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Educational
Opportunities
Email: David Logan
All Classes are FREE to Education Passport Members. For questions about the Education Passport or any other Professional Development Issue, please email David Logan or call 629-0518
April 29th: NAR's At Home With Diversity Certification with Chuck Bonamer. This course provides you a dynamic 3 for 1 value. You get a NAR Certification, HUD Certification, and 6 Hours of Florida CE Credit all for the very low price of $49 for Passport Members or $69 for Non-Passport Members. This course also counts as elective credit toward the CRS, CIPS, and PMN Designations.
Taking the training and earning the certificate helps the real estate professional enhance their ability to develop customers among immigrant and multicultural populations. If you work with buyers across the street or from around the world, this course is for you!
Breakfast provided by Len Gluckstal of Golden Rule Home Inspections
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Education Information:
941-629-0518
David-Logan@comcast.net
Association Contact:
941-629-8261 (phone)
941-627-4142 (fax)
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Opportunity to Serve
The Museum Society is holding its annual Florida Frontier Days Festival on March 25th, 26th, and 27th at Bayshore Live Oak Park in Charlotte Harbor. They are always looking for volunteers to help out with various activities. If you are interested in lending a hand, please contact the Charlotte County Historical Center at 629-7278.
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 REAL ESTATE TRIVIA
What do The Beverly Hillbillies and The Walton's have in common with an emerging Real Estate Trend?
Answer: Click HERE to see what new (old) trend is coming back into fashion.
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We Want Google
The community has successfully kicked off the Google Petition for "Charlotte Goes 'Google' for High Speed Broadband!" Some folks had some difficulty in forwarding the survey in the beginning, not noticing the Forward button at the bottom of the page. However; below is a direct link in case you are not sure how to bring it back.
Click HERE for the survey.
Please be watching for photo opportunities at local events during the next couple of weeks, feel free to jump in the picture or create one for yourself and please forward your "We Want Google" pictures and home made videos to the facebook page by emailing charlotteflwantsfiber@gmail.com
Creativity is the key in this effort! Also you can click HERE for a Youtube Video with more information
GRI ONLINE
AT HALF PRICE
Florida REALTORS® has finally gone live with the online version of GRI-3. While many states offer parts of their GRI program online, we now join Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, California, and Wisconsin as one of the few states in the country that offer their ENTIRE GRI program online as an alternative to classroom delivery. The new version will be available for GRI designation credit only until final approval is received from the DBPR for CE and Post-Licensing credit.
To celebrate this new course, GRI-3 will be available at the price of only $150 for our members. This price will remain in effect until final approval is received from the DPBR for the online delivery format. If you were to take the GRI-3 course in a live format, you would not only pay $260 to $300 for the course, but you would have hundreds of additional dollars in travel, food, gas, and most importantly time out of the office.
Please click HERE to visit the Florida GRI website and register for this course at the discounted price of $150.00. Once you visit the site, just scroll down to see GRI-3 listed. Also, for those who have yet to take GRI-2, it is still available for a limited time at the $150.00 level.
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March 11th, 2010
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BREAKING NEWS
 RESPA - Good Faith Estimate & HUD Changes
Mark your calendar for March 25th from 9am to 11am. Come prepared to hear an in depth explanation of the new Good Faith Estimates, RESPA Rules and other changes to the financing and closing process. It is important that REALTORS are able to read, understand, and explain these new forms to their clients as well as for their own benefit. Local title companies have already seen closings postponed or fall through because of a lack of understanding the new processes and procedures. Make sure you are prepared. Expert mortgage consultant Lynne Lovern will guide you step by step through the new forms and local lender Odette Embury and title agent Carolyn Bagiardi will explain what you need to know to keep the closing on track. This event is FREE to attend. RSVP required, email David-Logan@comcast.net to RSVP. Refreshments provided by Odette Embury of Calusa National Bank.
