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NFCAR Newsletter

Volume 14, Issue 3

February 4, 2013

In This Issue
Local News
Education Info
WCR Information
State & National News

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Local News

Do you know at your NFCAR Website you have over 140 Real Estate documents available for your daily use. Click here to check it out... 

In order to access the private area of the NFCAR site, you will need to enter your email address and the temporary password: iaXhK5 

  

NFCAR's 2013 Dues

For those individuals who have not yet paid your NFCAR dues... NFCAR dues were due on January 1st, we've mailed out the invoices 3 times to you. If you have not yet received a dues bill, please contact Kristine or Jessica immediately at: (203) 744-7255. To avoid any interruption in your REALTOR� computer access please send in your dues payment plus a $50 reinstatement fee (assessed as per the NFCAR Board of Directors) by 2/22/13
To pay your dues online, visit www.nfcar.com, click on the 'Pay Your 2012 NFCAR Dues Online' icon on the right hand side. (You will need to login with your email address and Password1 as your password, if you didn't previously change it, you can change your password once you log in) Click on 'Online Store' under shop, then pick Membership from the drop down, then click go.

 

NFCAR's Wake Up N' Learn Seminars

Seminars Are Only $5 and will run approximately 60-90 minutes. Pastries & Coffee Included!!! Seminars Will Be Held At NFCAR.

Our seminars are:

- 2/28 @ 9:30 am: Larry Riefberg: Permits, Town Inspections & Final Certificates: What should you do when you learn there are no permits for work done on a home? Were permits needed anyway? Shouldn't the licensed contractor have pulled the permits before the work was done if it were needed. What if the homeowner does the work herself? What if the permits are still 'open'? Isn't there some type of 'grandfather clause' to make this all go away? Are REALTORS� responsible for checking this information out at Town Hall? What is a 'Municipal Report'? All this and more will be discussed... 

 

- 3/14 @ 9:30 am: Joe DeLaurentis: Law & Order HIU (Home Inspection Unit): This seminar reviews seven disclosure and home inspection disputes that resulted in Connecticut Law Suits!

 

Click here to register online.

Or

Click here to download the registration form.

 

NFCAR Office Closed on Monday, February 19th

The NFCAR office will be closed on Monday, February 19th in observance of President's Day. The office will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, February 20th.
  

  

Caravan Contact Information

Just a reminder - Caravans are not managed or operated by NFCAR - they are managed and/or operated by REALTORS�. Rules and regulations apply to each of the individual caravans. If you have any questions regarding the caravans, please call the contacts listed below.

Bethel: Jim Adams at EMM Loans 203-400-6214

Brookfield; Kellie Martone email your listing address and price to [email protected] by Friday's at noon

Danbury; Thomas Lutz at Newtown Savings Bank (203) 364-2970 

New Fairfield; Jane Serfass at Neumann Real Estate (203) 746-6565

New Milford; Tom Lutz at Newtown Savings Bank (203) 364-2970

Sherman; Irit Granger at William Raveis (203) 803-3748

Condo Only Caravan;Debbie Blum at Cornerstone CT Realty (203) 312-0731 

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Education Info

NAR Mandatory Ethics Training - 

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 3/1/13

Every REALTOR� is required to complete a minimum of 2 � hours of Code of Ethics Training every four years as a requirement of their membership in the REALTOR� Association.

At NFCAR.com you can take the online Ethics and Real Estate Course.

Click here to access NFCAR's RECampus Online School.

or

Click here to access NFCAR's McKissock Online School

Take NAR's Online version of the course for FREE by clicking here. 

 

'Principles & Practices' Course - Open Enrollment

This course is a continuous Start Program, start your training on any Monday evening. Here are the details:

Runs: Monday & Wednesday - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Salesperson: $399.00 / Broker-Up Grade: $349.00

Click here to download the registration form.

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WCR Information 

WCR February Meeting & Links

Start the New Year Right....

