ROBIN B. LANCE, GRI, CDPE Georgia REALTORS, ®
I want to thank you for making our first-ever Legislative Conference and REALTOR® huge success! As more than 850 Georgia REALTORS®
Rally a stood before the steps of our state
capitol, we made a statement. We let our voices be heard as we proclaimed our mission to keep the American Dream of homeownership alive, and to always fight for private property rights and free enterprise. We were honored with the presence of Governor Nathan Deal and several of our other state representatives who share many of our views regarding property rights and homeownership. Look for a photo gallery of the Inaugural Meeting, featuring the Legislative Conference, in the May/June 2013 issue of Georgia REAL
TOR®
Were you one of the lucky ones to have your picture made with Herschel Walker after the Inaugural Meeting’s Opening Session? Be sure to check the GAR Facebook page or Flickr account to find your picture. What an inspirational speech he gave, and what an exciting Opening Session this was! It cer- tainly paved the way for a successful Inaugural Meet ing. And from the positive comments we are receiving regarding the Atlanta location, it appears that the GAR leadershipwill opt to have our 2014 Inaugural Meeting in our capital city as well.
Everyone has now had the opportunity to work with our new and improved 2013 GAR Forms package that is available at no extra charge to our members. Hopefully you found the changes to be helpful in making contract writing easier. Don’t forget about the Tech Helpline, another member ben- efit available to you free of change. Members who are using this benefit cannot say enough good things about it. When you have your next technology problem, remember to call the Helpline at 877.573.5611.
The Statewide Housing Statistics are available to you at
garealtor.comunder the “Newsstand” tab. These housing in- dicators are useful for both you and your clients in deter- mining what’s going on in Georgia’s housing market.
Once again, we have partnered with RETSO and are looking forward to
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another stellar technology conference. Plan to join us on April 4-5, and visit RETSO’s web site for more information and to register. You will leave this conference with tools and ideas to make you better in business in our dynamic industry.
I have recently had the opportunity to visit many of our local boards and be a guest at their awards celebrations. Wow, Georgia REALTORS®
never cease to amaze me! It is so ex-
citing to see so many of you reaching impressive closed sales numbers across the state. More exciting is that these sales goals are being met in addition to hours of community and industry involvement by our members.
2013 is looking up for all of us and we are seeing the signs of an improved market. Now is our time to show the public the value that the REALTOR®
brings to the sales transaction
and to the community. It is through our professionalism, our skills to negotiate, our knowledge of the market and the in- sight we have in our communities that will keep us in the mid- dle of every transaction.
We are off to a great start at GAR. The support, participation and enthusiasm that all of you have shown has been more than I could have ever imagined. Together, we will work diligently to continue our success and be ready to accept the chal lenges that may be before us. WE ARE GEORGIA REALTORS®
! My very best to each of you,
ROBIN B. LANCE, GRI, CDPE 2013 President, Georgia REALTORS
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