REVIEW - REALTORS® Association of South Central Wisconsin

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REVIEW - REALTORS® Association of South Central Wisconsin
"The Voice
of
Real Estate™
in
South Central Wisconsin"
REALTOR
REVIEW
®
February 2016
M ark Y our C alendar
V o l u m e
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N u m b e r
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New Officers and Directors Installed
Creating a Legacy
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Promega BTC Auditorium
See page 1 for details.
March Madness Tip Off
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Babe's, Madison
Click here for more information.
Dewey Bredeson
Devery Cash
New Officers & Directors
Down Payment Assistance Program
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
WRA Education Center
Click here for more information.
Dewey Bredeson and Devery Cash were installed into the offices of President of the
REALTORS® Association of South Central Wisconsin and President of the South
Central Wisconsin MLS Corporation, respectively, on January 28 as part of the 100
Year Celebration.
Construction 101
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
WRA Education Center
Watch for details.
Joining Dewey and Devery into office are (from left to right) Kris Terry, SCWMLS
Director; Stan Hill, RASCW Director; Jason Geiger, RASCW Vice President; Jenny
Bunbury-Johnson, RASCW Director; Tom Weber, RASCW Treasurer; Ellen Koeppen,
RASCW Director; and Jennifer Utter, RASCW Director.
CLICK HERE
FULL EVENT CALENDAR
RASCW Professional Development Committee Presents
I n T his I ssue
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 • Promega BTC Auditorium,
Page 2
President’s Message: Dewey Bredeson
Page 3
RASCW Celebrates100 Years
MLS News
Page 4
100th Anniversary Celebration Sponsors
Page 5
10 Tips for Holding a Safe Open House
Page 6
RASCW Commercial Corner
Be a Hero: Down Payment Assistance
REALTORS® Got Talent
March Madness Tip Off
Page 7
Calendar: February 15 - March 15
Page 8
Continuing Education
Grow as You Go: 7 Things...About RPR
Page 9
REALTOR® & Government Day
FREE Home Buyer Education Classes
Home Maintenance Classes
Page 10
Membership Update
In Memorium
Creating a Legacy
5445 East Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, WI
9:00-11:00 a.m. • Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.
A panel of members has been assembled to share stories on how they have built successful, long lasting businesses even through challenging markets. Come and hear
what they wish they would have known when they first started in the business, what
they would do differently, the biggest struggles they got through, what keeps them
going and more!
Panel
Susi Haviland, Stark Company, REALTORS®
Denise Holmes, Bunbury & Associates, REALTORS®
Sherry Lessing, First Weber Inc.
Shelly Sprinkman, Sprinkman Real Estate
Moderators
Marjie Hanssen, Stark Company, REALTORS®
Tony Tucci, Realty Executives Cooper Spransy
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An official publication of the REALTORS® Association of South Central Wisconsin and the South Central Wisconsin MLS Corporation.
President’s Message: Dewey Bredeson
REALTOR
REVIEW
Wow! For those of you that missed it the RASCW 100 Year Celebration
was amazing. On January 28th over 300 members and affiliates were
treated to stories from the past by luminaries of our industry that just so
happen to be past leaders of our Association.
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A REALTORS® Association of
South Central Wisconsin
Publication
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Dewey Bredeson, President
831-0500
Jason Geiger, Vice President
277-2167
Tom Weber, Treasurer
221-8666
DIRECTORS
Jenny Bunbury-Johnson
441-7777
Charlotte Eversoll
778-5915
Brandon Grosse
577-9860
Jeff Hauser
271-5444
Stan Hill
221-4000
Marcia Howe
223-2184
Ellen Koeppen
(920) 294-3004
Carla Nowka
310-4636
Jamie Phephles
963-6923
Jennifer Utter
836-1514
EDITORIAL STAFF
Kevin King, Editor-in-Chief
After we were welcomed by 2015 RASCW President Mary Duff, Pharis
Horton provided the invocation. Norm Flynn, past President not only of our
association but the WRA and NAR as well, started off the program with a
view from the national perspective saying "RASCW is one of the top associations in the country."
We heard from Phil Stark, past president of RASCW and WRA, whose father Paul was there at
the very beginning of our association. Phil informed us what it was like in the old days, including the first "cloud-based MLS" circa 1950 (note to reader: you need to hear it from him).
