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Membership Renewal Time Mailed Early October - Watch Your Mail & Email
ABR Two-Day Core Course ~ Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct 26-27th, at WRA in Madison REGISTER NOW: Appraiser CE USPAP 2022-23 Class: Grand Meridian - Thurs, Oct 28th
2021 RANW Neighborhood Outreach Day - Friday, October 22! RPAC - Have You Backed Your Industry This Year? NEW MLS CRS Tax program - Register for LIVE Webinars
RANW Offers Virtual New Member Orientation! WRA360 Professional Development Series Appraisers Need to Complete Mandatory Ethics Requirement by 12-31-21
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REALTOR NEWSFirm Billing Through Member Portal RANW and RANW MLS is happy to announce we will be changing over to an online invoice system and discontinuing mailing of monthly statements at year end or early 2022. During the transition, we will still send monthly statements while our members get familiar with paying their company bills through the Member Portal online access.
Once the online access has been implemented, an email notice will be sent to Brokers. Anticipate these emails to come out in October.
New Features and Benefits:
1. Immediate access to your invoices once they are posted; no more waiting for statements to arrive in the mail.
2. Added option to pay by credit card online (Visa or MasterCard), while still having the options below:
a. Set up auto pay with MLS through ACH
b. Make advance payments on the account
c. Pay by Check or Cash
3) Firm Billing History and Broker Reports online - reprint as needed.
Please contact RANW if you have questions and thank you for your continued membership with RANW and RANW MLS!
Membership Renewal Time Mailed Early October - Watch Your Mail & EmailThe annual membership renewal dues will be generated in late September and mailed out to each member's preferred mailing address the first week of October. RANW also emailed renewal information to all members on October 5th. The easiest way to pay is by logging into your member portal with your member id or NRDS id.
The discounted dues deadline will be Monday, November 15th.
Thank you for your membership! WRA Board Approves zipForm Access Until December 2022You may be familiar with the recent decision by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to discontinue its member benefit of the zipForm transaction management product at the end of 2021. While this is a decision at the national level, please rest assured that the board of directors for your state association, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA), has voted that your zipForm will continue through the end of 2022. Additional details will be available in the coming months. Updated Forms Mandatory for Use October 1, 2021The WRA has revised the following forms with a mandatory use date of Oct 1, 2021:
-WB-16 Offer to Purchase - Business With Real Estate
-WB-17 Offer toPurchase
-WB-25 Bill of Sale
-WB-46 Multiple Counter-Proposal
These WB forms are available on the DSPS website online here and will be in zipForms and in the WRA PDF forms library (for forms library subscribers only). For more information about changes to these forms and additional forms changes, please click HERE.
Congratulations Terry Hilgenberg! Terry is currently a REALTOR® Emeritus member
with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group's Shawano office,
a Past President of the WRA and also the
Waupaca-Shawano Board, and has served in numerous
leadership roles ever since for the local, state and national
associations and the real estate industry in WI.
Congratulations Michael Sewell! RANW congratulates Michael Sewell on earning
WRA's Instructor of the Year Award! Michael is the
current President of RANW, a Compliance Officer for
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group's offices throughout Wisconsin,
as well as a former Manager for the Green Bay office for over 20 years.
Education
ABR Two-Day Core Course ~ Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct 26-27th, at WRA in Madison The ABR two-day core course provides you the tools and know-how to represent buyer-clients in real estate transactions and provide them the same level of service that sellers typically enjoy. This course also offers ideas and methods for building a buyer-representation business, forming buyer relationships, winning repeat business and referrals, and more.
Dates:
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Tuesday-Wednesday, October 26-27th
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
WRA Headquarters, Madison
Bonnie Dixon
$260 member/$280 non-member through October 11th
$280 member/$300 non-member after October 11th
$320 member/$340 non-member at the door
Please register at WRA https://www.wra.org/ABR/ | REGISTER NOW: Appraiser CE USPAP 2022-23 Class: Grand Meridian - Thurs, Oct 28thREGISTER HERE for the 7-hour Appraiser CE USPAP 2022-23 class at the Grand Meridian, Appleton, on Thursday, October 28, 2021 @ 8:30am. What is USPAP? Click HERE for more information from the Appraisal Foundation, including requirements for Appraisers. Virtual and other live options are also available at WRA.org.
RANW LIVE CLASS REQUIREMENTS: Class sizes will be limited; room will be set up for social distancing; masks will be required to be worn AT ALL TIMES, except when eating or drinking, EVEN DURING CLASS.
