REALinfo - January 2015

REAL info JANUARY ● 2015

News and Resource for MEMBERS

MEET YOUR 2015 PRESIDENT Donna Bacher – pages 2 and 3 2015 Board of Directors – pages 4 and 5

MEMBER SERVICES RAHB monthly computer fee changes! – page 6 New IPMS for Office Buildings – page 6 MLS® Activity for the month of December – page 6 REALTOR® CONNECTIONS is coming! – page 6

R AHB NEWS Have your say anytime! – page 7 Professional development for REALTORS® – page 7 RAHB welcomes new members – page 8 Realty Shoppe – New releases – page 8 REALTORS® Care – page 9 RAHB Charity Auction – the results are in! – page 10 Subscribe to RAHB blog for up-to-date news – page 10 RealTrack available at RAHB – page 10

BULLETIN BOARD – page 11

CREA/OREA/RECO NEWS Elections for the CREA Board of Directors – page 11 Are you receiving CREA`S daily news feed? – page 11

MARK YOUR CALENDAR What's coming up at RAHB – page 12

Empowering REALTORS ® to Succeed

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Established in 1921, the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) represents more than 2,700 real estate brokers and salespersons from Hamilton, Burlington, and surrounding areas. Members of the association may use the REALTOR® trademark, which identifies them as real estate professionals who subscribe to a strict code of ethics.

The Association operates the local Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System and provides ongoing professional education courses for its members. In addition, RAHB is an active participant in the Home Ownership Affordability Partnership (HOAP) and holds an annual auction in support of local charities.

Advertisements of local MLS® property listings and information about the services provided by a REALTOR® can be found at www.REALTOR.ca. More information about RAHB is available at www.rahb.ca.

Mission Statement Empowering REALTORS® to Succeed President Donna Bacher

905.574.4600

President-Elect Kim Alvarez 905.335.3042 Vice-President Lou Piriano 905.628.6625 Immediate Past President Tim Mattioli 905.575.5478 Directors Ann Forbes Arndt 905.574.3038 Gary Herron 905.388.1110 Peter Holgate 905.637.1070 Jack Loft 905.304.3303 Sean Morrison 905.662.6666 Dave Nichols 905.634.7755 Gloria Payton 905.574.9889 Heidi Van der Marel 905.664.7900

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MEET YOUR 2015 PRESIDENT Interview with RAHB President Donna Bacher 1. Congratulations on becoming President of RAHB. What made you want to be president?

To tell the truth, being president was never on my bucket list! But three years ago, I decided to run for a seat on the Board of Directors because I believed I had a skill set in finance and business leadership that could benefit our members. As a young REALTOR®, I married into a real estate family and have spent over 32 years knowing and loving our profession. I’m proud to say that my daughter is now a third generation REALTOR®. Some people may well remember my late father-in-law Harvey Medcalf who was instrumental in bringing the MLS® system we know today to our city. He always encour aged me to be involved at the Board - to give back to an organization that has done so much for me and for my family. However, no one understands more than I do the time constraints many of our members face. Juggling family and business can be a chal lenge and not everyone has the time to volunteer at the Association. There should be no shame in that and absolutely every single one of our members should feel confident that the Association is running efficiently and is there to support them in their unique needs.

As the 2015 President, I can say that I am ready and eager to lead our Association in “Empowering REALTORS® to Succeed.” Our members spend their professional lives working to assist buyers and sellers achieve their dreams of home ownership; I want to help support our members to become ever more professional and successful on behalf of the clients they serve.

2. Last year the Directors signed a shared services agreement to participate in a Regional MLS® System with seven other associations, and this year RAHB is scheduled to move on to a new system. Is this the future of real estate – more sharing of services?

Truly, I believe that sharing informa

tion across jurisdictional boundaries is an idea whose time has come.

Buyers and sellers do not want to be hampered by incomplete information being readily available to their chosen REALTOR®, nor do they want to have to go to a different professional to consider properties which lie across an organizational border. Our members don’t want to have to belong to more than one association. In the past, the technological hurdles made this difficult, but now we have the tools and the will, I believe, to come together as individual boards for the benefit of the consumer and member.

This is a HUGE undertaking from an implementation point of view.

