CPARealtor News - May 2015 by Lynn Mooney

EALTOR NEWS VOL. 6 / ISSUE 5 MAY 2015

EDUCATION ~ SERVICE ~ INTEGRITY In this Issue: CPAR Calendar

Letter from your President

AE Corner, BOD Minutes

CPAR News

New CPAR Members

Florida Realtors® Convention

TopGolf Event Photos

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Pasco County News

Business Partner Spotlight

FR/NAR News

Advertise in CPAR News

Business Partners Join CPAR

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27642 Cashford Circle, Ste. 110 ~ Wesley Chapel, FL 33544 www.cparfl.com ~ Phone 813-406-6081 ~ Fax 813-712-2865 ~ info@cparfl.org 1

CPAR Board of Directors DIRECTOR Louise Richardson

PRESIDENT Lynn Mooney

TREASURER Vicki Derbes

PRESIDENT-ELECT Dwight McDonald

PAST PRESIDENT Toby Caroline

DIRECTOR Jack Buckley

Sun ‘n Fun Realty TobyParadise@aol.com

Exit Prime Realty TheCoordinator45@gmail.com

DIRECTOR Patsy Peterman

DIRECTOR David Chen

SouthShore Homes & Properties Lynn@LynnMooney.com

Pro-Active Realty LouiseRichardson71@gmail.com

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services VDerbes@BHHSFloridaProperties.com

International Realty Plus-Tampa Bay EmailMyBroker@verizon.net

VICE PRESIDENT Dennis Derbes

djderbes@BHHSFloridaProperties.com

Seagrass Realty Patsy@SeagrassRealEstate.com

SECRETARY Gerald Collings

DIRECTOR Pete Rundel

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

SouthShore Homes & Properties GeraldC0123@gmail.com

DChen4649@yahoo.com

BUSINESS PARTNER LIAISON

Ruth Peeples

First American Title Company RPeeples@firstam.com

WestBay Real Estate Pete@PetesRealty.com

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Good Friday

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Mother’s Day

Professional Standards Training 10:00‐1:00 Pebble Creek

Memorial Day

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General Membership Mee ng 11:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m. Hungry Harry’s BBQ Linked In Seminar 11:30‐1:30 Tampa Palms

Golf Tournament 11:00‐3:00 TopGolf New Member Orienta on 1:00 p.m.—4 p.m., CPAR Oﬃce

MFRMLS Quarterly Broker WebEx

Save the Date June 3: CPARtee, 5:30—7:30 p.m., Prime Bar June 10: CPAR General Membership Meeting 11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m., Pebble Creek Golf Club June 25: RPR Basics Class, TBA 2

From your President a word from the PREZ... April was a great month for CPAR – we received our charter renewal from NAR and the Top Golf Tournament was a success. Everyone who worked on both projects deserves a hearty round of applause, so, give yourself a “pat on the back.” The CPAR Professional Standards Committee is in place and has been trained by Florida Realtors. If you have any questions about the Lynn Mooney Ombudsman program, Grievance or Arbitration and/or Mediation, please contact Vanessa at the CPAR office (Vanessa@cparfl.com or 813-406-6081). The “Merry Month of May” has arrived and your association is diligently working on programs and events for you – check your email and the website regularly for scheduled events. MLS REMINDER - All annual invoices for the 2015/2016 MFRMLS subscription year are posted. *Deadline to Pay: May 18, 2015, by 5 pm (ET). $342.00 *Late fee: If payment is not made by 5 pm on May 18, a $50 late fee will be applied to your invoice. Looking forward to seeing you on May 13th,

Lynn P.S. May is National Burger month.

