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Volume 27, Issue 3 — march 2020  
Realtor News   |   Education   |   Events   |   Government Affairs  |   MLS  |   Membership  |   Appraiser  |   Commercial 

Top Stories

REALTOR Children Scholarship Application Deadline March 13th

Real Estate CE Scheduled for March 3rd, 10th and 17th at RANW Office!

Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) Designation ~ March 19th & 20th

Appraisal Conference- March 10-11, Ho-Chunk Gaming,Baraboo

RANW Timber Rattlers Fundraiser: June 4th -Get Your Tickets Today!

Agent Profile Changes Not Picked Up by Realtor.com

2020 Lockbox Audit Coming

2020 Lockbox Audit Coming

REALTOR Emeritus Applications Due by March 20th

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REALTOR NEWS

REALTOR Children Scholarship Application Deadline March 13th

A membership benefit of the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association is the REALTOR® children's college scholarship. In 2020, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Foundation board of directors of the association will award 20 scholarships in the amount of $1000 each to sons or daughters of association members.
Please read and
complete the information and return the application by March 13, 2020, to the Wisconsin REALTORS® Foundation Inc., 4801 Forest Run Road, Suite 201, Madison, WI 53704.

Oshkosh Lunch n' Learn - Housing Loans & Incentives ~ March 16th

The City of Oshkosh offers loans and incentives designed to encourage home improvements, home ownership, and investment in Oshkosh's housing stock. This Q&A session is designed to share details of significant funding available through the City. A strong diverse stock of affordable housing is important to the economic health and quality of life in Oshkosh. Registration required by March 11 - aschaefer@ci.oshkosh.wi.us or call Anne at 920-232-5306.

Monday, March 16 - 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Oshkosh Convention Center
Free Lunch Provided

NAR's REALTOR Broker Summit ~ March 31-April 1st, Los Angeles

Join NAR in Los Angeles, CA, on March 31-April 1, 2020, for the REALTOR® Broker Summit, NAR's most exciting broker event. Registration is now open!  The REALTOR® Broker Summit offers an incredible two days of learning, exclusive insights, and networking! Connect with industry experts, discover technologies and business strategies from real estate leaders that will offer you practical and actionable ways to position your brokerage for success.
Register now

New Cyber Liability Insurance Member Benefit

Malware, hacks, and data loss are very real threats in the real estate industry where high value transactions and sensitive customer information make real estate professionals a prime target for hackers. Determining the right cyber liability options to protect your real estate business in the event of an online attack isn't easy.

That's why NAR partnered with CyberPolicy® to create a customized and comprehensive cyber liability insurance program for REALTOR®-owned brokerages. You now have access to specialized plans designed to meet the unique needs of real estate professionals, with support to help quickly restore your business should cyber attack or fraud occur. Plus, NAR members receive premium discounts, higher coverage limits, no retroactive date, and more.

Members can compare, quote, and buy cyber liability insurance from select first-class carriers through an entirely paperless quoting and binding process. Visit nar.realtor/cyberpolicy to learn more about this valuable member benefit now available through the REALTOR Benefits® Program.

Winnebago Floodplain Information Assistance

The Winnebago County Zoning Office will provide assistance to persons inquiring about floodplain property within the unincorporated area of the County.  This is not a floodplain determination for the purpose of determining if flood insurance is required.  The information must be obtained in person in order to locate the property.  The following will be provided:

Community Number
Base Flood Elevation
Date of the FIRM's index

Panel Number
Elevation datum system
*Copies of Elevation Certificates

FIRM suffix
Base flood elevation

*available at the zoning office for all floodplain construction since 1990
The Zoning Office's general walk-in office hours are 8 - 10 am or by appointment.

Education

Real Estate CE Scheduled for March 3rd, 10th and 17th at RANW Office!

Residential CE will be offered this March at our RANW Office in Appleton. Classes are scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd, 10th and 17th. Register HERE or visit www.RANW.org for more details!

Tuesday, March 3rd CE 1&2 - Instructor: Robert Sayas 

Tuesday March 10th CE 3&4 - Instructor: Carol Krigbaum 

Tuesday, March 17th CE 5&6 - Instructor: Jonathon Sayas 

** ALL Real Estate Licenses EXPIRE at the end of 2020.
** Must RENEW with DSPS by December 14th, 2020. 

Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) Live Webinar ~ March 19th & 20th at RANW

The SRES two-day core course live webinar will help you learn and build key skills in counseling adults age 50+ through selling their family home, buying rental property, moving to a senior community, among many other issues.
Course topics include characteristics of the 50+ market, developing trends of the Baby Boomer generation, application of HOPA (Housing for Older Persons Act), identifying scams targeting the elderly, and much more.
Qualifies for one elective course to be applied towards the ABR designation. Also qualifies for two GRI live elective course credits.
Submitted for 6 hours of 2019-2020 CE credit in lieu of courses 5 and 6.

