Gretchen Ulferts From: REALTOR Association of Southwestern Illinois <Gretchen@myRASI.com> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 8:01 AM To: gretchen@myrasi.com Subject: RASI Weekly Note - July 14, 2014 RASI WEEKLY NOTE We're more than just a REALTOR Association Scott Air Force Base will be getting more than 300 cyber-security jobs, according to Angela Mueller of the St. Louis Business Journal. Read more... Archived RASI Housing Stats can always be found in the right hand side of our newsletter. Calendar of Events July 16 Board of Directors RASI Office 9 a.m. July 17 Keys To Success Short Sale Training RASI Office 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. July 24 New Member Orientation RASI Office 8:30 a.m. July 24 Code of Ethics RASI Office 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.. Affiliate Calendar of Events TBD 2013-2014 Board of Directors President Tricia Tialdo President-Elect Christopher Mitchell Secretary/ Treasurer Doug Payne Immediate Past-President Connie Stellhorn Directors Barb Davidson Chris Dixon Mike Gross Julie Heltne Where Is Your Market Today? Printable PDF document containing complete set of charts. SIR/MLS Training July 16 Prospect Manager 10 a.m. Webinar These trainings take place at the SIR/MLS office in Collinsville, IL. MLSiren.com SIR/MLS Board Of Governors President Rick Lauschke RASI Governors Lindsey Bivins Roxann Bohstedt Claire Leopold Southwestern Illinois Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. 1016 Rear Eastport Dr. Pl. Collinsville, IL 62234 Phone: 618.343.3030 Housing Statistics February 2013 1
Claire Leopold Stephanie Maine Gerry McKeon Mike Santanello Stan Sieron Joanna Theismann - Affiliate Director Staff Contacts Association Executive Deb Treat Frazier Director of Member Services Dexter Wuller Director of Public Relations Kati Schwierjohn Director of Operations Gretchen Best Government Affairs Director Kyle Anderson 2014 RASI Sponsors Pearl ($2500) Veterans United Home Loans Diamond ($1500) Gershman Mortgage USA Mortgage Platinum ($1000) FirstCo. Mortgage Gold ($600) IBERIABANK Mortgage Company Illinois Title & Escrow LLC Professional Title Insurance TheBANK of Edwardsville Town & Country Title Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Silver ($250) Advanced Title Solutions, Inc. Bank of Belleville Belleville News-Democrat Delmar Financial Company Dettmer Homes First American Title Insurance Highlands Residential Mortgage Home Builders Association of Southwest Illinois HouseMaster Home Inspections Midwest Mortgage Capital, LLC PNC Mortgage RSGraphics, LLC Scharf Building Services, LLC Full Affiliate Brochure March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October 2013 November 2013 December 2013 January 2014 February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May 2014 RASI In The News 7/25/2013 8/13/2013 8/23/2013 9/21/2013 10/18/2013 10/28/2013 11/25/2013 12/9/2013 2/1/2014 2/11/2014 3/7/2014 3/7/2014 3/8/2014 3/12/2014 3/17/2014 3/20/2014 3/26/2014 5/1/2014 Technology Challenged? 1-866-232-1833 Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Keeping you up-to-date on all the local and state legislation impacting your real estate community. Login to the IAR Action Center TODAY! Membership Applications 2014 REALTOR Member Application 2014 Secondary REALTOR Member Application 2014 New Affiliate Application May Membership Update 2
New Members Transfers Drops REALTOR Association of Southwestern Illinois 3515 N Belt W Belleville, IL 62226 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ph:618.277.1980 Fax:618.235.6793 www.618realtor.com Keys To Success Short Sale Workshop July 17, 2014 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. RASI Office 3515 North Belt West, Belleville, IL Question & Answer Session To Follow Are you looking to learn more about Short Sales, or do you need a few things clarified? Join us Thursday, July 17, 2014 for Kayser Law Firm's Short Sale Workshop. Topics Include Credit implications of a short sale vs. foreclosure The short sale process explained No two short sales are alike Keys to a successful short sale Every short sale is a legal landmine Foreclosures must be stopped to get short sales approved Bankruptcy...the many ways it can affect a short sale Getting the deficiency waived (debt cancellation) Tax issues with short sales Sandberg, Phoenix, & VonGontard, in conjunction with Kayser Short Sale Law Firm, present... 3
There is no registration fee for this event, but please RSVP so we can anticipate how much seating will be needed. Interested in attending? Please email Kati Schwierjohn at Kati@MyRASI.com. Registration Form Available 2014 Annual Meeting Regency Conference Center 400 Regency Park Drive, O'Fallon, IL Tuesday, August 12, 2014 $15 per person Featuring - Nobu Hata Our 2014 Annual Meeting will be held August 12, 2014 at the O'Fallon Regency Conference Center. Please come and listen to Nobu Hata, a nationally recognized speaker and the Director of Digital Engagement for the National Association of REALTORS, as he speaks about the Top 3 Real Estate Marketing & Tech Trends to Prep for Now. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Leadership Results Leadership results will be announced at the annual membership meetings. Please attend so you can get to know your newly elected officers and directors. School Supply Drive! As in years past, we will be holding a school supply drive for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois. We will be collecting donations at the annual meeting, but if you would like to drop your donations off at the office before 4