Thank you to our 2015 Sponsors Elite

My Florida Regional ~ Merri Jo Cowen

Platinum

Embrace Home Loans ~ Tyler Cain and Scott Slone First American Title ~ Ruth Peeples

Gold

IERNA’s Heating & Cooling ~ Julie Rinaldi National Property Inspections ~ Lynne Tonte Sandon Mortgage ~ Rick Sandon Security National Mortgage ~ Ray Williams WCR Tampa Chapter ~ April Gayle Gausman

Silver Eagle Mortgage ~ Karen Calhoun Herbert H Landy Insurance ~ Joe Flynn Hillsborough Title ~ Joellyn Robles Market Prime Mortgage ~ John Farris Mason Title ~ Mary Turner Peeples Maintenance Repairs ~ Ron Peeples Prime Protection ~ Joed Hassani Rainbow International Restoration ~ Steve Dumas Tampa Home Inspection ~ Bobb Courtman Two Men and a Truck ~ Eugenia Parlow

A Note from My Florida Regional MLS:

AE Corner

All annual invoices for the 2015/2016 MFRMLS subscription year are posted. *Deadline to Pay: May 18, 2015, by 5 pm (ET)

Louise Richardson

*Late fee: If payment is not made by 5 pm on May 18, a $50 late fee will be applied to your invoice. This late fee will be due upon payment of your MLS fee and your Association/Board (Local Service Center) fee. To View Your Invoice Amount

Vanessa Frost

Visit www.pay.mfrmls.com (Online Payment Center) and log in to your account.

How to Make a Payment • Online Payment (Best Method): Visit www.pay.mfrmls.com to make a secure, online debit/credit card payment. (Looking to pay with a check? Please see the "Payment by Mail" option below.) • Phone Payment: Debit/credit cards are accepted over the phone by dialing 1-800-686-7451 (option 4). (Looking to pay with a check? Please see the "Payment by Mail" option below.) • Payment by Mail: Checks are accepted as long as they are received by the payment deadline of May 18 at 5 pm. Please make checks payable to “MFRMLS”. Mailing Address: My Florida Regional MLS, C/o Accounting Dep’t, 555 Winderley Place, Suite 320, Maitland, FL 32751 Please note: MLS fees are non-refundable in full or pro rata. If you need to contact your AE, email me at Vanessa@cparfl.com or call me at 813-406-6081.

CPAR Board of Directors Minutes March 25, 2015 10:00 a.m., CPAR Office Conference Room MOTION #1: We elect to pursue Front Office at Cashford Circle when available. PASSED. MOTION #2: CPAR offers newsletter ads to Realtor and Business Partner members at the following price structure: ¼ page - $25 for 1 issue, $120 for 6 issues, $180 for 12 issues; ½ page - $50 for 1 issue, $240 for 6 issues, $360 for 12 issues. PASSED. MOTION #3: CPAR accepts agreement with Learning Library to offer online orientation to new members at $15 per person, and also to partner with the CE Shop, which pays CPAR a portion of fees collected for CE classes taken by CPAR members. PASSED. MOTION #4: CPAR will hold one GMM and two pitch sessions per quarter. Lunch will be charged at $15 per person, with education courses to be added as needed. PASSED.

We did it! The National Association of Realtors® and Florida Realtors® have confirmed that the Central Pasco Association of Realtors® is in compliance with NAR’s Organizational Alignment Core Standards, a set of requirements that fall into six categories: 1. Code of Ethics 2. Advocacy 3. Consumer Outreach 4. Unification Efforts and Support of the REALTOR® Organization 5. Technology 6. Financial Solvency This means that we will keep our charter this year, but it doesn't mean our work is done. These Core Standards will need to be met every year, and we will need CPAR Members’ help to do it. Stay tuned for new ways in which you’ll be able to get involved throughout the year to help keep CPAR as your association home.

