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THE
REALTOR® Voice
Volume 19, Edition 1, First Quarter 2016
RANM 2016
Leadership,
Legislative, and
Business Meetings
La Fonda on the Plaza was the
setting for this year’s Leadership,
Legislative, and Business meetings.
Over 130 RANM members
attended committee meetings,
education sessions, the installation
gala, and trekked to the Roundhouse to visit with their Representatives and Senators.
Board of Directors meeting highlights:
Published by the REALTORS® Association of New Mexico
Support RANM’s 2016 Community
Project - You Could Win $5,000!
The National Association of REALTORS® and the Boys and Girls
Clubs of America are joining forces so kids in America continue to have
a bright future.
“RANM is proud to join in support of BGCA by conducting a
raffle to benefit Boys and Girls
Clubs in New Mexico,” says Pat
Fell, 2016 RANM President.
We’re selling only 300 raffle tickets and
prizes include $5,000 cash first prize,
$2,500 second prize, and $1,000 third
prize.
Complete raffle rules and the ability to
purchase tickets are available online, or
contact Barbara Arnal at RANM, or your Member Board office.
Winners will be drawn during the Wednesday, September 21, 2016
breakfast at the Housing Summit/RANM Fall Conference. You need not
be present to win.
Marketta Damonte will serve
as the New
Mexico Real
Estate Commission Liaison to
RANM.
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The Voice for Real Estate in New Mexico
Highlights in this Issue
RANM’s January Meetings Highlights ........................................................ Page 1&4
2016 Community Project ............................................................................ Page 1
Upcoming Events ....................................................................................... Page 2
From Your President ................................................................................... Page 3
From Your CEO/It’s Core Standards Time. Again ........................................ Page 5
From NMREC/New Core Course Instructors Certified ................................. Page 6
Member Board 2015 ROTYs ........................................................................ Page 8
Legal Update/Protecting Yourself From Copyright Infringement Claims .... Page 9
Governmental Affairs/Phone-A-Friend ....................................................... Page 13
RPAC at January Meetings ..........................................................................Page 14
Member Board Installations ....................................................................... Page 15
Upcoming Events
June 9 - Las Cruces - Hotel Encanto
June 10 - Roswell - Pioneer Bank
June 13 - Santa Fe - Buffalo Thunder
June 14 - Farmington - San Juan County
Country Club
RANM on the Road
Each event will include a RANM update and a 4-hour CE course “NAR Code of Ethics and Enforcement” taught by Larry Ashwood
of Albuquerque. There will be no charge for the class but you will
need to register. This class fulfills the NAR Code of Ethics training
requirement for the cycle ending December 31, 2016.
Watch your e-mail and nmrealtor.com for registration information.
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From Your President
RANM is “Reaching Out” in 2016
It’s already been a busy 2016 in New Mexico. Attending 19 Member
Board Installations from October through February will be one of the
highlights of this position. You can’t beat visiting the state by road trips
and meeting membership on their own turf.
Pat Fell
2016 RANM President
Our January Meetings officially kicked off 2016. Nearly all our committees met and planned their activities for the year; we visited our elected
officials at the Roundhouse and made sure they were aware of our legislative priorities; and we learned some best
practices for using social media from
Cheryl Knowlton during her “Facebook
or Faceplant” session.
I was pleased Sherri Meadows, NAR
Vice President, could serve as installing
officer at our banquet. And if you haven’t
heard about the snow ball fight you’ll
have to ask someone who was there!
I introduced my theme for the
year – “REACHING OUT” - at
our banquet. Each of our January meeting attendees received a
bookmark to remind them of my
theme – and the attributes I plan
to make a part of every event during my year as President:
Respect
Encourage
Appreciate
Courteous
Helpful
Inclusive
Nice
Genuine
Open
Understanding
Trustworthy
We held our first Reaching Out program March 30. Nearly 40 leaders
from around the state joined us for an update on RANM activities and
Core Standards discussion.
Stay tuned for more Reaching Out activities - especially RANM on the
Road, coming to a city near you in June.
I’m looking forward to serving you in 2016!
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January Meeting Highlights
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The Directors approved the appointments of Amy Hummer, Las Cruces; Sandylee Pasquale, Albuquerque; Kara
Wood, Farmington; Brian Stenum, Taos; and Gretchen Koether, Hobbs as Appointed Members of the RANM
Board of Directors for 2016.
