in numerous scenarios. Do you need to add a community, report a MLS error, question concerning MLS input, question concerning an error email you have received? These questions and more can be best answered by emailing support@wrar.
zendesk.com.

RPR
The RPR Help Desk can be a vital tool in understanding how to use RPR. Follow the link here to access a wealth of training videos, visual demonstrations, and help articles that will support you as you use RPR� to grow your business.

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