February 28, 2022
Local, State and National REALTOR® Association
News & MLS Updates
Local News & Information
Primary Elections Take Place on March 1, 2022
Find your REALTOR® supported candidates at TexasRealtorsSupport.com/
The Primary Election is Tuesday, March 1st. And we need all hands-on deck!
Barron is so grateful for all your support — your volunteer time, contributions, and especially your VOTE!
But he still needs our help.
This is our final push — and our last ask of you for the primary election. We need supporters to stand at 10 polling locations in New Braunfels on Tuesday. Please sign up for a 2-hour shift:
Let’s send Barron Casteel to the Texas House to represent us and our values.
Thank you for your dedication to this community. Lunch will be served at all polling locations. Courtesy of Chicken Express.
Respectfully,
Barron Casteel For Texas

Use the links below to find out when and where to vote:
President's Column: Did You Know?
Did you know Four Rivers AOR offers FREE Notary Services to our members? 

Four Rivers AOR is now offering FREE Notary Services to our Four Rivers AOR members for both business and personal documents.
Services available Monday thru Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Contact Melissa Smith at Melissa@FourRiversRealtors.com or Jennifer Saunders-Debruyn at Jennifer@FourRiversRealtors.com to schedule your services appointment.

We're here to make your member experience better!
REALTORS® Land Institute In Your Backyard
Comal Habitat for Humanity Presents:
The House That Music Built Fundraiser
San Marcos Property Tour Now In-Person
Great news! We will have the San Marcos Property tours on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Please add your property tour listings in Matrix:

From Home page, go to the Input tab and click on Input
Under Listings, go to the “Quick Modify” section and enter your MLS # and edit
In Select Form you will go to Open Houses
You will enter the date of the tour you want your home on.
Time will be from 9:00 to 11:00 am.
Active status is “yes”
Under Open House Type, it is very IMPORTANT to make sure you pick “CARAVAN” (This is the only way we can find it to enter your property on the tour).
Under Comments, please put which tour (New Braunfels, San Marcos or Seguin) you want it on and any other additional comments you’d like.

Looking forward to having a great year full of great tours! 
State News & Information
REALTORS® Property Resource Report:
How Your Competition is Using Social Media
REALTORS® are changing their use of social media platforms for digital marketing efforts, according to the latest RPR Social Media and Digital Marketing Report. 

The following trends are highlighted among the results:

  • Facebook use has declined from 93.6% (2017) to 78.5% (2021).
  • Instagram use has increased from 29.1% (2017) to 49.9% (2021).
  • LinkedIn use has dropped from 57.1% (2017) to 26.4% (2021).
  • Twitter is rarely used, dropping from 30.1% (2017) to 6.1% (2021).
National News & Information
NAR Report: Pending Home Sales Decrease 5.7% in January 2022
Key Highlights
  • Contract signings were 5.7% lower in January from the prior month.

  • Month-over-month, contract signings were down across all regions except in the West. 

  • Contract signings fell across all regions from one year ago.
Did You Know? - FRAR Benefit Tip of the Week
Texas REALTOR® Office Depot/Office Max Discount
Texas REALTOR® is no longer issuing hard copies of class books and students will be emailed a PDF link which members can use to download and print their CE course materials.
This is a perfect opportunity to use your Office Depot/Office Max TR discount cards and get those materials printed for use at a discounted price. Here's how to download your card:

  • The member logs in to Texas REALTORS
  • Click on the Red For "REALTOR Members"
  • Hover over Member Benefits Menu Item
  • Click on Alphabetical list of Benefits
  • Scroll down to Office Depot and click on more
  • Click on Download your Office Depot Discount Card
Upcoming Classes, Meetings & Events:
Spring MLS Billing invoices will be sent out Tuesday, Feb 15th to be due March 22, 2022. Check your email or contact Four Rivers if you do not receive an invoice as an MLS Subscriber.
Wednesday, March 2nd - FRAR Staff Meeting - 8:30 am to 9:30 am *Lobby Closed & Phones Paused 1 HR

Wednesday, March 2nd- New Member Orientation - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm *Virtual


Wednesday, March 2nd - Seguin Governmental Affairs Committee Meeting - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Thursday, March 3rd - Seguin Property Tour - 9:00 am to 11:00 am *In-Person



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!