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Volume 26, Issue 8 — august 2019

REALTOR NEWS

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Education

Appraiser CE ~ Mark Your Calendars for Oct 24th & 30th

Need Appraiser CE? RANW will have classes on October 24th and 30th this fall. Save the dates!

Events

Don't Miss Out on RANW Golf Outings! REGISTER TODAY!

Join us this summer for our Annual RANW Golf Outings!

Fox Valley: Tuesday, August 6th at Royal Saint Patrick's Golf Links
Click Here to Register!
Fond du Lac: Thursday, August 22nd at Rolling Meadows Golf Course
Click Here to Register!
Oshkosh: Thursday, September 12th at Utica Golf Course
Click Here to Register!

Mark Your Calendars for Other Upcoming Popular RANW Events!

Thursday, December 5th
Thursday, December 12th Fond du Lac Holiday Party
Green Bay Holiday Party

WRA Annual Convention ~ September 10-11th, Wisconsin Dells

Real estate is always an adventure. Ready for your adventure? Enhance your bottom line? Resolve disputes? Increase productivity?
If these are on your list of goals - and why wouldn't they be? - your practice can't miss the WRA's annual convention on September 10-11th in Wisconsin Dells. With two days of opportunities for learning, networking and business strategies, you'll leave with convention takeaways that will lead you down the adventure trail to real estate success!

Win a Free Pass to WRA's Annual Convention ~ September 10-11th FREE Pass Drawing

To enter your name into the free convention pass drawing, please email or fax your name, office and phone number to Cheryl at (cdreger@ranw.org or 739-9157) by August 20th. See criteria and submission details click here.

NAR REALTORS Conferences & Expo ~ Nov 8-11th

"Imagine the Possibilities" is the theme for this year's event. The tagline and design concept is meant to be inspirational and fun. It connects with San Francisco's culture and vibe - both past and present - in that the city has been (and continues to be) known for opportunity and innovation.
This is also what attendees can expect at this year's event - the opportunity to obtain innovative tools that will enhance their businesses. IMAGINE what four days can do for you! Click here for registration, event details and hotel information.

Thank You for Making our June 20th Timber Rattlers Fundraiser Such a HUGE Success!

The RANW Make-A-Wish Fundraiser at the Timber Rattlers Game on June 20th was SOLD OUT thanks to the generous sponsors, the committee and the 800+ people who attended the event! Thank you to all for your support!

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors
Cornerstone Mortgage, LLC
Closing and Title Services, LLC
Finance of America
First American Title Company | Evans Title Division
Nicolet National Bank
Stewart Title

Gold Sponsors
Ace Home Inspections, LLC
Assurance Title Services, Inc.
Bank First
GEC Home Inspections, LLC
Inlanta Mortgage
M&I Mutual Mortgage
National Exchange Bank & Trust
Old National Bank
RANW MLS
Schmitt Title, LLC
U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation

Silver Sponsors
Absolute Home Inspections
A-Max Home Inspections, LLC
Associated Bank
Basten Home Inspection, Inc.
Bay Title & Abstract, Inc.
Brian's Home Inspection, Inc

Dominion Title Services
Executive Mortgage
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
Guardian Home Inspections
Hansen Home Inspection & Foundation Services
Herrling Clark Law Firm, LTD
Home Warranty Inc

Inspect-Rite
Johnson Financial Group
Midwest Title Group
The House Detective, LLC
Valley Pro Home Inspections
Women's Council of Realtors® Fox Valley
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Thank You for Participating in the 2019 Green Bay Golf Outing!

Your participation in the July 17th Green Bay Golf Outing is so appreciated! Thank you to all of our sponsors, the committee, and all those that attended the outing!

Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Hole Sponsors:
Universal Home Protection
AmeriCU Mortgage
Nicolet National Bank
Cornerstone Mortgage, LLC
Bay Title & Abstract, Inc.
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Denmark State Bank
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Marine Credit Union
AMEC Home Loans
Dominion Title & Exchange, LLC
Midwest Title Group
Inlanta Mortgage, Inc
Associated Bank
Finance of America Mortgage, LLC
Closing and Title Services, LLC

Breakfast Sponsor: Bank First
Driving Range Sponsor: A-Max Home Inspections, LLC
Lunch Sponsor: First American Title Insurance | Evans Title Division
Dinner Sponsor: Guaranteed Rate, Inc
Beverages Sponsor: Liberty Title & Abstract, Inc

Government Affairs

Wisconsin's Direct Giver Program

We are in the final stretch of RANW's Direct Giver Fundraising period, and we have only reached 50% of our goal. Soon we will be sending out the Association dues bills and then Direct Giver contributions "fall off the radar". Candidates are already fundraising for upcoming elections and they need your support now more than ever, so please send in your Direct Giver checks today. The WRA Direct Giver Program provides an alternative to an RPAC contribution for members who:
- wish to retain full control and direction over who will receive their political contributions.
- wish to give personal contributions to candidates for local and state elections and at the same time benefit the REALTORS® Association.

Direct Giver Process
1. Solicitations: The minimum contribution is $100.00.
2. Checks: Checks can be used and must be made to the WRA Direct Giver Program (not RPAC). Checks can be sent to RANW, W6124 Aerotech Dr., Appleton, WI 54914.
3. Credit Cards: You may also pay on-line via credit card. Click here and login to the WRA site. Or you can call Jennifer at 920.739.9108 with your credit card information and she will take care of it.
4. Control: Contributions to the Direct Giver Program are deposited in a separate bank account from RPAC contributions. Structurally, the WRA then acts like a bank, with disbursements permitted only with the explicit authorization of the contributor. That is, you retain full control on how your direct giver money is spent.
5. Directing Contributions: Contributors may at any time direct their contributions, in whole or in part, to any candidate for local, state or federal office. When disbursing funds, contributors can email or call RANW or WRA to indicate how they wish their money to be distributed.

MLS

Primary Contact Email Limit - Help Tips

As part of the 5.71 release, Paragon has implemented changes to limit agents' ability to enter an email address as PRIMARY for more than one contact. This was done to prevent conflicts impacting collaboration center logins. In doing this, agents have reported impacts to a few workflows.We have recapped those here, along with how to resolve them.

Agent Notification
Description: Agents are setting up multiple contacts using their own Email address as primary for Market alerts
Issue: The number of saved searches per contact is limited, forcing agents to create multiple contacts
Resolution: Paragon has significantly increased the number of saved searches allowed per contact to ensure members can continue to utilize Paragon notification functionality to support this workflow. This was done for all members, across all Clients, based on an analysis of current usage.

Agent Preview
Description: Some agents have inserted their Email address as the primary address for Client contacts in Paragon to intercept and preview listing notifications.
Issue: The Collab Center uses the client Email address as a user name, so this approach is not recommended.
Resolution: Paragon offers workflows specifically designed for this workflow called Agent Preview. Please see the Paragon video below (https://vimeo.com/344578185)

Duplicate Clients
Description: Agents have a contact already in their contact list with this Email address as Primary
Issue: Typically, the agent has an older, inactive contact in the system with this address
Resolution: If your MLS view of contacts defaults to ACTIVE-ONLY, agent must toggle to include inactive contacts to view and resolve the duplicate.

Three RPR® Tips for Your Members

Check out these 3 ways to customize RPR® reports to showcase the exact information their clients require.
1. Customize the report cover photo
2. Add custom pages
3. Select and modify the pages included in your report

HomeBot Webinars

Listing Maintenance Class ~ Wednesday, Sept 25th

LIM (Listing Input and Training) class will be offered on the following Tuesdays from 10 am - 12 pm at our RANW office in Appleton. More information on the LIM program can be found on RANW's website here.

