NABORhood News for November 20, 2018

November 20, 2018

www.nwarealtors.org

HOLIDAY HOURS

NABOR offices and Event Center will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 22-23 to observe the Thanksgiving holiday.

We will re-open at 8:00 am Monday, November 26th.

If you need MLS assistance, please dial 888-825-5472 .

If you need help with a lockbox or lockbox key, please dial 877-699-6787 .

January 3, 12:00 noon

NABOR Event Center

Our next membership meeting will be held at the NABOR Event Center at noon on Thursday, January 3rd. Our speaker will be Sarah Sanders with Arvest Fraud and Securities Department.

We will have "Split the Cash" and one lucky REALTOR® could win $100!

WANT TO SAVE ON YOUR LUNCHEONS IN 2019?

Go to ims.nwarealtors.org, click on Events, scroll to January 2019 and click 2019 Membership Luncheons. Price is $9.00 per lunch for a total of $90 for the year. Total savings of $30!

You can also pre-register for individual luncheons and save $2 on each luncheon.

2019 MEMBERSHIP MEETING DATES

January 3 - February 1 - March 14 - April 4 - May 2 - June 6 - July 11

August 1 - September 5 - October 3 - November 14

Buffet opens at 11:30 am, meeting starts at noon

One lucky REALTOR® will win $1,000 in cash to be given away by random drawing at our banquet in December. To qualify for the drawing, you must attend nine of the eleven monthly meetings in 2018 and attend the banquet. Be sure to drop your business card at the registration table each month so that we can track your attendance!

In addition, the Northwest Arkansas Board of REALTORS® is giving away $100 in cash at each board luncheon meeting this year. You must attend the meeting and be signed in to win. If the winner is not present, the prize will rollover to the following month.

CLOSED FACEBOOK GROUP FOR MEMBERS

This group provides a place for members to post comments and questions and interact with board leadership and with each other.

Please visit our public Facebook page and click VISIT GROUP. You will then have the option to JOIN GROUP.

Click the hat to buy your tickets!

We did not have a winner in the monthly cash drawings.

That $1,100 will be given away to one REALTOR® in attendance at the banquet.

What REALTORS® Need to Know about the New Tax Law

NAR has recently completed a series of four informational videos about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The series is entitled, "What REALTORS® Need to Know about the New Tax Law," and consists of four videos with the following topics:

Video #1 - An Introduction to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Video #2 - Major Changes for Individuals and Families
Video #3 - Changes Affecting Tax Incentives of Owning a Home
Video #4 - Tax Changes for Real Estate Professionals

These videos have now been posted to the NAR YouTube page and can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/NAREALTORS

They are also embedded on NAR.realtor on a special page that included the scripts and slides. Even better, they are presented in a way that viewers can look only at the segment that interests them. Please see:

https://www.nar.realtor/taxes/what-realtors-need-to-know-about-the-new-tax-law

2019 NABOR Leadership will meet for their annual conference on December 6th. At this conference, each committee chair will be given the list of members who have signed up for committee service.

If you are interested in serving on a committee in 2019, please sign up online!

The committees are listed on the signup form and there is a brief description for each committee. Just pick your first, second and third choices and submit your request.

Online continuing education is now available to our members through the Keynote Online Education Series.

Check out the Keynote course offerings and register here!

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DATA CHECKER

Please open emails from

MLS DATA COMPLIANCY [email protected].

Also, please add [email protected] your address book to make sure your notifications are being received.

The seller may be watching. And listening.

A growing number of homeowners are installing security cameras and microphones in their homes. The trend has been fueled by the spread over the past five years of inexpensive Wi-Fi enabled cameras and mics that homeowners can buy and set up themselves for home security.

Motion sensors notify them by text or email that a visitor is in their house, and they can then observe a prospective buyer on their computer, laptop or smartphone. Most systems also provide an option to view the recording later.

The downside for buyers is that the seller may then use what they hear or see as leverage in price negotiations.

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Northwest Arkansas Board of REALTORS® | 314 N. Goad Springs Road, Lowell, AR 72745

479-770-0241