Next Mardi O’Brien-Parker and Sue Wiskowski-Fair, the first and second woman Presidents of
our association, relayed to us what it was like to break into the leadership field of real estate
at a time of male-domination. Sue went on a short time later to become the first woman
President of the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association.
Bill Malkasian, the former Executive Vice President of the WRA let us know from the state’s
position how respected we are. Our history of all things political and RPAC was delivered by
Jim Imhoff. Finally, long time affiliate member Peter Stebbins provided the affiliate member
perspective.
It was a stage filled with more expertise, innovation and experience in real estate than will
likely occur in quite some time. I want to thank them all for sharing their knowledge with us.
For more on this great event, please see page 3.
After these presentations the new directors and officers of RASCW and the SCWMLS were
installed. Before and after the program many acquaintances were renewed and new friendships
made along with new mutually beneficial business opportunities. We all owe a debt of gratitude
to last year’s president Mary Duff for her service and for leading the effort to put together this
fantastic night. If you did miss it, and you don’t want to wait another 100 years for a similar
experience, I suggest you try one of RASCW’s networking events or an educational offering
such as the "Creating a Legacy" program on February 17. I guarantee it will be worth your time.
Ann McGinty, Communications Coordinator
The purpose of the REALTOR Review is
to inform its Members of events, issues
and accomplishments pertaining to the
REALTORS® Association of South
Central Wisconsin.
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If you would like to submit information, story
ideas, or articles for inclusion in the
REALTOR® Review please contact Kevin King
at kevin@wisre.com.
Submit typewritten articles, with contact
name and phone number to:
RASCW
4801 Forest Run Road, Suite 101
Madison, WI 53704-7337
Phone: (608) 240-2800
Fax:
(608) 240-2801
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RASCW Celebrates 100 Years; Moves Forward with New Leaders
On Thursday, January 28, 2016, RASCW celebrated the 100th anniversary of becoming
chartered as a local association of the National Association of REALTORS®. Helping us
reflect on where we have been and where we have come was a panel of distinguished
members and Master of Ceremonies Norm Flynn.
Pharis Horton
Mary Duff
Norm Flynn
Pharis Horton, legal counsel to RASCW for 50 years, provided the invocation and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
2015 RASCW President Mary Duff welcomed the guests and called the meeting to order.
Norm Flynn, RASCW President (1976), WRA President (1983), President of the National
Association of REALTORS® (1990) served as our Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
MLS News
Visit www.scwmls.com for expanded details.
Click here for recently updated
Tax Mill Rates
Price Changes Now Highlighted on
Paragon™ Spreadsheet
Within the price column on spreadsheets, you will
now see price changes highlighted. A price in red
indicates a price decrease, and a price in green
indicates a price increase. In addition, if you
hover over the arrow, the previous price and percentage of change will display. Price changes will
be highlighted for 2 weeks.
Withheld/Delayed and Days on Market
Q: I entered a new listing as Withheld/Delayed
last week, changed it to Active today, and days
on market show 5 days….Why?
Phil Stark
Mardi O’Brien-Parker
H. Sue Wiskowski-Fair
Bill Malkasian
Jim Imhoff
Peter Stebbins
Our presenters included Phil Stark, Mardi O’Brien-Parker, H. Sue Wiskowski-Fair, Bill
Malkasian, Jim Imhoff and Peter Stebbins. These individuals have distinguished themselves on the local, state and national levels with their leadership and outstanding contributions. They shared their stories and experiences to the delight of the audience.
Thank you to our sponsors and to all who attended. Because of your generous support,
we will be able to provide a donation of more than $10,000 to the RASCW Housing
Foundation to provide down payment and closing cost assistance to qualifying individuals and families across south central Wisconsin.
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A: For all listings, days on market starts counting
at List Date and subtracts days in an off-market
status. As this listing was entered 5 days after
the list date, the time between the list date and
the day entered was counted. If you want to
avoid a days on market calculation for your
Withheld/Delayed listings, you should enter them
on the list date. For days on market calculations,
the list date is day 0 and the day after the list
date is day 1.
