This Thursday, November 12th, at the National Association of REALTORS® conference and expo, NAR will unveil a new consumer Web site —HouseLogic. The new site has been designed to help home owners protect, maintain, and enhance the value of their home. The site is also designed to help REALTORS® by also including information and resources that can used for blogs, websites and even newsletters that the REALTORS® send to thier clients.
Visit Houselogic.com/members for more information on the value for REALTORS®. Look for on-site information at the NAR conference to find out when and where the new HouseLogic site will be launched. Watch for further details in your REALTORS® Magazine Daily News and at REALTOR.org.
Read Erica Christoffer’s article on REALTORS® Magazine online for more information.
Do you want your Conference experience easy and convenient? Here are some tips from NAR that are designed to enhance your conference experience. 
This information was emailed to members on November 4th.
Ways to keep informed:
Watch NAR-TV, the onsite Conference & Expo TV channel for REALTORS®, in the San Diego Convention Center located next to the Starbucks, and featured in select hotels: Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego (Channel 42); San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina (Channel 37); Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel (Channel 51). And pick up your copy of REALTOR® Magazine’s Show Daily newspaper to catch the latest news and information on the Conference
Ways to stay connected:
We know that your business doesn’t slow down. To check in with your listings, visit one of the cyber stations located on the Expo floor, booths 1455 and 3423. Phone recharge stations are available at the Mobile Device Rejuvenation Station, Exhibit Hall D Lobby. And don’t forget to pack your business cards for networking!
Ways to get around:
We make it easy to get around with the Conference shuttle from select hotels, and a $10 airport shuttle departing Sunday and Monday from the San Diego Convention Center.
And don’t forget NAR Mobile for your Smartphone, the easiest way to navigate the Conference. From your iPhone, visit the App Store and download “NAR 2009.” From any mobile other device, including Blackberry and Palm, go to http://nar2009.boopsie.com from your mobile phone browser. Make sure you have an unlimited data plan and data network for your phone.
See you in San Diego next week!
Sincerely,
NAR Conference & Expo Team
Note: Conference badges and passes were mailed and should have arrived already.
In November of 2000 in San Francisco, ten REBAC members were inducted into the Hall of Fame and recognized for thier acheivements and committment to buyer agency. This year REBAC welcomes David Lewis, Richard Parke, Pat Strong, Dwayne Carte and the North Central Jersey Association of REALTORS®, our license provider honoree, to the 2009 REBAC Hall of Fame.
Our 2009 inductees will be honored for their dedication and service at a special networking reception on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the REALTORS® Conference and Expo in San Diego. Plan on joining all of us and REBAC as we honor these outstanding representatives. For more information on attending the NAR Conference and Expo, being held next week, please click here.
News reports out of Washington have indicated that an extension of the extremely popular $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, along with a proposal to offer a $6,500 credit for existing homeowners, has been agreed to by key members of the Senate. The new $6,500 credit would be for those existing homeowners who have lived in their current residence for a consecutive five-year period within the past eight years.
Potential home buyers would need to be under contract by April 30, 2010, and close before July 1st, 2010. Concerns have been raised by House Democrats about the cost of the program, and there have also been allegations of abuse of the program that have resulted in an IRS probe of the program.
What new technologies or innovations will lead real estate into 2010? There is only one place to find out. Real Estate Connect: New York City. From January 13th – 15th, 2010, industry and technology leaders will inform you on what is coming in the year ahead and how you can keep up.
But to get ahead, gather with over 1,300 of your peers to look at the future. The things you learn become your competitive advantage; the people you meet become your new customers, partners, or collaborators in innovation.
Registration is open now. Click Here and don’t miss out on the one conference where you will learn what tools you can use in the coming year.
