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REALTOR® REVIEW
Volume 21, Edition 239
April 2016
2016 Awards Program Wrap-up
At its Annual Awards Program on March 24,
2016, held at Donnie B’s Comedy Club, with
125 people in attendance, the Capital Area
REALTORS® honored certain individuals for
their contributions to the real estate industry
and community. Award recipients included
Mike Buscher (The Real Estate Gr oup) who
was named 2016 REALTOR® of the Year,
Steve Myers (Myer s Commer cial Real
Estate) who received the Community Service
Award, Steve Contri (RE/MAX Professionals)
and Sudi Blood (RE/MAX Professionals) who
both received the Hall of Fame Award.
Stephanie Verardi (Town & Countr y Banc
REALTOR® of the Year Mike
Mortgage Services, Inc.) who received the
Buscher & Past President
Affiliate of the Year Award and Tracy Shaw
Rick Hanselman
(The Real Estate Group) who received the
Rising Star Award. The theme for this event was "Wild and CARazy".
Trivia Night Fundraiser
Trivia Fundraiser - April 29th
Home on the Refuge Ranch
Gather up your roping partners and sharpen your trivia skills for CAR's upcoming
Trivia Night "Home on the Refuge Ranch" to be held on Friday, April 29, 2016 at
the KC Hall (2200 Meadowbrook Rd, Springfield). Join the CAR Community
Service Committee for this fun-filled event which includes: FREE keg beer and
soda; prizes for best costume; best decorated table; 1st Place Trivia team as well as
live and silent auction items. The cost to participate is $20 per person (10 max. per
table). At the door the cost is $25.00. All proceeds from this event will be donated
to the Refuge Ranch, CAR's 2016 Charity of Choice. Download event flyer at http://
tinyurl.com/j3fhcya. For more information or donate to the event contact Kathy
Nichelson at knichelson@caaronline.com or 217.698.7000. 
In This Issue
 News & Notes,
pp. 2-8
 Technology/MLS
Corner, pp. 9-11
 CREN, p. 11
 Governmental
Affairs, pp. 12-14
 Affiliate Corner,
p. 15
 West Central
Chapter News p. 15
Trivia night
April 29th
Home on the Refuge Ranch
 Membership, p. 16
Capital Area
REALTORS®
MISSION
The Capital Area
REALTORS® helps its
members maintain the
highest standards of
professionalism and
achieve the highest
levels of success.
NOTICE
Under the long established policy
of
the
Capital
Area
REALTORS®, IAR and NAR:
1. The broker’s compensation for
services rendered in respect to any
listing is solely a matter of
negotiation between the broker
and the client, and is not fixed,
controlled, recommended, or
maintained by any persons not a
party to the listing agreement.
2. The compensation paid by a
listing broker to a cooperating
broker in respect to any listing is
established by the listing broker
and is not fixed, controlled,
recommended or maintained by
any persons other than the listing
broker.
OFFICERS
President
Kristie L. DeBrun, GREEN,
GRI, SFR, SRS
President Elect
John W. Klemm
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NEWS & NOTES
CAR Salutes 2016 Leadership Academy
Graduates
In 2010 the Capital Area REALTORS® established a leadership
development program known as the CAR Leadership Academy. This unique
educational opportunity is not only about making better REALTORS®, it is also
about building our community and becoming successful leaders throughout life!
This year’s Leadership Training Academy, which began in January of 2016 and
concluded in March consisted of five half-day modules covering topic areas such
as: Governmental Affairs & Advocacy; Public Speaking &
Communications; Leadership Development; and, Association
Governance & Management. The below individuals were
recognized at the CAR Annual Awards program and received a
certificate of completion from President Kristie DeBrun and Work
Group Chair Deb Sarsany. Congratulations to all of the graduates.