When: March 19th and 20th 
Where: RANW Office, W6124 Aerotech Dr, Appleton
What Time: 8:30AM - 5:00PM 
Register:  
Click Here to Register!

Appraisal Conference- March 10-11, Ho-Chunk Gaming, Baraboo

Join Wisconsin-wide fellow appraisers to complete CE and pick up new skills for the industry. You'll enjoy networking opportunities while listening and learning from the appraisal industry's top experts. And relax! … you won't face the pressure of quizzes and exams at the Appraisal Conference! For more information and to register, click here.

ABR 2-Day Core Live Webinar at RANW ~ April 16-17th

An ABR 2-day core course live webinar will be offered April 16-17th at the RANW Office.  The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designation is designed for real estate buyer agents who focus on working directly with buyer clients. The ABR designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation.  Register online at WRA by clicking here

Events

RANW Timber Rattlers Fundraiser: June 4th -Get Your Tickets Today!

Join us on Thursday, June 20th for our annual RANW Timber Rattlers fundraiser benefiting Make-a-Wish Wisconsin. Tickets WILL sell out, so get yours today! Click HERE to purchase tickets!

Date: Thursday, June 4th
Location: Fox Cities Stadium
Dinner & Raffles: 4:30 pm (under the tent!)
Game:  7:05 pm
Dinner: Includes (2) Drink Tickets, Raffles and Pre-Game fun for the entire family!
Proceeds: 100% of net proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish Wisconsin
Price:
$25/ adults & $15/ kids 12 and under.

If you are an Affiliate Member, we still have sponsorships available. 
CLICK HERE to Sponsor! 

For any questions regarding sponsorship or this event contact Caryn Reinthaler at creinthaler@ranw.org or call 920-739-9108.

Mark Your Calendars ~ Upcoming Popular RANW Events!

Thursday, March 5th
Thursday, June 4th
Wednesday, July 15th
Tuesday, August 4th
Thursday, August 20th
Thursday, September 10th
Thursday, December 3rd*
Thursday, December 10th*

Name That Tune
Timber Rattler Make-A-Wish Fundraiser
Green Bay Golf Outing
Fox Valley Golf Outing
Fond du Lac Golf Outing
Oshkosh Golf Outing

Fond du Lac Holiday Party (*tentative date)
Green Bay Holiday Party
(*tentative date)

2020 RANW Spring Session~ Tuesday, April 21st Double Tree by Hilton- Appleton

Join us Tuesday, April 21st, for this year's RANW Spring Session at The Double Tree by Hilton (the old Holiday Inn).
Topic: Legal Update 
Cost: $12 per member. Includes breakfast.
Location: Double Tree by Hilton - Appleton 
Time: 9 a.m. Registration & Buffet Breakfast/ 10:00 a.m. -11:30 p.m. Program and  Q&A
Sponsors: First American Title Insurance Company | Evans Title Division and Associated Bank

Click Here to Register Online!

Click Here for Event Flyer!

NAR Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo~ May 11-16th

The REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo is where NAR members take an active role to advance the real estate industry, public policy and the association. REALTORS® come to Washington, DC, for Capitol Hill visits, special issues forums, committee meetings, legislative activities and the industry trade show.
This year's Legislative Meetings and REALTORS® Trade Expo take place May 11-16, 2020. The event is held annually in Washington, DC each May and registration is now open! Admission is FREE for members, but REALTORS® must register to attend.  
Click here for registration details.

Government Affairs

Local Spring Elections - April 7, 2020

RANW has sent a candidate questionnaire to all participants in contested races for local government seats including cities, villages, towns and counties. Their written responses will be made available to RANW members via a secure link on the RANW website starting March 11th. We encourage all members to please review the answers provided by candidates and be sure to vote on April 7th. Local races may not get the attention that state and federal elections do, but they are just as important!
You may also get information regarding who is on the April ballot, your polling location, absentee ballots, or how to register to vote at My Vote Wisconsin.

