NOTICES:
April 20-21
Open
Houses Open Doors to Buying Opportunities!
So what could be better than
a weekend full of open houses?
GTAR will be encouraging consumers to tour homes and learn more about the
benefits of home ownership. Plan to be a
part of the 2013 REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend, hosted by GTAR and the National Association of
REALTORS®, as well
as, other local associations
across the country, on Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21. The
Nationwide Open House Weekend offers buyers a stress-free way to visit homes
for sale in different neighborhoods where they might want to live. For sellers,
the weekend provides a high-visibility effort to promote traffic and drive home
sales. Click Here to access promotional
resources from NAR, including logos, flyers, fill-in-the-blank news releases,
and media hooks.
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.
April 25
Synergy N Tulsa – Catch the Net!
Learn more about several City
of Tulsa Authorities, Boards and Commissions…Network with influential economic development authorities; Understand & participate in Tulsa’s
economic resurgence; Special
video highlighting the City of Tulsa’s Boards and Authorities projects; Complimentary admittance and continental
breakfast. Thursday, April 25, 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the Arts & Humanities
Hardesty Arts Center (101 E. Archer St.). RSVP to Tammy Fate, City of Tulsa
Retail Marketing Coordinator: tfate@cityoftulsa.org. Click Here for Details
EDUCATION &
EVENTS:
THIS WEEK!
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 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, but registration required
(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:
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, 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:
Internet
Tax Bill Gets NAR Nod
NAR
supports legislation to help states collect sales and use taxes on purchases
made over the Internet. The bill's aim is to level the tax-collection playing
field between brick-and-mortar businesses and Internet sellers. NAR, along with
coalition partners, sent a letter supporting "The
Marketplace Fairness Act" as part of budget legislation.
USDA Implements Existing Rural
Definition
Extension of the existing
definition of rural communities for purposes of federal home mortgage
eligibility is implemented in a U. S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural
Development notice, Administrative Notice 4711. The notice defers using
2010 Census information until the end of the fiscal year. NAR supports
extending the definition to protect hundreds of rural communities from losing
eligibility under the Rural Housing Service.
INFORMATION TO USE:
Free Consumer
Content: Earth Day Ideas
The latest
free content for your websites, blogs, social media pages, and print resources
from HouseLogic's REALTOR® Content Resource looks at green remodeling ideas for
Earth Day.
Code of Ethics
History: Quiz
Take a quiz on the Code of Ethics'
100 year history. It's among the resources for celebrating the NAR Code Centennial. This
educational quiz is posted in an interactive online format. An enhanced version
can be downloaded for presentations and seminars.
Extra Savings on
DocuSign for REALTORS®
DocuSign,
NAR's exclusive eSignature provider under the REALTOR Benefits® Program, is
offering a special discount on select plans. This is
over and above its exclusive pricing for REALTORS®. For a limited
time, NAR members save an additional $50 when purchasing the DocuSign for
REALTORS® prepaid annual plan. When added to the member savings of
$60, members save a total of $110. Direct your members to use code
"NARFifty" to take advantage of the offer.