WRA has other options available for the USPAP 2022-23 class, both live and virtual, if you cannot comply or if you cannot wear a mask throughout the day.
By attending RANW CE classes you are acknowledging that you voluntarily assume all risks to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold RANW, their employees, sponsors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury. All live events are SUBJECT to CHANGE or CANCELATION should circumstances warrant related to COVID-19 pandemic, including instructor availability.WRA Introduces "Professional Pointers"Introducing Professional Pointers, an exciting weekly series from the WRA legal team. Each week, you'll find a pointer to enhance professionalism and success in your practice. Pointers such as:
~ Competent Cooperation
~ Confidentiality Concerns
~ Communication
~ Objective Information
~ Professional Communication
Click here to access the series today! REALTOR® Safety Webinars On DemandMiss any of the September REALTOR® Safety Month Webinars?
Each webinar and discussion has been recorded and is now available for all members:
Events
2021 REALTOR Conference & Expo - In San Diego or Virtual, November 12-15th The REALTORS® Conference & Expo is the largest annual event for the most successful real estate professionals. Education and networking sessions cover every aspect of the real estate industry with prime speakers from around the globe.
By attending NAR's 2021 REALTORS® Conference & Expo, you're making an investment in yourself and your business that will pay off in dividends for years to come. Your conference experience includes learning and networking sessions where you can easily engage session leaders and connect with like-minded participants about issues that are relevant to your goals, ask questions, and share real solutions with your peers.
Browse the industry's largest trade show, with over 250 exhibitors, to find products and services that will help you conduct business more efficiently. Special events provide a fun way to network with peers in a casual atmosphere. You will return home with the knowledge, tools and connections to be successful in this competitive business.
Register HERE.
Focus on Energy Pop-Up Shop Results THE RESULTS ARE IN! At this year's RANW Focus on Energy Pop-up Shop, we sold 1335 LEDs to 54 members, which will save a combined $130,882 electricity cost savings. When all of these bulbs are installed at home, it will remove the greenhouse gas emissions of 12.9 cars for one year. Thank you for helping us save energy!
Interesting in setting up your own pop-up shop with Focus on Energy? There is no business too big or too small: Click HERE for more information.
Annual MeetingAs previously noticed in regard to events, the Annual Meeting will not be held live this year. More information about elections will follow in November.
Government Affairs
Join the NAR Broker Involvement ProgramThe NAR Broker Involvement Program provides broker-owners with a quick and effective tool to rally their agents on critical legislative issues affecting the real estate industry. Nothing needs to be downloaded and there is no cost to the broker. NAR gives the broker-owner or managing broker access to the Broker portal. When brokers participate in the program, Calls for Action response rates are significantly higher! Learn more about the program at www.realtorparty.realtor. 2021 RANW Neighborhood Outreach Day - Friday, October 22! 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 directions/information. Deadline to register is September 30th!
RPAC - Have You Backed Your Industry This Year? RPAC is critical to REALTORS®. Each session there are http:// up to 4,000 bills introduced in the state legislature, and many of them impact the real estate industry, property owners, and the quality of life in communities across Wisconsin.
RPAC does not buy votes, but it does help to elect candidates that support housing and real estate interests. To learn more about some of the legislative victories WRA has secured read the 2021 WRA Legislative Report.
It's not too late to invest in your industry. You can pay RPAC online today!
MLS
NEW MLS CRS Tax program - Register for LIVE Webinars The new CRS Tax Suite system integrated within Paragon and our RANW MLS database will go live the week of October 25th! We will post notice on Paragon when the system is live!
Member Training - REGISTER NOW - Live Webinars:
Choice of dates/times:
November 2, 3, 4, 9, 10: 10:00-11:30 and 2:00-3:30
December 1, 2, 7, 8, 9: 10:00-11:30 and 2:00-3:30
New year - watch for future posting of the additional training schedule
*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.
See what CRS Tax has to offer here.
MLS Tax Suite by CRS Data integrates into MLS and gives members the current tax data, detailed maps and robust features on all browsers and devices. Find comparables including FSBOs quickly, evaluate them effectively and give clients professional presentations.
