Become connected to your clients, your office, and your success with RELAY®, your new Member Benefit effective January 2008. What does RELAY® offer?

• Quickly review and approve files from any Internet connection with controlled approval tools.
• Easily customize and download reports to track key transaction information, buyer and seller satisfaction, and other important statistics.
• Work efficiently by including assistants and transaction coordinators in RELAY® interactive transaction files.
• Seamlessly incorporate the risk management and sales benefits of online real estate into existing office operations.
• Utilize tracking features, streamlined CD-ROM generation, and integration with your address book.

Each agent subscription provides unlimited transaction use, additional supporting transaction participant roles, and requires only internet access to use. Transaction information and documents are directly synchronized, eliminating the need for repetitive data entry. RELAY® is an SDAR new Member Benefit in 2008.

Features include:

• Document approval
  
• Custom reports
  
• Automatic delegation
  
• MLS import
  
• Office integration
  
• Enhanced workflow

*Please note: RELAY® Lecture is a prerequisite for RELAY® Lab. You MUST have RELAY® and WinForms® login and password to attend lab.

*If the lab you wish to attend is sold out but you have your own laptop and RELAY® and WinForms® account, call (858) 715-8041 for arrangements.

Edward Segal reveals everything you need to know to use the publicity to build your reputation, get more listings, and sell more properties:

• Attract the attention of the media and encourage them to come to you for your real estate insights, advice, and expertise
• Make the media work for you by knowing exactly what they re looking for
• Use your website as an effective, hard-working tool
• Publicize your services and get your name in print more often

Bonus Topic: The Secrets to Successful Speeches and Presentations. Learn how to connect with your audience through “The Secrets to Successful Speeches and Presentations.” Workshop topics include:

• How to make your presentations memorable
• How to engage your audience
• The importance of using visuals

Learn why FREE publicity is better than paid advertising and how to generate more news coverage than your competitors.

Attend the upcoming FREE e-PRO® Workshop to learn invaluable tech tips and how e-PRO® will benefit you, plus receive a $25 discount for your e-PRO® enrollment!

L earn how to read and interpret your reports – natural hazard, title, and termite – from an expert panel. Understand your fiduciary duties regarding these reports: Do you note red flags, or is that your client’s job?

Get valuable tips and learn secrets on how to order and review reports that work best for your clients and their transactions. Moderated by Mike Spilger, Esq., the panel also includes Chuck Piro, Disclosure Source; Frank Green, Stewart Title; and Dawn Charrette, D&S Termite Pest Control.

The class is offered as part of the Risk Management Specialist™ (RMS) course of study. For more information about this program, visit the RMS Section of the web site or contact Daniel Garcia at (858) 715-8046.

The San Diego Association of REALTORS® will host a WINForms® Certified Trainer Program on Thursday, June 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The program is designed for anyone who is interested in becoming a WINForms® trainer.

What are the benefits of this program?

• Confirm a working knowledge of WINForms® Desktop, WINForms Online®, Forms Advisor and Forms Tutor
• Gain comprehensive insight on the training skills that are vital to have on the job every day
• Teach others on how to use WINForms® Desktop and WINForms Online® effectively
• Your name will be listed on the WINForms® website as a referral for training in your area

(click on REGISTER button for more information)

L earn how to read and interpret your reports – natural hazard, title, and termite – from an expert panel. Understand your fiduciary duties regarding these reports: Do you note red flags, or is that your client’s job?

Get valuable tips and learn secrets on how to order and review reports that work best for your clients and their transactions. Moderated by Mike Spilger, Esq., the panel also includes Chuck Piro, Disclosure Source; Frank Green, Stewart Title; and Dawn Charrette, D&S Termite Pest Control.

The class is offered as part of the Risk Management Specialist™ (RMS) course of study. For more information about this program, visit the RMS Section of the web site or contact Daniel Garcia at (858) 715-8046.

The Real Estate Professional Assistant (REPA) is a comprehensive two-day certification course that provides an intensive introduction to the real estate business and to the specific ways support staff can become valuable assets to a brokerage. Good, well-trained assistants contribute to the success of real estate Brokers and agents. “The best investment of time and money just might be in a well-trained professional assistant,” says former NAR President Martin Edwards, Jr. This two-day certification course includes:

• The business of real estate
• Agency representation and disclosures, MLS, local listing and sales forms
• Transaction management
• Key marketing concepts
• And more

Every administrative employee in the brokerage office, from the listing secretary to the personal assistant, can benefit tremendously from this quick-start program. Employers can save time and money with this resource for professional training.