The Real Estate Insider ~ March 2023

*New myEMTAR Mobile App* / Courses / & More

The Real Estate Insider

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Special thanks to our 2023 Gold Partners:

Introducing the myEMTAR App!

We are excited to launch a new, handy member app, myEMTAR, to help you access vital, timely information about upcoming EMTAR news and opportunities.

Using the app, you can easily register for events, CE courses, and other EMTAR meetings. Soon, you can also check in to our hosted meetings and courses quickly on the app once you arrive.

The new app is a member service provided at no charge. Our board, led by 2023 President Eddie Rockensock, has worked hard to ensure that tools such as this new app become available to boost your experience as an EMTAR member. We appreciate our leaders and their dedication to enhancing all that it means to be part of the EMTAR family!

To download from a desktop/laptop, point your camera toward one of the barcodes below and follow the link; or visit your mobile device's app store, search "myEMTAR," look for the name, and follow the prompts.

RPAC Major Investors Go Big at Topgolf

Thanks to the EMTAR members who attended our Topgolf Major Investor tournament, Game On!, March 13th in downtown Nashville. As the photos below suggest, those who took part had a blast together.

Investments in RPAC are off to a strong start as 2023 unfolds, with 43 RPAC Major Investor pledges ($1,000+) for a total of $47,000 to date. We are well on our way toward meeting or exceeding our 2023 RPAC fair-share goal!

To learn more, please contact Buzz (buzz.steele@emtar.com).

*Here are the members who've pledged as Major Investors so far in 2023. Thank you!*

Jason Anderson

Anthony Ardovino

Traci Ardovino

Barbara Bell

Lena Boyd

Jon Brown

Helena Cash

Diana Cavender

Judy Cox

Margaret Dixon

Tammy Duncan

Kaileigh Dunn

Russell Dunn

Stacy Gee

Lesia Goddard

Amy Hamilton

Miranda Harvey

Medana Hemontolor

Ashlyn Herrera

Bobby Hill

Suzanne Karr

Logan LaFevers

Lyndon LaFevers

Lauren LaFevers-Flatt

Chris Long

Tony Meyers

Jason Nguyen

Kathy O'Brien Streets

Judy Roark

Eddie Rockensock

Kay Self

Betty Southworth

Buzz Steele

Mike Steplowski

Carol Thayer

Lisia Tucker

Gina Waters

Sigrun Watson

Phyllis Webb

Jay White

Bobby Wood

Hannah Woodard

Woody Woodard

LEARN MORE ABOUT RPAC AND ADVOCACY

MLS Market Updates

Each month EMTAR provides an Infographic on sales data (click on the graphics for February 2023).

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.

MLS LOCAL MARKET UPDATES

EMTAR Welcomes REBarcamp to Lebanon

EMTAR is proud to serve as a marquee sponsor for 2023 REBarcamp Nashville, which will be held right here in Eastern Middle Tennessee, at Fiddlers Grove in Lebanon, on Thursday, April 27.

This unique and insightful event "is the largest real estate technology training camp in Tennessee and one of the hottest (almost) FREE tickets in the real estate education world today

"If you’re obsessed with structure, please don’t come. If you’re obsessed with learning fresh content, we’ve got a place for YOU! When you arrive, you’ll enter a full room of real estate professionals who are here to learn and to share. Next, you’ll be asked to give session ideas that interest YOU the most. The options are as limitless as you want to make them . . . Bring a great attitude and willingness to learn and share."

LEARN MORE & REGISTER FOR REBARCAMP

Our Area Continues to Draw US Movers

[From our latest blog post:]

As a REALTOR^® and an EMTAR member, you’ve no doubt met many clients who have moved to Eastern Middle Tennessee and the Nashville area from other cities and states across the US. There’s good reason we’ve been hailed as an “it” destination for almost a decade, after all.

Now, a recently released migration study from Allied sheds new light on this trend and on the places our new residents are moving from, along with some of the places those leaving the Nashville area are going.

Overall, the news is highly positive for the Volunteer State and Music City. Tennessee came in at #4 among “Top Inbound States” in 2022, according to the study, and the Nashville area was #5 among “Top Inbound Cities.”

READ OUR FULL BLOG ON THE ALLIED STUDY

Mark Your Calendar: TN REALTORS^® Events

Our state Association, Tennessee REALTORS^®, provides a number of resources for members across the state to augment our local offerings. These include CE courses, networking events, legislative and regulatory advocacy meetings, spring and fall conferences, and more.

To view the full list of happenings available this year, visit the TN REALTORS^® 2023 calendar page at this link.

LEARN MORE ABOUT TENNESSEE REALTORS® EVENTS

EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS

EMTAR provides a range of professional development offerings for our members. Click below to learn more and get ready to learn. Thanks!

RLI (ALC), AHWD, GRI Upcoming Courses

This month, EMTAR members can take a discounted Realtor Land Institute (RLI) class—an Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation class, (16hrs - 2 days).

EMTAR will offer the AHWD certification class April 18.

The entire GRI designation series is also being offered throughout the year with the next GRI class scheduled for March 24.

LEARN MORE ABOUT RLI

LEARN MORE ABOUT AHWD ON APRIL 18

Tennessee has changed the process for checking your license status and CE. Licensees are now responsible for monitoring your own education. Local associations cannot look up your information. You must register your license number with CE Broker, the official CE tracking system of the Tennessee Real Estate Commission (TREC).