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Don't forget to take advantage of our Buy 8, Get 8.  Purchase and take 8 hours of CE in 2010 and get 8 hours free if completed in 2010.  This is a special Right Tools, Right Now program for DAAR Members only. Click on Calendar or Register for Classes to the left.

 

Understanding the New Rules of the Short Sale Game: What Major Players Are Doing to Increase Activity

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Bank of America and Freddie Mac explain their plans and procedures for the new government short sales program during this live audio conference.

When: Monday February 22 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM
Where: DAAR Training Room

Leading market players to discuss their approaches, including:

Staff from the Loudoun County Assessor's office provided the latest on property assessments to members during DAAR's Lunch Matters this week. Todd Kaufman, Loudoun County's Assessor, Jennifer Sanderson, CAMA Administrator and Jim White, Supervising Appraiser, provided a snapshot of residential and commercial property assessments along details of their new cost-effective, award-winning streamlined appeals process. To learn more, please see the presentations from the event.  Thank you to Charles Fincher, Monarch Title, Leesburg, VA for sponsoring the event and providing lunch.

DAAR has partnered with Prince William and Fredericksburg Associations to bring you 9 GRI modules in 2010, all of which are drivable without the requirement of a hotel stay. Add to that the three electives offered in Herndon and you have a schedule just for you. Perhaps this is the time to make a promise to yourself to complete your GRI.  The complete GRI schedule can be found at VAR, but here is a schedule designed with you in mind:

Are you ready to launch your career in real estate? To obtain a real estate sales person's license in Virginia an individual must be at least 18 years of age, a high school graduate or equivalent, successfully complete a 60-hour course in the Principles and Practices of Real Estate, pass a state exam and become affiliated with a real estate broker in Virginia.

Loudoun County's Department Housing and Community Development will discuss a number of housing opportunity programs available for your clients on Wednesday, October 28th, 10-11:30 am at DAAR.

The special meeting will highlight properties available through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, down-payment and closing cost assistance and home improvement programs. Featured speakers include Kelly Marrocco, Project Manager, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Loudoun County Government and Dawn Klassen, Land Acquisition Manager, Office of Capital Construction Loudoun County Government.  Registration is free.  Sign-up today.

Mark your calendars for the 2009 DAAR Economic Summit and Annual Meeting scheduled for Friday, October 30th from 8:00 am - 11:30 pm at the Loudoun County School Administration Building in Ashburn. A panel of top experts will discuss national, regional and local market trends and projections for 2010 and beyond.  Speakers include John McClain, Senior Fellow, George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis, Greg Stratton, Research Economist, National Association of REALTORS® and Rosemary deButts, DAAR's Housing Market Consultant.  Registration fee ($20 for members/$25 for non-members) includes breakfast.   Sign-up today!

Have you heard the buzz?? The word is quickly spreading that Listingbook is finally here! Hundreds of local agents have already given THOUSANDS of client's accounts - make sure you're here for this EARLY opportunity, too!
 
With Listingbook, agents stay in control and in the know with Listingbook as their client-servicing and client-management application.  Agents supply their clients with reliable, personalized and current market information from the MLS database, while guiding and monitoring their client's activity.

Congratulations to the following members for completing the New Member Orientation Course this week.  They were sworn in as REALTORS® after completing their requirement for membership in the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® and are now officially recognized as having REALTOR® status by DAAR, Virginia Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®:

Internet communications expert Tony Arko of Market Advantage Real Estate and author of www.realdiablog.com and www.loudounstats.com navigated members through a maze of the latest blogging, social media and social networking websites, such as Google Reader , TypePad, Wordpress, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter, to help maximize communication with consumers about their real estate business during DAAR's September Lunch and Learn.  From blogging to social networking, Arko discussed how these sites enable REALTORS® to express who they are to consumers looking to buy and sell real estate.  "Blogging is another arrow in your quiver" said Arko who uses his blogs as a way to communicate with past and future clients and as a useful real estate resource for homebuyers and sellers. To get started on this new trend in communications, visit http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/  For a list of resources on this subject visit
http://realdiablog.typepad.com/weblog/social-media-resource-gui.html