October 2012

2012 Annual Sponsors

RASL is 1442 Members Strong!

Jazz

First Row: Kathy Slusser—Vice-President; Joyce Bello—Director; Doug Rooks—Director

Second Row: Jim Mitchem—Director; Geof Hoge—Secretary; Bill LoBrutto—Treasurer;

Jarrod Lowe—Director; Donn Wonderling—President; John Slivon—President Elect; Joanne McCurdy—Director; Sarah Taylor—Director;

Patty Renna—Immediate Past President Not Available For Picture: Julio Sanchez—Director

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Annual Business Meeting Membership Breakfast Friday, September 21 Santa Lucia River Club

Sponsored By:

Patty Renna 2012 President

YES ON 4 President Patty Renna

And Sarah Taylor

Guest Speaker: Miguel Coty, Vice President and

Chief Marketing Communications for

Martin Memorial Health Systems

Harbor Community Bank Representatives

(Left to Right) Jill Knapp; Dawn Lawson; Arlene

Newson, Patrice Drenan; Maria Reyes, Stephen Woods

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2013 RASL, FR & NAR Dues:

2013 RASL, FR & NAR Dues Billing

Dear RASL Member, Dues Billing will be going out the middle of September. Attention RASL REALTOR® , your 2013 dues invoice will not be mailed out this year. However you will be able to view and print it from RASL’s website (www.rasl.com).

2013 RASL REALTOR® Dues Break Down

RASL DUES $295.00 FR DUES $126.00 NAR DUES $155.00 RPAC $ 99.00

TOTAL DUES FOR 2013…...$676.00 TOTAL Without RPAC……...$575.00

YOU have OPTIONS on how to pay your 2013 Dues:

Simply go to RASL’s website, www.rasl.com, click on “$Pay Dues & Invoices” icon. You will need your license number and the last four digits of your social security number to sign in.

1. Credit card payments must be for the full amount of your dues and can be made online anytime.

2. If you’d like to take advantage of the payment plan, you may do so with “cash or checks ONLY”. Mail or drop off your payment (check made payable to RASL) as follows.

3. Payment in full by December 31, 2012 with cash or check.

Without RPAC *With RPAC October 15th $192.00 $225.00 November 15th $192.00 $225.00 December 15th $192.00 $225.00 One Time Payment $576.00 $675.00

Payment Deadline: December 31, 2012

A $100 late fee will be assessed on dues paid or postmarked after January 15, 2013.

Membership will be suspended if dues are not received by January 31, 2013.

RASL Affiliates, you will be receiving your invoice in the mail for your 2013 RASL Dues.

One FREE Ticket Entry For

2014 RASL Dues

Attention Members! SPECIAL RAFFLE FOR RASL MEMBERS ONLY!

Pay Dues by CASH or CHECK and your name will be written on ONE RAFFLE TICKET to be placed in the drawing

for a chance to win your 2014 RASL Dues FOR FREE! NOTE: This raffle is only available to RASL Members who pay their

2013 Dues in FULL by December 31, 2012 with CASH or CHECK (payable to RASL).

SPECIAL OFFER FOR CASH or CHECK PAYMENTS ONLY!

See Below!

CASH OR CHECK ONLY

Sponsored By:

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Up-Coming Education & Roundtable: Register at www.rasl.com ********************************************************************************************** Update Short Sale Guidelines Class:

Attention All

Designated Brokers And/Or

Managers!

Accredited Buyer Representative Designation Class (ABR):

Brokers Roundtable:

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Short Sale Guidelines DATE: Wednesday, October 17 INSTRUCTOR: Bob McManus COST: FREE WHERE: Ken & Aileen Pruitt Education Center at RASL TIME: 1:00PM to 4:00PM SPONSORED BY: AFFILIATE SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE

ABR Designation (Accredited Buyer Representative) - 11 CE Credits DATE: Tuesday, October 23 and Wednesday, October 24 COST: $99.00

WHERE: Ken & Aileen Pruitt Education Center at RASL TIME: 8:30AM to 5:00PM AFFILIATE SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE—Contact Lynne

Tuesday, October 23—Breakfast Treat Sponsorship Available Tuesday, October 23—Afternoon Treat Sponsorship

Sponsored By: Donna Youngs Foreclosure Clean Wednesday, October 24—Breakfast Treat Sponsorship Available Wednesday, October 24—Afternoon Treat Sponsorship Available

Attention ALL RASL BROKERS OR OFFICE MANAGERS!!!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE NEXT BROKERS ROUNDTABLE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH!! MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW IN THE WEEKLY UPDATES AND NOVEMBER RASL JAZZ!

