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Weekly
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May
20, 2008
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Announcements/Events
MLS
Updates
Educational Opportunities
Affiliate Corner
ISC Corner
Community Opportunities
Contact Us
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here for a list of upcoming events.
The Association Will be Closed on Monday, May 26
In
observance of Memorial Day
REMINDER: Code of Ethics Training -Your
Time is Running Out!
REALTORS® are
required to complete Code of Ethics training by December
31, 2008. Register on-line by
clicking here
, time is
ticking!
Click here for a list of class times and dates. For more information, please contact
Dee Corona.
May 31: The American
Dream Housing Summit 2008
Bring your clients, friends and family to the American Dream
Housing Summit on Saturday, May 31 from 10am-2pm! The event
will be held in the North Exhibit Hall at the Tucson
Convention Center. There will be a wide variety of exhibitors and educational workshops including home buying, selling, lending, down payment assistance, mortgage delinquencies, home improvement, thinking green and much more!
Click here
for free admission tickets! Contact
Christine
at 382-8776 for more info.
In
Memoriam: Carol Schrader
The Tucson Association
of REALTORS® and Multiple Listing Service mourns the passing
of Carol Schrader. Carol was President of the Association
in 1983 and donated much of her time and energy to the good
of the industry and profession. We extend our sincere
sympathies to her family including husband George Griswold,
who was President in 1969, and son Eric Schrader who is
currently a Board member. Carol will be fondly remembered
as a fine person and great friend of the Association.
TAR's 2008
Real Estate EXPO, Are You Ready?
Exhibitor and
sponsor information will
be coming your way the first week of June for the Tucson
Association of REALTORS® 2008 Real
Estate EXPO! Mark your calendars now for Thursday, September 18
from 10am-2pm. In case you want to get your creative bug
going now, the theme this year will be "All Around the
World." Make your booth the destination to visit (Paris,
Tokyo, Las Vegas?) at this year's EXPO! The EXPO will
be held in the Tucson Convention Center's Exhibition Hall.
Stay tuned for details!
New
Educational Training Videos!
Don't know how to register
online for education classes on TAR's website ? Andy Gordon, TAR's computer training specialist, has created a hands on
tutorial video showing you the step by step registration process. Visit
www.tucsonrealtors.org/traininfo.html and click on the
"Registering Online for Classes" link.
Employment Opportunity at TAR: Handyman/Facilities Monitor
The Tucson
Association of REALTORS® is currently accepting
resumes for a part time Handyman/Facilities Monitor. The
position includes flex
hours (16-20 per week), some weekends. Send resumes to
Dannetta at
dannetta@tucsonrealtors.org.
Meet Me Downtown 5K Run-Have you Signed Up?
The Association is the title sponsor for the Meet Me Downtown 5K
Run/Walk on June 7 at 6:30pm! TAR Members receive a registration
discount! Visit
www.azroadrunners.org to get
signed up today!
Does NAR Have
Your E-mail?
Please be sure to update your current e-mail
address with NAR. NAR will be suspending all those who do
not have a
valid e-mail address listed in their profile as July
1, 2008 under a new policy that will take effect. The
policy states an email address will be a required NRDS core
field in the member record.
Click here to login to your NAR profile.
NO
Marketing Session /Home
Tour This Friday,
May 23
Join us NEXT Friday, May 30 for a tour of Southeast Tucson! The day
starts
with
reakfast
and networking at 8am with the session kicking off at
8:30am.
Click here
for the tour schedule or contact
Wendy for more
informaion.
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CDOM Is Here!
Cumulative Days On
Market (CDOM) is now included in the information
available on the Tucson MLS. CDOM is defined as 'The
number of days that a property has been on the
market without a 30 day break regardless of any
change of agent or brokerage.' This information is displayed on the grid view, Agent Detail Report,
and CMA. Where DOM was displayed on those reports,
the new field will be DOM/CDOM. This information
will not be displayed on the public MLS site or Client
Summary Report.