2016 Leadership Academy Graduates:
Ashley Coker, The Real Estate Group
Susan Denby, RE/MAX Professionals
Brad Dyer, Town & Country Mortgage
Jennifer Franklin, Helen Kennedy Real Estate
Carla Green, The Real Estate Group
Dean Hawk, RE/MAX Professionals
Tim Robinson, Diamond Residential Mortgage
Rachel Pate, The Real Estate Group
Greg Tally, Marine Bank
Gail Wasmer, The Real Estate Group
Secretary/Treasurer
Ed Mahoney, ABR
DIRECTORS
GRI
Robert Chipman, GRI
Stephanie Do, GRI
Kimberly Elliott, CRS, GRI
Stepheni Ferguson, GRI
Sandra Hamilton, GRI
Lori Hammel, GRI
Gary Harvey, GRI
Galen Johnson, CRS, GRI, SRS
Jane Locascio, GRI
Michael Oldenettel, CRS, GRI
Jackie Turner, ABR, CRS,
GREEN, GRI, SFR, SRES
Stephanie Verardi
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel R. Sale, CAE,
e-PRO, RCE, SPHR
If you are interested in enhancing your leadership skills we encourage you to
become a candidate to participate in the 2017 CAR Leadership Academy please
contact Dan Sale or any of the Work Group members listed on page 7 for more
information. 
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News & Notes - (Continued from page 2)
CAR Names 2016 Award Recipients
At its Annual Awards Program held March 24, 2016 the Capital Area REALTORS®
honored certain individuals for their contributions to the real estate industry and community.
Mike Buscher, CRB, GRI was selected by his peer s as the 2016 REALTOR® OF THE
YEAR. Mr . Buscher has been a member since 1990 and is Managing Br oker for The
Real Estate Group in Springfield. Mr. Buscher served as president of CAR in the year 2015
as well as 2000 and was selected as the REALTOR® of the Year previously in 2001. Mr.
Buscher currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Vice-chair of the Leadership
Academy Work Group. Buscher has been active in the Illinois Association of
REALTORS® serving on a number of committees as well.
REALTOR® of the Year
Mike Buscher
The REALTOR® COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD is given to honor an individual who
has made outstanding service contributions to the community. This award was presented to
Steve Myers who has been a member of the or ganization since 1991 and is cur r ently
owner and Managing Broker of Myers Commercial Real Estate. Mr. Myers chairs the
Commercial Real Estate Network (CREN) and served as president of CAR in 2014.
The RISING STAR AWARD was presented to Tracy Shaw, GRI a broker affiliated with
The Real Estate Group. Shaw joined the organization in 2012 and is a graduate of the CAR
Leadership Academy. Shaw currently serves as Vice-chair of the Community Service
Committee.
Community Service Award
Steve Myers
The coveted HALL OF FAME AWARD is given only to REALTORS® with a history of
community service, moral and social integrity, high professional standards a minimum of 50
years of age and a minimum of 20 years exemplary service to the Capital Area
REALTORS®. This year the award was presented to Steve Contri and Sudi Blood.
Steve Contri, CRS, GRI has been a member of CAR since 1982, holds the GRI
Designation and is a Broker affiliated with RE/MAX Professionals in Springfield.
Sudi Blood, CRS, GRI has been a member of the or ganization since 1993 and is a
Broker affiliated with RE/MAX Professionals in Springfield. 
Rising Star Award
Tracy Shaw
Right: Sudi Blood is
presented the Hall of
Fame Award by Kaye
Brittin
Left: Steve Contri is
presented the Hall of
Fame Award by Kaye
Brittin
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News & Notes - (Continued from page 3)
20, 25, 30 and 40
Year Members
Recognized
20 Year Member
Matt Brown
John Broyles
Peter Olesen
CAR Names 2016… (Continued from page 3)
The AFFILIATE OF THE YEAR AWARD was presented
to Stephanie Verardi. Verardi has been an Affiliate
member of the organization since 1991 and is employed as
a loan officer with Town & Country Banc Mortgage
Services, Inc.
Additionally, both Julie Davis, GRI, CRB (The Real Estate
Group) and Allan Young, GRI (RE/MAX Professionals)
were both recognized as having attained the 40-year
REALTOR® Emeritus status.
