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January 2015 GRI 301 It s More Than Just Sales Wednesday, February 4th Thursday, February 5th GRI 302 Thinking Outside the Box Wednesday, February 11th Thursday, February 12th What is the GRI?

The GRI designation is recognized nationwide as the standard for real estate professional achievement. Earning this designation will set you apart from the competition.

org/education/member/gri- Registration.cfm (Florida Realtors Login is required) OR call 800-669-4327.

district. Since many home sales revolve around the school districts, we felt Linda would bring us valuable information to pass along.

1 January 2015 GRI 301 It s More Than Just Sales Wednesday, February 4th Thursday, February 5th GRI 302 Thinking Outside the Box Wednesday, February 11th Thursday, February 12th What is the GRI? A p u b l i c a t i o n f o r a n d a b o u t o u r m e m b e r s GRI is an acronym for Graduate Realtor Institute. The GRI designation is recognized nationwide as the standard for real estate professional achievement. Earning this designation will set you apart from the competition. Learn more about the earning power of this prestigious designation. Once you have completed the courses and graduated, you can proudly use the GRI designation after your name, wear the GRI pin, display the GRI certificate and put the logo on business cards and stationery. Cost and Registration $140 for each module. Register for both GRI Series 300 modules and pay $280. The deadline to register is 1/28/2015. Sign up online at Registration.cfm (Florida Realtors Login is required) OR call Special Guest Speakers at Marketing On January 13th we will hear from Tina McSoley of the Martin County School Board to tell us about some of the latest changes to the curriculum for students in the district. Since many home sales revolve around the school districts, we felt Linda would bring us valuable information to pass along. Then, on January 27th we will hear from Larry Massey, Director of the Martin County Building Department, who is going to address the situation many agents have faced with open permits lingering in the system for some properties, and how to direct your sellers to get these permits resolved in a timely manner so as not to hinder any more closings. Don t worry, we will still get you through Marketing as rapidly as possible! Linda and Larry will both keep their presentations brief, but we felt this was valuable information to present to you, our members! All of us at the Realtor Association of Martin County wish you a Happy & Prosperous New Year!!

2 REALTOR Association of Martin County 43 SW Monterey Road Stuart, Florida Phone (772) Fax (772) Officers President DENNIS FADDEN, CRS, GRI, SRES, SFR President-Elect BILL DEAN Vice President RICK BOSCHEN Secretary-Treasurer JOAN ROGERS Directors JENNIFER ATKISSON-LOVETT, CRS, GRI DAN BRADY, CCIM, CRB DIANA BRUTON, AHWD,CRB,LTG,PMN ANN BUSBEE, CRS, GRI, LTG BOB CASTELLANO, GRI JEFF CLARK, CRS JOHN GONZALEZ, SRF HB WARREN, SRES, e-pro Staff MAUREEN MURPHY Interim Executive Vice President MARISA MOLEIRO MLS Director MLS, Marketing, Newsletter, Communications RENEE JORDAN Education Director Classes, Seminars, Requirements, SUPRA VICKI HOUTRIDES Accounting ELAINE ELWELL Interim Membership Director Sponsorship, Membership, Facilities Advertise in RAMC Digest! Contact Marisa for information on advertising at Deadline for the February edition is January 16th. It is very important to keep all your continuing education letters to validate your coursework. These letters will tell you the course names and how many credits you received. If the credits did not get transmitted successfully to DBPR, then you will be able to use the letters to verify your attendance. For questions, please call the Customer Contact Center at Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. EST. >> Click here to Verify CE Credits at DBPR Online >> Click here for Florida Realtors Education Contacts For more information about Florida Licensing requirements, you can visit the Florida Realtors website by clicking here Important Phone Numbers and Web Sites National Association of REALTORS Florida Association of REALTORS Florida Legal Hotline Free advice from an Attorney for members of Florida Realtors! Florida Tech Helpline (M-F 9am-8pm / Sat 9am-5pm) Free expert assistance and support for all your technical needs. DBPR (FL Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation) Check your CE credits and license renewal information at: MLS Technical Help Desk & GoMLS Help M-F 8:30am-8:30pm / S-S 8:30am-3pm Form Simplicity IMAPP IMPREV Marketing Center ListHub Support (press 2) ListingBook RatePlug RealBiz (press 2) Realtor.com RPR (24-7 Support) ShowingTime Supra Page 2

New REALTOR Members Tracey Bennett-Valdes Sally Coyne Adam Laviano Noel Ryan Clark Toole Nicholas B. Wright Coldwell Banker Strategic Marketing & Sales Company Better Homes & Gardens Laviano & Assoc.

