Inside this issue:

MTAR Calendar, Affiliate Spotlight, C2EX Program

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Education Calendar, The CE Shop, Sept. classes, Ninja & two designations coming

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2019 RPAC Goals Update, RPAC presentations, Sep-tember 23 “6 to $99” event at Hoppy’s

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REALTOR Golf Scramble in Manchester, REALTOR Open House in Shelbyville, MTSU Tailgating Sept. 14

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Member Birthdays, NAR MVP Offer, Rep. Tim Rudd Re-election reception

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August 27, 2019

MTAR Member News

Have you received YOUR

2019 Golden Rule(r) yet? 40

of your friends have! Send

one; get one ~ share the

GOOD news about profes-

sionalism & great service!

Go to the MTAR website,

click on the box on the front

page, and send it in. We will

get them out to the brokers

or Affiliate leader for presen-

tation.

Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice be-cause you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession.

The Tennessee Real Estate Commission approved proposed rules at their regu-larly scheduled meeting conducted on December 5, 2018. These rules were filed with the Secretary of State on August 5, 2019 and will become effective on No-vember 3, 2019. These rules have been filed as Proposed Rules and will be promulgated without a hearing ninety (90) days from the filing date unless a petition is received by at least ten (10) persons who will be affected by the rule.

The proposed rules eliminate and reduce certain licensing fees. Specifically, the proposed rules reduce the original license fee from $100.00 to $90.00 and the renewal license fee from $80.00 to $75.00. In addition, the proposed rules eliminate fees for change of firm address, name change, duplicate licenses, commission manual, certified copy fees, printouts of licensee information, and printout of licensee information fees. Also, the initial $10.00 fee that is deposit-ed into the real estate commission education and recovery account is reduced to $1.00. Furthermore, the proposed rules revise the language for the handling of bad checks to comport with state law. Lastly, the proposed rules reduce all edu-cational course application fees by at least half.

A full copy of these rules can be viewed online at https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules_filings/08-03-19.pdf .

Notice of Effective Date for New Rules for TREC

MTAR Calendar

August 27, 2019 Page 2

Wed., Sept. 4 1:00-2:00—RPAC Cte. Mtg., MTAR Wed-Thu, Sept. 4-5 10:00-2:30—RealTracs training classes at MTAR, reg-ister online at Real-Tracs Wed-Fri, Sept 4-6 8:00-4:00—New Member Orientation, 11 CE hours.

Monday., Sept. 9 10:00-2:00—Education Cte video shoots at MTAR Wed., Sept. 10 9:00-10:30—MTAR Board of Directors meeting Saturday, Sept. 14 4:00-6:00 pm—MTAR Tailgating at MTSU/Duke game! Food, games and free tickets, in The Grove on campus!

Monday, Sept. 2 MTAR Closed for Labor Day Holiday!

Tuesday, Sept. 3 1:00-2:00— Mem-ber Services Cte mtg.

Monday, Sept. 16 9:00-4:00—TREC Core Class, MTAR, 6 CE, $45 Sept. 17-20 TN REALTORS® Convention, Sandes-tin, FL Wed., Sept. 18 2:00-3:30—Gov’t Affairs Cte. Mtg. Monday, Sept. 23 5:00-7:00—RPAC 6 to $99 at Hoppy’s Harbor Grille

https://www.c2ex.realtor/

The National Association of REALTORS® created the Commitment to Excellence

program to encourage the professional development of REALTORS® by utilizing a

multifaceted approach aimed at offering opportunities for continuing education and

professional growth. A member’s Commitment to Excellence is a continual practice,

and a lifelong commitment to superior professionalism and providing first-rate cus-

tomer service.

The Commitment to Excellence Program is defined by eleven competencies which

indicate a REALTOR®’s commitment to ethics, advocacy, technology, data privacy,

outstanding customer service, and much more. Each competency is tied to tasks

and learning modules which are preceded by a Skills Assessment. These assess-

ments offer each REALTOR® the opportunity to receive a comprehensive identifica-

tion of skills that measure a REALTOR®’s proficiency in the related C2EX compe-

tency.

Training & Educational Choices for MTAR Members!

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Enroll today: http://mtar.theceshop.com/ Promotion expires August 31, 2019

SEPTEMBER Education Classes

September 4-5—RealTracs classes—Basic RealTracs, RealTracs Advanced,

& RealTracs Mobile. Register online at www.realtracs.net/Help/

ClassSchedule

September 4-6—New Member Orientation, 8:00-4:00 each day, 11 CE hours

September 16—TREC Core Class, 9:00-4:00, MTAR, 6 CE, $45

September 25—NAR Safety Training, 9:00-12 noon, MTAR, $25, 3 CE

September 30-October 3—NINJA Selling, 32 CE hours for $750, MTAR

Pricing Strategy Advisor

Thursday, Nov. 14, MTAR

7 CE hours— 8:30-4:30

$100

Military Relocation

Professional

Friday, Nov. 22, MTAR

8 CE hours— 8:00-5:00

$125

Register online for both at

http://www.mtar.org/education-

registration

August 27, 2019 Page 4

Have you done your fair share to help us reach our

RPAC goals for 2019. We are 66 participants short of

our participation goal, and $24,000.00 short of our

financial goal. If you know and appreciate the role

RPAC plays in advocating for property rights and pro-

tecting our profession as REALTORS, perhaps you

would consider making an investment or increasing

your investment to keep the REALTOR party strong.

You can make your investment on-line at MTAR.org, by

attending one of our RPAC events or by making an in-

vestment next time you are at the association office.

Following our Hall of Fame luncheon last week we are

closer to achieving our 2019 goal. Please do your part to

help us achieve success.

Tennessee Political Coordinators

present campaign contributions to our

state legislators.

Joe Chittaphong , Mark Adkins and

Debbie Mann with Representative

Mike Sparks.

Tad Craig with Representative Pat Marsh.

August 27, 2019 Page 5

Sept. 18-20—

Hilton Sandestin Beach

& Golf Resort

M i d d l e T e n n e s s e e

A s s o c i a t i o n o f

R E A L T O R S ®

MTAR MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD

YOUR OFFER DATES: August 16-31, 2019 YOUR ACTION: Register for NAR’s REALTOR® Safety webinar on Sept. 17, 1 PM YOUR REWARD: The Little Red Book: Safety Rules to Live By for REALTORS® - download, PLUS, a chance to win a Guard Llama Personal Protection Kit Value: $9.95-webinar; $180 for safety kit

Register for NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Program Webinar sched-uled for September 17 at 1pm CT to learn how real estate pro-fessionals can form good habits to help them stay safe on the job year-round. For those who register for the webinar between August 16 to 31, 2019, you will be rewarded with a FREE The Little Red Book: Safety Rules to Live By for REALTORS®-Download (value: $9.95). You will also be entered into a drawing to receive a Guard Llama Personal Protection kit, which includes one safety alert device and one year of service (value: $180).

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