CRCBR | The Voice
CRCBR: Charlotte Region Commercial Board of REALTORS®
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A bi-monthly publication of the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of REALTORS® |
April 6, 2009 |
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Thank you to our 2009 Alliance Sponsors for their commitment and continued
support of CRCBR!
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UPCOMING EVENTS &
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Don't forget to register for these exciting upcoming CRCBR events and
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Save the date for these
upcoming
CRCBR Events:
Commercial Spotlight
May 28, 2009
Ballantyne, NC
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 The
CRCBR Offices are Moving
As of Friday, April 10th, CRCBR's offices
will be located at 400 East Boulevard, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC 28203. Our phone
number and fax number will remain the same. Please make sure to update your records.
Spring 2009
Education Classes Now Available
CRCBR's education courses are
the only courses in the region focused toward the commercial broker. Commercial
transaction information, language, and case studies are used specifically to
meet the needs of our commercial members.
Click here for the list of classes.
Join NAIOP Charlotte
for Continuing Education on April 16th
Join NAIOP Charlotte at the
Marriott Executive Park for
their April 16th CE course "Mortgage Backed Securities:
Understanding What Happened and Why."
This course will help you understand the
Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) market, why it was set up the way
it was, how it was supposed to work, and how it took down the rest
of the economy.
CRCBR members are invited to attend at the NAIOP Charlotte member rate.
This course is sponsored by CRCBR.
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Save the Date for Commercial Spotlight on
May 28th
Mark your calendar and start making plans to join us for Commercial
Spotlight on May 28th in Ballantyne, hosted by The Bissell Companies. Commercial Spotlight provides an excellent opportunity to
network with fellow industry professionals, visit with corporate associate
service providers, and check out the exciting exhibits. Watch for
more information coming soon!
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Thursday, May
28, 2009
Save the Date for Commercial Spotlight on
May 28th
Mark your calendar and start making plans to join us for Commercial
Spotlight on May 28th in Ballantyne, hosted by The Bissell Companies. Commercial Spotlight provides an excellent opportunity to
network with fellow industry professionals, visit with corporate associate
service providers, and check out the exciting exhibits. Watch for
more information coming soon!
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CONTINUING EDUCATION |
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2009 Spring Education Classes Now Available!
CRCBR's education courses are the only courses in the region focused toward
the commercial broker. Commercial transaction information, language, and
case studies are used specifically to meet the needs of our commercial
members.
All
classes will be held at:
The Marriott Executive Park
5700 Westpark Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28217
Broker-In Charge Annual Review Course (CE Approved)
The 2008-09 BICAR will
cover distressed sellers, short sales and foreclosures. Lending laws, loan
fraud and Broker-In-Charge requirements will also be discussed. The BICAR
Course is a mandatory elective for all brokers-in-charge who wish to remain
a broker-in-charge as of July 1, 2009 for the 2009-2010 licensing period.
Only licensees who are brokers-in-charge or who are broker-in-charge
eligible will receive continuing education credit for this course.
Commercial examples may be used.
April 21, 2009
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Garth Dunklin
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
May 12, 2009
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Garth Dunklin
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
Mandatory Update - Commercial Version (CE Approved)
The 2008-09 Update will
cover material facts, new Commission rules, licensing & education issues and
the changes to the commercial contract, Agreement to Purchase Form 580-T.
The Commercial Version of the Update has been modified for the commercial
practitioner. For agents who practice residential real estate, it is
strongly recommended that they take the regular Update, not this version.
April 21, 2009
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Garth Dunklin
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
May 7, 2009
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Cindy Chandler
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
May 12, 2009
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Garth Dunklin
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
June 5, 2009
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Garth Dunklin
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
Electives
Ethics
for Commercial Agents (CE Approved)
This course discusses
ethical issues, ethical decision making, and professional conduct utilizing
a lecture/case study discussion format. This course satisfies NAR's 2.5
hours ethics requirement, and the 4 hour NCREC elective requirement.