Welcome New CPAR Members (April 2015)

Realtors® Coldwell Banker Advantage Realty Arturo Hernandez

Berkshire Hathaway ~ Wesley Chapel Nina Hewitt Diane Bonbrisco

Florida Capital Realty Richard Williams, Broker

Carrington Real Estate Services Dawne Davies

The Parrott Team, LLC Patrick Parrott, Broker

Charles Rutenberg Realty Dawn Melancon

RE/MAX Capital Realty John Donadeo

Coldwell Banker Action Realty Nancy Stocks

Team Grimaldi, Inc. Ray Prendes, Broker

Business Partners Caliber Home Loans Michael Garmendia Melonny Thompson

Pro-Team Property Inspections Nancy Janosz

Thurow Financial Services Christopher Thurow

CPAR TopGolf Event

We had a great time at TopGolf on April 22nd! Thank you so much to our sponsors: Ace Level Embrace Home Loans Caliber Home Loans First American Title/ First American Home Warranty Eagle Level Class Act Insurance Elevation Home Design Tampa Bay Insurance Center Standard Pacific Homes Landy Insurance ABC Dennis Insurance Birdie Level Homes by Westbay Hengesbach & Hengesbach Know It Now, Inc. Peeples Maintenance Rainbow International Ryland Homes

Board approves establishment of the Jobs and Economic Opportunities Trust Fund PASCO COUNTY --- The Board of County Commissioners voted on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 to approve Penny for Pasco funds, estimated at $45 Million, to establish a Jobs and Economic Opportunities Trust Fund. The resolution that was passed creates the trust fund and economic growth program. Pasco’s Office of Economic Growth is preparing to accept applications from developers and land owners to receive funds for projects. The Jobs and Economic Opportunities Trust Fund allows Pasco County to make an investment in projects that promote long-term economic growth and community vitality through programs such as "ready sites" or "shell buildings." The reason for Pasco participating in this type of investment is simple: companies considering an area to locate or build new facilities want sites that are "ready-to-go." Having ready sites or spaces available for prospects will enable Pasco County to market and respond to leads that are currently missed opportunities. Companies also want to see a quicker return on their capital investment. The quicker the prospect is actively running their operations, the quicker they can turn a profit. Intensifying the demand for ready sites is the fact that decision-making time frames of the prospects are shorter than they were in years past. Companies are not willing to wait for communities to find appropriate sites or buildings to determine suitability for development. That due diligence needs to be done before the prospect comes to the door. "The Jobs and Economic Opportunities Trust Fund and Pasco’s Economic Growth Program could be the most exciting and innovative economic development program in the Tampa Bay Region or the State of Florida," stated Michele Baker, County Administrator. "I believe this will make Pasco County even more attractive for a company looking to relocate or expand." After voters overwhelmingly approved the Penny for Pasco Renewal on November 6, 2012, Pasco County is now able to increase business recruitment efforts. Estimated revenues are expected to exceed $45 million for the Jobs and Economic Opportunities Trust Fund that will supply needed revenue for the Economic Growth Program and make Pasco more attractive for business location and expansion in the Tampa Bay region. "Once again, we would like to express our appreciation to the voters of Pasco County, for renewing the Penny for Pasco, and adding in an element to fund economic development projects," noted Chairman Ted Schrader. "Providing the environment to increase the number of higher-wage paying jobs is one of the priorities of our Strategic Plan, and something our residents deserve." In addition, a resolution was also passed to create the Jobs and Economic Opportunities Committee. The Jobs and Economic Opportunities Committee is a Board of County Commissioners appointed committee that will provide oversight to funded projects. The Office of Economic Growth will be accepting applications for interested persons from the manufacturing, real estate, banking/finance, agricultural, or other private industry as well as general public are invited to apply for appointment. For more information, including project updates and application information can be found at: http://www.pascocountyfl.net/Index.aspx?NID=2135. 12

