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Weekly E-Update
April
8, 2008
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Announcements/Events
Educational Opportunities
Affiliate Corner
ISC Corner
Community Opportunities
Contact Us
Click
here for the list upcoming events.
Tucson Association of REALTORSŪ
Elections Starts NEXT WEEK!
Click here
for information on how to vote and to view the biographies of the
candidates running for TAR Board/Director and Affiliate
Director. The online election will
begin on Monday, April 14 and end on Sunday April 20. This is your chance
to make a difference in the future of the Association, so read
the biographies and make an informed vote next week!
Thank you Tucson Newspapers!
The Tucson
Newspapers Real Estate Team has been running a "buy now"
campaign for the last four months (FREE of charge to
the Association). They have printed more than 22 pages
of print ads in the campaign and delivered more than
8,570,000 impressions. Take a look at the ads and read more
about the campaign by
clicking here.
2008 Affiliate Sponsorship Program-Thanks to our
Sponsors!
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, Greg Smith & Associates
and our Silver Sponsors,
Countrywide
Home Loans, M.J. McRee,
ServiceOne
Home
Warranties,Marc
Chiquete
and TLC
Professional
Inspections,
Inc., Thomas L.
Culpepper.
The
Tucson Association of REALTORSŪ new Affiliate Sponsorship
Program 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. For more information,
please contact
Cheri.
Fair Housing Act 40th Anniversary Celebration!
Join
Kim Kendrick, HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity, Association Executives and community
leaders on April 21 from 4pm-6pm at the Association. This
event is hosted by TAR, the Southwest Fair Housing Council
and Tucson's Women's Council of REALTORSŪ.
Click here to read the press release.
REALTORŪ Only MLS Coming Soon
As part of our continuing effort to improve the quality and
integrity of our MLS, the Multiple Listing Service Board of
Directors has voted that effective July 1st 2008, MLS
members must be REALTORSŪ. This ensures that everyone in the
Tucson MLS is held accountable to the REALTORŪ Code of
Ethics and may be subject to arbitration and due process as
outlined by the National Association of REALTORSŪ.
This means that brokers, agents, and appraisers who are
currently ‘MLS Only’ members with no REALTORŪ association
affiliation will need to join a local REALTORŪ association.
This DOES NOT mean that appraisers have to become licensed
real estate agents. It only means that they need to join a
REALTORŪ association.
Data
Syndication Has Begun!
We have enabled the feed of MLS
active listings to Cyberhomes which means that Tucson
listings will get more exposure via the World Wide Web! It is
important to note that Cyberhomes uses postal
information to verify addresses with listings, so if the
address is not complete or incorrect in MLS, the listing
will not show on the website. We have already seen cases
where there was no zip code or no house number on the
listing, and it didn’t display. We will
continue to add 3rd party websites as they sign our
agreements. Stay tuned for updates!
Land Listing
Agreement
The Forms Committee would like to invite members
who regularly use the TAR Land Listing Agreement to the next
Forms Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 17,
2008, 3:00 p.m., Association office. The Committee will be
updating the Land Listing Agreement and is seeking your
input as a land practitioner.
New Forms
Approved
The Association Board of Directors approved a
Listing Contract Checklist and
Sale Contract Checklist.
The Checklists are forms created by the TAR Forms
Committee to assist Brokers/Office Managers in file
management. These forms are for internal company use
only and are not intended to replace a checklist you may
already be using.
Association
Employment Opportunities:
The Association is currently
accepting resumes for a
two positions. Please e-mail your resume and salary
requirements to
Dannetta.
Applicant can not have an active real estate license
for either position.
Director of
Public Affairs: Anne Mehochko will be leaving the
Association to get married and relocate to Washington D.C. We wish Anne all the best and thank her for the great work
she has done for the Association!
Click here to read the job description for Director of
Public Affairs.
Competitive salary and benefits.
Part Time Customer Service Representative: Must
have customer service skills, ability to multi task and
achieve customer satisfaction.
Tucson Sustainable Futures
Dialogue, Wednesday, April 9
Dr.
