Delta Currents January 2013

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D E L T A ASSO C IAT IO N O F R E A L T O R S 速

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2013 DAR PRESIDENT SCOTT MACINTYRE

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to help in implementing their goals.

support I have been offered.

As a REALTOR® and member of the Association it should be with great

I would like to thank Past President Cecily Tippery for all her hard work and for leaving the

I am looking forward to working

office well organized and with

with everyone in support of an

a great sense of what we need

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to accomplish moving forward.

members reach their goals in 2013.

Cecily has spend a lot of time with Strategic Planning and making sure that the committees know how this all ties together.

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It will be my job to continue

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2013 DIRECTORS Mary Jane Dukellis Cathie Marples Jodi Marfia Errol Mooney Lori Ogorchock Rena Provencio Ramesh Suman Lynn Valintis 9th Position to be appointed by 2013 Board STAFF John Bedford, Association Executive john@deltaaor.com Tonia Nielsen, Chief Operations Officer tonia@deltaaor.com Jean Ruelas, Manager- Retail Operations jean@deltaaor.com Ron Greenslade, Chief Financial Officer rong@deltaaor.com

JANUARY 2013 Delta Association of REALTORS速 3428 Hillcrest Avenue, Suite 200, Antioch, CA 94531 Phone 925 757 8283 Fax 925 757 8393 info@deltaaor.com Delta Currents is the official monthly publication of the Delta Association of REALTORS速.

Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of this publication, errors may occur.

DAR shall not be held liable for misinformation, typographical errors, omissions, and/or misprints in editorial and/or advertising materials.

Delta Currents is published by Michelle Manos Design.

To advertise in Delta Currents, contact Michelle Manos at 831 869 5084 or michellemanos@gmail.com.

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2013 OFFICERS Scott MacIntyre, President Ron Keefer, President-Elect James Britto, Treasurer Cecily Tippery, Immediate Past President John Bedford, Secretary

Barbara Baham, Members Service Director barbara@deltaaor.com

2013 DAR HOURS

Tuesday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm www.deltaaor.com Monday 9:00am - 5:00pm

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Dear Delta Association Members and Affiliates,

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I will be installed as the 2013 Delta President along with the other officers and board of directors at a special luncheon event on Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Club Los Meganos (Trilogy) in Brentwood.

Delta’s installation of officers is considered the annual signature event for the association. This is where we emphasize the role of the association as a resource for our members and the importance of member involvement in making our association stronger.

We will hear from our outgoing President, Cecily Tippery about her year at the helm in 2012 as she hands me the gavel.

And most of all we’ll all be there to enjoy the company of old friends, networking with members and having a good time.

I’m asking for your help to make this a memorable event. We are keeping our meal affordable so all members can participate.

Please consider being a sponsor. See the enclosed information sheet. With a limited amount of ad space in our program, it is necessary that you make your selection without delay. Submit your signup form (included) to the association office.

Don’t hesitate to call the Association for more information at (925) 757-8283 or you can call me at (925) 783-8286.

I’m always happy to talk with Delta members.

With Best Regards, Scott MacIntyre 2013 DAR President

Delta Association of REALTORS® invites you to join us for the Installation of 2013 President

Scott MacIntyre

and the 2013 Board of Directors Friday, January 18, 2013

11:30 A.M. Registration/Networking/No-Host Bar 12:00 P.M. Luncheon Program Begins Club Los Meganos at Trilogy at the Vineyards 1700 Trilogy Parkway • Brentwood, California Menu Mixed Green Salad Entrée—Chicken Picatta, Rice Pilaf Fresh Green Beans Dessert—Cupcakes Vegetarian Option—Roasted Vegetable Penne

TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR, AND SPACE IS LIMITED. REPLY SOON 2013 DAR INSTALLATION - RETURN RESERVATIONS TO Tonia@DeltaAOR.com, fax to (925) 757-8393 or by mail.

Name ________________________________ Phone _________________________ E-Mail: ________________________ Company _______________________________

Address

_____ # of Installation tickets @ $40 each

______ If vegetarian option necessary, how many?

TOTAL AMOUNT $ __________ Charge to:

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□ Check enclosed - payable to DAR

Card #: _______ - ________ - ________ - ________ exp. _________

Additional Attendees: (2) _________________________ (3) _________________________ (4) ______________________

If you are registering more than 4 attendees, please contact Delta Association of REALTORS®.