Split Bedroom
Back in October we added a new feature called
Split Bedroom under Interior Features. A split
bedroom design features the master bedroom on
the other side of the house or on a different level
than the other bedrooms. If you have a split bedroom home listed, please included this new feature so your listing is not missed when other
agents are looking for this design.
Contacting Sellers Under Contract
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Properties in our MLS that include instruction to
contact the seller for showings are protected
from solicitation by REALTORS®, just like other
exclusive listings. Your conversation with the
seller should be limited to setting up the showing.
As many of these limited service listings are also
listed on FSBO websites, please make it a practice to check the MLS before calling on FSBO
listings to be sure they are not under contract. It
is against MLS rules and the REALTOR® Code of
Ethics to solicit these listings if they are under
contract with another REALTOR®.
My Listing Shows Up For Rent Online!
• Contact the website and ask that the ad be
removed.
• Contact the Consumer Protection Division of
the Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection at 800-422-7128.
• Contact the Police Department.
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questions to the listing agent.
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Often times you can spot these scams as there
are more than a few misspellings in email correspondence, and the structure of sentences may
be awkward or very formal. This is a result of
language translation programs.
Thank You 100th Anniversary Celebration
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Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp
Fidelity National Title
First American Title
First Weber Foundation
Flo Roth and Megan Roth-Markham
Geiger, REALTORS®
Hauser Evaluations, LLC
Homeowners Financial Group
Horton Law Office
Jenny Bunbury-Johnson and Todd Johnson
Johnson Bank
Kathy Bartels and Kevin King
Keller Real Estate Group
Keller Williams Realty
Knight Barry Title
Kris Bunbury Terry
Laura Lahti, Century 21 Affiliated
Lucas Schell, Branch Manager, Platinum Home Mortgage
Luetke Investment Real Estate
Madison Area Builders Association
Mardi O’Brien Real Estate, Inc.
Mary Duff, 2015 RASCW President, Stark Company, REALTORS®
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Stark Company, REALTORS®
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10 Tips for Holding a Safe Open House
A RASCW member reported an uncomfortable encounter near the end of her open house recently in
Fitchburg. A gentleman arrived at the open house 5 minutes prior to closing and asked numerous questions such as "Do you know what happens to agents in vacant homes?" and "Do you know what could
happen to you in a vacant house?"
Fortunately this person ultimately left without incident after wandering through the home and making it
clear he was not interested in purchasing a home. He is described as a large, elderly Caucasian male.
Please review your safety practices to make certain you can appropriately respond in any situation. For
additional information, a police report has been filed with the Fitchburg Police Department with Officer
Heimerl (608-270-4300). Please refer to case # 16-1312.
Open houses can be a great sales tool—but hosting one also exposes you to numerous unfamiliar people for the first time. Take
these steps to stay safe:
1. If possible, always try to have at least one other person working with you at the open house.
2. Check your cell phone’s strength and signal prior to the open house. Have emergency numbers programmed on speed dial.
3. Upon entering a house for the first time, check all rooms and determine several "escape" routes. Make sure all deadbolt locks
are unlocked to facilitate a faster escape.
4. Make sure that if you were to escape by the back door, you could escape from the backyard. Frequently, high fences surround yards that contain swimming pools or hot tubs.
5. Have all open house visitors sign in. Ask for full name, address, phone number and e-mail.
6. When showing the house, always walk behind the prospect. Direct them; don’t lead them. Say, for example, "The kitchen is
on your left," and gesture for them to go ahead of you.
7. Avoid attics, basements, and getting trapped in small rooms.
8. Notify someone in your office, your answering service, a friend or a relative that you will be calling in every hour on the hour.
And if you don’t call, they are to call you.
9. Inform a neighbor that you will be showing the house and ask if he or she would keep an eye and ear open for anything out
of the ordinary.
10. Don’t assume that everyone has left the premises at the end of an open house. Check all of the rooms and the backyard prior
to locking the doors. Be prepared to defend yourself, if necessary.
(Sources: Washington Real Estate Safety Council; City of Mesa, Arizona; Nevada County Board of REALTORS®; Georgia Real
Estate Commission). Visit NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Web site at www.REALTOR.org/Safety. This article is part of the NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ REALTOR® Safety Resources Kit.
RASCW Committees Need You in 2016!
