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Volume 26, Issue 9 — september 2019  
Realtor News   |   Education   |   Events   |   Government Affairs  |   MLS  |   Membership  |   Appraiser  |   Commercial 

Top Stories

Save the Date: RANW Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

Membership Renewal Time Coming Soon!

Blood Drive- Thursday, September 19th at RANW

Please Verify Your Cell Phone Number and Email Address

REALTOR Emeritus Applications Due by September 27th

Register Today!! RANW Appraiser WRA CE Classes Oct 24th & Oct 30th at RANW

Scroll down for additional stories-

REALTOR NEWS

September is REALTOR Safety Month

NAR has a wealth of resources to help REALTORS® better understand and educate each other about the safety risks they face.
From planning your safety strategy to extensive safety resources including apps, products, and educators, NAR has many useful items for all real estate professionals including regularly-scheduled safety webinars, numerous articles organized by category, videos, and a safety alert program.
Click here for numerous links regarding safety.

Women's Council of Fox Valley Presents Safety Seminar ~ Sept 25th

The Women's Council of the Fox Valley (WCR) will present a special REALTOR® safety event on Wednesday, September 25th. Keep yourselves,your friends and colleagues safe while on the job. Your safety is the one element that should never be compromised!
Location:
Time:
Sponsors:
Register:
The Grand Meridian, Appleton, 2621 N Oneida St, Appleton
11 am - 1 pm
The Beverly Carter Foundation & Stewart Title
Click here to register

Save the Date: Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

Join us for the 2019 Annual Membership Meeting! 
Annual Membership Meeting - Election of RANW Directors 2020-2022 - Excellence in Professionalism Awards. 
Date:                                     Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
Location:                               Bridgewood Conference Center
                                             1000 Cameron Way Neenah, WI 54956
Time:                                    11:00am Registration, 11:30am Meeting Begins
Special Guest/Keynote Speaker: John Bergstrom, CEO of Bergstrom Automotive

More information to follow. 

NAR's "Qualified Opportunity Zones Toolkit" Live Online

NAR's "Qualified Opportunity Zones Toolkit" is now live online - you can find it featured on NAR's main Opportunity Zone page here, or go directly to it here (where you have an option to view it on the site or download it). 
The toolkit combines links to resources and background information on Opportunity Zones, from NAR and other entities, in a single document, so state and local associations, as well as interested Realtors, will be able to access them quickly.
Highlights include:
~ Background information from NAR, the IRS, and other groups on the program and the zones themselves;
~ An Investors' Timeline infographic;
~ Summaries of the Legislative and Regulatory Actions;
~ RPR's QOZ feature;
~ Information on the Realtor Party Community Outreach Grant for Opportunity Zones;
~ NAR's Federal Policy Resources; and
~ State-specific resources for economic development organizations and their Opportunity Zones
This toolkit will be updated as needed, so please check back frequently.

Membership Renewal Time Coming Soon!

The annual membership renewal dues will be generated in late September and sent out around the first of October. The discounted dues deadline will continue to be Friday, November 15th this year.
Thank you for your membership!

Events

Blood Drive- Thursday, September 19th at RANW

Stop by the RANW Office on Thursday, September 19th, to make a life-saving donation. The RANW Fox Valley Community Service blood drive will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Stop by or schedule an appoint by emailing Cindy Weyenberg at weyenbergc@firstweber.com Click here for more information

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.

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!

Thank you Fox Valley Golfers and Sponsors!

Thank you to everyone that participated in our golf outing and a special thank you to all of the generous sponsors that made this event possible!

Hole 1: Old National Bank 
Hole 2: Stewart Title Company 
Hole 3: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 
Hole 4: Inlanta Mortgage, Inc. 
Hole 5: The Bank of Kaukauna 
Hole 7: BLC Community Bank 
Hole 8: GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Hole 9: First American Title Insurance Company | Evans Title Division
Hole 10: Wolf River Community Bank
Hole 11: AmeriCU Mortgage
Hole 12: NEW Title Services, Inc.
Hole 13: AMEC Home Loans
Hole 15: Marine Credit Union
Hole 16: Knight-Barry Title Group
Hole 17: Verve, a Credit Union
Hole 18: Closing & Title Services, LLC
Hole 19: Finance of America Mortgage

Registration Table sponsored by: Bank First
Breakfast sponsored by: Fox Cities Community Credit Union
Driving Range sponsored by: Women's Council of Realtors® Fox Valley
Lunch sponsored by: First American Title Insurance Company | Evans Title Division 
Dinner co-sponsored by: Nicolet National Bank
Beverages sponsored by: Associated Bank  

Thank you Fond du Lac Golfers and Sponsors!

Thank you to all those that participated in our Fond du Lac Golf Outing and a special thank you to all who sponsored to make this event possible!

