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Weekly E-Update March
17, 2009
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REALTORS®
WIN BATTLE TO KEEP
BANKS OUT OF REAL ESTATE
Opening Doors, Keys to Home Ownership,
April 3rd-5th
The Tucson Association of
REALTORS® Home From Work Committee will be hosting a Trade
Show and offering Educational Workshops at SAHBA's Spring Home
and Patio Show April 3rd -5th at the TCC.
There will be a wide variety of exhibitors and educational workshops including
benefits of buying a home, tips for selling a home, renting
a home, saving your home from foreclosure, and much more!
Here
is your chance to get in front of 20,000 members of our community!
Sponsorship Opportunities are available
- sign up today! Contact
Christine at 382-8776 for more info.
Volunteers for
Green Show
Needed!
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® is hosting a Green Home Show at SAHBA's Spring Home and Patio Show April 3rd -5th at the TCC. We need volunteers to help the weekend of the event as well as load in day, on April 2nd. Contact Laura Kruszewski at 382-8775 or
laura@tucsonrealtors.org
today to get signed up!
At Bat for Habitat Softball Tournament,
April 25
Rally a team or let us create a team for you!
The Habitat for Humanity Committee is hosting a softball tournament on April 25
at Golf Links Sports Complex. The event will feature food,
actiivites for the kids, 50/50 raffle and fun for the whole family. Sponsorship opportunities are available!
Click here for more information or contact
Christine Sanchez at 382-8776.
Arizona CRS Chapter and Tucson
Association of REALTORS® present
CRS 210 "Building An Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business"
presented by Ed Hatch on March 26 & 27 at
the Tucson Association of REALTORS®.
Click here to download the registration form.
Click here to register online. For more
information, contact CRS at 299-6787.
REALTORS® LAND INSTITUTE ARIZONA CHAPTER #35
Invites you to "IS THE TAP RUNNING DRY?"
The Future of Water in Arizona
on
Friday, March 20 from 9:00am
to 12:00pm at The Manning House. Come and learn all the types of water rights that exist and the
institutional framework used to resolve the problems of Colorado River water allocation. Additionally, the political and legislative concerns and short
term and long term solutions of water in Arizona.
Click here
to register and for more information.
Fair Housing in Property Management
Class
Join us on
March 25 from 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. at the Tucson
Association of REALTORS®. This Fair Housing class is
geared to Property Managers and is free to NARPM and Tucson
Association of REALTORS® members. Registration fee for
non-NARPM and non-TAR members is $15.00. Three hours
of Fair Housing continuing education is being offered.
Click here
to register online. For more
information, contact
Cheri Meadows.
Bankruptcy, Short Sales & Assistants Seminar
Join
us on April 17
from 9am to Noon at the Tucson Assocation of
REALTORS®. Attend this timely seminar brought to you by the Tucson Association of REALTORS®, Chase,
Stewart Title and HomeWay Realty and hear from guest speaker, Oliver Frascona. Oliver is legal counsel for over
17 associations of REALTORS® and consistently ranks as one of NAR’s most popular speakers. Oliver’s
last Tucson seminar broke TAR’s attendance record. Come and see why!
Click here
to register online.
Click here for more information or contact
Dee Corona.
RESPA Round Table
LEARN IT - KNOW IT - LIVE IT - OR LOSE IT! Join us
on May 6 from 9:30a.m. to 12:00p.m. at the
Association for a RESPA Round Table moderated
and taught by Len Elder. RSVP by May 1 to
ensure a seat at this FREE seminar!
Click here to register online. For more information, contact
Cheri Meadows at 382-8772.
Sponsorship Opportunity
The Association is
Sponsoring a RESPA Roundtable on May 6th from 9:30a.m. to
12:00p.m at the Association office. Would you be interested
in the opportunity to present your company to a 100 industry
professionals? We are seeking companies/individuals
interested in sponsoring this event. Names of all those
interested will go into a lottery drawing for the
sponsorship. You will be notified by April 29th if you have
been selected for the sponsor opportunity. Contact Cheri at
cheri@tucsonrealtors.org
if you are interested or
have questions.
Mark Mulligan Concert benefiting Castaway Kids and The Hearth
Join us at the Tucson
Association of REALTORS® on Saturday, April 11 for a live concert with Mark Mulligan! Proceeds to benefit the Castaway Kids and The Hearth.
Tickets
are $45.00 which includes the concert, a drink ticket and light Hors D'Oeuvres.
Click here for more information or contact
Christine
at 382-8776.