Affiliate of the Year
Stephanie Verardi
25 Year Member
Mike Buscher
Gail Chevalier Zini
John Clark
Michael Davis
Doug Kent
Kitsie Moore
Kathy Nonneman
Cheri Shadis
Harry Stern
Carol Walter
30 Year Member
Richard Bowen
Ron Duff
Rick Hanselman
Susan Madison
Mike Snow
Curtis Tillett
Mark Younggren
40 Year Member
Julie Davis
Larry Sapp
Allan Young
New Designations
Graduate REALTORS® Institute (GRI) designees
G RADUATE,
R EALTOR
INSTITUTE
Dominic Campo (Campo Realty)
Hank Helton (The Real Estate Group)
®
Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designee
Renee Oreshkov (The Real Estate Group)
Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designees
Dean Hawk (RE/MAX Professionals)
Jane Locascio (The Real Estate Group)
REALTOR® Association Certified Executive (RCE) designee
Kathy Nichelson (Capital Area REALTORS®)
CAR 30/70 Emeritus
Charlotte Boehler
Richard Bowen
Sam Nichols
Betty Shuster
Brenda Taylor
Mark Younggren
NAR Emeritus
(40-year)
Top: President Kristie DeBrun
presents Sam Nichols with the
CAR 30/70 Emeritus Award
Julie Davis
Allan Young
Left: President Kristie DeBrun
presents Julie Davis with the
NAR Emeritus Award
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News & Notes - (Continued from page 4)
CAR Honor Roll
This year, the association unveiled a new recognition program called the “CAR
Honor Roll”. The overall intent of this program is to recognize both REALTOR®
and Affiliate members who are well rounded in their support of the organization
and involvement in the community. Both REALTORS® and Affiliates have the
opportunity to earn this recognition by amassing the required number of points for
their 2015 activities.
At least 90 points must be earned in five different categories for REALTORS® and
60 points in three different categories for Affiliates. Categories include
REALTOR® activities, networking, education, community engagement and
production. Congratulations to our 2016 class of CAR Honor Roll members.
REALTORS®
Sudi Blood (RE/MAX Professionals)
Kaye Brittin (RE/MAX Professionals)
Michael Buscher (The Real Estate Group)
Dominic Campo (Campo Realty, Inc.)
Gail Chevalier Zini (Snelling-Cheavlier Real Estate)
Philip Chiles (The Real Estate Group)
Ashley Coker (The Real Estate Group)
Steve Contri (RE/MAX Professionals)
Kristie DeBrun (Campo Realty, Inc.)
Ronald Duff (RE/MAX Professionals)
Kim Elliott-Birtch (The Real Estate Group)
Sandra Hamilton (RE/MAX Professionals)
Lori Hammel (Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell)
Dana Hudson (The Real Estate Group)
Jane Locascio (The Real Estate Group)
Jacob Mabus (RE/MAX Professionals)
Edward Mahoney (RE/MAX Professionals)
Stephen Myers (Myers Commercial Real Estate
Michael Oldenettel (RE/MAX Professionals)
Suzie Sables Duff (RE/MAX Professionals)
Debra Sarsany (The Real Estate Group)
Patricia VanEtten (RE/MAX Professionals)
Affiliates
Brad Dyer (Town & Country Banc Mortgage)
Cris Lust (Heartland Credit Union)
Patrick Quigley (Town & Country Banc Mortgage)
Kim Taylor (Illini Bank)
Janet Trader (Zelle Title)
Stephanie Verardi (Town & Country Banc Mortgage)
(Our sincere apologies to Cris Lust who was inadvertently omitted from the
program during the Annual Awards Program.) 
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Member
Appreciation
Week
(June 7 & 8)
Celebrating
100 Years of Service
The Marketing &
Member Services
Committee of CAR
extends an invitation to
all CAR Members to join
them at the association
office for Member
Appreciation Week on
June 7th & 8th between
11:00-2:00 p.m.
Additional details will be
forthcoming.

Past-president's
Luncheon
(June 10th)
As part of the Member
Appreciation Week
festivities, on Friday,
June 10th, CAR will be
holding its Fifth Annual
Past-President’s
Luncheon in honor of
CAR’s past-president’s.
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2016 Awards Program
March 24th - Donnie B's Comedy Club
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News & Notes - (Continued from page 5)
Thank you to 2016 Leadership Academy Work Group
Members
In addition to recognizing our Leadership Academy Graduates we would also like
to take a moment to recognize and thank the Work Group members that put this
great program together. They are: Mike Buscher, Cris Lust, Dana Lyons, Jake
Mabus, Susan Madison, Neil Malone, Brittany Merold, Trent Peterman, Deb
Sarsany, Paul Smay and Janet Trader.