The Directors approved the requested expenditure of
up to $75,000 from Issues Advocacy for a transfer tax
initiative and also passed a motion that an assessment
to replenish the IAF be assessed to the membership
over 2 years. (The initiative to get a ballot measure
to prevent transfer taxes on real property got bogged
down in the New Mexico Legislature so no funds will
be expended during 2016.)
Minutes from all
Committees and
the Board of Directors meeting are
posted in the members only section of
nmrealtor.com.
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From Your CEO
It’s Core Standards Time. Again.
As you remember, in 2014 NAR established a Core Standards program
to improve the professionalism of associations and the level of service
they provide to their members. RANM was pleased to certify all 19 New
Mexico Member Boards as compliant during the first reporting period.
RANM itself was also certified as meeting all required standards.
During the first cycle, NAR dispersed $6.6 million in grants to state and
local associations to help them meet Core Standards requirements. Several New Mexico Member Boards received grant money to cover costs
associated with strategic plan development.
Following the first reporting period, NAR’s Association Executives Committee established a Work Group to review the Organizational Alignment/Core Standards policy and determine whether enhancements to the
policy or to the compliance certification process should be recommended
to the NAR Board of Directors beginning with the third Core Standards
cycle. (The second cycle – which goes from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016
– policy and certification process remain the same as the first cycle.)
The Work Group has a number of recommendations for changes which
will be considered at NAR’s May Legislative Meetings.
M. Steven Anaya, RANM
Chief Executive Officer
Many of New Mexico’s Member
Boards (and RANM itself ) are
busy reviewing the requirements
and gathering document examples
for the second reporting period.
This is a good time for leadership
to take a hard look at programs
and services and how they serve
members and meet the goals set
forth in the NAR Core Standards
Compliance Form.
Recommended Changes to
Core Standards for 3rd Cycle
will be considered at NAR’s
May meetings.
These recommendations include:
• Change to Calendar Year Compliance Cycle
• Professional Development for Elected Leaders
• Increased Advocacy Requirements
• Changes to the Consumer Outreach Section
• An annual activity promoting REALTOR® safety and more
Meeting the standards required of REALTOR® Associations is an ongoing process that requires work. But it means better service to members
and enhanced professionalism for members and their association.
Welcome New
Mexico’s Newest
Association Execs
RANM is here to help and answer
questions. We hope to again be
able to boast 100% compliance by
our Member Boards.
Bill Arnold, Las Cruces
Kent Cravens, Greater
Albuquerque
Deena Turner, Ruidoso/
Lincoln Co.
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From NMREC
Commission Certifies Sixteen New
Core Course Instructors; Second Rule
Hearing Scheduled for May 16
by Greg Foltz, NMREC President
The Real Estate Commission has certified sixteen new Core Course
instructors who completed a rigorous three-day instructor “boot camp” in
March.
Led by Todd Clarke and Robin Dyche, the boot camp focused on developing instructor skills and preparing instructors to teach the four-hour
Core Course that will replace the eight-hour Mandatory Course.
Four-Hour Core Course to Replace
current eight-hour Mandatory
Course
The transition from an eight-hour course required every three years to a four-hour course
required every year will require a minimum
of 36 approved instructors to handle student
demand. The Commission is also working with
the University of New Mexico on developing an on-line version of the
course.
Boot camp graduates are Alice Tozer, James McElroy, Lois Sury, Debbie
Harms, Katrina Caswell, Kara Schug, Julie Greenwood, Julia Gelbart,
Bob Arguelles, Charlotte Knutson, David Barker, Vic Bruno, Beverly
Hilton, Sara O’Brien, Sarah Rich, and Kate Southard.
The Commission has also approved a road map to become a Core Course
Instructor that includes attendance at a boot camp, participation in a
pilot course focused on course content and delivery, and co-teaching the
course with a senior instructor prior to teaching the course solo Current
approved Mandatory Course instructors will not be required to attend
the boot camp but will be required to participate in a pilot course.
