It’s
News to You
For the week of August 4, 2003
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www.RANWC.com –
ASSOCIATION
CALENDAR
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Monday, August 4th |
ABR Elective Course |
10:00 am Arlington
Heights office |
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Tuesday, August 5th |
New Member
Orientation |
8:30 am Arlington Heights office |
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Tuesday, August 5th |
PSC Hearing |
1:00 pm Arlington Heights office |
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Wednesday, August 6th |
BOD Meeting |
9:00 am Arlington Heights office |
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Thursday, August 7th |
New Member
Orientation |
8:30 am Arlington Heights office |
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Thursday, August 7th |
PSC Hearing |
1:00 pm Arlington Heights office |
OTHER NOTEWORTHY DATES
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Thursday, August 21st |
Port O’
Blarney Outing |
Noon - Port O’ Blarney – Antioch |
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October 1st – 3rd |
IAR
Convention |
Hyatt Regency O’Hare- Rosemont |
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Friday, October 10th |
Mystery Dinner
Outing |
Wilmette Country Club |
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Friday, September 12th |
Open House Showcase |
Arlington Heights office parking lot |
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Friday, September 26th |
Officer
Installation Dinner |
White Eagle Banquet Facility |
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November 7th – 10th |
National Assoc.
Convention |
San Francisco, CA |
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Friday, December 12th |
Holiday Party |
Chevy Chase Country Club -Wheeling |
Contents:
Affiliate of the week
quote of the week
SUPRA KEY GOING ANNUAL
RANWC SUMMER EVENT IN ANTIOCH
ARE ANTI-solicitation laws
confusing you?
RPAC/IMPAC Article
new member offices
NORTHWEST CHAPTER WCR MEETING
IAR CONVENTION INFORMATION
Broker’s license classes
crs courses
Veteran agent kills relo director
bush senior to address home
builders convention
median home prices top $175,000
agents who assist seniors to meet
in vegas
NAR Convention INFORMATION
CORRECTION TO LAST WEEK’S NEWSLETTER
Mission Statement of the
association
Board of Directors
who to contact at RANWC
MLSNI TRAINING CLASSES
Useful links
AFFILIATE
OF THE WEEK:
Affiliate member Joel S. Probisky,
Broker Coordinator for Del Webb Illinois, is also a REALTOR® and has been an
active participant with the Affiliate/Networking Committee for the past 1 1/2
years. Del Webb is a builder/developer of Active Adult Communities in various
locations throughout the United States and is part of Pulte, Inc. His position with Del Webb is to make it as
simple as possible to help REALTORS® earn 3% commissions on the full selling
price of new homes by registering their clients at the different locations the
company is building in Illinois. You
may contact him to arrange for a personal onsite tour or to arrange for a full
office meeting presentation at your office or at Sun City Huntley. Article by Mike Manno.
Joel may be reached at:
847-515-7279 or 847-997-8463.
E-Mail: Joel.Probisky@delwebb.com
Web sites: www.delwebb.com/huntley
or www.delwebb.com/grandhaven
Quote of the week:
“Friendship is the hardest thing in
the world to explain. It’s not
something you learn in school. But if
you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned
anything.”
- Muhammad Ali
SUPRA KEY FEE GOING
ANNUAL: The Association will no longer
be billing $7.50 quarterly for keycard services. Instead the fee will be billed annually at $30 (no increase). This fee will be added to the annual dues
bill coming up in August. The two main
reasons for the change are to reduce the inconvenience to members of both
paying the small amount so frequently and the risk of losing keycard service
should a member forget to pay. Please
note this fee will be on your annual Association dues that will be sent out at
the end of August 2003 and due by September 30th, 2003. Association Management.
BROKER/OWNERS
AND MANAGERS
IMPORTANT
SPECIAL MEETING REGARDING ESCROW FUNDS
On AUGUST
27TH AT 8:45 am a special meting will be held in the classroom at
the Arlington Heights office with the topic of discussion being “WHAT TO DO WITH OLD ESCROW FUNDS”. The two presenters will be Randy Raynolds,
Deputy CEO, Illinois Association of REALTORS® and a representative from the
State of Illinois Treasurer’s Office.
Compliance with the License Act and the Amnesty Agreement program is a
must! Please open the attachment
to view the details of this important meeting.
Register by calling Mike Manno at 847-956-8440 and leaving your name and
agent ID number in his voice mail. Article by Mike Manno.
SLATE OF OFFICERS – The
Nominating Committee has completed the interviews of applicants for the open
positions on the Board of Directors.
The new slate was sent to each member personally by mail and is
available on the website, www.ranwc.com. Article by
Peggy Kayser.