Nearly 50 Years of Fair Housing
Flexible Dues
Pre-Payment
Plan
Now is the time to jump
onboard with CAR's
Flexible Dues PrePayment Plan. This
program allows you to
have the option of
making payments toward
your 2017 membership
dues anytime throughout
August 1, 2016 when it's
most convenient for you.
Contact Diane Ahem at
217.698.7000 or for
more information.
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April 2016 marks the 48th anniversary of the
1968 landmark Fair Housing Act. Each year
REALTORS® recognize the significance of
this event and reconfirm our commitment to
upholding fair housing law as well as our
commitment to offering equal professional
service to all in their search for real property.
The Fair Housing Act prohibits
discrimination based on race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, disability, or familial
status of those seeking housing. Fair housing
laws were established to provide and protect
the rights of homeowners through the
purchase, sale, rental, lease, financing,
insuring, and advertising of housing. The
Capital Area REALTORS® pledges to
uphold the spirit and letter of the law through
programs, activities, and training designed to
promote and further equal opportunity for all. For additional information,
resources, and ways you can celebrate Fair Housing Month, visit http://
www.realtor.org/.
CAR 53rd Annual Summer Outing
The Social Committee will be hosting CAR's 53rd Annual Golf Outing on June
13th at Edgewood Golf Club in Auburn again this year. The theme for this year's
event is "Drive Fore CAR".
Questions regarding sponsorship
opportunities can be directed to
Kathy Nichelson at 217-698-7000
Edgewood Golf Couse
or knichelson@caaronline.com.
Registration forms will be
available soon! Please note that
the CAR office will close at 11:00
a.m. on this day. 
June 13, 2016
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News & Notes - (Continued from page 7)
The Future of Smart Home Technology
How can you harness the power of the smart-home trend?
By Paul Salley, marketing strategist
Home automation technology is currently one of the fastest-growing technology
segments in the world. There is no question that integrating aspects of home
automation into your daily life can add convenience and elegance to even the most
mundane task, such as turning up the heat or locking your front door.
Most home automation triggers stem directly from setting preferences inside of an
app on your smartphone. Even the most sophisticated home automation solutions
depend on various inputs from the originating user’s smartphone. Some of these
inputs and triggers include set profile preference, location queues, Bluetooth
proximity, adaptive learning of user habits, adapting to external information (such
as weather), and direct feedback from the user.
Smarthome technology takes all of this information and learned behaviors and uses
it to activate technology related to the home. Currently, the most common
applications of smart home technology include thermostats, security cameras,
lighting solutions and home-entry systems, such as smart garage door openers and
locks.
However, there are more sophisticated systems that can recognize preset entries
from a smartphone to set into motion customized events. An example of more
evolved smart-home technology includes a full smart bathroom. In this scenario,
when one brings his or her phone into the smart bathroom in the morning, his or
her shower will start at a preset temperature, favored music will play, and the lights
will automatically set to a color and level selected in the user’s preferences.
Smart home technology is relatively young, and relies heavily on supporting
technologies to execute properly, such as a smartphone. The future of smart home
technology will gradually shift away from being able to recognize and cater to a
phone’s needs and users’ preset inputs and instead recognize an individual’s needs
on an immediate and adaptive basis.
Real life examples of this next generation smart home technology include the
ability of your thermostat to read your temperature and heart level and adjust the
temperature accordingly to best suit your needs at that moment, rather than to pull
its temperature from a schedule or repetitive learning activities. Another example is
being able to have smart home technology music systems provide you music to fit
your mood based on face and body queues.
The future is bright for home automation, and smart homes and their technologies
will continue to become more intelligent. Intelligent enough to read you as an
individual, rather than read what your smartphone is saying? Only time will tell.
Interested in learning more about smart-home technology? Subscribe to our weekly
REAL Trends TechTouch newsletter. Email tech@realtrends.com.
(This article originally appeared in the April 2016 issue of the REAL Trends Newsletter
and is reprinted with permission of REAL Trends Inc. Copyright 2016.) 
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TECHNOLOGY/MLS CORNER
ShowingTime
Kudos to all of you for your efforts in regard to getting your
appointment scheduling details in place. We realize this is a VERY
busy time of year for you and we do appreciate your effort. Our hope is that once
we get over this initial hurdle you and your clients will immediately realize the
benefits of this powerful service.
Upcoming
Technology
Training
Consult the 2016 Spring
Technology Training
Schedule and take
advantage of one or more
of the many great FREE
training sessions offered
by MLS Director Cathy
Wagner.
