Honorary Life Membership
Do
you believe you qualify for Honorary Life Membership? The
Nominating/Credentials Committee will be convening for the
annual nomination process and will be reviewing Honorary
Life Membership requests. If you would like to be
considered for the highest recognition of service the
Association can bestow to a REALTORŪ Member, please complete
the Honorary Life Membership Request form and return to
Cheri at the Association office by February 19th.
Click
here to obtain the Request form.
Tucson REALTORŪ Advertising Deadline
Interested in advertising in Tucson REALTORŪ Magazine? Reach
over 6,700 REALTORSŪ and 500 affiliate members with your
advertisement. The deadline to reserve your space for the
next issue is next Friday, February 15.
Click here
for more information or contact
Laura Kruszewski.
Annual Membership Meeting!
The annual membership luncheon and business meeting will be
held on March 24 from 11:30am to 2pm at TAR. The luncheon will run from 11:30am to 1pm, with
the business meeting immediately following at 1pm.
Click
here for more information.
Association Director Elections Are Coming!
The
Nominating/Credentials Committee is accepting Candidate
Applications for President-elect, Vice President,
Treasurer, REALTORŪ Director (6) and Affiliate Director
(1).
Click
here for the Candidate
Application which contains Officer and Director
qualifications, duties and responsibilities. Contact
Cheri
should you have questions about the upcoming
elections.
Save the Date! Lunch With the Commissioner
Listen to an update on the Department of
Real Estate and take the opportunity to share in a
meaningful dialog with the Commissioner and his staff.
Join us on April 21 from 12:00pm- 1:30pm in the TAR
Conference Center. Space is limited! RSVP to Leslie at
leslie@tucsonrealtors.org or 382-8788.
Commissioner Sam Wercinski To Host Real Estate Consumer
Forum
Commissioner
Sam Wercinski is hosting a Real Estate Consumer Forum in
Tucson on
February 7, 2008. Directors or staff from the
Departments of Financial Institutions, Insurance, Housing
and Register of Contractors will join the Commissioner.
Consumers are encouraged to bring questions and concerns to
the forum to be addressed. Topics of discussion will
include predatory lending, poor construction, insurance
concerns, real estate recovery funds and more. The forum is
FREE and open to the public. It will be held at
4850 S. Park Ave. in
Tucson from 7:00 - 8:00pm. For further information,
contact Mary Utley
at 602-771-7766/520-628-6778 or
mutley@azre.gov.
2008 Affiliate Sponsorship Program
The Tucson Association of REALTORSŪ is launching a new
Affiliate Sponsorship Program for year 2008. The
program is designed to increase your exposure to the
Association’s 6700 REALTORŪ members.
Click
here to view the Sponsorship levels and benefits you
will receive as an Affiliate Sponsor.
Click here to obtain the Sponsor Commitment
Form. The Association and Board of Directors appreciate
your support of the Association. For more information,
please contact
Cheri
at 382-8772.
Get
Involved! Housing Opportunities Committee
Get involved in The Housing Opportunities committee!
This committee is very active in informing members about
fair housing issues, developing programs for housing
affordability, sponsoring fundraisers for groups like
Habitat for Humanity and presenting educational seminars
for the buying public. If you are interesting in serving
on this committee contact
Annalisa Moreno at 382-8789.
New
Property Management Committee- Call for Volunteers!
A new Property Management Committee is being formed and
we are seeking interested volunteers. The purpose
of the Committee will be to: 1) educate membership on
the standards of practice and competency reasonably
expected in the property management discipline, 2)
educate membership on the standards of care involved in
property management and 3) make recommended improvements
to the Rapattoni MLS system with respect to rentals.
The first meeting is scheduled for March 19 at 3:00pm at TAR. Should you have questions, please
contact
Cheri at 382-8772 or
SAHBA's Parade of Homes REALTORŪ Day-RESCHEDULED
See
the latest and greatest ideas in new home design,
construction and energy savings from some of Tucson’s finest
builders. Get ready to be inspired as you tour seven elegant
custom homes featuring all that is new in contemporary
desert living! The event takes place February 2nd
through the 17th in Marana
and admission is $12. REALTORSŪ, bring your business card on
Monday, February 11
and receive half off admission! For more information about the event, visit
www.sahbaparadeofhomes.com
Know Your Status!
What's
YOUR Status? Per MLS Rules and Regulations you have
a MAXIMUM of 2 BUSINESS DAYS to update the status of
your listing. Whether the change is from Active to
Contingent or Pending to Sold, or any other, it MUST
be input to MLS within 2 BUSINESS DAYS! Status
changes that are not reported within 2 BUSINESS DAYS
will be fined. The maximum allowable fine per the
National Association of REALTORSŪ is $15,000.00.
Share Your Listings!
TAR's
Marketing
Session and Home Tours are held on Fridays at the
Association.
Breakfast and networking begins
at 8am with the session kicking off at 8:30am. The
next session is this Friday, February 8 with a tour
of South/Extreme South Tucson
For a full schedule,
click here
or contact
Dee.