REALTOR Member Office Transfers Joyce Axelrod Leslie Crouch Stefan Dzurkovich Brad Ethridge Ronnie Williams Keller Williams of Greater Martin Co.

Berkshire Hathaway Palm City REALTOR Office Name Change RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty 2 is now RE/MAX Ultimate Realty Membership Realtors Make a Difference We know that Realtors are always contributing

We have recently started a new section in our Sunday ad in the Stuart News Real Estate Section devoted to Realtors making a difference.

org December 2nd Kerrie Russell with the Real Estate Showcase Magazine sponsored Marketing December 9th Suzanne Granfield and the folks at Seacoast National Bank sponsored Marketing December 12th

3 New REALTOR Members Tracey Bennett-Valdes Sally Coyne Adam Laviano Noel Ryan Clark Toole Nicholas B. Wright Coldwell Banker Strategic Marketing & Sales Company Better Homes & Gardens Laviano & Assoc. Keyes Company-Stuart Coldwell Banker Real Estate Keller Williams of Greater Martin Co. REALTOR Member Office Transfers Joyce Axelrod Leslie Crouch Stefan Dzurkovich Brad Ethridge Ronnie Williams Keller Williams of Greater Martin Co. Real Estate of Florida Stuart RE/MAX Ultimate Realty Keller Williams of Greater Martin Co. Berkshire Hathaway Palm City REALTOR Office Name Change RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty 2 is now RE/MAX Ultimate Realty Membership Realtors Make a Difference We know that Realtors are always contributing their time and resources to worthy causes, but we want everyone else to know too! We have recently started a new section in our Sunday ad in the Stuart News Real Estate Section devoted to Realtors making a difference. Do you know a Realtor who has made a difference in the community? If so, please send us a write-up (and photo if you have one) so that we can spotlight their generous efforts! Send to: Maureen@ramcfl.org December 2nd Kerrie Russell with the Real Estate Showcase Magazine sponsored Marketing December 9th Suzanne Granfield and the folks at Seacoast National Bank sponsored Marketing December 12th Jamie Katzenberg with Visionary Home Management sponsored Advanced MLS If you are interested in sponsoring an upcoming program, please contact Renee at Renee@ramcfl.org ATTENTION BROKERS: Bulletin Board w/ Directory We have cleaned out & re-organized the Office Mailboxes. The next time you come in to check your box, please note that it may be in a different location. We have moved all of the boxes up and added boxes for offices who did not previously have one. We ve also cleaned out all of the boxes to start the new year out fresh. If you can t find the location of your box, we have posted a directory on the bulletin board to the left of the boxes. Page 3

education outlook "Your New Marketing Plan" with Craig Grant Wednesday, January 7th 9:00am-11:00am $15.00 Learn enhanced marketing tools and the best ways to target potential clients.