New Home Sales Presentation w/Tom Richey
Be sure to reserve Thursday, March 19th on your calendar now – it’s the
day Tom Richey will be holding a new home sales presentation at First
American Title Company, 1880 E. River Rd., Suite 120 from 1-4pm.
Cost: $5.00 per person -all proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity
Tom Richey has assisted dozens of home builders with training their sales
representatives. Tom’s methods have proven successful in all types of
markets and economic climates! Sign up today by calling 546-7847.
Click here for more information.
NAR 2010 Committee Recommendation
Are you or someone you know interested in serving on an NAR committee in 2010?
The online Committee Recommendation Database on REALTOR.org is now open and accepting recommendations!
Click here for more information.
Extreme
Makeover Home Edition
Tune in on Sunday, March 22 to see Extreme Makeover: Home Edition honor a Tucson Family! 8/7c on ABC.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive in late May, 2009. Contact Cheri at
cheri@tucsonrealtors.org to add your name, phone number and time preference to the donor list. You will be contacted as soon as a date has been selected. Thank you in advance for your participation!
Tucson Loves Spring Training
This year's game is Thursday, April 2nd at 12:05,
click here for more information. It is the last game of 2009 between the Rockies & Diamondbacks. The goal is to send them off to the start of their major league season with fond thoughts of Tucson. This year it's even more important. The Pima County Sports & Tourism Authority continues to fight in our efforts to retain Spring Training for many years to come. We know the two teams will return for Spring Training in 2010. It is essential we continue to send positive messages to the teams.
Meet Me Downtown 5K Walk/Run
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® is the title sponsor for the Meet Me Downtown 5K Run/Walk on
May 30th. The event features food from Downtown area restaurants, live music, with the race beginning
at 6:30. Stick around for an 8 o’clock movie at the Fox Theatre. It’s not too early to sign
up! As a member of the Association, you receive $5 dollars off on registration (until May 20th). You
also receive one free entry to the movie at the Fox Theatre. Go to
www.azroadrunners.org to register. Contact
Randy Accetta at 991-0733 for more information.
CONTINUING EDUCATION MADE EASY!
We recognize the growing demand for online continuing education. To meet this demand and provide the highest value to you, our member, we are proud to introduce a new partnership with The CE Shop. Through this partnership you can access great online continuing education courses, state approved and 100% accredited, in Arizona! Additionally, once you complete your courses, you will have instant access to your certificate and The CE Shop will handle reporting to the state.
As an added bonus: click here and SAVE $10.00 on your next enrollment, compliments of the Tucson Association of REALTORS®!
Customer Service Commitment
Customer satisfaction is our number one goal.
Click here
to view our Customer Service Mission Statement and
Customer Service Commitments. We want to hear how we
are doing! You may submit your customer service
feedback to us by completing a Customer Service
Comment Card and dropping in one of our comment
boxes or emailing your comments to
customerservice@tucsonrealtors.org.
Comment boxes are located in the Association lobby,
conference center and computer lab. Please direct
your inquiries to Cheri at
cheri@tucsonrealtors.org.
New Beginnings "Friends of the
Family" Awards Luncheon
Come join New Beginnings for Women and Children (NBWC) at our 2009 “Friends of the Family” Awards Luncheon, honoring
Kristi Tedesco, Melanie Morrison and The Hearth Foundation. NBWC's signature event will honor these three outstanding members of
the Tucson community, as well as three of our clients for their remarkable achievements while at New Beginnings. We hope you will
join us for a lovely afternoon together at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort on April 23, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $65 per person.
Music by Lisa Otey. For more information, visit
www.nbwctucson.org or call 325-8800.
A Nite at the Races, A
Kentucky Derby Fundraiser
Pantano Rotary Club's Nite at the Races, Kentucky Derby will
be held at the Association on Saturday, May 2 at 5:30pm with
proceeds benefiting The Hearth and the Pantano Rotary
Club Foundation.
Click here
for sponsorship and event information!
REALTOR® Magazine's Good Neighbor Awards Opens Call for Entries
The National Association of REALTORS® is now accepting applications for the 10th annual REALTOR® Magazine Good Neighbor Awards, which recognizes REALTORS® for their exemplary volunteer service.
The five winners will be announced in the November issue of REALTOR® Magazine. Each winner will be recognized at the 2009 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Diego, receive travel expenses to the conference, national media exposure for his or her community cause, and a $10,000 grant. In addition to the winners, five honorable mentions will each receive a $2,500 grant.
Good Neighbor Awards entries must be received by Friday, May 22, 2009. For more details and a nomination form, call 800/874-6500, visit
www.REALTOR.org/realtormag and click the Good Neighbor button.