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everything uniform with all participating associations’ systems is easy. We are fortunate to have capable and dedicated staff able to make this happen. We as REALTORS® will benefit from increased efficiency and economy and we are glad! But we are even more pleased that our buyers and sellers will receive smoother and more comprehensive professional service than ever before. Again, this is an idea whose time has come and who knows? There could be many other things associations could share that would benefit our members. I could not be more excited about the possibilities!

our Strategic Planning session for 2015, I’ll share our top three initiatives.

First, we’d love to have communication between each member and RAHB’s leadership to be better than it ever has been before. My fellow Board members and I are committed to clear and transparent leadership, giving confidence to each member that he/she is heard and valued. We have recently completed a professional membership survey which has given us tremendous insights into the needs of our members.

The Board will be busy all year and beyond acting on the insights we’ve gained there.

3. Every year brings its own challenges. What do you see as the challenges facing members in 2015?

Then, the implementation of a Regional MLS® system is a HUGE task—so many moving pieces! So many member concerns and questions to keep in mind!

We know what the benefits are, we just need to put all the pieces together to make it happen.

Third, our Board of Directors is committed to a new and stronger consensus leadership for the benefit of our members. We’re committed to making clear, well-thought-out decisions that will benefit our membership as a whole. It is exciting and I know it is going to be a great year for everyone involved.

Technology changes, especially when they involve our MLS® platform, are always difficult, mainly because we find ourselves trying to figure it out on the fly. Regionalization will mean that we say good bye to Fusion and hello to Matrix and we are going to have another change. However, Matrix has many incredible features and it’s 100% compatible with all our devices, so I think it’s going to be very well received by members.

Over the past three decades I’ve learned that predicting anything around real estate with any certainty is almost impossible. Just when we get use to the landscape, something changes. New real estate brokerage business models, new algorithms for searches on Google, new rules from our regulator and new regulations from the banks and various levels of government. There is a constant stream of change and I don’t think we should expect anything different in 2015.

4. And the association?

As I previously mentioned, the Real Estate profession, like most others, is changing at an ever increasing pace. Our Association’s Board of Directors has the responsibility to not only deal with present challenges of service to our members but also look ahead at the bigger picture and position ourselves and our members for challenges ahead. We need to have foresight, wisdom and flexibility. In that regard, we are no different than any other business looking to move ahead into a rapidly changing future. At times I think a crystal ball would come in handy!

5. Is there anything you would like to accomplish during your year in office?

Is this a trick question? My only true responsibility as president is being the spokesperson for our Board of Directors. Since we’ve just completed

6. Do you have any last thoughts to pass on to the members?

What a great question and thank you for the opportunity to speak to my fellow members on it.

Over my lifetime in this business, I’ve realized that all members may not have time to be involved in leadership and business decisions in the Association.

As I mentioned earlier, I understand that work and life responsibilities can limit how much free time we have. I’ve been there and I get it. I want each and every member to know that whether they sell one house a year or one hundred, they are all equal partners in this Association.

I recognize the great responsibility I have as your President. I don’t take it lightly. I don’t speak on my own behalf—I communicate the decisions of your entire Board of Directors. I can tell you that you can be proud and confident of the leaders you have elected for the coming year. I know that, together, we will serve you well and I count it a privilege to lead them.

During my term, I will still earn my living as a full time REALTOR® and at the end of my term, I will still be a member of the Association, one of 2,700 plus REALTORS® serving our community. I’m hoping that my dedication, respect and love for this industry can help make RAHB more responsive to and valuable for each of our members. If so, I will be proud of my contribution.

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Meet your 2015 Board of Directors Donna Bacher, President

Donna joined RAHB in 1983 and is a Broker with Royal LePage State Realty. Donna has served as Chair of the Finance and Communications/Government Relations committees and the Joint (RAHB/HDAA) Rental Licensing Task Force. She has also served on various other RAHB committees.

Donna served as a director for the Ontario Goat Breeders Association and as a Founding Members’ Association Rep to the Toronto Livestock Land Development Board from 2001-2003. She is an avid fundraiser for various charities and a volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters annual bowl-a-thon. Donna holds a Canadian Private Pilots license and has completed her Canadian Commercial Pilots written exam.

Kim Alvarez, President-Elect

Kim is a Salesperson with Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services and has been a member of RAHB since 2009. In serving members, Kim believes strongly in innovation, fiscal responsibility, thorough analysis, transparency, effective communication, equal opportunity and accountability. Her key strengths are her strategic, critical thinking and communication skills.

