Online Market Center Newsletter for Friday July 10, 2009

QUOTE: "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." Vivian Greene

If you like the quote, you'll love this video: http://www.danceintherainmovie.com/land.php

LEAH WARTELLE WILL BE ACTING BROKER FROM THURSDAY JULY 9 THROUGH THURDAY JULY 16.

LATEST NUGGET FOR THE NOGGIN: BLOGGING YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS, has been posted at http://www.nuggetsforthenoggin.com/. This shows you how to BLOG for FREE!

MAYBE GITOMER'S BEST YET! Every Great Salesperson Was Once A Beginner. http://www.gitomer.com/articles/ViewPublicArticle.html?key=ajcdMibak3OHIboF1aUmsQ%3D%3D

LAIN LEGG FREE OUTSTANDING REPORT. Bringing Out Your Personal Excellence. This report is as good as it gets! You can also acquire an extensive personal self-improvement library from this link. http://www.nevergiveuponyourdreams.com/PersonalExcellence.pdf


GO WITH A VIDEO TO MAKE AN IMPACT. This is a great 10 minute video from the Brave Heart Woman (also applies to men). It goes hand-in-hand with the Nugget posted above. Imagine the impact of having a real estate blog accompanied by a real estate information video link. WOW!
http://tv.braveheartwomen.com/?bcpid=5094621001&bclid=28124462001&bctid=28134431001

DAVID KNOX 10 MINUTE TRAINING VIDEO. This is a good one on Short Sales:
https://www.davidknox.com/knox_sales_meetings/070709/

4 HOURS OF COMMERCIAL CE SPONSORED BY CID/NOMAR:
1031 Tax Exchange; 8:30 to 10:30; 2 hours
Risk Management; 10:45 to 12:45; 2 hours
Click here to access registration form:
http://www.nomar.org/coned/2009/September%20Schedule.pdf .
CLASSES ARE FREE TO CID MEMBERS!

REALTOR® QUIZZES FROM NOMAR:
We've created more than a dozen interactive quizzes on hot topics that affect your business, from fair housing laws to office organization. Please click on link below.
http://www.realtor.org/RMOQuiz2.nsf/2009HomeBuyerTaxCreditQuiz?OpenForm

WHEN SOMEONE THINKS REAL ESTATE IN YOUR CITY, DO THEY THINK OF YOU? eNeighborhoods has a program that can help solve this problem for you. You can put your name and brand front and center in search results on http://www.homes.com/ as a City Sponsor. To learn more contact: (Note, I am not recommending this just passing along the information.)
Susie Nimrouzi
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LeadStreet Consultant
eneighborhoods
A Dominion Enterprises Company
Toll Free: (800) 975-9742 x 3928
Direct: (561) 981-5928
Fax: (561)981-5999
Email: snimrouzi@eneighborhoods.com

FREE REALTOR WEBINAR: GETTING STARTED IN SOCIAL MEDIA: Real estate pros are climbing on to the social media bandwagon, but do they really understand what they’re getting into? An upcoming REALTOR Magazine webinar assembles a team of experts to help you understand the key tools and concepts in this exciting new area, and show you how it can help your business. The key things you'll learn from this webinar are: the spoken (and unspoken) rules of social networking; tools you can use to brand yourself and connect with consumers; and how to build relationships and work deals on the web. NAR Social Media Manager Todd Carpenter, real estate technology instructor Doug Devitre and Keller Williams team owner/technology coach Mariana Wagner will present the information during this FREE one hour webinar on Thursday July 16 at 2:00 pm CDT. For more information or to register online https://realtors.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=realtors&service=6&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Frealtors.webex.com%2Fec0600l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D523079727%26siteurl%3Drealtors%26%26%26

CONFUCIUS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP: Great SparkPlug written by Joe Tye. http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001rGOO880QTS408Cut1bTO8R_lCtNoaCCfX38g0gT0Vwlks0EmJRmfWEv25-T8xv_tQlJk1KVydKZoOYOgcrR0D1uSSXANBtlP4XmJ0gJG7zE%3D

NOMAR EDUCATION CALENDAR:
http://www.nomar.org/coned/2009/ceschedule.pdf

$3000 FOR KELLER CARES: Keller Williams Realty International has set a goal for each Market Center to collect $3000 for Keller Cares. I did the math, with 90 agents, if each one of us donated just $33.00, our market center would hit our goal. There is a collection jar in the Resource Room. Don’t put this off, do it sooner rather than later.

POLITICAL CONCERNS: It does not matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat, if you are not paying attention to what Congress is doing, do not be surprised at their results. There is a proposed bill but without a great deal of support that would temporarily stop the pooling of appraisers for 18 months to give Congress more time to ascertain the problems that the bill may have caused. I would think everyone one of us would want to see that happen. Call your Congressman today! The Cap & Trade bill has a great many issues but the two that should concern every REALTOR are the provisions that would require every home to be inspected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before it could be sold to insure it has energy efficient features; otherwise it cannot be sold. I don’t think we as REALTORS would want that to happen. In the same bill, every state would be required to adhere to the building codes established by California. This may or may not be a good idea but who knows what those building codes are. As REALTORS we need to be taking a more active role in what is happening in Washington in order to protect our industry and the American Dream of homeownership. My advice to everyone is to PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON!

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CELEBRATE GROWING OLDER by Regina Brett – great article posted on http://www.slidellcalendar.com/, Document Section under the Motivational Folder.

ATTRACT THE ABUNDANCE YOU DESERVE by Peggy McColl. Great Ebook just posted on http://www.slidellcalendar.com/, under Documents and then the Ebook Folder. Enjoy.