NOTICES:
THIS
WEEK!
March
29: GTAR/NORES Office CLOSED
Our office will be closed
Friday, March 29 in observance of Good Friday. Happy Easter!
April 3
Cloud CMA Demos at GTAR
Join us at GTAR for this special event and see why tens
of thousands are using Cloud CMA to deliver high impact, eye catching reports
with data right from your MLS! Cloud CMA is a proud product partner of GTAR, and is among the most exciting
technology products for real estate in 2013. Cloud CMA uses your MLS data and
blends it with community and lifestyle information from multiple data sources
on the Internet to create custom MLS reports for buyers, sellers, and prospects.
These live demos are FREE to GTAR members, and will cover the many aspects of
creating a winning CMA, as well as awesome Buyer Tour Reports, Property Reports
and flyers in seconds. Click Here to Register
February
2013 Home Sales Stats Now Available
Mark
Your Calendars!
National Open House Weekend April 20-21. Look for
details in the April GTAR World newsletter out April 1.
EDUCATION &
EVENTS:
Thursday, April 4
REALTOR® Appreciation Day at
UMAC!
Start your day with a very special CE class being taught by body language
expert Patti Wood: Success Signals in
Selling: Body Language and Sales Techniques, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; OREC
approved for 3 hour elective CE credit. Called “The Gold Standard of Body
Language Experts” by the Washington Post, and credited in the New York Times
with bringing body language to the national consciousness, Patti Wood is a
true expert, and SO much fun!
Cost for GTAR
members is only $25—but don’t wait to register—we expect this class to sell
out! If you purchase a GTAR Class Pass, the
cost is included (see details below.) After class, head over to the gymnasium
for the annual free Trade Show brought to
you by our wonderful affiliate members. Visit lots of booths filled with information and services, while
enjoying free food, and as usual, there will be tons of door prizes given away
during the show. The Trade Show is 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (You do not have to
attend class to attend the Trade Show!)
It’s Not Too Late to Buy a GTAR Class Pass
GTAR's
Class Pass includes admission to the
special REALTOR® Appreciation Day (RAD Conference) CE class with
Patti Wood on Thursday, April 4, 2013, PLUS any and all regular GTAR CE
classes offered during 2013 for only $75! For more
information and to purchase your GTAR Class Pass, log on to tulsarealtors.com;
from the Main Menu, click on the red Education bar, then click Register for
Classes, and look for GTAR Class Pass.
April 10
Be Prepared! Listing and Buyer Presentations
Lori
Morgan will be teaching Don't
be Listless! The Listing Presentation, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
and Working
with Buyers: A Planned Approach, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Each
class is OREC approved for 3 hours elective CE. For more information and to
register, go to tulsarealtors.com. Class Pass Holders: Register by emailing education@tulsarealtors.com
or calling 918-663-7500.
Are You in the
Mood for Love?
Experience Art in Tulsa at The Philbrook Museum May
23. Details coming soon!
MLS NOTES:
Effective April 1, Key Pricing will be as Follows
Display Key: $35.25; this is the basic quarterly user fee for all agents
who have a key. Ekey Basic, $31.35; additional quarterly charge ($66.60 per
quarter). Ekey Professional, $61.35; additional quarterly charge ($96.60 per
quarter). These prices will be billed quarterly with your MLS quarterly user
fee. User Fee and Display Key: $110.25
quarterly; User Fee and Ekey Basic: $141.60 quarterly; User Fee and Ekey
Professional: $171.60 quarterly.
Upcoming Computer Classes
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.
Fusion 1
(Hands-on): Tuesday, March 26, 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Fusion 2
(Hands-on): Thursday, March 28, 9:00-11:30 a.m.
GOVERNMENT/LEGAL ISSUES:
April 10
REALTOR® Day at the Capitol
Presented by OAR: 1:30-4:00 p.m. at the State Capitol in
OKC: Watch the legislature in action; personally
thank your legislators; share your views on the bills on which they will be
voting; enjoy an ice cream treat in the rotunda. Show the Political
Power of Oklahoma REALTORS®! Bring some friends, and we'll see you
at the Capitol! Register by April 3. Click Here to Register
Possible FHA Loan Processing Delays from
Sequester
FHA mortgage processing
delays are possible due to the federal budget sequester that took effect March
1, FHA Commissioner Carol Galante says in a letter to lenders. The delays would result
from likely furloughs of federal workers resulting from a roughly 5 percent cut
in agency budgets. It is estimated that FHA workers could be furloughed for
several days between now and the end of the federal fiscal year, September 30.
The Rural Housing Loan program faces the same pressures. All VA programs are
exempted from the automatic cuts.
Bill Eases 3 Percent QM Cap on Points,
Fees
A NAR-supported bill to
address a 3 percent cap on fees and points under the qualified mortgage (QM)
rule has been reintroduced. NAR supports the "Consumer Mortgage Choice
Act," H.R.1077 because it addresses concerns that a 3 percent cap on
points and fees would make hundreds of thousands of borrowers ineligible for
safe and affordable financing under the QM rule. Bill authors are Reps. Bill
Huizenga (R-Mich.) and David Scott (D-Ga.).
Do Budget Proposals Impact Real Estate?
House and Senate Budget
Committees last week introduced their fiscal 2014 budget blueprints. The
Senate plan would seek to generate $1.2 trillion in savings, in part through
possible tax changes. The House plan would seek a balanced budget in 10 years.
Analysts from NAR Government Affairs look at the dueling plans in a 4-minute video.
INFORMATION TO USE:
Reminder: Good Neighbor Nominees Sought
REALTOR® Magazine is seeking nominees for its
14th annual Good Neighbor Awards. Five winners will be recognized at
the 2013 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Francisco, and will
receive travel expenses to attend the show and a $10,000 grant for their
community cause. Entries must be received by May 20. More info and an entry
form is online or contact Sara Geimer.
Free Consumer Content: Get-Ready-to-List Tips
The latest free content for your websites, blogs, social
media pages, and print resources from HouseLogic's REALTOR® Content
Resource looks at getting your home
ready to list.
MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATION:
Comments on the following REALTOR®
applicants should be submitted by REALTOR® members to the Membership
Committee, c/o GTAR, PO Box 470603, Tulsa, OK 74147.
Firm
Affiliates:
Equity Investment Plan, Inc., Designated Individual
Hal Morris (First Publication)
SunWest
Mortgage Company, Inc., Designated Individual Stephen Taylor (First
Publication)
