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Weekly E-Update
March
4, 2008
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Announcements/Events
Educational Opportunities
Affiliate Corner
ISC Corner
Community Opportunities
Contact Us
RSVP Now For the
Annual Membership Meeting!
The annual membership luncheon and business meeting will be
held on March 24 from 11:45am to 2pm at TAR. The luncheon will run from 11:45pm to 1pm, with
the business meeting immediately following at 1pm.There is a
$25 charge for the lunch and no charge to attend the meeting
only.
Click
here for more information on how to register.
Tucson Community Conversation on Arts & Culture
You’re input is needed at the Tucson Community Conversation
on Arts and Culture meeting on March 12. Topics to be
discussed include ways to attract the creative class to
Tucson, make Tucson one of the top arts and culture
designations in the Southwest and revitalizing downtown.
Presenters include Dr. Peter Likins, Chairman of the Tucson
Regional Town Hall and Steve Lynn, Tucson’s 2008 Man of the
Year. The meeting will be held in the TAR Conference Center
with registration beginning at 7:30am.
Click here for more
information. Ro register, contact Rebecca Springer at
624-0595 (x 10) or
rspringer@tucsonpimaartscouncil.org.
REALTOR®.com's Mastering Real Estate and Technology Workshop
The nationally
renowned “Mastering Real Estate Marketing and Technology
Workshop” is coming to Tucson on March 26
from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm at the
DoubleTree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park!
Max Pigman, national speaker and Vice-President of
REALTOR.com® will condense a lifetime of no
nonsense, high impact real estate knowledge into one of the
most valuable 3 hours of your real estate career for FREE.
Click here for more information.
Seating is limited. Pre-register today for this free seminar! Visit
www.RDCWorkshop.com or call 800.230.1034.
Member
Mixer
Members and affiliates you are
invited to the first Member Mixer of the year on Thursday, April 3
from
4pm-7pm at the Association. RSVP by March 28 to
laura@tucsonrealtors.org (this event is free!)
Congratulations Lyra Done!
Lyra Done, Lyra Done Realty, was
awarded Real Estate Agent of the Year at the Southern
Arizona Home Builders Association's Sales and Marketing
Awards Banquet on March 1. Congratulations Lyra!
Get
Involved! 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, Click here for more information.
Click here to view the Housing Opportunities Committee meetings. For more information, contact
Annalisa Moreno at 382-8789.
Marketing Session/Home
Tour This Friday!
Join your fellow members at the Association this Friday,
March 7 for the Marketing Session and Home Tour!
Breakfast and networking begins
at 8am with the session kicking off at 8:30am. The tour will
be in Central Tucson. The gas card sponsor is Marc Chiquete,
ServiceOne Home Warranties and the Breakfast Sponsor is
Sandra Johnson, WIN Home Inspections.
For a full schedule,
click here
or contact
Dee.
Risk Tip of the Week:
The Dog Ate My Homework
The
Scenario: It is
late Friday afternoon and a tech savvy buyers’ agent, after
leaving a detailed message on your home office phone
recorder about that vacant listing of yours, sends a signed
purchase offer (prepared with ZipForm®) via email
to your email address shown on the MLS listing. You however - a struggling self-employed,
one-man-show, owner/broker, have decided at lunchtime that
you and your spouse need to get away for a weekend to Rocky
Point. None of your listings have been shown for over two
months anyway. It is time to just take a couple of days and
get away from the stress of this difficult market and
recharge your batteries by “unplugging” for a short rest.
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 Weekly Alert
Click here
for traffic alerts from the Arizona Department of
Transportation for the I-10 Widening project from Prince
Road to 29th Street and the 6th Avenue Pedestrian Bridge
project
Code of
Ethics Training -Your Time is Running Out!
REALTORS® are required to complete Code of Ethics
training by December 31, 2008. For those of you who have
NOT satisfied this requirement, sign up
today! The next Code of Ethics class is scheduled for
March 12th. Register on-line by
clicking here
, time is ticking! For more
information, please
contact
Dee Corona.
Listing Agreement Form Change
Are you aware
the Listing Agreement Form will be changing?
Attend one of our Listing Agreement Classes for all the
latest updates: March 19,
9am-12pm or 1-4pm; April 9 9am-12pm or 1-4pm; May 16
1-4pm or June 11 9am-12pm.
Did You
Overpay Your Taxes Last Year? Interested in Keeping More
Money?
Attend Tax Strategies For The
Real Estate Professional on March 20,
2008 from 1pm-4pm.
This seminar
is guaranteed to identify between $2,500 and $27,500 in
NEW deductions. Sign up
TODAY by
clicking here.
For more
information, please contact
Dee Corona.
March
5 • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch and Learn: Using Internet Explorer
Tabbed Browsing! Quick Links! Favorites! Your Internet
browser is probably your most used program and yet you
probably don’t know most of its most valuable features.
Come to this class and I’ll show you how to better use
Internet Explorer 7 to become faster and better when you
head onto the Internet. Bring a lunch and stop by!
Contact Andy
for more information.
March 5-6 • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GRI 201: Financing
11 general and 3 real estate legal issues CE credits
Explore various financing options including alternative
financing, learn and explain loan options and know how
to qualify a buyer.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee.
