March 14, 2022
Local, State and National REALTOR® Association
News & MLS Updates
Local News & Information
Four Rivers AOR 2022 Economic Forecast
with Patrick Stone, March 22nd
Join us for the 2022 Four Rivers AOR Economic Forecast with our guest speaker, Patrick Stone, Executive Chairman and Founder of the Williston Financial Group.

Get housing market data specific to our five counties of Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Hays, plus some surrounding areas in a complete economic forecast.

Be the best resource for your clients!

PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS
Texas REALTORS® 360 Real Insights Annual Meeting
**Make sure you move forward to April once you're on the calendar and find April 21st event.
Regional Advertising Opportunities Open
for the T360 Real Insights Annual Meeting
Four Rivers AOR is inviting you to take part in the Texas REALTORS® Annual T360 Real Insights Meeting with some amazing advertising opportunities.

Attendees from all over Texas including:

Bandera County Board of REALTORS®
Central Hill Country Board of REALTORS®
Del Rio Board of REALTORS®
Eagle Pass Board of REALTORS®
Four Rivers Association of REALTORS®
Kerrville Board of REALTORS®
Laredo Association of REALTORS®
San Antonio Board of REALTORS®

Commitments should be made by March31st.

Thank you!


NextGen Spring Happy Hour at The Powerplant
TREPAC Murder Mystery on the Disoriented Express Dinner Theatre Experience
Farm and Ranch for Agents Class with Charles Porter
President's Column: Did You Know?
Did you know Four Rivers AOR has a
REALTOR® Kid Scholarship?

Four Rivers AOR awards $1000 Scholarships to local high school students in our 5 county jurisdiction and one of those is reserved for our REALTOR® Members.


*Students must have a Parent or Grandparent that is a REALTOR® Member to be eligible for the REALTOR® Kid Scholarship.


We're investing in our members and their families!
Comal Habitat for Humanity Presents:
The House That Music Built Fundraiser
State News & Information
Texas REALTORS® Central Texas Field Representative Update on Primary Election Results
RPAC- and TREPAC-supported candidates had a good election night. In fact, 97% of REALTOR®-supported candidates—from both political parties—won outright or are heading to a May 24 runoff to earn their party’s nomination. Early voting for those runoffs begins May 16.

The REALTOR® Political Action Committee and TREPAC/Texas REALTORS® PAC took positions in 90 state and federal races in Texas. Of those 90 races, the candidates in 87 races (96.6%) either won outright or are heading to a runoff. 
National News & Information
NAR Report: Middle Income Households Gain 2.1 Trillion in Housing Wealth in a Decade
Key Highlights

  • Homeownership brings tremendous wealth gains. Total housing wealth rose $8.2 trillion from 2010 through 2020, with 6.3 million more new homeowner households. A homeowner who purchased a typical single-family existing home 10 years ago at the median sales price of $162,600 is likely to have accumulated $229,400 in housing wealth.

  • From 2010 through 2020, the metro areas with the greatest increase in middle-income homeowners were Phoenix, Austin, Nashville, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Orlando, Portland (Oregon), Seattle and Tampa.

  • The aggregate value of housing wealth rose across all income groups, but those in the high-income group gained 71% of the increase in housing wealth.


Did You Know? - FRAR Benefit Tip of the Week
Women in Leadership Webinar
Connected Conversations is a monthly series brought to you by the National Association of REALTORS® and Realtor.com®. Learn about the history of the NAR and Realtor.com® partnership, followed by a guest speaker each month and a live Q&A.
Upcoming Classes, Meetings & Events:
Spring MLS Invoices are due March 22, 2022. Check your email or contact Four Rivers if you do not receive an invoice as an MLS Subscriber.

Wednesday, March 16th - FRAR Staff Meeting - 8:30 am to 9:30 am *Phones Paused and Lobby Closed 1 Hr


Thursday, March 17th - St. Patrick's Day!

Four Rivers Associating of REALTORS® is here to provide you with all Membership Services including, but not limited to:

  • REALTOR® Membership & CTXMLS Access and Changes
  • Education for SAE and CE Licensing
  • MLS Access, Training & Support
  • Supra eKey Setup and Support
  • SafeShowings Safety App
  • Online and In-Person Board Store Shopping
  • Access to Local, State and National Member Benefits Programs
  • Market Viewer Data Relevance Infographics for State and FRAR Counties
  • Updates on Real Estate Legislation and Issues Mobilization.
  • Texas REALTORS® Political Action Committee Involvement
  • Committees & Events for Networking and Community Advocacy

Let us know how we can help you today!
Four Rivers Association of REALTORS®
830-625-6954
Text the keyword: FRAR to 1-844-336-3727 to receive important updates on your phone!