5 education outlook "Your New Marketing Plan" with Craig Grant Wednesday, January 7th 9:00am-11:00am $15.00 Learn enhanced marketing tools and the best ways to target potential clients. "Best Apps for Real Estate" with Craig Grant Wednesday, January 7th 11:00am-12:00pm FREE Craig will cut through the clutter and show you the best Apps to maximize your business. Basic (FUSION) MLS Thursday, Jan. 8th 9:00am- 12:30pm 3 CEUs FREE Learn the rules and regulations, MLS overview, client set up, listing input, search & maintenance, add photos, print reports & add a listing to open house tour. Intermediate (FUSION) MLS Thursday, Jan. 8 th 1:30pm- 4:30pm 3 CEUs FREE Prerequisite: Basic MLS; Intermediate MLS covers the following topics: Listing search review, prospecting, hot sheets, financial functions, and Comparative Market Analyses (CMAs) Core Law with Don Widmayer, All Florida Real Estate Schools Friday, January 9th 3 CEUs 9:00am-12:00pm $25.00 Core Law is the mandatory 3 Hour segment of the 14-Hour Continuing Education course required for salesperson and broker license renewal. Code of Ethics w/don Widmayer, All Florida Real Estate Schools Friday, January 9th 3 CEUs 1:00pm-4:00pm $25.00 Satisfy both RAMC Legal Liability and NAR Ethics course requirements by attending this session. "The FREC Man Cometh" with Jonathan Platt, DBPR Investigator, Real Estate and Regulation Thursday, January 22nd 9:00am-11:00am FREE Topics include, Real Estate violations, Complaints, Law Enforcement tips, and how to stay in compliance. Live Webinar "Stats in a Flash: Creating an Effective Market Picture for Consumers" with Stephanie White Friday, January 30th 4 CEUs 9:00am-1:00pm $15.00 Realtors who understand statistics pass on valuable information to their clients. This course will look at how your peers use numbers and the Industry Data and Analysis housing market reports in their business. Don t Forget about the GRI 300 We will be offering the final series of the GRI designation courses next month! Registration can be made through Florida Realtors. See the cover page of this newsletter for additional information. GRI 300 Series 301: Wednesday 2/4 & Thursday 2/5 302: Wednesday 2/11 & Thursday 2/12 Learn More to EARN MORE!! Page 5

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A NEW BROKER AND AGENT REPORTING DASHBOARD IS COMING TO LISTHUB Listhub s new broker and agent reporting dashboard will be going live on Monday, January 5th.

10 A NEW BROKER AND AGENT REPORTING DASHBOARD IS COMING TO LISTHUB Listhub s new broker and agent reporting dashboard will be going live on Monday, January 5th. The dashboard includes many exciting new features including a fresh, dynamic interface offering additional data points for many publishers and endless options to slice and dice the data. Members who have purchased ListHub Reports will have access to the new dashboard beginning on Monday, providing them with the ability to access even more data and greater flexibility to help them gain meaningful insights about their online marketing. Some of the new reporting features include: A new interactive format to sort, search, and filter data in a variety of ways New reporting metrics include search views to see the total number of times listings appeared in a publisher s search results Lead ratio data to see how well publishers are converting views to leads Visual graphs for key metrics such as summary views, detail views, and leads Ability to view data trends over specific time periods like month-over-month or week-over-week Custom reports available to choose a number of different criteria dimensions DEMO THE NEW DASHBOARD Click here to watch a video overview of the new dashboard, or watch a 30 minute demo with ListHub s VP of Operations and Technology, Mark Wise. *On 1/13, Tina McSoley of the Martin Co. School Board will be at Marketing to briefly let us know about upcoming changes to the curriculum. **On 1/27, Larry Massing of the Martin County Building Department will be at Marketing to speak briefly about open permits and a new process to resolve them. 1 Happy New Year! 2 RAMC CLOSED :30am Residential Marketing, Area 3, Map D & PSL Area AM Your New Marketing Plan with Craig Grant 11AM Best Apps for Real Estate with Craig Grant 9AM Basic Fusion MLS 1:30PM Intermediate Fusion MLS 9AM Core Law 1PM Code of Ethics AM Professional Development Committee 8:30am Residential Marketing*, Area 5, Map E. 3:30PM Business Partner Committee 8:30AM Board of Directors 3PM Image & PR Committee 9AM New Member Orientation :30am Residential Marketing, Area 6, Map F 9:15AM Habitat Golf Committee AM When the FREC Man Cometh :30am Residential Marketing**, Area 7, Map H Florida Realtors Mid-Winter Meetings

Join us for our Annual Business Partner Tradeshow

A p u b l i c a t i o n f o r a n d a b o u t o u r m e m b e r s November 2014 Join us for our Annual Business Partner Tradeshow All RAMC Realtors are invited to join us for FOOD, FUN, & PRIZES on: Thursday,