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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

 

 


Broker Summit sessions approved for CE

Remind your members that they still have time to register for this year’s Broker Summit taking place April 11 – 12 at the Somerset Inn in Troy. Make these reminders part of your membership meetings and newsletters.

Bringing additional value to the event, two of the sessions have been approved for continuing education credits. Members have the potential to earn up to three CE credits with Ann Bailey’s The Shifting Sands of Real Estate being approved for two hours and Patrick Anderson’s Looking at the Future, Michigan’s Economy and Real Estate being approved for one hour.

Registration for Broker Summit will close on April 7, 2006 at 3pm.

For a complete list of Broker Summit events and to register, visit MAR’s web site.

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Sign up for the MAR credit card and show your REALTOR® “R” every time you shop!
MAR and US Bank have teamed up to provide you with the best of both worlds – purchasing power and a chance to show your REALTOR® “R” every time you shop! Until Broker Summit, April 11-12, MAR members will receive a 0% balance transfer rate for nine months on all three versions of the MAR credit card. For more information, or to sign up, visit http://www.mirealtors.com/Members/benefits.html#card.

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AT&T Coupons now available online!

The new AT&T program MAR implemented in January gives your REALTORS®’ clients discounts on their AT&T phone and DSL service while bringing financial benefit back to MAR. Coupons were mailed in February to brokerages around the state, and are now available online at the MAR web site. All your REALTORS® need to do is print off this valuable reward for their client and everyone benefits!

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MiCAR provides CE for Synergy

MiCAR, the commercial division of MAR, continues to provide value to commercial practitioners by once again providing the continuing education for this year’s Synergy conference taking place April 26 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Thanks to MiCAR efforts, this year’s event will feature eight opportunities for CE credit.

For more information, or to register for Synergy, visit www.synergymichigan.com.

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NAR takes issue with Good Morning America segment

NAR President Thomas M. Stevens is asking the producers of ABC TV'S Good Morning America for equal time after the show ran a misleading and misinformed consumer-advice segment about real estate practitioners.

The segment, which aired March 24 under the title, "Tricks of the Trade: Confessions of a REALTOR®," claims consumers shouldn't trust everything practitioners say.

The segment "gave a very inaccurate, grossly misleading and unfair depiction of the nation's REALTORS®," says Stevens. "Several of the allegations made by the guest described practices that violate the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, such as intentionally misrepresenting a property and could be grounds for suspension of membership. Because of the Code, all REALTORS® know such behavior is wrong."

Stevens called upon the producers to balance the show's coverage by giving REALTORS® the chance to respond.

Read advice on what your broker won't tell you from the show and view NAR's Code of Ethics online.

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Launched through the Illinois Association of REALTORS® last year, REMS is an astoundingly powerful software program that allows REALTORS® to perform all of their escrow management duties through a few keyboard strokes a transaction. The software, created to make escrow management less prone to error, quicker, and simpler, relieves REALTORS® of accounting burdens created by multiple sets of paperwork.
 
This program is designed to help REALTORS® keep track of the specific records needed to meet the escrow compliance standard, which in turn lowers the liability when taking in escrow funds. With the assistance of MAR Escrow Compliance Software, a process that use to take hours will now only take REALTORS® minutes.
 
Features of the software include tracking E&O and car insurance renewal dates, as well as a check writing feature, which allows REALTORS® to manage escrow accounts without the need for any other accounting software.
 
For Additional information on the IAR Escrow Compliance Software visit
www.rems-software.com. For your convenience, we have attached an order form that can be filled out and faxed back to REMS.

Download order form.
Download promotional flyer.

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MAR Calendar of Events
For more information, check the events calendar and the education calendar.

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