| REALTORS® at the Capitol -
April 6th, 2011! |
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The Connecticut Association of
REALTORS®, Inc. presents the 27th
Annual REALTORS® at the
Capitol event on April 6, 2011.
For over 26 years, Connecticut
REALTORS® have been coming together to meet with
State Senators and Representatives to let them
know our views on the issues that affect our
business. Having a significant size group at this
event will make a difference. Your participation
will help show the Legislators that our views are
important and we need to be heard.
Plus! Five lucky RAC attendees
will each win a $200 American Express Gift Card!
You must be present at the orientation session at
The Bushnell to win!
Check
out http://www.ctrealtor.com/rac/
for more info!!!!
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| CMBA
Housing Connecticut Symposium
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The Symposium is entitled “Affordable Housing -
Show me the Money” Who has it? How do you get it
and what’s being done with it? Come listen and
find out! Panelists include Julie B. Fagan, Field
Office Director, HUD, CAR President Gene Fercodini
and more. The event will take place 8:30 to
Noon on February 18th, 2011 at the
Lyceum in Hartford. For more details and a
registration flyer click here. |
| New
Taxes on CT Home Buyers Pushed at
Capitol |
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In search of money for “Community Green Funds,”
legislators and special interest groups are
calling for up to a full, one per cent tax on
purchasers of CT real estate. The
taxes are part of Senate Bills 46 and 834.
The CT Association of
REALTORS®
strongly opposes conveyance
taxes. The association just mailed an
exhortation to all legislators on January 14 to
reduce government spending to restore fiscal
solvency and a long-needed real estate
recovery. Ralph Eno, first selectman of
Lyme, says a conveyance tax on the buyer’s side
makes sense since the existing ones on sellers
have been a problem, especially for
seniors. Advocates hailed the bill’s virtue
as a “local option” for each town to exercise, and
for its $150,000 exclusion to protect first-time
buyers. Senator Ed Meyer of Guilford has
also proposed a 1% buyers tax in SB 46 (without
the exclusion). Those speaking in favor of
SB 834 at Monday’s public hearing before the
Environment Committee included the CT Audubon
Society, the CT Conference of Municipalities, the
League of Conservation Voters, the CT Land Trust
Alliance (the “voice for Land Trusts”), and the
Nature Conservancy. |
| Register Now to Advance Your
Career in 2011!
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Continuing your education is an investment that
not only ensures that you are up-to-date with all
of your skills but is the best way to increase
your earning potential.
Register now for our first courses of the New
Year and fulfill your 2012 continuing education
requirements!
The 2011 spring semester begins with GRI-2 scheduled for
February 7, 10, 14 & 17 and
is being held at the Waterbury
Board office. You can be well on your way to
earning the GRI Designation this year. This
course is approved for 30 hours of
Broker Pre-licensing credit
AND 6 hours of
elective continuing education
credit.
SRES is
being held at the Bridgeport
Board office on February 22 &
24. This designation addresses the
fastest growing market in real estate and focuses
on the needs of 50+ home buyers/sellers. If you
want to specialize in the real estate needs of
maturing Americans sign up today! This
course has been approved for 6 elective
credits.
Appraisal-1 is
being held at the Gr. Hartford Association in
West Hartford on March 1,
8, 15, 22 & 29. This course is
approved for 30 hours of
Broker Pre-licensing credit
AND 6 hours of
elective continuing education
credit.
For more information and to register click here for the full 2011
education schedule or email Abby Krist or
call at 860-290-6601, ext. 308. |
| Last
Chance to
Apply! |
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“Leadership and learning are indispensable
to each other.”
~John F. Kennedy~
CAR is looking for members who want to “Learn
Today to Lead Tomorrow”! The
“Leadership Academy of Connecticut
& Rhode Island” is accepting
applications from all members…you do not need to
be active in your local, State or National
Associations. However, the application deadline is
fast approaching (Friday, February
18)!