The Commission will convene a second rule hearing on Monday, May
16, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at the Commission office to consider rule changes
that were not correctly noticed in the New Mexico Register for the February 19 rule hearing. At the conclusion of the rule hearing, the Commission will convene a regular meeting to act on the proposed changes
that were considered at the February 19 and May 16 rule hearings and
establish an effective date for the
new rules.
All of the proposed rule changes
will be posted on the Commission
web site by April 15 and paper
copies of the changes will be available at the Commission web site.
A qualifying broker work group
appointed by the Commission
has developed recommendations addressing qualifying broker
responsibilities and qualifications
for obtaining and renewing a
qualifying broker license. Those
recommendations are posted on
the Commission web site and the
Commission welcomes broker input. Please address any comments
to Wayne W. Ciddio, Executive
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Secretary, New Mexico Real Estate Commission at wayne.ciddio@state.nm.us.
The Commission appreciates the
time and effort that work group
co-chairs Mary Kay Gutierrez and
Louis Edwards and members Kay
Azbill, Bobby Shaw, and David
Barker have put into this project.
Finally, I am honored to have been
elected Commission President for
2016 and I look forward to working with Vice President Gretchen
Koether, Secretary Kurstin Johnson, Immediate Past President
Clifford Stroud, and public member Kirk Clifton in the coming
year. Thanks to Commissioner
Stroud for his leadership as Commission President in 2015.
Congratulations to
Greg Foltz,
2016 NMREC
President
Home Buyers & Sellers
GENERATIONAL TRENDS 2016
Which generation is the largest group of home buyers?
For the third consecutive year, the
largest group of recent buyers were
millennials, who composed 35%
of all buyers, more than double
the amount of younger and older
boomers. Generation X represented
26% of buyers, and the Silent Generation made up 9%.
Where are they buying?
The share of millennials buying in an urban or central city
area decreased in this year’s survey, and fewer of them
purchased a multifamily home compared to a year ago.
Overall, the majority of buyers in all generations continue to
purchase a single-family home in a suburban area, and the
younger the buyer, the older the home they purchased.
For more information and to download the complete NAR report, visit
realtor.org/reports/home-buyer-and-seller-generational-trends
Follow RANM
. . To Member Board Leaders
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Congratulations to 2015 Member Board ROTYs
Dawne Armstrong
Clovis/Portales
Debbie Harms
CARNM
Malinda Manke
Deming/Luna Co.
Mary Romero
Greater Aluquerque
Gretchen Koether
Hobbs
Karin Davidson
Las Cruces
Tammy Ollinger
Los Alamos
Michelle Wilson
Otero County
Rocky Langley
Roswell
Alberto Robles
Ruidoso/Lincoln Co
Nancy Eaves
San Juan Co.
Deborah Bodelson
Santa Fe
Cassie Carver
Silver City
Brian Stenum
Taos County
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Legal Corner
Protecting Yourself from Copyright
Infringement Claims
Photographers for Hire
If you hire photographers to take pictures of your listings, you should have
written agreements with those photographers that establish who owns
those photos. In the event you will not own all rights in the photos, the
agreement should set forth how, where, and for how long you may use
those photos. Once written agreements are established, be sure to revisit
those agreements to confirm your intended use of the photos is in compliance with the agreement and retain copies of those agreements.
Legal Corner is researched
and written by Ashley
Strauss-Martin, RANM
General Counsel
The three most common
types of agreements include:
Work for Hire; Assignment;
and Exclusive License
The following is one example of why such agreements
and adherence to the terms of such agreements is so
important: REALTOR® Barb hires Photographer Joe
to take photos of her listing. After the property sells,
Barb uses a photograph of the home to market her
services as a REALTOR®. Photographer Joe spots his
photograph being used to market REALTOR® Barb’s services and files a
copyright infringement claim against Barb. What went wrong?
In the scenario above, REALTOR® Barb had hired Photographer Joe to
take photos of her listing for purposes of marketing the property for sale.
Either her agreement with Photographer Joe limited her use of the photos to that purpose or she didn’t have a written agreement with Photographer Joe, but Photographer Joe believed that the photos would be used
for that limited purpose. Consequently, when she used the photographs to
market her services (opposed to the house), she exposed herself to a claim
that she breached the written or verbal agreement with Photographer Joe.
If a court determined that her use of the photos was in breached of her
agreement with Photographer Joe, REALTOR® Barb could be liable to
Photographer Joe for damages.
