CHANGES MADE TO ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES
GHAR has made changes to its Guidelines for Residential Co-brokerage in response to NAR's recent amendment to Standard of Practice 1-15 of the Code of Ethics. The section on "Multiple Offers" of the Guidelines for Residential Co-brokerage was changed to reflect the change to the Standard of Practice. In addition this change, GHAR made some other minor changes to the Co-brokerage and Signage Guidelines. A mailing outlining the changes was sent to all member brokers and managers of the Association. Questions should be directed to Kathy Ludwig at kathy@ghar.info.

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE ONLINE NEWSLETTER
The Department of State will no longer publish paper newsletters for Pennsylvania's 29 Professional Boards.

Beginning in March, you may view the bi-monthly electronic newsletters. Simply visit your Board web. To do so, go to www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa, select Business-Related Boards or Health Related Boards from the left navigation, and choose your profession.

Business-related board newsletters will be posted during the first week of January, March, May, July, September and November.

ORIENTATION
Orientation is required for all new REALTOR^® members. You must meet this requirement within the first two offerings of applying for membership. Learn what it means to be a REALTOR^®, your obligation to abide by our Code of Ethics, and the many benefits and services that the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS^®has to offer. A boxed meal is provided by the sponsor of the orientation.

Orientation will be held on the following dates and times: (Registration begins at 10:45 a.m.)
July 27, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. sponsored by SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
September 24, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. sponsored by SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.

Remember failure to attend orientation as required may result in paying an additional application fee.

2009 ANNUAL MEETING AND TRADE FAIR - SEPTEMBER 16
The GHAR Annual Meeting and Trade Fair will be held on Wednesday, September 16 at the Radisson Penn Harris, Camp Hill from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. REALTOR^® Members are invited to cast your ballot for the Board of Directors and Officers, visit over 40 exhibitors from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., network, and enjoy free food and a cash bar. Entertainment, Door Prizes and Raffles will also be held during this exciting event. The Annual meeting will take place from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. and will conduct its annual business meeting, announce raffle winners, vote on bylaw changes, Election Results and much more.

Office Sign Up Sheets are being distributed to your Office Managers! We ask that offices use these forms and return them to the Association by September 9!

If you would like to be an Exhibitor at the GHAR Annual Meeting and Trade Fair and you did not receive information in the mail you can contact Cindy at the Association office by calling (717) 364-3200.

ASSOCIATION PICNIC CANCELLATION!
Due to the low response the Association Picnic originally scheduled for Saturday, July 18, 2009 has been cancelled. All sponsors will be receive refund checks with in the next 2-3 weeks. Questions should be directed to Sara Bloss at the Association office.

SAVE THE DATE - SEPTEMBER ICI BREAKFAST
The September ICI Breakfast is sponsored by CAMPBELL Commercial Real Estate, and it is scheduled for Thursday, September 3. Please watch for more information about this breakfast later this summer.

SAVE THE DATE: FALL ICI SOCIAL EVENT
Please save the date for the next ICI Social Event on Wednesday, October 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Brewhouse Grille in Camp Hill. Registration for this event will open in September. We currently are looking for sponsors for the event. If you or your company is interested in sponsoring, please contact Sherri Pursel.

GREATER HARRISBURG REALTORS^® INSTITUTE

GHRI BI-WEEKLY E-MAIL
To help decrease the size and scope of the weekly email, the Association has decided to send out a separate email highlighting upcoming classes held at the Greater Harrisburg REALTORS^® Institute. Look for the e-mail to be sent out the second Mondays of each month during the summer months.

REQUIRED COURSE FOR NEW LICENSEES
If you were initially licensed on December 1, 2007 or later, to renew your license in May 2010 you will need to complete a required course for new licensees during the 2008-2010 renewal period. Many of the "approved for continuing education" credits for Pennsylvania licensees currently being offered will not fulfill this continuing education requirement. If you have any questions about continuing education requirements contact GHRI at (717) 364-3205.

PRE-LICENSING PACKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Pre-licensing packets including the spring pre-licensing class schedule is now available! Offices interested in receiving packets for distribution may contact Liann at (717) 364-3205.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - DONATE TODAY!
Since 1993, the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS^® Foundation has donated a total of over $530,000 to housing and shelter related organizations in the greater Harrisburg area. To help raise the money, the Foundation holds various
fundraising events. In addition to these events the Foundation holds an annual Capital Campaign.

