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EDUCATION
& EVENTS:
Starting This Week!
Knock Out All 12 OREC Required CE Hours in July
The last two weeks of July all
four OREC required CE categories will be offered at GTAR. For course details
and online registration, log on to tulsarealtors.com; from the Main Menu, click
on the red Education bar, then click Register for Classes. (If you have a GTAR
Class Pass, register by emailing education@tulsarealtors.com or calling 918-663-7500.)
(FHR): Fair Housing & Ethical Practices, Wednesday,
July 18,
1:00-4:00 p.m. with Kathryn Jones (Class
Pass Eligible!)
(PSC): REALTOR® Ethics, Thursday, July 19,
1:00-4:00 p.m. with Kathryn Jones; this class is free, but you need to pre-register.
(BRA): OK Broker Relationships, Monday, July 23, 1:00-4:00
p.m. with
Ann Lloyd (Class Pass Eligible!)
(HOT):
Residential Sales Disclosures, Laws and Rules Review, Tuesday, July 24,
1:00-4:00 p.m. with Ann Lloyd (Class Pass
Eligible!)
This new course was designed to highlight some of the Oklahoma Real
Estate Commission’s (OREC) most common required disclosures, laws, and rules.
From time to time legislation is passed, rules are written, and changes are
made. All real estate licensees are required to be familiar with, and in
compliance with current disclosures, laws, and rules. Click here for course
details
August
2
Photography
for REALTORS®
If a picture is worth a thousand
words, what’s a bad picture worth? According
to the 2010 NAR Profile of Home Buyers
& Sellers, 98% of home buyers who searched for a home on the Internet
found photos to be among the most useful features of REALTOR® websites.
In this encore presentation, Dennis McFeely will help you enhance your skills
utilizing digital cameras, software editing applications, and Internet hosting
platforms to effectively and professionally market your listings. Class is 9:00
a.m.-12:00 p.m. OREC approved for 3
hours elective CE credit. For course details course and online
registration, log on to tulsarealtors.com; from the Main Menu, click on the red
Education bar, then click Register for Classes. (If you have a GTAR Class Pass,
register by emailing education@tulsarealtors.com or calling 918-663-7500.)
August 16
Professional Standards Seminar: Enforcing
the Code and Its Standards
Are You a REALTOR® Member Interested in
Serving on GTAR’s Grievance or Professional Standards Committee? Or, would you
just like to find out what happens during an arbitration or ethics hearing
without being a participant? If you
answered yes to either question, then this class is for you! Through lecture,
discussion, and case studies, Bruce Aydt, attorney and REALTOR®,
will teach the concepts of professional conduct related to the REALTOR®
Code of Ethics and its enforcement processes. OREC approved for 6 hours required PSC CE credit (OREC will count 3
as PSC and the other 3 as elective); this course also satisfies NAR’s Code of
Ethics training requirement. Cost is $30 for members. For course details
and to register online, log on to tulsarealtors.com; click the red
Education bar on the main Member Services page, then click Register for Classes.
August
22-23
Broker
in Charge Course
If your license type is Broker Manager (BM), Proprietor
Broker (BP), or Branch Broker (BB), even if only for ONE day during that
license term, your OREC CE requirements are no longer the same as those of a
sales associate (SA) or broker associate (BA). From now on, to renew your real
estate license, you will be required to complete an OREC approved 15-hour Broker in Charge (BIC) class PLUS an
additional 6 hours of required subject matter in at least two core courses
(BRA, PSC, FHR or HOT). Whether you are a one-person office or a
gazillion-person office, residential or commercial—this requirement applies to
you! Class is 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. both
days; cost is $90; class size is limited to 15. For more information and to
register, go to tulsarealtors.com.
September
6
Real
Estate Agent Safety Training
This year we have a totally NEW Safety Seminar with a national safety
expert who is also a former real estate agent! Tracey Hawkins understands
first-hand, the dangers faced daily by real estate professionals. Her goal is
to reach as many associates and brokers as she can to teach realistic ways to
do your job safely. Class is 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Whether you need CE credit or
not, this is a class you shouldn’t miss!
OREC approved for 3 hours required
HOT CE credit. For course details course and online
registration, log on to tulsarealtors.com; from the Main Menu, click on the red
Education bar, then click Register for Classes. (If you have a GTAR Class Pass,
register by emailing education@tulsarealtors.com or calling 918-663-7500.)
