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CourseWorks
CourseWorks
Learn all about upcoming classes and seminars each month in the CourseWorks
in REALTOR® Review. To Register for these events or for additional information,
visit www.rrar.com
Success for women is topic of next WCR meeting
 The
Women’s Council of REALTORS® presents a seminar called “That Woman is
a Success” on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at WCR’s monthly meeting. The session
is from
8:45-10:15 a.m. at
111 Realtors Way in
Cary.
The presenter is Billie
Redmond, president and CEO of Trademark Properties. She is active in community
and nonprofit organizations such as the Board of Directors of WakeMed Health & Hospitals,
Paragon Commercial Bank, Raleigh Area Development Authority, Carolina Hurricanes
Kids N Community Foundation and Triangle Community Foundation, and serves
as co-chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee.
This seminar is part
of WCR’s monthly meeting schedule and is open to WCR
and Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® members and guests. There’s
no fee for members to attend, but guests must pay $5. For more information,
contact President-Elect Louise Griffin at (919) 796-3470.
Understanding IDX
If you’re a principal brokers of a firm or if you’re planning on starting your own firm, sign up now to learn about IDX. This is a program you need to understand so you won’t cause yourself or your agents undue grief.The IDX class, which is free of charge, shows you how to sign up for IDX and explains how it works in non-technical language. Classes run from 9:30-11 a.m. and are held in RRAR’s Room 119. Class dates are Oct. 8, Nov. 12 and Dec. 3.
Register
online for an IDX class . For more information, contact Carol Hamrick
or Bonnie Eaddy at (919) 654-5400 or email them at carolh@trianglemls.com or bonniee@trianglemls.com.
Course focuses on business planning fundamentals
A strong foundation is the key to building a successful real estate career.
The Business Planning
and Marketing (CRS 200) course offered by the Raleigh Regional Association
of REALTORS® provides
that base by teaching the fundamentals of business planning.
The course, scheduled for
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 9-10, will cover business plan development, prospecting
techniques, budget and cost analysis, and personal promotion techniques.
Register
online Cost of the course is $300.
TCC hosts live interview
The
Triangle Community Coalition’s
(TCC) In the Know, which is now a live, real-time forum, features a talk
with Wake County Commissioner Joe Bryan on Oct. 10 beginning at 9 a.m.
The forum will take place at the offices of Paragon Commercial Bank at
3535 Glenwood Ave. in
Raleigh. For more information, contact Charlene Logan at charlenel@tricc.org or
at (919) 228-2599.
 Real Estate
Trends/OctoberFest set for Oct. 17
For
the third year, the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® is
joining forces with the Durham Regional Association of REALTORS®
to co-host one of the premier educational events in the Triangle – 2008
Real Estate Trends/OctoberFest.
The event starts
with breakfast and check in at 8:30 a.m. at the RRAR office and wraps
up at 1 p.m. following lunch with vendors.
This year’s
speakers are: Stacey Anfindsen, giving an update on market performance
during the first three quarters of 2008; Ted Abernathy of the Research
Triangle Institute speaking on the economic competitive position
of the Triangle; and residential real estate expert John Ansbach
who will talk about the current “state of the nation” as
it relates to residential real estate.
Last year’s
event drew more than 300 attendees, so plan to register early. The
registration fee, which includes breakfast and lunch, is $15 for
members and $20 for nonmembers before Oct. 14. The fee is $20 for
both members and nonmembers after that date and at the door.
For more information
or to register, visit www.rrar.com/rrar-events.html or
call RRAR’s Caroline Shipman at (919) 654-5400 or Shelia Willis
with DRAR at (919) 403-2117.
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