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Volume 15, Number 20 ◊ October 8,
2010 |
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Please
note: Many links in this newsletter are accessible to
registered users of http://www.ctrealtor.com/
only.
Click here to register or obtain your
username and
password. |
| Alert: NAR Name Used in Consumer
Scam |
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NAR's
Finance division has become aware of a scam under which
fraudulent checks are being issued to people from the
"National Assoc of Realtors." After recipients deposit
the checks, they receive a request to return some
of the funds. The scam succeeds when the recipients
comply by sending their own funds before the fraudulent
checks from "NAR" are returned unpaid. There is no
financial risk to NAR as a result of this scam; rather,
the risk is to NAR's financial reputation if word were
to spread that NAR is somehow involved in distributing
fraudulent checks. Please alert your members that their
national association is not involved in these actions
but is a victim of corporate identity theft. For more
info contact John
Pierpoint or call (312)
329-8260.
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| Upcoming Courses-REGISTER
NOW!!! |
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 NAR's
Green Designation Residential Elective Course
will be held at the
Stamford Board
office on October 15. This Course encourages the
real estate professional to be an advocate for green
principles in the design and use of homes and a positive
force for creating sustainable communities. This
course has been approved for 6 hours of elective credit
for 2012 license renewal. For more information
and to register click here.
 The
GRI-2 Series will be held
at the Gr. Hartford Association in West Hartford on October
18, 20, 25 & 27. The
GRI designation is a powerful tool for attracting and
building new business. The GRI-2 series includes
topics such as: Short Sales & Foreclosures,
Rentals-Rules of the Road, Appraised Property Value-Fact
or Fiction, Intro to Commercial Property and Client
Negotiating Strategies.
This course has been
approved for 30 hours of Broker pre-licensing credit and
6 hours of elective credit for 2012 license
renewal. For more
information and to register click here.
If you have any questions, please email Abby Krist
at the CAR Office, or call 1-800-335-4862 ext.
308. |
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| RPAC’s Endorsed Candidates
List |
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Please click here for the final list of 2010 RPAC
Endorsed Candidates and to see who RPAC is backing in
State and Federal races! If a district is
not listed, it means the RPAC Trustees decided to stay
out of that particular district. The
“Endorsement” from RPAC, the REALTORS® Political Action
Committee, means that the Candidate possesses those
attributes favorable to free enterprise, private
property rights, housing opportunity and choice. It
means that the Connecticut RPAC Trustees encourage our
members and families to support these candidates with
their votes, volunteer talent and financial
assistance.
If you would like to get involved with a
particular Candidate’s campaign, now is the time to
contact them, as “Elections 2010” is heating
up!
For questions or concerns, please contact Holly
Reed. |
| Connecticut Housing Coalition Annual
Conference
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Don’t miss Connecticut’s largest
gathering of affordable housing practitioners and
advocates. The annual conference of the Connecticut
Housing Coalition, “Housing 2010: Learn, Share,
Celebrate!” will be held on Wednesday, October 27th at
the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. This
year’s featured speaker is Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray
Youngblood. The
candidates for Governor have
also been invited to share
their views on housing and community development
issues. In addition, this year’s event offers 19 wide-ranging
workshops, inspiring presenters, practical training
and valuable networking opportunities. Register by
October 8th for discounted early-bird savings. For a
brochure containing the
conference agenda and workshop descriptions, click here.
To register online and receive an additional $5.00
discount per person, click here.
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| Last Chance to Win a FREE Hotel Room at the
2010 Leadership
Conference! |
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The early bird registration deadline to be
entered to win a FREE overnight room at CAR’s Annual CT
REALTORS® Leadership Conference & State/local Board
Leadership Program is next Friday, October 15!
Click here for all of the details and to
register. |
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Sign Up to Serve on a 2011
Committee |
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President-elect Gene Fercodini invites you
to “Build Your REALTOR® Skills” and join his team in
2011! Become involved on the State level by
participating on one of CAR’s Committees. Click
here for
brief descriptions of each Committee and to submit your
request online. The submission deadline is Friday,
October
22. |
| Sponsor Spotlight: American Eagle Federal
Credit
Union |
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Many CAR programs/events would not be
possible without the continued support of our generous
sponsors.
We hope that you will help us thank them for
their support by taking a minute to check out the
various products and services they have to
offer.
This year we welcome back CAR supporter
American Eagle Federal Credit Union who is sponsoring
the Harry W. Wenz Good Neighbor Award. This prestigious
award will be presented during the dinner and awards
program at the 9th Annual CT REALTORS® Leadership
Conference. American Eagle Federal Credit Union is a
full-service financial institution offering products and
services to help you achieve your financial goals. They
are a not-for-profit cooperative that have served
generations of members, who are also its owners, since
1935. AEFCU is currently the largest community credit
union in Connecticut with over
100,000 members and $1.1 billion dollars in assets. You
can learn more about AEFCU and their mission of being a
“progressive financial institution providing quality
service and products at the total lowest cost” at http://www.americaneagle.org/.
