Broker Briefing – Monday, May 5th
2008
Question of the Week
For the next three months, March, April
& May, you will have a
chance to win weekly!
Answer the question about MLS Rules
& Regulations correctly and you will be entered into a weekly drawing for a
free month of MLS! Rules: All respondents must include their NRDS
number. The survey will close on Thursday.
We will select a winner every Friday!
Just click on the following
link and submit your response
Click here.
Visit
www.wrar.com, log onto
Internet Member Services and scroll to Association Information and Documents
to view
the MLS Rules & Regulations. Enter the section number and correct
answer.
Are you 35 & under?
If so, join our new 35 & Under Information & Networking Council.
The first
social is this week Wednesday, May 7th at Nicolas.
·
Network with your peers in
a great social setting
·
Exchange tips with fellow
REALTORS®
·
Enjoy delicious appetizers
and cocktails
FORUM FOR YOUR
ISSUES (FYI) MEETING
·
Do
you want to know more on the status of or plans for roadway improvements in
·
Do you want to know about other roadway and transportation projects in our
region, or hear about how important changes
may be funded?
Please join us
and encourage others from your offices to join us for our FYI meeting on
Thursday morning, May 8th from 8:30 to 9:30 in the Association Conference room.
Our guest speaker will be Mike Kozlosky,
FYI
meetings are open to all WRAR and RCA members, so encourage others to attend.
Meetings are recorded and will be available for review at RCASENC.com.
Land 101: The Fundamentals of Land Brokerage. May 7th – 8th 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Brought to you by the REALTORS® Land Institute. Click here for more information or to register.
Learn:
· The basics of Land Brokerage.
· How to determine Market Value
· Tax Deferred 1031 exchanges
· Property rights and restrictions
Foreclosure Prevention Seminar (Open to the
public):
May 21st
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. New
·
Learn how to
recognize fraud and rescue scams
·
Learn about free
services offered by Legal Aid of North Carolina
·
Get advice on steps
to save your home from foreclosure
Foreclosure Prevention Training:
May 21st
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. New
Click here
for more information.
·
Learn to identify
predatory loan terms and practices
·
Know when to refer
your client to an attorney
·
Learn about new
laws protecting homeowners
Presented by the
Affordable Housing Coalition of
NC REALTORS Assn. Executives, Presidents &
Board of Directors
Buyers and sellers
seeking to recover disputed earnest money deposits may now use a new form
recently adopted by the
The form is now
available at the clerk of court’s office or on the NC Courts website at
www.nccourts.org. Click on “Forms” at the top of the home page and
type in form number AOC-SP- 261.
Interested in Attending a
CRS Class?
WRAR and Brunswick County Association would like to bring a CRS class to this
area. We need to know which classes
you are interested in. Please
click here and
make your selections.
How to Build an Effective Real Estate Team
There
comes a point in many agent’s career where you have so much on your plate that
you wonder whether you can possibly keep doing it all by yourself. Then the idea
of a “team” comes to mind. Should you do it? What are the pros? And cons? Follow
the link below and see how you can make the team approach work for you!
Click here for more information.
Please plan to
attend two upcoming events: 1- RLI Class Course:
May 15-16, 2008 Creative Land Planning
with Instructor: David Jensen Location: The Wilmingtonian 101 S. Second St.
Wilmington, NC 28401 2- Network Social hosted by the NCRLI on Thursday
May 15 starting at 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm. City Club at de Rosset corner of Dock &
Second (across the street form the Wilmingtonian) main floor - salon room
http://www.cityclubatderosset.com/.
·
Determining the
optimum use for sites and developing a model pan,
·
Working effectively
with the government zoning and planning boards and neighborhood groups to build
consensus,
·
Understanding a
project from different points of view and working better with builders and
developers,
·
Defining
"neo-traditional" and explaining the impact design has on profitability. CE
Credit: 4 - Hours
Cost: 345.00 (
includes Course Manual) 320.00 (NC-RLI Member).
Please reply if you would to be a sponsor, need class form or if you plan
to attend Network Opportunity.
Andrew Gibbons, ALC NC RLI BOD & ALC Promotions, 336-469-0022
Answer
to last week’s MLS Question of the Week:
Do I have to tell the cooperating broker that
my seller is has an offer on the property and that the offer is from another
agent in my firm?
Answer:
MLS Rule 2.9- yes
Click here to view the Rules
& Regulations.
Congratulations to Ashley Garner with
Intracoastal Realty! Ashley
answered last weeks MLS question correctly winning a free month of MLS!
May Partner of the Month
Take advantage of the
Office Depot price cuts for NC REALTORS® this spring with $.03
black and white copies, $.37 color copies, and 25% or greater, off services
including laminating, folding, and cutting. Office Depot
is marking down print services during May for NC REALTORS®,
and members need to first sign up on the Office Depot partner page to receive
the reduced prices.
Click
here to sign up.
While online you can shop
(including submitting your print jobs), or register a credit card in order to
receive the discounts in the stores. For more information, please view the
Partner of
the Month flyer
Broker Breeze May!
Click here
and read the REALTOR® Profile
article on Jenna Ault-Holcombe, Intracoastal Realty.