Dan Garvey, President of
Prescott College, presents a
thoughtful approach to important
questions for our future leaders
in his presentation entitled
Turning Point: The Next
Generation held at TAR on
Wednesday, April 9 at 7pm. This
is the second topic and second
year for the national Imagine:
Sustainable Futures Dialogues. Dr.
Garvey will report what he's
learned from the communities
he's visited and help clarify
the challenges that lie ahead.
He will mediate an open
discussion about the
opportunities available for
citizens and leaders to imagine
and create the future we would
like to live in, both in our
personal lives and for the
public good.
The
event is co-sponsored by TAR and Sustainable
Tucson.
Range Price Listings:
We are still receiving calls concerning Range Price
listings. Below is MLS’s position on these listings,
and information supporting our position from legal
counsel.
1) There is no requirement for either
low or high end of the price range to be entered as
the list price.
2) There are no rules regarding the ‘spread’ or
size of the range.
3) The seller must accept or counter any offers
made on a Range Price listing.
4) The 1st line of the Property
Description/Marketing Remarks must disclose that it
is a Range Price listing by stating the following:
‘Seller will accept or counter offers between xxxx
and xxxx dollars.’
We
hope this removes some of the confusion regarding
this marketing strategy.
Click here
for more information.
Marketing Sessions/Home
Tours This FRIDAY!
Join us this
Friday, April 11 with
breakfast
and networking beginning
at 8am with the session kicking off at 8:30am. The tour will
be in West/Southwest Tucson.
Click here
for the tour schedule
or contact
Dee.
Home of
the Month: Week 3/31/08, Nivita Ann
Brown, RE/MAX Majestic Realty,
MLS #20803367
Risk Tip Of the Week:
Did you
read the New Home Builder contract?
Your clients are planning to look at model homes built by a
new home builder and you know that you need to be there on
the first visit to register them. Everyone is excited by
all of the opportunities and discounts you can get from the
builders these days. You spend days showing all of the new
home sites to your buyers trying to find the right one that
fits their lifestyle. Negotiating and reading the entire
contract, looking for stipulations is the key.
Click Here
to Read the Full Article!
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.
Check out the
Risk Tip Library!
I-10 Traffic Weekly Alert
Click
here for an alert from the Arizona Department of
Transportation regarding the I-10 Widening Project from
Prince Road to 29th Street.
Don't forget, you can
register online for these classes (unless otherwise
noted) any time of day at
www.tucsonrealtors.org
or by
clicking here.
Visit the new
Education/Training page on the Tucson Association of
REALTORSŪ website (www.tucsonrealtors.org).
Click
here to visit the page.
April 9• 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch & Learn: Blogging For Agents
Blog,short for web-log, is a great way to add information to
your Internet presence. Come to this session to learn how
you can host your own blog for clients and friends. Bring a
lunch and stop by! Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
April 9 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
2008 Listing Agreement
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to
assist their clients in understanding the Tucson Association
of REALTORSŪ Listing Agreement. In addition, students will
be better able to assist their clients in utilizing the
Arizona Association of REALTORSŪ Listing Agreement. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee Corona.
April 10• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GRI 307: Multi-Cultural Marketing
6 fair housing law CE hours
Learn how differences in cultural style impact the real
estate transaction and how to build success with new
clients. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee.
April 11 • 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. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
April 14• 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Using ZipForm Online
Here's the best way to learn all the ins and outs of the
Online version of ZipForm. Topics include Creating New
Transactions, Templates, Editing Tools, and more!
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
April 16• 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
Lunch & Learn: Using Photos & Graphics
In this VERY popular class we'll look at your options
for getting started with your digital camera. I'll also
how you how to edit and resize your photos so they will
upload and email with ease using only the software that
comes with Windows. No need to be a professional
photographer! Bring a lunch and stop by!
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
April 16 •
9 a.m.
to 12 p.m.