The three most common types of agreements include: Work for Hire;
Assignment; and Exclusive License. Under a Work for Hire Agreement,
you will own the photographs as soon as they are created. Under an Assignment Agreement, the photographer owns the photographs, but then
assigns all his/her rights in the photographs to you. Under an Exclusive
License Agreement, the photographer grants you an exclusive use of
photos for some time frame and
purpose; you will want the time
frame and purpose to be as broad
as possible, so to avoid the scenario
that occurred with Barb.
For more information on photograph copyright issues and samples photo agreements, visit http://
www.realtor.org/law-and-ethics/
who-owns-your-property-photos.
Digital Millennium
Copyright Act
You may take all necessary precautions to ensure that any material
you post on your website complies
with all copyright laws. However,
if your website contains images
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Legal Update
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posted by third parties and any
one of those imagines infringes on
another’s copyright, you may be
liable for that infringement. Such
infringing material may include,
but not be limited to photographs,
film clips, audio files, comments
and forum threads. The infringing material may come through a
MLS IDX feed or be posted to a
forum or comment section of your
website. Additionally, if your website contains links to other websites and those websites contain
infringing material, you could be
liable for that website’s copyright
infringement. However, there is
a way to avoid such liability; it’s
found in the safe harbor provisions
of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
In 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
was enacted an effort to create an
updated version of copyright laws
to deal with the special challenges
of regulating digital material. The
DMCA is intended to protect the
rights of both copyright owners
and consumers. The law complies with the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO)
Copyright Treaty and the WIPO
Performances and Phonograms Treaty, both of which were ratified by
over 50 countries around the world in 1996. The DMCA contains various provisions to accomplish these ends, but this article will focus on one
particular section that provides a safe-harbor for website operators that
unknowingly infringe on another’s copyright.
Safe Harbor Provisions of the DMCA
Title II of the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
creates limitations on the liability of online service providers for copyright
infringement when engaging in certain types of activities. In order to
take advantage of the limitations on liability in Title II, a website operator must qualify as a services provider. A “service provider” is defined as
“a provider of online services or network access or the operator of facilities therefor”. A party that qualifies as service provider must also satisfy
certain “conditions of eligibility,” including the adoption and reasonable
implementation of a “repeat infringer” policy that “provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of subscribers and account holders of
the service provider’s system or network.” In addition a qualifying service
provider must accommodate “standard technical measures” that are “used
by copyright owners to identify or protect copyrighted works”. In short,
this refers to methods of protecting and encrypting copyrighted works.
The first safe harbor provision applies to user-uploaded content only and
applies if the service provider does not have actual knowledge that the
material or an activity using the material on the system or network is
infringing. In the absence of such actual knowledge, the service provider
must not be aware of facts or circumstances from which infringing activity is apparent or upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, must act
expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material. In addition, the
service provider cannot have received any financial benefit directly attributable to the infringing activity, in a case in which the service provider
has the right and ability to control such activity.
RANM’s LEGAL HOTLINE
The RANM Legal
Hotline is a MEMBER ONLY service
designed to answer
your legal questions
about many diversified areas of today’s
real estate industry.
Contact the Hotline:
Call toll free: 1-877-699-7266
In Albuquerque: 505-821-1583
E-mail your question to:
LegalHotline@nmrealtor.com
Hotline Hours:
9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Monday through Friday
(excluding holidays)
The second safe harbor provision relates to links the service provider posts
to other online material located at
other website addresses. This provision
provides protection for infringement
of copyright by reason of the service
provider referring or linking users to
an online location containing infringing material or infringing activity, by
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using such information location tools, such as an index, pointer, reference
or hypertext link. Again, the service provider cannot receive any financial
benefit directly attributable to the infringing activity and upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, the service provider must expeditiously
remove or disable access to the material.
In addition, to the above, the service provider must designate a copyright agent to receive a DMCA Takedown Notice and register that agent
with the U.S. Copyright Office. The list enables a copyright owner who
believes that his/her work is being infringed to send a complaint or a
“takedown notice” to the service provider hosting or linking to disputed
material. The service provider must also adopt and communicate to users
the name and contact information for the designated agent and the service provider’s copyright infringement policy.
