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COMMUNITY CALENDAR |
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Here
is a list of opportunities for you to give back
to and/or become involved in your community. |
January 31
Final day for offices to collect donations for
GCAAR's tsunami relief project
January 31
Benefit Cabaret
for
Tsunami Relief at Mimi's Bistro, 2120 P
St. NW
Featuring cast members of Shakespeare Theatre's
"Lorenzaccio" and special guests.
Cocktails at 6 p.m.,
Performance at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $100 (tax
deductible!) Proceeds benefit UNICEF.
For more information
and/or to order tickets online,
click here
or call The
Shakespeare Theatre Box Office at 202.547.1122,
option 3.
February 1
Members begin mailing in all checks for GCAAR's
tsunami relief project
Ongoing
Housing & Community Initiatives
new
and low-income homebuyer class schedule
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If
you are involved in an organization you would
like to have spotlighted in this calendar,
please e-mail us at
awarren@gcaar.com
to let us know about it.
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Daily Real Estate Headlines From Inman News
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January 24, 2005
In This Week's Issue:
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We
strongly encourage you to attend to learn about
the most recent changes to GCAAR forms. Randy
Rothstein (Paragon Title) will explain the revisions
and clarify how to properly use the
forms. |
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Brokers and Managers
Wednesday,
January 26, 1 to 2:30 p.m. |
Agents
Thursday,
January 27, 1 to 2:30 p.m. |
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 Tsunami Relief
Project Update
We extend a gracious "Thank you" to all
overachiever members who have already mailed in their donations.
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TOTAL DONATIONS: |
$4,951 |
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OFFICES
PARTICIPATING: |
11 |
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MEMBERS
PARTICIPATING: |
144 |
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Offices with 100% participation:
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Avery-Hess, REALTORS® |
MONDAY, JANUARY 31 is the deadline for
collecting GCAAR REALTORS®
Care tsunami relief donations in your office (we will also accept
donations at the GCAAR Board Installation on Tuesday, February 1).
We ask that brokers/managers send their checks in shortly after that.
GCAAR is absorbing all costs
associated with collection so that every penny is used to
aid homeless and/or parentless children via
Save The Children.
Please make all donations in the form of a check
and
payable to "Save
The Children." All
donations to tsunami relief funds made before January 31 may be counted as
part of your 2004 tax
returns.
Also, ask your
broker if your company is participating in a donation match program.
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Need
Talking Points for Tsunami Relief?
 Visit
our new
GCAAR Cares Web section, or click on the
icon to the right. NOTE: You will start
to notice this icon popping up all over our Web
site. These links will provide you easy,
bulletpoint facts to support REALTOR®-beneficial
initiatives and arguments.
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SAVE THE DATE: Second Annual DC
Legislative Conference
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Click here to download an
Outlook reminder for this event
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The afternoon of Wednesday, February 23
at the J.W. Marriott Hotel (Freedom Plaza,
corner of 14th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. NW).
Schedule is still tentative. A panel of DC
Council members will discuss issues most relevant
to real estate and our members. A reception will
follow for you to meet, greet and bend an ear of
several politicos. Registration information
forthcoming.
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REALTOR®
Workstation Being Turned Off April 4
MRIS announces that REALTOR®
Workstation will be turned off:
Monday, April 4, 2005
Over 80% of MRIS' daily search activity is
now conducted on Matrix. Thanks to three major enhancement releases during
2004, Matrix functionality now far exceeds that of REALTOR®
Workstation. Please make your move to Matrix.
Take advantage of the multiple training options, if you
have not done so already.
Click here for more information.
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MAR 2005 Legislative Day: MONDAY
Monday, January 31. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. begins the program at 3:30 p.m. at the Loews Hotel in
Annapolis Reception immediately following the program begins at 6 p.m.
Meet your Senators and to discuss your issues of concern. COST: $15 cost for reception guests who did not receive a
mailed invitation. The reception includes hors d'oeuvres, drinks and a free
valet parking coupon. If you are interested in attending either the program
or the reception, please contact Kim Dansker at 1.800.638.6425 or e-mail
kim.dansker@mdrealtor.org.
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RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES:
Md. Tax Loophole Targeted Again
Out-of-State Companies Avoiding Levies on Real Estate Sales, Costing Your Clients More
Click here to read more
Want to make sure this legislation is defeated? DONATE TO RPAC! Make sure we have the political power to protect you, your clients and your business interests.