Innovia Overview
May 10- 9am-11am
Transaction Desk
- New Version
May 24 – 9:00-10:30 am
June 28 – 9:00-10:30 am
Authentisign
May 26 –9:00-10:30 am
June 30 – 9:00-10:30 am
Prospect Manager
June 2 – 9:00-10:30 am
Comprehensive CMA
June 16 – 9:00-10:30 am

For those of you who were unable to take advantage of one of our scheduled
training sessions we have made arrangements for you to access one of the webinar
sessions that has been archived. You can access
that at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/
recording/1239926233798584579.
If you haven't taken time to complete your agent profile you must do so before
using the service to schedule showings. It will only take a couple of
minutes. Also, if you haven't entered the Showing instructions for your listings
please do so. Please note that not ALL listings have been set up in the system in
which case you would follow the showing instructions on the listing detail
sheet. To find out if a showing has been set up in the system click on the
ShowingTime link at the upper right portion of the listing.
Previously, we informed you that the service was ONLY available to residential,
apartment income and manufactured and mobile home property types and
that commercial, farm and land were not included. In response to your feedback
we have made arrangements with ShowingTime to include commercial MLS
listings as well (Note: This does NOT include CREN). Property status' included
are active, pending-continue to show and pending no-showings.
The service can be used to schedule appraisals as well as inspections. Since
inspectors do not have access to the MLS they are unable to schedule inspections
online and would need to call the 800 number. If it is your company policy to use
the service to schedule appraisals and/or inspections please let those entities know
and share with them the 800#. That number is 800-SHOWINGS (800-746-9464).
ShowingTime Support
For Technical Issues:
- Email: mailto:Support@ShowingTime.com
- Call: 800-379-0057
- http://trk.cp20.com/click?acnms-1n9b9r-6v9wo80 to chat live with a support rep
For Appointment Issues:
- Email: mailto:ACSupervisor@ShowingTime.com
- Call: 800-746-9464 (800-SHOWING) 
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Technology/MIS Corner - (Continued from page 9)
5 Reasons Your Sellers Will Love You For Using An
Appointment Center
By Tom Denk, Vice President of Marketing, ShowingTime
Residential real estate agents sometimes say they prefer handling the showing appointment
scheduling process themselves. That they prefer a personal touch vs. outsourcing the work to an
appointment center service that specializes in scheduling showings. Here's a question worth asking:
What do your sellers say?
If you've got one or two listings, handling the scheduling process yourself may be a sound business
decision. If you've got five or more listings, though, things can get hectic fast. It can be chaotic
keeping showings straight.
Even so, what about your sellers? What's their opinion? Their number
one goal is to get a lot of showings so their home will sell quickly.
With that in mind, here are five reasons your sellers will love you for
using an Appointment Center:
1. More time for you to spend marketing the listing for a quicker sale
2. Better chance of getting feedback from showing agents
3. Requests answered 24/7, 365 days a year (when using the ShowingTime Appointment
Center)
4. No interruptive calls - sellers can use the mobile app or confirm via 2-way text message
(when using ShowingTime)
5. Automatic emails to previous showing agents if you lower the price (when using
ShowingTime)
If the seller's goal is to get lots of showings to sell the home quickly - which, of course, is the listing
agent's goal, too - it makes sense that listing agents would spend the bulk of their time marketing their
listings.
It's the classic 'high-payoff' vs. 'low-payoff' choice we all make every day: which task should I spend
time on that will have the highest payoff? Some refer to this decision as 'HIPO' vs. 'LOPO'. It's worth
using a thought process such as this when you think about how to spend your time as a listing agent.
(Source: June 24, 2015 article on www.showingtime.com, reprinted with permission)
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Technology/MIS Corner - (Continued from page 10)
InnoVia Tip - Configure Your Email Signature
To access and edit your email signature for outgoing emails in
InnoVia:
 Access your agent profile by clicking on your name in the
upper left corner of InnoVia. You can also go to Maintenance
> Agent Maintenance and sear ch for your pr ofile ther e.
 Scroll to the bottom and find the "Email Signature" section.
 Type in your signature in the available text area.
Options available include:
- Format the text style, font, and size.
- Text and background color.
