Greater

Gateway

Association of

REALTORS®

10 Ginger Creek Parkway Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Phone: 618-692-8300 Fax: 618-692-8307

www.gatewayrealtors.com

Newsletter

July 5, 2016

Full detail on these events are included within the newsletter:

REALTOR® After Hours—July 20, 2016

New Member Orientation—August 11, 2016

Annual Meeting & Election—August 18, 2016

75 HR Illinois Real Estate Broker Pre-License Topics—September 10, 2016

Taste of GGAR—September 22, 2016

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Dates!

Important Links There are benefits that each of these offer to you. Making a regular habit of browsing

these websites can help you be successful in your real estate career.

Illinois REALTORS®: http://www.illinoisrealtor.org/

National Association of REALTORS®: http://www.realtor.org/

MARIS: http://www.marisnet.com

Supra: http://www.supraekey.com

Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulations: www.idfpr.com

H.R. 3700 passed the U.S. House 427-0 with NO OBJECTIONS, but has failed to come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate. This legislation provides significant benefits to taxpayers, homebuyers and the real estate market by:

Removing a burdensome and expensive FHA Condo approval process Reducing FHA restrictions on the number of condos available to home-

buyers Permanently streamlining Rural Housing Service loan processing

Click Here to Take Action!

DUNSTAN ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF

MADISON COUNTY ENERGY ADVISORY BOARD

EDWARDSVILLE, June 21, 2016—Citing the importance of the energy-related businesses in Madison

County, Chairman Alan J. Dunstan announced the establishment of the Madison County Energy Advisory Board.

“It is important that Madison County develops and carries out a strategy that will benefit our residents,

protect existing jobs in the energy sector, and assist the businesses in the energy sector,” Dunstan stated at the

Advisory Board’s first meeting.

The chairman said the county’s role will be to protect the businesses and assist them in their respective

dealing with local governments and navigating the myriad of laws and regulations which affect companies in the

energy sector. “In addition to the federal government, the companies which refine or generate energy deal with

numerous state agencies and literally hundreds of local taxing districts. If Madison County can make it easier for

those companies, our partners in the energy industry we will be in position to protect existing jobs and,

hopefully, create new ones.”

The members of the Advisory Board include Melissa Erker of Phillips 66 (Wood River Refinery), Jim Potje

of Ameren Illinois, Andrew Jones of Southwestern Illinois Electric Co-Op, Brad Ross of Abengoa Bioenergy, Matt

Schrimpf of the HWRT Oil, Co., Don Vichitvongsa of Sun Coke Energy, Kevin Conner of Linde, Inc., Dan Cook of the

Highland Electric System and Courtney Breckenridge of the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center.

In addition to the chairman, Frank Miles, administrator of Madison County Community & Economic

Development, will represent Madison County on the Advisory Board.

Dunstan said Madison County must continue to capitalize on its business-friendly environment, research

and educational institutions and location to attract businesses and create jobs. “The county has been successful

in planning and taking advantage of its location and becoming one of the premier logistical and inter-modal

distribution centers in the country. Now, it is important the county utilizes that same, strategic approach to the

energy sector.”

A number of important issues were addressed at the first meeting of the Advisory Board, including

permits and working with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the issue of taxing districts, preservation of

enterprise zones, interaction with local officials and sales tax issues with respect to equipment.

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Code of Ethics Requirement! REALTORS® are required to complete ethics training of not less than 2 hours, 30 minutes of

instructional time within four-year cycles. The training must meet specific learning objectives

and criteria established by the National Association of REALTORS®.

The current four-year cycle will end December 31, 2016

Training may be completed through local REALTOR® associations or through another method,

such as home study, correspondence, classroom courses, or online courses.

www.realtor.org/code-of-ethics/training

If you completed your code of ethics with anyone other than an Illinois REALTORS® school

that may not report it then you will need to provide proof to Greater Gateway Association of

REALTORS® so that we can update your records. Information about home study courses can

be obtained at www.gatewayrealtors.com under the pre-license and CE tab.

SUPRA TIPS: Do not leave your Activekey or ekey fob in

your car or out anywhere that it will be

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FAA Releases Small UAS Rule

June 23, 2016

By Erin Stackley, Stephanie A. Spear, Russell Riggs

On June 21, 2016, the FAA released the Small UAS Rule, which now permits widespread commercial use of unmanned air-craft systems (UAS). The rule addresses permitted activities for commercial operations of UAS that are 55 lbs or less, inclusive of payload. The rule will go into effect in August 2016.

The rule defines permissible operations for UAS in this size category. The rule also defines the education and testing requirement for UAS operators. A new certificate class and testing re-gime unique to UAS operators will result in more predictability in the market for UAS services and service providers, making it easier for real estate professionals to access this service.

The operational limitations defined in the rule do not differ much from what the FAA proposed in February 2015. Flights are limited to daylight operations within the operator's line of sight, at a maximum speed of 100 MPH and 400' above ground level (AGL). The FAA has indicated its willingness to work with innovators who want to experiment with new applications of UAS that

http://www.faa.gov/uas/media/Part_107_Summary.pdf

The City of Vandalia has begun discussions of implementing an Occupancy Permit for sales

and leases. GGAR President Elect and Heart and Home Broker Sandy Stempinski was made

aware of the ordinance and contacted Local Government Affairs Director Kyle Anderson. An-

derson is currently in the process of scheduling a meeting with the City to discuss the ordi-

nance to ensure the transfer and lease of property is an easy process to ensure a strong local

housing market

RPAC Drawing Winner!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Diana Massey of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Elite Properties

for winning the Yeti Cooler and Gift Certificate to Edwardsville Frozen Foods.

Governmental Affairs Director Update

Kyle Anderson

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MARIS Information

MARIS Training at GGAR: Registration is required for the training sessions.

Please call 618-343-3030, 314-984-9111 or register online within MARIS in the

training section

July 15, 2016 9:30-12:00 July 29, 2016 9:30-12:00 MARIS tech support : Call Randi Marie and Debi at 618-343-3030 or Technical Support

at 314-984-9111 Ext: 1 www.marisnet.com

MARIS BILLING & Methods of Payment are:

Click on the pay or view your charges online link at the bottom of your billing email, log-

in with your MLS ID and Password, click on “Accounts Receivable” and follow the on-

screen instructions.

Online at the MARIS Homepage at www.marisnet.com, click on “Pay Your Bill-Online”.

Use your MLS ID and Password to sign on, click on “Accounts Receivable” and follow the

on-screen instructions.

By completing and returning an Auto Pay form. The Auto Pay form is available online at

www.marisnet.com under FORMS

By check payable to MARIS—mail to: MARIS, 1714 Deer Tracks Trail, Suite 200, St. Louis,

MO 63131. Please include your member # on your check. Your member # can be found

on your invoice. No remittance or invoice copy is necessary.

GGAR Officers:

President Tammy Owens RE/MAX Alliance

President-Elect Sandy Michel Stempinski Heart and Home Realty

Vice President Mark Massey Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Elite Properties

Past President Linda Wheaton, e-PRO, GRI Coldwell Banker Brown REALTORS®

GGAR Directors:

Elizabeth Hellrung Coldwell Banker Brown REALTORS®

Marc Kamp First Clover Leaf Bank

Rick Lauschke Paul R. Lauschke & Associates

Leslie Miller Century 21 Hartmann REALTORS®

Laurie Moore RE/MAX Alliance

Sharon Pratt RE/MAX River Bend

Elaine Rhodes Property Professionals of IL Midwest

Division

Joy Wofford RE/MAX Alliance

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