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July 3, 2009
F R I D A Y F A CT S
Upcoming Committee Meetings, New FCBR Applicants 2
Announcements &,Well Wishes 3
FCBR Notes 4-5
FCBR Real Estate School Upcoming Classes, Educ. Notes 6
ABR Designation 7
GA MLS Board Store Items 8
Our Partners and Affiliate Members 9
2009 Leadership Team 10
Inside this issue:
NEW DUES OPTIONS!!NEW DUES OPTIONS!!
1. Dues Payment Plan Option (Hurry as Opt In Option Begins July 1)
2. Extended Dues Season
(July 1 to October 1—extra 45 days!) If you choose the payment plan, your payments will be as follows:
July 1 Payment August 1 Payment September 1 Payment October 1 Payment 80.00 (NAR Dues) 76.00 (Local Dues) 76.00 (Local Dues) 76.00 (Local Dues) 35.00 (Public Awareness) 8.33 (RPAC, optional) 8.33 (RPAC, optional) 8.33 (RPAC, opt.) 73.00 (GAR Dues) 84.33 TOTAL 84.33 TOTAL 84.34 TOTAL 25.00 (Admin Fee) 213.00 TOTAL
Invoices will be posted online at www.FayetteRealtors.com on July 1. You can login with your Username and Password to access your invoice by choosing “Pay
Dues Online” from the homepage. Visa, MasterCard or American Express (and Debit cards) will work to renew your membership. To pay with cash or check,
please bring or send those payments to the Board office.
Remember . . . . .
The dues deadline is OCTOBER 1. Dues are considered LATE if paid between October 2 and December 31, wherein a $50 late fee will be assessed.
A $100.00 reinstatement fee will be assessed to all renewing members that do not pay by December 31 and then rejoin after January 1.
You should have received a detailed letter, your 2010 dues statement and the True Value Proposition detailing the benefits of being a REALTOR®. If you have
not received your copies, please contact the Board office at 770-461-2401.
“Anyone who trades
liberty for security
deserves neither
liberty nor security”
Benjamin Franklin
Deadline extended to
July 15 for Opt In.
See Pg 2 of your dues
statement to sign up.
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Upcoming Committee Meetings
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Tue, July 14 Executive at 9am Thu, July 16 Board of Directors at 9am
Tue, July 7 Membership Development at 9am Thu, July 9 Budget & Finance at 3pm Mon, July 13 Governmental Affairs at 9am Education at 9:30am
Applications for membership in the Fayette County Board of REALTORS® have been received from the following individuals. In accordance
with the Bylaws of the Fayette County Board of REALTORS®, members wishing to comment on their approval may do so, in writing, and send
their comments to the Fayette County Board of REALTORS®, 205 Brandywine Blvd., Fayetteville, GA 30214.
Kelly Ambrose Keller Williams Realty Professionals Eddrick High Metro Brokers GMAC, Peachtree City Amy Sweet Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners, Newnan Eric Kornmeier Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners, Fayetteville Christine Goemaere RE/MAX Around Atlanta Results Alaykia Sykes Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners, Fayetteville
Carmelia Bruton Metro Brokers GMAC, Peachtree City Rebecca Powell Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners, Peachtree City
New FCBR Applicants
WELCOME!
SAVE THE DATE!
The next REALTOR® Forum will be held Thursday, August 20, 2009, from 2:00 to 4:00pm.
So far, Lynn Westmoreland has confirmed to participate.
The Membership Development Committee is working on setting the event up and will share more details
later.
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Thoughts and prayers have been requested for Cathy Simms at The Home Source
Realtors. She is struggling with several health issues and could use some nice thoughts and heartfelt prayers from her fellow Realtors.
Well Wishes, Thoughts & Prayers
Announcements
Greetings Friends, Help us raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Go to: www.events.org/JubinClimb We are ready for the mountains once again!!! On July 11th our team of eight climbers will head up Mt. Rainier and Mt Adams (a total elevation of 26,686 ft) to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters. We ask for your kind support of this great organization. Last year’s climb was a tremendous success with over $20,000 raised nationally; $6,000 of that coming from all of you. As promised last year, the $6,000 was donated to the Metro Atlanta Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters. That donation funded the matching of six Atlanta children with mentors…WOW!!! Now that is a meaningful and wonderful outcome. To help match even one child makes it worthwhile but six is amazing. The money raised this year will once again go directly the Metro Atlanta Chapter. To view the BBBS Press Release from last year’s climb, go to: www.bbbsatl.org As most of you know, the climb was tenuous last year as we were held up in our tents in snow and ice storms accompanied by winds up to 75 mph for over 12 hours on Mt Rainier at 11,100 ft and again for 14 hours on Mt Adams at 9,000 ft. The storms denied us the summit on both mountains but certainly provided us with a very unique and memorable experience. With that said, if we successfully summit both mountains this year it will add over one mile to the total elevation we achieved last year. Needless to say we are training hard….I spend most weekends doing laps on Stone Mountain wearing a 70 lb backpack…not to mention two-a-days during the week. Please feel free to respond with any questions you have about Big Brothers Big Sisters, the climb or the training. We are grateful for your financial support and also ask that you pray for the successful matching of the children seeking mentors as well as the safety of all of the climbers. Thank you and have a great day!!!!