Tucson Association of REALTORS® Board Meeting
You are welcolme to attend the Tucson Association of REALTORS® Board meeting on Thursday, April 2 at 8:00am. The meeting will be held at the Association in the Boardroom.
Mortgage Credit Certificate Program (“MCC”) for “First-time” Homebuyers
The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Tucson is pleased to offer a Mortgage Credit Certificate Program (“MCC”) for “First-time” Homebuyers.
Click here for more information.
Marketing Sessions and Home Tours Join us!
Networking begins at 8am with the session kicking off at 8:30am.
Click here for the tour schedule and for information on how to get your listing on a tour!
Southeast Arizona 2009 MLS Tour Schedule
Click here
for more information.
Conference Center Events
(Events are not affiliated with the Tucson Association of REALTORS®)
Learn How to use Seller Financing to Increase your Prospect Base
Join us on Tuesday, March 31 from 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m.
This 3 hour continuing education course will give
you all the information you need to complete
successful Seller Finance Transactions.
Click here for
more information. To reserve your seat, call Joanne Tezak at 800-308-1424
ext 3430 or
email her at
joannetezak@earthlink.net or
reservations@fnf.com.
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Property Directions
We are seeing more instances where directions to property are unclear or incorrect. Please use the following guidelines.
For uniformity, always start with two major intersecting streets, and use directional references - N, S, E, W (not left or
right) as guides to the property (i.e. from Speedway, S-Swan, E-Lee, N-Mountain to address.
NOTE: A dash following a directional reference means ‘ON’.
Sign-In Sheets
It is a requirement that EVERY MLS MEMBER sign-in when entering a listing. If there is no sign-in sheet available or it is full,
THEN you may leave a business card, including date, time, and agent code. Failure to sign-in is subject to disciplinary action by the MLS Standards Committee.
List Hub is Here!
Send your listings to the world wide web!
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Visit TAR's
Education/Training webpage, your one-stop shop for
education and computer training!
Click here to view our 2009 Educational Course Catalog
Members: Please remember that you
MUST register for classes online in order to
receive credits for that class.
March 18 • 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
GRI 307 - Multicultural Marketing
6-fair housing law
307 - Multi-Cultural Marketing (6-fair housing law) A one-day *REQUIRED module teaching how differences in cultural style impact the real estate transaction process and how to manage those differences. It will focus on how simple multi-cultural etiquette can lead to success with your new clients and customers and to how to develop sound diversity strategies to incorporate into your overall business plan.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee Corona.
March 18 • 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Rapattoni Level 1: Starting Your Business
3 General Credits
BEGINNER
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.
March 20 • 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Rapattoni Level 3: Fine Tuning Your Business
3 General Credits
BEGINNER
In this class, you’ll learn the features typically utilized by more experienced agents. Topics include features such as advanced property searches, CMA Packages, Parcel Mapping, and Customizing MLS.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
March 23 • 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Microsoft Outlook
BEGINNER
Microsoft Outlook is more than just email. If you’ve wanted
to learn more about this versatile program, come to this
workshop. I’ll show you how to use additional features such
as Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
March 24 & 26 • 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Microsoft Excel 2007 Level 1
(LAPTOPS ONLY)
You don't need to be an accountant to use this versatile program! We'll begin by creating a basic worksheet. From there, we'll edit
and move things around. Next, we'll look at how to perform simple calculations. Finally, you'll be able to format your worksheet for
a polished, professional look. This class is broken into two days to make it easier to absorb. Along the way, you'll receive lots of
hands-on practice and patient attention. Reference manual is included.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
March 25 • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch and Learn: Using Outlook Journal and Rules
EXPERT
Here’s two useful features in Outlook to help you keep track of clients and organize your emails. Using the
Journal allows you to keep track of emails, activities, documents, and more. You can also track billable hours for each client. The
Rules Wizard allows you to create specific rules to help organize incoming emails.
Any version of Outlook. Bring a lunch and stop
by!!
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
March 27 • 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Using Internet Explorer
BEGINNER
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 to become faster and better when you head onto the Internet.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
March 30 • 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Using ZipForm
3 Contract Law Credits
BEGINNER
Here's a great way to get started with this essential tool. In this workshop, I'll show you how to use
both the Online and Desktop versions of ZipForm. Topics include Getting Your Account Online, Creating New Transactions,
Templates, Editing Tools, and more!
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
April 3 • 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Rapattoni Level 1: Starting Your Business
3 General Credits
BEGINNER
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.
Click here to view our 2009 Educational Course Catalog
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