February 21, 2017
 
Home Matchmaker Campaign
Check it out! You could win a FREE registration for REALTOR Summit (worth 6.00 CE Hours) and a Home Matchmaker gift basket
Here's how to win: 
  1. Share the Matchmaker video "I'm a Settle Down Kind of Guy" to your professional REALTOR Facebook page 
  2. Include a creative tag line to boost your post
  3. Use #HOMEMATCHMAKER in your post
The share with the most likes by March 14 wins!
Stay tuned for more chances to win Home Matchmaker promos

Annual REALTOR Summit
Registration is now open and we hope you join us for this year's theme of Beyond All Limits: Breaking Through Barriers with national speakers Richard Leider, Beth Ziesenis and Jared James. 
 
Investment includes continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, Expo and CE credits*
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and Sessions begin exactly at 9:00 a.m. on April 27, 2017 | REGISTER
 
*Courses within the Summit are pending approval for continuing education through the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce

The GIVE 2 GIVE Broker Matching Funds Program offers Broker Offices who are MAAR members the opportunity to strengthen relationships with local organizations that provide housing and housing-related programs and services in our surrounding communities.
 
GIVE 2 GIVE encourages Broker Offices, regardless of office size, to leverage this resource to increase their financial donation to local organizations. Last year, the MAAR Foundation matched office donations dollar for dollar up to $500 to eleven organizations supported by broker offices, MAAR members. Request matching funds by October, 3, 2017. | APPLY

Government Affairs Director

Check out Associations North where we have posted a position for a new Government Affairs Director. Please pass this information along to any qualified candidates. The Government Affairs Director will lead the association’s bipartisan policy efforts primarily on local, county and state levels. | APPLY

WEEKLY MARKET ACTIVITY REPORT
  
The total supply of homes for sale at this early juncture of 2017 coupled with the relative low affordability of those homes have made the market interesting to watch. The combination of broad personal financial situations is particularly pronounced among millennials celebrating their prime home-buying years. While some individuals may have a decent amount of money saved up for a home purchase, others have educational debt, lowering their maximum affordability price. Being aware of this situational variety will help both lenders and agents. | MORE

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The Skinny - February 2017
  

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

SURVEY
Spring Training is an opportunity for members to meet us in a warm and fun location to complete 15 hours of CE. This year it was held in Bonita Springs, Florida. We'd like to hear about your interest in Spring Training as we evaluate future offerings.
 
Completion of this survey enters you into the drawing to win a Free CE class (up to 3.75 CE hours) to be used by June 30. | SURVEY

UPCOMING CLASSES/EVENTS
Thursday, February 23 (1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Agency & Fair Housing | 2.00 CE Hours | REGISTER
 
Friday, February 24 (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Professional Standards and Best Practices | 3.00 CE Hours | REGISTER
 
Tuesday, February 28 (1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
ShowingTime Complete | 2.00 CE Hours | REGISTER
 
Wednesday, March 1 (8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)
Matrix: Let's Get Started | 3.75 CE Hours | REGISTER
 
Wednesday, March 1 (1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Instanet Transaction Desk/Authentisign Complete | 3.00 CE Hours | REGISTER

Tuesday, March 7 (10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
State of the Real Estate Market 2017 | INFO

Broker Pre-Licensing Education
This premium Minnesota Broker licensing package through Brightwood College is created to give you the most effective licensing education and exam practice possible at a reduced rate. Not only will this package satisfy the state’s 30-hour education requirement and prepare you to successfully pass the licensing exam on your first attempt, you get the industry’s best instructors, course materials, and classroom setting to satisfy your education requirement, it will lay the foundation for a successful career in real estate. | INFO

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Limited supply available. Stop in soon to MAAR to claim yours. | INFO
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5750 Lincoln Drive
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