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December 17, 2012
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Greetings!

And the winner is....Bruce Larabee! Thanks for Liking Us on Facebook! Have a treat at Starbucks on us!
 
I'm happy to introduce the newest REALTOR Emeritus of 2012, Jack Clark, Bonnie Hill, Jack Weis, Brad Nelson and Charles Miller. The REALTOR Emeritus status is conferred upon a member with 40 years of continuous membership. Both Jack and Bonnie were presented their certificates and pins at the Holiday Reunion. 
Ron Ewing and Jack Clark   Ron Ewing and Bonnie Hill

This is Important
Join us at the Beehive in St. Charles Wednesday, January 23  3-6pm for the latest in what's new in Short Sales, Learn how to use that new tablet or download a new app. 
 
 
Bringing The Legislators & Issues To You

When: January 17, 2013                   Legislative Flyer              
5:00-7:00pm
Where: Eaglebrook Country Club            Appetizers & Cocktails included.
What: Legislative  Reception                  Registration is Free but required.
 
Just a reminder- By now you should have recieved your RPAC Closing Club postcard in the mail. We are so excited to have this opportunity to bring our members together with our Legislators through the generous grant from NAR, none of our members dues dollars are being used for this reception.
Remember - Make sure you have made your $20 Fair Share Campaign
contribution or signed up for the  Closing Club to be entered into the
drawing for the $250 gas card
 
 
COE - Really, you have only 14 days! 

The hourglass counter on the  RAFV homepage reminds you that there are only 14 days left to complete the NAR Quadrennial Code of Ethics course. You can check the IAR education lookup or the IDFPR Education portif you are unsure if you have taken the course in the past four years. You can fulfill the requirement by checking out a home study course or online (no CE credit) at the NAR website.

  

                      

Committee News

Contracts & Forms Committee Introduces New Form

The committee continues it's work of reviewing and revising all RAFV Contracts and Forms. The committee recognizes this is an ongoing project and is releasing updated and new forms as they are finished.

 

 

Caring For Our Communities

In January and February the Industry Relations Committee is gathering Valentines for Our Troops. The goal is to fill as many boxes as possible with a Valentine and box of candy hearts for the troops serving far from home. We will have a booth at the Superbowl Tradeshow at the Beehive on January 23 where you can stop by and sign Valentines. You can drop your Valentine cards off at the RAFV Office anytime and there will be Valentines available to sign. 

 

There will also be a Blood Drive in February so roll up your sleeves and share the gift of life. Watch the website and this newsletter for details soon.

 

 

RPAC Committee has 2 Campaigns

1. The RPAC Closing Club is all about "We Get It" you don't get paid until closing so the Closing Club makes it easy to pledge your RPAC Contribution in 2013 by paying RPAC when you get paid. Sign up for the Closing Club and join Hank on the Leaderboard at the RAFV Office.

Participants board  

2.  REALTOR FAIR SHARE PLEDGE:

 

*I want my elected officials to represent the REALTOR agenda in
  Washington DC, Springfield & in Local Government.
*I want my elected officials to represent Homeowners Rights in
  Washington DC, Springfield & in Local Government.
*I want to preserve my Business.
*I want to be part of the Solution, not part of the problem.
*I want to contribute my Fair Share...
                                      -$20-
Yes, that's all it takes. If each and every one of us contributed $20 a year, we can be sure that REALTORS® have the resources they need to be heard in government. It's important to US and it's important to OUR CLIENTS

 

The 2012-2013 Education Calendar is available, please call the office to sign up for a class. Download the CE calendar. Download the Broker Management Calendar. 

  

Mark Your Calendar
December 17 -     Industry Relations Committee Meeting
December 18 -     Board of Directors Meeting
December  24-25 RAFV Office will be closed. Merry Christmas
December 31 -     RAFV Office will be closed. 
January 1 -          RAFV Office will be closed.  Happy New Year
January 23 -        Superbowl Tradeshow at the Beehive
Good Info
Household Formation to Outpace Apartment Boom


  

Web-bytes
 

Where's the first place to go for Association info and updates? rafv.com

 

Our newest page on the website is our News Archive page, we will be posting all of our weekly emails there in case you would like to look back at a prior edition.

 

All the news and more can be found on the RAFV website. Check out our Community Involvement and  Hot Topics page of the website for information on upcoming events and announcements from our members. 

If you have an upcoming event, have an announcement to make or are marking a milestone,  let us know! Send a brief description and a flyer, if available, to our Director of Industry Relations, Kristine Hettinger at kristineh@rafv.com and we will post it to our website.                                 

Sincerely,

 

Ann Hammerstad

 REALTOR Association of the Fox Valley, Inc.