Southern Maryland Association Of Realtors

SMAR Weekly Update for the Week of April 5, 2010

4/6/2010

 

 
 
 SMAR Weekly Update
 
 April 5, 2010 
 
In this Issue
Training
Member Services
REALTORS Store
 Now in the REALTOR Store
Revolving Crystal Paperweight (lighted)
Open House Directional Signs w/ metal stand
Company Sign Post Business Card holder (customized with your company logo)
Outdoor Brochure Box
Take One/Leave One Stands
Qualifier Plus IIIx - Advanced Residential Finance Calculator
Info Pak
Saint Joseph Home Seller
A-Frame Signs $27.00
Promotional Flags $13.95


Payment may be made by Check, Visa, MasterCard or Cash.

Call Ronnie today at    1-888-340-8727, 301-870-2323 or 301-274-4406 for any questions.
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 ABR Designation Courses at SMAR!
Take advantage of this special course rate for the month of May!
Click here to download the registration form or click here to register online.
2-Day Core Course
May 12 & 13, 2010
8:30 am - 5 pm both days
6 clock hours*
Cost: $215 (includes breakfast and lunch)
The cornerstone of buyer representation education, this comprehensive course covers this specialty top to bottom and is required to earn the ABR® or ABRMSM designations. Topics include:
- Evolution of Buyer Representation
- Office Policy, Standard of Care & Risk Management
- Building & Maintaining Buyer Representation Business
- Services Provided
- Changing an Agency Role
- Negotiating
e-Buyer Elective Course
May 14, 2010
9 am - 4 pm
Cost: $85
Learn how internet-savvy buyers are using online sources and prepare yourself to transact business with an emerging market segment. Don't let technology keep you from marketing to a growing niche.
Topics include:
- Tools of the New Economy
- Predictive Modeling
- E-Business
- Finding the e-Buyer
- A Changing Consumer Demographic
- Customer Confidentiality 
Why should YOU earn the Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) Designation?  
 Answer:  The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded by the Real Estate BUYER'S AGENT Council (REBAC), an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS®, to real estate practitioners who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.
The overall goals of the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) Designation course are to:
- Prepare real estate professionals to represent buyer-clients in real estate transactions and provide the quality of service and degree of fidelity to buyers that sellers have customarily enjoyed.
 - Offer ideas and methods for building a buyer representation business. 
 - Develop a self-customized tool for conducting a buyer counseling session.
Who you are, and what you are, makes a big difference.  ABR® after your name tells buyers that you'll provide the attentive service they expect!
Upon completion of the two-day course and successfully passing the exam, you will have achieved ABR® candidate status, a three-year period during which you must fulfill the educational and experiential requirements to earn the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) Designation awarded by the Real Estate Buyerís Agent Council, Inc.
Contact REBAC (http://rebac.net/how_to_get_your_abr.cfm) for complete information on designation requirements.
* The 2-Day Core Course is approved for 6 clock hours of Topic F) Professional enhancement for practicing licensees.  Obtaining the Continuing Education Certificate is contingent on successfully passing each course final exam with at least an 80%.
 

Yard Sale to Benefit the Red Cross
Sponsored by SMAR's Community Relations Committee
Date: Saturday, April 24   7am -2pm
Location: Rte 301 at 10665 Stanhaven Place, White Plains, MD  (next to RE/MAX 100)
Yard Sale Options
* For a fee of $20.00 you may reserve a space - table will be provided
* For $10.00 you may reserve a space - you bring your own table
* You may donate items by calling one of the following members:
(we are not accepting clothing)
If you have large items to be picked up please contact one of the members listed below:
Rita Ilg - rita.ilg@longandfoster.com - (301) 785-2550
Dessie Herbert - dessie_herbert@countrywide.com - (301) 938-7736
Pepe Gandara - josgandara@aol.com - (240) 416-1199
Terrie Leonard - leonard@leonardrealty.com - (301) 904-1910
If you have questions or would like to help at the yard sale, please send an email to information@smarweb.org
 

MRIS Computer Training Lab
 
Located at SMAR Headquarters - 8440 Old Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD  20637 

Thursday, May 6, 2010
Internet Strategies to Grow Your Business featuring Active Agent  - 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Capturing the International Market featuring Lingo - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

To Register - www.mris.com/training/schedule
Take advantage of the MRIS Training Lab's convenient location to learn more about MRIS programs and services.  
 

Renovation Financing
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Diana Rucci
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
3 clock hours
Approved Topic: F) Professional enhancement for practicing licensees
$40 members/$50 non-member     
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
This course covers FHA 203K & conventional renovation, the application process, how renovation benefits REALTORS®, buyers and sellers and much more!
 
Fair Housing, ADA & Predatory Lending
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sharon Martlock
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
3 clock hours
Approved Topic: C) Fair Housing Law
$40 members/$50 non-member     
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
This course satisfies the MD Real Estate Commission's clock hour requirement of "Topic C: Fair Housing Law."
 
MD Ethics, Flipping, & Predatory Lending
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sharon Martlock
1:30 - 4:30 pm
3 clock hours
Approved Topic: D) Real estate ethics or professional standards
$40 members/$50 non-member 
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
This course covers the MD Real Estate Commission's requirement for the 3 hour Ethics course which needs to include Flipping and Predatory Lending.  This course also satisfies the NAR Code of Ethics requirement.
 
RESPA: MD Law & Regulation
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Sharon Martlock
9:30 - 11:30 am
2 clock hours
Approved Topic: A) Federal, state or local legislative issues
$20 members/$25 non-member     
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
This course covers 2 hours of the 3 hours of the mandatory Topic A.  To complete the requirement for Topic A, please see the "Legislative Update" course held on May 15th beginning at 11:45 am.
 
Legislative Update
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Sharon Martlock
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
1.5 clock hours
Approved Topic: A) Federal, state or local legislative issues
$20 members/$25 non-member     
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
This course covers 1.5 hours of the 3 hours of the mandatory Topic A.  To complete the mandatory requirement for Topic A, please see the "RESPA" course on May 15th beginning at 9:30 am.
 
Click here to register online or click here to view the rest of the Continuing Education Schedule.
Online Continuing Education Classes are available through SMAR.  Click here to get more information.
 
 
 
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