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Weekly E-Update July
22,
2008
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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.
Do
you know about Protect Our Homes? In November, make
sure you vote Yes to protect our homes from double taxation!
Just how much would a transfer tax be on your home or your
clients homes? How will a transfer tax effect you? Calculate
your tax and get more information at
www.protectourhomes.com!
We have a speakers bureau who will speak at any service
club, professional organizations, civic groups, etc.
Healthcare Solutions Day at TAR, August 13
Seeking out healthcare options? Join us for panel
discussions, break-out sessions featuring different
insurance
providers offering various options to suit your
needs and healthcare screenings including blood pressure
checks. Stay tuned for more information (everyone is
guaranteed to leave the program with real choices for
healthcare regardless of current financial situation)
TAR's 2008 Real Estate EXPO- Still
Time to Sign Up to Exhibit!
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® 2008 EXPO will be
held on Thursday, September 18 from 10am-4pm at the TCC.
Education Courses being offered at the EXPO: Commish Meets
the Code (8:30am-11:30) and Tech Saavy Real Estate Agent
(9am- 12pm) see the Education section of the weekly for more
information.
2008 TAR EXPO EXHIBITOR/SPONSOR INFORMATION
Thank you to our Title Sponsor,
RE/MAX International. Thank you to our Sponsors: Greg Smith & Associates,
Countrywide Home Loans, Bank of America, Dakota Builders and Tucson Newspapers.
 Time is Running Out! Code of Ethics Training
We are now halfway through the year with only 6 months left
to complete your Code of Ethics training! 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.
Supra Announces Web Pay Site
Make payments, update your
preferred billing address, verify, add or cancel
loss/theft insurance, reprint invoices or check
account information 24 hours a day, seven days a
week at this secure site!
Supra
Web Pay Site
Tucson REALTOR®
Magazine Advertising Deadline
Interested in advertising in Tucson REALTOR® Magazine? Reach
over 6,700 REALTORS® and 500 affiliate members with your
advertisement. The deadline to reserve your space for the next
issue is August 15th. Click here for more information or contact
Laura Kruszewski.
IRS
Gets Picky About Who's a Real Estate Professional
The Internal Revenue Service is paying close attention to
the definition of "Real Estate Professional" when it reviews
tax returns. Under the IRS Code and Regulations, real estate
professionals are defined as those who spend 750 hours or
more annually handling real estate-related activities.
Click here to read the full article...
Donate Now! School Supplies Drive for TUSD!
Stuff the
Bus for
TUSD! TAR will be hosting a school supplies drive with
the help of Beaudry RV and Office Max. To preserve costs, we
will be “stuffing” an RV, provided by Beaudry RV. Mark your
calendars to drop of your donation on any of the following
dates: July 18, 19, 25 and 26 and August 1 and 2 from Noon
to 3:00 p.m. at Office Max, 5550 E. Broadway or on Friday,
August 1 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Supplies needed are
anything from pens and pencils to paper and backpacks. If
you’d like to volunteer, please contact Laura at 382-8775.
Marketing Session/Home Tours, Market
Your Listings!
Join us
Friday, July 25 for a tour of Northeast/East Tucson.
Breakfast
and 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!
Call for
Volunteers for the Property Management Committee-Rescheduled
to August 27
A new
Property Management Committee is being formed and we are
seeking interested volunteers. The purpose of the Committee
will be to: 1) educate membership on the standards of
practice and competency reasonably expected in the property
management discipline, 2) educate membership on the
standards of care involved in property management and 3)
make recommendations regarding the Rapattoni MLS system with
respect to rentals. Our next scheduled
meeting that was to be on July 24 from 10:00 – 12:00
is RESCHEDULED for August 27 from 10:00 - 12:00 at the Association office. Should
you have questions, please contact Cheri at 382-8772 or
cheri@tucsonrealtors.org
NAR 2008 REALTOR® Conference & EXPO, Nov. 7-11
Put your business into overdrive! Register now for the
2008 REALTORS® Conference and EXPO in Orlando!
Click here for more
information.