All RASCW Members are encouraged to become an active part of your Association through Committee involvement. Please
bring your personal talents and interests to your Association. Thank you! Click here for more information on committees.
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RASCW Commercial Corner
by Ralph Kamps, Commercial Services Committee
Greater Madison Area
February 2016 - Asking Lease Rates
Office Rates
If you missed the RASCW 2016 Commercial Real Estate Forecast Seminar, well, you missed some great information. Here is a synopsis of it by one of the speakers, Duke Long, a commercial broker from West Lafayette,
IN. http://dukelong.com/real-world-commercial-real-estate-conversations-in-the-frozen-north/. It’s a bit inaccurate about me running the show since Kevin King did most of the introductions and we had our Commercial
Services Committee of Katie West, Janine Punzel, Rob Helm, Dan Roseliep, Dewey Bredeson, and Robin Koth
all working behind the scenes to pull it off.
East: $12.34
Central: $18.17
West: $14.41
Asking rates Office from 02/28/12 – 02/28/16
Retail Rates
East: $12.12
Central: $20.59
West: $15.94
Asking rates Retail from 02/28/12 – 02/28/16
Our appreciation goes to Duke and the other presenters: Jay Wendt, Principal Planner, City of Madison Planning
and Development; Bob Murray, Vice President, Investment Real Estate, Bank Mutual; and Blake Ayer, Regional
Director of Analytics, Xceligent.
Office/Whse
East: $6.03
Central: $8.27
West: $6.50
Asking rates Office/Warehouse/Flex from 02/28/12 – 02/28/16
A big Thank You to the sponsors: Preferred Title, Robert Procter/Axley Brynelson LLP, M3 Insurance, Bank
Mutual, CIREX, the Nakoma Golf Club and RASCW. Hope to see you at our May Commercial Update Seminar.
Look for more information coming soon.
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February
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Calendar: February 15 – March 15
Wednesday, March 2
Membership Networking Committee
9:00 am – Preferred Title
Tuesday, February 16
Paragon™ Basic
9:30 am – SCWMLS Training Room
REALTOR® and Government Day
1:00 pm – Monona Terrace
Wednesday, February 17
"Creating a Legacy" Panel
8:30 am – Promega BTC Auditorium
Thursday, March 3
Affordable Housing Equal Opportunities Committee
9:00 am – RASCW/SCWMLS Conference Room
Ghoulish Gallop Committee
8:30 am – First Weber, Fitchburg
SCWMLS Board of Directors
11:00 am – RASCW/SCWMLS Conference Room
Friday, March 4
MLS Committee
9:00 am – RASCW/SCWMLS Conference Room
Tuesday, February 23
Paragon™ CMA
9:00 am – SCWMLS Training Room
Thursday, March 10
Southwest Membership Networking Committee
11:00 am – Livingston State Bank
Paragon™ Client Connect
11:00 am – SCWMLS Training Room
Paragon™ Client Connect
11:00 am – SCWMLS Training Room
Thursday, February 25
RASCW Board of Directors
9:00 am – RASCW/SCWMLS Conference Room
Tuesday, March 15
Membership Networking Event
March Madness Tip Off
4:00 pm – Babe's Madison
Professional Development Committee
3:00 pm – Preferred Title
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LENDER
Continuing Education
Our goal in partnering with the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association is to
provide a high standard of real estate education, enabling you to better
serve your clients. All Wisconsin real estate licenses must be renewed by
December 14, 2016. License renewal requires 18 hours of continuing
education.
Grow as You Go: Seven Things New Users
Want to Know About RPR
When considering adoption of a new business tool,
new and seasoned REALTORS® unanimously want
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my business?"
There are four mandatory courses and four DSPS-approved electives.
Licensees must complete the four mandatory courses and two electives
from the DSPS-approved electives list.
Join RPR for a free, online workshop to learn how
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Mandatory Courses (All licensees must take courses 1-4).