Peace.
Enthusiastically,
Brad Jubin, CCIM
President COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL TERRA FIRMA Main 1-770-632-1774 | Direct 1-770-574-4166 | Fax 1-866-549-7018 315 Hwy 74N Suite 100 | Peachtree City, GA 30269 USA [email protected] Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated
Colossians 3:17
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FCBR Notes
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Safety is a Year-Round Priority for REALTORS®
NAR is committed to help educate and empower every one of our 1.3 million members to ensure that they make good choices and practice personal safety on the job.
Look For REALTORS® Safety Tips in each upcoming issue of the Friday Facts.
Safe home, safe garage. Help keep your home safe by covering garage windows. There is a lot about your garage you don’t want potential criminals to know about - such as whether someone is home, or if there are tools or ladders available to help break into your home. If you have an attached garage, make sure the door that connects your house to the garage is a solid core exterior door with a deadbolt lock.
Block identity theft. Contact the fraud department of any of the three consumer reporting companies - Equifax, Experian and Trans Union - to place a fraud alert on your credit report. The fraud alert automatically lets credit card companies and other creditors know they must contact you before opening any new accounts or
making any changes to your existing accounts.
Our goal is to raise $10,000 to cover the expenses for FCBR “Noel
November” event.
Realtors can help by volunteering at The Clothes Less Traveled
Thrift Shop. We need 1000 volunteer hours worked before
November 1 (we have 300 hours logged as of June 1).
Please contact Chris Flanigan for more information about
volunteering ([email protected]).
Noel November & Clothes Less TravelledNoel November & Clothes Less Travelled
Closer to our Goal!!Closer to our Goal!!
1000 hrs
650
300 hrs
150 hrs
Calling All Experts!
If you are savvy with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or uploading video’s to YouTube, etc., AND would be interested in sharing your knowledge with your fellow FCBR Members, please let us know.
The Education Committee would like to add some 1-hr
informational technology sessions to the FCBR Education Schedule in 2010, if any of our members are interested in participating.
Please email [email protected] if you would be willing to share your expertise!
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FCBR / NAR Notes
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FCBR Now on Facebook!!
Join us today!
Search for Fayette County Board of REALTORS®
facebook®
Got News?
Any FCBR member can submit an item of interest to be included in the next edition of the Friday Facts.
Please email requests to [email protected]
THE 2009 REALTORS® CONFERENCE & EXPO
Registration is Now Open! Go to www.Realtor.org
Chart your winning course through today’s turbulent
economy!
The 2009 REALTORS® Conference & Expo delivers money-making strategies to help you succeed.
Four days of intensive training from real-world speakers in top-rated sessions.
Substantive programs for everyone who makes their living in real estate – brokers, agents, commercial
practitioners, property managers, international specialists, and IT professionals.
Sail confidently through troubled waters!
REALTORS® Expo has new ideas, products, and services to increase your productivity.
Ask questions, compare features and strike your best deal with 500 exhibitors, all under one roof.
Learn about opportunities to expand your market working with immigrants, foreign investors, and Americans
buying property abroad.
Be part of a winning crew!
Network with the most successful real estate professionals in the country.
Build your referral network and increase sales opportunities.
A boat load of fun!
First REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Diego!
Enjoy a wide-range of Conference special events, including the REALTORS® Celebrity Concert starring Reba
McEntire.
Combine business and fun -- the Convention Center is right on beautiful San Diego Bay and in the center of
nightlife, shopping, and dining!
ONLINE REGISTRATION is required for ALL classes at www.FayetteRealtors.com. This helps to ensure class is not overbooked and educational database is kept current. Use your NRDS # as Username & your last name as the password.
Online Classes are also available* FCBR has partnered with Career WebSchool to offer online real estate courses for your convenience. Go to www.FayetteRealtors.com to see a list of all online classes.
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Education Notes
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Check your CE credit totals: Go to www.GREC.STATE.GA.US
Choose “Check your education”
Enter your license number
(use your license number as the password also
if no password has been created yet)
and get a complete list of CE credits to date.
