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Weekly
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May
27, 2008
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News Flash! This Just In-DOJ
Lawsuit Settled!
On May 27, 2008, NAR and
the U.S. Department of Justice
reached a favorable settlement,
concluding a two-year DOJ investigation followed by
two and a half years of litigation, regarding NAR's
multiple listing policy as it pertained to the
display of listings from the MLS on brokers' virtual
office Web sites, or VOWs.
What the settlement accomplishes: The
proposed terms (PDF 28K) are a win
for NAR, REALTORS®, and consumers, and confirm that
MLS members must be
actively engaged in real estate brokerage
(PDF 32K) by actually helping people buy or sell
homes. This will ensure that MLSs are used for what
they were originally intended to do — to help real
estate professionals find buyers for people who want
to sell their homes. NAR has also agreed to adopt a
revised
Virtual Office Web site policy (PDF
36K) that NAR will request MLSs to adopt. NAR
settled with the DOJ without financial penalty or
admission of guilt.
Click here to read more!
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-THIS SATURDAY!
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.
TAR MLS Dues
Billing Information
The 2008/2009 MLS fees invoice will
be mailed about June 13th, 2008. The $230 is due to MLS
on July 31st, 2008. Fees are non-refundable and can not
be paid in installments. Dues can always be paid on
line with a major credit card. Select “Members” page,
“Pay MLS Dues Online,” and follow the login
instructions. Fees may also be paid in person or by
mail, with a check or major credit card. Important
Dates: Invoice Due Date: 7/31/08; $25 Late Fee Assessed:
8/6/08; Suspension of MLS participation for non-payment
of dues 8/16/08 and Termination of MLS participation for
non-payment of dues: 8/26/08. In the event a member is
terminated for non-payment of MLS fees, they are subject
to a $45 MLS application fee, as well as the MLS fees
due at the time of invoice. The member will be required
to take New Member Orientation again.
Click here for instructions for how to pay your MLS Dues Online!
Congratulations to Bob Herd
and Andrea Ballard!
Congratulations to Bob Herd (TAR
President-Elect) and Andrea Ballard (TAR V.P.,
Finance) for successfully completing the Greater
Tucson Leadership Adult Program. In addition, Bob
was also awarded the Paul Edwards Leadership Award,
voted by his classmates. Anyone interested in more
information about GTL, please visit
www.tucsonleadership.org
New Beginnings for Women and Children Needs Your Financial
Help!
New Beginnings for Women and Children is a nonprofit
organization founded in Tucson in 1987 to help homeless
women and their children become financially independent. New
Beginnings has experienced a significant shortfall of
$150,000 in donations due to current economic conditions. As
a result, they have set up the New
Beginnings Fund and have a goal of raising $50,000 by June
13. The New Beginnings Fund is a campaign to bridge
the gap between their increasing expenses and current income
level. Your support can have a positive impact on
women and children that will last for their entire lives.
To contribute to the fund, make a
donation at any Chase Bank. Online contributions can be made
at
www.nbwcfund.org. Or write a check payable to New
Beginnings with “New Beginnings Fund” written on the memo
line, and mail it to 2590 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712.
Do you have a listing in the South/Extreme South?
Would you
like the opportunity to win “Home of the Month?” There is
still time to get your listing on the June 6th Home Tour.
Email your MLS listing number to
hometours@tucsonrealtors.org by May 30th.
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.
Does NAR Have Your Current E-mail Address?
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.
Risk Tip Of the Week:
RADON: The Invisible Risk
Odorless, colorless, tasteless – completely
invisible, radon gas can be very harmful even at very low
concentrations when exposures (dose) are extended for
significant amounts of time. Therefore, the presence of
radon gas in a residence can potentially be hazardous to the
occupants. Many factors affect the presence and
concentration of radon gas in a home – or any structure for
that matter, and there are also many variables that affect
dose to the residents.
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!
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REALTOR® Only MLS-Update
You have
no doubt heard that as of 7/1 we are going to an all
REALTOR® MLS. The reason we are doing this is so
that all MLS participants will be subject to the
same Code of Ethics and grievance process. Just to
clarify, a participant in the MLS must be a
REALTOR®. This does not mean he or she must be a
member of the Tucson Association of REALTORS®.
Someone can be a member of any other REALTOR®
Association and still be a member of our MLS without
having to formally join our Association. Appraiser
members do not have to go to real estate school, as
they are already recognized by the National
Association of REALTORS®, they just need to join an
Association. Additionally, there will be one group
of people intentionally exempted from the all
REALTOR® MLS and that is Builders who list their
properties in the MLS. Site sales agents, for
example, can input listings without being
REALTORS®. Builders who take advantage of the
exemption will only be able to list property. If
they want to use the full functionality of the MLS
for other activities they will need to join both the
Association and MLS. Current MLS only members who are
not REALTORS® may join the Association of their
choice. For those that join the Tucson Association,
they will pay the prorated Association dues based
upon the date they join.
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.
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!
June 2 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Windows for Novices
Computer Training Center
Come to this three-hour HANDS-ON training class to learn
new skills for working with Windows. We'll look at
basics for getting around in Windows, using Windows
Clipboard, and customizing features to give you more
control. Watch for additional HANDS-ON training classes
after this one to learn and practice more skills.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
June 4 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Courthouse Retrieval System
Computer Training Center
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.
June 4• 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
GRI 317: How to Select a Residential Property
Management Company
3 general and 3 legal CE credits
Conference Center
Learn the role of the property manager, how to
differentiate the service boundaries property management
companies offer. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee Corona.
June 5• 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Know the Code: Code of Ethics Training
3 general CE credits
Conference Center
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 Corona.
June 6 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Rapattoni MLS Level 1: Starting Your Business
3 general CE credits
Computer Training Center
Get started with Rapattoni MLS! This is the first of
three classes designed to teach you how to best use the
MLS system. In this three-hour class, we will explore
topics that include Designing Standard Searches,
Creating Reports, and Entering Listings. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
June
13•
1 p.m. to
4 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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Become an
Affiliate
Sponsor!
Click here
to obtain
the Sponsor
Commitment
Form. For
more
information,
please
contact
Cheri.
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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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.New Beginnings for Women and Children Needs Your Financial
Help!
New Beginnings for Women and Children is a nonprofit
organization founded in Tucson in 1987 to help homeless
women and their children become financially independent. New
Beginnings has experienced a significant shortfall of
$150,000 in donations due to current economic conditions. As
a result, they have set up the New
Beginnings Fund and have a goal of raising $50,000 by June
13. The New Beginnings Fund is a campaign to bridge
the gap between their increasing expenses and current income
level. Your support can have a positive impact on
women and children that will last for their entire lives.
To contribute to the fund, make a
donation at any Chase Bank. Online contributions can be made
at
www.nbwcfund.org. Or write a check payable to New
Beginnings with “New Beginnings Fund” written on the memo
line, and mail it to 2590 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712.
Meet Me Downtown 5K Run
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!
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!
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Association Phone: 520-327-4218, MLS Phone: 520-795-1293, Fax:
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