May 7, 2009
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Cindy Chandler
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
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Strategies for a Slow Market - Commercial Version (CE Approved)
While buyers are
understandably nervous about investing in today's shaky real estate market,
sophisticated real estate brokers can provide buyers with an analysis that
demonstrates that buyers are better off buying today than a year from now.
This course offers 8 creative strategies which help licensees by teaching
them about nontraditional financing methods and also offers them opportunity
to earn additional commissions and income from their transactions. Attendees
will need to bring a simple calculator.
May 29, 2009
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Debbie Long
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
Advanced 1031 Exchanges - Reverse/Improvements (CE Approved)
The course will focus on
advanced 1031 Exchange topics including Reverse Exchanges, Improvement
Exchanges and more.
June 1, 2009
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: David Pawlowski
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
• For a printable form,
click here.
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ONLINE EDUCATION |
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ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION
Online continuing education classes are now being offered. Online
education makes it more convenient for you to get the knowledge and
credits you need without disrupting your schedule.
Listing Properties Online Course
This course introduces concepts critical to successfully listing
properties. As students learn new concepts and key formulas, they are
given an opportunity to apply them through the problems presented in the
case studies.
• Class registration fee: $65
• To register for classes online,
Click Here.
(once the
REcampus page opens, select "Continuing Education" from the "Real Estate"
scroll-down menu options)
Understanding Investments Online Course
This course introduces concepts critical to successfully working
with investment properties and clients. As students learn new concepts and
key formulas, they are given an opportunity to apply them through the
problems presented in the case studies.
• Class registration fee: $65
• To register for classes online,
Click Here.
(once the
REcampus page opens, select "Continuing Education" from the "Real Estate"
scroll-down menu options)
Questions
If you have any questions about online education, please contact the
CRCBR offices at info@crcbr.org.
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NAIOP
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE |
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The
Mortgage Backed Securities: Understanding What Happened and Why
(CE Approved)
 This course will help you understand the
Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) market, why it was set up the way
it was, how it was supposed to work, and how it took down the rest
of the economy.
Fixed and adjustable rate mortgage mechanics will first be introduced to
provide a foundation for discussion of the mortgage securitization process. The
subprime mortgage meltdown will then be examined in detail to provide course
participants with a better understanding of why it had such a dramatic impact
on other financial markets. The course will conclude by evaluating the
Government's response to the subprime mortgage meltdown in order to assess the
prospects for economic recovery. This course is sponsored by CRCBR.
NAIOP Charlotte is extending their member rate to CRCBR members.
April 16, 2009
12:30pm - 5:30pm
Instructor: Dr. Richard Buttimer, UNCC
Location: Marriott Executive Park
• To register online,
click here.
(Note: link directs user to the NAIOP Charlotte website)
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Key Meeting Dates
REBIC has compiled
a list of key meetings happening this week that are of concern to
our industry which you might want to attend:
Monday, April 6
6:30 pm -- Huntersville Town Board Meeting
7:00 pm -- Cornelius town Board Meeting
7:30 pm -- Statesville City Council Meeting
7:30 pm -- Charlotte City Council Citizens Forum
Tuesday, April 7
6:00 pm -- Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners Meeting
7:00 pm -- Iredell County Board of Commissioners Meeting
Wednesday, April 8
11:30 am CANCELLED -- Char-Meck Building Development Commission Work
Session
12:00 pm -- Charlotte City Council Housing & Neighborhood Development
Committee Meeting
Thursday, April 9
7:00 pm -- Troutman Town Board Meeting
7:30 pm -- Mint Hill Commissioners Meeting
Friday, April 10
Office closed for Good Friday
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Transfer Tax
Repeal
Sen. David Hoyle (D - Gaston), has reintroduced legislation to
repeal the county authority to put the transfer tax on the ballot:
SB 915 (Repeal County Land Transfer Tax). Sen. Hoyle introduced
a similar bill last session, SB 1951 (Repeal Transfer Tax), which
was adopted by an overwhelming majority (38-6) vote in the Senate
chamber but never heard in the House. N.C. Assn. of REALTORS® staff
is working with Sen. Hoyle to gain cosponsors and are optimistic
about the successful passage of SB 915 in the Senate.