Insert your existing agent photo or firm logo. If you do not
have these uploaded, this can be done from the Maintenance menu. Be sure to
save your changes by clicking the Save button on the left side of the page. The
custom signature is included in any manual emails that you send from your
searches, any manual emails from Prospect Manager, and automatic prospecting
emails as well.
SentriLock Tip - How to Lock the Keypad
When your lockbox is not on a listing, you probably store it in your office. Before
you store the lockbox, you should lock the keypad. This will prevent unintended
activation of the keypad which could prematurely run down the battery. When
you're ready to use the lockbox on a listing, you need to unlock the keypad. To
unlock the keypad, all you have to do is insert a SentriCard® into the lockbox.
1. Insert your SentriCard® into the lockbox. Wait until the CODE light displays, then
enter your PIN and press ENT. Do not remove your SentriCard® from the lockbox.
2. When the READY light displays, pr ess FUNC + 6 + 7 + ENT. The READY light
will display. Remove your SentriCard®. The keypad backlight will flash for several
seconds, indicating that the keypad is being locked. You can test to see if it's locked
by holding down any key for at least one second. Nothing should happen, indicating it
is successfully locked and ready for storage. 
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NETWORK
CREN to Sponsor State of the City Luncheon
April 28th
The Annual State of the City Luncheon, featuring Springfield Mayor
Jim Langfelder, will be held on April 28, 2016. The event begins promptly at
11:30 a.m. and is slated to adjourn by 12:45 p.m.
April CREN Luncheon
The next CREN Luncheon is scheduled for April 19, 2016 with Lisa Stott,
Executive Director, Downtown Springfield Incorporated as guest speaker. Special
thanks to First Bankers Trust our sponsor for the luncheon. To RSVP email
admin@caaronline.com or call 217-698-7000. 
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GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
CAR Sponsors
Diamond
Governmental Affairs Update
IAR Capitol Conference Wrap Up and Photos
By Neil Malone, Governmental Affairs Director
Work Continues at the State and Local level
State Issues:
The Illinois General Assembly has returned to Springfield, and has cleared the first
committee deadline. Unless granted an extension by leadership in each chamber,
legislative measures needed to have been approved by their substantive committee
by Friday, April 8, 2016. The next deadline, by which House Bills will have had to
pass the House and Senate Bills will have had to pass the Senate is scheduled for
April 22, 2016.
Gold
Silver
Many thanks to the more than 30 members of the Capital Area REALTORS® who
took time out of their busy schedules to join nearly 600 REALTORS® from
throughout Illinois to participate in the 40th Annual Illinois REALTORS® Capitol
Conference. It was a great opportunity to the meet with members of the General
Assembly, and to promote our positions on matters of public policy and the future
of the real estate industry.
Local Issues:
In Springfield, work continues on a pair of ordinances introduced by Alderman
Proctor. The Governmental Affairs Committee has appointed a subcommittee that
is working with the legal counsel and governmental affairs staff resource of the
State Association to analyze the impact of these proposals and to recommend
improvements to these two initiatives
Bronze
The first, Ordinance 2016-099, limits defenses to code violations by limiting the
defense option of “removal or remediation” to individuals who have not had an
Administrative Court judgement entered against them in previous 24 months, and
provided that the alleged violator has not been cited for a code violation more than
3 times in the previous 24 months. It is aimed at preventing landlords from
“gaming the system” by neglecting property maintenance until forced by an
administrative process may require additional refinement. The second and more
potentially disturbing, Ordinance 2016-100, adds language to the code of
ordinances creating categories for chronic nuisance properties and chronic nuisance
landlords. As drafted, it could create a host of unnecessary burdens to landlords by
regulating people instead of property. CAR continues to be a willing partner with
the City in efforts to clean up problem properties, however we have concerns that
the proposed language goes far beyond what is needed, and could result in
unintended negative consequences.
Both ordinances have been introduced but held at the request of the sponsor
pending further review by CAR and the Springfield Area Landlords Association
(SALA). Meetings are ongoing. 