RASL’s Membership Breakfast And

2012 Awards for REALTORS® & Affiliates!

Date: Friday, November 2 Time: Check-In begins at 8:00AM Breakfast to follow at 8:30AM Sponsored By: Seacoast National Bank Location: Santa Lucia River Club, Ballantrae

RSVP by Monday, October 29th RSVP to Lynne at LNorvell@rasl.com

You will receive an email confirmation with a gate pass to enter Santa Lucia River Club, Ballantrae

********************************************************************************************RASL Membership Breakfast—Awards for REALTORS® & Affiliates:

23rd Annual RASL Affiliate Trade Show Best Theme Table Winner

Voted by RASL REALTORS®

Sponsored By:

WORKING WITH THE SENIOR CITIZEN - iCE CLASS - 3 CE Credits DATE: Friday, October 26 TIME: 9:00AM to Noon COST: $25.00 RESORT AND SECOND HOME PROPERTY SPECIALIST (RSPS) - 7CE Credits DATE: Tuesday, October 30 INSTRUCTOR: David Wyant TIME: 8:30AM TO 5:00PM COST: $99.00 SERV-PRO SEMINAR - 3 CE Credits Class: Mold Remediation and Fire Restoration DATE: Monday, November 5 COST: FREE RPR TRAINING - iCE CLASS - 4 CE Credits Class: REAL-TIME DATA, MARKET KNOWLEDGE, INFORMED CON-SUMERS DATE: Friday, November 16 COST: $25.00 TIME: TBD CODE OF ETHICS - iCE CLASS DATE: Friday, December 7 TIME: 9:00AM to Noon

Affiliate Winner from the May 4 RASL Membership Breakfast Free Banner Ad

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ATTENTION RASL REALTORS!!! Your Time Is Running Out

If You Are Needing To Complete COE for NAR Renewal!!

Did you last take your Code of Ethics between 2005—2008? NAR requires you complete a Quadrennial Code of Ethics by December 2012.

Date available for the Code of Ethics at RASL!

The following is an afternoon classes from 1:00PM to 4:00PM: Wednesday—November 7

SPONSORED BY: Childs Financial Services

Friday — November 30 SPONSORED BY: HOUSEMASTER HOME INSPECTIONS

The following is an iCE class from 9:00am to Noon.

Friday — December 7

New Member Orientation & Code of Ethics (COE):

NAR Quadrennial Code of Ethics:

DATE: Friday, November 30

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION TIME: 9:00AM to Noon SPONSORED BY: SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK CODE OF ETHICS TIME: 1:00PM TO 4:00PM SPONSORED BY: HOUSE MASTER HOME INSPECTIONS

Orientation Sponsored By:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Century 21 All Professional And

L.M. “Butch” Post Real Estate All agents in your office contributed a minimum of $15 each to

Florida Realtors® PAC for 2012. That qualifies your office to receive a FREE Pizza Party and treats at your designated office, delivered by RASL for the entire office.

Thank you for supporting Florida Realtors® PAC!

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Code of Ethics Sponsored By:

********************************************************************************************** New Office: Fleming, Renaldo Renaldo Fleming Realty

New Realtors®: Benavram, Richard Judah The Keyes Company Bobb, Errol R Errol R Bobb Burgos, Martha Real Living Realty Unlimited Burry, Robin Carlyle Real Living All Florida Realty DeRosa, Loretta Coldwell Banker/Res. Real Est. Feldman, Antoinette Star Realty Services LLC Gentile, April A Keller Williams Realty of PSL Giancatarino, Ping TNT Realty & Associates Henderson, James D Coldwell Banker Com/Thos J White Kartner, Stacy Advanced Realty Services Inc. Kittrell, Daniel W Keller Williams Realty Kittrell, Karen Keller Williams Realty Magee, David B Real Living All Florida Realty Maggio, Juliette M Integrity Realty of the Treasure Co. Mastronardi, Anne The Keyes Company Mooney Withrow, Virginia ABC Realty Morales, Luis Weichert Realtors Hallmark Pr Pulgarin, Maria RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty Santamaria, Lea Ann Homelife Treasure Coast Realty Selfridge, Bessie Linda Bradley & Associates Real Est Simo, Mayra Real Living Realty Unlimited Sommerfield, William Louis The Keyes Company St Preux, Edeline AlexusRealty.com Thompson, Jennifer L The Keyes Company Tucker, Deborah L The Keyes Company Wood, April ABC Realty