Hear About the Changes in the Banking Industry and How They Will Affect Your Buyers in 2013.

Wednesday- February 20th 11:30am-1:30pm at Chucks Steak House ($20 Members, $30 Guests)

RSVP to either Allison Zanine  (203)948-0109 or  Pam McHenry (203) 948-0477

In CT:  www.ctstatewcr.org 

National: www.wcr.org 

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State & National News 

2013 New England REALTORS� Conference

2013 NAR Region 1 Vice President Linda Fercodini invites all New England REALTORS� to the 2013 New England REALTORS� Conference being held here in Connecticut at Mohegan Sun on February 27-28, 2013. For event details and registration information, click here.

 

REALTORS� at the Capitol: Registration is Open
The Connecticut Association of REALTORS�, Inc. presents the 29th Annual REALTORS� at the Capitol event on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Having a significant size group at this event will make a difference. Your participation will help show the Legislators that our views are important and we need to be heard. Register today!

 

Fake Complaint Site Now Dormant
A website that was misusing the REALTOR� trademark, posting false complaints about real estate practitioners, and demanding money to have the complaints removed from the site has been shut down, click here to read more. 

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The Northern Fairfield County Association of REALTORS�
15 Stony Hill Rd
Bethel, CT 06801
Ph: (203) 744-7255
Fx: (203) 792-9962  
www.nfcar.com        
 
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 NFCAR's 2013 Directors

 

  President:
Betsy Pankulis
 
President Elect:
Linda Connolly 

 

Barbara Adler
David Brand
Leslie Brent
Lucy Blessey
Mick Consalvo
Scott Cooney
Jeanne Garzi
Merry LaRoche
Anne Lewis
Ruthanne Salvatore
David Vieira
Robert Yamin

 

2012 Affiliate Of The Year
Rose Yardito
   

2012 REALTOR� Of The Year

Kellie Martone

 

   NFCAR's Affiliate Members
(in alphabetical order by company name) 

 

Larry Pereira

Baker Law Firm

 

Christopher Gray

Bearingstar Insurance

 

Ryan Perry

Brookfield Technology

 

Edward Hannafin

Collins Hannafin etc PC

   

Larry Janesky

CT Basment Systems

 

Ian Farrison

Evolve Bank & Trust 

 

Joyce Trombley

Fairfield County Bank

 

Joseph Biraglia

Halloran & Sage LLP

 

Peter Scalzo

Gager & Emerson LLP

 

Jim Carey 

Go Mini's/Clancy Storage

 

Andrew Taylor

Guaranteed Rate

 

Wendy Hunt 

Homestead Funding Corp

 

Joseph Saffi

Joseph Saffi Attorney At Law

 

Stacey Pacific

LaQuinta Inn & Suites

 

Anthony Vournazos

Law Office of Anthony Vournazos

 

Dom Chieffalo

Law Office of Dom Chieffalo

 

James McKeever

Liberty Mututal

 

 Steven Greenberg

Naugatuck Valley Savings

 

Thomas Lutz

Newtown Savings Bank 

 

 David Dear

Puro Clean

 

 Ronald Passaro

RES-I-TEC

 

 Larry Riefberg &

Karin NeJame

Riefberg, Smart, Donahue, etc

 

Michael Riordan

Riordan Surveying

 

Joseph Romanello

Romanello Law Firm

 

 Martin Morgado &

James Philipakos

 Savings Bank of Danbury

 

Chris Rudolph

The Maids

 

James Smith

The Quinn Law Firm, LLC

 

 Kara DeLaurentis

Tiger Home & Building Inspections 

 

Kerry Gulick, Sharon  Mendelsohn, Brian Skarda

Union Savings Bank

 

Rose Yardito

Webster Bank 

 

Rebecca Lollie

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

 

Sabrina Defazio

Western Connecticut Federal Credit Union

 

Robert Yamin

Yamin & Yamin, LLP

 

Anthony Yorio

Yorio Law Group