Hole 19: Caliber Home Loans
Hole 20: Associated Bank
Hole 21: U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Hole 22: Schmitt Title, LLC
Hole 23: Hometown Bank
Hole 24: Knight-Barry Title Group
Hole 25: Title Consultants, Inc.
Hole 26: Midwest Title Group, LLC
Hole 27: National Exchange Bank & Trust

Registration Table sponsored by: Verve, a Credit Union & Empire Home Inspection Services, LLC
Beverages sponsored by: ACE Home Inspections
Dinner Sponsored by: Guaranty Title Services & Fox Valley Savings Bank  

Government Affairs

2019 RANW Neighborhood Outreach Day - Friday, October 25th!

DEADLINE to Register is Friday, September 20th!
This is a great opportunity for RANW members to volunteer to help homeowners in your community by raking lawns and other fall lawn maintenance tasks for elderly and disabled residents in your market area. If you are interested, please mark your calendars! Click for an
information flyer, team registration flyer, volunteer agreement and sign up soon!

Direct Giver Program

We are in the final stretch of RANW's Direct Giver Fundraising period, but most people have not sent in their contributions for 2019. We desperately need members to replenish their accounts so that we can continue to raise money for candidates who need your help. Now that we are facing divided government, we need your support (both Republicans and Democrats) 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

Paragon Enhancements - August 2019

QuickAction Buttons Added to Quick Search Field Customization
The Quick Search customization modal has been modified so that you can apply your changes and save a search with one click. You can now choose to modify an existing search (apply/save), create a new search(apply/save as), or apply to the current form without saving (apply).

Notifications for Session Expiration
To enable the push notifications you must agree to allow Paragon to show notifications. These settings can be changed later in the browser settings if necessary. The push notifications work in the Windows, MacOS, andAndroid operating systems and with the (Classic and Chromium), Chrome, and Firefox browsers. Listing Activity Report

The listing activity report has been updated to track listing activity data for the life of the listing (up from the previous 120 day limit) from this release forward. Previously pruned data cannot be recovered.

City and State/Province added to Sales Detail Report

City and State/Province now appears as part of the address field on the Sales Detail report Adjustment Values for CMA Comparable Reports.
The addition of the adjustment value on the Summary of Adjustments and CMA Comp Report Horizontal allows you to see how the adjustment value was derived. This is especially useful if you are using calculated adjustments.

Updated Map Option Descriptions
Descriptive text was updated in Preferences System >Search Options for the following options:
~ Custom Map Address and Zoom Level
~ Map - Boundary by Default
~ Map - Zoom to Fit

Fill Out A Showing Feedback Form

Please remember to provide your showing feedback to the listing agent and sellers in a timely fashion after you show a property.

RPR and Qualified Opportunity Zones

For investor clients wanting to buy into an opportunity zone, a real estate database can help you pinpoint some possibilities to share with them. The REALTORS Property Resource® announced this week that it has added qualified opportunity zones to its platform.
RPR is a nationwide data resource owned by the National Association of REALTORS® and available to its members, covering 160 million residential and commercial properties in the U.S. The addition of opportunity zones to RPR will allow real estate pros to use its maps to analyze and search for properties within the 8,700 designated zones throughout the country.
Opportunity zones were created in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to drive economic growth through long-term investments in economically disadvantaged communities. Tax incentives exist in areas that are designated as opportunity zones. For more information, click here: 
https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2019/08/01/rpr-adds-qualified-opportunity-zones-to-platform

RPR Adds Opportunity Zones for Commercial REALTORS

In a move to aid investor clients wanting to buy into an opportunity zone, the REALTORS® Property Resource® has added qualified opportunity zones to its platform. Find out more here.

HomeBot Webinars

Homebot is an optional tool offered through Paragon.  It is a sellers marketing tool designed to provide homeowners with data to better understand their home and how they can build wealth. The monthly report has a 68% open rate and will generate more activity between you and homeowners.
If you don't provide your prospects with data, they will go onto the internet to find it. Homebot provides a property specific report that provides information the homeowner will not easily find only line while reinforcing you as the local market expert. In addition, we've integrated Homebot into Paragon for easy client registration. Taking 30 minutes to learn more will help improve your business.
~ CMA appointments to validate the value of their home
~ Options to save on interest payments or lower their monthly payment
~ How to use their equity to move up or invest in another property
~ Built in Social Media marketing
~ Agent landing page for lead generation
~ Activity tracking and reporting
~ Much more

Tuesday, September 3rd
Wednesday, September 11th
Thursday, September 19th
Wednesday, September 25th
Monday, September 30th

11 am
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11 am
11 am
11 am

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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

Listing Maintenance Class ~ Sept 25th, Oct 16th, Nov 12th and Dec 10th

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 on the class date to access the Google form to register.
Wednesday, September 25th
Wednesday, October 16th
Tuesday, November 12th
Tuesday, December 10th

MLS Basics Class Offered ~ Sept 18th, Oct 9th, Nov 7th and Dec 3rd

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 by clicking on the date below:
Wednesday, September 18th
Wednesday, October 9th
Thursday, November 7th
Tuesday, December 3rd

Lockbox Program

Welcome to the Lockbox Program

#2648 Premier Appraisal Valuations, LLC

REALTOR® MLS

Appleton

Please Verify Your Cell Phone Number and Email Address

Please verify that your cell phone number and email address are showing correctly in your user preferences in Paragon. This is essential due to the new method of authorizing the eKEY app if you get a new phone.
RANW MLS is working with Supra to get the Supra system updated to make sure all member info is correct to make this process as simple as possible for our members. 
If you do not have access to Paragon you may email Angela,
aschilling@ranw.org, to verify that we have the correct cell phone number and email address listed for you. Thank you

Membership

RANW Membership Changes

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

Sincere Condolences

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

~Judd Stevenson in the recent passing of his mother. Judd is the President of RANW and a Designated REALTOR® with Stevenson Appraisal in Neenah.

