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Welcome to the June edition of the CCAR Education Newsletter. This Monthly Education Newsletter will be emailed the second week of each month. We hope you enjoy the new format and welcome your suggestions.
June 2007, Issue 4, Vol. 1
Questions, comments or
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TECHNOLOGY
These courses demonstrate the latest tools and systems that enable you to become more productive, increase your profits, and differentiate yourself in the marketplace.
MCE
Sign up now to experience first-hand the most exceptional real estate education programs available in North Texas.
DESIGNATIONS
Beyond building skills, knowledge and productivity, these prestigious programs enhance the professional image of REALTORS® and take our members to the next level.
MLS
Available to all CCAR members, these courses help enable members to use the computerized MLS, as well as access other features of the system.
TREC
TREC mandated Legal Update and Legal Ethics courses.
WE NEED YOU
NEEDED—Education Ambassador Auditors for CCAR Classes! Audit Classes for FREE! 
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In this Issue…

TECHNOLOGY
Learn how to photograph your MLS listings
MCE
Learn how to recognize Mortgage Fraud
DESIGNATIONS
Increase your profits and stand out in the marketplace
MLS
Take your CMA’s to a new level
TREC
Meet your legal requirements before it’s too late
WE NEED YOU
Interested in Auditing Education Classes for FREE!
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TECHNOLOGY
June 13th   Wed. 1:30-4:30   Basics of Digital Photography
June 27th   Wed. 1:30-4:30   ZipForm®Desktop/Online
July 11th     Wed. 10:00-12:00   Publisher Basic 101
July 11th     Wed. 1:00-3:00   Publisher Advanced 102
July 18th   Wed. 9:00-10:30   e-PRO Workshop (infomercial)
July 25th   Wed. 1:30-4:30   ZipForm® Desktop/Online

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Basics of Digital Photography - The image you display in today's highly competitive business world should be the best, whether it's on the web, on your business card, or your printed materials. Upcoming class: Wednesday, June 13th from 1:30pm – 4:30pm: MCE: 3 hours (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Keith Holt
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ZipForm® Desktop/Online - Securely access your up-to-date forms, print them, e-mail them, and close the deal on any computer with an internet connection using ZipForm® Online . As a Texas REALTOR®, you get this versatile tool free. Upcoming Classes: Wednesday, June 27th or July 25th, from 1:30pm – 4:30pm MCE 3 hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructors: Tom Pollard or Stacey Buettner
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Publisher Basic 101 and Publisher Advanced 102 - Nothing reflects your brand identity as well as a high-quality publication, and Basic & Advanced Publisher 101 & 102 offer tools that help you efficiently create, customize, and reuse a wide variety of marketing communications materials that are tailored to your company’s specific needs. Both classes are offered Wednesday, July 11th – Basic from 10:00am – 12:00pm and Advanced from 1:00pm – 3:00pm. MCE: 2 hours per class (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Judy Kresich Sign Up
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E-PRO—Workshop (infomercial) - Let's get right to the point. In today's fast-paced world of real estate, you need to become an Internet professional with e-PRO®…the only technology certification program offered by the National Association of REALTORS®. Attend the upcoming FREE e-PRO Workshop to learn invaluable tech tips and how e-PRO will benefit you, plus receive a $25 discount for your e-PRO course enrollment! Upcoming Class: Wednesday, July 18th from 9:00am—10:30am. Cost: FREE Instructor: Doris Barnett
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MCE