Successful 2020 REALTOR & Government Day

Thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to attend this year's advocacy day in Madison! Once again it was a productive and educational day listening to Governor Evers, hearing issue briefings from WRA, and talking one-on-one with our area legislators. For those of you who were not able to attend, you can view the issues and talking points here.

MLS

RANW MLS Partners with TrustFunds

We are excited to announce that RANW MLS has partnered with TrustFunds to bring electronic earnest money to our market! Broker Registration for TrustFunds will be open starting March 4, 2020. This registration will come directly from TrustFunds. Please register for the March 18th Seminars in the link below. This is a separate registration. Wondering how electronic earnest money work? Watch the 1-Minute Video here.

Lynn Leegard, Founder of TrustFunds will be visiting RANW MLS on March 18th to teach several instructional seminars for MLS company participants, brokers and managers, and title companies. Please register for one of the following seminars HERE:
Wed, March 18, 2020 - 9:00am-10:00am, 11:00am-12:00pm, 1:30pm-2:30pm

VIEW THE INFORMATIONAL FLIER HERE

MLS Clear Cooperation Policy

The National Association of REALTORS®' Board of Directors approved MLS Policy 8.0, also known as the Clear Cooperation Policy. The policy requires listing brokers who are participants in an MLS to submit their listing within one business day of marketing the property to the public.
Here is the full text of MLS Statement 8.0:

"Within one (1) business day of marketing a property to the public, the listing broker must submit the listing to the MLS for cooperation with other MLS participants. Public marketing includes, but is not limited to, flyers displayed in windows, yard signs, digital marketing on public facing websites, brokerage website displays (including IDX and VOW), digital communications marketing (email blasts), multi-brokerage listing sharing networks, and applications available to the general public."

MLSs have until May 1, 2020, to adopt the policy. The RANW MLS Rule regarding this new policy has been integrated into the RANW MLS Rules. The new Rules will be sent out to MLS Participants this month. The new MLS submission rules will go into effect April 1, 2020, with a grace period until July 1st, 2020, for fines. From April 1st - July 1st warning notices will be sent to MLS Participants, based on verified complaints received from members. Thereafter, violations will be subject to a progressive fine schedule.

Also new, the RANW MLS local portion of this NAR Rule includes a new
required form to be signed by the Seller for any Delay or Exclusion from MLS. Please click link for new form.  For more information, please see also the WRA Legal Update, December, 2019 regarding MLS Clear Cooperation Policy. 

Reminder: Tax Updates for Active Listings

Don't Forget! If your listing is still Active in MLS, don't forget to update the Tax Net Amount and Tax Year! Paragon has updated tax data for more than half of our counties so far.

New Text Feature Added to Paragon

New text messaging features have been added to Paragon. You can now text listings to your contacts!

Entering New Listings? Watch Your List Date

Members using Listing Input & Maintenance (LIM) to enter new listings should not save their new listings to the MLS before the List Date as entered on the Listing Contract.  It may be saved as a Partial Listing but should not be saved with an MLS number.

If the listing is entered prior to the List Date, members must not upload the Listing Contract to that listing before the List Date. If the Listing Contract appears on the listing before 5:00 pm on the day before the List Date, the Listing Contract will be removed.

Early listing entry and early contract uploads are interfering with Data Entry's process for quickly and accurately confirming new listings.Please be courteous and follow the rules and recommended procedures for the LIM program. If you have questions, feel free to call MLS.

Agent Profile Changes Not Picked Up by Realtor.com

When an agent joins the MLS, a very basic agent profile is set up on Realtor.com. Realtor.com relies on agents to claim and maintain their profiles, and therefore does not pull any agent changes from the MLS.
If you register a new email address or phone number with the MLS, Realtor.com does not update your profile with these changes automatically. Agents need to login to their profile to make any agent changes, including adding a photo. Please see two links below that will assist you in maintaining your Realtor.com profile.
https://support.realtor.com/s/article/Signing-In-and-Signing-Up
https://support.realtor.com/s/article/how-to-add-update-or-remove-a-profile-photo

Homebot News ~ Battling Low Inventory in Your Market

The news is reporting record low inventory levels in most markets and agents feel the effects.   Getting a listing in this market is challenging and keeping your pipeline active is even more challenging.  Homebot can help you connect and stay connected with your sellers.

