MONDAY, March 20th              

 TOP TOPICS

THIS FRIDAY!  MARCH 24th from 9 am to 10 am
 
 
Come hear Hector Ingram and Cal Morgan discuss the process to appeal a property's tax valuation. It's FREE!

Why:      To understand how appeals to a property evaluation works in New Hanover County
Who:      REALTORS® and property owners
How:      REALTORS® will need to register themselves and their guests
When:      Friday, March 24th from 9 AM to 10 AM

SEATS ARE LIMITED....  

 
 
14 Days Until RAD 2017
Be one of the 700  REALTORS ® that helps keep our community strong and beautiful.   Register  NOW!  for REALTOR® Action Day.   CLICK HERE for the available events, details and to register.  

 


NAR has a wonderful resource, called the Realtor® Content Resource provides hundreds of authoritative articles about all aspects of homeownership. Great for use in brochures, ads, and mailers, the articles are easy to adapt to individual branding.
 
Where to start? Follow this the link below and watch the one-minute video: click here 
 
Cape Fear REALTORS®
Officer and Director 2018 Positions

Director Position
  • Application for Director Position at Cape Fear REALTORS®  click here 
  • Director Position Responsibilities / Description click here 
  • Deadline to complete is May 12, 2017
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Vice President Position

  • Application for Vice President Position at Cape Fear REALTORS®  click here 
  • Vice President Position Responsibilities / Description    click here 
  • Deadline to complete is May 12, 2017

NC REALTORS®
Officer and Director Elections For Terms Beginning 2018
  • President-Elect
  • Treasurer
  • Regional Vice President - Region  2
  • Finance and Budget Committee - Three at-large members to be elected for 2 year terms
  • Issues Mobilization Committee - One at-large member to be elected for a  2 year term.
  • National Association of REALTORS® Directors -  To be determined
Deadline for submission of above applications is March 16 --Elections will be held August 14-17.  click here for details

TRAINING INFO   

CONTINUING ED     

Upcoming Classes:

3/30/17     8 am to 12 pm     CE Elective: Art or Agony #3301 NEW
3/30/17     1 pm to 5 pm       General Update 

 LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL


Voice for Real Estate: Flood Ins. March 14th

The latest Voice for Real Estate news video from NAR looks at the effort in Congress to reform and reauthorize federal flood insurance before it expires later this year and why NAR supports an executive order to review a federal environmental rule that expands the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.

Get REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts
Enter your mobile phone number and your name in the space below to start receiving REALTOR® Party Mobile alerts. NAR will send you short text messages when we need you to take action on important real estate issues (usually only three to five times per year). If you have questions about the REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts, please contact comments@realtoractioncenter.com.
If you sign up for our mobile alerts today, you'll be entered to win a $250 Amazon gift card.

SEASCAPE at HOLDEN PLANTATION
PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
In case you were not aware by now, the litigation at Seascape at Holden Plantation was settled on April 4, 2016. read more
 
NCDOT Maps
Have you seen the NCDOT maps for the Transportation projects Military Cutoff Extension and the 2 parts of the Hampstead Bypass?  These maps for Military Cutoff Extension and Hampstead Bypass are listed on the FlexMLS Links under Maps.  click here
Brown: NAR Ready for Tax Debate
NAR President Bill Brown says the association is ready, as tax initiatives heat up on Capitol Hill, to protect incentives for homeownership and commercial property investment in a video message to members.
 
Notice to Association Members  
Under the long-established policy of the Cape Fear REALTORS®, the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®:

1.      The broker's compensation for services rendered in respect to any listing is solely a matter of negotiation between the broker and his or her client, and is not fixed, controlled, recommended, or maintained by any persons not a party to the listing agreement.

2.      The compensation paid by a listing broker to a cooperating broker in respect to any listing is established by the listing broker and is not fixed, controlled, recommended, or maintained by any persons other than the listing broker.
 
 


Options as Open Enrollment Winds Down
Reminder: Open enrollment for qualified health plans under the Affordable Care Act ends Jan. 31. REALTORS® Insurance Marketplace has a private health insurance exchange for NAR members and licensed enrollment specialists are available to help.
 

Save the date for the MIXing in your Wilmington, which is a regional meeting designed to meet our members where they live, work, and play. Experience geo-targeted, peer networking opportunities with exclusive content from local and national business leaders, so you can stay ahead of the trends, issues and decisions impacting real estate and your business. Additionally, discover what's happening at the state level from NC REALTORS® staff with the latest accomplishments across each department, as well updates on valuable and exclusive benefits included with your membership.

Wilmington: April 12

Registration is free, and lunch will be provided.

In order to ensure there is enough space and food for attendees, we require an RSVP for these events. Please let Amy Kemp know you which event you would like to attend by emailing your name AND NRDS NUMBER to akemp@ncrealtors.org. There will be a checklist onsite, and you must have submitted an RSVP to attend.

