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N o r t h e a s t e r n I n d i a n a A s s o c i a t i o n o f R e a l t o r s © 521 Professional Way, Kendallville, IN 46755
In the Know…. January 14, 2019
2019 EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Patka, President [email protected]
Ryan Jernigan, Past-President [email protected]
Dani Rittermeyer, Incoming President [email protected]
Dawn Miller, Secretary [email protected]
Mark Hansbarger, Treasurer [email protected]
Board of Directors
Trent Curtis
Kay Kunce
Mark Pontecorvo
Angel Baczynski
Erica Amans
Keith Forbes
Donna Meschberger
Gregg Pyle
M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R S
January 17 – Education Committee meeting, 10 am
January 17 – Lunch ‘n’ Learn, 11-1 pm. More info on page 2
January 17 – RPAC Committee meeting, 12:30 pm
January 23 – Fairview Professional Condo Assn meeting – 12:30, Yoder Law Offc
January 24 & 25 – CE classes at Board office. Breakfast on the 24th will be
provided by Beacon Credit Union, Farmers State Bank, Horizon Bank, and Ruoff
Mortgage. Lunch on the 24th will be provided by Todd Miller, Beacon CU.
Registration form on page 5
January 28, 29 – IAR Legislative conference, Board office closed
January 30 to Feb. 7 – vacation, Board office closed
“When everything seems to be going against you,
remember that the airplane takes off against the wind,
not with it.”
Henry Ford
MEMBER NEWS_________________ Sandi Davis Cather has transferred her license to Mike Thomas
Associates, Angola.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW to attend the January 17 Lunch ‘n’ Learn with IAR’s 2018 distinguished Service Award winner MARK BOCK! The program will be on updates to Zipforms, law changes, and the how’s and why’s behind them. Free lunch provided by sponsor Jas Singh, Horizon Bank. Bring your business card for a chance to win at least six months free MLS usage at the drawing during the Inaugural in November, 2019. If your card is drawn and if you have attended one of the affiliate- sponsored events, you will win a YEAR of free MLS use. If your card is drawn and you have NOT attended one of the affiliate-sponsored events, you will still win SIX MONTHS free MLS usage. Must be present at Inaugural to win.
CE Classes for the mandatory 12-hour yearly requirement have been
scheduled at the board office for:
January 24 & 25 with RECP
February 28, March 1 with UPSTAR
April 25 & 26 with UPSTAR
June 27 & 28 with RECP
Registration form for RECP classes on page 5
Registration form for UPSTAR classes on pages 3 & 4
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UPSTAR has invited our members to attend the following classes at
their office free of charge:
Register at www.upstarindiana.com or at 260-426-4700.
Own your present while empowering your future with NAR’s new
Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) program. C2EX empowers
REALTORS® to enhance and showcase their highest level of
professionalism, while showing consumers they’re the best in the
business. Get started at www.C2EX.realtor.
REALTOR® Advocacy Continues Despite Government Shutdown
Despite the federal government shutdown, we continue to work with congressional leaders and White House officials to minimize impacts of the shutdown on the housing market, and to ensure our 1.3 million members across the country are equipped with every resource necessary to continue operating as usual.
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RPAC CORNER
Kick start the new year with Homebot!
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provide homeowners with data to better understand their home and how they can build wealth. The monthly report has a 68% open rate
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If you don’t provide your prospects with data, they will go onto the internet to find it. Homebot provides a property specific report that
provides information the homeowner will not easily find only line while reinforcing you as the local market expert. In addition, we’ve
integrated Homebot into Paragon for easy client registration. Taking 30 minutes to learn more will help improve your business.
Fri, Jan 18th @ 3pm ET, 12pm PT Click to Register
Mon, Jan 21st @ 2pm ET, 11am PT Click to Register
Wed, Jan 23rd @ 1pm ET, 10am PT Click to Register
At their mid-December meeting, members of the IAR Executive Committee adopted the Ethics Citation Program for
members of local associations that participate in our statewide professional standards program. This includes all Indiana
REALTORS® except those with primary membership in the MIBOR REALTOR® Association because MIBOR runs its
own professional standards program.
The program’s goal is to speed up the processing of certain ethics complaints and it is effective Jan. 1, 2019. Here’s the
full IAR policy governing the Ethics Citation Program including a schedule of fines.
Here’s a short summary of how the program works:
First, complaints begin at the local association level. That’s where you receive the necessary paperwork. Then, a panel of
at least three people will review ethics complaints to determine eligibility for the program. Panelists are members of the
IAR Professional Standards Committee with significant experience hearing professional standards cases.
Second, the respondent gets a choice. They can pay a citation and avoid a lengthy, uncomfortable hearing process. Or,
respecting the right for due process, they can request a hearing – to which the complainant would need to attend. Both
citation and hearing details are confidential.
