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Weekly Centennial Trivia Contest
Join in our weekly Centennial Trivia Contest and learn interesting facts about MAAR and our industry throughout the past 100 years. Every Wednesday we will post a new and interesting bit of MAAR or real estate industry trivia on our Facebook page. Then in the Weekly REALTOR® on Friday, we will ask a question about that piece of trivia and the 10th member to respond with the correct answer will win $20 in MAAR Education Dollars, good toward the fee for any future MAAR CE class. You must be an active MAAR member in good standing to win and may only win once in every 60 calendar days. Good luck! Congratulations to our March 5 winner, Cindi James with Downtown Condo Connection.

Professional Designation Scholarships 
The MAAR Education Foundation is accepting applications for the Professional Designation Scholarship now through March 30.  If you're looking to obtain your ABR, GRI, CRS, SRES, SRS, GREEN - or any other combination of letters! - be sure to submit an application. Approximately 25 scholarships will be awarded.  Selections are merit-based, but financial need will be taken into consideration.  Click here for more details. CCIM Candidates should fill out the Newman Cross CCIM Memorial Scholarship.

Free Forum: Tax Information for You and Your Client
Get the latest tax information you need to know as a real estate agent to help both yourself and your clients.  Connie Selvo, CPA will be at MAAR on Friday, April 2 from 10 to 11 a.m. to give a presentation on the homebuyer's tax credit, how to advise your clients, required paperwork to file taxes, deductions, and other current tax information and tips you need to know as a real estate agent. Register Online.  The cost is free. *A $15 no-show fee applies, so please let us know if you need to cancel.

MAAR Announces FREE CE Program
Every month this year, the MAAR Education Foundation and sponsor Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) will offer at least one FREE* CE class for MAAR members.  All courses will be approved for continuing education credit and will utilize both local and national instructors, covering a variety of topics.  The next FREE CE special is the Contracts 102 course on Tuesday, March 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. for 3 hours credit.  Seats are filling up quickly so Register Online and claim yours now!   Next month's special: Fair Housing Issues on April 22.  Stay tuned for details. 
*The $15 no-show fee still applies to all free CE programs. 

MAAR Time Capsule Discovered
A time capsule from 1910 was discovered recently in a building downtown that housed MAAR’s first offices. The founding members of the Memphis Real Estate Association, established November 1, 1910, placed items in a time capsule and buried them in December 1910, to be opened 100 years later, in 2010. Neil Hubbard was sent to investigate and unearth the time capsule. It is now in the care of a conservator, who will assist us in opening it and preserving the contents so we can inspect them. Stay tuned for more - until then, watch this video to witness the discovery of the time capsule for yourself!

Updated IRS Form, Instructions for Claiming Home Buyer Tax Credit Now Available
The IRS has just posted an updated Form 5405 for your clients to claim the Homebuyer Tax Credit. To download the form (in PDF format) click here. The IRS has also posted a brief YouTube video, explaining and promoting the credit. You can view it online here.

Centennial 100th Closing Contest
Help MAAR celebrate our 100th anniversary and get a chance at prizes for you and your buying clients! Every month, MAAR will determine on which date the 100th closing in our MLS occurred. Of all closings on that date, we will randomly choose one to be our 100th closing winner. Prizes for the buyer involved include items from Sears, Ashley Furniture Homestore, Lowe’s, Budget Blinds and James Pest Management; the agent(s) involved will win MAAR Education Bucks to be used toward any CE class at MAAR. At the end of the year all 12 of the monthly winning buyers will be entered into a drawing to win a $5,000 Ashley Furniture Homestore shopping spree. Be sure to enter your closings in accordance with MAAR MLS Rules and Regulations and you could be our next monthly winner! Get more details and review complete contest rules.

 

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