Transfers: Ray Alonso from the The Keyes Company to Keller Williams Realty Patricia Ayres from United Realty Group to Lang Realty Charlene Brannon from Keller Williams Realty to Blue Water Reel Estate Robert Cotter from Atlantic Winds Realty to Suburban Realty Barry Deets from Atlantic Winds Realty to Coastal Breeze Realty Tara Edwards from St Lucie River Realty Inc to Prudential Florida Realty Sharon Fleming from RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty to Real Living Realty Unlimited Pinal Gandhi-Savdas from Sharkey Real Estate to Lang Realty Boyize Herring from Coldwell Banker Res/RE to Keller Williams Realty Kathleen Keegan from Adams Homes Realty to Real Living Realty Unlimited Melisa Kelly from Metro Realty Corp to RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty Alekon Lazaris from Weichert Realtors Hallmark Prop to Preferred Realty Executives Denise Lazaris from Realty Associates FL Prop to Preferred Realty Executives Sarah Lee from Atlantic Winds Realty to Coastal Breeze Realty Alliean Martinez from Real Living Realty Unlimited to RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty Chris Miret from RE/MAX 100 Riverside to Keller Williams Realty Karen Miret from RE/MAX 100 Riverside to Keller Williams Realty Daniel Mundis from Keller Williams Realty to AlexusRealty.com Alanna Nordstrom from Choice Properties to AlexusRealty.com Guiseppe Papa from Shawn Murphy Florida Group to Sun Life Realty Violeta Perdomo-Marte from Daniel J Taddeo to Keller Williams Realty PSL Fritz Scheiber from RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty to Real Living Realty Unlimited Victoria Spero from Integrity Realty of the Treas Coast to AlexusRealty.com Carol St. Martin from Sharon J. Kelly Realty to Lang Realty Fedora Valdez from Metro Realty Corp to RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty Maria Vega from Illustrated Properties to Integrity Realty of the Tres. Coast Tamara Williams from Coldwell Banker/ Res. Real Est to Keller Williams Jupiter Randy Wilson from Integrity Realty of the Treas Coast to Keller Williams Realty Jupiter Marie Witcher from Real Estate of Florida to Florida Sun & Surf Realty Robert Yates from Sun Realty & Auction Service to Real Estate of Florida Mary Ann Zuver from Atlantic Winds Realty to Coastal Breeze Realty Corp

New Affiliate/Affiliate Company: Ackerman, Martha Kolter Homes, LLC Bartolotta, Michael PNC Mortgage Dalton, Debi Kolter Homes, LLC DeBie, Debbie The Space Arranger LaCroix, Lindsey Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club Smith, Althea Creative Designs Althea Smith Strowbridge, Steve Florida Computer Care

Welcome New Members:

Marketing Madness:

October Dates & Tour Areas

Marketing Madness is a FREE Program brought to you by RASL to aid and benefit in your real estate career.

Breakfast is provided by our awesome affiliates sponsors. Come join us every Thursday from 8:30am-10am to network with the

Affiliates as well as other Realtor® members. If you use this program as a means to grow your business, you will be amazed by your success!

October 4 7180, 7220, 7280 Sponsor: Fidelity Funding , PSL

October 11 7710, 7500 Sponsor: Harbor Community Bank October 18 7030, 7040, 7050 Sponsor: PNC October 25 7170, 7260, 7270 Sponsor: Seacoast National Bank

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2013 Committee/Task Force Preference Sheet: ********************************************************************************************

Go To www.rasl.com to “Information/Important Links” to download 2013 Committee/Task Force Preference Sheet

********************************************************************************************FOOD + FUN + RELAXATION + FRIENDS AT SHINDIG:

Monday, September 24 Game Winners! Left to Right:

President Patty Renna,; Doug Rooks, RPAC Chair; 1st Place—Sarah Taylor 2nd Place—Linda Daniel 3rd Place—Lisa Bezak

Auction Winners! Left to Right:

