Western Upstate Association of REALTORS

& 

Western Upstate Multiple Listing Service

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 Peggy Hill, President/CEO

Weekly Update                                                 December 12, 2011

December Calendar of Events

14
Paragon Essentials Training 9:00-12:00
23-26
Association/MLS Closed for Christmas
Beat the Post-Holiday Shortage

Please be reminded that 2012 dues are to be paid by January 15th. Any fees unpaid on that date will incur a $50 late fee. Funds are always tight after the holidays...don't wait, pay today! 

  • Pay with a check - Make your check payable to WUAR and mail to the association office at 600 McGee Road, Anderson, SC 29625. 
  • Or pay online here (credit card payments are subject to a $13 processing fee)

For the seventh straight year, we are able to keep our local association dues at $80.00 for the coming year! We thank you for your membership and look forward to serving you in 2012.

 

Upcoming Paragon Class - Paragon Essentials, December 14, 9:00-12:00

Paragon Essentials

9:00-12:00

Free

 

This hands on class will go over the basics and new features of Paragon 5 including basic navigation of system, property searches, emailing and printing listings, customizing views, tabbed browsing, and much more. To sign up, click here.  

 

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In This Issue:
December Calendar of Events
Beat the Post Holiday Shortage
Upcoming Paragon Class - Paragon Essentials, December 14
Quadrennial Ethics Requirement for All REALTORS
How Gratefulness Destroys Negativity
Holiday Hotel Specials in Anderson
2012 RPAC Honor Roll
Education Card is Available
2012 Committee Sign Up
Did You Know? Open Houses Can Be Entered/Searched for On MLS
Paragon Support Line
Western Upstate Association Classifieds
Join Us on Facebook and Twitter!
Membership Update

Mission Statement 

The mission of the Western Upstate Association of REALTORS is to deliver our members' beneficial services, education, and opportunities designed to promote member success, a high degree of professionalism, and ethical behavior.
Quadrennial Ethics Requirement for all REALTORS

Mandatory ethics training requirements for new and continuing REALTOR� members was established by the National Association's Board of Directors at the 1999 Annual Convention to heighten member awareness of the key tenets of the Code of Ethics; to create an awareness of and appreciation for the role the Code can and should play in their professional lives; to enhance professionalism and competency; and to encourage REALTORS� to view their Code of Ethics as a living, viable guide in their daily dealings with clients, customers, and the public.

 

This requirement mandates that each member take a minimum of 2.5 hours of code of ethics training every four years. Therefore, each member must provide proof of completion of this training between the dates of January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012.

 

We have embedded the required training in both our new member orientation training and into several continuing education courses. It is also available online free of charge at http://www.realtor.org/mempolweb.nsf/pages/quadrennialethicstrainingcourse.

Christmas Drop-In

On Tuesday, December 6th we held our annual Christmas Social. Around 200 REALTORS and affiliates attended this event! To see photos of this event, visit our Facebook page!

 

We would like to thank the following affiliates who made our Christmas Drop-In a success:

 

360 Virtual Tours & Real Estate Photography 

3D Inspection

Advantage Inspection

Anderson Independent-Mail

Arrow Exterminating

Carolina Creative

Churchill Mortgage

CRS Data

Homestar Financial

LPS

Palmetto Insurance

Peoples Mortgage Service

Prime Lending

Suntrust

The Real Estate Book

Wells Fargo

WIN Home Inspection

WTAW Computer Services

 

This event would not have been possible without the generous support of these sponsors.

Save the Date - January 26th

On January 26th from Noon until 1:00pm, the city of Belton will be hosting a luncheon. This event will focus on commercial property and a vision of what Belton can become. Tours, starting at the square, will begin at noon. RSVP to 864-338-7773 ext 206 so they can have an accurate food count.

2012 RPAC Honor Roll
Education Card is Available

A great opportunity has come your way, especially for those who are committed to education.

Beginning November 1, we will be pre-selling a limited number of "Education Cards" that will allow you to take any continuing education course offered at Western Upstate Association of REALTORS� at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE...continue reading

2012 Committee Sign Up

Have you ever thought: "I'd like to be more involved in my REALTOR Association and its leadership"? If the answer is "yes", here's your chance. Our committee sign-up process for 2012 is in full swing and now is the time to let us know how you want to serve...continue reading

Did You Know? Open Houses Can Be Entered/Searched for On MLS
Are you having an open house soon on one of your properties? Do you want to tell other agents about it? Did you know that you can enter your open houses online so that others can easily find them? Entering these events are easy. For instructions on entering these open houses, click here.
 
Are you looking for open houses? To search for these events go to Search and then in the middle column click on Tour and Open House, choose a date range, area, class, etc and then search for information on upcoming open houses within the criteria you select.
Paragon Support - Toll Free 7 Days a Week
If you are in need of Paragon support, contact Paragon directly at 1-877-MLS HELP (657-4357) or 1-877-HELP MLS (435-7657). The support line is available Monday-Friday 7:00am-9:00pm, Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm, and Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm.

New Classifieds Section on Western Upstate MLS Website!

Do you have items for sale that you would like agents with the Western Upstate MLS to know about? The MLS has added a classifieds section to our website to help you do just that...for freeRead More...

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Membership Update

New Member Association/MLS 

Robert Haynie - Keowee River Club

Frank Julian - Monaghan Company, LLC

 

New Member Association Only

Christa Szczepanski - Maverick Marketing, LLC

Members on the Move

Humberto Berrio to Only Way Realty

Millie Blair to Keller Williams Realty Partners

Gail Ellenburg to Only Way Realty

Javier Garcia to Only Way Realty

Katherine Monteith to Only Way Realty