Eastern Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS®

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that we have entered into a subscription with Bev Spickard's our Register of Deeds for Wilson County. This will allow our Realtor members to have access to www.WilsonDeeds.com website with the association covering the cost of the service. (details)

RPAC 99'er Dinner

Mark your calendar for September 23rd to join us at the home of Anita & Dr. Tate for the 2008 RPAC Dinner.

Enjoy dinner pool side from 6:00 - 8:00.

Those eligible to attend is anyone who gives $99.00 or more to RPAC for 2008 by September 12, 2008. Those who are eligible may bring a guest, also.

Get your personal checks, made payable to RPAC, into the Association office, so you and your guest will be invited to attend this gathering.

REALTOR® Magazine announces the 2008 Good Neighbor Award Finalist -
Look Who Made the List!!

Good Neighbor Awards The Good Neighbor Awards recognize REALTORS® who've made an extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of life in their communities through volunteer work. Five winners will receive $10,000 grants for their cause. Application deadline is May 22, 2009.

Congratulations to the 10 Good Neighbor Award finalists. Beginning next week, we will profile one of the finalists each week. Check back here to read their stories. In October, five of these finalists will be named winners, who will receive $10,000 grants for their charities. The remaining five honorable mentions will receive $2,500.

Mary E. Bacon, Bob Parks Realty, LLC, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Mt. Juliet Help Center
Lei Barry, Keller Williams Real Estate, Blue Bell, Penn., Inter-Faith Housing Alliance
H. Burton Foster, Century 21 Gold Standard, East Aurora, N.Y., Matthew Foster Foundation
Scott and Robin Gwaltney, Coldwell Banker at Your Service Realty, Ltd., Rochester, Minn., Rochester Better Chance
Reita Hutson, John Hall and Associates, Scottsdale, Az., Gabriel's Dream, Inc...
Victor Kee, Pete Anderson Realty, Inc., Astoria, Ore., Sunday Supper and Sunday Meals on Wheels
Caroline McCartney, GSH Real Estate Corp., Norfolk, Va., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
John Neibarger, Key Properties, REALTOR®, Johnstown, Ohio, Mary E. Babcock Library, Inc.
David Pap, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Cambridge, Mass., Cambridge Housing Assistance Fund
Sheila Stevens, Prudential Georgia Realty, Suwanee, Ga., The Sport of Giving, Inc

LOCAL CALL TO ACTION~

Food Drive planned at the Mt. Juliet Crye-Leike REALTORS office on Saturday, August 30th from 8:00am - 3:00pm

Please help us restock the shelves at the Mt. Juliet Help Center - so they can continue in their good work and provide food for our neighbors in need. Details

2009 REALTOR® Dues Help

The Association Office has started taking dues from agents for 2009..... Payments must be in increments of at least $50.00 .

Dues for NAR media fee will go up $5.00 and TAR dues will go up $15.00 for Issues Mobilization.... so your total dues for 2009 will be $20.00 more than in 2008.

Total dues will be $451.00 and there will be an additional line item for RPAC of $15.00, which is voluntary contribution....the grand total will be $466.00

NAR and TAR have strict guidelines that every Association must abide by and all dues are due on 12/01/08 for your 2009 dues.

If you choose to leave the business by the end of 2008, we will refund all payments you have made towards your 2009 dues.

NAR Code of Ethics Renewal Due by 12/31/08

FYI, everyone must complete the NAR Code of Ethic class by 12/31/08! This course is required every four years for every member to keep their membership in NAR.

If you have taken Orientation in the past four years , you met this education requirement from NAR. If you have taken certain GRI classes they count also as well as Professional Standards Training. You can call our office and Cher or Debbie can tell you if you already have credit for taking this course this renewal period.

Any agent can go on line to www.realtor.org and at the bottom or the home page under ”Do It Online” you can click of “Take Code of Ethic Training” then click on Quadrennial REALTOR® Ethics Training and it is FREE