Home of the Month, Week 1/28/2008:
MLS
# 20802483, Terry Faust, Long Realty Company and
MLS#20800057, Jonna Douglas, Long Realty Company.
Risk Tip of the Week:
Sign, Sign, Everybody Sign
The husband and wife have been debating
selling off a piece of land that they have held for a number
of years to build their dream home on after retirement.
However, like many people, they find do not have the
financial resources they had hoped for and the husband
decides to sell this piece of property just to make ends
meet. No real agreement on any action has been reached
between the married couple. Despite this, the husband
decides to hire a REALTORŪ and signs a listing agreement,
promising the agent that the wife will sign when she returns
from caring for her sister back east who just had surgery.
Click here to read more...This risk reduction tip provided by TAR is a general statement
intended to raise important issues relevant to risk reduction.
This tip is not intended to be legal advice. It should not be a
substitute for advice of professional counsel or the assistance provided by
an agent's Designated Broker.
I-10 Traffic Alert!
Traffic
alert for the I-10 Widening project from Prince Road to 29th
Street which includes traffic control information about the
Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase and the traffic alert for
the 6th Avenue Pedestrian Bridge project.
Click here for more I-10 Traffic information.
Attention All Members!! REALTORSŪ Required to Complete
Ethics Training for Second Cycle-
Deadline December
31, 2008
Between January 1, 2005 and
December 31, 2008, every REALTORŪ is required to
complete 2.5 hours of Code of Ethics training. This
means you have limited time to complete the
requirement. Please
click here for a
schedule of our Ethics class “Know the Code.” Classes
are also available On-line. Failure to comply with
this required ethics training is a violation of a
membership duty for which the member’s primary
association will suspend membership until the training
is complete.
February 6 • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GRI 100: Business Planning
6 general CE credits
Create your own business plan, complete with values, goals,
commitments and budgets.
Click here
to sign up. Contact
Dee Corona
for more information.
February 8 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Rapattoni Level 2: Building Your Business
In this class, you’ll learn how to build your business with
the help of MLS tools. Topics include entering contacts,
auto-prospecting, group and task management and client
portals.
For more information, contact
Andy Gordon
February 11 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Train the Trainer Listing Agreement Class
The Tucson Association of REALTORSŪ Board of
Directors approved the revised Listing Agreement..
Click here
to register.
February 12 • 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
CCIM Class:
How to Buy Foreclosures
3
hours Real Estate Legal Issues
$25 for CCIM Chapter Members
$35 for Non-Chapter Members
Real estate licensees are often
asked to assist clients who want to acquire properties in
foreclosure. Instructor, Tim Remick, will use his legal
experience and knowledge to educate licensees about the
legal aspects of foreclosures, the benefits and pitfalls
that exist with foreclosure properties.
Click here to register.
Contact
Dee Corona
for more information
February 15
• 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Location - The Manning
House
The New 2007 AAR Vacant Land/Lot Contract.
Come
and learn the ins and outs of the new contract and
addendum’s that go with it. Michelle Lind, Esq. –
General Counsel for AAR will be the speaker. Don’t miss out
on her valuable guidance in the use of the new contract and
additional forms that accompany it.
Click
here for registration information. This class is
being sponsored by the REALTORŪ Land Institute.
Click here to view our 2008 Educational Course Catalog
Click Here to View Andy Gordon's Computer Training Class
Schedule
Women's Council of REALTORSŪ
We
are a network of successful REALTORSŪ empowering women to
exercise their
potential as entrepreneurs and industry
leaders.
Please
join us Thursday, February 14th 11:30- 1:30 for our Business
Resource Meeting and Basket Auction
at the Sheraton 5151 E. Grant
Rd.
CCIM
17th Annual Forecast
March 18, 2008
Sign up today for CCIM's
annual Pima County Commercial Real Estate Market Forecast!
Click here for more information.
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TAR Bowling Fundraiser for The Hearth,
Get Your Spot!
The Tucson Association of REALTORSŪ will be
hosting a Bowling Fundraiser to benefit The Hearth on Saturday,
March 1
from 4pm-6pm at Lucky Strike, 4015 E Speedway Blvd.
Click here for more information. Contact Laura at
382-8775 for more information.
Mustang
"Bullitt" Raffle Benefiting The Hearth
With
your $25 contribution (or 5 for $100) you could win
a 2008 Mustang Bullitt! And the best part is all
contributions go to support The Hearth!
Tickets being sold at TAR or contact
Sheila Chonis,
977-3447 for more
information. Purchase now, the deadline is February
11th.
RAPAC Fundraising
Making a contribution to the
REALTORSŪ of Arizona Political Action Committee (RAPAC) is the best
investment you can make for your business! Contributions go directly to
help support pro-REALTORŪ causes and candidates.
Donate to
RAPAC!
The Top 10
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Association Phone: 520-327-4218, MLS Phone: 520-795-1293, Fax:
520-322-6613
For more information about the Association, please visit our website
at
www.tucsonrealtors.org.
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