RCA Info and Affiliate News

PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS
Listen to the current Technology and Intelligience interview as Jan Fiola, Business Development Director at Bedford Cost Segregation, shares her thoughts about current industry direction, her impressions from years in commercial development and her plans for 2010 as CREW Chicago’s president. http://go-to.realtor.org/r/XTDRUV/7ZKLQ/D4O3IF/HVZR9/QGUXD/KI/h

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
Throughout the year, NAR works to keep commercial real estate issues before members of Congress. Almost 50% of these efforts pertain to commercial real estate. Click http://go-to.realtor.org/r/XTDRUV/7ZKLQ/D4O3IF/HVZR9/ZZOJN/KI/h to read an overview of the many issues addressed this year and the specific activities.

MEMBER EDUCATION
The newest free Commercial Webinar just posted. "Building Client Relationships with a Whole New Clientele" is being presented by Duke Kuehn, a well-known consultant who has helped commercial practitioners improve performance. Go to http://go-to.realtor.org/r/XTDRUV/7ZKLQ/D4O3IF/HVZR9/ZZOJ3/KI/h


AFFILIATE NEWS

CRE Launches New Library on Web Site
The Counselors of Real Estate launched the CRE Library, http://go-to.realtor.org/r/XTDRUV/7ZKLQ/D4O3IF/HVZR9/R81K9/KI/h to its Web site! It includes books and monographs, and features articles on real estate, finance or related business topics—all written by Counselors of Real Estate. Browse brief descriptions of the books and purchase a copy through a link to its publisher or Amazon.com. Recent articles from the CRE Real Estate Issues journal written by CRE members are also available on the site. “The CRE Library is one of the most important new features to enhance our organization in recent years,” said CRE President and CEO Mary Walker Fleischmann. “Through the library, we are able to showcase the thought leadership, expertise and diverse backgrounds of our membership through products of their own creation.”

IREM’s Fair & Effective Lease Administration Guide
Simplify the process of accurate and efficient lease administration; it’s critical to every building’s tenant relations program. When leases are poorly administered, properties can be robbed of some of their cash flow and value and tenants can lose trust in the landlord and the property manager. Lease Administration Simplified – A Real Estate Manager’s Guide to Fair and Effective Lease Administration, available from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®). Authors Richard Muhlebach, CPM®, SCSM, and Alan Alexan provide lease administration basics that simplify the process for all commercial property types. Click on this link http://go-to.realtor.org/r/XTDRUV/7ZKLQ/D4O3IF/HVZR9/L1R7D/KI/h

New Taxes, New Tactics
The REALTORS® Land Institute can help you reduce the pain of new tax initiatives. Tune in to this webinar and hear top advisors Linda Goold, NAR Washington Representative; H. Quincy Long, President, Entrust Retirement Services; and James Miller, Attorney, VP of Investment Properties Exchange Services, who will share their knowledge on proposed health insurance taxes, treatment of capital gains, 1031 exchanges and much more. The seminar is on June 23 at noon-12:30 CT. For more information and to register go to http://go-to.realtor.org/r/XTDRUV/7ZKLQ/D4O3IF/HVZR9/EJYOM/KI/h or call Michele Cohen, Education Manager, 312.329.8837.

Land: What REALTORS® Need to Know
New REALTORS® Land Institute Program – Land: What REALTORS® Need to Know
Land transactions are complex, and require specialized knowledge – from survey methodology to mineral rights and a host of other issues. If you do land, you need to know the dirt. Article 11 of the NAR Code of Ethics explains that REALTORS® should not provide professional services concerning a type of property outside their field of competence — unless they either engage the assistance of a competent expert in that discipline, or fully disclose to their client that they do not possess particular expertise. Jumpstart your understanding of land, plan to attend this new program, Beyond Property Lines: What REALTORS® Need to Know about Land. It’s scheduled for Nov. 3, 2010 in conjunction with NAR’s Conference & Expo in New Orleans. Early bird registration is only $59. Call 1.800.44l.LAND (5263) for more information and to register.
All NAR Affiliates have numerous events and educational opportunities. To learn about current offerings, click: http://recentral.org/index.php?date=2009-09-01