What Your Dues Dollars Deliver
Say a car—not your own—gets towed off your property. How would you like to be liable for the tow fees if the car’s owner doesn’t pay them? Twice this legislative session, AAR watchdogs helped defeat legislation that would have made that a reality. Your dues dollars are hard at work at the state Capitol! 2009 Legislative Wrap-Up from AAR CEO Tom Farley.
Have a Great Story about the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit?
Help AAR raise awareness about this short-term tax credit. A reporter wants to interview you and your client about how the tax credit has helped them get into their first home. If you have clients who are thrilled with their new home and tax credit, send their contact information Ron LaMee or call 602-248-7787.
ZipForm Resources
AAR offers complimentary ZipForm training classes to help you get the most from this valuable resource. Classes take place in AAR’s computer lab and are led by Amanda Medrano, AAR’s Risk Management Forms Coordinator and ZipForm guru. Upcoming class dates include August 27, September 24, October 22 and November 19. Classes run from 9:00am – 11:00am and 1:00pm – 3:00pm. Register today! You can also view how-to videos—step-by-step guidance on applying templates, creating contacts, synchronizing transactions and more—on the ZipForm support site. Have a question or tip about ZipForm? Share it in the comment located at the bottom of this page.
Do You Represent Sellers?
Thursday, September 24 & Friday, September 25 | 9:00am – 4:30pm
“Excellence in Seller Representation,” a two-day Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) course with instructor Joeann Fossland, helps today's seller representatives deliver a higher level of service to their clients. Topics include procuring listings, staging the property, marketing venues, representing the seller client when converting consumer inquiries, co-brokering with cooperating agents, protecting the interests of the client when fielding multiple offers, negotiating the offer, inspection phase issues, following a pending transaction to closing and more.
The program takes place at First American Title Agency’s Desert Ridge office. The cost is $275. Register online.(C/E: 3-contract law, 3-agency, 6-general)
TM Helps You Reduce Costs
Want to reduce costs, achieve efficiency and possibly lower your E&O insurance rates? Consider AAR’s Transaction Management (TM) by SureClose.
John Beshk, designated broker for The Beshk Group in Gilbert, says that since using SureClose, he wonders "how I ever got by without it! In the past, it would take me 40-45 minutes to set up a buyer file and initial all the pages; with SureClose, I can do this in less than 10 minutes. It’s literally saved me 5-10 hours a week. And the support is fantastic.”
Learn more about Transaction Management.
AAR Volunteers Make It Happen
AAR staff would like to extend a hearty THANK YOU to all member volunteers. However you give your time—hearing professional standards cases, lobbying legislators, brainstorming educational offerings, reviewing forms, advising staff or performing other important tasks—you drive the direction of this association. We appreciate your time and your wisdom.
Join the Market Report Panel
Help provide realistic real estate market information to the media. AAR plans to release a monthly Arizona Real Estate Market Report based on real observations from one thousand REALTORS® across Arizona. Each month, panel members will be directed to an online survey asking them to rate the current market (“strong,” “stable,” “weak”) in several areas. Next, they’ll predict how the same areas will rate in six months. Lastly, they’ll answer a question about some facet of real estate. AAR will randomly select five participants each quarter who have responded two out of three months to receive a gift card. Interested? Email Ron LaMee or call 602-248-7787.
Share Top Testimonials
Have you recently completed a transaction where your client is singing your praises? We are looking for testimonials from REALTOR® clients about how happy they are with your services. We plan to make short videos and post them on social media sites to show how important you are to a successful transaction. If you have buyers or sellers who would be willing to participate, send their contact information to Ron LaMee or call 602-248-7787.
NAR 2009 Member Profile
NAR recently released the 2009 Member Profile, a research report that looks at economic, demographic and business characteristics of REALTORS®. Here are some highlights from the data:
Want more? Listen to the webinar or download the PDF(complimentary for members).
AAR on Twitter: @AARSuccess
You’ve probably heard about the Twitter phenomenon. If you’re not quite ready to send out your own tweets, a good way to get your feet wet is to “follow” others and observe. Sign up today and follow AAR on Twitter: @RealtorSuccess. We’ll point you to great real estate articles, smart blogs, interesting videos and local and national Twitterers with interesting points of view.