Sellers need a different message and they are data-hungry.  Unfortunately, traditional seller marketing tools don't produce the results agents need.  Homebot, however, is a set-it and forget-it system that delivers monthly Homebot reports to your contacts with an astounding 68% open rate and less than 2% unsubscribe rate.  The Homebot system delivers a customized home report that provides information on how homeowners can save money and move up potential.  Best of all, Homebot is designed to increase the interaction between you and your contacts.

If you're looking to get more listings or need a better system to incubate your contacts, we encourage you to sign up for one of the 30-minute webinars below.  If you already signed up for Homebot, below are two training sessions so you get the most out of Homebot.

Homebot Demos:
March 11, 11am -
Click Here to Register
March 18, 12 noon - Click Here to Register
March 31, 1pm - Click Here to Register

Homebot Training:
March 10, 12 noon - Click Here to Register
March 31, 11am - Click Here to Register

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 below 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 ~ March 16th, April 14th and May 20th

LIM (Listing Input and Training) class will be offered on the following dates 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, March 16th
Tuesday, April 14th
Wednesday, May 20th

MLS Basics Class Offered ~March 11th, April 8th and

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, March 11th
Wednesday, April 8th
Thursday, May 7th

Lockbox Program

2020 Annual Lockbox Audit Due March 31st

Companies participating in the Lockbox and Key Program should have received a first notice on February 3, 2020 with your company Lockbox inventory. Please check your records for any missing inventory and get the appropriate inventory form back to aschilling@ranw.org and khubers@ranw.org. Thank you to those who have already submitted. 
This form must be signed by the designated MLS participant for the company and returned to RANW MLS by March 31st, 2020. If you have any questions regarding the annual lockbox audit, please call RANW MLS 920.739.9108
Thank you!

Welcome to the Lockbox Program

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LJ Realty
Ronald J. Sinclair Construction LLC
Mark Hilgenberg Realty
Armstrong Realty, LLC
REALTOR MLS 
REALTOR MLS 
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REALTOR MLS

De Pere, WI
Suamico, WI
Green Bay, WI
Oshkosh, WI

Daylight Savings Time and Lockboxes

March 8th, 2020 is daylight savings time. If you have a lockbox that is NOT set to 24-hour access, please note that daylight savings time may effect your ability to open your lockbox. For example, a lockbox programmed to be operable from 6am-10pm will, after daylight savings time, open from 7am-11pm. 
Daylight saving time 2020 in Wisconsin will begin at 2:00 AM CST on Sunday, March 8th and ends at 2:00 AM CST on Sunday, November 1st.

2020 Annual Lockbox Audit Due March 31st

Companies participating in the Lockbox and Key Program should have received a first notice on February 3, 2020 with your company Lockbox inventory. Please check your records for any missing inventory and get the appropriate inventory form back to aschilling@ranw.org and khubers@ranw.org. Thank you to those who have already submitted. 
This form must be signed by the designated MLS participant for the company and returned to RANW MLS by March 31st, 2020. If you have any questions regarding the annual lockbox audit, please call RANW MLS 920.739.9108
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:

Connie Tiedt, long-time staff member at RANW, in her recent passing. Connie was with RANW for over 30 years as an administrative professional specializing in Professional Standards until her "retirement" in 2011. Connie came back often ever since to help us out as though she'd never left. Connie was a great support to members and a great friend to all of us at RANW. She will be greatly missed.

~ Diane Christenson, in her recent passing. Diane was a REALTOR® with Acre Realty, Ltd in Appleton. 

REALTOR Emeritus Applications Due by March 20th

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 national association committee.  
~ Applications submitted in the years 2020 and beyond will require proof of one (1) year of service* at the 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 March 20, 2020.  RANW will work with you to complete the application and provide evidence of your 40 years and proof of service to submit to NAR.

 

Events At a Squint
February
WRA Tax Tip Forum
Name That Tune Fundraiser
WCR: Galentine's Night Out
WRA Make Instagram Work Forum
VOTE! Wisconsin Primaries
Paragon Live Web Trainings
Homesnap Live Web Trainings
CRS Data MLS Tax Suite Training
02
09
13
16
21



March
CRS:Converting Leads to Closing 
Paragon Live Web Trainings
Homesnap Live Web Trainings
CRS Data MLS Tax Suite Training
01



April
RANW Closes at Noon for Holiday
Pricing Strategy course
REALTOR® Broker Summit
REALTOR® Broker Summit
REALTOR® & Government Day
07
13
17
18
26

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
Margery Chapman


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