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CRCBR Members "Side Out" to Benefit Right Moves For Youth
For the second year in a row, Beacon Partners and Childress Klein
Properties are teaming up to coordinate the Six on Six Volleyball
Classic. After the success of the inaugural 2008 event, the
Charlotte commercial real estate community will rally its
collective developer, brokerage, and vendor resources. Twenty four
teams are slated to bring their competitive spirit to the
volleyball court to follow up on a tournament that raised $60,000
last year.
Right Moves For Youth will receive 100% of the event's proceeds.
The half day tournament starts at noon and is being held on
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Freedom Park. The event is being
coordinated by Paschal Productions and is also made possible by the
support of the following commercial real estate teams and sponsors:
Commercial Real Estate Teams
Beacon Partners
Carlson Real Estate Company
CB Richard Ellis
Childress Klein Properties
Colliers Pinkard
Crescent Resources
Crosland
Jones Lang LaSalle
Keystone Partners
Lat Purser & Associates
Lincoln Harris
Merrifield Partners
The Nichols Company
Percival McGuire
ProLogis
The Providence Group
Southern Real Estate
Trinity Partners
Sponsors
Bealer Wholesale
Garmon & Company
Greer & Walker
Mechanical Contractors
Lance
North American Lawn and Landscape
Oaklane Service Company
Primo Water
Ranger Construction Company
Shelco
For more information, visit
www.rightmovesforyouth.org.
Look to NAR for Some Economic Downturn Relief
The National Association of REALTORS® is working hard to assist
members in this economic downturn.
Click here to take advantage of the discounts and offers
provided with your membership with the Right Tools Right Now
homepage!
Furthermore, NAR continues to provide benefits through the REALTOR®
benefits program. Save money on Marketing, Technology, Office
Solutions, and much more.
Click here
for more information.
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We want to hear about your successes!
Put your commercial transactions into The Voice!
Below is the basic format of how your transactions will be listed.
Make sure to give us your name, company and all of the information
pertaining to the transaction:
SAMPLE TRANSACTION:
Commercial RE Company - Jane Doe
XYZ Company leased 5000 sq. ft. of flex space at 123 Plaza Center.
Jane Doe of Commercial RE Company represented the tenant and John
Smith of John Smith Real Estate represented the landlord.
You can email your transaction information to CRCBR at
info@crcbr.org or you can fax it to
704-377-8983. If you have any questions about submitting your
transactions for the Voice, please call CRCBR at 704-377-8982.
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CPE Training
All trainings are for current subscribers to the system. In order to sign up for
a training, please sign into
www.charlottecpe.com, and click 'Sign up now for a training session' from the main page. Classes are free, but pre-registration is
required. A confirmation email will be sent to your attention 2 days before the course. Thank you for your continued support of CRCPE!
Watch for information on upcoming CPE training coming soon.
Questions
If you have any questions about CPE training, please contact the CRCBR
offices at info@crcbr.org.
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Technical Support will be provided by Karnes!
Email Karnes
at
support@karnesco.com. Or call 800-879-7172 or 704-940-9550 to receive CPE support during normal business hours. Simply dial the number, then dial "1" for Commercial Property Exchange Information, and dial "1" once more to be directed to one of Karnes' Charlotte CPE
technical support representatives.
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Charlotte Region Commercial Board of REALTORS®
212 S. Tryon Street, Suite 1150, Charlotte, NC 28281
phone: 704.377.8982 fax: 704.377.8983
info@crcbr.org
www.crcbr.org
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