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January 28, 2013
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Geneva, Illinois 60134
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Greetings!

 
We're always looking at new ways to save you time and money. One of the features we ran last year was the Market Stats and we're bringing it back. We break out towns and cities in our area and provide monthly statistics for you to download and use with your clients. We heard many comments about how helpful this is to you. You can now find these statistics, updated monthly on our Market Stats webpage.
Let us know how you like it and if you have any suggestions. Look for the new page next week.
Special Note
This past week IAR honored the 2012 RPAC Investors of Illinois. Among these honorees were our RAFV Members. Thank you for your support of RPAC!

Golden R's                                     Sustaining Crystal R's
Wayne Reuter                                 Realtor Association of the Fox Valley

Sustaining Golden R's                   President's Circle
Ann Hammerstad                            Wayne Reuter 
Christopher Tenggren                      Christopher Tenggren   

Sterling R's                                   Governor's Club
Leslie Ebersole                                 Donna McQuade

Hank Erwin

Ron Ewing                                       Capitol Club

Bobbie Gerbrecht Grayson               Peggy Brown             
Kristen Jungles                                Julie Kellenberger
Lynn Klein                                       
Jim Merrion                                     Over 100% of Goal
Ginny Sylvester                                Realtor Association of the Fox Valley
Carolyn Weinert 
Featured Events

February Lunch & Learn hosted by Success Title

 

Join us as Don McCartney of Great Mortgage Company presents 
        
"Updates and Changes with FHA and USDA Loans" 
Committee News

Caring For Our Communities

 

We're having a Blood Drive

 on  Thursday, February 21 from 12-2pm at the RAFV Office, so roll up your sleeves and share the gift of life. Sign Up Here.

 

  Give Blood Give Life    

 

 

ONE TON...That's the Goal!

                                                                           

  

Starting today the Industry Relations Committee will begin our 

One Ton Food Drive 

at four different offices until March 16.

The food collected will be given to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. We would like you to help us collect One Ton of food! 

Download the Shopping List of items most needed by the Northern Illinois Food Bank and then drop your donation at one of these locations. Please feel free to print and share the shopping list.

 

1. Elgin - RE/MAX Horizon          374 N. McLean Blvd.

 

2.St. Charles - Royal Real Estate of Illinois     1003 W. Main St

 

3.Batavia - Kettley & Co. 125 S. Batavia Ave. (Rt. 31)

 

4.Aurora - Kettley & Co.  503 W. Galena Blvd.

 

Please be sure to bring your food inside the office.

 

  Thank you for your help!
  

RPAC Closing Club Leaderboard - traveled to Peoria this past week. Donna McQuade and Kristen Jungles presented the program at the IAR Policy Meetings and it was well received. We've got a game changer here!

 

Have you signed up yet? Get on BOARD.

  

 

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.   Download the CE Requirements for Managing Broker Renewal 2013.

  

Mark Your Calendar
January 30-         New Member Orientation
February 4 -         Affiliate Committee Meeting
February 4 -         Contracts and Forms Committee Meeting
February 5 -         Tech Committee Meeting
February 7 -         Education Committee Meeting
February 13 -       Grievance Committee Meeting 
February 14 -       Government Affairs Committee Meeting
February 14 -       RPAC Committee Meeting
February 18 -       Industry Relations Committee Meeting
February 19 -       Board of Directors Meeting
February 20 -       Lunch & Learn
February 21 -       Blood Drive
February 21 -       Major Investor Dinner 
Good Info
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Web-bytes

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

 

Just Added! Wondering what renewal requirements are for the next renewal in 2013 for Managing Brokers? Check out the handy At-A-Glance page added to our Education Renewal Requirements page. 

 

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 as well as our Facebook page. 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.