Last Chance to Register for the 6th Annual Joint Event!!!

Do you have the Fever??

….The Fever for the 6^th Annual Joint Networking Event!!

Now is the time to register for the 6th Annual Joint Commercial Real Estate Networking Event to mix and mingle with members from TCAR, TCREW, TRAOBA, BOMA, IREM, CCIM-NC, AAREPNC, IFMA and NAIOP. Proceeds from the event will go to Boys & Girls Clubs.

The event is Thursday, September 1st. Cost is only $15.00 which includes food and two drink tickets. What a deal!! Registration deadline has been extended to Monday August 29th, 2010.

Note: You must register on the TCAR website and pay your $15.00 via credit card in advance of the event deadline. Website is www.tcar.com. See instructions on the attached flier. We cannot take registrations the night of the event.

Note: You must register on the TCAR website and pay your $15.00 via credit card in advance of the event deadline. Website is www.tcar.com. See instructions on the attached flier. We cannot take registrations the night of the event.

Lots of raffle items are starting to come in to include:

· $1,000 gift voucher for a trip to Vegas for two!

· $500 cash

· $500 gift certificate to the Apple Store, courtesy of TCAR & Tacquire

· $500 gift certificate to Best Buy, courtesy of TCREW

· $200 gift certificate to Crabtree Mall, courtesy of TCREW

· $200 cash, courtesy of TCREW

· $100 gift certificate to The Mint, courtesy of TCREW

· $100 gift certificate to Sullivans, courtesy of TRAOBA

· $100 gift certificate to Sullivans, courtesy of TRAOBA

· $100 VISA gift card, courtesy of BOMA

· $100 gift certificate, courtesy of Office Suites PLUS

· $100 value flower arrangement, courtesy of Ambius

· Kindle, courtesy of Colliers

· MORE TO COME!!

By the way, it’s not too late if you want to donate a raffle item. Just send me an email (ksaunders@naicarolantic.com). Minimum value of the donated item must be $100.

This was a great event last year and DJ Joe Bunn will be back to play your favorite 70’s disco tunes. Be sure to sign up as soon as possible!! AND don’t forget to wear any 70’s attire to get one free raffle ticket with the purchase of your first $10 raffle ticket. (Consider your old polyester leisure suit, platform shoes or that sequined disco shirt!)

Cindy Chandler Running for NAR/NCAR Board

Most of us know Cindy Chandler because she re writes the Mandatory Update and the BICAR with Garth Dunklin so that we have commercial example classes. Cindy will be running for a position on the NAR/NCAR Board of Directors. While you may not vote for Cindy, keep in mind her connection to the commercial industry. Below are the instructions for voting.

NC REALTORS^® members have the ability to vote for its elected leaders from any location with access to the Internet. As approved by the Board of Directors, the electronic method of voting will be the ONLY means by which eligible voters may vote in the annual election. Any active REALTOR® member and Association Executives are eligible to vote.

Online Polls will be open 24 hours a day from 12:00:01 am (EST) on Monday, August 29, 2011, to 11:59:59 pm (EST) on Thursday, September 1, 2011.

This year, changes have been made in the voting procedure in an effort to make the process more user friendly.

· Voters will go to NCAR’s website, www.ncrealtors.org and click the VOTE button which will be prominently displayed on the home page.

· After clicking the VOTE button you will be directed to the eBallot login page.

· To login you will need: 1) your email address (on file with your local board & NC REALTORS® as of August 5) and 2) your NRDS number.

If you do not know your NRDS number, contact us at either jennc@tcar.com or 228-2588.

Triangle Community Coalition Coffee Chat

Don’t miss the next TCC “Coffee Chat with Knightdale’s Elected Officials and Staff.

The TCC put into action an initiative to encourage more contact between the business community and local government elected officials and senior staff members called “Coffee Chats” and the goal is to promote more consistent communication between TCC and the various local governments within TCC's geographic footprint.

Please join TCC for their next “Coffee Chat”, on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM and meet with Mayor Russell Killen, Town Mgr, Seth Lawless and Councilor James Roberson to have an informal exchange of ideas about general policy matters and economic development issues.

