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Weekly E-Update September
2,
2008
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Announcements/Events
MLS Updates
Educational Opportunities
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Community Opportunities
Contact Us
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here for a list of upcoming events.
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.
Want a Free Lunch at the 2008 EXPO?
Mark your calendars - the 2008 EXPO on September 18th is just
around the corner! Registration is open for our FREE morning
classes, Commish Meets
the Code (8:30am-11:30) and Tech Saavy Real Estate Agent
(9am- 12pm).
Register now for a class! Registered attendees for either of these classes
get a voucher for a free boxed lunch in the exhibit hall. Also
at 2pm, Tim Prouty and Pat Patton will be back to give their
popular real estate forecast (no registration required).
Last Call for EXPO Booths!
It's not too late to reserve your exhibitor booth - several
booths are still available but they are selling fast!
Click here for more information about exhibit booths or
contact Laura
at 382-8775.
Thank you to our Title Sponsor,
RE/MAX. Thank you to our Sponsors: Greg Smith & Associates,
Countrywide Home Loans ,Rapattoni, Bank of America, Dakota Builders and Tucson Newspapers.
Time is Running Out! Code of Ethics Training
We
are more than halfway through the year with only 5 months left
to complete your Code of Ethics training! REALTORS® are
required to complete Code of Ethics training by December
31, 2008.
Register online.
, time is
ticking!
Class dates and times. For more information, please contact
Dee Corona.
Volunteers Needed:
Habitat for Humanity Building Freedom Day, September 11
Tucson
Association of REALTORS® is partnering with Habitat for
Humanity Tucson on Building Freedom Day, September 11.
There is limited space available, if you would like to
participate, contact Christine Sanchez at 382-8776 or
christine@tucsonrealtors.org. For more information go
to
http://www.habitattucson.org/cms/page.aspx?pageid=84.
Reception for Congressman Raul Grijalva, September 4
Please Join
FPC and President Elect, Lisa Suarez,
Association President, Tom Sloyan, Vice President, Bob Herd , NAR First Vice
President, Vicki Cox Golder , CEO, Rick Hodges and REALTOR® Susan Ong
at a reception for Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva Thursday,
September 4, 2008 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Tucson
Association of REALTORS®, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. For more
information,
click here.
Historic
Home Tour THIS Friday, September 5
Bring your broker and join us for a special
Historic Tour!
Breakfast
and networking begins at 8am with the marketing session kicking off at
8:30am
with the tour to follow.
Risky Business Class, September 10
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® is hosting a Risky Business Class on
September 10 at 1pm! Upon completion of this class, the participant will have a better understanding of many of the issues involved in a transaction, and how to avoid putting their client and themselves at risk. Examples and case studies are taken from the TAR Risk Committee published tips, and the AAR hotline.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Annalisa Moreno.
TAR Offers Group Rates for Umbrella Insurance, Meeting on
September 12
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® is offering special
group rates for personal liability insurance (aka umbrella
insurance) coverage up to $50 million. The policy
would be for your personal liability exposure but would
extend to your automobile when you are transporting clients
and errors and omissions when you serve on not-for-profit
boards. The coverage is discounted, on average, 30%
off what is available to individual policy holders.
There also additional coverage benefits included in the
plan. There will be a meeting to discuss the policy
and answer questions on Friday, September 12 at 11:00 a.m.
in the conference center.
Click here for a description of the plan. This is
the first of what will hopefully be many products offered at
group prices to our members.
Fall Member
MIXER- Save the Date, October 23 The Tucson Association of
REALTORS® would like to take an opportunity to thank you,
our valued members! Join us on Thursday, October 23 from 4pm
to 7pm at TAR, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Enjoy music, fun, food
and drinks (cash bar) while you mingle with your fellow
members! Please RSVP by October 20 to Cheri Meadows at
cheri@tucsonrealtors.org
or 382-8772.
Sign Up Now
for TAR's 3rd
Annual Golf Fundraiser, October 24
We need your support to make the Tucson Association of
REALTORS® 3rd Annual Golf Fundraiser a success! Proceeds will
benefit Habitat for Humanity Tucson, and will support their work
in creating affordable housing for those in need in our
community. The fundraiser will take place on October 24 at
Arizona National Golf Club. We need golfers and
sponsors to support this event - we are counting on you!
Click here
for more information or contact
Christine
Sanchez at 382-8776.
Tucson
Association of REALTORS® Shootout - Get Involved!
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® is title sponsor
for the annual Soccer Shootout, presented by Fort Lowell
Soccer Club. The event will be held January 16-18. The
sponsorship presents many opportunities for you as a member
of TAR. Advertise in the Shootout program, just call
Pat or Gina at 745-9905 or Eileen at
529-1493 for full details. Put your name in the spotlight on
one of the Shootout fields! Contact Curt Cannon at
curt@azselect.com for
full information. Volunteer opportunities are also available
the day of the event, contact
Christine
Sanchez to get your name on the list!
Nationally renowned “Mastering Real
Estate Marketing and Technology Workshop”, September 25
Learn why top producing agents across America are hailing the Workshop as “The best real estate seminar they’ve ever attended.” Max Pigman, National Speaker and Vice-President of REALTOR.com® will condense a lifetime of no nonsense, high impact real estate knowledge into one of the most valuable 3 hours of your real estate career for FREE. This workshop takes place on Thursday, September 25 from 9am to 1pm at La Paloma.
Click here for more information. (This class is sponsored by www.realtor.com)
Tucson Regional Town Hall Meetings
Activities in support of the Tucson Regional Town Hall are ramping up. Your help is needed to sustain the effort and continue our string of successes. Two Community Conversations are set and another is being planned. The first Community Conversation on the calendar is: The “Community Conversation on K-12” on October 1 at TCC.
