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September is REALTOR® Safety Month
REALTORS® face job-related risks every day. Being aware of potential dangers and taking precautions will help you avoid risky situations. In an ongoing effort to keep safety top-of-mind for members, EMTAR has joined NAR in dedicating September as REALTOR® Safety Month. The goal: Reduce the number of safety incidents in the industry, so each of our members makes it home safely every night.

Toward that goal, here are links to 5 Safety Action Items for REALTORS®:


You'll find many more insights and ideas here. Thank you for your dedication to safety—this month and all year long.
Join us for the EMTAR Expo, Wed., Oct. 5
The EMTAR Expo is coming up Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Wilson County Expo Center.

In addition to visits with partners and sponsors, education will be available (2 hrs free CE: "Real Estate Professional Courtesies" with national trainer and bestselling author Blaine Little, presenting best practices and hilarious, applicable tales from his travels).

Booths and REALTOR® registration are available here. See you there!

*There is no charge to attend the Expo, but we're asking all REALTORS® to sign up in advance so we have a good count for food and beverages; please click the button below.
Plan now to join us for our Habitat for Humanity build on Sunday, Oct. 16!

This is always a special opportunity to give back to our community and to enjoy a day of service getting to know your fellow REALTORS®.

To sign up, please complete the form on this page. After signing up, please pay careful attention to the information you will receive in the form of reminder emails leading up to the day of your build. Also please note: the minimum age allowed on the build site is 16. 16 & 17 year old volunteers must be accompanied by a chaperone and have a release form signed by a parent or legal guardian. Can't wait to see you there!
As a reminder, NAR's Special Assessment for the Consumer Advertising Campaign was $35 for 2022 and will be $45 for 2023. The assessment is billed to all active REALTOR® and REALTOR® Associate members through their primary local association. In light of that, the total dues members pay will rise by $10 to cover the assessment. Please stay tuned for dues invoices coming to your email beginning in October.

MLS Market Updates

Each month EMTAR provides an Infographic on sales data (click on the graphics for August 2022).

EMTAR is providing Local Market Updates for Wilson, Smith and Dekalb counties. To download the quick Infographics and Realtracs reports, click the button below.

These reports are also usually announced mid-month on the EMTAR Facebook page, where you can share them within your sphere of influence.
Single Compensation Field Simplifies Listing Process
Realtracs recently moved to a single compensation field—Buyer Broker Compensation—in response to a broad misunderstanding of Facilitator and Subagent compensation. By removing the latter two, Realtracs is simplifying the listing process and reducing confusion that leads to inaccurate listing data.

A definite dollar amount or percentage of gross selling price can be used to indicate Buyer Broker Compensation in the field (see Realtracs Rules and Regulations 5.2a). A listing's Private Remarks field may be used as a secondary place to further clarify/expound on any other compensation details. Please direct any questions related to compensation values to your broker.
Raise Your Voice for Real Estate
Tennessee is only 500 subscribers away from reaching its NAR REALTOR® Party Mobile Alert goals for President Cup—a distinction that reflects well on all agents and brokers throughout the state. If you haven't yet done so, text REALTORS to 30644 to receive periodic (rare) mobile Calls for Action, which will include simple steps you can take to let your voice be heard on vital legislative and regulatory issues.
Podcast Spotlight: RPR's "Decoding Real Estate"
NAR's REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR) presents “Decoding Real Estate”, a podcast hosted by Reggie Nicolay and Genie Willet, addressing the effects of inventory, sales, and consumer confidence in today’s shifting markets. Get tips on becoming the voice of your local market, delivering timely insights that earn the trust of today’s consumers, and much more.
EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
EMTAR provides a range of professional development offerings for our members. Click below to learn more and get ready to learn. Thanks!
Special CE Deals in September Continue

For all of CE Shop online courses this month, enroll today using promo code SAFETY. Save 30% on Pre-Licensing using promo code: NEXTSTEP / Save 25% off any On-Line Product using promo code: SEPT25
One More *No Charge* CE Zoom Class
We've been excited to partner with the Robertson County Association of REALTORS® (RCAR) to offer a series of Zoom courses in 2022 that carry CE at no cost to EMTAR members. (Registration is required, and seating will be limited.) The final class is:
October 4 and 5: Broker TREC Core Class (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM each day)

Registration is open for that course and these other upcoming courses:

2022-9- REALTOR Safety and Self Defense - FULL, WITH A WAITING LIST
Monday, September 26, 2022 (10:00 AM to 12:00 PM)
2 CE Hours
Location: City of Lebanon Police Dept. / Instructors: PJ Hardy & Matt Dedman

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM)
2 CE Hours
Location: EMTAR / Instructor: Jimmy Deatrick

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 (9:00 AM) to Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 (1:00 PM)
8 CE Hours
Location: EMTAR / Instructor: Jimmy Deatrick

Thursday, October 27, 2022 (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM)
4 CE Hours
Location: EMTAR / Instructor: Josh McKinney

Friday, November 4 (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM)
3 CE Hours
Location: EMTAR / Instructor: Kathy Dunn

Friday, November 4 (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM)
3 CE Hours
Location: EMTAR / Instructor: Kathy Dunn

Thursday, December 1 (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
6 CE Hours
Location: EMTAR / Instructor: Bobby Wood
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