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| Illinois Association of REALTORS® • www.illinoisrealtor.org |
September 2, 2008 |
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| Illinois Association of REALTORS® • www.illinoisrealtor.org |
September 2, 2008 |
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• 10 Facts
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Top
downloads
IAR Events
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Sept.
16, ROTY Banquet, Lombard
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15-17, IAR Business Meetings, Lombard
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17-19, IAR Convention & Expo, Lombard
Quick Question
What are the steps in a short sale?
NAR's Risk Management Committee has produced a "Short
Sale Work Flow" educational tool for brokers and agents that gives an
overview of the short sale process (listing, marketing, negotiating and closing
a property).
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| Take another look at the FHA loan. FHA loan limits have increased permanently now that H.R. 3221 was signed into law on July 30. Read "Take Another Look at the FHA Loan" from the September Illinois REALTOR® Magazine and find an FHA At-a-Glance guide to help you explain this financing option to your clients. | |||
Use
Surround Sound resources to promote the market.
The National
Association of REALTORS®
Surround Sound Campaign has many useful tools and
research to help you communicate the real story about
your market to generate authentic optimism with
consumers.
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| Get "10 Facts You Should Know About Today's Illinois Real Estate Markets." Use this free consumer brochure to get clients and prospects "off the fence." Download the free print-ready self-mailer (pdf) or order copies from the REALTOR® Store (shipping charges apply). | |||
| Mortgage fraud: know the signs. Agents and brokers should be on alert to recognize the signs of a fraudulently obtained mortgage. Read IAR's "When a Mortgage Deal Sounds Too Good to be True, It Probably Is," and NAR's "Recognizing the Signs." | |||
| REALTOR® Safety Week September 14-20. No sale is worth risking your life. Get up-to-speed on safety awareness and best practices during REALTOR® Safety Week this year and take the REALTOR Safety quiz. | |||
| “Employer-Assisted Housing Conference" in Chicago October 6. This one-day conference, sponsored by NAR, is designed to educate and raise awareness of Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH), including case studies, successful programs and a forum for REALTORS®, housing organizations, employers, and human resources professionals to connect to find opportunities to work together. | |||
| Tax credit FAQs for consumers. Need to know how to explain the new first-time buyer tax credit? Use the Tax Credit Q&A consumer version from NAR and listen to IAR's tax credit podcast (mp3) featuring NAR tax expert Linda Goold. | |||
| Top hits to the IAR Web site. Here are the top downloads and links from www.illinoisrealtor.org. Maybe these resources will interest you, too! | |||
| Contemplating a run for IAR office in the next three to five years? IAR is hosting a Future Candidates Workshop September 30 from 3 to 5 p.m. in East Peoria for REALTOR® members interested in running for IAR elected office in the next five years. Topics include time commitments, financial impact, consensus management, Nominating Committee time frames, confidentiality issues, future IAR issues, and building relationships. Pre-registration is required. Contact Becky Carraher (217/529-2600) to register. Note: Participation is not mandatory to run for elected IAR office. | |||
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How do you avoid closing day glitches? Tell us and you may be featured in an upcoming IAR publication. |
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Create an online "contact me" form, a tip from Matthew Ferrera and Company. Contactify is a fast and easy way to allow people to contact you online. The best part is, you never reveal your e-mail address. Contactify provides you with a link that gives you your own private contact form. Post it on your Web site, message boards or blogs. |
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