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Florida Realtors kicks off military phone card program. To honor our troops, Florida Realtors is donating money for phone calling cards that the USO will distribute to U.S. active duty troops. The USO has set up a dedicated webpage for credit card donations.
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Oil Spill Info Center
As we Floridians face the still evolving effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I wanted to let you know that my Leadership Team and I are dedicated to taking all reasonable steps to support our members and associations during this disaster.
Obviously, that support may take different forms as events proceed. The foundation to preparation and response, at this point, is knowledge. Therefore, I have asked Florida Realtors Management Team to identify and compile a number of resources.
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 All Aboard
This is the ultimate away-from-home education destination. Chart a new course by attending this year’s convention.
Make your reservation today. You will be so glad you did!
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Register Now for Florida Realtors® Convention
Save the date and register now for the Florida Realtors® 2010 Convention. Click Here for more details.
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CHANGE TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULE:
VERIFICATION OF DEPOSIT
Effective June 1, 2010 the Florida Real Estate Commission has amended the administrative rule regarding the time period a broker must make written request to the title company or attorney to provide written verification of receipt of the deposit. Previously brokers were required to make the inquiry within three days, however that time period is now ten days.
Click here for more details.
"AMENDMENT 4" LIKELY TO COST 267,247 FLORIDA JOBS, MAJOR ECONOMIC STUDY SAYS
Florida Business and Labor leaders come together to oppose amendment; officially launch "No on 4" campaign
(Tallahassee, FL - January 26, 2010) Florida business, civic and labor leaders gathered in Tallahassee on Tuesday to hear the report of a top Florida economist showing that Amendment 4 — a proposed change to the state constitution — would lead to heavy job loss and higher costs for Floridians.
For more information on Amendment 4, Click Here.
EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR MILITARY SPOUSES
Florida Realtors has just been approved as an official education provider as part of the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account Program. This program provides eligible military spouses up to $6,000 of financial assistance to help them pursue education, training, licenses, certificates and degrees. This program can be used to pay for GRI and continuing education programs for spouses of actively deployed military personnel. This program will be available to all associations starting on May 1st, so stay tuned for details.
For more information on the program, please visit the MyCAA Information Flyer.
Verify CE Credits With DBPR
If the deadline for your real estate license renewal is March 31, 2010, have you completed the education requirements? Click Here for more details.
TIME TO BUY: GILLESPIE
Coldwell Banker CEO Jim Gillespie explains
why now is the time to buy. Check out this recent video from Fox
Business, featuring Coldwell Banker CEO Jim Gillespie explaining
why mortgage rates and tax credits make right now the best time to
buy a house.
Click here to watch Video.
FL 2009 PROFILE OF HOMEBUYERS & SELLERS
The
real estate market constantly evolves, and Realtors must continually
have a clear picture of today’s homebuyers and sellers. The “2009
Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers, Florida Report” describes
the characteristics and motivations of the state’s recent
homebuyers and sellers. Click
Here for the report.
2050 FORM REPLACED
The Division of Business and Professional Regulation has just released
a whole set of new licensing forms.
Click
Here for the forms, which are available on DBPR’s site.
Effective immediately, the 2050 Form, which is probably the most
often used form, will be replaced by the RE10 and RE11 forms. A side-by-side
comparison of the old and new forms is available to help you navigate
which form to use for which purpose. Click here for the
comparison.
WHO ARE FLORIDA REALTORS?
Check out this new 2009 report compiled by NAR's research department.
It's full of information that may surprise and inspire you. Among
other things, find out how Florida Realtors use technology and how
they do business.
2009 MEMBER PROFILE REPORT (PDF)
RIGHT TOOLS, RIGHT NOW
NAR Launches 'Right Tools, Right Now' to save Realtors
money. The National Association of Realtors has launched a new program
designed to provide Realtor members with a wide assortment of publications,
educational classes, services, resources and tools for FREE or at
cost, or with significantly reduced pricing. Click DOWNLOAD
FILE for more details, or visit
the NAR web site.
HEALTH
INSURANCE
Florida Realtors without health insurance
now have a guaranteed-issue option for coverage through a new
NAR Realtor Benefits partner program called Realtors Core Health
Insurance (RCHI), (www.RealtorsCoreHealthInsurance.com). The
program offers three limited medical plans.
Read the full story:
http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/n1-050709.cfm
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