June 12th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Basic 101
June 13th   Wed. 1:30-4:30   Basics of Digital Photography
June 13th   Wed. 1:30-3:30   Navigating the Loan Process
June 19th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Advanced 102
June 19th   Tues. 1:00-3:00   Mortgage Fraud
June 20/22   Wed./Fri. 8:30-5:00   FREE MCE (2 day/15 hr "Contracts & Negotiations w/Legal)
June 21st   Thurs. 1:30-4:30   NTREIS Listings Advanced 102
June 26th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Basic 101
June 27th   Wed. 1:30-4:30   ZipForm®Desktop/Online
June 27/28   Wed/Thurs. 8:30-5:00   REPA (Real Estate Professional Assistant)
July 5th     Thurs. 1:30-4:30   NTREIS Listings Advanced 102
July 9th     Mon. 9:00-12:00   Legal Update (TREC Mandated Legal)
July 9th     Mon. 1:00-4:00   Legal Ethics (TREC Mandated Legal)
July 10th     Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Basic 101
July 11th   Wed. 10:00-12:00   Publisher Basic 101
July 11th   Wed. 1:00-3:00   Publisher Advanced 102
July 19-25 Thurs/Fri/
Mon/Wed
8:30-5:30   Quick Start (4 day /30 hours SAE)
July 19th   Thurs. 1:30-4:30   NTREIS Listings Advanced 102
July 24th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Basic 101
July 25th   Wed. 1:30-4:30   ZipForm®Desktop/Online
July 31st   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Advanced 102

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WyldFyre Basic 101 Let the bright colorful graphics and smart intuitive screens guide you through WyldFyre Listings, and once you have the information, you can customize it to reflect the way you conduct your real estate business. Upcoming Classes: Tuesdays- June 12th, and June 26th, or July 10th or 24th from 1:30pm – 4:30pm. MCE: 3 hours (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Keith Holt
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Basics of Digital Photography - The image you display in today's highly competitive business world should be the best, whether it's on the web, on your business card, or your printed materials. Upcoming class: Wednesday, June 13th from 1:30pm – 4:30pm: MCE: 3 hours (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Keith Holt
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Navigating the Loan ProcessUnderstanding the loan process can be difficult, but if you take the time to attend this class, you will learn the following: Learn to explain the loan process; Recognize “RED FLAGS”; Set time frames expectations with the client; List resources to utilize; Overcome obstacles; Accomplish overall transaction goals. Upcoming Class: Wednesday, June 13th from 1:30pm-3:30pm. MCE: 2 hour (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Dianne Sparling
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WyldFyre Advanced 102 - WyldFyre Advanced 102 offers several features in addition to those offered in WyldFyre Basic 101. WyldFyre Advanced 102 allows users to: Prepare comprehensive and customized CMAs and Buyer Tours; customize reports with Report Writer; E-mail listings, Hot sheets, and client updates. Upcoming Classes: Tuesday, June 19th or July 31st from 1:30pm – 4:30pm. MCE: 3 hours (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Keith Holt
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Mortgage Fraud - This is a must attend class...Mortgage Fraud...It’s Hot! It’s Trendy! It’s the fastest-growing category of white-collar crime in a nation literally teaming with inventive white-collar criminals. Mortgage fraud takes many forms, but all have essentially the same result—loans that go into default and damage to a vital segment of our economy. Upcoming Class: Tuesday, June 19th from 1:00pm – 3:00pm, MCE 2 hours. Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Kelly W. Milligan
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FREE MCE (2 day/15 hour “Contracts and Negotiations” w/legal) - Day 1 of this 2 day class includes “Legal Update and Legal Ethics”. Day 2 includes the TREC contract/addenda forms and understanding the contract procedures. This class completes the 15 hours of MCE needed to renew your Texas real estate license. Upcoming Classes: Wednesday/Friday June 20th & 22nd from 8:30am – 5:00pm. MCE 15 hours including 6 hours TREC legal) Cost: FREE to CCAR members and $75 for non-members. Instructor: Bob Baker
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NTREIS Listings 102The advanced features of NTREIS Listings are explored as agents are exposed to custom search profiles and prospect interaction. Learn to send automatic emails or create a personalized website for your clients to review new listings meeting their criteria. See how monitoring the market with hot sheets and custom reports can keep you informed of changes in your area.  Upcoming Classes: Thursday, June 21st, July 5th or 19th from 1:30pm – 4:30pm: MCE 3 hours (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Keith Holt
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ZipForm® Desktop/Online - Securely access your up-to-date forms, print them, e-mail them, and close the deal on any computer with an Internet connection using ZipForm® Online. As a Texas REALTOR®, you receive this versatile tool free. Upcoming Classes: Wednesday, June 27th and July 25th from 1:30pm – 4:30pm MCE 3 hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Tom Pollard or Stacy Buettner
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Real Estate Professional Assistant – REPA™ 2 day certification - All successful real estate brokers and agents know how important a good assistant is to their success. “the best investment of time and money,” says Martin Edwards, Jr., president of the National Association of REALTORS®, “just might be in a well-trained professional assistant. The REPA™ course can turn the right candidate for assistant - or any support position, for that matter - into an agent’s “right hand”. Check the following website for more info about REPA™ http://www.professional-assistant.com/. Upcoming Class: Wednesday/Thursday, June 27th & 28th from 8:30am– 5:00pm daily. MCE 15 hours. Cost: $159 for CCAR members and their Assistants. Instructor: Barbara Straughan
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Legal Update & Legal Ethics - TREC mandated Legal Update and Legal Ethics courses. Each course offers 3 hours of legal hours. Upcoming Class: Monday, July 9th Update from 9:00am – 12:00pm and Ethics from 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Cost: $15 each for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Bob Baker
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Publisher Basic 101 and Publisher Advanced 102 - Nothing reflects your brand identity as well as a high-quality publication, and Basic/Advanced Publisher 101 & 102 offer tools that help you efficiently create, customize, and reuse a wide variety of marketing communications materials that are tailored to your company’s specific needs. Both classes are offered Wednesday, July 11th – Basic from 10:00am – 12:00pm and Advanced from 1:00pm – 3:00pm. MCE: 2 hours per class (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Judy Kresich
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Quick Start (4 Day Class) - This training course helps new agents succeed. Quick Start is a comprehensive manual of real estate how–to’s, covering prospecting, using the internet, working with ZipForm®, dealing with buyers and sellers, record-keeping, ethics and more. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack included daily. This is a 4 day class offered: Thursday/Friday July 19th & 20th, and Monday/Wednesday July 23rd and 25th. Cost: $180 if enrolled by 6/30/07 or $200 after 6/30/07. Class times: 8:30—5:30pm daily. Test on Wed. July 25th from 5:30—7:00pm. 30 hours SAE (no legal) or 9 hours MCE (no legal); Instructor: Marcia Wilkicki and Denaige Pizzutello.
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DESIGNATIONS

