RACI Notes is moving!

Week of March 27, 2023

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HIGHLIGHTS

RACI Notes is moving to Fridays beginning April 14!
Promoting Homeownership
Countdown to license renewal

Welcome new REALTORS® Valerie Bagwell with The Hardie Group and Brandi Ledford with True Realty; and welcome back Leah (Blocher) Lepley with Tri Oaks Realty.

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RACI Notes is Moving!

Beginning Friday April 14, 2023 look for RACI Notes in your Friday inbox at 6:45 a.m. - and for the next two weeks you'll see it Tuesday and Friday at 6:45 a.m.

Discrimination in the real estate industry is real and ongoing. As community leaders, real estate professionals have an opportunity to be a part of equitable and inclusive change.

Fair Housing Month signifies a recommitment to advancing equitable opportunities and expanding homeownership.

Reflect. Repair. Renew.

Because That’s Who We R.

Real Estate Topics

Competition & Opportunity in Real Estate

Comprehensive overview of how REALTORS® and local MLS broker marketplaces benefit consumers

How is NAR promoting equity in homeownership?

NAR is leading the industry in addressing an historically unjust system. Among other things, we advocate for policy change in Washington and increased funding for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. In 2020, we unanimously passed a Fair Housing Action Plan, which engages and mobilizes our 1.5 million REALTORS® to protect and advance housing in America. Also, local broker marketplaces that REALTORS® and other real estate agents feed into are a critical fair housing tool because they make the majority of inventory in a particular market available to all people regardless of race, income or other background.

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Why Hire an Agent Who is a REALTOR®?

As experts of all things related to home buying and selling, REALTORS® help consumers navigate the most complex and consequential transaction many of us will ever make.

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Buyer’s Rep Agreement: Why Should Buyers Sign One?

Clients and customers are separated by one main difference — a contractual relationship.

When you formalize a working relationship with clients through a buyer's repreentation agreement, you detail what services consumers are entitled to and what you as the buyer broker expects from your client in return.

Housing supply is a statewide challenge, but rural Indiana has seen residential inventory drop 20% since 2018 while adding new housing units at less than half the statewide pace.

Small towns are thinking big about the future: The majority of Indiana’s rural counties have improved net migration since 2019, reflecting a national trend: The National Association of REALTORS® reports that nearly half (48%) of all homes purchased in 2022 were in small towns and rural areas – an all-time high in homebuying share. The rural economy is also benefiting from new manufacturing investments, agricultural and energy innovation. But housing has to keep up, and homeownership is vital to reinvesting in and revitalizing rural Indiana.

More Details on Indiana's First Rural Housing Summit

Join us at the first Indiana Rural Housing Summit - Register today!

Real Estate License Renewal

Countdown to June 30, 2023

If it’s your first license renewal, read this: Your annual CE requirement doesn’t kick in for two years (because you should be focused on completing your 30-hour post-licensing course). So double-check the issue date of your license – you likely don’t have CE to complete before the June 30th deadline, or you may only need to complete the current twelve hours.
Brokers must complete all required Continuing Education for the three-year licensing cycle – 36 hours of CE total – before submitting their license renewal application. You risk a fine or license suspension if you apply before completing your CE.
REALTORS® have access to member-benefit CE (online and on-demand) through RECP: IAR offers member-benefit CE through our Real Estate Certification Program (RECP) at RECP.org.
RACI is offering 2-day 12 hour CE Package in-person May 3 & 4 in Kokomo: 2-Day Package or Day 1 Only or Day 2 Only

RACI TECH TOOL TRAINING CALENDARS & MORE

2023 FOREWARN TRAINING CALENDAR

2023 PARAGON TRAINING CALENDAR

2023 ZIPFORM TRAINING CALENDAR

RPR TRAINING WEBINARS

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Thu, Apr 6 @ 12 pm ET

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SATURDAY, APRIL 1 - MONTHLY MLS TECHNOLOGY FEE INVOICING

MLS technology fee will be invoiced on Saturday, April 1, due Tuesday, April 25.

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