 Business Partner Trade Show - Come experience the "Luck of the Irish" at our St. Patrick's day Business Partner Trade Show. March 17th from 10am - 2pm. FREE LUNCH and FREE ADMISSION, Lots of Door Prizes, Giveaways, Networking and the chance to see how you can partner with our local businesses to help each other make more money! Don't forget, everyone who attends and visits the booths will be entered for a chance to win a GARMIN NUVI GPS!
President's Message
Bob Gray, 2010 Association President
Members,
What a busy and exciting week here at YOUR Association. There was truly something for everyone and I hope that you all had a chance to be involved in at least one of the events. Last Thursday night we had a fantastic turnout at our very first REALTOR/Business Partner Business Card Exchange at Calusa National Bank. I think that this is going to be a signature event for our Association and we look forward to seeing you at our future Business Card Exchanges. The very next day we had our March General Membership Meeting, where we heard from our Charlotte Stone Crabs Baseball Team, there were a lot of great prizes and one of the members walked away with a luxury box for 14 people at a Stone Crabs Game (valued at $450)! On Tuesday we had 97 members take their Short Sale Certification Course, taking advantage of our Association's partnership with WCR, NAR and REBAC; saving more than $175 per person in application fees for this priceless designation. I say all this to emphasize that the Association is doing a great deal for the members and I hope that you are taking advantage.
We have another exciting week ahead with the Business Partner Trade Show on Wednesday from 10am-2pm, our very first REALTOR Young Professionals Meeting on Thursday from 11:30am to 1pm and Friday our blossoming Commercial Group will be hearing from PG City Manager Howard Kunik. Please contact the Association at 629-8261 if you need more information and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
Women's Council
At our WCR meeting last week, the lucky recipient of the Ray's tickets went to Rose Klempner of Flex Path Inc. Congratulations Rose!
The Business Partner Trade Show will be held at the Association of REALTORS on Wednesday, March 17th from 10am - 2pm. WCR will have a booth setup there with information about the organization. When you stop at our booth, you will have a chance to win a beautiful gift, generously given by Linda Navelski. If you become a member that day, you will recieve a $25 gift certificate to Applebees. Stop by and say hello!
Remember men, WCR is not just for women! For more informaiton on WCR, please contact Stacy Scarrow 941-916-0000 or stacys@c21aztec.com
MURDER IN MARGARITAVILLE: A three-act Play of Delicious Food and Murder. Monday, March 29th at 7:30pm.
Chinese Auction: 6 - 7:30pm
Doors open at 6pm for cocktails
For tickets & Additional Information, please call: Margo Grimshaw 941-457-2069 or Robin Lindecamp 941-676-3181
Business Partners
The first 2010 REALTOR/Business Partner Business Card Exchange was a great success, we had over 55 REALTORS and Business partners networking together. prizes were given away and a good time was had by all. Please contact Robin Lindecamp at rlindecamp@calusabank.com or Linda Pizarro at l.pizarro@comcast.net if you are interested in hosting a Business Card Exchange at YOUR OFFICE. Business Card Exchanges are being scheduled for the first Thursday of each month.
Business Partners, have you signed up for your table at the Trade Show yet? March 17th - St. Patrick's Day Trade Show at the Association Auditorium from 10am to 2pm.
Linda sent out a list of sponsorship opportunities to all of the Business Partners this week. This is a wonderful way to let everyone know about you and your business. It will be on a first come, first serve basis, so make sure you do not wait too long to respond to her and reserve the ones that you would like to be a part of.
Where in the World Is?
The following Agents have now moved to...
Jorge Rodriguez - Sun Realty
Mike Raffo - Century 21 Aztec
Rosemarie Cruz - Coldwell Banker Residential
March Membership Meeting
Our Partners from Centennial Bank, cooking hotdogs and having a good time! Thank you Bill Hastings and Teri Ashley
Peter Walsifer of the Charlotte Stone Crabs, educating us about the economic impact of professional baseball in our community. Thank you to our drink sponsor (After A Disaster) with their logo in the background.
Thank you to Alicia Riedel for providing the photos!
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