June 27/28   Wed/Thurs. 8:30-5:00   REPA (R.E. Professional Assistant)
July 19th     Thurs/Fri 8:30-5:30   Quick Start (4 day class - Click for times)
Aug. 1 & 2   Wed/Thurs. 8:30-5:00   ASR® (Accredited Seller Representative)

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Real Estate Professional Assistant – REPA™ 2 day certification - All successful real estate brokers and agents know how important a good assistant is to their success. “the best investment of time and money,” says Martin Edwards, Jr., president of the National Association of REALTORS®, “just might be in a well-trained professional assistant. The REPA™ course can turn the right candidate for assistant - or any support position, for that matter - into an agent’s “right hand”. Check the following website for more info about REPA™ http://www.professional-assistant.com/Upcoming Class: Wednesday/Thursday, June 27th & 28th from 8:30am– 5:00pm daily. MCE 15 hours. Cost: $159 for CCAR members and their Assistants. Instructor: Barbara Straughan
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Quick Start (4 Day Class) - This training course helps new agents succeed. Quick Start is a comprehensive manual of real estate how–to’s, covering prospecting, using the internet, working with ZipForm®, dealing with buyers and sellers, record-keeping, ethics and more. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack included daily. This is a 4 day class offered: Thursday/Friday July 19th & 20th, and Monday/Wednesday July 23rd and 25th. Cost: $180 if enrolled by 6/30/07 or $200 after 6/30/07. Class times: 8:30—5:30pm daily. Test on Wed. July 25th from 5:30—7:00pm. 30 hours SAE (no legal) or 9 hours MCE (no legal); Instructor: Marcia Wilkicki and Denaige Pizzutello.
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ASR® (Accredited Seller Representative) - What is the Accredited Seller Representative® Designation? The ASR® designation is designed to help REALTORS® understand seller agency in today’s market, including demands and expectations of today's seller. By focusing service directly on the seller, today’s REALTORS® can contribute to value-added services to the seller by demonstrating and presenting professional service, specifically geared to the needs such as effective property pricing, contract negotiating, developing, and implementing an effective marketing plan, and effectively working with buyer's agents. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about this growing specialty in real estate! This 2 day class is offered: Wednesday/Thursday, August 1st & 2nd from 8:30am—5:00pm both days. Cost: $259 MCE 15 hours (no legal).
Instructor: Pat Strong
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MLS

