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May Dates to Remember |
5/01 New Member Orientation | |
5/03 Green Home Tour All Day | |
5/04 Green Home Tour All Day | |
5/06 CE Course-Mandatory Update-5-9 | |
5/07 WCR Meeting-8:45-10:15 | |
5/07IDX 101 Course | |
5/08Moving Listings from Sitting to Selling | |
5/09 CE Courses-Mandatory Update-8:30-12:30 | |
5/09 CE Courses-BIC Annual Review-2-6pm | |
5/11 Mother's Day | |
5/14 CE Courses-International RE: A Primer-2-6pm | |
5/15 New Member Orientation-8:30-3:00pm | |
5/19 Editorial Submissions due for JulyRR | |
5/19 Registration deadline for May 21 TICOR | |
5/20 Tempo 5 Cutover | |
5/21 RRAR Board Meeting | |
5/21 International Council Meeting-11:30-1pm | |
5/21 Top Producers Council-1-4pm | |
5/22 CE Courses-Mandatory Update-8:30-12:30 | |
5/22 CE Courses-Environmental Issues-2-6pm | |
5/23 Nomination deadline for NAR Good Neighbor | |
5/26 Memorial Day-Offices Closed | |
5/28 CE Courses-Mandatory Update-8:30-12:30 | |
5/28 CE Courses-For the Good of All-Ethics-2-6pm |
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Realtor Review
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A
monthly
publication of the
Raleigh Regional Association of
REALTORS® |
On
the cover:
Raleigh continues to grow and in this issue,
we look at two perspectives on how the growth has occured. |
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Supercharge
your service efforts
What
makes the difference between a hard-to-sell listing and one that appeals
to the widest possible range of buyers? There are several answers, of
course, and one of them is “staging.” Read
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RRAR
Staff Directory
Raleigh Association of REALTORS® staff names, email addresses and titles
can be viewed from this link.
TMLS
Staff Directory
Triangle MLS, Inc. staff names, email addresses, phone extensions and titles
can be viewed from this link
RRAR
2008 Board Officers and Committee Chairs |
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Green
homes to be featured on tour
Spring has officially
arrived and it brings with it the annual Green Home Tour on May 3-4. This
free, self-guided tour is organized by the Green Home Builders of the Triangle,
which is a joint project of the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange
and Chatham Counties and the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake
County.
This year the tour,
sponsored by Stock Building Supply, features more than 40 homes throughout
the Triangle area. Each home is enrolled in the green building certification
program administered by the Triangle HBAs, and each entry is being
built to conform to at least the bronze level of certification..Read
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New
Members, February 2008
Welcome! Read More |
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Urban
living offers 'vibrancy' not found in suburbia
by
Maureen B. Aikins
A trend
toward a more urban lifestyle is taking place in Raleigh, just as it is
in other metropolitan areas throughout the country.
Several years ago,
the American Dream usually included a spacious home on a large lot
in the suburbs, and for many, that’s still the case. But for
an ever-growing number, factors like increasing fuel costs, the desire
for a more “green” and healthy lifestyle, and easy access
to jobs, entertainment, open space and shopping are attracting many
home buyers to more urban areas. Read
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NewsMakers Read
More about what your fellow REALTORS® have been doing.
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SneakPreviews
The
Women’s Council of REALTORS® presents a seminar called “Social
Media: Creating Community, Connections and Clients” on Wednesday,
June 4 at WCR’s monthly meeting. The session will be held from
8:45-10:15 a.m. at 111 Realtors Way in Cary.Read
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CourseWorks
Learn all about
upcoming classes and seminars each month in the CourseWorks section of
REALTOR® Review.
- TICOR’s
May meeting focuses on international traffic
- CRS course to
be offered in August
- Sign up now for
Accredited Buyer courses
- Top P roduce rs
field 'hot' questions
- Earn your SRES
designation
- Continue your
education Read More
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Residential
Real Estate Trends
Based on properties listed in the Triangle MLS View
Stats |
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Raleigh
through the years .... and through their eyes
by
Smedes York and Kristopher Larson
Smedes
York remembers that his "first memories Raleigh go back
to 1945. Our family lived on Maiden Lane across from the North Carolina
State University Bell Tower. World War II was near the end and I remember
my older brother, Jimmy, and a neighbor, played was – I was the
youngest, so I had to be the enemy."
Kristopher
Larson reflects " As a Generation Xer, my experience
of growing up in Raleigh in the 1980s was in many ways shaped by
the lifestyle preferences of the Baby Boomers.
The proscriptive
American Dream refined the concept of housing simply: single-family
houses on quarter-acre lots. Neighborhoods featured a collection of
similarly-sized, similarly-adorned homes, rendering neighborhoods as
a collection of households of similar ways and means."Read
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Thank
you gifts
When words are not enough
By Maureen
B. Aitkins
Perhaps Shakespeare
summarized gratefulness best when he said: “I can no other answer
make, but, thanks, and thanks.” If Shakespeare found it difficult
to express thankfulness, is it any wonder the rest of us find it challenging? .Red
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In
the Spotlight
The Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS® hosted its annual
Frontier Awards reception, ceremony and luncheon on March 27 at 111 Realtors
Way in Cary. Read More |
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Complete
your Code of Ethics requirement
The
National Association of REALTORS® – not the NC Real Estate
Commission – has mandated that all REALTORS® must complete
an approved Code of Ethics class every four years.
The second quadrennial
cycle began January 1, 2005, and ends December 31, 2008. So, failure
to fulfill this obligation by then will result in your termination
from NAR and the loss of all concomitant benefits, including MLS access.Read
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'Social
media'- Only for the young?
As REALTORS®,
we may find certain perceptions we have about home buyers are wrong.
For example, if we think only young professionals want to live downtown,
we might miss the opportunity to share the convenience and lifestyle
with other potential buyers.
The same applies
to the new “social” media. If our idea of social media
involves only e-mailing friends and watching teenagers read Facebook
or texting, then it’s time to expand our perception. Read
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Tid/Bits
Award
nominations now being accepted for REALTOR®
Magazine Good Neighbor Awards Read
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RRAR
REALTOR® Store
April is Blooming with Savings at
the REALTOR® Store! Read More
Check out these binders, which are 15 percent off during the month of May
Meanwhile, let us know if there's anything you would like us to carry in
the store. We're always open to suggestions. And don't forget to visit
your 'online
store". As always thank you for your business. |
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Monthly
Calendar: View
all monthly events at-a-glance; register online for classes, sign up
for events, stay informed of all monthly events.View
Calendar |
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REALTOR
REVIEW, The official magazine of the Raleigh
Regional Assocation of REALTORS®, provides important news to the
assocation's 6,800 members. It is published monthly.
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advertise in REALTOR®
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