“You Can’t Fix Stupid!!! (But We Can Work With Ignorance!)” This is a 6 hour GREC sponsored and funded course with Tom Gillett instructing
which has been added to FCBR’s Education Program on September 8, 2009 for ONLY $10!! Register today at www.FayetteRealtors.com to guarantee your 6 hrs CE for $10!
Loss Mitigation Certification Classes The LMC Loss Mitigation Certification, sponsored by GAR, will be offered around the state as part of a grant from NAR. At this point, online registration is open at www.garealtor.net for classes at the Atlanta REALTOR® Center (July 17), Dalton (August 6), Douglasville (August 7), Warner Robins (August 11), and Orlando, scheduled as part of the Annual Convention and Trade Expo. Additional locations may be added later to the registration website.
This six hour Georgia CE course will include valuable information and resources for you, buyers and sellers, on foreclosure and REO sales, short sales, and auctions. You'll learn how and when to approach lending institutions, if appropriate. You’ll also be part of an official LMC network.
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July, 2009
Fri Jul 10, 9am-12pm Real Life Closing Nightmares Focuses on "real life" closing nightmares and how to best represent your clients in these situations.
Instructor: Heather Dognazzi FREE Tue Jul 14, 12-1pm “Hot Topics” Lunch & Learn
Come find out how to put money in your customers’ pockets when they buy their first home. Federal Home Loan Program can provide up to $10,000 to 1st time buyers to be used toward down payment, closing costs & prepaids.
Instructor: David Monsour FREE NOTE New Date (from Jul 7 to Jul 14) Thu Jul 23, 9am-12pm 1031 Tax Exchange Part 2
Understand technical rules, compare "Like Kind" alternatives, implement strategies for using 1031, walk & talk "1031", never pay taxes again!
Instructor: John Mangham Mbr: $15 / N-Mbr: $25
For a complete list of classes and to register, go to www.FayetteRealtors.com
NOTE: Classes may be cancelled (if registrations are too low to justify the cost).
Those who registered on-line will be notified prior to cancellation.
Remember, if you register online and find that you have to cancel, you will be reimbursed if you let us know 24 hrs in advance.
Remember—you must be ON TIME and PRESENT FOR ENTIRE CLASS to receive CE Credit.
Register Today at Register Today at
www.FayetteRealtors.comwww.FayetteRealtors.com
Fayette County Board of REALTORS® Real Estate School
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ABR
For more information, visit
www.rebac.net
A N N O U N C E M E N T ! !A N N O U N C E M E N T ! !
NEW EARLY BIRD SPECIALEARLY BIRD SPECIAL FOR THE Sep 21-22 ABR class at FCBR
Register early (before August 21) and get a 10% discount!!
That’s $30 off$30 off for FCBR Members
Register today and save at wwwFayetteRealtors.com!wwwFayetteRealtors.com!
The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation.
This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate BUYER’S AGENT Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS® who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.
Four (4) requirements must be met to attain and use the ABR® designation:
1. Successful completion of the two-day ABR® Designation Course, including an 80% passing grade on the exam.
After successful completion of the ABR® Designation Course, you will have three (3) years in which to complete the other ABR designation requirements.
2. Successful completion of one of the ABR® elective courses, including an 80% passing grade on the exam, within three (3) years of completing the ABR® Designation Course (go to www.REBAC.com for a list of elective courses).
3. Documentation verifying five (5) completed transactions in which you acted solely as a buyer representative (no
dual agency). Any transactions closed prior to taking the ABR® Designation Course or closed within three years
after completing the ABR® Designation Course are eligible for credit. Documentation necessary for each of your five (5) completed transactions:
● Copy of the signed buyer agency agreement OR purchase/sale agreement OR disclosure. The contract must verify the agent’s name and/or include the agent’s signature as the buyer’s agent. Providing only the name
and/or signature of the buyer’s agent’s broker is not sufficient. AND
● Copy of the closing/settlement statement verifying that each transaction closed.
4. Membership in good standing the Real Estate BUYER’S AGENT Council and the National Association of REALTORS®.
Please note: The first year membership in REBAC is free with the ABR® Designation course. However, every year thereafter will require payment of annual dues.
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FCBR’s Georgia MLS Mini Store Items
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For your convenience,
The Board’s GA MLS Mini Store
Hours are 9:00am to 4:00pm,
Mon-Fri.
If you need something and
we don’t have it in stock,
we can order it for you.
2009 Planners
are now only
$15.00
NOTE:
New prices reflect new sales tax
amounts and a reduction in some item prices
15.00 1.05 $16.05 Supra Key Chargers now available
$24.95
GOLD AFFILIATE PARTNERS
FMLS
Gary Lawson, PC
MetLife Home Loans
Morris/Hardwick/Schneider
Slepian & Schwartz, LLC
The Citizen Newspaper
The Fayette Daily News
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
SILVER AFFILIATE PARTNERS
Jeff Lindsay Communities
Prospect Mortgage
The Real Estate Book
BRONZE AFFILIATE PARTNERS
2-10 Home Buyers Resale Warranty
Dickenson Gilroy, LLC
Glover & Davis, P.A.
