Saturday, April 11, 2009

Market Center Newsletter for the Week Ending April 10

QUOTE: “Trust and Reputation are not discretionary. They are as necessary in business as the people in whom they reside.” Tony Alexandra

THIRD CYCLE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS REQUIRED ETHICS TRAINING. You can now take the Third Cycle 4 hours of NAR required CE Training on line. This is for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2012. Most people, certainly not you, will wait until the last month of the last year to take this. Please do it sooner rather than later. Get it over with so you don’t have to worry about it. Besides, the training will be good for you and the Market Center.

SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE; THE TACTICS TO SUCCEED NOW: To be held in Baton Rouge, June 15, 2009. This is the closest location to Slidell at which to attend this training event. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Baton Rouge Marriot, Cost is $20.00. Market your calendars, go to http://www.kw.com/eventReg/secure/user/GetEvent.do?eventId=1118, to register today.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK. Click on this link and then click on the link to the PDF report for March 2009: http://www.lacdb.com/

“YOUR FIRST HOME” The Proven Path to Home Ownership. Written by Gary Keller, Dave Jenks and Jay Papasan. This is a wonderful hard cover book available through the Market Center. Ideal gifts to your first time homebuyers or parents of children that may become homebuyers. First class publication!

REAL ISSUES SPRING CONFERECE. May 5-7, in Baton Rouge. Includes a reception with Governor Bobby Jindal. Get the details, the schedule, the speakers list by going to: http://www.larealtors.org/meetings/spring/schedule.asp

Right Tools Right Now for REALTORS®, From NAR
http://www.realtor.org/prodser.nsf/righttools/toolshome?OpenDocument&wt.mc_id=RT0007

Beyond The Basics of Buyer Representation and Risky Business: Reduction for Today’s Agent (Broker), both Thursday, April 23rd. Will be held at The Quality Inn, 210 South Hollywood Rd. in Houma. These courses are free to Bayou Board of REALTORS® non-members will be charge $20.00 per course. Continuing education credit pending for 2nd course. For more information and to register go to: www.bayouboard@bayourealtor.com or call (985)868-7877.

Short Sales and Foreclosures: What Were You Thinking? Tuesday, April 24th 7:30am-5:00pm at NOMAR, early bird registration only $120.00. This course will look at the short sale from both sides - the seller and the buyer. We'll analyze the transaction from the decision of the agent to take the listing through the decision of the buyer to put in an offer and what the agents - and clients - need to know - and to do - to get the job done - and get to the closing table! 1 GRI, Continuing education credit pending. To register email info@larealtors.org or call (800)266-8538.

NOTE: 12 hours are required this year.

http://www.thepeopledecide.us/. An interesting site, don’t think it is political one way or the other, just interesting. If it is slanted to one side, I will apologize in advance.

DAVID KNOX, FIRST TUESDAY TRAINING VIDEO, JUST 9:50 minutes and loaded with ideas and scripts regarding first time home buyer $8000 tax savings. This program does not at this time go beyond November 30 2009. NOW is the time to take advantage of this terrific sales tool for first time home buyers. https://www.davidknox.com/knox_sales_meetings/030309/

One Word Definition of Success: http://www.gitomer.com/articles/ViewPublicArticle.html?key=ajcdMibak3MCjXMenmZGAQ%3D%3D

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