CPAR Business Partner Spotlight

Monthly Market Detail—March 2015

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.REALTOR Top‐Level Domains Will Soon be Available to Realtor® Associations and Brokerages WASHINGTON (April 16, 2015) — The National Association of Realtors®’ top-level domain .REALTOR will be available to local and state Realtor® associations as well as brokerages in the U.S. and Canada starting May 7. NAR was one of the first associations approved to offer a top-level domain and among the first in the real estate industry to commit to this new technology. Since the .REALTOR top-level domain became available to NAR members in October 2014, more than 95,000 domains have been claimed. Now boards, associations and brokerages will have the opportunity to register for the domain, which lets consumers instantly know that they are working within the Realtor® community, the most trusted source for real estate information and with agents who subscribe to NAR’s strict Code of Ethics. As the Internet begins to evolve and divide into industry-specific categories, NAR believes it’s important for the Realtor® community to lead the industry and create an exclusive namespace for itself that consumers instantly recognize. “Early adoption of new technology is a vital part of how Realtors® conduct business, and NAR is committed to staying on the forefront of the latest online tools,” said NAR President Chris Polychron, executive broker with 1st Choice Realty in Hot Springs, Ark. “We hope associations and brokerages can take advantage of the .REALTOR domain to create an online space where home buyers, sellers and investors, as well as Realtors®, can go to find the most trustworthy, reliable real estate services and resources.” For more information on claiming the .REALTOR domain, which is available to associations and brokerages starting May 7 at 10 a.m. CDT, visit www.about.REALTOR. 14

YOUR AD HERE Advertise in the monthly CPARealtor® News. Open to CPAR Realtor® and Business Partner members. Contact Vanessa at 813-406-6081 or Vanessa@cparfl.com to get started. Artwork can be changed monthly and must be submitted by the 15th of each month. Rates:

1/4 Page

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$25

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6 issues

$120

$240

12 issues

$180

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Business Partners Thank you for your support!

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Tyler Caine, 813‐380‐8487 Sco Slone, 813‐295‐4660

Lisa Starling 813‐750‐1001

Cindy Maxie 813‐961‐3391 Sara Allen 727‐526‐5338

Paul Phillips Home Inspector Professor 813‐299‐1642

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Business Partners Thank you for your support!

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Rick Sandon 727‐578‐6300

Joseph Flynn 352‐350‐2477 Paul Pri 813‐838‐1998

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Mary Turner 813‐264‐6110

Ma Russell 813‐386‐4201

Tampa Home Inspec on Bobb Courtman 813‐909‐9516

Nancy Janosz 813‐774‐2386

Steve Dumas 813‐907‐0503

Christopher Thurow 813‐406‐4436

Anthony Conner 727‐808‐6495

Operation Raven Funding Inc. Home Inspection Bill Doyle 866‐641‐6154

Jim Quirk 813‐230‐9487

Sco Smith 813‐748‐8008

Did you know? NAR allows Local Board of Choice… Regardless of office location, Realtors® may join any local real estate association they choose.

READY FOR A CHANGE? Contact Dwight McDonald, CPAR President-Elect, for answers to all your CPAR and membership-related questions. 813-629-6954 ~ emailmybroker@verizon.net CPAR offers the same benefits as other local real estate associations: ~ My Florida Regional MLS membership

~ New Member Orientation

~ Supra Active Keys, eKeys, and Lockboxes

~ Social events for fun and networking

~ Professional Development Education and CE credits

~ Public Advocacy

~ Office convenient to North Tampa, New Tampa, Wesley Chapel, and Land O’Lakes

~ Community Service opportunities

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for more information and applications on our website

CPAR 1

Membership Dues & Fees Local Dues (Primary Membership)

~ Fast start for new agents ~ Lower startup costs ~ Orientation for new agents ~ Low primary and secondary dues for transferring brokers

EPAR 3

PRO 4

WPBOR 5

$75.00

$120.00

$115.00

$168.00

$170.00

Florida Realtors® Dues & Issues Advocacy

$126.00

NAR Dues & Public Awareness Campaign Assessment

$155.00

$356.00

$401.00

$396.00

$449.00

$451.00

Application Fee (Local)

$75.00

$195.00

$110.00

$150.00

$250.00

Application Fee (Florida Realtors®)

$30.00

Business Partner/Affiliate Dues (Primary Membership)

$90.00

$195.00

$150.00

$250.00

Total Annual Dues

Attention Brokers!

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Information obtained from CPAR 10/1/14 Information obtained from GTAR 10/14/14 3 Information obtained from EPAR 10/28/14

Information obtained from PRO 10/14/14 Information obtained from WPBOR 10/14/14

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