March 7 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Rapattoni Level 1: Starting Your Business
Get started with the MLS! This is the first of three
classes designed to teach you how to best use the MLS
System. Learn how to design standard searches, create
reports and enter listings. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon
March 7 • 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The WCR will be holding a class taught by
Patrick Ritchie author of " The Credit Roadmap ". The topic
of this class is marketing in our new market, getting back
to basics using Guerrilla Marketing Techniques. This class
will present information for the new REALTOR® that has never
experienced this kind of market, as well as the seasoned
REALTOR® that needs to kick start their marketing
efforts. Class cost $25 and you will receive 3 Hrs Gen C. E. credit.
Please R.S.V.P. at
education@tucsonwcr.org payment will be collected at
the door.
March 10 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is more than just email. Learn to use
features such as Calendar, Contacts and Tasks. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon
March 12 • 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
Know the Code: Code of Ethics Training
3 general CE credits
Understand and follow the Code of Ethics while you satisfy the NAR ethics training requirement.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee.
March 20 •
1 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
Tax Strategies For the Real Estate Professional
Did You
Overpay Your Taxes Last Year? Interested in Keeping More
Money? This seminar
is guaranteed to identify between $2,500 and $27,500 in
NEW deductions. Sign up
TODAY by
clicking here.
For more
information, please contact
Dee Corona.
Conference Center Events Hosted by Association Members:
Essentials of Long Term Care Planning
Class
Are you concerned about living too long and depleting your
retirement too soon? Richard Patterson and Catherine Salaz
present the Essentials of Long Term Care Planning on March 13 from
8:30am-10:0am in the TAR Conference Center. Come to this
informative session and learn about one of the most
important questions to ask: what is long term care and who
is going to pay for it?
Click here for more information. RSVP to
Genna Garret at
577-2596.
Click here to view our 2008 Educational Course Catalog
Women's Council of REALTORS®
We
are a network of successful REALTORS® empowering women to
exercise their
potential as entrepreneurs and industry
leaders. Visit us on the web at
www.tucsonwcr.org. You may also use our website to Join WCR!
March 6, 2008,
Tucson Women's Council of REALTORS®, Business Resource
Meeting at the Sheraton on Grant and Rosemont 11:30 am-1:30
pm, Patrick Richie.
April 10, 2008,
Tucson Women's Council of REALTORS®, Business Resource
Meeting at the Sheraton on Grant and Rosemont, 11:30 am
-!:30 pm, Matthew Ferrara and Company, Webinar Live!
Technology.
May 9, 2008,
Starr Pass Resort, Tucson Women's Council of REALTORS® Golf Tournment, $135 Per Player includes Lunch, *** Prizes,
Mulligans, Fun*** Contact Maggie Michel:
michelmaggie@aol.com or
fundrasing@tucsonwcr.org
July
27, Starr Pass Resort, State Women's Council of REALTORS®
Fun day and networking with members across the state,
Sponsored by Green Valley and the Tucson Chapter of
REALTORS®, All fundraising to be split by the two chapters
for their general fund. Room Rates $125 a night; Golf event
7:00 am and afternoon tea and fashion show at 3:00 pm, Call
reservations line at, 888-527-8989 to book hotel room.
Ask for the Women's Council of REALTORS® group
rate. Guests have until July 10th to book the hotel
reservation
July 28-29, Starr Pass Resort, Women's Council of
REALTORS®, Arizona State Meeting/Conference, Room rates $125
a night. Conference fee $155 includes evening Barbeque &
Pool Party at Starr Pass Resorts new Lazy River relax and
view the starry night. Call reservations line
at, 888-527-8989 to book hotel room. Ask
for the Women's Council REALTORS® group rate. Guests have
until July 10th to book the hotel reservation.
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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Kentucky Derby Night
at the Races 2008
The Association will again host
Pantano Rotary Club's Nite at the Races, Kentucky Derby on
Saturday, May 3 at 5pm with proceeds benefiting The Hearth
and the Pantano Rotary Foundation.
Click here
for sponsorship and event information!
Participate with TAR in the Race For the
Cure!
Serving the breast health needs, of
millions, Susan G. Komen® for the Cure is treating breast
cancer at every stage, from the causes, to the cures, to the
pain and anxiety of every moment in between. Join the TAR
team as we walk in the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure on
Sunday, April 6 at Ried Park. If you
would like to walk with the Tucson Association of REALTORS®
team, please contact
Laura Kruszewski
at 382-8775
Participate in the Heart Walk!
Heart disease and stroke are the #1 and #3 killers across
the nation. Walk with us on Saturday, May 3 and help us
raise money and awareness about this critical cause. The
American Heart Association currently has over 1.7 million
dollars in active research grants at the University of
Arizona. Sadly over 1 million in life saving research went
unfunded in 2006. Physical inactivity is a leading risk
factor for Heart Disease and Stroke. Lace up your
shoes...bring the family, and JOIN US! If you would like to
walk with the Tucson Association of REALTORS® team, please
contact
Laura Kruszewski at 382-8775.
NAMI Walks Southern Arizona
NAMI Walks Southern Arizona second annual event is
scheduled for March 29 at the Veterans’ Memorial Center Sports Park .
You can register on-line now by visiting their website at
www.namisa.org .You can join a team or form your own team in support
of NAMI and all the work they do. Last year’s funds enabled us to expand
many of their rograms in English and Spanish as well as institute a new
program beginning this spring called Parents and Teachers as Allies
where they will be reaching into local schools with NAMI’s
signature education program
RAPAC Fundraising
Making an investment to the
REALTORS® of Arizona Political Action Committee (RAPAC)! It is the best
investment you can make for your business! Investments go directly to
help support pro-REALTOR® causes and candidates.
Invest in
RAPAC!
The Top 10
Reasons to Invest
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2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Tucson,
AZ 85716
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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