August 2006 - REALTOR®'s Acknowledgment
Form
Volume 6, Issue 8
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
REALTOR®'s Acknowledgment Form
The “REALTOR®’s Acknowledgement” (RA) form is designed to promote the values offered to clients when working with a REALTOR®. This form notes the REALTOR® distinction with emphasis on integrity, fairness and a pledge to the REALTOR® code of ethics. The REALTOR®’s Acknowledgement form also highlights the Association of REALTORS® as national, state and local organizations, involved in a myriad of social issues from housing affordability and disaster relief aid to laws supporting homeownership and private property rights. The REALTOR®’s Acknowledgement form was available on August 7, 2006.
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REALTOR®’s Acknowledgement form.
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All-Purpose Presentation Portfolio
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Buyers Guide to Buying a Home and
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WINForms® Companion Tools:
WINForms® All-In-One User
Manual
This manual provides easy-to-follow instructions
and pictured tutorials on topics such as creating new transactions,
storing forms and a host of other program feature-related subjects; a
pure necessity.
WINForms® Multi-User Versions
Office/Multi-user versions of the
WINForms® are available to offices whose computer systems
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office computers and agents.
An annual setup fee per office is
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WINForms® Legal Guide
This legal guide assists WINForms®
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C.A.R. Sample Forms Book
The best tool to use with WINForms® is the C.A.R. Sample
Book. The latest issue of the Sample Forms Book
contains each of the C.A.R. Standard Forms currently
produced. Forms are grouped by category in the Table
of Contents and listed alphabetically by form code in the Cross
Reference pages at the beginning of the book.
REALTOR® ReadyPaks®
ReadyPaks® for buyer’s Agents and seller’s agents
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Carbonless Paper
Special carbonless paper may be used in place of standard bond
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WINForms® Training Courses
If you would like a regular training course
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program near you. If you are unable to find a
Certified Instructor, please contact us at winforms@car.org.
WINForms® Certified Trainer (WCT)
Program
C.A.R. offers a WCT class that teaches you how to become
a Certified Instructor of the WINForms® program. Once the class is
completed, the individual's name will be listed on the WINForms®
Web site where they are available to be utilized by local
Associations or others to become trained in the WINForms®
program. To schedule a WCIP at your
association, contact us at winforms@car.org. Cost is $199/person, and
$99/additional person from the same office.
Below is a current list of Associations that have
been certified to teach WINForms®. If you do not see
your Association listed, please contact them and ask when they
expect to make training available in your area. In order to ensure
that you or your office is receiving the best, most up-to-date
WINForms® information, please remember to use only
Certified WINForms® Trainers. The following is a list
of Associations, which are staffed with
certified WINForms® Trainers:
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Bay East Phone: 925-730-4060 E-Mail: triciat@realtorassociation.com Beverly Hills/ LA Phone: 310-967-8800 Ext 208 and 214 E-Mail: irene@bhbr.com / leann@bhbr.com Burbank Phone: 818-845-7643 E-Mail: baor@aol.com Central Valley Phone: 209-858-1700 E-Mail: jim@cvar.org
Citrus
Valley
Santa
Barbara
Tahoe Sierra |
Tulare County
Greater Antelope Valley
Monterey
County
NorthSan Diego
County
Pacific West
PasadenaFoothills
Redlands
Sacramento
San Diego |
FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE LICENSE RENEWAL
The most convenient license renewal option from your most
reliable resource!
C.A.R. now offers its Continuing Education program in a new
format—all courses are FREE on CD or online. Only pay for your
license renewal exams rather than purchasing course materials and
paying for exams.
Brokers may request free CDs from their local
Association to ensure their agents are up to
date.
