NOTICES:
THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, 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
THIS WEEK!
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!)
Thursday:
April 4
GTAR/NORES
Office CLOSED During RAD Trade Show
Our office will be closed
Thursday, April 4, 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for the Trade Show at UMAC. Come out
and visit us at our booth!
April
20-21
National
Open House Weekend
Look for details on our
Facebook page, and in the April GTAR
World newsletter out April 1.
April is Fair
Housing Month
April 2013 marks the 45th
anniversary of the 1968 landmark Fair Housing Act. Each year REALTORS®
recognize the significance of this event and reconfirm our commitment to
upholding fair housing law as well as our commitment to offering equal
professional service to all in their search for real property. For more
information and resources, click here.
EDUCATION &
EVENTS:
There’s Still Time 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.
Wednesday, 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 credit. For more information
and to register, go to tulsarealtors.com. Class Pass Holders: Register by
emailing education@tulsarealtors.com or calling 918-663-7500.
Upcoming CE
Classes at GTAR
Don’t wait until
the end of your three-year licensing period to start working on your CE hours. As
CE classes are scheduled, information and registration will be available on
tulsarealtors.com; from the main Member
Services page, simply click the red Education
bar. If you are a Class Pass Holder, please register for Class Pass eligible
classes by emailing education@tulsarealtors.com or calling
918-663-7500.
April 4: Success
Signals in Selling, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at UMAC, Patti Wood; elec. CE
(REALTOR® Appreciation Day)
April 10: Don’t
Be Listless! The Listing Presentation, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Lori Morgan; elec.
CE (Class Pass Eligible)
April 10: Working
with Buyers: A Planned Approach, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Lori Morgan; elec. CE (Class
Pass Eligible)
April 18: REALTOR®
Ethics, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Kathryn Jones; req. PSC CE; no cost
April 24: FAIR
is Not Just Another Four-letter Word, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Kathryn Jones; req. FHR
CE (Class Pass Eligible)
April 29: OK
Broker Relationships, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Joyce Painter; req. BRA; no cost
(courtesy of OAR)
Are You in the Mood for
Love?
Experience Art in Tulsa at The Philbrook Museum May
23. Details coming soon!
MLS NOTES:
Effective Today, 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.
February 2013
Home Sales Stats Now Available
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
3 (Hands-on): Tuesday, April 2, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Fusion
1 (Hands-on): Tuesday, April 9, 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Fusion
2 (Hands-on): Thursday, April 11, 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Fusion 3 (Hands-on): Tuesday, April 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Realist Tax System: Wednesday, April 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
GOVERNMENT/LEGAL ISSUES:
Wednesday, 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
Rural Housing Eligibility Extended
Congress protected 900 rural communities from losing
eligibility for affordable Rural Housing Service loans by extending
the definition of rural communities. The communities were at risk of
losing eligibility because of changing population since the last 10-year
Census. The extended definition is part of the big continuing resolution
Congress passed to keep the government funded in the absence of a budget.
NAR has been championing
the rural community definition for some time.
INFORMATION TO USE:
Home Sales Continue to Rise in February
February existing-home sales and prices affirm a healthy
recovery is underway in the housing sector, NAR says. Sales have been above
year-ago levels for 20 consecutive months, while prices show 12 consecutive
months of year-over-year increases. Video and press
release.
Free Consumer Content: 37 Ideas for Best-Ever Garden
The latest free content for your websites, blogs, social
media pages, and print resources from HouseLogic's REALTOR® Content
Resource looks at 37 ideas for your best
garden ever.
Celebrating
Code of Ethics Centennial
The year 2013 marks the centennial of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association of REALTORS®. Features
from REALTOR® Magazine highlight the Code's history in words and pictures. Take a look
at the original 1913 Code of Ethics and other world events from that year.
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 (Second Publication)
SunWest
Mortgage Company, Inc., Designated Individual Stephen Taylor (Second
Publication)