Winners: Debi Jensen and John MacVean

RPAC Chair—Doug Rooks

Raffle Winner! Gail Hovey

2 Rounds of Golf at RASL’s Tournament

Raffle Winner! John Watson

Liquor Basket

Raffle Winner! Jarrod Lowe

COACH Clutch

Raffle Winner! Patty Renna

Chocolate Basket

Raffle Winner! Randy Green

Car Wash Certificate

Raffle Winners not pictured: Forest Grose

Framed Painting AND

Kristy Schaubel Cookware Set

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Reminder: Renewal for Supra was September 19th. If you have not made payment yet please do so to avoid your Supra Key being shut off. If you are not going to renew the lease this year, please return your Supra key to your Association to cancel the lease. Message from Supra: Dear Customer, The new iOS 6 operating system that Apple recently released has been tested with the Supra eKEY app and is compatible on the following devices: iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 iPhone 4S iPad 2 New iPad Please note that Supra has yet to receive a “Lightning” adapter from Apple, so we are not able to confirm that eKEY is compatible with the iPhone 5 at this time. The iPhone 5 uses a new connector called “Lightning” that is much smaller than Ap-ple’s previous 30-pin connector. As a result, the current Supra eKEY adapter re-quired to interact with iBoxes will not plug directly into the iPhone 5. Supra plans to support the iPhone 5. We will confirm compatibility as soon as we receive a Lightning connector from Apple and test it and make any changes to our products that are required. We are also exploring a fob/adapter design that may not require Apple’s Lightning adapter, and we will provide more information on that as it becomes available. Supra customers who wish to use the iPhone 5 with the eKEY app may want to consider delaying purchasing the iPhone 5 until the Lightning adapter is released and Supra testing is complete.

Karen Galarza

Realtors® Association of St. Lucie, Inc. Member Services Coordinator/RMLS Specialist

6666 South US Hwy 1 Suite 1 Port St Lucie, FL 34952

Direct Phone# 772-294-7082 Fax# 772-464-5774

Email: kgalarza@rasl.com

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RASL’s 7th Annual Golf Tournament—October 5 at Gator Trace:

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PNC Gulfstream Business Bank

Bill LoBrutto—RE/MAX Realty Services Coastal Pest Control

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Jaguar Insurance Paradise Homes

Coldwell Banker/Thomas J White Blind Shack

Boston National Title WPSL

Residence Inn by Marriott Childs Financial Services

SCRIPPS Boca Executive Realty

Wally Swords—First International Title Patty Renna—Prudential FL Realty

Joe Rauso—D.R. Horton Harbor Community Bank

Heaning Home Inspections Karen Tuft

Holiday Inn of PSL WPSL

St Lucie Chamber of Commerce Team Flaherty Fidelity Funding

Grose Interstate Storage & Moving

Gator Trace Golf & Country Club Palm Cove Golf Club

Grose Interstate Storage & Moving Perfect Drive Golf Villas

Gulfstream Business Bank Santa Lucia River Club

Harbor Community Bank 2012 Special Events Committee Members

Coastal Pest Control Cocktails by Suzanne

St Lucie Ale House Noreen Molinari—Mary Kay

PNC The Savvy Shopper

Another Man’s Treasures RE/MAX Masterpiece

TLC Experts St Lucie Lanes

RPR Wine International Inc. Ali’s Place

Dr. Stephen Banks DDS West End Grill Jackpot Fever

Seacoast National Bank Wally Swords—1st International Title

Outback

The Evergreen Club 31—Robyn Hutchinson

Meadowood Golf & Tennis Club Fairwinds Golf

The Saints Golf Club Jay’s Floors & More

A/C Express Jaguar Insurance

HouseMasters Home Inspections Mario Pizza

TD Bank A1Moving and Storage

All City Plumbing Two, LLC Advance Direct Marketing, Inc.

Party Town USA Dr. Housecall’s Computer

Store All Storage The Space Arranger

Dee’s Hair Salon Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Antonios Pizza Protech Security Comp. Inc

Tropical Smoothie Boston National Title

Design A Sign Stor-All

Fast teks

What is Amendment 4?

Amendment 4 is a constitutional amendment on Florida’s ballot this year. This proposal will lower property taxes for new homebuyers and spur much-needed economic growth in the housing market by offering a healthy new exemption for first-time homebuyers.

Amendment 4 will also protect working families, small businesses and homeowners from unfair and unexpected tax increases by helping to stop “recapture,” a tax gimmick that increases property taxes even when property values decline.

Finally, Amendment 4 will lower assessment increases on non-homestead properties from a burdensome 10 per-cent to a more reasonable 5 percent.

Bottom Line

Amendment 4 creates an additional homestead exemption for first-time homebuyers for 5 years.

Amendment 4 protects Floridians from increased property taxes when their property values have declined.

Amendment 4 lowers the maximum yearly assessment increase on non-homestead properties from 10 percent to 5 percent.

Potential Questions

Q: Does this new homestead exemption replace the exemption in current law? A: No. The new homestead exemption in Amendment 4 is applied in addition to your current homestead exemp-tion.

