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Why Earn Official NAR Designations and Certifications? ...to be better than your competition: In today’s market, continuing education is the best way to stay ahead of the competition. Now, more than ever, successful agents must keep current on issues--involving technology, changing legalities, and many other central components of the business--to keep pace in such a dynamic environment. Although other designations exist, only these carry an official NAR endorsement. Look to NAR for the resources you need to stay o n t o p o f trends, including many high- value, online courses offered through REALTOR® University. Credit can be earned by completing many of the online designation and certification courses. (continued on page 2) November is Designation Awareness Month D * G * L Board News NOVEMBER, 2014 DIXIE-GILCHRIST-LEVY BOARD OF REALTORS ISSUE FOUR "To be the voice of Real Estate in the Dixie/Gilchrist/Levy communities--while being educated in rules, codes and ethics--so we can better instill confidence, educate, and serve the local public while extending to one another professional courtesies." Help me! Please submit news, events, photos, alerts! Vanessa Edmunds PO Box 534 Cedar Key FL 32625 [email protected] To contact Dixie Gilchrist Levy Board of Realtors PO Box 2059 (4 W. Park Ave.) Chiefland, Florida 32644 Office: 352.493.9683 Fax: 877.469.5094 [email protected]

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Page 1: Dgl board newsletter november 2014

Why Earn Official NAR Designations and Certifications?

...to be better than your competition:

In today’s market , continuing education is the best way to stay ahead of the competition.  Now, more than ever, successful agents must keep current o n i s s u e s - - i nv o l v i n g technolog y, changing

legalities, and many other central components of the business--to keep pace in s u c h a d y n a m i c environment.  Although other designations exist, only these carry an official NAR endorsement.

Look to NAR for the resources you need to stay o n t o p o f t r e n d s , including many high-value, online courses o f f e r e d t h r o u g h REALTOR® University.  

Credit can be earned by completing many of the online designation and certification courses.

(continued on page 2)

November is Designation Awareness Month

D*G*L Board NewsNOVEMBER, 2014 DIXIE-GILCHRIST-LEVY BOARD OF REALTORS ISSUE FOUR

"To be the voice of Real Estate in the Dixie/Gilchrist/Levy

communities--while being educated in rules, codes and ethics--so we

can better instill confidence, educate, and serve the local public

while extending to one another professional courtesies."

Help me! Please submit news, events, photos, alerts!Vanessa Edmunds PO Box 534 Cedar Key FL 32625

[email protected]

To contact Dixie Gilchrist Levy Board of Realtors

PO Box 2059 (4 W. Park Ave.)Chiefland, Florida 32644

Office: 352.493.9683Fax: 877.469.5094

[email protected]

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Designation Awareness Month, (continued from page one) Navica will be hosting

training webinars on December 3rd and 4th

Topics to be covered are CMAs, Contacts/Prospects, Custom One Line Display and Saved Searches, and Maintenance, Searching, Email Listings and Clone Full Displays

All topics will be covered on both days

Space is limited! See your recent email from Eugene for instructions on enrolling, or call or contact Eugene at [email protected] for a link

Why Earn Official NAR Designations and Certifications?

...to increase your income:

R E A L T O R S ® w h o e a r n e d p r o f e s s i o n a l designations have a distinct, competitive edge as a result of their increased expertise and marketability.  Based on 2013 NAR survey data, the median income of REALTORS® w i t h o u t a d e s i g n a t i o n was  $33,500  and the median income of those with at least one designation was  $61,100: a difference of  $27,600. (Source: 2013 NAR Member Profile)

Take Time to Learn More about Official

Designations & Certifications

View a complete l is t of NAR’s official designations and certifications.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF COURSES OFFERED AT A

DISCOUNT IN NOVEMBER!

During the month of N o v e m b e r, a l l o n l i n e designation and certification courses that are offered t h r o u g h  R E A L T O R ® University  are available at 20% off.

DGL Realtors®:Out and About in the Community!

Realtors® Caryn Stephenson, left, and Anne Young, right, are pictured as they receive appreciation certificates for donations of their time and items to benefit the Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce. Their sale, held on November 8th, was at the Cedar Key City Park. Please send photos and info about your own community service to share! We need to “be seen out there!”

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October New Member Orientation and Ethics

Classes Train Nine

Be Sure to “Like” the Board’s Facebook Page:

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Invite your friends to “Like” us, too!

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42 DGL Board offices held new member’s Orientation and Ethics training classes on October 15 and October 22, 2014. 

Present at the October 15 class: Dewey Hatcher Jr, Courtney McQuaig, Marilyn Edmonds, Crystal Asbell, Gregory Scheer and Bobby Padot (not pictured). 

Present at the October 22 class: Steve Ledford, Burgandy Arrington, and Daniel Cathey. 

AE Eugene Gibbins Attends NAR Convention 2014DGL AE, Dr. Eugene Gibbins, attended the 2014 National Association of Realtors Annual Convention.  Eugene serves on National committees for the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB), Council of Residential Specialist, trainer for the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation, trainer for the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) and committees for NAR.  He attended meetings for each of these areas.  The trade show was also a very worthwhile event.  The events lasted from November 5th through the 10th.  Hopefully, next year we can have more of our members attend this outstanding event.  The NAR Convention will be November 11th – 16th in San Diego, CA.

Some of the items approved at the Board of Directors meeting:1.   REALTORS will subscribe not only to the Code of Ethics but also to a new aspirational Code of Excellence that aims to measurably increase professionalism through increased training and recognition of competencies that consumers value.2.   REALTORS will commit to biennial education on the Code of Ethics and the proposed Code of Excellence.3.   REALTORS will strive to be proficient in data content having efficient access to the broadest range of data available. 4.  NAR will develop an industry standard for models to allow consumers to fairly & accurately evaluate REALTORS.