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M AY 2 0 0 9
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was President Jesse
Acevedo's meeting
with Governor Charlie
Crist where they dis-
cussed local real estate
markets in Florida.
Acevedo focused his
discussion with Gov.
Crist on recent positive housing
indicators such as increased existing
home sales, record low mortgage
interest rates and new affordable
housing opportunities.
May 2009
Vol. 5 No. 11
The mission of the Realtor
®
Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale is to secure the interests of its members and their ability to conduct a thriving business, to pro-
mote the highest standards of professional practice in the real estate community, and to support members in maximizing their individual potential for success.
Calendar ................................2
Calendar of Events May
Commercial ..........................4
10 Simple Steps to Success in
Commercial Real Estate; Networking
Meeting Yields Great Turnout;
Commercial Market Conditions Improving;
Make Your Commercial Connections at
Midyear Meetings
Cover .....................................1
RAGFL Leadership Travels to
Tallahassee; Meets With Broward
Legislators
Government ..........................6
8th Annual RAGFL Mayors Breakfast
Nears; Get the Facts on Chinese Drywall;
Learn More About Cover Florida; Home
Energy & Climate Bill Unveiled; NAR to
Hold Real Estate Summit
MLS ......................................12
New Virtual Office Disclosure Form Now
Online; MLXchange Database Changes;
MLS Statistics for RAGFL; iCheck
Statistics
News and Notes . 2, 3, 9, 10, 11
Are You a Born Leader; Wall Street Journal
Offers Glimpse of Future Homes; Broward
County to Conduct Online Tax Certificate
Late May; NAR Good Neighbor Awards
Deadline Approaching; Dental Assistance
Program Extended; FAR & NAR Accepting
Committee Recommendations; State
Unveils Website to Help Homeowners
Avoid Mortgage Scams; Outlook Calendar
Option Added to Registration; New Home
Building Requests Increase; RAGFL CEO
Appointed to Housing Council; RAGFL
Brings the News to You Via New RSS Feed
President's Column ..............3
Smart Growth ­ Maintaining Quality of Life
with Growing Population Needs
Professional Development ..8
Immobel - Make the World your Market;
GRI II ­ Essential Real Estate Techniques;
Do You Know How to View Your CE
Credits Online; TRC ­ Transnational
Referral Certification
®
May
2009
I S S U E
RAGFL Leadership Travels
to Tallahassee; Meets With
Broward Legislators
RAGFL President discusses real estate with Governor
pril 14th and April
15th were great days
to be Realtors
®
. Each
year, the RAGFL
leadership travels to Tallahassee to
join Realtors
®
from across the state
to discuss our legislative priorities.
President Jesse Acevedo led our
group this year, which was greeted
with open arms by Broward's Legis-
lative Delegation.
Our leaders personally met with
almost all of the members of the
Legislature representing Broward to
discuss our legisla-
tive priorities. At the
top of our list: prop-
erty tax exemptions
for first time home
buyers, insurance re-
form, protecting the
affordable housing
trust funds, and economic recovery.
FAR capped off our first night in
town by hosting a block party near
the Capitol to celebrate our involve-
ment in the legislative process.
The highlight of this year's trip
( Continued on back cover)
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