Click here to register for Wednesday, September 25th

MLS Basics Class Offered ~ September 18th

Every MLS may do things a little bit differently, so learn what RANW MLS needs you to know! The MLS Basics class will cover our rules and recommended listing procedures, offer a review of listing data and forms needed to complete your listings, cover some of the basics of using Paragon, and provide info on the Supra lockbox program.
This class is a great supplement to the Listing Input and Maintenance (LIM) training, and can be attended by new as well as long-time members and office admins who might like a refresher course.

Register for MLS Basics from 10 am-12 noon below:
~ Click here to register for Wednesday, September 18th

RPR Now Offers Shared Listing Information

RANW MLS members will now see active and off-market/historical listing data in RPR for the following MLSs:
~ Central Wisconsin Board of REALTORS MLS
~ Northwest Wisconsin MLS
~ South Central Wisconsin MLS

These MLSs will also see RANW MLS data.

Using RPR in "Resimercial"

For members who are "Resimercial" agents: You can toggle between RPR Residential and Commercial for creative ways to serve your clients, be more successful, and close more deals; click here to find out how! http://blog.narrpr.com/tips/how-to-implement-rpr-into-your-resimercial-business

Free RPR Webinars for Residential and Commercial Agents and Brokers

Join these workshops to learn how to leverage these two powerful REALTOR® business tools to your advantage. Learn to easily set-up and connect your RPR and zipForm accounts, and then how to improve your business efficiencies by moving seamlessly between the two.
Click here for an overview of all the various free webinars that RPR offers to REALTORS® or click on a specific specialized link below:
Commercial Agents
Residential Agents
Brokers

HomeBot Webinars

MLS Basics Class Offered ~ August 13th and September 18th

Listing Maintenance Class ~ Tuesday, Aug 20th & Wednesday, Sept 25th

Lockbox Program

Welcome to the Lockbox Program

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Curran Real Estate, LLC
NEW Valuations, Inc.
Wood Appraisal Service, LLC

Affiliate Home Inspector
REALTOR® MLS
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Fond du Lac

Supra Integration with Showing Time in Paragon

Supra is now integrated with our online scheduling system to give you enhanced reporting capabilities! With this new integration, you'll be able to see when your Supra lockboxes were accessed for each of your listings on ShowingTime's Listing Activity Report.

If the date and time the lockbox is accessed matches a scheduled showing, those two activities will be associated with one another. If there was no scheduled showing but he lockbox was accessed, that will also be noted on the Listing Activity Report.

Supra has been enabled at the MLS level for all members, but listing agents will still need to assign their lockboxes to listings by visiting the Supra website: Supraekey.com

Once lockboxes are assigned, follow the steps below for each of your listings:
Step 1: Click on the Listing Setup tab, then Listing Setup in the drop down
Step 2: Select any listing to add Supra iBox information
Step 3: Navigate to the "Access Information" section of the listing's worksheet and under "Access Details" select Supra iBox in the drop down
Step 4: Click Save Changes

Follow these simple steps for each of your listings to receive more detailed Listing Activity Reports!

Enter Your Pin Code Only Once Per Day or Use Your Fingerprint to Open a Lockbox!

Supra has released their first informational video in the educational series "Did you know?"
This month Supra is featuring Corwin Peterson, manager of the Supra contact center. Corwin introduces a how-to video for Supra Biometrics and One Day PIN Code. With this information, you will learn how to enter your pin code only once per day using the eKEY app. You will also learn how to use "biometrics" (your fingerprint) to open a lockbox!
To view the informational video, please visit: http://www.supraekey.com/Media%20Library/Open%20Keybox.mp4

Supra Lockbox One Day Code Versus Reciprocal Access

Any nonmember of RANW who is in a MLS participating in WIREX, is eligible for a one-day code for lockboxes in the RANW MLS service area. This does NOT include nonmembers who are members of Central WI MLS or South Central WI MLS.

Any nonmember in the CENTRAL WI MLS or SOUTH CENTRAL WI MLS is eligible for reciprocal access to the Supra System. For reciprocal access that will last until participating MLSs Supra Lockbox system expires, please contact your primary MLS for set-up. A member of RANW looking to reciprocate with Central or South Central WI MLSs should contact RANW MLS at 920-739-9108 or e-mail aschilling@ranw.org.