This “Chat” will take place in the meeting room in the second floor conference room at the Knightdale Town Hall located at 950 Steeple Square Court Knightdale NC

Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible to charlenel@tricc.org. We will be providing coffee and a light breakfast for those who have sent in a RSVP by Monday, August 23, 20

Realfast Acquired by zipLogix

Realfast Acquired by zipLogix Realfast, Inc., the Frisco, Colorado-based real estate forms company owned by the NC Association of REALTORS®’ for-profit Service Corporation since 2003, has been acquired by zipLogix of Fraser, Mich., creator of zipForm®, the official forms software of the National Association of REALTORS®. While the sale closed today, all current NC REALTORS® members using Realfast should continue using the Realfast product through this transition period. No later than Oct. 1, 2011, N.C. REALTORS® members will be able to access the offered zipForm® products via a link on the NCAR website (www.ncrealtors.org). “A top priority in this acquisition was ensuring that NC REALTORS® continue to receive free forms software as a member benefit,” says 2011 President Stephanie Walker. “We take great pride in the fact that zipLogix, the undisputed industry leader, was interested in acquiring Realfast. It’s evidence of the high regard that Realfast has had in the marketplace.” Walt McDonald, chairman of the board for zipLogix, agrees. “The acquisition of Realfast will significantly contribute to our strength and momentum in the marketplace. We are extremely excited to offer incoming Realfast customers our flagship product, zipForm®, which is used by more real estate professionals than any other software in the business.” Additional information, including a detailed Q&A, will be emailed to NC REALTORS® members next week. It also will be posted on our website and included in the Oct.-Dec. issue of Insight magazine. “Realfast has been honored to serve the REALTOR® community for over 20 years,” says John Mayes, CEO of Realfast, Inc. “I am confident that with this transition to zipLogix, Realfast’s valued customers will continue to enjoy the best products and customer service in the industry.”

Buy a Cookie at Panera, Help a Kid

This Friday please support the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle by buying a cookie at Panera! With your purchase, Panera will make a $2 donation to their BackPack Buddies Program! Do something sweet for hungry children while satisfying your own sweet tooth! Spread the word!

About Inter-FAith Food Shuttle

Each day there are thousands of people in our community who wake up hungry and have no means to satisfy this basic human need. Some have lost their jobs. Some hold two jobs. The challenges of daily survival for these individuals and their families are daunting and don't simply disappear. The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle believes that hunger is unacceptable, and are doing something about it. It's called food rescue and they have been doing it since 1989.

MISSION

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle pioneers innovative, transformative solutions designed to end hunger in our community.

HISTORY

In 1989 two women, Jill Staton Bullard and Maxine Solomon, watched as good food was thrown into trashcans because "breakfast was over" at a fast food restaurant. They realized that restaurants and grocery stores all over the city were discarding foodstuffs that were close to their expiration time or date, but which were still edible and nutritious. They decided to do something to rescue good food before it was dumped. Jill and Maxine founded and incorporated as a North Carolina non-profit in November 1989 and became an IRS recognized 501c3 in 1992. They believed then, as they still do now, that good food should be feeding people and not filling landfills, particularly when our landfill space is limited and finite.

Every year they are able to rescue more nourishing food. In 1989, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle recovered just 750 pounds of food from 3 food donors. In the calendar year 2003, before moving into their new building, they recovered 4.2 million pounds of food from over 220 food donors. By the end of 2009 they recovered 6.2 million pounds of food and project to recover 6.7 million in 2011.

For more information on the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle go to http://www.foodshuttle.org

Be looking for information for the opportunity to work in the Inter-Faith Food Gardens with TCAR on Friday, October 14th. Registration to participate will be posted in the next week. Get signed up as soon as you can!

Town of Cary Considers Additional Fees for Multifamily Projects

The Town of Cary is considering adding a recreational open space fee as part of their development fee basket. The proposal, which will be discussed at a public meeting on Monday, August 8 from 6-8 p.m. at the Herb Young Community Center on the Town Hall Campus in downtown Cary, would require developers of multi-family projects in the Town to pay a fee calculated on per unit basis at 1/45th per acre of the appraised land value.

While the Town staff embraces the fee as leveling the playing field with single family residential development in the Town, the structure of the fee would greatly disadvantage the developers of mixed use, the type of walkable developments for which Town leaders profess to strive. Notably, because the fee is based on the appraised value, higher quality multifamily and mixed use developments that utilize greater densities and include commercial uses would end up paying a significantly higher price tag for the fee.

Moreover, because the current code already requires open space dedication as part of the approval process, this additional fee may be double dipping by the Town. In the current economic climate, the Town may be better served to consider alternative options that do not penalize walkable mixed use projects.

Courtesy of K&L Gates Legal Insight