THECART

The Clarksville Association of REALTORS® Talk

August 28th, 2023

HANDBAGS FOR HOPE INFORMATION

We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined us at Handbags for Hope, as well as those who engaged in the online bidding process. Our milestone 10th year surpassed all expectations, and we are eagerly anticipating the moment we can reveal the impressive results of our fundraising efforts to you!

During the occasion, we had the privilege of welcoming and honoring the four remarkable women who planned the inaugural Handbags for Hope event in 2014; Melissa Rivera, Kelly Foote, Lindsay Elliott, and Jennifer Warrick. 

If you purchased a bag and did not pick it up after the event, we will have them ready at the CAR office this week. We will send everyone a message when they are ready! Please be patient, as we have several to sort. 

Questions or feedback about the event can be sent to YPN@clarksvilleaor.com.

OPEN PERIOD FOR NOMINATION BY PETITION- 8/31

Per the CAR Bylaws, additional candidates for the below offices and seats can be added by petition.  The petition for nomination must be signed by 20% of active voting membership and received by the CAR office no later than August 31, 2023.

For President-Elect
1 open position, 3 year term
Stephanie Meek, Century 21 Platinum Properties
Robert Roof, Crye-Leike, REALTORS®

For Director
2 open positions, 2 year term
Cherie Armstrong, Keller Williams Realty

Sheena Dixon, Haus Realty

Cindy Greene, Byers & Harvey, Inc.

Craig McCall, Keller Williams Realty

Election Period
After the nomination by petition period has completed, the Election Committee will establish the final ballot.  Voting will open on September 15, 2023 at 8:00am and run through 12:00pm on October 2, 2023.  We will conduct the election via electronic vote through AssociationVoting.com.  Complete instructions will follow.

For a complete summary of CAR's election procedures and Bylaws, please view the Bylaws Article XI, Section 4.

SOS DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE

THE CAR SOS Foundation has developed and funded a Down Payment Assistance Grant program available exclusively to clients of CAR members. Applications for this grant will be reviewed and awarded quarterly.

If you have a Buyer client that meets the requirements, please consider sending them the information and encouraging them to apply for one of the $1,000 grants.

APPLY HERE

CENTER FOR REALTOR FINANCIAL WELLNESS

The National Association of REALTORS® is proud to offer members the Center for REALTOR® Financial Wellness, a resource designed to help you understand your financial planning options and prepare for the future, one step at a time. No matter where you are in your career or stage of financial planning, we have something for you — budgeting tools, retirement planning resources, information about investing in real estate, upcoming and archived webinars, events and more.

Read more information.

NAR provides us with stories about competition in real estate, how local broker marketplaces advance equity and access, and REALTORS® as consumer advocates.

competition.realtor

NAR has received questions about why brokers representing home sellers often pay the commission of brokers representing home buyers. NAR has provided us answers to those questions and basic information every buyer and seller needs to know. 

Real Estate Commissions Facts

Join Tennessee REALTORS® Diversity Inclusion Committee for an open donation at Region 4 REALTORS® Conference! The DI Committee will be collecting cleaning supplies and bathroom supplies to be donated to Family Promise in partnership with Unite Way. Family Promise is a non-profit organization whose mission is to offer help, hope, and hospitality to homeless families with children in the Savannah Area. 

If you would like to donate, please drop supplies of at CAR by October 13th and we will deliver! 

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY BRAINSTORMING SESSION- 9/22

SOS MOTORCYCLE RIDE- 9/9

THIS WEEK

Friday, September 1st

8:30am-10:00am

Show It & Sell It

NEXT WEEK

Monday, September 4th

CAR CLOSED

Labor Day

Tuesday, September 5th

10:00am-11:00am

Member Engagement Committee

Wednesday, September 6th

10:00am-11:00am

Helping Hands Committee

Thursday, September 7th

9:00am-3:00pm

GRI 401

9:00am-10:00am

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion 

10:30am-11:30am

Governmental Affairs Committee

Saturday, September 9th

10:00am-2:00pm

SOS Motorcycle Ride

THE CE SHOP

Click Here for Online Continuing Education for both TN and KY.

REAL ESTATE PRE-LICENSING

Purchase Course HERE!

REALTOR® Membership as of

August 28th, 2023

REALTOR®: 1,385

Affiliate Partners: 103

NEW & RETURNING REALTORS®

TRANSFER TO A NEW FIRM

MEMBER BENEFIT

This month, members get savings of up to 64% off on office, school, and home essentials, like folder, batteries, sticky notes, pens, and more!

Office Depot Monthly Specials

SUBMIT AN AGENT

OPEN HOUSE

To submit your Agent Open House for the CART email, complete the google form HERE.

CAR GIVES BACK

Submit your CAR Gives Back

hours HERE.

To learn more about SOS and make a donation, Scan the QR Code or click this LINK!

2023 YTD MARKET STATISTICS

2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lisa Boyd, President

Joann Garcia,

President-Elect

Monica Trigueros, Treasurer

Sandy Hester,

Immediate Past President

Alicia Taylor, Director

Anastasia Williams, Director

Marie LaVoise, Director

Robert Roof, Director

Robert Garcia, Director

Stephanie Meek, Director

Todd Harvey, Director

Trisha Lyle, Director

CAR STAFF

Deb Haines-Kulick, Executive Officer

Jamie Wilbanks, Member Engagement Manager

Jennifer Harper, Governmental Affairs Coordinator

Carmen Douglas, Education & Fundraising Coordinator

Keshia Walker- Member Relationship Representative 

CART SUGGESTIONS???

We would love to implement more information into our weekly newsletter that you find beneficial. What ideas do you have? Send your ideas to jamie@clarksvilleaor.com! 

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BUSINESS OWNERS 

Are you a REALTOR® and own a separate business? We want to start highlighting our business owners on social media! Please send Jamie your company's information to be spotlighted.

LEGAL & ETHICS

HOTLINE Q&A

Republished from TN Realtors®

The Digest: 8/28/2023

Designated Agents on a COA

Q: Can you clarify something? The explanation of terms for Working with a Real Estate Professional states that by law, an agent must be a facilitator if they DO NOT have a written contractual agreement with their buyer or seller, meaning either a listing agreement or a buyer’s rep agreement. Correct? That is how I read it. But most other brokers disagree with me and say agents should be designated agents on the COA and do not need a buyer’s rep agreement to be that. Can you tell me which is correct?

A:  You are not an agent unless an agency relationship has been created via a representation agreement.  Therefore, you cannot select “designated agent” on the COA without a representation agreement in place.

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