Creating a Copyright Policy and Adhering to It
Communication to users of your copyright policies can be accomplished
by posting your copyright policies on your website. Copyright polices
must include the following:
1) the consequences of repeated infringing activity;
2) an explanation that you respond expeditiously to notices of claimed
copyright infringement and terminate users or account holders who
you consider to be “repeat infringers.” If you have no subscribers or account holders, your policy may state that if you become aware that one
of your users is a repeat infringer, it is your policy to take reasonable
steps within your power to terminate that users’ access to your website;
3) a statement detailing proper form for notice of claimed infringement;
4) a statement explaining the procedure for users of your site to make a
counter-notification (more on this in a moment).
The statement detailing how proper notice is made should include the
following:
1) the requirement of a physical or electronic signature of the person
claiming infringement or a person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of the infringed
copyright;
2) identification of the copyright work or works claimed to
have been infringed;
3) identification of the material
that is claimed to be infringing
or to be the subject of infringing
activity that is to be removed;
4) information reasonably sufficient to permit you to contact
the complaining party (e.g.
physical or email address, telephone number), and
5) a statement that information
in the complaint is accurate and
that the complaining party is
the copyright owner or is authorized to act on behalf of the
copyright owner.
The DMCA states that if a complaining party does not substantially comply with these requirements, his/her notice will not serve
as “actual notice” under the law.
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Legal Corner provides a limited and
general discussion of some, but not all,
aspects of issues that is intended but not
guaranteed to be accurate as of the date
published. This information may become
outdated and it is the responsibility of
the user to determine if it is current. No
summary of the law is a substitute for
legal advice with respect to a particular
matter. No attorney-client relationship
is intended or implied. If legal advice
is required, the services of a competent
attorney should be obtained. RANM
members are cautioned against engaging in the unauthorized practice of law
by advising a consumer of legal rights
and obligations or by applying the law
to particular facts and circumstances. ©
2016 REALTORS® Association of New
Mexico .
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Legal Update
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Once you verify that that a copyright notification substantially
meets these formal requirements,
the following steps should be
taken:
1) expeditiously remove or
disable access to the material
that is claimed to be infringing
(there is little guidance on what
counts as “expeditious”);
2) notify your user or subscriber
that the material has been removed so that he/she may file a
counter-notification (in the case
of material that came to you on
an IDX feed, notify your MLS);
you are not required to notify
the user before removing the
material;
3) if proper counter-notice is
provided, notify the original filer
of the notice and provide a copy
of the counter-notice.
for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and
that the person will accept service of process from the person who provided notification or an agent of such person. You then must provide the
counter-notice to the person who filed the original notice. The material
in question must remain offline for 10 business days, after which, if no
additional action has been taken by the original filer, you may restore the
material.
A counter-notice allows the person accused of copyright infringement to assert similar statements
claiming that the work is not an
infringement, either because he/
she holds the rights to it or because his/her use of it is legal (fair
use, licensed, etc.). The requirements for the counter-notice are
similar to the requirements for the
original notice of infringement
with the additional requirement of
a statement that the person accused of copyright infringement
consents to the jurisdiction of
Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address
is located or if the person’s address
is outside of the United States,
The form must include the service provider’s legal name. If you have
alternative names (for example, additional URLs), you may include them
in the same filing. The fee for registration of one name is $105; and an
additional group of up to 10 names can be registered at that same time
and on the same form for an additional $35.
It’s important to note that not every cease-and-desist letter is a DMCA
Takedown Notice. The DMCA Takedown Notice only applies to claims
of copyright infringement; it does not apply to defamation claims, claims
alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, or many other allegations.
Also, the material referenced in the notice may not be eligible for safeharbor treatment, for example, material that you posted yourself.
Registering a Copyright Agent
To register an agent with the copyright office, you may use the Copyright
Office Form or your own; use of the Copyright Office’s form in encouraged, but if you use your own, it must include all required information.
There are two forms available on the Copyright Office website, an Interim Designation and an Amended Designation. Once filed, the completed
forms are posted on the Copyright Office’s website.
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Governmental Affairs
Phone-a-Friend for RPAC
What is RPAC and what’s in it for me?
The REALTORS® Association of New Mexico and our Member Boards
will try to answer that question for many of our members as we join
forces with the National Association of REALTORS® in their Phone-aFriend for RPAC initiative.