During the Capital Campaign, the Foundation asks each REALTOR^® to give a minimum contribution of $10. All funds go back to the communities in which we live. Our 2009 Capital Campaign goal is $15,000. To date the Capital Campaign has collected $13,097.00.

Thank you to the following Companies and Offices who have contributed to the 2009 Capital Campaign:

Caldwell & Kearns
CAMPBELL Commercial Real Estate
CB/Select Professionals
Central Penn Appraisals, Inc.
Central Penn Multi-List, Inc.
Clauser Real Estate Appraisals
Cody Financial Mortgage Services
Commerce Bank
Exit Platinum Plus Realty
For Sale By Owner Plus REALTORS^®
George L. Ebener and Associates
Help-U-Sell Detwiler Realty
High Associates Ltd.
Homestead Group, Inc. REALTOR^®Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
John Glise, Inc. REALTOR^®
Keller Williams of Central PA
Lawyers Realty, LLC
Mark Heckman Real Estate Appraisers
McNaughton Real Estate Group, Inc.
Mid Penn Bank
Prudential Homesale Services Group - Camp Hill Office
Prudential Homesale Services Group - Colonial Park Office
Prudential Homesale Services Group - Hershey Office
Prudential Homesale Services Group - Lebanon Office
Prudential Thompson Wood Real Estate
RE/MAX 1st Advantage
RE/MAX Realty Associates, Inc.
RE/MAX Realty Professionals
Spencer and Spencer, REALTORS^®
Szeles Real Estate Development
Weichert REALTORS^® - First Choice

Contributions may be mailed to the GHAR Foundation, 424 N. Enola Drive, Suite 1, Enola, PA 17025 by May 15. If you have any questions on the Capital Campaign, please contact the Association at (717) 364-3200. Thank you for making our community better!

SAVE THE DATE! GHAR FOUNDATION WALKATHON!
Step by Step, REALTORS^® Sheltering the Community!

Join the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS^® Foundation, Saturday October 3 at Shank Park in Hershey for a Walk-A-Thon! All proceeds from the Walk-A-Thon will benefit shelter and housing related charities in the Central Pennsylvania area. Walk as a team or as an individual! Registration is $10 per walker, plus a minimum of $25 in pledges. Walk-A-Thon T-Shirts will be given to all walkers registered by the deadline!

Prizes will be awarded to the Top Fundraising Team and Top Individual Fundraiser with additional door prizes given away at the end of the walk!

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Walker Registration/Pledge Forms and Sponsorship Forms are available at http://www.ghar.info/About_Us/Meetings_Events.htm or by calling the Association at (717) 364-3200.

Registration deadline is Monday, September 14, 2009!

Note: The official registration and financial information of the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS^® Foundation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

CPML BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION
Are you interested in serving on the CPML Board of Directors? Are you interested in giving a little of your time to help CPML keep moving in a direction to best serve our members and participants? If you answered yes, consider running for the CPML Board of Directors. All directors serve a three year term. The only requirement is that you must be a participant of CPML. If you would like more information on what is involved in being a CPML Director, please call Linda Melham, Jerrod Paterson, Tim Clouser or Robbin Crossley. You can find a ”Candidate for Director Application” under MLS Docs in the Paragon System, or call the CPML office at 761-8440 for a copy.

This year the CPML Annual Meeting and Election will be held on November 4, 2009. As a reminder, the broker is the CPML member and therefore the only person who may vote at the annual meeting.

LEARN SOCIAL NETWORKING
You asked for it and here it is! Dick Betts presents "This is not your Teenager's Networking". Come out and learn how to use Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites you may have signed up for. The class will be held on August 27th at 9:00 am. Cost is $25.00. Class size is limited, so call now and reserve your seat. Call the CPML office at (717) 761-8440.

FREE WEBINAR TRAINING
Do you want training on the Paragon system but just can't seem to make it to one of our monthly classes? Here is your chance to get training in the privacy of your home. Stay in you pajamas, grab a cup of coffee and learn the Paragon system!!

FREE Webinar Paragon Training presented by the Paragon Training Team at Fidelity!! Click here for more information. Click here for registration page. If you do take any of the Webinar training, please email me at rcrossley@cpml.com and let me know what you thought. Thanks. Join us in the GHAR classroom for the Webinar Paragon Training. We will project the webinar on the screen and Robbin Crossley will be available for additional questions at the end. Bring a friend, and come learn all you wanted to know about using the Paragon system. If we can get a good turnout we will continue to make this available thru the summer.