June 12th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Basic 101
June 19th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Advanced 102
June 21st   Thurs. 1:30-4:30   NTREIS Listings Advanced 102
June 26th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Basic 101
July 5th     Thurs. 1:30-4:30   NTREIS Listings Advanced 102
July 10th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Basic 101
July 19th   Thurs. 1:30-4:30   NTREIS Listings Advanced 102
July 24th   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Basic 101
July 31st   Tues. 1:30-4:30   WyldFyre Advanced 102
 

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WyldFyre Basic 101 Let the bright colorful graphics and smart intuitive screens guide you through WyldFyre Listings, and once you have the information, you can customize it to reflect the way you conduct your real estate business. Upcoming Classes: Tuesdays—June 12th, or 26th, and July 10th or 24th from 1:30pm – 4:30pm. MCE: 3 hours (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Keith Holt
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WyldFyre Advanced 102 - WyldFyre Advanced 102 offers several features in addition to those offered in WyldFyre Basic 101. WyldFyre Advanced 102 allows users to: Prepare comprehensive and customized CMAs and Buyer Tours; customize reports with Report Writer; E-mail listings, Hot sheets, and client updates. Upcoming Classes: Tuesday, June 19th or July 31st from 1:30pm – 4:30pm. MCE: 3 hours (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Keith Holt
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NTREIS Listings 102The advanced features of NTREIS Listings are explored as agents are exposed to custom search profiles and prospect interaction. Learn to send automatic emails or create a personalized website for your clients to review new listings meeting their criteria. See how monitoring the market with hot sheets and custom reports can keep you informed of changes in your area.  Upcoming Classes: Thursday, June 21st ,July 5th or 19th from 1:30pm – 4:30pm: MCE 3 hours (no legal) Cost: $15 for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Keith Holt
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TREC

June 20/22   Wed./Fri. 8:30-5:00   FREE MCE (2 day/15 hr "Contracts & Negotiations w/Legal)
July 9th     Mon. 9:00-12:00   Legal Update (TREC Mandated Legal)
July 9th     Mon. 1:00-4:00   Legal Ethics (TREC Mandated Legal)
 

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FREE MCE (2 day/15 hour “Contracts and Negotiations” w/legal) - Day 1 of this 2 day class includes “Legal Update and Legal Ethics”. Day 2 includes the TREC contract/addenda forms and understanding the contract procedures. This class completes the 15 hours of MCE needed to renew your Texas real estate license. Upcoming Classes: Wednesday/Friday June 20th & 22nd from 8:30am – 5:00pm. MCE 15 hours including 6 hours TREC legal) Cost: FREE to CCAR members and $75 for non-members. Instructor: Bob Baker
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Legal Update & Legal Ethics - TREC mandated Legal Update and Legal Ethics courses. Each course offers 3 hours of legal hours. Upcoming Class: Monday, July 9th Update from 9:00am – 12:00pm and Ethics from 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Cost: $15 each for CCAR members and $25 for non-members. Instructor: Bob Baker
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WE NEED YOU!!!

NEEDED – Education Ambassador Auditors for CCAR Classes!

One of the ways CCAR shines above the others is through our many volunteers. The association receives numerous letters, emails and thank you notes, with compliments regarding how much you enjoyed attending classes at CCAR due to the dedication and hospitality presented.

The Education Committee coordinates countless volunteer hours every month by auditing Education MCE/SAE and designation courses held at CCAR. Auditors work at the registration desk, ensure students are in the room during class, help to keep order in the classroom, and assist the instructor as needed.

With so many opportunities to audit classes at CCAR, the Education Committee is looking for Ambassador-Auditors to help. As the saying goes, “Many hands make light work”. You do not have to be a member of the Education Committee to help with this task. Just send an email responding to this request to Education@ccar.net. Thank you!!!

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