Employer Assisted Housing: Train the REALTORŪ Class
This class will help you sell more homes, expand your
business, reach underserved families, generate referral
business and provide a value added service. Learn how
to promote homeownership to low-income and first
time homebuyers in this class. Understand how to use
customized communication tools to create partnerships with
employers who promote homeownership to their employees and
the
benefits of employer assisted housing.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Christine
April 18 • 10 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
Courthouse Retrieval System
The CRS system on MLS allows you to display and print
Property Information for selected properties. In
addition, the service presents additional research and
marketing tools, such as Comparables, Maps, Demographic
and School Reports, and Prospecting information. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
April 22 •
9 a.m.
to 12 p.m.
Fair Housing Class (Coordinated by Tucson's WCR)
Sandy Fagan of Southwest Fair Housing
Counsel will be the instructor bringing real world
experience. We also will have a visit from HUD Assistant
Secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Kim
Kendrick. April marks the 40th Anniversary of the Federal
Fair Housing Act. The cost of this class is $20 and you receive 3 hrs. Fair
Housing C. E. credit. RSVP to
education@tucsonwcr.org
payment will be collected at
the door.
April 23-23
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Arizona's Risk Management Program:
Class topic: Mastering the Commercial Transaction
Course
Held in Phoenix
This course is a detailed look at the framework that makes
up real property contracts, Commercial Contracts, the
Commercial SPDS, and the Commercial Lease or Rental Lien
Law. A REALTOR’SŪ greatest weapon against risk and liability
related to contracts is their understanding of the documents
themselves and their utility
in protecting the parties and brokers involved. Large
sections of the text in this course were taken directly from
the book, Arizona Real Estate: A Professional’s Guide to Law
and Practice by Michelle K. Lind, general counsel to the
Arizona Association of REALTORSŪ. CRMS CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM.
Click here for more information.
Click here to view our 2008 Educational Course Catalog
This section of
the Weekly E-Update will contain information of interest
to our Affiliate members. We hope you find
this to be a benefit of your Affiliate membership.
We appreciate your feedback.
2008 Affiliate Sponsors:
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, Greg Smith &
Associates and our Silver Sponsors, Countrywide
Home Loans, M.J. McRee, ServiceOne Home Warranties,
Marc Chiquete and TLC Professional Inspections, Inc.,
Thomas L. Culpepper.
Is Your Name On the List?
The Association can’t communicate
with you if we don’t know where you are. Please assist
us in updating our records.
Click here for the Affiliate Update form. Should
you have questions regarding your membership, please
contact Kelly at
Kelly@tucsonrealtor.org or 382-8785.
Women's Council of REALTORSŪ
We
are a network of successful REALTORSŪ 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!
April 10, 2008,
Tucson Women's Council of REALTORSŪ, 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 REALTORSŪ Golf
Tournament, $135 Per Player includes Lunch, *** Prizes,
Mulligans, Fun*** Contact Maggie Michel:
michelmaggie@aol.com or
fundraising@tucsonwcr.org
July
27, Starr Pass Resort, State Women's Council of REALTORSŪ
Fun day and networking with members across the state,
Sponsored by Green Valley and the Tucson Chapter of
REALTORSŪ, 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 REALTORSŪ group
rate. Guests have until July 10th to book the hotel
reservation
July 28-29, Starr Pass Resort, Women's Council of
REALTORSŪ, 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 REALTORSŪ group rate. Guests have
until July 10th to book the hotel reservation. .
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Save
the Date! Meet Me Downtown 5K Run
The Association is the title sponsor
for the Meet Me Downtown 5K Run/Walk on June 7th at 6:30pm! TAR Members
receive a registration discount! Visit
www.azroadrunners.org to get
signed up today!
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 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 REALTORSŪ team, please
contact
Laura Kruszewski at 382-8775.
RAPAC Fundraising
Making an investment to the
REALTORSŪ of Arizona Political Action Committee (RAPAC)! It is the best
investment you can make for your business! Investments go directly to
help support pro-REALTORŪ causes and candidates.
Invest in
RAPAC!
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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
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www.tucsonrealtors.org.
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