The third retreat (in a series of 3 retreats)
will focus on “Finding Your Voice” as a leader and
features a full day on public speaking/
personalized spokesperson training along with a
session on “NAR Government Affairs and You” and a
Past Presidents Panel. Your leadership skills will
be put to the test on “Game Night” and the Academy
program will close with an inspiring “Leaders Must
Lead” presentation by NAR Past President Richard
Mendenhall.
Click here for more information on
this exciting opportunity. Click here for an application form.
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| 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 QUESTIONS.
There will be a new question every two weeks, all
correct answers will go into a hat and the lucky
name drawn wins a $25 restaurant.com gift card.
Where’s the QUIZ QUESTION? It’s
on CAR’s home page under
“The Latest From
CAR”.
So, if you want to prove you’re smart and lucky
and want to eat out for less, check it out. |
| CAR Mails
our Comprehensive Public Policy Book to Lawmakers
&
Candidates |
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A compendium of REALTOR® views on all manner of
real estate and housing issues has been mailed to
every legislator and to the candidates competing
in the February 22 special elections.
Whether the topic is smart growth, lead paint,
work force housing, wetlands protection,
or state budget policy, the Association
speaks out clearly and convincingly in its 2011
Statement of Policy. Formulated by CAR’s
statewide legislative committee and approved by
the board of directors, the Statement of Policy PDF can be
accessed by any member. |
| GHAR 4th
Annual Chocolate, Diamonds & Champagne
Fundraiser |
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The 4th Annual Chocolate, Diamonds &
Champagne fundraiser will be held at Tower Ridge
Country Club in Simsbury on February
10th at 6pm. This year's proceeds will
benefit Interval House, Hartford's largest
temporary housing and service provider for
battered women. Join host Sarah French,
Fox 61 Morning News Anchor, for a
sinfully delightful evening with open bar, live
cake auction (now accepting cake entries!),
dinner, live music with singer Vanessa Stevens and
a free entry to win an $800 diamond
necklace! Register by Feb. 5th and save $5!
Click here for the registration
form. | |
| In This
Issue: |
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| The Top Five Legal Hotline
Question Categories in
2010 |
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CAR’s attorneys
received over 3,500 questions on the Legal Hotline
in 2010. To read about what you asked us, click here. |
| Real Estate
News |
| American Attitudes
About Homeownership
2010 has been a year of
real estate contrasts. While many consumers have
taken advantage of Homeowners and renters agree
that owning a home is a positive choice. A
majority of homeowners and a sizable percentage of
renters agree or strongly agree that owning a home
provides a healthy and stable environment for
raising a family (87 percent among homeowners and
64 percent among renters), that it helps them meet
long-term financial goals (77 percent among
homeowners and 55 percent among renters) and it
helps them realize the American Dream (70 percent
among homeowners and 48 percent among renters).
Most homeowners (95
percent) and renters (72 percent) believe that
over a period of several years, it makes more
sense to own a home than to rent. More than 8 in
10 homeowners (82 percent) and half of renters (50
percent) would prefer to buy a home if they had to
move in the next six months. Furthermore, 78
percent of homeowners consider now a good time to
buy as do 58 percent of renters.
Click here the entire
article.
For more interesting real
estate news, please visit here. |
| Member
Benefits |
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Featured
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: Monster Jam, Harlem
Globetrotters and Men/Women CT Husky games
including the Women’s Big East
Tournament!
From You
Flowers
This Valentine’s Day, don’t
forget your 20% member discount with From You
Flowers…click the image below and place your order
today
REALTORS® Federal
Credit Union
The REALTORS®
Federal Credit Union is introducing exciting new
products and services in 2011! They are now
offering Small Business Loans and Lines of Credit
(under $50,000) for taking care of smaller
business needs and for bigger business needs, they
now offer Member Business Lending (over $50,000).
This can be used for a variety of purposes such
as purchasing a building, investment
properties, refinancing an existing mortgage on a
building and much more. Click here to learn more.
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