MONDAY, June 19th           

 TOP TOPICS


Neal Johnson, 2017 CFR President responded to the data:

We continue to see strong demand for homes in our area and this is very exciting.  A strong housing market is closely related to the nation's economy and American's confidence in our economy. 

The CFR* Market average home sales price hit a nine year high of $274,150 in May 2017, which was 5.6% greater than that in May of 2016, and the sales units were up 18.9% to 968. .... view details >>  


CMA Training

(FlexMLS, RPR and Realist)
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This Thursday 
June 22nd
9:00 am - 12:00 pm


Want to do a CMA, but don't know where to start with the tools given to you?  Did you know we offer three different tools from which you can create CMA's?  Learn about CMA's and how to do them efficiently, using FlexMLS, Realist and RPR.  We will let you be the judge as to which CMA tool suits your needs best.
  • The CMA Course outline includes:
  • Familiarizing yourself with RPR, Realist and FlexMLS CMA functionality
  • Learning the pros/cons of each tool
  • Learn efficiency with either tool of choice
  • Be able to decide, based on situation at-hand, which tool to use to best suit your needs.
REGISTER NOW!  Seats Are Limited!

TRAINING INFO   

2017 FORMS UPDATE effective for July 1

CONTINUING ED     

Classes are finished for this fiscal year,  we'll have our new CFR class schedule posted in August 2017. 
   

 LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL


Fannie Raises DTI, Tackles Student Debt

Fannie Mae is increasing its maximum debt-to-income ratio to 50 percent from 45 percent and last month eased underwriting for borrowers carrying heavy student loan debt. The changes will help more households obtain financing to buy a home and are explained in an NAR video with Fannie Mae Vice President Jonathan Lawless.    learn  more>>
Real Estate Companies Should Address Website Accessibility to Avoid Lawsuits The business of real estate has become increasingly digital, and agents and consumers rely on websites to share and find real estate information, market homes and conduct property searches. In fact, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors®, 95 percent of all recent buyers used the internet at some point during the home search process. learn more>> 
Workforce housing focuses on expanding housing opportunities for America's working families. In many communities, the people that provide vital services-teachers, firefighters, police officers, and laundry and restaurant workers-often cannot themselves afford to live there. Additionally, as home costs continue to outpace wages, many families can no longer afford homes near their workplaces while many local communities lack homes affordable to local workers.  learn more>> 


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  >> 
 
2018 CFR Board of Directors C andidates
Here are the 2018  CFR Board of Directors candidates.  Voting starts on AUG 14th.  Bio's and videos of each candidate will be on the CFR website by August 1st.

3 Year Directors (vote for up to two)
  • Jamie Lynn Crist
  • Doug Harrington
  • Ea Ruth

Vice-President:
  • Sherri Pridgen

   

   

 GOVERNMENTAL & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

 
2017 REALTOR® Party Resource Guide


Check out the 2017 REALTOR® Party Association Resource Guide on the REALTOR® Action Center website to learn more about community outreach, campaign services, RPAC and political fundraising and grassroots grant, program, education opportunities and much more. Also, review what programs and resources qualify for the new Vote, Act and Invest Core Standards' requirements.

read now >> 
 


Winter Issues 2017 - Read Now

NEW 
Summer Issues 2017 - Read Now 
 

New Hanover County seeking applicants for boards and committees

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC - To provide opportunities for citizens to participate in county government, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners is seeking interested citizens to apply for appointment ... 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.
 
 
Get text message alerts when REALTOR® Calls for Action are launched!  Just text " REALTOR" to 30644 to enroll

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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!  

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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Learn how to do CMAs in FlexMLS, Realist, and RPR
June 22nd, 9:00am to 12:00 pm

 
BYLAW CHANGES
Clerical Changes to the Bylaws Approved by Board of Directors; and NAR Mandated Amendments to the Bylaws

Official Notice of Intent to Amend the Bylaws

 


APPRAISAL DIVISION 


Did you miss the last meeting?  CLICK HERE  
for the meeting report
from April 18th 
 
   
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





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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