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Governmental Affairs - (Continued from page 11)
CAR Recognized for RPAC Fundraising
In March the Illinois REALTORS® acknowledged CAR'S exemplary RPAC
fundraising during 2015. We were informed that CAR swept every award in its
division. Specifically, CAR has earned five awards in its division. They are:
2016
MAJOR
INVESTORS
Sustaining Golden R
& President's Circle
Philip Chiles
Mike Oldenettel
Crystal R
Michael Buscher
Ruby R
Steve Myers
Sterling R
Mitzi Brandenburg
Anthony Buscher
Dominic Campo
Nicholas Campo
Kristie DeBrun
Susan Denby
Richard Hanselman
Courtney Joyner
Kyle Killebrew
John Klemm
Dana Lyons
Susan Madison
Daniel Sale
Debra Sarsany
Al Young
• Most Money collected with $52,914 (nearly a 40 percent increase over 2014).
• Highest participation with 74 percent of members investing in RPAC.
• Most major investors with 33 members of CAR investing at the $1,000 level
or higher.
• Rising Star Award for most new major investors.
• Illinois Triple Crown
Award.
We already have several
individuals who have
already committed as
Major Investors for 2016
and we very much
appreciate their stepping
up once again. These
individuals are listed in
your program. Among
this group, we have three
new faces that we would
like to recognize:
Dominic Campo, Campo Realty
Susan Denby, RE/MAX Professionals
Dana Lyons, The Title Center 
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AFFILIATE CORNER
Break-for-Hot-Topic 2016 Program Schedule
The REALTOR® and Affiliate Committee has a number of "Hot Topic"
seminars remaining for 2016. All of these events are held at the
association office. Below is a listing of dates and topic areas.
June 7th (11:30 a.m.) — Real Trends Webinar Presentation
June 8th (11:30 a.m.) – Comedian
July 26th (9:00 a.m.) – Lake Leases (Lake Springfield, Lake Petersburg & Sunset
Lake)
August 25th (9:00 a.m.) – Home Inspection Issues
October 4th – Emerging Issues
WEST CENTRAL CHAPTER NEWS
Future Chapter Leader
Any Chapter member who has any interest in serving in a leadership role for the
coming year (effective October 1, 2016) is asked to contact Chapter President
Jackie Turner or President-elect Dena Turner. See relevant excerpts from the
bylaws below:
Section 4. Chapter Leadership. The Chapter shall elect one of the Chapter’s members to serve as
Chapter Vice-president. The Chapter Vice-president shall be elected for a term of one-year and shall
be a primary REALTOR® member as defined in Article V Section (1)(a) and in good standing. The
Chapter Vice-president shall automatically become the Chapter President, effective October 1st of the
following year. The Chapter President shall upon assuming office become a voting member of the
Association’s Board of Directors for the duration of the Chapter President’s term of office.
Section 5. Election of Leadership. The Chapter Vice-president shall be elected by the members of the
Chapter in August of each year for a one year term of office beginning on October 1 of that year. Any
vacancy in the office of the Chapter President during a term of office shall be filled by the Chapter
Vice-president. Any vacancy in the office of the Chapter Vice-president during a term of office shall
be filled by a vote of the Chapter membership at the next regularly scheduled Chapter meeting
following the event which caused the vacancy in the Chapter Vice-resident’s office, until the next
annual election. 
GALESBURG AREA MONTHLY REPORT
Single Family Residential
Time Period
Mar 15
Mar 16
YTD 15
YTD 16
Units Sold
39
48
93
118
Ave. Sale Price
82,108
88,247
78,859
83,801
Median Sale Price
63,900
67,750
63,000
68,250
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SPONSOR
CORNER
This CAR "Sponsor
Corner" section is
available to all sponsors
to promote an upcoming
event one time per year.
We are also happy to
promote the event in our
e-bulletin as well with a
link to your event flyer/
info. This is all subject
to timing and it is
suggested that for the
best results you contact
us a minimum of 45 days
prior to your event. This
will ensure that we can
afford you the best
possible exposure.
"Promotion requests"
should be sent to
knichelson@caaronline.com.
Please feel free to direct
any questions regarding
this to my attention or
Kathy Nichelson's
attention.

