Weekly E-Update           April 27, 2010

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MONDAY Schedule Your Appointment Today, American Red Cross Blood Drive
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, May 3 from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m.  To schedule your appointment, or for more information, contact Dannetta at 327-4218 or American Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CRSS or log on to www.redcrossblood.org Sponsor code:  Tucsonrealtors

NEW Tax Credit Expires Friday April 30th!
Now is the time for your Buyers to take advantage of the Extended Tax Credit from your federal government. Your Buyer must be under contract by April 30, 2010 (Friday) to be eligible for this credit. Under contract means signed by Buyer & Seller and a copy is delivered to and received by the appropriate Broker or its Agent. The second part to this tax credit is the Buyer has to close and record by June 30, 2010.

NEW Presentation on Energy Efficient Mortgages and HERS Ratings, May 4
Join the TAR Green Committee for their bi-monthly luncheon from 12:00pm to 1:30pm at the Tucson Association of REALTORS, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Be sure to bring your lunch! RSVP to rsvp@agentsgonegreen.com. Questions about the committee: contact laura@tucsonrealtors.org.

NEW TAR Affinity Partner EcoMaids Offers $40 Gift Certificates
EcoMaids of Tucson is pleased to make available to all members of TAR $40 Gift Certificates. The Certificates are FREE and a great gift idea for clients! Just e-mail Tucson@ecomaids.biz and indicate the number of Certificates that you would like, and the address where they should be delivered or mailed. The only two conditions of the Certificates are that only one per year can be used per household, and the Certificates cannot be used in combination with any other discount offers from EcoMaids of Tucson. Go to http://www.tucsonrealtors.org/affinity_partners.html to view all of TAR’s Affinity Partners.

NEW Short Sale Seller Advisory Updated with HAFA Information
The Short Sale Seller Advisory has been updated with the following information, and is now posted on the AAR website: http://www.aaronline.com/documents/ssseller_advisory.pdf

NEW Softball Tournament Update
Congratulations to American Family Insurance who placed 1st in the At Bat for Habitat Softball Tournament and Mad Batters who came in 2nd. Thank you to all our teams, sponsors and countless volunteers who made the event a successful one. 100% of all proceeds raised will benefit Habitat for Humanity Tucson.
50/50 RAFFLE WINNER: Ticket Number: 903484
To claim your prize, call Christine Sanchez at 382-8776 or Christine@tucsonrealtors.org for more information.

Your Nationwide Open House Weekend Photos Needed!
Did you hold an open house the Nationwide Open House Weekend, April 10-11 and take any photos? We are going to be including them in the next Tucson REALTOR® Magazine (out May 15). Email them to laura@tucsonrealtors.org. 

TAR Expo – Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration Now Open!
Every year, thousands of REALTORS® make their way to the Tucson Convention Center to experience a one of kind event. The Tucson Association of REALTORS® Real Estate Expo! Click here to download the Sponsor/Exhibitor Packet.

Save the Date! Member/Community Mixer – Toro’s Baseball Game 6/13
Save the date for the Association’s June 13 Member/Community Mixer at the Tucson Toros baseball game! The gates open at 6pm and the game starts at 7pm. Tickets will be free, we’ll alert you as soon as they are available.

UPDATED Attention Brokers, You're Invited to hear from ADRE Commissioner, Judy Lowe
Monday, May 24, 2010 from 8:30am to 10:30am
ADRE Commissioner, Judy Lowe, will be in Tucson on Monday, May 24 to continue communication with respect to proposed legislation and changes and updates in the Department.

TAR Facility Rental, click here for more information.

The GRI Scholarship Program, click here for more information.

Marketing Sessions and Home Tours, click here for more information.

Click here for Industry Events of Interest and Community Opportunities.

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Register for Flexmls Training from Flexmls Staff!
Flexmls staff will be in Tucson April 19 through April 30 conducting training at the Sheraton on Grant Road and the Westin La Paloma. Click here to register.

Helpful Flexmls Documents
Flex Advanced handout
Flex Contacts handout
Flex Introduction handout
Creating a Contact Report

Flex MLS
Here are some items that you need to know before accessing the system for the first time:
The Flex MLS URL: www.tar.flexmls.com 
LoginID: Use tar. and then your agent id (example: agent id 1000 would login as tar.1000)
Password: The default password for accessing the system for the first time is tarnow. You will be asked to change your password upon login.
Items to be aware of:
• Listing Input will be turned off in the Flex MLS System to eliminate the possibility of duplicate listings while we sync our data with Rapattoni. Input will be available when we go live at the end of April.
• Your contacts will sync over from Rapattoni. Please note that you may add a contact in Flex but it is recommended that you do not also add it to Rapattoni as it will create a duplicate when syncing over.
• Prospect searches do not transfer over from Rapattoni as it is a function of the individual Rapattoni application. Searches will need to be recreated for your individual contacts. Please click on the following link on tips for making this easier: Creating a Contact Report
• DOM/CDOM is still being updated on the system and may not show accurately for the first few days of the membership preview.

Support Options:
Flex MLS Technical Support:
Phone: 888-525-4747
Email: support@flexmls.com

Quick Fixes for Common ActiveKEY Issues

Search San Carlos MLS!
San Carlos has turned on access for our members to their listing data. Go to http://tucson.interfacexpress.com Your Tucson MLS username and password work for San Carlos. Remember, access to this information is not intended to imply that you may sell real estate in Mexico; you must be licensed in the State of Sonora in order to practice real estate there. This is information may be helpful to you in servicing your clients, and may foster the development of referral networks.

Access To Nationwide Foreclosure Information!
The MLS agreement with RealtyTrac now allows Tucson MLS members to access foreclosure information for the entire country for a discounted rate of only $19.95 per month. This change also allows for use of more tools on the RealtyTrac website!! There is no minimum term required to sign up. The links to register for this service are located in the MLS under the ‘links’ tab, and there is also a button on the www.tucsonrealtors.org website.

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