For further clarification, please visit our website: http://www.ranw.org/pdf/MLS/LockboxesKeys/NonMemberSupraAccess.pdf

For step by step screenshots on how to give a one-day code to a nonmember agent, please visit: http://www.ranw.org/pdf/MLS/LockboxesKeys/NonMemberSupralockboxAccess.pdf

New Option to Obtain Authorization Code with Supra eKEY

Need an authorization code for Supra eKEY?

Option 1:
Go to Supraekey.com and register using your eKEY serial number and Pin Code.
Your serial number and pin code is activated and provided by your primary MLS office, to Companies and Members participating in the MLS Lockbox and Key Program. Once activated, please keep this information for as long as you have an eKEY.

SupraWEB Single Sign On (SSO) registration
SupraWEB Guide for Agents

Option 2 (NEW):
To obtain an authorization code from the eKEY app:
1. Launch the eKEY app
2. Select Activate eKEY App and the screen below is displayed
3. Enter email address or phone number (E-mail must be on file with RANW, phone number must be office direct)
4. Enter 4-digit PIN
5. Click Submit
You will receive an email or text message (depending on whether you entered an email address or phone number) containing a link. Click that link to automatically authorize the eKEY app.

Membership

RANW Membership Changes

To view all the current membership changes for RANW click here.

Membership Renewal Time Coming Soon!

The annual membership renewal dues will be generated the first week of October. The discounted dues deadline will be Friday, November 15th again this year. Thank you for your membership!

Sincere Condolences

RANW would like to extend its sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of:

~Diane Daul-Wodzinski in the recent passing of her husband. Diane is REALTOR® with Resource One Realty in De Pere.

Congratulations on Your Retirement!

RANW congratulates the following REALTORS® on their recent retirement:

~ Sherry Druckery of Metzler-Hanson Realty in Oconto Falls.
~ Linda Bublitz of Metzler-Hanson Realty in Oconto Falls.

REALTOR Emeritus Applications Due by September 27th

REALTOR® Emeritus is a NAR designation available to any current REALTOR® member in good standing who has been a REALTOR® consistently for at least 40 years in a local board and a member of NAR, who currently serves on a local, state or national association committee.
~ Applications submitted in the years 2015 through 2019 will require proof of one (1) year of service* at the local, state, or National Association level.
* "Service" is defined as serving as an officer, director, committee member, federal political coordinator, president's liaison or regional coordinator to a country with which NAR holds a reciprocal agreement.

In some cases, RANW does not have data from the year a REALTOR® joined, so we don't notify members. If you feel you qualify for REALTOR® Emeritus, please contact Cheryl at cdreger@ranw.org by September 27, 2019. RANW will work with you to complete the application and provide evidence of your 40 years and proof of service to submit to NAR.

BUSINESS RESOURCES

NAR Member Benefits Offers Jeep® Wrangler Special Limited-time Offer

Until Aug. 31, you can get a $500 cash allowance when you buy or lease a 2018 Wrangler. This Jeep® Wrangler offer, brought to you through NAR's REALTOR Benefits® Program, is only for REALTORS®, association staff, and eligible family. FCA isn't offering it to any other membership group.
REALTORS® who take advantage of this offer also receive a two-year vehicle maintenance package. Combined, this benefit is valued at up to $1,000, savings that equal the value of NAR membership dues for more than six years. Plus, the offer is stackable on most current local and national incentives so make sure you negotiate your best deal before mentioning the NAR benefit.
To obtain the benefit, first visit NAR.realtor/RealtorBenefits/FCA for important instructions including documents needed for the dealer to process the cash allowance.

Appraiser

Some Myths and Realities About Real Estate Appraisals and Appraisers

Brought to you by the RANW Appraiser Committee

Myth: Assessed value should equate to market value.
Reality: While most states support the concept that assessed value approximate estimated market value, this often is not the case. Examples include when interior remodeling has occurred and the assessor is unaware of the improvements, or when properties in the vicinity have not been reassessed for an extended period.