Course 1 Wisconsin State-Approved Listing Contracts
Course 2 Wisconsin State-Approved Offers to Purchase
Course 3 Wisconsin New Developments
Course 4 Ethics & Fair Housing in Wisconsin (includes NAR ethics
requirements)
This class specifically addresses seven things
you’ll want to know to get started, including:
Elective Topics (Licensees must take two of the following)
Elective A Disclosures in a Wisconsin Transaction
Elective B Risk Reduction for Wisconsin Salespeople and Brokers
Elective C Inspections and Testing in Wisconsin Transactions
Elective D Wisconsin Condominiums
Upcoming Classes at WRA (Madison)
March 1: CE 1 (8:30 am) and CE 2 (1:00 pm)
March 17: CE 3 (8:30 am) and CE 4 (1:00 pm)
March 24: CEA (8:30 am) and CEC (1:00 pm)
• Discover the power behind RPR’s property search
• Make the most of RPR’s dynamic mapping tools
• Explore the Property Details Page to capture the
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• Generate a compelling comps analysis
• Research neighborhoods and schools
• Create customized, client-friendly reports
• Maximize the RPR app to your advantage
Date: Wednesday, February 17 @ 12pm CST.
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impressive demonstration of REALTOR® strength in 2015
with the WRA bringing more than 325 REALTORS® to
Madison. With your support, REALTOR® & Government
Day 2016 will be a day to remember.
Agenda
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
1:15 – 1:45 p.m.
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Registration
Welcome
Gov. Scott Walker (invited)
Issues Briefing
Move to Capitol
Capitol Hill Visits
Cocktail Reception
Registration
Fees
Contact Information
Payment Information
Member
First 300 registrants
At the Door
Non-member
Name _______________________________________________
Company Name_______________________________________
Address _____________________________________________
Home Phone _________________________________________
WRA member # _______________________________________
All classes are from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
(unless otherwise noted).
All classes will be held at 1966 S. Stoughton
Rd., Madison, WI 53716 (unless otherwise
noted).
Classes are taught by Project Home staff and
other local, skilled professionals.
FREE
$25
$25
City / State / Zip _______________________________________
Work Phone __________________________________________
Classes are free and open to the public.
Advance registration is required. Please call
(608) 246-3737 Ext. 2000 or email michellek@
projecthomewi.org to register
Enclosed is a check payable to the WRA
Charge my VISA/MasterCard (circle one)
Card # _________________________________
Exp. Date _____________________________
Register by mail: WISCONSIN REALTORS® ASSOCIATION | 4801 Forest Run Road, Suite 201 | Madison, WI 53704
Register by phone: 800-279-1972 | 608-241-2047
Register by fax: 608-241-2901 | Online registration: www.wra.org
Wed. Feb. 17 Water & Mold Issues
(This class is 2 hours 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm)
Wed. Mar. 9 All Things Painting: Tips from a Pro
Madison Central Library Room 302
Wed. Mar. 30 Basic Home Maintenance (Spring)
$499 Flat-Fee Closing Costs*
Help your clients save on their dream homes with our $499
flat-fee closing costs* and low rates on a seven-year ARM.
Our friendly experts make the home finance process easy.
Call us at 800.533.6773, ext. 2810, visit uwcu.org or
stop by a branch.
*$499 closing cost option available for 7-year adjustable rate mortgages only. Offer valid on
purchase transactions closed January 15, 2016, through May 31, 2016. Applies to single-unit
owner-occupied properties only. Offer excludes refinances, lot, FHA, WHEDA and VA loans.
Assumptions: 3.25% rate, 3.528% APR (Annual Percentage Rate), loan amount of $150,000
and a 20% down payment, origination fee of $499, term of 360 months and monthly payments
of $652.81. Rate subject to change. Offer subject to credit approval and underwriting and is
subject to change. Escrow and daily interest charges are not included in closing cost
amount. Mortgage insurance is required for transactions over 80% LTV. No checking
account required. See us for details.
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New Members
Matt Armendariz-Kerr
Mode Realty Network
Chris Grove
Century 21 Affiliated
Dan Krueger
RE/MAX Preferred
Demetrius Simpson
Dwellhop, LLC
Joshua Besch
Stark Company, REALTORS®
Cindy Heberling
Realty Executives Cooper Spransy
Patrick Long
Bunbury & Assoc, REALTORS®
Milissa Turke
First Weber Inc
Mark Bohlman
United Country Hamele Auction & Realty
Lucas Frauenhoff
Keller Williams Realty
James Martine
First Weber Inc
Kiersten Zillmer
Fomem Realty, LLC
Cecely Castillo
OpenHomes Inc
Ben Heller
Heller Homes
Heather McNeill
Lori Droessler Real Estate, Inc.