Join us on July 21^st at 11:00 am for Contact Manager
Join us on July 28th at 11:00 for Listing Input & Maintenance
Join us on August 4th at 11:00 for Mapping & Geocoding

Please call the CPML office at (717) 761-8440 to register.

UPDATE ON CPML OPEN HOUSE WEB SITE
NEW! Open Houses on the website now appear on an interactive map. The home page of the web site shows all available open houses marked by a balloon. Click on the balloon and see the property information. Zoom-in, Zoom-out or change area of map you wish to view. Consumer can still enter search parameters and the map will show only the properties that belong to the search. The map will then display the 10 properties on each page.

We have added our affiliate members to the Open House site. Our affiliate members have the ability to add a link to their name; this will allow the consumer to learn more about their company. Do you use a particular home inspector, lender or pest control company? Encourage them to add their link to our site.

Are you advertising your open houses on the website? Are you advertising the Open House website on your websites? Consider adding the Open House website to your ads when you advertise the open house. We are promoting the site with radio and newspaper ads; we need you to promote this site to your clients and potential clients through your web sites. It is important now that your Open House information we be entered into the Paragon system. You can find instructions on entering your open house data under MLS DOCS in the Paragon System.

REALTOR.COM UPDATE!
Realtor.com will soon be showing four photos with their free listings on their site. CPML will provide the first 4 photos of the 12 allowed in our system. If you have more than four photos in Paragon, you have the ability to rearrange them.

SUPRA SOLUTION FOR BLACKBERRY USERS
SUPRA has announced a solution for Blackberry users. CLICK HERE for information. Information is also available under MLS Docs.

PARAGON TRAINING SCHEDULE
Training classes have been scheduled on the following dates for the PARAGON system:
August 13, 2009
October 8, 2009

Basic class will be held at 9:00 a.m. The Basic Class covers simple searches, descriptions of terms used in the PARAGON system, introduction to input sheets, CPML input rules for paragon as well as system requirements. The Basic Class also provides a brief look at the financial program.

Advanced class will be held at 1:00 p.m. The Advanced Class covers creating CMA's and using the Contact Manager to manage clients as well as send automatic emails.

You need only attend one day, but you may attend more than one class if you choose. Please call the CPML office at
(717) 761-8440 to reserve a time. Classes are held at the GHAR Office at 424 N. Enola Drive, Enola, PA 17025.

2010 PAR COMMITTEE REQUESTS
PAR is beginning its annual process of committee appointments. All committee appointments are for one year. Committee descriptions and compositions are on PAR’s Web site at www.parealtor.org. The committee request form may be completed online at their Web site.

The deadline to submit your name for a committee appointment is July 17, 2009. PAR Leadership strives for geographic diversity on all committees. For more information, contact Brenda Florida, Director of Leadership Services, at: bflorida@parealtor.org

PAR MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
PAR will be conducting a membership survey by e-mail and by telephone. If you receive a e-mail or a phone call, it is important that you assist PAR by taking a few minutes to answer the questions. The e-mail will contain a link to the actual survey - it is easy and simple to complete. Please be aware that all of your responses will remain strictly confidential. Service to the members is important to PAR and therefore it is critical to hear from you. PAR looks forward to hearing from you and appreciates your efforts toward helping them strive for excellence.

JOIN THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK!
Interested in networking with local professionals in Central PA? Then join the Young Professionals Network!
Email Adrienne Loughery at adrienne.loughery@verizon.net if you would like to join this social networking group.

DNCQUICKCHECK PROGRAM AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE
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Get the protection you need now! Call PossibleNOW at (800) 585-4888 or (770) 255-1020 or visit www.dncquickcheck.com.

Are you a member of PAR? Use the discount code of sc0986pr to receive special rates for real estate professionals!

HAVE YOU VISITED JUST LISTED?
Just Listed is PAR's new blog, another member benefit for you. Log on and join in the discussion with authors including attorney Jim Goldsmith and his Legal Hotline team, economist Austin Jaffe and PAR staff.