SunTrust Mortgage, Tyrone
REALTOR PARTNERS
Harry Norman REALTORS
Keller Williams Realty Professionals
Keller Williams Realty South
Ernie Curtis for Prudential Georgia Realty
RE/MAX Preferred Realty
The Home Source REALTORS
Tri-City Realty Services
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Our 2009 Partners
Knox, Cindy, Trinity Air Lanier, Ashley, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco Lawson, Gary, Gary Lawson, P.C. Lindsey, Jeff, Jeff Lindsey Communities Loeffler, Dave, MetLife Home Loans Louter, Rich, Arrow Exterminators Love, Greg, Greg Love Homes Inc. Monsour, David, SunTrust Mortgage, Tyrone Pierce, Ami, Slepian & Schwartz, LLC Pittman, Barbara, State Bank of Georgia Presley, Michelle, Prospect Mortgage Seney, Gary, GBS Financial Corporation Slepian, Eric, Slepian & Schwartz, LLC Sloan, Gary, Advantage Inspection Peachtree Taylor, Liz, SunTrust Mortgage Tynes, Sylvia, Southern Federal Credit Union Weaver, Geneva, Fayette Daily News Wilson, Keith, Georgia Mortgage Services, Inc. Young, Marlene, Weissman, Novack, Curry
Alou, Jennifer, Morris, Hardwick & Schneider Baker, Joely, Gary Lawson, P.C. Batchelor, Michelle, The Real Estate Book Bishop, Deborah, MetLife Home Loans Bolka, Carol, 2-10 Home Buyers Resale Warranty Bradley, Karen, Bank of America Mortgage Brown, Bettina, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco Compretta, Dave, FMLS Cummings, Clark, Choice Home Inspection Service Cupertino, Diann, The Citizen Newspaper Dognazzi, Heather, Dickenson Gilroy, LLC Gailey, Will, Wells Fargo Gronner, Deborah, Countrywide Home Loans Hancock, W. Robert, Glover & Davis P A Hardiman, Joi, FMLS Hunt, Christina, Morris, Hardwick & Schneider Jarrad, Marie, Home Services Lending Jones, Gail, Northwest Exterminating Co. Kearns, Ernie, Nationwide Insurance King, Mark, Fairfield Mortgage
Our 2009 Affiliate Members
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THE BOARD MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Fayette County Board of REALTORS®
is to provide members with the resources that enable them to conduct business with professionalism,
integrity and competency. We strive to protect Private Property Rights; to be the voice of real estate in issues that affect our profession; to serve our communities;
and to educate the public as to the
benefits of working with a REALTOR®.
205 Brandywine Blvd
Fayetteville, GA 30214
FAYETTE COUNTY
BOARD OF REALTORS ®
Committee Chairs: Awards Deanna Beckwith Budget / Finance Jeff Warlick Bylaws & Policy Ron Adams Cultural Diversity Veronica Bangsboll Education Amy Pfister Executive Dawn Scarbrough GARPAC Michelle Johnson Grievance Merry Holley Governmental Affairs Mike Jones Leadership Development Patty Tarver Membership Development Jean Harwell Noel November Joan Velsmid Nominating Dawn Scarbrough Professional Standards Roy Mathis Programs Lynne Bride Public Relations Jim Qualls Spring Ball Marcelle Kiker Strategic Planning Patty Tarver Technology Ron Adams
Officers: President Johnny Bolton President-Elect Patty Tarver VP, Administration & Finance Dorrie Marsh VP, Governmental & Pub. Affairs Jackie Begg VP, Member Services Mary Watts VP, Professional Development Steve Freeman Immediate Past President Dawn Scarbrough Local Directors: Dawn Scarbrough (Immediate Past President) Pam Adams (WCR President) Vickie Conti Steve Quinn George Wiley Karen Allen Martin Wise Ron Adams Malinda Shelley Chris Flanigan Jeff Warlick Merry Holley State Directors: Johnny Bolton (President) Mike Faulkner Sue Monson Terri Kellerman Ernie Curtis Kay McInroe Stephen Walker
2009 Leadership Team
Phone: 770-461-2401
Fax: 770-461-5608
Cherie Jolley, Association Executive
Ext. 100, [email protected]
Karen Dorsey, Education Coordinator
Ext. 101, [email protected]
Shawn MacDonald, Bookkeeper
Ext 103, [email protected]
www.FayetteRealtors.com