If your SentriLock key service has been interrupted for nonpayment, key service will be reestablished when both the 2011 Key Fee ($72) and Reactivation Fee ($25) have been paid. Payment Options: Contact SDAR Member Services by phone (858) 715-8040 or stop in at any of the five SDAR Service Centers. You can also go to www.sandicor.com and select “Bill Pay� at the bottom.

REALTORS® have reported thieves at several open houses in North County (specifically Leucadia) during the weekend of February 12 and 13, taking jewelry from clients’ homes while agents were distracted. Remind homeowners to stow away valuables, as well as mail, bills, and important documents. Take caution when conducting open houses and remember these Safety Tips.

A major real estate TV series is coming to San Diego and looking for homes that can use some help in getting that “unsellable� home sold. For more information,  Click here.

Top Producer is offering a free webinar on using grass roots and automated follow-up to gain clients. For more information, click here.

Foreclosure starts and sales dropped in Arizona, California and Nevada during 2010, thanks in part to a dramatic reduction in foreclosure sales attributed to the robo-signing scandal. Click here for more information.

Sandicor is going tokenless. Starting January 19 all Sandicor subscribers will be gradually converted to a new authentication system. Click here for more information.

Watch a free webinar from Top Producer and learn the ins and outs for making clients love you, and keep them coming back (and referring you) year after year. Click here.

Recently, a REALTOR® contacted SDAR to alert others about a man attending open houses, perhaps with the intent of theft. He was seen at a open house in the Kensington area acting suspiciously. When asked by a REALTOR® for his business card, he provided what is thought to be the business card of someone else. This past weekend he was seen at an open house in the Point Loma area. Again, he was acting suspicious and the same REALTOR® found him in the master bathroom rifling through the homeowner’s prescriptions. When questioned, the man rapidly left the home.

The REALTOR® who caught him describes him as about 50 years of age, 5′8″, 170 lbs., with dark hair. He has been seen on several occasions at the Downtown Caravan and is often dressed casually. If you have encountered this man at an open house, please contact editor@sdar.com.

SDAR members are reminded to always exercise caution in your day-to-day business. If ever you feel threatened contact the police immediately. When holding an open house, there are several measures you should take to protect yourself and the homeowner/seller. Always remind your clients to hide valuables and remove prescription drugs. For safety tips for you and your clients, click here.

SDAR members recently participated in the election of the 2011 Leadership Team and Board of Director who will be installed on January 15. For election results, click here.

A weaker-than-expected economic recovery will result in a projected decline in California home sales for 2010, although home sales are expected to edge up slightly in 2011, according to the California Association of REALTORS® To read the article, click here.