~Kitty, Tyler and Julie Jedwabny in the recent passing of Kitty's brother and Tyler and Julie's uncle.  Kitty is a Designated REALTOR® with J & S Homes, Appleton, Tyler is a manager and REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group's New London, Manawa and Shawano offices and Julie is a REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group's Lynndale office.

Wishes for a Speedy Recovery

RANW wishes RANW Affiliate member Chuck Chariton of Guardian Home Inspections a speedy recovery!

Congratulations Free Convention Pass Winner!

Congratulates to Tracy Righi-Smith on winning the free pass to the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association convention in September!

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.

Update Your Home Address with the DSPS

Remember if you have moved to update your home address with not only RANW, but the Dept of Safety & Professional Services (DSPS) as well.  This will ensure that your real estate license renewal will be mailed to the correct address in 2020.  Click here to update with DSPS.

BUSINESS RESOURCES

A Sweet Software Suite

Are your members taking advantage of zipLogix™, NAR’s transaction management benefit? This valuable platform gives REALTORS® access to zipTMS®, zipVault®, and zipForm®—software that simplifies real estate transactions. Plus you can leverage a comprehensive marketing kit to promote this great benefit. Learn more.

Free zipForm Webinars

Free zipForm training videos to enhance your knowledge on this service. zipForm Plus is included free with your WRA dues!

Appraiser

Register Today!! RANW Appraiser WRA CE Classes Oct 24th & Oct 30th at RANW

We are pleased to announce that WRA will be hosting Appraiser CE with RANW at the RANW Appleton office on October 24th and October 30th, 2019 ~ this Fall!!

Please see below the Appraiser CE Class information and in the
WRA Class Registration form you will note all the details. Also the RANW Appraiser Committee has asked that we offer a lunch opportunity in-between Appraiser classes allowing you to have time together.

We hope you consider signing up for all or one of these great classes at RANW to get in your appraiser continuing education hours due by r December 2019:

Appraiser CE Class - Oct 24th, Thursday, 7 hours: 2020-2021 The National USPAP Update Course
8:30am-12noon & 1:00-4:30pm. Instructor: Rob Sherman

Appraiser CE Class Oct 30th, Wednesday, 3.5 hours: This is what the State Looks for in Your Workfile
8:30am 12noon. Instructor: Tim Andersen

Appraiser CE Class Oct 30th, Wednesday, 3.5 hours: How Do I Support That Adjustment
1:00-4:30pm. Instructor: Tim Andersen
 Location: RANW Office, W6124 Aerotech Drive, Appleton, WI 54914 (ALL classes listed are here)
 CE Class Registration: is through WRA (800.279.1972) (not through RANW) or by clicking this link!

Appraiser Lunch: Registration is through RANW, by calling RANW 920.739.9108 or emailing
To sign up for the optional lunch please RSVP by October 14th. (If you are not attending CE, but want to come for lunch and visit with fellow members, you are welcome!)
The networking lunch will be held approximately from 12 - 1 pm in between class break.
The cost of the hot lunch is $ 10.00. (Sorry but RSVPs for lunch that are No-shows will need to be billed.)

Please register now! Questions on any of this ~ please contact RANW ~ Thank you for your RANW membership and participation!

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

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
September
RANW Closed for Holiday
WRA Convention
WRA Convention
Oshkosh Golf Outing
Recognition Committee
MLS Basics Class
Community Blood Drive
WCR Safety Seminar
Forms Committee
Listing Maintenance Class
Brown County Bus Tour
Women's Council WCR
Realtor Emeritus Due

02
10
11
12
18
18
19
25
25
25
26
26
27

October
Dues Renewals Out
MLS Basics Class
Listing Maintenance Class
RANW Annual Meeting
Appraiser CE
Neighborhood Outreach
Appraiser CE
01
09
16
22
24
25
30
November
MLS Basics Class
NAR Conference Begins
Listing Maintenance Class

07
08
12

2019 RANW
Board of Directors

President
Judd Stevenson

President Elect
Michael Sewell

Secretary/Treasurer

Pat Kaster

Past-President
Michael Kunesh

Executive VP
Margery Chapman

Directors
Diane Campshure
Candace Kriner 
Charlene Maurer
Jill Dickson-Kesler
Scott Swick


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