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| CAR's Annual Membership Meeting |
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CAR's Annual
Membership Meeting is being held on Tuesday, October 19
immediately following the CAR Board of Directors meeting
at the Holiday Inn in North
Haven (approximately 11:30 a.m.). This
meeting is open to all members. A review of CAR's
activities during 2010 will be given. If you are
interested in attending this meeting, please contact
Alison
McGuigan. |
| Announcing the Latest Evolution in
Signatures |
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zipLogix announces the release of zipLogix
Digital Ink™, the "Most Secure Way to
Get a Signature", the e-signature solution to use with
your Association’s forms and your zipForm®
6 account. For more information or to order,
visit: http://www.ziplogix.com/digitalink/
Why should you be using zipLogix Digital
Ink™:
- Great pricing (as low as $2.60 per
credit)
-Credits never expire - use them today or
whenever you need them
-Your Association forms have been pre-tagged
with defined signature and initial blocks
-Use only one credit -
every document, signer, email, etc. is part of one
transaction
-Credit is per transaction, not per
send
-Free upgrade is coming soon and
includes:
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Ability to
create custom signers
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Option to add
additional documents
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Address Book to keep
client contact
information
Link to a zipLogix Digital Ink training
presentation.
Other resources
available online:
User Guide
How-to-Videos |
| Are You a Gamer? Think You’re Smarter than
Your Fellow REALTORS®? Want to Eat Out for Less? |
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If
you answered “yes” to these three questions, be on the
lookout for CAR’s Legal Department’s QUIZ QUESTION.
There will be six quiz questions coming your way; two in
October, two in November and two in December. Where’s
the QUIZ QUESTION? It’s on CAR’s
home page under “The Latest From
CAR”.
Every two weeks, all correct answers will go into
a hat and the lucky name drawn wins a $25 restaurant.com
gift card.
So,
if you want to prove you’re smart and lucky and want to
eat out for less, CHECK THIS
OUT! |
| NARdiGras! REALTORS® Conference &
Expo 2010. New Orleans, November 5-8, 2010 |
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Join REALTORS® from across the nation and the
world in New Orleans this November, and learn about
changing issues affecting the industry, share ideas with
colleagues outside your local marketplace, and see the
incredible innovations that are shaping the future of
real estate.
Attending the REALTORS® Conference
& Expo is an important investment in your career.
The competitive advantage you’ll gain from four days of
intense education will make a difference in your
business’s bottom line for the rest of the year. There’s
only one place in the world you can find
nationally-recognized speakers, the industry’s largest
trade show, and lots of opportunities to expand your
network. For more info
and to register click here.
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| Don’t Miss Out On this Special Offer
by the Hartford Colonials! |
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The Hartford Colonials are offering
discounted ticket specials of buy one ticket-get one
free for the following home games at Rentschler
Field:
Colonials vs.
Florida Tuskers - Oct. 9th, Colonials
vs. Omaha Nighthawks - Oct. 16th, Colonials
vs. Las Vegas
Locomotives -
Nov. 20th.
For more information or to take advantage
of this offer, call 860-803-0628 and mention promo code
CT REALTOR.
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Hotsheet Legal Tip |
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Keeping Information
Confidential
Connecticut’s Licensing Law (CGS §20-325h)
prohibits a real estate licensee from revealing
confidential information concerning a buyer client or
seller client you have represented or do represent, or
from using that information to your client’s
disadvantage or for the real estate broker’s,
salesperson’s or a third party’s advantage.
Confidentiality is a key aspect in exclusive
representation, so keeping a client’s confidential
information confidential is paramount. A dual agency
situation, where both the buyer agent and the listing
agent are in the same office, can be trickier, so taking
extra precautions, such as using different fax machines
for communications or not discussing the transaction’s
progress in the office may be
necessary. |
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Real Estate
News |
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NAHB: Housing Tax
Incentives Benefit Younger
Households
New research from the National
Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reveals that the
benefits of housing-related tax deductions, such as the
mortgage interest deduction, generally decline in value
as individual's age. Read more
here.
Source: REAL Trends
For more interesting real estate news, please
visit here. |
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Member
Benefits |
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Featured
Benefits..
New Member Benefits
Available!
Have you visited the Member Benefits page lately? Make sure
you take the time to see what discounts are available to
you as a CAR member.
Jabberclick
Happy Clients
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will appear first (or near the top) of GOOGLE®, YAHOO!®
and BING/MSN® when current and prospective clients
search for you! Click here for more information on this
discounted member service program or to view a complete
listing of CAR’s current member benefits.
XL
Center Discounts
Special Pricing
is available to CAR members for a variety of events at
the XL Center in Hartford. Click here for current special pricing
offers including: Trans Siberian Orchestra, Wolf Pack
and Celtics vs. Knicks Pre-season game. Click here for more information on this
discounted member service program or to view a complete
listing of CAR’s current member benefits.
The
Bushnell
The Bushnell is
offering a special Online Ticket Ordering Program to CAR
members. The program provides the benefit of ordering
individual tickets online at a discounted price with
reduced service charges. Click here for more information on this
discounted member service program or to view a complete
listing of CAR’s current member
benefits. |
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