SAMLA and MGIC Designs for Learning Power Workshops
Get
more out of your career with designs for learning from SAMLA and MGIC. Come to
this workshop and learn about self-employed borrower and commissioned income tax
analysis and the art of evaluating the appraisal. The workshop is being held on
September 23 at 8:30 a.m. at Tucson Country Club.
Click here for more
information (this workshop is not sponsored by TAR).
Risk Tip: Owner/Agent Disclosure
The
Scenario: You have decided to sell your own real estate –
whether it is your primary residence, a vacation home, or
investment property. Regardless of whether you are going to
be the listing agent, co-agent, or just simply the seller
with another agent actually taking and submitting the
listing. Or, you are related to the seller of the property
and you are going to be the listing agent or co-agent. And,
for whatever reason, you don’t think about disclosing to the
public that you are a licensed real estate agent.
Click Here to Read the Full Article!
Check out the
Risk Tip Library 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.
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Short Sale
Work Flow Report
See the new
educational tool from NAR's Risk Management
Committee that is designed to provide an
overview of a short sale transaction. Please
note: The following link is to a member-only
area of the site. Read
more...
http://www.realtor.org/MemPolWeb.nsf/pages/shortsales?OpenDocument&WT.mc_t=LS061108&WT.mc_n=Legal
Lenders
and sellers DO NOT dictate MLS Policy!
We are seeing more
violations of MLS rules and a large portion of these are
based upon requests made by the lender and/or seller.
MLS rules are governed by the Board of Directors and all
Participants are required to comply. This means that
Lead Based Paint forms must be complete upon entering a
listing, or the listing will be temporarily withdrawn
until the form is completed. If a listing is under
contract the status MUST change from Active, regardless
of the seller’s wishes or the bank’s requests. If they
wish to continue to receive offers, then the necessary
provisions for Active CAPA need to be written into the
agreement. If the seller does not want a Board approved
keysafe on the property, then the listing must state
Keysafe ‘No’. Short
Sales and REO’s will probably be with us for awhile, and
the MLS system is structured to accommodate these types
of listings without breaking the rules. The best
course of action is to notify the seller or institution
of the rules that may be questioned early in the
process. All violations will be submitted to the
Standards Committee without exception.
REALTOR® Only MLS-Update-Time is
Running Out!
You
have no doubt heard that as of 7/1 we are now a
REALTOR® only MLS. If you have not joined a
REALTOR® Association by August 1st, your MLS privileges will
be suspended. The reason we are doing this is so that
all MLS participants will be subject to the same Code of
Ethics and professional standards 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.
TAR MLS Dues Billing
Information
The 2008/2009 MLS fees
invoices have been mailed out. The $230 is due
to MLS on July 31st, 2008. Fees are non-refundable
and cannot be paid in installments. Dues can
always be paid online at
www.tucsonrealtors.org with a major credit
card. Select “Members” link, “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!
San Carlos, Mexico
Listings
We have added a link to the San Carlos, Mexico
MLS public site to the Rapattoni MLS. Under
‘Links, Links and Documents’, you will find the
link that will take you to the site. Please be
aware that you must be licensed in the state of
Sonora to practice real estate, and that these
listings are not subject to the rules and
regulations of the Tucson MLS. This is an
excellent referral opportunity to better serve
your clients interested in San Carlos. We are
also working with Rocky Point to get a link to
their listings as well. In the near future, we
will have the Active San Carlos listings
available to search within Rapattoni, and the
Tucson active listings will be available to San
Carlos.
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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!
Click here
to see a video on how to sign up for classes!
Please Note: New Policy Regarding Computer Classes
Members
attending the Rapattoni or Zipform classes for credit
MUST register online. Members who have not
registered may attend the class (if seats are available)
but will not receive credit.
Confused about how to register for classes online?
Watch this instructional video. Contact
Andy at
382-8784 for more information.
July 23 • 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m.
