Click 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.

Free Education Classes at the EXPO, September 18
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).  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.

2008 Member Recognition Awards - Nominate Your Peers!
It's that time of year again! Nominate a potential candidate for a member recognition award! Click here for more information.

NEW: Arizona CRS Chapter & TAR Are Proud To Announce
CRS-201 Listing Strategies, September 25-26, 8:30 to 5pm
With instructor Gee Dunsten. learn about conducting an effective listing presentation, seller guidance and counseling, pricing a home to sell in today's market, closing techniques, marketing plans and servicing systems and sellers' needs and motivation. Click Here to Sign up today! Call the Arizona CRS Chapter (520) 577-3999 for more information.

Tomorrow: 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

Friday: 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  are 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.

Short Sale Forum, September 24
Back by popular demand, the Tucson Association of REALTORS® will again host a Short Sale Forum on Wednesday, September 24 from 1pm to 4pm at TAR. Seating is limited!! Please click here to sign up online.

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!

Risk Tip of the Week: Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Un-Writing
After months of overcoming numerous obstacles to get a pending sale closed, the cooperating listing and selling agents finally arranged for the seller and buyer to sign closing documents.  The next day the escrow officer called both agents to inform them that she had not been able to confirm receipt of the wired funds from the buyer’s lender.  Selling agent immediately called loan originator to see why the buyer’s loan had not funded, and was informed of a problem.  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!

More News:

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.

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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