REALTOR® REVIEW
MEMBERSHIP NOTES
New Members
The following individuals have been approved for membership in the Association,
subject to completion of Orientation were applicable:
REALTORS®
Frequently Used
Phone Numbers:
Capital Area
Association of
REALTORS7:
Phone:
217/698-7000
Fax:
217/698-7009
Websites:
www.SeeHouses.com
www.SeeBuildings.com
Illinois Association of
REALTORS7
Phone:
217/529-2600
Fax:
217/529-3904
REALTOR7
Store: 800/529-2696
Member
Line: 800/752-3275
Website:
www.illinoisrealtor.org
National Association of
REALTORS7
Phone:
312/329-8200
Fax:
312/329-8576
Website:
www.realtor.org
Office of Banks and
Real Estate:
Phone:
217/782-3414
Nathaniel Aldrich
John Hastings
Taylor Jones
Laura Sanders
Lori Skerston
Century 21 Tucker-Swanson, Inc.
RE/MAX Professionals
Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell
RE/MAX Professionals
RE/MAX Professionals
Full Affiliates
Darell Lovell
Vic Bavetta
Galesburg City Assessor
Prairie State Bank & Trust (CAR Sponsor)
Local Affiliates
Jeremy Logue
Bill Thurn
Security Bank (CAR Sponsor)
Prairie State Bank & Trust (CAR Sponsor)
MLS Participation Only
Kristine Clore
Shawn D. Jones
LKG Valuation Services, Inc.
London Castle Realty, Inc.
TRANSFERS
Freedom Real Estate
Jennie Harling (from The Real Estate Group, Inc.)
RE/MAX Professionals
Ryan Louis (from Care Realty)
The Real Estate Group, Inc.
Sharon Abner, Shirley Blankenship, Carol Hutchison, Linda Mahan, Mark
Murphy, Marc Musso, Nick Musso, Todd Musso, Mark Reichert, Gerard
Skilbeck (from W rightsman Musso, Ltd.)
DROP:
REALTORS®:
Kyle Gehrs, Don Marshall
MLS Participants: Santos Velazquez
SentriLock:
Phone:
877/736-8745
support@sentrilock.com
Home on the
Refuge Ranch
http://lockbox.sentrilock.com/
Trivia night :- April 29th
MarketLinx:
Phone:
800/334-0831
REGISTER TODAY!
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REALTOR® REVIEW
CALENDAR
AT A GLANCE
April
29 Trivia Night Fundraiser
5:30
May
3
5
Social Committee
1:00
MLS Committee
9:00
Finance & Exec Committees
10:30
6 Governmental Affairs
10:00
9 Board of Directors
9:00
10-15 NAR Midyear Meetings
17 CREN Luncheon
11:30
19 MLS Breakfast
8:30
30 Memorial Day - Assoc Offices Closed
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Association extends its deepest sympathy to Tanya Roberts,
REALTOR® (RE/MAX Pr ofessionals) who r ecently lost her
grandmother.
Blast from the Past
We hope you enjoy this month's picture from our association's
archives. This month's featured was taken as CAR members met with
Senator Larry Bomke during 2007 Capitol Conference. If you have
an old picture or comment about a picture please share with us.
June
3 Governmental Affairs
6 Social Committee
7-10 Member Appreciation Week
7 Break For Hot Topics
8 Break For Hot Topics
9 MLS Committee
Finance & Exec Committees
10 Past President's Luncheon
13 Golf Outing
14 Board of Directors
20-22 IAR Business Meetings
10:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
9:00
10:30
11:30
11:30
9:00
July
1
1
4
7
3rd Quarter MLS Fees Due
Governmental Affairs
10:00
Independence Day - Assocs Closed
MLS Committee
9:00
Finance & Exec Committees
10:30
12 Board of Directors
9:00
Capital Area
3149 Robbins Rd.
Springfield, IL
62704
217.698.7000
Fax: 217.698.7009
(Left to right: Cindy Kruse, Susan Madison, Jim Kuhar,
Linda Nelson, Phil Chiles & Larry Bomke)
CAR MONTHLY REPORT
Single Family Residential
Time Period
Mar 15
Mar 16
YTD 15
YTD 16
Listings Processed
487
516
1,126
1,213
Units Sold
273
304
659
677
Dollar Volume
36,430,977
44,163,686
85,764,006
91,966,355
Ave. Sale Price
133,447
145,275
130,143
135,844
All Property Classes
Time Period
Mar 15
Mar 16
YTD 15
YTD 16
Listings Processed
592
588
1,404
1,456
Units Sold
299
330
733
749
Dollar Volume
41,207,027
47,962,411
110,459,754
101,833,180
www.SeeHouses.com
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