More information on MIX Sessions can be found here.

We hope to see you there!

 

   

   

 GOVERNMENTAL & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS


Winter Issues 2017 - Read Now
Summer Issues 2016 - Read Now 
 

  UPDATE: New Hanover County seeking applicants for boards and committees

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC - Two additional vacancies have been added to provide opportunities for citizens to participate in county government... read more 

Interested in knowing what is happening in the region when it comes to both community and governmental issues?   Then start reading The Fly Paper.

Member Value Plus  


Do you know about the REALTOR® PARTNERS Program? Through this program, NC REALTORS® members receive special discounts on the products and services they use most. Click here to learn more!
  

Thank you to our Value-Plus Business Partners!  

DIAMOND SPONSORS:

 
  

 
 
 

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
    

 

 

NOT GETTING BB?  

EDUCATION COURSES

GET INVOLVED

BROKER LUNCHEONS

THOUGHTS & PRAYERS

WRAR STAFF

EVENTS CALENDAR

Click on each upcoming event below for details...
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Appeal Tax Valuation
March 24th - click here
2017 REALTOR® ACTION DAY
April 4th - click here
Executive Roundtable
Steve Murray
April 7th - click here  
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APPRAISAL DIVISION 

Appraisers Don't Have to Test  NAR notched a win 
when HUD released updates to its FHA single-family loan handbook that removed language requiring appraisers to operate stoves and other appliances to test how well they work. NAR asked for the language to be changed, because the requirement is more appropriate for home inspectors. HUD revised the language to require appraisers to note the appliances in the property
 
CLICK HERE for the latest Appraisal Division News!
  

Did you miss the last meeting? CLICK HERE 
for the meeting report from July 20th.
 
   
BUSINESS &  
TECH TIPS


S ign up now for a key through our
 
T his service is an App for Smartphones
 
Charges are as follows: 
One-time set up fee: $10.00 
Monthly key fee:       $15.00

You will be billed on the 1st of each month for the monthly key fee. A credit card is required to pay these monthly fees. 
Just complete the application found online HERE to obtain the eKey App.  

FlexMLS

General FlexMLS System Training Class
New Rules & Regulations

Flexmls iOS app
On February 2, the newest version of the Flexmls iOS app for consumers will be released. This version allows your clients to tap on emailed listings and open them directly in their app instead of the mobile website.

When you share listings with a contact from Flexmls using Subscription Emails, Manual Emails or Flexmls Pro, the emailed link will be a universal link. This means that if your contact opens the email on a device that has the Flexmls app for consumers installed, the link will open directly in their app.

If your client doesn't have the app installed or if they are not using an iOS device, the link will open on a mobile website just as it currently does.

Note that launching the iPhone app from an emailed link is only available for iPhone 5 (or newer) using iOS 9 or higher.



SUPRA TIPS
 
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We are very excited to announce a new way for an existing eKEY® user to obtain an eKEY authorization code.


 
Your members that have an eKEY can now request an authorization code from within the eKEY app. This is useful if they are moving their eKEY service to a new phone or if they receive a 9B0D error when the eKEY gets out of sync with the server.
 
To obtain an eKEY authorization code from Mobile SupraWEB:
1. Select the SupraWEB icon from within the eKEY app (on the 2nd page of icons), or navigate to supraweb.suprakim.com on your smartphone.
2. Enter eKEY serial number. The eKEY serial number can be found at the top of the eKEY home screen.
3. Enter 4-digit PIN.
4. Select the Association/MLS from the dropdown list.
5. Select Login.
6. Select Authorization Code
7. The authorization code will be emailed to the email address on file in SupraNET.






 

We are pleased to announce the Supra® eKEY® app is certified as compatible with the new Apple® iPhone® 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.   To view the growing list of smartphones and tablets compatible with the eKEY app, please
CLICK HERE.  

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Need an Emergency Update Code?

Call 888-968-4032
 
You will be prompted to enter your eKey Serial Number and your 4 digit Pin Code , plus the# sign.

Your eKey Serial Number can be found by opening your eKey App and it will be displayed at the top of the screen.
    


Press the Red X on your key pad and select Emergency Update Code and enter the update code that you were given by KimWEB.

This will update your key for the next 24 hours.

RPR®

RPR® Introduces New Learning Materials
Let your members know that new materials, including videos, online workshops, and e-books, are available to help them learn more about REALTORS Property Resource® (RPR®).


Now, REALTORS® who use zipForm® can go directly to RPR's Property Details page from zipForm®, and vice versa, via one simple click. Create new ZipForms transactions using public records information from RPR.

BUSINESS PARTNER DIRECTORY

  
 


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