Thank you to our recent significant contributors (but we need your pledge as well):
- Carole Maclure, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. (Golden 'R')*
- Elizabeth Blakeslee, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (Sterling 'R')*
- Chuck Ebert, GCAAR (Sterling 'R')*
- Susann H. Haskins, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. (Sterling 'R')*
- Joseph Himali, Best Address Real Estate LLC (Sterling 'R')*
- Adrian Hunnings, W.C. & A.N. Miller Development (Sterling 'R')*
- James K. Kneussl Jr., Weichert, REALTORS® (Sterling 'R')*
- Christopher Jeffries, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. (Sterling 'R')*
- Barbara Miles, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (Sterling 'R')*
- Holly Worthington, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. (Sterling 'R')*
- Liz Brent, Evers & Co. Real Estate, Inc. (Capital Club)*
- Mary Rudolph, GCAAR (Capital Club)*
*Your association leaders who believe strongly in the strength of RPAC.
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2005 Board of Directors Installation Rescheduled For
Next Tuesday
February
1
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the GCAAR Conference Center, 8757
Georgia Avenue, Suite 600, Silver Spring. Numerous local, state and regional
association executives will be in attendance.
Everyone is invited! Complimentary
beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres will be available. Complimentary valet parking
available at the Crowne Plaza-Silver Spring next door. REALTOR® Store and service
area will be open during the installation.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT SERIES
(formerly Brown Bag Lunch Series)
Second Wednesday of each month beginning February
9.
Noon to 1:30 p.m. at the GCAAR Conference Center,
Silver Spring.
Lunch provided by
CorTitle.
Head over to the GCAAR office, have lunch on
us and
discuss current market conditions, hot topics of the
day and network with fellow agents. Bring business
cards and hot sheets.
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED & NO CHARGE FOR GCAAR MEMBERS!
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AFFILIATES:
One of the Best Opportunities of the Year Is
Almost Gone! |
This month's spotlight:
Capital Area REALTOR®
(March/April issue)
GCAAR's bi-monthly newspaper
Each issue is mailed directly to all 9,500+
members. The March/April issue will also
have the 2005 Leadership Directory inserted
into it. This issue is one of the most
sought after of the year because it is two
publications arriving in one neat package.
HURRY―Ad reservation deadline is Friday,
January 28. Artwork deadline: Wednesday,
February 2.
Click here for all the
details.
Other opportunities to grow your business
include:
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If you ever need to find advertising and
sponsorship information on GCAAR.com, a link is conveniently located at the
bottom of the left navigation bar. Click on
"Advertising & Sponsorships." |
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VAR/NVAR
Offers CRS Course
CRS 210: Building an Exceptional Customer Service
Referral Business - March 1-2, 2005 Building an Exceptional Customer Service
Referral Business is a highly interactive course designed to deliver all the
essentials for refocusing the student’s business plan to a customer service
centered, repeat and referral business. The information provided will help
identify the expectations of the “new consumer,” the “new behaviors” necessary
to meet those expectations and specific systems to make the agent’s business
more productive, more profitable and more enjoyable.
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Attracting a higher caliber client
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Meeting the expectations of the “new
consumer”
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Dialogues and strategies for building a
referral database
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Delivery systems to generate a successful
referral business
Date:
March 1-2, 2005
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: NVAR-Herndon Center
520 Huntmar Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
For more information or to register
for this class, please
click
here.
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Speaking of Designations...
GCAAR will offer courses for the following designations this year: ABR, CRS, GRI.
Information will be finalized soon. Stay tuned!
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FREE Tax Advice Rescheduled; de Marlor Named One of Most Talented In the
World
Due to the rescheduling of the GCAAR 2005 Board of Directors Installation, we
must now cancel the February 1 FREE TAX ADVICE session from Linda de Marlor. We
apologize for any inconvenience and strongly encourage you to attend the
March 1
tax advice session.
ALSO: Art & Style Magazine
recently named Linda de Marlor as #58 on its list of 2004's "66 Hottest and Most
Talented Women of the Year," among such celebrities as Oprah, Shania Twain,
Christina Aguilera, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts.
Click here for the entire list.
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DC Area
Named Top Market... AGAIN
For the third consecutive year, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real
Estate (AFIRE) named
Washington, DC as the world’s top urban real estate market. AFIRE’s
annual survey examines low vacancy rates, increased value in real estate and
global investment.
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Increase your arsenal!
This week's focus: Tracking Traffic & Transportation
- Yahoo! Traffic:
Click here
- Get live traffic information with DC's Webcams:
Click
here
- Montgomery County transportation e-mail
updates:
Click here
- Washington Post Metro Traffic:
Click
here
- Maryland State Highway Administration's
"Traveler Information" (includes incident reports, lane closures, traffic
cameras, local weather images, current traffic speeds on major highways and
highway billboard messages):
Click here
- Trafficland.com (hundreds of cameras of major
intersections from Hampton Roads, VA, to Baltimore)
Click here
- Locate a towed vehicle in DC:
Click here
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