Many of you know that RPAC is our political action committee that
provides campaign contributions to local, state and federal candidates. In
2015 RANM met the 37 percent participation goal set by NAR (2,124 or
37.7% of the membership contributed) generating $181,006 (the NAR/
RANM grand total goal was $150,000). To meet our goals in 2016,
RANM membership needs to generate a minimum of $160,000 and at
least 2,166 of our 5,852 members need to contribute a minimum of $15
to RPAC.
While many local associations have
been successful in getting their members to contribute to RPAC, many
members may still have questions
about what RPAC is. That’s where this
national initiative comes it. Working
through the state organization or individually, participating Member Boards
will be asked to provide volunteers who will be given easy-to-access
information that will allow them to contact their fellow REALTORS®
who have not contributed to RPAC. Once they contact their fellow REALTORS® by telephone, the volunteers will be able to provide information about RPAC and encourage a minimum contribution of $15.
Governmental Affairs articles are researched and
written by David Oakeley,
RANM GAD
Legislative
Committee
Chair Selected
Coleen Dearing,
Santa Fe, has
been appointed
as the new legislative Committee Chair.
Legislative
Committee
terms run from
April 1 thru March 31.
All Member Boards have been contracted on this effort and the first
phone calls are expected to go out this month. We hope that if you get a
phone call, you will make an effort to contribute to RPAC. Or, you can
go to RANM’s website at www.nmrealtor.com, click on the “Invest in
RPAC” button at the top of the page and make an online contribution
right now.
If you have any questions on the Phone-a-Friend effort or on RPAC,
contact David Oakeley, RANM Government Affairs Directors, at 505467-6310 or david@nmrealtor.com.
2015 President Baro Shalizi and 2015
RPAC Trustee President Bill Davis show
off the President’s Cup awarded to
RANM for meeting 2015 RPAC and Advocacy goals.
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RANM Members Spend a Productive RPAC Champions
Morning at the Roundhouse During Honored
Member Boards and individual
January Meetings
“rock stars” were recognized for
their outstanding fund raising
efforts for RPAC during January’s
Champions Luncheon.
The Deming/Luna County Board
received top honors as the “Strive
for Excellence” winner.
Congratulations to each Member
Board for their advocacy efforts in
2015. Keep up the good work!
RPAC Kicks Off 2016
Fund Raising
We ARe the
Realtor
Party
®
Vote
Act
InVest
Contributions are not deductible for income tax purposes. Contributions to RPAC are voluntary and are used for political purposes. You may refuse to contribute without reprisal and the National
Association of REALTORS® or any of its state associations or local boards will not favor or disfavor any member because of the amount contributed. 70% of each contribution is used by your state PAC
to support state and local political candidates. Until your state PAC reaches its RPAC goal 30% is sent to National RPAC to support federal candidates and is charged against your limits under 2 U.S.C.
441a; after the state PAC reaches its RPAC goal it may elect to retain your entire contribution for use in supporting state and local candidates.
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Member Board Installations
Otero County, Sierra
County, Las Cruces,
Silver City, Carlsbad,
Taos, San Juan County, Gallup, Las Vegas,
Roswell, and Hobbs
officers are duly installed
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Show your
REALTOR®
Pride.
Purchase a
turquoise and
sterling silver
REALTOR®
pin AND
support the
RANM
Benevolent
Fund!
Purchase Your Pin Now.
The REALTOR® Voice is published four times a year by the REALTORS® Association of New Mexico, 2201 Brothers Road,
Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone: 800-224-2282 (982-2442 in Santa Fe); fax: 505-983-8809
www.nmrealtor.com
2016 RANM Officers
Pat Fell, CRS, GRI, e-PRO - President
Victoria Murphy, ABR, AHWD, CRS, GRI, SRES - President-Elect
Connie Hettinga, ABR, CRS - Treasurer
M. Steven Anaya, RCE - Chief Executive Officer
Barbara Arnal - Accounts Manager
Tim Buck - Information Technology Specialist
Eva Maestas - Office Manager
Julie Martinez - Member Services Director
Megan McFarlane - MLS Administrator
Diane Moehlenbrink, CAE, RCE - Marketing & Communications Director
David Oakeley - Governmental Affairs Director
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