August 12, we would gladly accept them. Registration Form School Supply Drive Now thru August 12 Please support the children of our communities by making a donation to the Association's school supply drive anytime from now until August 12. All donations will be given to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwesten Illinois. Bring your school supply donations to the Association Office or bring them with you to the Annual Membership Meeting on August 12 at the Regency Conference Center in O'Fallon, IL. School Supplies List Introducing Your 2015 Officer & Director Candidates Please take a moment to view the below videos and get to know your 2015 Candidates running for Officer and Director positions on your Board of Directors. Elections will be held in August and more details will be coming soon on how to cast your vote. Congratulations! ~Collin Fischer, Judy Ross, and Kelly Wyatt-Bisciotti running for the REALTOR Director position on your Board of Directors ~Doug Payne running for President-Elect ~Mike Gross running for Secretary/Treasurer ~Scott Schindler and Debra Cauley-Shevlin running for the Affiliate 5
Director position on your Board of Directors We wish you all the best of luck and thank you for your support and devotion to our Association. Save-the-Date 2014-2015 Installation Banquet August 21, 2014 Please mark your calendars for August 21, 2014. Our annual installation banquet will be held at Fischer's restaurant in Belleville, IL. More details will be coming soon. Volunteer Opportunity Rebuilding Together The REALTOR Association of Southwestern Illinois and Rebuilding Together Southwest Illinois have teamed up to do a community project in Belleville. On August 2, 2014, these groups will be scraping the paint off a home, and on August 9, 2014, they will be painting it. We are looking for volunteers to come out and be involved in this project. If you plan to volunteer, please email Deb Frazier at Deb@MyRASI.com for more details about where and when to meet. Also, t-shirts will be provided, so please let Deb know what size you'll need by Monday, July 21, 2014. We need YOUR help! Quarterly Invoices Are Available Please keep an eye out for your July - September Quarterly Invoice that will be emailed this week. If you do not receive your invoice, you may log onto www.618realtor.com to view/pay your invoice. For assistance with logging in, please review the 'How To Log In' instructions below. If you are still having trouble viewing your invoice, or if you have any questions, please contact the association office by calling 618.277.1980 or by emailing info@myrasi.com. 6
How To Log In To www.618realtor.com REALTOR Association of Southwestern Illinois Member Benefit The Voice for Real Estate Brought to you by... National Association of REALTORS The National Association of REALTORS recently launched a new video program called, The Voice for Real Estate. The new program will spotlight top legistlative, regulatory, and legal issues that NAR is working on, and summarize recent research findings. As the Voice for Real Estate launches, a new episode will be broadcast twice a month. Later this year they hope to broadcast 3 episodes per month. Please check out the video above and feel free to share this valuable information with your clients. Episode 1: RESPA Fines Growing Student Debt & What NAR is Doing About It Internet Speed Nuetrality & Equality Existing Home Sales For more information about the Voice For Real Estate, please visit www.realtor.org. Tailgate Party Pack! Enter For Chance To Win! 7
Scam Alert Wire Trasfer Scam You could win a Grill, Canopy, & $150 in Schneider Meat Products! The REALTOR Political Action Committee (RPAC) is holding a raffle for an awesome Tailgate Party Pack. You could win a Coleman RoadTrip Gas Grill, Pop-Up Canopy, and $150 in Schneider Meat products. Tickets are $10 each, and can be purchased at the association office. The winning ticket will be pulled at our Annual Meeting August 12, 2014. Tickets = $10 each We recently received a tip that hackers are breaking into attorney's computers and changing the wiring insutructions and sending closing money to an off shore account. To avoid falling victim to this scam, it is best to call the title company and confirm the wiring instructions before having a bank send the money. Please be careful and stay alert! RPAC fights for REALTORS and private property owners' rights. Please consider contributing to the cause and purchase your chance to win the Tailgate Party Pack. If you have any questions, please contact your local Government Affairs Director, Kyle Anderson, by calling 618.277.1980 or by email at kanderson@iar.org. SIR/MLS, Inc. Is Going Mobile July 31, 2014 As of July 31, 2014, the SIR/MLS Inc. office location in Collinsville, IL will be no more. The staff at SIR/MLS, Inc. believes that, by making this move, they will be better able to serve you where you need it and when you need it. Over the last few years SIR/MLS Inc. has been testing different phone systems and cloud storage systems to find those that will best suit their needs and that will provide uninterrupted service to its members. To read more about SIR/MLS, Inc.'s decision and how it will 8
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