Click here for your invitation. Lastly, you’re also invited to attend the Tucson Regional Town Hall meeting on September 9 at 8 am at the Southern Arizona Leadership Council, 4400 E Broadway Blvd # 307, RSVP to Debbie at 327-7619.
False Email Alert Please
be advised if you receive an email from someone by the name
of Morgan Hill stating that he is "contacting members of the
Tucson Association of Realtors team to help reduce their
cost of healthcare coverage" this is in no way authorized by
the Tucson Association of REALTORS®.
Risk Tip of the
Week: Fixing
an Affidavit of Affixture
Lender-owned manufactured home is being sold. After
the bank foreclosed and repossessed the property it was
discovered that escrow officer had failed to properly record
an Affidavit of Affixture with the county recorder’s office.
The file was misplaced that held copies of the Title and
Affidavit of Affixture. Unable to locate the original Title to the
manufactured home in order to procure a new Affidavit of
Affixture, the title company attempted to contact the
manufactured home dealer to acquire a copy of the original
title. Unfortunately the dealership was out of business
after filing for bankruptcy.
Full Article
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.
Check out the
Risk Tip Library!
Arizona CRS
Breakfast - All Invited Join the Arizona CRS
on September 17 at 8:30 at Skyline Countryclub with guest
speaker Felipe Garcia (Vice President of Community Affairs
and Mexico Marketing for the MCTVB). Hear
about what is happening with "in-bound" visitors,
conventions and meeting planners, what they say about our
city and where they come from. RSVP to 299-6787 to the
Arizona CRS Chapter by Tuesday, September 16 (by noon). The
cost is $25 (this is not a TAR sponsored event).
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).
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TAR MLS Dues Billing
Information The $230 was due to MLS Thursday, July 31st, 2008. Important Dates:
$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.
Click here for instructions for how to pay your MLS
Dues Online!
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
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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 view our 2008 Educational Course Catalog
September 4 • 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
Know the Code: Code of Ethics Training/3 general CE
credits
Understand and follow the Code of Ethics while you
satisfy the NAR ethics training requirement. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee Corona.
September 8• 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
Windows for Novices
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 customizing features to give you more
control. 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.
NEW!
September 10• 1:00 p.m. to
4:00
p.m.
Risky Business Class
The Tucson Association of REALTORS® is hosting a Risky Business Class on
September 10 at 1pm! Upon completion of this class, the participant will have a better understanding of many of the issues involved in a transaction, and how to avoid putting their client and themselves at risk. Examples and case studies are taken from the TAR Risk Committee published tips, and the AAR hotline.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Annalisa Moreno.
September 10 • 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Lunch & Learn: using Outlook Journal and Rules
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.
September 11 • 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
New Member Education
Conference Center/3 general CE hours
Mandatory education for all new members. Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee Corona.
September 12 • 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
Rapattoni MLS Level 1: Starting Your Business
Computer Training Center/3 general CE credits
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.
Classes Offered at TAR's 2008 EXPO
September 18 •8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The Commish Meets the Code /3 Commissioner Standards CE Credits
This class fulfills the National Association
of REALTORS® every 4-year block ethics
requirement and offers 3 Commissioners Stardards
CE upon completion of the class. The course is FREE for TAR members.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Dee Corona.
September 18
•9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Tech Savvy Real Estate Agent/3 CE Credits
Does technology hold you back from what you
would like to achieve with your business? Come to this
class and become a tech-savvy pro! We'll cover topics
such as Managing Photos and Graphics, Setting Up a
Professional Email System, Creating Better Flyers With
Microsoft Word, and Using an Excel Database. This course
is FREE for TAR members.
Click here
to register online. For more information, contact
Andy Gordon.
WCR Sponsored Classes held
at TAR:
September 5 •1:00
p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Identity Theft Prevention and Response/3 hrs General C.E.
Credit The class will provide you knowledge and
resources to prevent and respond to ID theft, also highlight
steps necessary for a victim to take in order to correct.
The obligations of the various parties such as creditors,
credit bureaus, and law enforcement are explained.
Attendees will be able to explain to clients how to combat
the challenging nature of identity theft. With the nature
of our business we all need this information. RSVP to
education@tucsonwcr.org.
Arizona Association of REALTORS® Sponsored
Classes/Events 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
potential as entrepreneurs
and industry leaders.
Visit our website at
www.tucsonwcr.org.
You may also use our website to Join WCR!
September 24: 25th Annual Desert
Auction! Rural Metro Firefighters
will be on hand to cool of the 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.
Click here for more information. Contact Toni
Parrish, Chairperson, at 520-275-7546 or toni.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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The Tucson Foothills Rotary Club Fundraiser
The Tucson
Foothills Rotary Club is presenting "A Flavor of
Tequila" on September 19th, Friday, 6:30 at the Tucson
Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Road. The fundraiser
will benefit New Beginnings for Women and Children,
LifeDonor USA Organ Donor Advocacy and Seri Indian Projects.
Heavy hors d'oeuvres will include chilled shrimp prepared by
Pastiche Modern Eatery and Tequila flavored dips. Samplings
of various Tequila brands. Entertainment, prizes and a
special auction of experiences
including a flight simulator ride, Police helicopter ride,
weekend get-a-ways and more. Tickets are $35.00. Special
Early Bird offer of purchasing 3 tickets
with fourth free. Contact: Jay McCall, 887-7847 or Tea
Honkanen, 360-3937.
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!
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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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