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REALTOR® Appreciation Day Deadline Is March 27 At Noon!

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Increase your client base and bolster your sales this year!

Two national speakers, Leigh Brown and Nobu Hata, are coming to New Orleans for our fifth annual REALTOR® Appreciation Day on March 30 to show you how! You'd better hurry, though, tickets are going fast. Register now.

NOMAR members receive an 80 percent discount on ticket prices, so buy yours today! At just $30, your ticket includes: complementary coffee and tea, lunch, 6 hours of CE, and drawings for: MLS Dues, GSREIN Dues, and MLS Lockboxes. 

Deadline to register is Monday, March 27 at 12 p.m. We will NOT accept any on-site registrations at the event, so be sure to register before the deadline.

REALTOR® Appreciation Day is on Thursday, March 30 at the Hilton Riverside from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.! This event has been approved for 6 hours of CE and 1 GRI credit! Click here to view a video Leigh Brown made just for RAD attendees.

Click here for more information!

Register here!

 

Featured CE - Fair Housing and Cultural Diversity (4 hours)

April is Fair Housing Month. In recognition, NOMAR is offering Fair Housing and Cultural Diversity by Carolyn Bailey of Delta Title. The class is at the Metairie office on Thursday, April 6 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The class counts for 4 CE. Registration is available via our online calendar or by clicking here. If you have questions, please contact Jena at (504) 885-3200 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Thank You to Our 2017 REALTOR® Appreciation Day Sponsors!

Diamond Sponsor ($2000 or More)

Chisesi Signature Homes

GARDNER, REALTORS®

Zillow Group

 

Platinum Sponsor ($1000 or More)

Accessible Insurance Agency

America's Mortgage Resource, Inc.

CoreLogic

Crescent Title

DSLD Homes

Delisha Boyd, LLC

Homestead Title

KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY 4550100

LATTER & BLUM INC/REALTORS®

Movement Mortgage

RE/MAX Real Estate Partners, Inc.

Supra

Title Stream, LLC

  

Gold Sponsor ($500)

Allstate Penzato Insurance Agency

ALPHA Insurance Agency

America's Preferred Home Warranty, Inc.

Bayou Title, Inc.

Buckwalter Insurance Group, LLC

Coldwell Banker TEC, REALTORS®

Cutco Closing Gifts

Delta Title Corp.

EXIT NOLA Premiere Realty

FBT Mortgage

First American Title Insurance Company of Louisiana

FotoSold

Home Bank

Homes & Land Magazine

House Call

La Capitol Federal Credit Union

New Orleans Metropolitan Women's Council of REALTORS®

Supreme Title of Louisiana, Inc.

True Title

 

Silver Sponsor ($250)

Andrus Boudreaux Complete Title

Authentic Title

Bailey D. Morse - General Counsel

Coastal Realty & Appraisal Services

Four Points Title, LLC.

Frazier Insurance, LLC.

Johnny's Po-Boy's

Miller Home Mortgage, LLC

Philippi St. Pe' - General Counsel

Power Mortgage

Southern Title, Inc.

The Lake Insurance and Financial, Inc.

The Real Estate Book

Title Depot

 

NOMAR and HBA Present the 2017 Housing Forecast

Join us on Tuesday, April 11 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. for the 2017 Housing Forecast!  Speakers Wade Ragas and Rick Haase will cover the housing and sales activity forecasts, economic growth and drivers, new construction activity, and many more topics.  The event counts for 2 CE credits for agents/brokers and 2 CE credits for builders. NOMAR members may register online here or by using the registration form. Builders must register using the registration form.  

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions.

 

River Parishes Member Meeting & Code of Ethics Class

Join Wendy Benedetto, Voice of the River Parishes Committee Chair, on Friday, March 24 at 9:30 a.m. at the Cypress Lakes Country Club in Destrehan. She will be answering questions and addressing the concerns of NOMAR members in the river parishes! This meeting is open to everyone and is the best way to ensure your voice is heard. At this meeting, you will discuss broker tour for the river parishes, upcoming CE exclusively for river parish members, and much more.

Please RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by March 23.

NOMAR is taking CE to St. Charles Parish!

What: Code of Ethics (4 hours CE; satisfies NAR's ethics training requirement for Cycle V)

Where: East Regional St. Charles Parish Library, 160 W. Campus Dr., Destrehan, LA 70047

When: Thursday, April 20 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Instructors: Danny Douglass and Abbey Mack of Crescent Title

Capacity: 100

Registration: on NOMAR's online calendar, or click here 

Deadline: Wednesday, April 19

Cost: free for NOMAR members, $40.00 for non-members

Sign-in will begin at 9 a.m.

Please contact Jena at NOMAR with questions (504) 885-3200 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Help is Urgently Needed for a REALTOR®

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Angela Gabriel, an agent with Keller Williams Realty - First Choice in Zachary, LA, was shot multiple times in an act of domestic violence and is currently paralyzed from the waist down. Keller Williams Realty Services, 1522 W Causeway Approach in Mandeville, will be holding a fish fry Fridays in March from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. as a fundraiser for Angela. 

They will be selling $8 fish dinners and $1 drinks. Donations are very much appreciated. Checks can be made out to Keller Williams Realty Services (please put "Angela Gabriel" in the memo). Donations can also be made via PayPal through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For additional information contact Jamie Mixon, 504-315-0334.  

 

 

 

 

REALTOR®, Manager, and Affiliate of the Year Award Nominations

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Do you know a REALTOR®, Manager or Affiliate who deserves to be recognized for their hard work this past year? Fill out a nomination form for REALTOR, Manager or Affiliate of the Year to put them in the running! Click here for more information.

The deadline for nominations is Thursday, April 13 at 5 p.m.

Awards will be handed out at the General Membership Luncheon on Thursday, May 25 at Metairie Country Club.

 

 

Monthly CE Schedule

Please view our online calendar to see all upcoming CE courses. Online registration is the fastest and easiest way to ensure you are enrolled in the course that fits your needs. 

As a reminder, registrations and cancellations are NEVER taken over the phone. Additionally, we ask that all future CE courses be scheduled online.

View the printable registration form for all CE courses in March.

Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any education questions.

 

MLS Matrix, Supra and Instanet Support

MLS Matrix Support

For all Matrix support questions contact Matrix Support Reps:

James, Cheryl or Carli at 504-456-9903 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you need help with Instanet please contact them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or their toll-free phone number, 800-668-8768. Their support phone line is always open and staffed 24/7/365 in North America, with an average hold time of about one minute.

Support for your Xpress keys, eKeys and BTLE Lockboxes can be found two ways; Monday – Friday call the Metairie Office 504-885-3200 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Hours 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. OR Mandeville Office 985-882-8521 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Hours 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m..  Weekends & Holidays call Supra 877-699-6787.