Think of the Ethics Citation Program as the deferral program offered for certain traffic tickets. You can pay a fine or go to
court. Either way, justice is served. And there’s a limit to how often you can use the program, which prevents abuse. The
same is true for the new IAR program.
Two CRE Certificate Crash Courses Scheduled
You can meet all of your class requirements for the CRE Certificate Program and earn 12 hours
of continuing education when you attend one of our upcoming Crash Courses.
Columbus, Indiana: Tuesday February 12-Wednesday, February 13
Indianapolis: Wednesday, April 10 - Thursday, April 11
Upon completion of the two day course you are eligible to test for your certificate.
Register today and get on the path to complete your certificate!
Register Now
REALTOR® University is accepting applications for the 2020 NAR Leadership
Academy until March 1. Details at nar.realtor.
How to Work with Appraisers
NAR's latest Window to the Law video helps members understand what they can and shouldn't say when
working with appraisers.
IAR RPAC Trustee Opening
The IAR RPAC Trustees have an opening for two new Trustees this year. One spot is a vacancy and one spot is currently
held by an incumbent Trustee who is eligible to run again and has indicated the intent to do so. Trustee interviews will
be conducted at the REALTOR® Building on January 29th at noon (following the IAR BOD Meeting). Candidates must be
present at that time to be considered. There are no specific criteria for Trustees. Candidates in the past who have been
successful have demonstrated volunteerism through various ways, such as a long-term commitment to RPAC,
involvement in the REALTOR® organization at the local, state or national level, leadership in the area of RPAC
fundraising, valuable relationships with state and statewide elected officials, and an ability to set aside their personal
political beliefs when it comes to REALTOR® Party discussions. Trustees also seek to strike a regional balance, to the
extent possible, although no specific regional balance is required.
If you are interested in joining this committee please email [email protected] for an application.
The Northeastern IN Association of REALTORS® is committed to helping our members conduct business successfully.
There is no better way to accomplish this objective than to partner with recognized experts who provide products and
services that support the real estate industry. The affiliate members listed below play a vital role in maintaining the
structure of our Association and we thank them for their support! As a REALTOR®, please be sure to reach out to them
when your sellers/buyers are in need of the services they provide.
Financial Institutions
Beacon Credit Union Horizon Bank Todd Miller, 260-553-6589 Brad Pfister, 574-206-2654 [email protected] [email protected] Jas Singh, 260-760-9596 Campbell & Fetter Bank [email protected] Brad Beard, 260-343-3308 [email protected] Ruoff Mortgage Jeff Burns, 260-343-3309 Cyndi Andrew, 260-466-5757 [email protected] Community State Bank Cathe Music, 260-438-6707 Stuart Hood, 260-897-3361 [email protected] [email protected] Southern MI Bank & Trust CrossCountry Mortgage Kristi Prater, 260-319-6047 Coley Rau, 419-465-0041 [email protected] [email protected] The State Bank & Trust Company Farmers State Bank Terri Leupp, 260-668-9275 Monica Severe, 260-463-7111 [email protected] [email protected] Karen Varner, 260-665-6100 [email protected] Garrett State Bank Michael Tullis, 260-357-3133 Three River Federal Credit Union [email protected] Jeremy High, 260-399-8229 [email protected] Hallmark Home Mortgage Ryan Schiltz, 260-487-3411 Michelle Clayton, 260-740-2405 [email protected] [email protected] Jeff Davis, 260-347-2001 [email protected]
Home Inspectors
Aardvark Home Inspectors Inc Advanced Home Inspections of Elkhart Co LLC Joe Mishak, 260-471-2800 Manass Hochstetler, 574-370-3564 [email protected] [email protected]
Home Inspectors
Bluegrass Inspections FamilyGuard Home Inspection Services Jerry Hardisty, 260-233-1520 Alex Bishop, 260-385-7407 [email protected] [email protected] Home Inspections by Frank Charlton J Morton Associates Frank Charlton, 260-495-3579 260-67-4619 [email protected] [email protected]
Title Companies
Assurance Title Company Liberty Title & Escrow Abbie Hood, 260-636-2692 Alison Brough, 260-466-5944 [email protected] [email protected] Jamie Justice, 260-760-4884 Fidelity National Title [email protected] Janet Tidd, 260-687-6056 [email protected] Metropolitan Title Company Dave Bolton, 260-460-7982 Lakeland Title Company [email protected] Kadish Evans, 260-463-5044 Margaret Sklenar, 260-410-8365 [email protected] [email protected]
Home Warranty Companies
Home Warranty Inc Scott Kellenberger, 260-433-4027