Q: Won’t creating an additional homestead exemption affect the funding of police officers and firefighters? A: Amendment 4 is not retroactive and does nothing to affect the current budgets of local governments.

Q: Does Amendment 4 change or reduce “Save Our Homes”, which caps assessment increases at 3% per year for homestead property, at all? A: No.

Q: If local governments are not able to raise the assessed value of a property that has gone down in market value, won’t they just raise millage rates? A: It is the local government’s decision whether to raise taxes on Florida homeowners or not. Amendment 4 sim-ply gives the Legislature the authority to protect homeowners from burdensome, unfair tax increases if the value of their home goes down.

Q: Exactly how much is this new homestead exemption? A: The additional homestead exemption that Amendment 4 creates is equal to half of the home’s value, up to half the median home value in the county.

Learn more: http://www.taxyourassetsoff.com

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REALTORS® who complete the Code of Ethics Training Requirement between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, 2012 will have a chance to win an Apple iPad 3.

To enter the Know Your Ethics Sweepstakes, simply complete either of the two NAR Code of Ethics online training programs—for new members of the association or for existing members—successfully by Nov. 30, and you’ll auto-matically be entered to win. The winner will be notified by phone, mail, or e-mail.

GO TO: WWW.REALTOR.ORG

To ensure you meet the NAR requirement for ethics training please, do one of the following four options by December 31, 2012:

1. NAR’s ONLINE ETHICS COURSE: All you have to do is:

a. Log onto www.realtor.org. b. Click on Education and select “Code of Ethics Training”. c. If you pass, you will receive a certificate of completion within 24 hours from NAR via email. Once you receive your certificate provide RASL with a copy on or before December 31, 2012.

REALTORS® who complete the Code of Ethics Training Requirement (online) between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, 2012 will have a chance to win an Apple iPad 3. 2. REGISTER FOR ONE OF RASL’s CODE OF ETHICS TRAINING CLASSES: Attend one of the 2012 ethics training sessions offered by RASL and receive 3 hours of Continuing Education credit towards the renewal of your real estate license! Classes are scheduled for November 7th, November 30th and December 7th (iCE webmi-nar, no instructor). Please register on www.rasl.com. 3. GRI I–STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: If you have completed the GRI I-Standards of Practice course provide RASL with a copy of your certificate of completion as it fulfills NAR’s Code of Ethics Training mandate. 4. IF YOU HAVE SATISFIED THIS REQUIREMENT: Please provide RASL with a copy of your Code of Ethics Training certificate on or before December 31, 2012.

Jessica Young RASL Director of Membership & Professional Standards

NAR Conference & Expo: ********************************************************************************************

2013 Holiday Magnet Calendars: ********************************************************************************************

Amendment 4: ********************************************************************************************

2012 RASL Hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

Important Contact Information: ********************************************************************************************

RASL Hours: ********************************************************************************************

RASL CONTACT INFORMATION FR Tech Hot line: 407-587-1450 6666 South US Highway 1, Suite 1 Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34952 FR Legal Hot line: 407- 438-1409 Phone: 772-465-6080 Fax: 772-464-5774 RMLS Tech Support: 888-363-4696 www.rasl.com DBPR Support: 850.487.1395 CEO: Staci Storms, Email: SStorms@rasl.com Receptionist: Lynne Norvell, Email: LNorvell@rasl.com Finance Director: Barbara Kingry, Email: BKingry@rasl.com Membership Director/Professional Standards: Jessica Young, Email: JYoung@rasl.com Communications/Education Director: Mary Gibbins, Email: MGibbins@rasl.com Member Services Coordinator/RMLS Specialist: Karen Galarza, Email: KGalarza@rasl.com

2012 Board of Directors

Sheri Wetzel Director

Midway Real Estate Inc.

Julio Sanchez Director

Keller Williams Realty

Douglas Rooks Director

Century 21 All Professional

Joyce Bello Director

Prudential Florida Realty

Geof Hoge Director

St. Lucie River Realty

Brian Lemen Director

Hoyt C. Murphy

Harry Jim Mitchem Director

Keller Williams Realty

Sarah Taylor Secretary

RE/MAX Masterpiece

Anthony Gambardella Immediate Past-President

Thomas J. White Commercial

Staci Storms CEO

Realtors® Assoc. of St. Lucie

John Sherrard Association Attorney

John E. Sherrard

Patricia Renna President

Prudential Florida Realty

Donn Wonderling President-Elect

Boca Executive Realty

John Slivon Vice-President

R.E. Co. of the Treasure Coast

William LoBrutto Treasurer

RE/MAX Realty Services

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