Prior to real estate, Kim earned her MBA with a marketing specialization and a B.A. in Political Science. She has taken additional courses in Financial Planning, Architectural Technology and Pure Mathematics. She has worked in a variety of industries including management consulting.

Kim believes in building community. She is a member of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, proud supporter of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre and assists various charities. Family, friends, travel, and music balance out her life.

Lou Piriano, Vice President

Lou is Broker of Record of L. Piriano Real Estate. He first joined RAHB in 1973; he was elected a director in November 2013, served on the Finance and Audit committees last year and previously chaired the Technology Task Force and served on a number of RAHB committees. He is looking forward to chairing the MLS® committee in 2015 and serv-

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ing as RAHB's representative on the Governors' Group of the Regional MLS® system.

Lou is in his fifth decade in the real estate profession and believes it is critical to prepare our organization for the rapid oncoming changes in the next few years. Lou sees serving the members one at a time as a great opportunity to ensure all members are heard equally; he hopes that by offering his knowledge and experience, both members and he can achieve personal and professional growth.

Although Lou has a keen interest in and keeps updated on new technological tools, he notes that some aspects of brokerage really haven’t changed that much over time.

It’s still a people business. Lou’s main interests lie in his family (which includes his dogs), playing hockey and squash and donating time and money to animal rescue organizations.

Tim Mattioli, Immediate Past President

Tim has been member of the Association since 1987 and is a Salesperson with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc. Tim has served on many association committees, and chaired the Finance, MLS®, Nomination and Government Relations committees as well as the RCC and Home Ownership Affordability Partnership (HOAP). As Chair of the RCC, Tim was appointed to the RAHB Board of Directors in 2009, and was then elected to the Board in 2010.

Volunteering is important to Tim; he realized that it is important to give back and found that helping others becomes addictive. He believes the association will only be as strong as the people who step up to keep it moving forward. Tim enjoys spending time with his three grown sons, grandson and granddaugher. He has tried sky diving and whitewater rafting and is an avid motorcyclist, touring around North America with friends.

Ann Forbes Arndt

Ann is a Past President of RAHB and is returning to the Board for a second round.

She has been a member of the association since 1990 and is a Broker with Homelife Macro Realty Inc. She has served as Chair of Finance and the Member Area Representation committees, as a member of numerous RAHB committees and task forces and on OREA and RECO committees. Ann was named RAHB Volunteer of the Year in 2005.

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Gary Herron

Gary has been a RAHB member since 1993 and is a Broker at Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Real Estate. Gary is no stranger to the RAHB Board of Directors; he served on the Board from 2003-2007 and was President in 2006. He has also served as Chair of the Election, Finance, Executive and Professional Standards committees and as a member on many other RAHB Committees.

Gary became a director again because he felt it is important “to give back to the association that has been so good” to him. He also sees there will be significant changes to the real estate industry over the next several years and wants to be part of it. Gary has a passion for cooking and fishing, and laments he doesn’t do as much of either as he would like.

Peter Holgate

Peter joined RAHB in 2012 and is the Area Manager/Broker at Right at Home Realty Inc. He was a Director of the Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS® and chaired the Professional Development committee of that association. Peter is a “Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of Canada “ and holds many other distinguished accreditations. Peter is also a 25 year member of TREB and has served several years on the ethics committee, and a two-year member of OMDREB. Peter is a motorcycle enthusiast and prides himself on being involved with motorcycle charity fund raising events for a woman’s shelter, the Sick Children’s Hospital and the REALTORS Care® Foundation. With over 30 years in the business Peter feels it’s time to give back and being a director of the board enables Peter to do just that.

Jack Loft

In addition to his work in real estate, Sean also volunteers with the Rotary Club of Burlington and serves on the board of directors of R.A.S.A.R, a local charity. Giving back to the community and to the real estate industry is important to him. Sean has a sincere desire to help improve two-way communication with the membership, explore and expand on new ideas brought forward and help empower every REALTOR® in RAHB. Outside the office, Sean loves sports and has been involved with rugby most of his adult life, having played for 18 years on five teams in three countries.

Dave Nichols

Dave is a Salesperson with Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services and has been a RAHB member since 2007. He has served on the Professional Standards Committee, MLS® & IT Committee and Statistics Subcommittee.

