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January's Continuing Education Classes
Successful Real Estate Marketing Tactics & Strategies
Chris Ripley
January 17, 2007
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
0 clock hours
$20 member/$25 non-member
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
Synopsis: Find out how to increase your bottom line with improved marketing skills. Develop marketing strategies & techniques to maximize the sales potential of your listings and learn how to measure your marketing success. This class is not approved for continuing education clock hour credits.
FHA & VA Financing Updates
Bill Hocker
January 24, 2007
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
3 clock hours
Approved Topic: F) Professional Enhancement for practicing licensees.
$40 member/$50 non-member
Additional $5 fee for walk-ins
Synopsis: After 4 years of VA and FHA financing receiving less that favorable acceptance, market conditions now suggest knowing the ins and outs of VA and FHA is important. Attendees will be fully updated on all the VA and FHA changes over the last four years.
Click here to see the rest of SMAR's Continuing Education Schedule.
To register you may contact Hannah Sanders at 888-340-8727 or register online at the above link.
SMAR Membership Survey Winner Announced
Congratulations to Mike Cook, Long & Foster Real Estate, Solomons, Maryland, who just won a $100.00 gasoline card for being one of the SMAR members who responded to our recent survey. Mike's name was randomly chosen from among those who responded. The response rate to our survey was very good and indicated that 83% of the members presently believe the value of membership in the Association is Excellent/Good, with only 1% giving a rating of Poor value.
One Day and Contractor Codes
Be very cautious when issuing a one-day code or contractor code. These codes are essentially "keys to the house." Verify the contact information provided by the party requesting the code is correct.
Ensure that the party requesting the code is who he or she claims to be. Take a number and call them back. Call the office and verify that the person works there. Remind the recipient that the code is for their own use and is not to be given or loaned to anyone else. Misuse of these codes is a serious violation of your fiduciary responsibility to the homeowner and could endanger the homeowner, the property and its contents as well as other people.
Maryland Association of REALTORS®
Presents
MAR TOWN MEETING
Monday, February 12, 2007
11:30 am - 3:00 pm - lunch included
Greenbelt Marriott, Greenbelt, Maryland
You know that question that you have been yearning to ask MAR Leadership, well here's your opportunity to do so! Come join your colleagues from Howard County, Greater Capital Area and Prince George's Associations for an informal lunch and meet the MAR Leadership and find out the answers to those questions. Whether it's a legislative, legal, help me, or a when, or why question, this is the time and place to get your answers. Don't let this opportunity slip away?.No question will be left unanswered.
Register: This Town Meeting will include members from Howard County, Greater Capital Area, Prince George's County and Southern Maryland Associations. Space is limited to the first 165. To register call Tera Swann at 301-870-2323 or 888-340-8727.
Local CRS Classes
Please note date & location below for a local CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) class. For registration information please contact Cindy Sellers, from the Maryland Association of REALTORS®, at 1-800-638-6425.
CRS 200: Business Planning and Marketing for the Residential Specialist
Date: January 18 & 19, 2007 (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM both days)
Location: Colony South Hotel, 7401 Surratts Road, Clinton, MD 20735
SentriLock Training Schedule
SentriLock Training is mandatory and consists of a 20-minute video plus hands on demonstration. You may call Ronnie Miles at 888-340-8727 to schedule for any one of the following classes:
Thursday, January 18th - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 25th - 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 31st - 1:30 p.m.
Download an order form, please click here.
Winter Coat Drive
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The Community Relations/CARE Award Committee of SMAR is sponsoring a Winter Coat Drive. Coats are donated to the Children's Aid Society. Now through January 31, 2007, donate your coats, scarves, gloves and hats (must be clean and in good condition) to one of the following locations:
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Calvert County
Long and Foster
2810 Laurian Lane
Dunkirk, MD
Long and Foster
Fox Run Shopping Center
100 Harrows Lane
Prince Frederick, MD
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Charles County
Davis Realty
40 St. Patrick's Drive
Waldorf, MD |
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St. Mary's County
Leonard Realty
22607 Three Notch Road
California, MD 20619
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