IT IS JUST 17 DAYS UNTIL
THE RANWC ANNUAL SUMMER EVENT! Have
you bought your ticket yet? If not, why not? Reservations are still slow and we
do not want to cancel this event, as we had to last year for lack of
participation. Do not wait until the last moment to get your ticket. Call Donna
today, at (847) 356-3113. Or, complete
the flyer at www.nwar.com/pob.pdf
and send it in. It is only $14.00 for lunch, music, door prizes, raffles, and
an all around good time. Be sure to make a food choice on your reservation, as
this is very important. There are boat races you can stay for after the event.
Don't delay, reserve today! Article by Donna Lunsford
ARE ANTI SOLICATION LAWS CONFUSING YOU? Check out the NAR website for the
latest information on the Do-Not-Call-Registry and other anti-solicitation
articles. www.realtor.org/libweb.nsf/pages/fg707
Information by NAR.
I ALREADY PAY ASSOCIATION DUES. ISN’T THAT ENOUGH? RPAC and IMPAC emphasize distinctive
aspects of political involvement and together provide REALTORS® the opportunity
to speak and act for real estate interests in the public sector. Information from IAR’s “Q&A about
RPAC and IMPAC”.
NEW MEMBER OFFICES – RANWC will be listing the names of
new offices and their designated REALTORS® that join our Association. We encourage any comments or questions you
have about any of them. Membership department.
New
Designated REALTOR® members:
David Hairlich of David
Hairlich in Chicago
NORTHWEST CHAPTER WCR MEETING August 12, 2003 at LaMirage Restaurant on Algonquin Rd. in
Rolling Meadows. (Just east of Rte 53.)
11:30-Noon Networking
Noon
Lunch Served, Meeting Begins
12:30-1:30
"The Devil Made Me Do It" - A unique approach to sales
negotiations
1:30
Meeting Adjourns
MENU CHOICES: BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad, Grilled Chicken
Sandwich, or Vegetarian Pasta
Tickets are $18 for members and $20 for guests and nonmembers. Payment may now be charged to your Visa or
MasterCard. Drawing for FREE LUNCH
to be used at the September WCR Chapter Meeting. Scholarships being offered, attend for details. Please respond at this link and with
your menu choice by 8/7/03 to: carinabackman_wamu@compuserve.com
Information
provided by WCR
THE
IAR CONVENTION IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER – October 1, 2, and 3 at the Hyatt Regency Rosemont
the Illinois Association of REALTORS® will be having their convention – Winning Strategies for a Changing World. Early
Bird registration ends August 6th for just $99. The convention will have a trade show as
well as informational break out sessions and general sessions. The convention is in our territory again so
let’s be sure to have a good turn out for it.
Registrations are being taken online at www.illinoisrealtor.org. For questions call Mary Norville at IAR at
800-252-2910. Information provided by IAR.
Broker’s License classes - Classes will be starting in
September at RANWC in Arlington Heights.
We expect the classes will fill so don’t delay. The broker’s licensing process includes
successful completion of 5 classes as well as passing the state exam. To get
the entire list of courses, dates, times, and the registration form click here. Please call Dawn Youngblood at 847-956-8440
ext. 14 for more information. Article by Dawn Youngblood.
CRS Courses - Top sales associates enjoy a
competitive advantage because they understand what motivates and influences
their customers. The Council of
Residential Specialists is offering two courses: Article by Dawn Youngblood.
CRS 206 Technologies to Advance Your Business
October
21-22, 2003 in Schaumburg, IL
CRS 210 Building an Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business
November
18-19, 2003 in Schaumburg, IL
Click here to get brochures and
registration form.
Veteran agent
kills relocation coordinator over “lousy referral” – A veteran Century 21
agent, apparently angered by a “lousy referral,” shot and killed the office
relocation coordinator and another person who was in her office, and wounded
another person, and then killed himself two hours later when he was stopped by
police. The San Antonio Express-News
reports neither police nor co-workers are certain what exactly set off agent
Ron Thomas, who was described as both a consistent producer and occasional
mentor to new sales associates at Century 21 United-Action. The newspaper suggested, however, that
Thomas and relocation coordinator Anna Medcalf had a smoldering dislike of each
other that dated back to an apparently unintended racial remark made by Medcalf
while she was being trained by Thomas, an African-American. Also killed in the shooting was fellow
relocation worker Nancy Scharein. Colleague Jane Swanson was wounded. The two
apparently were using Medcalf’s fax machine when Thomas came in and shot
Medcalf. Police said Thomas
cleaned off his desk and discarded his business cards just before heading for
Medcalf’s office. Two hours after the shootings, officers stopped Thomas north
of Austin. He shot himself as police closed in. Reprinted with permission of the Real
Estate Intelligence Report.