Delta Association of REALTORS® - 3428 Hillcrest Avenue, Ste. 200, Antioch, CA 94531 - (925) 757-8283

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ANTIOCH/PITTSBURG/BAYPOINT Every Tuesday Delta Association of REALTORS® 3428 Hillcrest Avenue, Ste. 200, Antioch 8:30am • $2 For more information call Ramesh Suman, Majestic Homes, 779-1234, or Ralph Garrow Jr., Ralph Garrow Real Estate, 366-6676

DISCOVERY BAY/BYRON MARKETING MEETING & TOUR 1st and 3rd Tuesday Board Walk Grill at the Marina, Discovery Bay 9:00am • $1 For more information call LeeAnn Seamann 634-2224 at Marples & Associates Group does use Paragon to schedule homes on tour. Tours are Caravan and must be in by Noon on Monday.

OAKLEY/BETHEL ISLAND/ BRENTWOOD/KNIGHTSEN MARKETING MEETING & TOUR Every Wednesday Black Bear Diner, 3201 Main Street, Oakley • 8:30am • $2 For more information contact Dan Barnes, Tour Coordinator, 759-4648.

Group will use Paragon to schedule homes on tour.

Mike Stoiber, LUTCF 130 E Leland Rd Ste B Pittsburg, CA. 94565-4954 925-432-2961 Fax 925-432-8219 License #315314

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CONTRA COSTA REALTORS® IN MOTION CONTRA COSTA NORTH Martinez, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Walnut Creek, Clayton, Clyde Every Tuesday 8:30am • $10 Centre Concord, 5298 Clayton Rd., Concord Doors open at 8am for breakfast www.ccrim.info

REALTORS® MARKETING ASSOCIATION CONTRA COSTA SOUTH Danville, San Ramon, Blackhawk, Diablo, Alamo Every Thursday San Ramon Community Center, 12501 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon 8:30am • $5 Doors open at 8am for breakfast No formal tour www.RMAtoday.com

INFORMAL TOURS Martinez, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Walnut Creek, Clayton,Clyde, Rossmoor, Orinda, Lafayette, Moraga Tuesday between 9:00am and 2:00pm Danville, San Ramon, Blackhawk, Diablo, Alamo Thursday between 9:00am & 2:00pm

New Members Orientation

EBRDI Paragon Training

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Free to MLS Subscribers

8:30am – 12:00pm

Steven Pean, Instructor

To register call DAR office 757-8283

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

EBRDI Paragon Training

Paragon RPR

Free to MLS Subscribers

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Steven Pean, Instructor

1:00pm – 4:00pm

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Paragon Cloud/CMA

9:00am – 12:00pm

To register call EBRDI at

Paragon 5 Essentials

363-2333

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Or logon to EBRDI.com

1:00pm – 4:00pm Paragon IPad

New Members Orientation

To register call EBRDI at 363-2333

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Or logon to EBRDI.com

8:30am – 12:00pm To register call the DAR office 757-8283

All Classes are held at the Delta

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SOLUTIONS FOR STAYING SAFE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

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Problem: Savvy real estate professionals like yourself frequently update your presence on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. However, because of the nature of your work, you are likely to have “friends,” followers, and connections whom you don’t know.

Solution: Following these basic steps can help you avoid exposing yourself or your data to risk through social media tools. It is vital to consider what you are sharing through the Internet!

Keep Business Separate One way that you can make sure you are not revealing too much personal information is simple: set up a business account on each platform. Sure, anyone can figure out that Sally Field, REALTOR®, is the same person as Sally Field—but Sally will only accept requests to connect to strangers on the business account, whether Facebook or Twitter. Her personal account stays private (especially once she familiarizes herself with privacy settings), protecting her family photos, links to her kids’ pages, and personal posts from people she doesn’t know.

Tag! You’re It! When a friend posts your photo, you may be “tagged” against your will. If you don’t want clients or others to find a reference like this—such as a lessthan-flattering photo taken at a late night party—you can remove the tag and/or ask the person who posted it to do so.

And be sure to follow up and ask friends to check first before tagging!

Don’t Give Away Passwords Consider this: One way that hackers manage to crack personal passwords is by

searching Facebook for easy answers. They know they may find answers to common security questions such as “What high school did you attend?” and “What are the names of your children?” So keep information about family members, household details, and past events to a minimum in order to help prevent this.

Guard Against Identity Theft These days, anyone can find all kinds of personal information about anyone else. That doesn’t mean you have to make it easy! For example, if you who want to post your birthday, don’t include the year. (And delete any public comments that indicate their exact age.)