Myth: The appraised value of a property will vary, depending upon whether the appraisal is conducted for the buyer or the seller.
Reality: The appraiser has no vested interest in the outcome of the appraisal and should render services with independence, objectivity and impartiality - no matter for whom the appraisal is conducted.

Myth: Market value should approximate replacement cost.
Reality: Market value is based on what a willing buyer likely would pay a willing seller for a particular property, with neither being under pressure to buy or sell. Replacement cost is the dollar amount required to reconstruct a property in-kind.

Myth: In a robust economy - when the sales prices of homes in a given area are reported to be rising by a particular percentage - the value of individual properties in the area can be expected to appreciate by that same percentage.
Reality: Value appreciation of a specific property must be determined on an individualized basis, factoring in data on comparable properties and other relevant considerations. This is true in good times as well as bad.

Myth: You generally can tell what a property is worth simply by looking at the outside.
Reality: Property value is determined by a number of factors, including location, condition, improvements, amenities and market trends.

Myth: Because consumers pay for appraisals when applying for loans to purchase or refinance real estate, they own their appraisal.
Reality: The appraisal is, in fact, legally owned by the lender - unless the lender "releases its interest" in the document. However, lenders must provide property buyers with free copies of appraisals no later than three days before the loan closes.

Myth: Consumers need not be concerned with what is in the appraisal document so long as it satisfies the needs of their lending institution. Reality: Only by reading a copy of their appraisal can consumers double-check its accuracy and question the result. Also, it makes a valuable record for future reference, containing useful and often revealing information - including the legal and physical description of the property, square footage measurements, list of comparable properties, description of the general market area and current market trends in the vicinity.

Myth: Appraisers are hired to provide opinions of value only in situations involving mortgage lending transactions.
Reality: Depending upon their qualifications and designations, appraisers can and do provide a variety of services, including advice for estate planning, dispute resolution, zoning and tax assessment review and cost/benefit analysis.

Myth: Because of their high level of experience and education, Appraisal Institute Designated members charge a premium for their services.
Reality: In today's competitive market, appraisal fees for residential properties are likely to be comparable.
Reprinted from Appraisal Institute, 2016

2019 RANW Appraiser Committee
Lynn Brown, Chair
Brian Carter
David Chase
Matt Hietpas
Gregory Kargus
Kimberly Migas
Jana Niemi, Vice Chair
Carol Rasmussen
Judd Stevenson
Daniel Ziegler

If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Lynn Brown.

Appraiser CE ~ Mark Your Calendars for Oct 24th & 30th

Need Appraiser CE? RANW will have classes on October 24th and 30th this fall. Save the dates!

REAL ESTATE STORE

Time to Purchase Hard Copy Forms is Running Out

Soon RANW will no longer be offering hard copy forms for purchase. The WRA discontinued hard copy forms as of October 1, 2018. We are no longer able to place orders through the WRA. We are selling our remaining forms until we run out. The time to order is now! Please place your orders as soon as possible. Click HERE for forms order form and pricing list and submit to Angela at aschilling@ranw.org.

All forms are also available through your Ziplogix ZipForms account.

Events At a Squint
August
Fox Valley Golf Outing RPR's AI Writer Is Here Webinar Appraiser CE Courses Available	01 03 09
September
RANW Closed for Holiday SRES Course SRES Course Oshkosh Golf Outing	04 13 14 14
October
ABR Course ABR Course	24 25

2023 RANW & MLS
Boards of Directors

RANW & MLS Executive Committee
President
Michael Sewell

President-Elect
Diane Campshure

Secretary/Treasurer
Pat Kaster

Past-President
Judd Stevenson

RANW Directors
Andy Beiser
Jenelle Bruno
Jill Dickson-Kesler
Michael Kunesh
Ben Lyons
K.C. Maurer

MLS Directors
Tyler Jedwabny
Mike Karisny
Michael Kunesh
Lori Muller
Joy Pouwels
Brittany Voigt

Executive VP
Paula Hall

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