Here are just a few of the things you can do with CRS Data's MLS Tax Suite:
~ See real estate assessments and assessor characteristics
~ Find comparable properties sold through your MLS and NOT sold through your MLS
~ Personalize reports for your clients and prospects
~ Find and create prospect lists
Confirm Selling Price: Enter it TwiceIn an effort to ensure accurate data for members due to the increasing frequency of inaccurately entered Selling Prices, MLS has added a Selling Price confirmation field to the Paragon LIM program. Members will have to enter their Selling Price a second time, exactly matching the Selling Price entered in the first field, or they will not be able to save the Closing Information to the listing. Paragon: New WIREX Delayed StatusParagon MLS now includes the status WIREX Delayed for listings from other MLSs who use this status. WIREX Delayed status listings are only available to members in the MLS per rules from the other MLSs who are sharing their listings in WIREX. In order to see these listings in a search, members will need to add the WIREX Delayed status to their search criteria. Please note that WIREX Delayed listings will not be shared with buyers via the Collab Center. Paragon Collab Center - Property Search ChangesClick HERE for a description of recent updates to the Paragon Collab Center! Paragon UpdatesClick HERE for a full description of recent Paragon updates including CMA Cover Page, Financial Calculators, Login Auto-Detects, and Photo reorder in Connect. Realtor.com Monthly Traffic ReportClick HERE for the Realtor.com Monthly Traffic Report.
 Homebot 30-Day Free Trial Homebot is also brought to the MLS members from BlackKnight, our Paragon Vendor, but Homebot is based on an individual subscription. Try the 30 day free trial HERE. Watch a demonstration of Homebot.
Real Estate Agents, like you, are using Homebot to generate significant new listing referrals and CMA volume by re-engaging their entire client-base every month with valuable home finance advice. This service is not just for sales agents! Homebot positions loan officers as the go-to advisor clients can rely on to make informed home finance decisions. Homebot is a personalized web-site for each client, with your branding, that helps them track and build wealth with their home. It's kind of a big deal ...considering the home is the single largest asset most clients will ever own and will account for 83% of their wealth at retirement! Register to use Homebot today.
RANW MLS Stats at a GlanceClick HERE for RANW MLS Stats at a Glance!
See the full September 2021 Statistical Report for all counties HERE.
Need more info? Want to customize your own reports?
Click HERE for the How-To! RANW MLSTraining Opportunities FREE Live Paragon Webinars! Paragon FREE, live webinars will help you get much-needed information to continue being productivity in an ever-changing work environment. Click here for the webinar calendar. Check out the October offerings HERE!
RANW MLS WebinarsClick on the training calendar/link for each vendor to register for free daily or on demand webinars!
Homesnap Training CalendarVisit the Homesnap Training Calendar for October Webinars! https://blog.homesnap.com/livestream-training-with-mariah/ Realtor.com Training Sessions Please visit Realtor.com for the most recent on-demand and scheduled live training. If you see a subject that interests you, click on the title on the page and register! On demand videos are recorded and available at anytime.
Lockbox
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Fond du Lac, WI | SupraWEB: Essential for Brokers and OAs in Charge of LockboxesRANW MLS recommends using SupraWEB to help our companies in the Lockbox and Key program track lockbox and key activity and organize lockbox inventory. Please see the resources below to learn more about the benefits of using SupraWEB:
SupraWEBPowerPoint (Download)
SupraWEB- Full Recorded Version
SupraWEB Single Sign-On Login Instructions
SupraWEB Guide for Agents
SupraWEB Guide for Office Brokers
Keybox Assistant
Assign a lockbox to a listing VIDEO!
Mobile SupraWEB Guide
WIREX ONE-DAY CODE HOW-TO
Membership
Emails from RANW and RANW MLSRANW and RANW MLS send out emails from the following email addresses:
- ranw@ranw.org
- ranwmls@ranw.org
- lockbox@ranw.org
- listings@ranw.org
- ranwmls@icheckmls.com (on behalf of listings@ranw.org)
- (first initial last name)@ranw.org - Example khubers@ranw.org or cdreger@ranw.org
If you are not receiving these emails, you may need to opt back in to receiving emails from us. Click HERE for more information.
Ethics Deadline is 12-31-21A new three-year ethics cycle began January 1, 2019, and the deadline is December 31, 2021.
REALTORS® are required by NAR to complete ethics training of not less than 2 hours, 30 minutes of instructional time within three-year cycle. The training must meet specific learning objectives and criteria established by the National Association of REALTORS®.