Dave volunteers with RAHB to help make our association the best it can be. He feels his time volunteering with RAHB gives him a better understanding of how RAHB serves its members. Dave thinks that our community is a great place to live but enjoys traveling to other parts of Canada and the world. Dave also enjoys canoeing and camping and has had the privilege of canoeing the South Nahanni River on two different occasions.

Gloria Payton

Gloria, a Broker with Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd, is another of our Directors who has previously served on the Board (19952000). In her 29 years of membership, Gloria has chaired the Arbitration Committee and Sales Division and has been part of almost every RAHB committee. She has also served on numerous task forces and ad hoc committees and chaired the RECO and Agency task forces.

Jack has been a RAHB member since 2004 and is a Broker at RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc. He has served on RAHB’s Professional Standards Committee for five years.

Gloria has especially enjoyed teaching the RAHB New Members’ Orientation course for over 16 years. She feels that we are “arguably one of the finest boards in all of Canada” and is proud to call our association home.

Jack is a retired police officer and loves the outdoors. He golfs, hikes, cycles, fishes and camps and is an avid reader and traveller.

Heidi Van Der Marel

Sean Morrison

Sean has been a member of RAHB since 2006 and is a Salesperson with Royal LePage State Realty. During his time with RAHB, he has chaired the MLS® and Joint MLS® Committees, was appointed RAHB’s representative to the Regional MLS® System Governors’ Group and served on various RAHB committees.

Heidi has been a RAHB member since 2007 and is a Broker with M. Marel Real Estate Inc. Heidi is a member of the Regional Commercial Council and is Chair of the RCC for 2015.

Heidi likes to spend her free time with her family - her husband and two little girls, ages 4 and 1, and the newest addition who was expected to arrive in time for New Years.

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News and Resource for Members

MEMBER SERVICES RAHB monthly computer fee changes!

Effective January 1, 2015, all members – including Senior members – will pay $42 plus taxes for their monthly computer fee. The fee has been decreased from $48 for most members and increased from $38 for Senior members.

This change will appear on the January invoice, which members will receive in February, 2015.

Contact Kim in the Accounting department (kims@rahb.ca or 905.529.8101 x232) if you have questions about the computer fee change.

New International Property Measurement Standard for office buildings The International Property Measurement Standard (IPMS) for Offices is a principle-based and internationally applicable office building measurement standard. This new standard is the result of a global effort spearheaded by a coalition of more than 50 professional organizations from around the globe to create a uniform method for measuring property. The IPMS is set to replace dozens of existing standards currently in use around the world.

The new standard defines which areas are included when measuring a property and which are not.

The IPMS will help to reduce risk, increase measurement consistency and support transparency in an increasingly globalizing commercial property industry. This standard will benefit the way property assets are managed and, ultimately, how investors, corporate occupiers, buyers and sellers make financial decisions in order to save time and money.

IPMS for Office Buildings is now available. To download a copy go to http://blog.rahb.ca/?p=14731.

MLS® activity for the month of December Watch your email for the monthly stats release and charts.

New for 2015 – the stats maps and pie charts will be included with your monthly stats email.

You can also find the RAHB stats on: www.rahb.ca, REALTOR Link®: Market Data & Stats, RAHB blog: http://blog.rahb.ca (use tags "stats" and "stats maps".)

Where can you listen to great speakers, meet suppliers of goods and services you can use, network with your colleagues and attend the RAHB Annual General Meeting?

At REALTOR® CONNECTIONS 2015, of course!

The planning team is putting together a day that will have something for everyone, and a lot of great information for everyone. Watch for big changes to the format - we’re turning the event upside down!

Highlights:  Keynote Speaker Chris Leader – Dare to be Exceptional  Early bird presentation by Kathy Hogeveen – Developing an Online Strategy  CoreLogic’s Todd Targgart will be there to demo the new Matrix system

REALTOR ® CONNECTIONS

AGM, Conference and Trade Show

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Hamilton Convention Centre  RAHB’s

AGM will be held early afternoon so everyone can attend  Great trade show  New this year – knowledge pods in the exhibit area!

Plan to attend REALTOR® CONNECTIONS 2015.

Registration is free for members who register before March 6, 2015; watch MOD for the opening of online registration.

See you there!

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RAHB NEWS Have your say anytime!

Do you have a question? Something you’d like other members’ opinions about?

RAHB now has a feedback tool in REALTOR Link® – it can be found under Member Services – Comments/ Questions/Complaints.

