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Weekly E-Update           May 11, 2010


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Announcements/Events

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Congratulations to the following members elected to the 2011 Tucson Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors Click here for more information.

NEW TAR Real Estate Expo – Does Your Company Have a Booth?
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. Thank you to our sponsors: Affiliate Sponsorship Program Sponsors: Nova Home Loans, The Heath Team of Sunstreet Mortgage, Prime Capital and Villa Maria Care Center. Gold Sponsors: Bank of America and Pima Federal Credit Union. Silver Sponsor: Tucson Newspapers and our Copper Sponsor: Bank of Arizona.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

Conference Center Events (not a TAR endorsed event)
Real Estate Sales Summit 2010
Recession-Proof Your Business. We are going to give you Up Thoughts if you're experiencing a Down Time. Remember, Tough Times Don't Last, But Tough Agents with Skills Do! We are going to give you new strategies and a fresh approach for reaching your Peak Performance.  Presented by America's Peak Performance Trainer, John "JB" Butigan. 
Join us on Wednesday, May 12, from 1pm - 3pm at the Tucson Association of REALTORS®, 2445 N Tucson Blvd. Reserve your FREE seat today by contacting Brenda Martinez at bmartinez@stewartaz.com or 404-7772. Hosted by Stewart Title & Trust of Tucson.  Click here for more information.

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MLS Updates

Helpful Flexmls Documents
Flex Advanced handout
Flex Contacts handout
Flex Introduction handout
Creating a Contact Report
Cheat Sheet
Superuser Capabilities

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.

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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Educational Opportunities

Visit TAR's Education/Training webpage, your one-stop shop for education and computer training! Click here to view our 2010 Educational Course Catalog

Confused about how to register for classes online?  Watch this instructional video.

Members: Please remember that you MUST register for classes online in order to receive credit for that class.

May 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Code, The Law & You
CE: 3 Commish Standards

Click here to register online. For more information, contact Dee Corona.

May 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
New Member Orientation
CE: 3 General

Click here to register online. For more information, contact Dee Corona.

May 18 & 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
GRI 201 - Financing
CE: 11/gen/3 legal Issues

Click here to register online. For more information, contact Dee Corona.

Click here to view our 2010 Educational Course Catalog

ISC Corner

Certified Residential Specialists (CRS) News

Save the Date! CRS Breakfast Dates for 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

CCIM News

The Hearth News

SAHBA Carnival de Golfe
The Hearth Foundation is proud to be chosen by the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association as the beneficiary of the SAHBA Carnival de Golfe. The annual tournament will be held Saturday, May 22 at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa. For more information, please contact Valerie at 795-5114 or valerie@sahba.org Click here for the brochure or click here for the flyer.

A Hearth Foundation Fundraising CE Event
Join us on Tuesday, May 25 at TAR for Disclosure In An Internet World from 9:00am to 12:00pm and Successful Marketing Reports from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Classes are $25 each. Register and prepay for both sessions and get Lunch for FREE!!!  Click here to register by May 21 or call Kris Inman at 360-0280. Click here for more information.

REALTORS® Land Institute News

Southern Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association (SAMLA) News

Women's Council of REALTORS® (WCR) News

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Tucson Association of REALTORS® & Tucson Association of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85716
Association Phone: 520-327-4218, MLS Phone: 520-795-1293, Fax: 520-322-6613
For more information about the Association, please visit our website at
www.tucsonrealtors.org.