Training may be completed through the following options:
~ CE Course 4- Ethics & Best Practices (send Crs 4 certificate to RANW)
~ New Member Orientation class completed January, 2019-December, 2021
~ NAR's Online class - click here. RANW Membership ChangesTo view all the current membership changes for RANW click here. 5 Reasons to Join Women's Council of REALTORS Fox Valley 1. CONNECTION AND CAMARADERIE-The connection with your local, state and national are invaluable for your business and leadership development.
2. TOP REFERAL NETWORK-Robust online referral system to connect and share referrals on wcr.org. Women's Council referrals average an estimated commission of $15,000 annually.
3. OUR NUMBERS TELL IT ALL-Women's Council members earn more, $134,000 average/$87,000 median. Women's Council members hold 20% of NAR committee positions. 65% of Women's Council members hold leadership positions in their community.
4. BUSINESS LEADERSHIP TRAINING-Women's Council offers 1500 personal and business leadership development opportunities nationwide annually. Earn your PMN designation bringing a higher level of professionalism to your resume for clients and fellow associates.
5. MEMBER BENEFITS PROGRAM-Enjoy discounts on travel, entertainment, business and a variety of additional products and services.
Join the new Women's Council of REALTORS® Fox Valley today and start your journey to success. Contact Carrie Weaver, Women's Council of REALTORS® President, for more information, or go to wcr.org and click on the "JOIN HERE" button in the upper right corner of the screen.
Lastly, stop by our Women's Council booth in the lobby of the Wisconsin Forum, Milwaukee during the WRA convention October 4-6, 2021
*Statistical info as published on WCR.org 2021
RANW Offers Virtual New Member Orientation!Until we can safely offer live New Member Orientation classes, RANW has developed a virtual option for all new members who have not yet completed this membership requirement. New members have all been emailed all of the information and links and have have 30 days to complete the requirement. If you have questions, please email cdreger@ranw.org or call 920-739-9108.
"The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you." B. B. King
BUSINESS
RESOURCES
WRA360 Professional Development Series WRA is offering a new professional development series exploring industry trends, technology, economic forecasts, top issues and various perspectives on cutting-edge topics. Past webinars include:
~ Episode 9 - Low Inventory, High Demand and Rising Prices. What's Next?
~ Episode 8 - 2021 Cybersecurity Threats
~ Episode 7 - How Will Congress Impact Real Estate in 2021?
~ Episode 6 - The Roaring 1920s - in the 2020s?
~ Episode 5 - How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Real Estate in 2021 and Beyond
~ Episode 4 - The Color of Wisconsin Property Law
~ Episode 3 - Where Does Wisconsin Rank in Government Spending?
~ Episode 2 - Three Megatrends to Watch in 2021
~ Episode 1 - Long Island Divided
Click here to access
Appraiser
Appraisers Need to Complete Mandatory Ethics Requirement by 12-31-21The mandatory NAR Ethics Training Deadline is 12-31-21. See below the two ways you can complete the requirement:
1. Residential or Commercial Wisconsin CE Course 4
If you HAVE completed a qualifying Residential or Commercial CE Course 4, please email Cheryl (cdreger@ranw.org) the following:
~ Name
~ Certificate or date you completed CE Course 4
~ School where you took the class
OR
2. Take the FREE Online Class for existing members and forward the completion date or certificate to Cheryl at cdreger@ranw.org.
National Association of Realtors® Policy
Under NAR policy, all REALTORS®, including all specialties (residential, appraisal and commercial), are required to complete 2.5 hours of ethics training between 1-1-19 and 12-31-21. If you do not fulfill your membership ethics requirement by 12-31-21, your REALTOR® membership will be suspended.
Designated REALTORS®
Additionally, if you are the Designated REALTOR® and the MLS Participant for your company, and your REALTOR® membership is suspended, your and you will lose your company's access to MLS until you comply with the ethics requirement.
Don't lose your REALTOR® membership and/or MLS access - comply today!
Please email Cheryl at cdreger@ranw.org with questions.Appraisers: Appraiser CE USPAP 2022-23 ~ Thursday, Oct 28thSee article in the Education section.
REAL
ESTATE STORE
Hard Copy Forms for Sale!RANW has the following list of hard copy forms for sale. Click HERE for the list/order form. Please email aschilling@ranw.org or call RANW MLS 920-739-9108 to order.
-For a current list of WRA forms available on zipForms and the WRA PDF Subscription service, click HERE.
-For forms available from the DSPS click HERE.
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