Start a conversation, ask your questions, say something nice about a fellow REALTOR® or even RAHB staff member who helped you out – you can do it all in one place. Check it out soon!

Professional development for REALTORS® Tax and Investment Planning for Real Estate Professionals Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – 10 a.m. – Noon Free to RAHB members

Consumer-Certified Real Estate Consultant® (C-CREC®) Designation – 6 CE credits Thursday, February 12, 2015 – 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. $ 150+ HST for RAHB members; $300+ HST for non-members

Ed Ounpuu, Financial Consultant, will teach you about the tax implications of running your real estate business so you can spend less time on administration and more time selling.

Join Cassandra Agnew Walker, Manager, Standard Forms at OREA, to learn about the latest revisions to OREA’s standard forms and clauses as well as previous revisions related to the changes for 2015.

Rental Properties and Their Tax Issues Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Free to RAHB members

For Sale by Owner (FSBO) – 3 CE credits Wednesday, March 4, 2015 – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. $ 45+HST

Ed Ounpuu will discuss tax issues related to rental properties.

OREA 2014 Standard Forms and Clause Revisions Update Tuesday, February 10, 2015 – 9:30 a.m. – Noon OR Tuesday, February 10, 2015 – 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Free to RAHB members

Earn your C-CREC® designation with Chris Newell, who will help you banish “working for free” so you can earn professional fees instead.

Michael Appleton will teach you how to build a relationship with a private-for -sale homeowners and sell your services to them.

All courses will be held at the RAHB office in the McCullough Room (lower level).

Register with Angela at angelam@rahb.ca or 905.529.8101 x233.

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RAHB welcomes new members The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington extends a warm welcome to its newest members (November 20 to December 11).

Richard Adler

Sharon Rodrigues

Bradbury Estate Realty Inc., Brokerage Greg Cichosz Tammera Seyffer Saadat Butt

Keller Williams Complete Realty Inc., Brokerage Cam Sullivan

Keller Williams Edge Realty Inc., Brokerage

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Jagroop Grewal

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RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage

Lauren Catlin Matthew Tarry

Candace Di Carlo Leigh Chase

Royal LePage State Realty Inc., Brokerage

RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc., Brokerage

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REALTORS ® Care RAHB presented REALTORS Care® Foundation grant cheques to St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation, Mark Preece Family House, Ronald McDonald House Hamilton, and Indwell in December.

(left to right): RAHB CEO Ross Godsoe, St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation Director of Development Heather Scott, Mark Preece Family House Executive Director Pearl Wolfe, RAHB President Tim Mattioli.

(left to right): RAHB CEO Ross Godsoe, Ronald McDonald House CEO Chantell Tunney, RAHB President Tim Mattioli.

RAHB members care!

During 2014, RAHB made donations to the following shelter-related organizations:

Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Mark Preece Family House City Kidz The Salvation Army – Hamilton Phoenix Place Mission Services St. Matthews House Neighbour to Neighbour Ronald McDonald House – Hamilton St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation

(left to right): Indwell Executive Director Jeffrey Neven, Indwell tenant Tom Jeffery, Indwell Director of Projects and Development Graham Cubitt, Indwell President of the Board Trevor Horzelenberg, Indwell Director of Policy and Planning Steven Rolfe, RAHB President Tim Mattioli, RAHB CEO Ross Godsoe, Indwell tenant Nicole Bade, Indwell Project Developer Sylvia Harris.

Did you know: The REALTORS Care® Foundation grant and RAHB’s donation to Ronald McDonald House, combined, will house a family at Ronald McDonald House for two weeks.

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RAHB Charity Auction – the results are in!

RAHB President Tim Mattioli and members of the Charity Auction Task Force presented a cheque for $ 48,557.79, representing the proceeds from the RAHB Charity Auction, to The Children’s Fund Vice-President Olivia DePetris.

The Charity Auction was held on Thursday November 20. RAHB members, sponsors and guests enjoyed a night of live and silent auctions and a variety of entertainment and activities to benefit the Children’s Fund, the charity founded by 900 CHML/Y108/953 FRESH FM.

(left to right) First Row: Olivia DePetris, Vice-President of the Children's Fund; Tim Mattioli, 2014 RAHB President; with Charity Auction Task Force members (Second Row): Brian Shaw, Kathy Della-Nebbia; (Third Row): Janice Rocchi, Samantha Lefebvre, Deborah Coles; (Fourth Row): Brain Gerrard, John Morris.