Work
Smarter to Earn More
The CRS 200: Business Planning
& Marketing course from the Council of
Residential Specialists will help you create a strong business that will
withstand any market condition—while making a profit. In this two-day course with instructor Pat Zaby, you’ll meet other top
agents for prime networking opportunities. Find out what works for other
pros—and what doesn’t, so you’re not stuck re-inventing the wheel. This course
is open to all members whether you are a CRS designee, working on your
designation, or just want the information to help you be a better agent. Class
is September 17-18, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at GTAR. Course is OREC approved for 16
hours elective CE credit. Early-bird
registration price is $250 through August 31; after that
date, price will be $275. For course
details and online registration, log on to tulsarealtors.com; from the Main
Menu, click on the red Education bar, then click Register for Classes.
NAR is having a “Know Your Ethics Sweepstakes”
REALTORS® who complete the NAR Code of Ethics Training
Requirement between July 1 and August 31 will have a chance to win an Apple
iPad 3. To enter the Know Your Ethics Sweepstakes, simply complete either of
the two NAR Code of Ethics online training programs — for new members of the association or for existing members — successfully by Aug. 31,
and you’ll automatically be entered to win. The winner will be notified by
phone, mail, or email. (Note: These two NAR Ethics classes do not fulfill OREC’s PSC requirement!)
MLS NOTES:
Try the New TulsaRealtors.mobi
It’s a great “all inclusive”
mobile site for MLS and Realist tax data on your mobile device.
TulsaRealtors.mobi works with Smartphones and Tablets of ALL kinds—android,
iPhone, iPad, etc.
Now
Available: Realist® Mobile App for iPhones and Android
Access the power of Realist while on the go using your
smartphone! Get the details of all the houses in a neighborhood while on the
road—instantly and with ease. The days of having to pull a report at the
office are history. Realist Mobile® gives you the
power to share essential market information with your clients. Download the
Realist Mobile® App today: iPhones users, go to the App Store;
android users, go to Google Play. Then, login to Realist desktop to create your
User Name and password. For more information, click here;
for FAQs, click here. Watch your email for a
confirmation from realist.info@realist.com.
Upcoming Computer Classes
at GTAR
Pre-registration is required; space is limited to 14
per class. For more information and to enroll: log on to tulsarealtors.com,
click the red Education bar on the Member Services page, then click Register
for Classes. All classes are held in
the GTAR Computer Lab, unless otherwise indicated.
Realist Tax
System: Monday, July 16, 2:00-4:00
p.m.
Fusion Hands
On: Tuesday, July 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Fusion Hands
On: Monday, July 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES/LEGAL:
NAR: Broad
QM Is Critical for Housing Finance
NAR
urged Congress and the Administration to develop a broadly-defined Qualified
Mortgage (QM) regulation. The QM regulation is designed to ensure that lenders
only make loans to borrowers who have the ability to repay the loan. If the QM
regulation is too narrowly defined, it could threaten the burgeoning housing
and economic recovery by denying creditworthy borrowers access to safe, quality
loan products, said NAR’s 2012 Vice President and Liaison to Government Affairs
Scott Louser in testimony before Congress today. Learn more.
Flood
Insurance Program Reauthorized
NAR
applauds Congress for passing a five-year
reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The Biggert-Waters
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 was passed late last week as part of a
transportation funding bill and signed into law by the president last week. The
legislation extends NFIP authority through Sept. 30, 2017.
Bidders
Selected for Fannie REO Pilot Program
On
July 3, the FHFA announced it had made
selections
of bidders in the first pilot program under its REO-to-Rental initiative. A
final announcement of the winning bids will be made when transactions are ready
to close, expected in the next several weeks. NAR continues to communicate with
FHFA on the need to insure that bids that will
undermine local housing market recovery are not accepted. FHFA made that
commitment in a Feb. 29 meeting with NAR leaders and has repeated the
commitment publicly on several occasions.
INFORMATION TO USE:
Free Info
on Savings from Ceiling Fans
Heat
wave fraying your nerves? Chill out by turning the scorching temps to your
advantage. Post to your website free info from the REALTOR® Content
Resource on reducing cooling costs
by adding ceiling fans.
Then it's easy to keep that momentum going with more posts to your website on
the other four timely "Be Cool and Spend Less" articles. You can also
post to Twitter, Facebook, your website, blog, or e-newsletter; e-mail; or
brand, print, and hand-deliver those and the other 1,000 always-free home
listing, selling, and ownership articles at the REALTOR® Content
Resource.
Special
Member Pricing on Insurance Coverage
REALTOR
Benefits® partner Victor O. Schinnerer offers NAR members
special pricing on real estate errors and omissions insurance, and with its
extensive risk management resources, also helps to prevent claims before they
arise. Visit www.Schinnerer.com/NAR or call 888/429-6638.
Be sure to mention that you’re a member of NAR.
