
Last week during an awards breakfast for the Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS®, Kevin Duff was awarded with REALTOR® Emeritus status. Kevin has been working out of the John Hall & Associates Scottsdale office since 1984 and he’s been licensed in Arizona since 1971. Nice going Kevin, well deserved my friend! REALTOR® Emeritus Status: Any…

Just when you thought the only way to read the Arizona REALTOR® magazine was in a digital format, AAR brings back a printed version… with a twist. In a cost cutting/going green strategy last year (or was it the year before?) the Arizona Association of REALTORS® stopped printing their monthly magazine/newsletter to the dismay…

Did you hear about the FREE shred-a-thon that the Phoenix Association of REALTORS® is hosting? It’s next week! Perfect timing for your spring cleaning. Here are the details… PAR Members, Don’t miss out, spruce up your world and make room for more transactions! 5 boxes per member for FREE $5.00 each additional box Receive a 10%…

Hot off the presses…all the way from MARS!! Here’s the update we’ve all been waiting for…or not? From: K. Michelle Lind, Esq. General Counsel/Asst. CEO ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® It appears that we made the right call regarding advising our members to continue to comply with the MARS Rules. Below is an email that I…
Many of us are frustrated with what is happening through laws, bills, and changes. If ever you want to get “involved” now is the time. Picture our industry and what will happen if mortgage interest write offs are taken away, or at a minimum limited. We can’t let that happen. I am attaching a video…
I appreciate all your feedback on our post about the AAR video contest. We have a pretty good chance at winning you an iPad. This is where the rubber meets the road. We need your vote – today only. Voting closes at 6pm. Here’s the link to view all the entries and vote. Please vote…
Check out the video we submitted for AAR’s Winter Conference Video Contest. If we win, we’re holding the first ever iPad re-gifting contest right here on the John Hall blog.

Jim Sexton and I got back from the 2010 REALTOR® Conference in New Orleans Monday night. For me, it was 2 days of expo floor walking, REALTOR® and REALTOR® Association staff networking, shrimp bisque eating, Bourbon Street fun. Since most of my time was spent walking and talking on the expo floor, I’ll be publishing…

REALTORS® are bombarded by must-have information from all directions! Geez, the John Hall blog alone sends more updates than one knows what to do with (wink, wink). How can you be expected to read up on everything that comes your way? Well, we’re going to try an simplify it… by just a hair. No more…
AAR has put together a collection of videos they call their Risk Management Series. You can watch the entire collection here. I pulled my favorite for this post. If video does not display, you’ll have to login to AAROnline.com to watch. Once logged into the Arizona Association of REALTORS®’s website you can also watch John…