Bush senior to
address Home Builders convention – The National Association of Home Builders has
announced that former President George H.W. Bush will open the organization’s
2004 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Bush will address
the convention on Jan. 19, the same day the presidential selection process
officially begins with the Iowa Caucuses and a week before the New Hampshire
primary on Jan. 27. Bush was the first sitting president to address the NAHB –
in 1990. The 2004 convention is expected to draw some 90,000 attendees from 100
countries. Reprinted with permission of the Real
Estate Intelligence Report.
Median home
prices top $175,000 - Existing-home sales slipped 0.3% in June to a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 5.83 million units from a level of 5.85 million units
in May. Last month's sales activity was 8.6%
above the 5.37-million unit pace in June 2002, and was tied for the
fourth-highest month on record. Chief
economist David Lereah said the reduced number of sales in June, “may reflect
some weakness in the labor markets.” However, he said historically low mortgage
interest rates are helping new households to afford homes and allow existing
owners to sell their homes and purchase another. “This is the primary reason we
expect a new sales record this year," he said. The national median existing-home price was $176,500 in June, up
7.7% from June 2002 when the median price was
$163,900. New home sales were up to a
seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.16 million, compared to 1.11 million in
May. Reprinted with permission of the Real
Estate Intelligence Report.
Agents who
assist seniors to meet in Vegas – The Seniors Advantage Real Estate Council will
hold its semi-annual convention in Las Vegas from Aug. 13 to Aug. 16, this year
focusing on how to use the SRES designation to “build and increase business, work
more effectively with senior centers to develop clients, and build a seniors
division within a real estate company.” SAREC's mission is to assist
members in meeting the special real estate needs and concerns of maturing
Americans, who today own a significant portion of the nation’s residential real
estate. This year's event is titled "A Senior
Moment." Several hundred brokers and agents are expected to attend the
meeting. See www.seniorsrealestate.com/convention.htm for more information. Reprinted with permission of the Real
Estate Intelligence Report.
REALTORS® SEEK “WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES” AT 2003
CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANcISCO, CA – More than 20,000 REALTORS®, along with other real estate
professionals, guests, speakers, and exhibitors from all areas of the real
estate industry, will gather in the romantic “City by the Bay” – San Francisco
– for the National Association of REALTORS® Conference and Expo, November 7 –
10. The theme of the meeting is “A
World of Opportunities,” and the many conference sessions will attempt show how
to take advantage of those opportunities.
The dynamic annual conference will show attendees the new ideas,
innovative timesaving products, the latest technological tools and skills that
open doors to new opportunities.
REALTORS® can also expect an ideal setting to conduct productive
networking that offers opportunities to re-energize and increase professional
pride. The conference will be held at
the Moscone Center downtown. More than
1,300 exhibit booths representing over 400 companies will crowd into the busy
Expo at the Moscone Center for five days showing thousands of products and
services that can save time and increase productivity. More than 200 sessions will provide current
professional education on trends, issues, and opportunities for brokers,
agents, and small business entrepreneurs.
Celebrity speakers and news personalities Cokie and Steve Roberts will
keynote the conference’s general session and will address current issues. On
the entertainment side, the Motown sounds of Smokey Robinson will provide hours
of fun at the Celebrity Concert.
Networking opportunities for practitioners from around the world are
available at the International Networking Center. Attendees from the United States and more than 50 countries are
expected. Details of the sessions and
online registration are available at www.realtor.org/conference. The National Association of REALTORS®, “The
Voice for Real Estate”, is America’s largest trade association, representing
approximately 880,000 members involved in all aspects of the residential and
commercial real estate industries. Information provided by
NAR.
CORRECTION TO LAST WEEK’S NEWSLETTER – In last week’s newsletter we
inadvertently noted Kathleen T. Ricketts, who earned
the President’s Club Emerald Award, as working for the wrong office. Kathleen actually works for Callero and
Catino Realty in Schaumburg. We
apologize for the error.
RANWC Mission Statement
"The REALTOR® Association of
NorthWest Chicagoland is dedicated to serving its members by developing and
enhancing members’ competency, ethics, and professionalism; ensuring
members’ ability to conduct their real estate business; and protecting and
promoting private property rights."
Your “Member Benefit” Association
With three offices to serve you:
1655 S. Arlington Heights Rd. 19625 W. Grand Ave. 5216
W. Lawrence
Arlington Heights IL
60005 Lake Villa IL 60046 Chicago IL 60630
(847)
956-8440 ph. (847) 356-3113 ph. (773) 725-2055 ph.
(847)
956-9612 fax (847) 356-9064 fax (773) 725-2046 fax