Tweets Are Forever Social media usage has an impact on your safety, as well as your reputation.

Carefully consider each item you share, and be aware that old posts, even if they’ve been deleted, may be copied or saved—and the Library of Congress is actually recording every single Tweet.

Safeguard Client Data Cyber security goes much deeper than safe use of social media: As a real estate professional, you routinely keep sensitive, personal information about clients on your computer. If this information falls into the wrong hands, it can lead to fraud, identity theft, or similar harms. To avoid potential legal and liability costs of a security breach, develop a data security program based on the Federal Trade Commission’s five key principles to a sound data security program. Details can be found at www.ftc.gov/infosecurity.

As a savvy real estate professional, you can maximize the business-building potential of social media while minimizing the unique risks it poses. Just follow these basic steps to help safeguard yourself, your data, and your reputation.

To learn about more safety strategies, and access free safety resources, including safety expert Andrew Wooten’s webinar “Social Media and Cyber Safety,” visit www.REALTOR.org/Safety. (Sources: Andrew Wooten’s REALTOR® Safety webinar “Social Media and Cyber Safety”; www.ftc.gov/infosecurity)

January 1

DAR Closed New Year’s Day

January 8

Public Relations Committee Meeting

9:30am - 10:30am

January 9

New Members Orientation

8:30am - 12:00pm

January 9

EBRDI Paragon 5 Essentials

9:00am - 12:00pm

January 9

EBRDI Paragon IPad

1:00pm -

January 10

Local Government Relations Committee Meeting

9:00am - 10:00pm

January 10

Executive Committee

12:00am -

January 15

Business and Technology Committee Meeting

10:00am - 11:00pm

January 15

Membership Committee Meeting

11:00am - 12:00pm

January 15

Delta Realtors Community Service Foundation

1:30pm -

January 16

YPN Launch Group Meeting

10:00am - 11:00am

January 17

Board of Directors Meeting

9:00am - 11:00am

January 17

Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

2:00pm -

January 18

Delta Association of Realtors Installation Luncheon

11:30am -

January 21

DAR Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 23

EBRDI Paragon RPR

9:00am - 12:00pm

January 23

EBRDI Paragon Cloud/CMA

1:00pm -

4:00pm

January 23-26

CAR Meetings Monterey

January 29

Education Committee Meeting

2:00pm -

3:00pm

January 30

Bylaws Committee Meeting

10:00am - 11:00am

February 12

Public Relations Committee Meeting

9:30am - 10:30am

February 13

New Members Orientation

8:30am - 12:00pm

February 14

Local Government Relations Committee Meeting

9:00am - 10:00am

February 18

DAR Closed Presidents Day

February 19

Business Technology Committee Meeting

9:30am - 10:30am

February 19

Membership Committee Meeting

11:00am - 12:00pm

February 19

Delta Realtors Community Service Foundation

1:30pm - 3:00pm

February 20

YPN Launch Group Meeting

10:00am - 11:00am

February 21

Executive Committee Meeting

12:00pm - 1:30pm

February 21

Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

2:00pm - 3:00pm

February 23

DAR Crab Feed

February 26

Education Committee Meeting

2:00pm - 3:00pm

February 27

Bylaws Committee Meeting

10:00am - 11:00pm

February 28

Board of Directors Meeting

9:00am - 11:00pm

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DELTA Association Members, new or seasoned, the list of membership benefits is staggering.

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Are you taking advantage of what’s being offered?

Here are just a few in the Benefits Category involving training and education: 1.Training at the local association, seminars in our conference center MLS – Paragon Training 2. Training offered by CAR, such as “Learn My Way” 3. Forms Tutor and Forms Advisor, a CAR benefit for zipForm 6 4. Mandatory Ethics Training for the board of directors, Grievance and Professional Standards Committees 5. Mandatory Ethics Training and Orientation to the Delta Association. (for all new members) What is your count on this list?

Emmanuel Arechiga JDK & Associates 50 Eagle Rock, Ste; D, Brentwood 418-4442 FAX 888-851-4246 Jessica Schoenthaler New Way Management Service, Pittsburg 158 E 3rd, Pittsburg 522-5410 FAX 522-5420

MEMBERS ON THE MOVE Trudy Vierra is now with Bay Area Properties at 5829 Lone Tree Way, Ste; H, Antioch, 778-9002 FAX 778-9009

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REALTORS速 Olga B. Vidriales Intero Real Estate Service, Brentwood 8640 Brentwood Blvd., D 634-1116 FAX 240-9020

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