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2012 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President, Jennifer StrohCentury 21 The Edge

President-Elect, Kenny GrossERA Priority One

Secretary/Treasurer, Andrew HaggertyCentury 21 Haggerty

Immediate Past President, Linda BastrawCheryl Thomas Realty

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;(9�+09,*;69: Doug Hamilton Hamilton Associates Linda Bastraw Cheryl Thomas Realty

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2012 COMMITTEES

Budget and Finance Andrew HaggertyEducation Danii SedilloEqual Opportunity Cathy Few Governmental Affairs Elizabeth LealREALTOR®/Builder Cynthia Morris;9,7(*� � *HYVSPUL�*HTÄLSK�

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07/02/2012 - Suspension and $50.00 reconnect fee08/01/2012 - Suspension of o!ce if members are past due w/active license.09/03/2012 - Termination of o!ce if members are past due w/active license.

8/15/2012 - Invoices posted – email to agents invoices ready to view & pay online8/31/2012 - 4th quarter payments due10/01/2012 - Suspension and $50.00 reconnect fee11/01/2012 - Suspension of o!ce if members are past due w/active license.12/03/2012 - Termination of o!ce if members are past due w/active license.

2013 YEARLY DUES WILL BE BILLED THE 1ST WEEK OF NOVEMBER, 2012 AND ARE DUE

DECEMBER 31, 2012

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Be looking for our last event of the year, the Installation Banquet of our incoming President, Kenny Gross and the O!cers and Directors for 2013, November 16th at the Coronado Country Club.

and you will see a few tabs of very important bene"t informa-

Title Company, Insurance Company, etc; then please tell them to become a vital part of the real estate industry and complete

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AFFILIATE ROSTERPhyllis Goodrich

Capital BankBart Oglesby

Capital Source

PRESIDENTS REMARKS J E N N I F E R S T R O H

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Display Services, Inc.

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Gregg Davis

Pat Carmona

Gilbert Pedregon

Nationwide Insurance

Pioneer BankKathleen Carrillo

Jeannette Negrete

Sam’s Club #8280

Sierra Title Company

Stewart TitleCynthia Bilbe

Jim Scherr

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Real estate professionals have been victims of harassment or stalking behavior from clients and potential clients.

their property. Stalking is when a person knowingly alarms or coerces another per-son or a member of that person’s family or household by engaging in

employer and the police immediately.

-sional. Don’t use alluring or provocative photography in advertising,

cases of criminals actually circling photographs of their would-be

because of their appearance in the photograph.

advertising without using your photograph, home phone number and/or home address in the newspaper or on business cards. Don’t

-dress—or list no address at all. Giving out too much of the wrong information can make you a target.

you with immediate information about the source of the call.

well. Getting to know your client does not need to include personal

information about your children, where you live and who you live with.

other than a personal acquaintance or current client asking for you by name.

to discuss business and safety issues. Share any concerns! If you are dealing with a suspicious customer, take extra precautions to avoid isolation or vulnerability. Discontinue your services for that customer if necessary.

homes.

immediately.

meet the letter of the law regarding telephonic harassment.

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Visit NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Web site at WWW.REALTOR.ORG/SAFETY

!is article is part of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’

REALTOR® Safety Resources Kit.

Don’t Be a Target for Harassment or Stalking

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the economy as a whole clipped by 1.1 percent over the next three years if federal regulators proceed with their proposed quali"ed

and international regulators proceed with implementation of interna-tional capital standards under Basel III.

lock in the extremely tight credit standards lenders have put in place since the mortgage crisis.

“One way to think about the impact . . . is that the rules essentially make permanent current credit conditions in which originators have independently scaled back activity in response to the legal and repu-

up to 20 percent fewer loans, resulting in 600,000 fewer home

reduced sales are estimated to cost up to 1,010,000 housing starts,

growth over the next three years.

-ing loans that will not be accepted and would then have to be held in

Banks have said they’re already locking in their tight credit stan-

tight down payment and debt-to-income ratios and limiting lenders’

ensure lenders only make loans to borrowers who have the ability to

on their books, making them prohibitively expensive for borrowers.

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> ASSOCIATION EVENTS

REALTOR CONVENTION/TECH EXPO-

tion Center. It was a sold out event with awesome keynote speakers on technology and

them make the most out of today’s technology and the latest trends that will help them

their participation in making this a very successful event.

LOCAL ADVERTISERS

Sierra Title

Pioneer Bank

TECHNOLOGY ADVERTISERS

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Texas REALTORS Leadership Program

-ing class participants to undertake leadership roles, and showing them how to use their talents and

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