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Weekly E-Update March
24, 2009
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Announcements/Events
MLS Updates
Educational Opportunities
Affiliate Corner
ISC Corner
Community Opportunities
Contact Us
Click here for a list of upcoming events.
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.
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.
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.
NAR Meets with
Government and Industry Leaders To Address Critical
Issues
Please take just a few minutes to listen to the podcast, and
forward the link to your colleagues.
Click here to listen to the podcast.
Arizona Real Estate Market Report
Report your perspective
on the Real Estate Market. This report will reflect market impressions from hundreds of real estate professionals across Arizona.
If you are intersted in being a part of the AAR
Market Report Team,
click here 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. 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 online by May 1 to
ensure a seat at this FREE seminar!
Click here to register online.
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 Con cert 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.
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.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive
on June 2. Contact Cheri at
cheri@tucsonrealtors.org to add your name, phone number and time preference to the donor list. Thank you in advance for your participation!
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.
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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Q1 MLS Broker Forum!
Please plan to attend the MLS Broker Forum to be held on April 8th, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
We will give an update on 1st quarter MLS activities and have plenty of time for input and discussion on topics that are important to you.
See you on April 8th!
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!
Find Out More!
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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 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.
April 6 • 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Windows for Novices
BEGINNER
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 getting started using applications. 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.
April 8 • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch and Learn: Turbo Charge Windows with Shortcuts
Using shortcuts in Windows is one of the best ways to place everything you need to open right at your fingertips. You can create shortcuts to any application or document and be able to open it quickly and easily! I’ll also show you ways to use shortcuts that most people never think about. You’ll never use Windows the same way again!!! Bring a lunch and stop by!! Any version of Windows.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
April 10 • 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Rapattoni Level 2: Building Your Business
3 General Credits
EXPERIENCED
In this class we will learn ways to build your business with the help of MLS tools. Topics
include Entering Contacts, Auto-Prospecting, Reverse Prospecting, Group and Task Management, and Client Portal.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
Click here to view our 2009 Educational Course Catalog
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