Using Internet Explorer
Computer Training Center
Tabbed Browsing! Quick Links! Favorites! Come to this
class and I’ll show you how to better use Internet
Explorer 7 to become faster and better when you head
onto the Internet
July 23 • 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
New Member Education
Conference Center/3 general CE hours
Mandatory education for all new members.
July 24-25 • 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
GRI 318: Property Management for Property Managers
3-contract law/3-commissioners
standards/3-legal issues/6-general
Topics covered: identifying your service area and types
of
properties; understanding the Management Agreement,
building your compensation package, exploring the
application process, understanding trust accounts and
your
obligations and understanding the Arizona Landlord
Tenant Act.
July 25 • 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
Rapattoni MLS Level 3: Fine Tuning Your Business
Computer Training Lab/3 general CE Credits
In this class, you’ll learn the features typically
utilized by more experienced agents. Topics include
features such as advanced property searches, Hotsheets,
CMA Packages, Parcel Mapping, and Customizing MLS.
July 28 • 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m.
Microsoft Outlook
Computer Training Center
Microsoft Outlook is more than just email. If you’ve
wanted to learn more about this versatile program, come
to this workshop.Learn how to use features such as
Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks.
July 30 • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
Lunch and Learn: Setting Up a Professional Email System
TAR Boardroom
Your email is one of the most important elements of your
business. In this workshop, learn how to make it shine.
From creating a professionally branded system using YOUR
name, you’ll learn how to set up your new system using
Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail.
Topics include Setting Up Your Account, Email
Signatures, Distribution Lists, Blind Carboning, and
more!!!
Arizona Association of REALTORS® Sponsored
Classes/Events::
August 21-22•
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Seller Representative Specialist
This two day program focuses on providing the REALTOR®
practitioner with the tools necessary to represent
seller clients in a variety of formats. This course is
held at the Arizona Association of REALTORS®, 255 E.
Osborn, in Phoenix. To sign up
click here. Contact
stacysantelli@aaronlien.com or 602-248-7787.
September 9 •
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Industry Partners Conference
CE
Pending
Cost: $99 until 8/25, $109 after 8/26
through 9/5 and $119 at door
Closing Transactions in
today's market. Contract writing in today's market, when
to use the cure period notice, earnest money disputes
and more will be covered! This is held at the Chaparral
Suites Resort, Scottsdale. Visit
www.aaronline.org or register online at
www.regonline.com/63342_608290M.
Click here to view our 2008 Educational Course Catalog
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Women's Council of REALTORS®
News
We are a network of successful REALTORS® empowering women to
exercise their
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
September 24: 25th Annual Women's
Council of Realtors Dessert Auction at
Skyline Country from Club 5:00 pm - 9
pm. Tickets are $40.00 and include a
Grilled Sirloin/Herb Crusted Chicken
Dinner. Live Dessert Auction with
Auctioneer- Rob Harrison. Corporate
sponsorships available. Contact Toni
Parrish, Chairperson, at 520-275-7546 ortoni.parrish@azmoves.com.
The Hearth News
Don't forget to get your Proud
Sponsorships in. For just $125 per year
you can be a proud sponsor of The
Hearth. This will help us build our new
transitional housing even faster. Just
think you can help a homeless woman with
children have a place to call home while
getting training and an education to
move back into society. Contact your
favorite Hearth Board Member or Linda M.
Johnson at Realty Executives to get you
Proud Sponsorship in..
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Stuff the Bus for TUSD!
TAR
will be hosting a school supplies drive for TUSD with the
help of Beaudry RV and Office Max. To preserve costs, we
will be “stuffing” an RV, provided by Beaudry RV. Mark your
calendars to drop of your donation on any of the following
dates: July 18, 19, 25 and 26 and August 1 and 2 from Noon
to 3:00 p.m. at Office Max, 5550 E. Broadway or on Friday,
August 1 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Supplies needed are
anything from pens and pencils to paper and backpacks. If
you’d like to volunteer, please contact Laura at 382-8775.
Bed Donations
Needed for The Hearth Common Unity Programam
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!
The Top 10
Reasons to Investst
Contact Us!
Click here for the complete staff contact list
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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.
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