CCAR NEWS
Back by Popular Demand: $25 Headshots at CCAR
Tanya Todd Photography will be at CCAR this Wednesday and Thursday, October 7-8 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. both days to take headshots. This opportunity is open to all CCAR broker and agent members. 
 
Each sitting includes a disk with several edited headshots, along with a release for internet, marketing and promotional use. The cost is $25 per person. The photos will be taken in CCAR's conference room. There is no need to make a reservation, just come in between 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

TRLP Announces Class V Participants
CCAR is proud to introduce the Class V participants of the Texas REALTORS® Leadership Program (TRLP). They are: Bruce Booher, Ebby Halliday, REALTORS®; John Bracco, Keller Williams Frisco; Rene Burchell, RE/MAX Premier IV; Melissa Cook, Virginia Cook, REALTORS®; John Hill, Keller Williams Plano; Howard Hoffman, RE/MAX Premier IV; Tara Klein, William Davis Realty; Judy Kresich, Keller Williams Allen; Matt Maire, CCAR; Ken Missler, RE/MAX Premier IV; Sara Neek, Keller Williams Plano; Bill Sabino, Keller Williams Central; Sylvia Seabolt, The Dream Connectors; Ed Stankunas, Envoy Mortgage; Barbara Straughan, AllStar Academy of Real Estate; Jamuna Thill, Keller Williams Plano; Kristen Wall, All Star Real Estate; Jerry Welch, RE/MAX Premier IV; Tom Westhora, OneGuard Home Warranty.

TRLP Class V will kick off its eight-session program year with a two-day retreat at The Spirit of the West Resort in Tioga, Texas October 22-23, and wrap up with graduation on June 10. Congratulations to all of our Class V participants on their acceptance into the program!

What's a Guaranty Fee? - Reprinted from TAR's Texas REALTOR® Focus
You may have noticed an unfamiliar fee on closing statements: The guaranty fee. It's not new-the fee's been around since 1975-but it was recently raised to $5. The fee, which is regulated by the Texas Title Guaranty Association, is used to pay claims resulting from shortages in the trust funds or escrow accounts of an insolvent title agency, certain expenses of receivers or conservators, and the expenses of Texas Department of Insurance's title examiners.

To learn more about the guaranty fee and the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association, please click here.

CCAR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Last Call: CRS 201 "Listing Strategies" Early Bird Price Extended - Only $280!
This course will take you through an actual listing presentation to help you better understand the key steps in the process and to create a system for success. With this course, you will learn how to:

• Conduct an effective listing presentation
• Guide and counsel sellers
• Price a home to sell
• Master closing techniques
• Develop marketing plans and servicing systems
• Better understand sellers' needs and motivations

Dates and time: Thursday-Friday, October 8-9, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $280. MCE: 13 hours (no legal). Instructor: Ed Hatch. To register for this class, please click here.

FREE Class: Brown Bag MCE
Join CCAR for its FREE one-hour MCE "Brown Bag Lunch and Learns." Hosted every month at CCAR, these one-hour MCE sessions discuss current and relevant topics in the field of real estate. So bring your lunch, and come grab a free hour of MCE! Registration begins at 11:15 a.m. Upcoming session:

"Traps and Pitfalls for Licensees"
Date and time: Tuesday, October 6, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: FREE (Registration is required: A $10 no-show fee applies). MCE: One hour (no legal). Instructor: Ed Lange, Republic Title. To register for this class, please click here.

New Three-Hour Class: Home Staging
The real estate mantra is no longer "location, location, location," it's now "staging, staging, staging!" It's all about presentation, and in this class you will learn winning tactics, secrets and strategies for selling a home at top dollar during these challenging times. As part of this course, the instructor will stage a room right in front of your eyes, so that you can see first-hand the power that staging can have in selling a home.

Date and time: Wednesday, October 14, 1-4 p.m. Cost: $25 for CCAR members, $35 for non-members. MCE: Three hours (no legal). Instructor: Natalie Brown, ASP, IAHSP. To register for this class, please click here.

THIS WEEK'S CCAR NETWORKING MEETINGS
Plano - October 6, Networking - 8:30 a.m., Meeting - 9 a.m.
Location: CCAR - 6821 Coit Rd., Plano 75024
Host: Independent Brokers Network
Speaker: Matthew Visinsky, Republic Title
Topic: Hot Topics, Including Foreclosures and Short Sales
Advertiser: Jim Jodal, DFWImproved

CCAR UPCOMING EVENTS
WCR Oktoberfest October 16
Join WCR's Collin County chapter for its fourth annual Oktoberfest benefiting the WCR Scholarship Fund and Genesis Women's Shelter.

Date and time: October 16, 7-11 p.m.
Location: CCAR Banquet Room - 6821 Coit Rd. Plano, Texas 75024
Cost: $35 per person or $40 at the door

For more information call Mary Nelson at 214-850-7586 or Jennifer Riley 214-675-1160.

Annual Affiliate Holiday Auction November 17
Mark your calendars for CCAR's annual Affiliate Holiday Auction on Tuesday, November 17 at 8:30 a.m. in the CCAR Banquet Room. Proceeds from the event will provide enhancements and educational tools for our association to better serve our members. In addition, those who plan to attend are asked to bring nonperishable food items and toiletries for donation to the Samaritan Inn. For more information, or to donate an auction item, please click here. The annual Affiliate Holiday Auction is sponsored by the CCAR Affiliate Committee.

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