Andy Crooks
T R McKenzie Inc
Musa Jallow
Restaino & Associates
Seth Nelson
First Weber Inc
Chris Davis
Geiger, Realtors®
Andrea Joo
Century 21 Affiliated
Ellen E. Powers
Mayberry Realty of WI, LLC
Dustin Dolezalek
Scott Appraisal, LLC
James Kent Bell
Exclusive Properties, LLC
Brenda Schillinger
Keller Williams Realty
Rochelle Ford
Wisconsin Special Properties LLC
Courtney Kruger
First Weber Inc
William Schneider
Howard and Williams
Congratulations to the 37 new Members who
completed Orientation in January sponsored by June
Potter and Julie Johnson from Knight Barry Title Service.
FROM
Acherman Associates Ltd
First Weber Inc
Keller Williams Realty
Preferred Realty Group
Keller Williams Realty
Lake & City Homes Realty
Geiger, Realtors®
Alliance Realty Center, LLC
Keller Williams Realty
Rainbow Realty
Keller Williams Realty
RE/Max Preferred
Stark Company, REALTORS®
Keller Williams Realty
Bender & Associates Realty
Geiger, Realtors®
Dines Incorporated
First Weber Inc
Realty Executives Cooper Spransy Right on Target Real Estate, LLC
Ann Becker
Oregon Community Bank
Amy Fosdick
AnchorBank
Gina Newell
Premiere Home Stagers
Thank you to Bonnie Dixon, Scott Walker, Tom Weber, Robert
Procter, Laura Lahti, Kevin King and Mary Duff for sharing their
knowledge and time as January Orientation Instructors.
You did an excellent job!
Membership Transfers
NAME
Nancy Acherman
Phillip Anderson
Roxanne Andler
Noel Barnes
Sid Boersma
Emma Bohrod
Chris Davis
Ericka Hanes
Debbie Hug
Kevin Huggins
Marcia Ingvalson
Scott Johnson
Peggy Joyce
Maggie Juris Ken Lowe
Deborah McLaughlin
Katie Jo Schmitz
Dean Tainter Chuck Urmann
CJ Wessel
AFFILIATES
TO
Southwest Wisconsin Real Estate LLC
Silver Compass Realty
eXp Realty, LLC
Barnes & Associates Realty Group
Century 21 Affiliated
The Alvarado Group, Inc
First Weber Inc
RE/MAX Preferred
Restaino & Associates
Madison Realty Group
HouseReward.com
Badger Realty Group
RE/MAX Preferred
Century 21 Affiliated
First Weber Inc
Realty Executives Cooper Spransy
RE/MAX Preferred
Century 21 Affiliated
NextHome Metro Group
Hovde Properties, LLC
N e w O f f ic e s
Barnes & Associates Realty Group
Madison, WI
Heller Homes
Cuba City, WI
Mayberry Realty of WI, LLC
Sun Prairie, WI
Premiere Home Stagers
McFarland, WI
Silver Compass Realty
Fitchburg, WI
Southwest Wisconsin Real Estate LLC
Darlington, WI
Wisconsin Special Properties LLC
Princeton, WI
In Memorium
Our condolences go to the family and friends of E.L. "Stretch" Jaeger who passed away on January 13, 2016.
After a brief career with Oscar Mayer, Stretch found his home in the real estate business, spending 56 years helping countless buyers and sellers achieve their dreams, primarily with the Stark Company, REALTORS®. As many
know, Stretch was a very accomplished golfer. A memorial fund has been established in his name with The First
Tee of South Central Wisconsin, 5501 Schroeder Road, Suite 100, Madison, WI 53703. We would also like to
share a letter that was read at the memorial service by a gentleman who worked at one time as his assistant. It
is a fitting tribute and wonderfully captures the essence of this fine man.
Our condolences also go to the family and friends of Judy Rakocy who passed away December 30, 2015 after a
three year battle with ALS. Judy earned her real estate license in 1988 and was an agent with First Weber, Inc
until her retirement in 2012. Donations in Judy’s memory may be made to MDA of Southern Wisconsin, Attn: ALS
Division, 330 South Executives Drive, #100A, Brookfield, WI 53005.
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