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Eighty members of the Florida Chapters of RLI and CCIM met on Friday August 16th in a lively marketing and networking meeting. This event happens twice a year. The next meetings will take place in January and August of 2014. For more information, contact the RLI Florida Chapter President, Sage Andress, ALC, at sage_andress@hotmail.com.
Jeramy Stephens, ALC, is leading the way to start an RLI Chapter in Arkansas. A meeting was held in Little Rock in September with George Clift, ALC, and Bob Turner, ALC, to devise a planof-action to move forward with this initiative. Clift is the current Chair of the RLI Chapter Development Task Force.
Georgia
Flo Sayre, ALC, Managing Director of Farmers National, has been named Washington’s Land Broker of the Year for 2013. “I am both honored and humbled that my fellow ALC’s and Exchange members have chosen me as Washington’s Land Broker of the Year! Achieving the ALC designation was both one of the toughest and most rewarding achievements of my real estate career.“
On May 16, 2013, the Georgia Chapter of the REALTORS® Land Institute presented In the Barn at Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy in Tallahassee, Florida. This educational event featured lectures and discussions on topics such as conservation easements, habitat conservation, endangered species, and land management practices.
The Pacific Northwest Chapter
Fred Rathbone, ALC, has been named Oregon’s Land Broker of the Year for 2013. Rathbone of Prudential NW Properties has 69 years of experience working in real estate and land transactions. When asked what inspired him to enter the land industry Rathbone states, “Growing up during the Great Depression and being very very poor, it was clear to me that owning the land was the difference between the ‘Haves’ and the ‘Have Nots’ and it still rings true today.”
Iowa On June 12, 2013, the Iowa Chapter of RLI held a summer board meeting. One topic discussed was membership growth. The Iowa Chapter has seen a 19% increase in membership and/or MLS users since August 2012. The Membership Committee for the Iowa Chapter has set a goal for obtaining new members. The Committee will strive to obtain three new members per region per quarter. Following the Board Meeting, Jon Hjelm, ALC, facilitated an informational session on auctions. On August 12-14, the Chapter hosted two LANDU courses in Clive, Iowa: Basics of Eminent Domain and Land Conservation & an Environmental Perspective on Redevelopment. The classes took place during the Iowa State Fair so class attendees could extend their trip and visit the State Fair or have fun at other local attractions.
The Pacific Northwest Chapter of REALTORS® Land Institute presented the Washington Fall Marketing Session on September 18-19, 2013. The event featured marketing sessions and a session covering water and water supply.
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On September 19, the Iowa Chapter held its RLI Board Meeting, Fall Trends & Values Survey Press Conference, and RLI Annual Dinner at the Prairie Meadows Convention Center in Altoona, IA. Texas At the 23rd Annual Outlook for Texas Land Markets Conference put on by Texas A&M Real Estate Center in San Antonio on April 25-26, 2013, Texas RLI Chapter #22 hosted a reception for the attendees. Great networking and socializing was had by all. On September 7 in Dallas, Texas, the RLI Texas Chapter meeting was held that included educational opportunities on the topics of Eminent Domain and Conservation; an update from RLI National presented by Michele Cohen, Executive Vice President; and the inductions of the new officers. Rusty Lowe, ALC, was inducted as the 2014 RLI Texas Chapter President.
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