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RealTrack available at RAHB The RealTrack service is now available for all members’ use in the RAHB Resource Centre.

What is RealTrack?

RealTrack is a licenced database for searching commercial (ICI) real estate transactions of $500,000 and over, for properties located in Ontario. Compiled from land title documents, telephone interviews, site visits and other sources, RealTrack collects, confirms and publishes the information of over 93,000 property transfers dating back to 1996.

The database grows at a rate of 100-150 new transactions every week.

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Property information includes:  address/location  transfer date  consideration details (cash and assumed/vtb debt)  party contact information  street level & aerial photos (with site boundaries)  dynamic maps  property descriptions including type, size and number of units  description of site boundaries  financing details  broker/agent contact information Access to RealTrack in the RAHB Resource Centre is by chance or by appointment (one user session at a time).

Call Kathy kathyr@rahb.ca or Nancy nancyd@rahb.ca to reserve your time today!

News and Resource for Members

BULLETIN BOARD

This space is for REALTORS® to post wants and needs, information about events (charitable or otherwise) of interest to other RAHB members, business-related items for sale, etc.

Contact Valerie at the RAHB office (valeriew@rahb.ca) to get your info added to the bulletin board.

No ads for listed properties, please.

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CREA/OREA/RECO NEWS Elections for the CREA Board of Directors The annual election for the CREA Board of Directors will be held on March 28, 2015 at the 2015 CREA Annual General Meeting. Any qualified REALTOR® member who has an interest in serving as a Director of CREA is strongly encouraged to run for a position on the Board of Directors.

The following positions are open:  Three Director-at-Large positions, each for a two-year term.  Four Regional Director positions, each for a two-year term, from each of the following regions: ° British Columbia/Yukon ° Manitoba

° Quebec ° The Atlantic Region Candidacy forms must be received by CREA no later than January 27, 2015. Questions should be directed to Bill Harrington at 613.237.7111.

For complete information about the qualifications for Directors, the CREA elections and candidacy forms, go to http://www.rahb.ca/CREA/CREA_ElectionNotice2015.pdf

Are you receiving CREA’s daily news feed?

CREA’s Communications department releases a daily email called “Read All About It”, an aggregate of all real estate-related daily news (residential and commercial) from across the country and around the globe. You can

receive this email by signing up at http://www.realtorlink.ca/content/readallaboutit/sub.htm Sign up and then sit back and enjoy the news.

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News and Resource for Members

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Professional Development Held at RAHB – 505 York Blvd. – Lower Level C – Chambers Room M – McCullough Room Level 1 Tuesday, February 3 – C, 9 a.m. – Noon Tuesday, February 17 – C, 9 a.m. – Noon  Fusion

Load Thursday, January 15 – C, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, January 29 – C, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  Broker

Sale by Owner Wednesday, March 4 – M, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  For

To register for above courses, email Angela at angelam@rahb.ca or call 905.529.8101 x233

Board of Directors, Committee and Task Force Meetings Held at RAHB – 505 York Blvd. – First Floor T – Thompson Room P – Purnell Room of Directors Tuesday, January 27, 9 a.m., T

Member Orientation (by invitation only) Friday, January 23 – M, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Friday, February 13 – M, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

 Board

Estate Transaction Monday, January 12 – Thursday, January 15 Monday, January 19 – Thursday, January 22 M, 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Wednessday, February 11, 9 a.m., T

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& Investment Planning for Real Estate Professionals Tuesday, February 3 – M, 10 a.m. – noon  Tax

Properties and Their Tax Issues Tuesday, February 3 – M, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.  Rental

Forms and Clauses Tuesday, February 10 – M, 9:30 a.m. – Noon OR Tuesday, February 10 – M, 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  OREA

Certified Real Estate Consultant Thursday, February 12 – M, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Consumer

Structure and Real Estate Tuesday, February 17 – Friday, February 20 Monday, February 23 – Friday, February 27 M, 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.  Land

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 Audit

Upcoming Events Annual Appreciation Gala Saturday, January 17, 2015 (by invitation only) Michelangelo Events & Conference Centre 1555 Upper Ottawa, Hamilton  RAHB

CONNECTIONS 2015 Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Hamilton Conference Centre 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton  REALTOR®

RAHB Office Closures Monday, February 16, 2015 for Family Day