Click here for more information.
MLS Computer Classes Are NOW Available for Credit!
The following computer technology
classes are being offered for 3 hours of general credit:
Rapattoni Levels 1,2, and 3, Using ZipForm and
Tech-Savvy Real Estate Agent. For more information,
contact
Andy Gordon
at 382-8784. Please note that TAR policies in regards to
courses for credit will be adhered to.
Click here for
more information.
MLS Area Boundaries Revision
A subcommittee has been formed to address the MLS map
and boundaries. As the county continues to grow and more
subdivisions are added, it has become necessary to look
at the area boundaries and implement a system that not
only works today, but will be valid as we continue to
grow. If you have inputs on this issue, please forward
them to John Mijac-
john@mijac.info or Brian Case-
brian@tucsonrealtors.org We will update on the
progress of the subcommittee when appropriate.
REALTOR® Only MLS Coming Soon, July
1st!
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 REALTORS®. This ensures that everyone in the
Tucson MLS is held accountable to the REALTOR® Code of
Ethics and may be subject to arbitration and due process as
outlined by the National Association of REALTORS®.
This means that brokers, agents, and appraisers who are
currently ‘MLS Only’ members with no REALTOR® association
affiliation will need to join a local REALTOR® association.
This DOES NOT mean that appraisers have to become licensed
real estate agents. It only means that they need to join a
REALTOR® association.
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.
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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 TAR's
Education/Training webpage, your one-stop shop for
education and computer training!
May 21 • 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tech-Savvy Real Estate Agent
3 general CE Credits
Conference Center
Does technology hold you back from what you would like
to achieve with your business? Come to this class and
become a tech-savvy pro! We'll cover topics such as
Managing Photos and Graphics, Setting Up a Professional
Email System, Creating Better Flyers With Microsoft
Word, and Using an Excel Database.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
May 22 • 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Earth Fissure Training
The
Department of Real Estate in partnership with the
Arizona Geological Survey is facilitating training on
earth
fissures at no cost for real estate professionals.
Speakers: Todd Shipman, Arizona Geological Survey
and Darryl Churchill, Department of Real Estate
Space is limited! Please RSVP to
Mary Utley at mutley@azre.gov
May 23 • 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Rapattoni MLS Level 3: Fine Tuning Your Business
3 general CE Credits
Computer Training Lab
In this class, you’ll learn the features typically
utilized by more experienced agents. Topics include
features such as advanced property searches, Hotsheets,
CMA Packages, Parcel Mapping, and Customizing MLS.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
May
27 • 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Case Studies in the Arizona Landlord-Tenant Act (ALTA I)
3 hours
RE Legal Issues
You
will learn from the experiences of other residential
property managers of what to do
or not do in landlord-tenant relations. This class is
heavily focused towards the practicing
residential property manager or landlord and is not
suited for sales agent.
*This class is for property managers or landlords. If
you are a sales agent and the only reason you are taking
this class
is for CE credit it is recommended that you not attend
as the topic matter is very specific to the ALTA. Click here
to register online (free for TAR members, non TAR members:
$25). For more information, contact
Dee Corona.
May 28• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
New Member Education
3 general CE hours
Conference Center
Mandatory education for all new members. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee Corona.
June
13• 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
FHA Guidelines and Polices
3 hrs
general C.E. credit
This class is being taught by Patrick
Ritchie and will teach you how to work with FHA home loans,
giving an overview of Credit analysis for FHA, and borrower
qualifying. Also will discuss the FHA underwriting process,
and down payment assistance programs so you can assist your
buyers and sellers with todays FHA products. Tucson WCR is
sponsoring this class, RSVP to
education@tucsonwcr.org with name and company name.
Cost of this class is $25 and will be collected at the door.
Click here to view our 2008 Educational Course Catalog
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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!
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
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2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Tucson,
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Association Phone: 520-327-4218, MLS Phone: 520-795-1293, Fax:
520-322-6613
www.tucsonrealtors.org.
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