COALITION AND GHAR KICK OFF PETITION DRIVE ON CAMP HILL POINT OF SALE ORDINANCES
On July 15, a coalition of Camp Hill residents and REALTORS^® hosted an informational meeting to discuss the Camp Hill Borough point of sale ordinances that are being considered by the Borough Council. These two ordinances will required mandatory inspections of a property’s sewer lateral connection and sidewalks/curbing prior to the transfer of the property. If the results of these inspections show the property is not in compliance with Borough Codes, the property owner will be required to make repairs/replacements prior to the sale of the property. The informational meeting gave the coalition an opportunity to discuss the ordinances and their negative impacts. The coalition also kicked off its petition drive. Over the next two months, the coalition will be collecting signatures from Borough residents and property owners opposing the ordinances. We expect to present the signed petitions to the Camp Hill Borough Council in September. For more information about these efforts, including how you can help, please contact Sherri Pursel.

CHECK OUT RPAC CONTRIBUTORS ON GHAR WEB SITE!
Check out the GHAR Web site to see who has invested in RPAC in 2009. Click here to view the Web site. The contributors also are listed in the July REALTOR^® Newsletter. And, if you would like to see your name on the list (or perhaps a different category!), click here to make your contribution online through the PAR Web site. Thank you again to all those members who have invested in RPAC!

U.S. HOUSE PASSES AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the climate bill, formally referred to as the American Clean Energy and Security Act. REALTORS^® across the country had numerous concerns about a number of provisions in the original version of the legislation. However, NAR was successful at making a number of amendments to the bill. One of the amendments championed by NAR removed the energy labeling requirements for existing homes. Click here for more detailed information on the NAR Web site. Click here for NAR’s detailed summary of the bill. For more information, please contact Sherri Pursel.

RELRA AMENDMENTS BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR AS ACT 14 OF 2009!
On July 6, Governor Ed Rendell signed Senate Bill 241 into law as Act 14 of 2009. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Robert Tomlinson (R-Bucks), makes two important changes to the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act (RELRA). First, SB 241 would allow real estate licensees to form business entities already recognized by the Commonwealth. Currently, real estate licensees are not permitted to form entities - such as S corporations or LLCs. This bill would modify the RELRA to allow for those formations. Secondly, SB 241 would amend the language of the RELRA to address a broker's duty to hold escrows. Specifically, the legislation would allow for a set process of releasing escrows if a transaction is not completed between a buyer and a seller. The process would be agreed upon by both the buyer and the seller, and it would be included in the Agreement of Sale. The bill is identical to Senate Bill 844 of 2007, the PAR-supported legislation that died in the House Appropriations Committee at the end of last session. The law will go into effect in 60 days. For more information, please contact Sherri Pursel.

NEW CONSUMER NOTICE DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER
On June 12, the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission announced is was delaying the deadline for the new consumer notice form to go into effect in Pennsylvania. The new consumer notice has been redesigned to be more clear and readable. Licensees now must begin using the new form by September 15, 2009. The Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS^® has more information on this change. Click here to visit their Web site.

BROKERS/MANAGERS CAN REQUEST OFFICE’S RPAC CONTRIBUTIONS REPORT
Attention brokers and office managers: If you are interested in learning who in your office has invested in RPAC, GHAR can provide you a report listing all your agents and their contributions to RPAC. Please feel free to contact Sherri Pursel at the Association for this report.

SIGN-UP to be a MUNICIPAL Political CONTACT!
GHAR is still searching for volunteers to be Municipal Political Contacts. As a Political Contact, GHAR will work with you when issues impacting REALTORS^® and the real estate industry arise in your municipality. GHAR’s goal is to identify REALTORS^® from each municipality in our tri-county area to be Political Contacts. We are still in need of contacts for the following municipalities:

If you are interested in participating in this vital program, please contact Sherri Pursel.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOMEBUYERS COALITION SPECIAL PROGRAM
'Lunch on Us' is presented by the Cumberland County Homebuyers Coalition, relax and enjoy an informative presentation by keynote speaker, Reinga M. Lowrie, CMB and President and CEO of Vision Mortgage Capital along with additional speakers on PHFA, FHA, Closing Cost and Down Payment Assistance Program and much more!

Registration and lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and presentation from 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn West, Mechanicsburg. Seating is limited and Registration is required by July 20, 2009. Email Deanna Wells at dwells@mtb.com or call 717-213-3118 to register or for more information.

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