TREB’s New Electronic Invoice

Spread of the Municipal LTT – Call to Action

Win a $50 Visa Card & Make REALTOR® QUEST Work for You

Market Research and Other Useful Updates from TREB’s Annual Meeting

And More

ACROSST H E B O A R D

NOVEMBER 2015

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Table of Contents

TREB’s New Electronic Invoice Page 3

Win a $50 Visa Card & Make REALTOR® QUEST Work for You

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Spread of the Municipal LTT – Call to Action

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CCI Videos Now in the Condo Corner Page 4

Market Research and Other Useful Updates from TREB’s Annual Meeting

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The Educated Professional Page 5

Members for Members – Thank You for Your Service

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Privacy Reminder to Members Page 6

What’s In Your REALTOR® Toolkit? Page 6

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TREB's New Electronic Invoice

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TREB Responds to Member Requests by Offering Electronic Billing

To ensure the timely and proper delivery of your email notification, please confirm that your email address is up to date by clicking “Manage My Profile” in the LINKS menu of Stratus. If you need assistance, please contact the Help Desk at 416-443-8111.

We also recommend you add trebinvoice@trebnet.com and webmaster@trebnet.com to your Safe Senders list or email contact list to prevent it from being blocked as spam. TREB will make every effort to ensure a smooth transition for our Members as we move to electronic billing.

TREB is looking to improve your REALTOR® QUEST experience by offering a trade show, speakers,

professional development sessions, networking and other content that both appeals to you and will help you succeed

in your business. But to do this, we need to hear your opinion by completing this 1-minute survey. As a thank you for completing this short survey, you may enter your name in a draw to win one of ten $50 VISA cards.

Note: Winners will be drawn on November 19, 2015 and will be notified via their email address on record with TREB.Click here to complete the survey.Thank you!

WIN a $50 Visa Card & Make REALTOR® QUEST Work for You

Effective December 1, 2015, TREB is introducing a new electronic billing process as part of ongoing efforts

to provide Members with accessible and efficient electronic services. With 85 per cent of Members already taking advantage of paying online, TREB expects this to become a welcome service enhancement.

Once implemented, you will no longer have the option to receive a paper copy of your TREB invoice. Instead, you’ll receive

an email notifying you that your invoice is ready to view and pay online with a credit or debit card. Should you wish a paper copy of your invoice for your records, you can print it easily from TREB’s e-Commerce site from the comfort of your home or office.

If you wish to pay by cheque rather than online, you can continue to do so – simply include your membership number and invoice number on the cheque.

Please note: For invoices dated October 2015 and November 2015, Members will receive both an email notification that the invoice is ready and a paper copy of the invoice. From that time onwards, only an email notification will be received.

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CCI Videos Now in the Condo Corner

The Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI) offers many informative videos for clients

interested in purchasing a condominium.

The videos are under five minutes in length and deal with important topics such as reserve funds, condo finances, status certificates, and more. Hosted in YouTube, they are easily shareable with your clients. Check out our link to CCI’s education videos in the Articles and Videos section of the Condo Corner.

Market Research and Other Useful Updates from TREB’s

Annual Meeting

The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has indicated that they intend to allow every

municipality in Ontario the power to charge a Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT), a change that could double the land transfer taxes consumers have to pay on their next home.

Since 2008, only the City of Toronto has been able to levy a Municipal Land

Transfer Tax. A recent study showed that the Toronto Land Transfer Tax has cost the city almost 15,000 jobs and $2.3 billion in lost economic activity.

Together, we can stop the spread of this tax to other municipalities. TREB, along with OREA and REALTOR® Boards/Associations across Ontario, are taking action against the MLTT.

TREB is calling on all Members to take action now and say NO to another homeowner tax. Together, we can stop the spread of this tax. Click here to voice your concern. YOUR VOICE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

For more information on the campaign and stopping the spread of the Municipal Land Transfer Tax, visit www.DontTaxMyDream.ca

Spread of the Municipal LTT – Call to Action

The Educated Professional

Data, data, and more data was the unofficial theme of this year’s TREB Annual

Meeting, held Tuesday, October 20 at the Allstream Centre, Exhibition Place. Despite the previous night's double whammy of elections and Blue Jays, the meeting was well attended. We hosted the fall meeting at this location to try

and accommodate centrally located Members.

From the video highlighting TREB’s successes during the past year to the results of Ipsos’ Consumer Home Buying Intentions study conducted for TREB, Members received up-to-date information on the health of the Association and of the local industry.

Click here for more details.

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Nov. 17 iPad for Rookies

Valuable TREB Tools to Assist Your Clients

Nov. 18 Listing Presentation

Nov. 19 Commercial Real Estate 101 for Residential Practitioners

Creation and Use of Clauses for Representation

Perfecting Your Evaluations

Nov. 23 Legal Concerns for Residential Rental Properties (York)

Wills & Estate Planning (York)

Nov. 23 Tech Tips

Tech Tips - Condominiums

Nov. 24 Commercial Basic Finance

Nov. 24 GTA Commercial Research and Resources Information Session

Tapping Into the Gray Market: The Next Real Estate Wave

Nov. 25 Get in Focus: Creating Video With Your iPhone or iPad

Legal Concerns for Residential Rental Properties

Wills & Estate Planning

Nov. 26 Home Inspection and the Real Estate Transaction

Multi-Residential - The Ins and Outs

Dec. 1 Brokerage Update: Keeping Current with Legislation, Liability, and Forms

Dec. 1 Tax Implications for Residential REALTORS®

Dec. 2 The Elder Client - How to Protect Your Client and Yourself

iPad for Rookies

Dec. 3 Facebook Basics for REALTORS®

Tech Tips 2

Dec. 8 Bookkeeping & Record Keeping for the Real Estate Professional

Dec. 9 Think in Legal Terms: Stay Out of Trouble

Dec. 11 A Comprehensive Review of MLS® Rules (York)

Dec. 14 Tech Tips - Condominiums

Add/Edit in StratusDecember 8

Creating a CMA in Stratus

November 18 November 24 (York) November 25 November 26 (Miss.) December 1 December 8 December 8 (York) December 16

Residential Statistics in Stratus

November 17 (York) November 26 December 16

Searching in Stratus - Commercial

December 18

Searching in Stratus - Residential

November 16 November 19 (Miss.) November 24 November 25 (York) November 26 (Mkm.) November 30 December 2 December 4 December 8 December 8 (York) December 10 December 15

Stratus Full Day Practice Lab

November 17 November 19 (York) November 23 November 26 December 1 December 3 (York) December 3 December 7 December 10 (Mkm.) December 10 (Miss.) December 14 December 17

Working with Public Records

November 24 (York) November 26 (Mkm.) November 26 (Miss.) December 1 December 15

Working with WEBForms® 4.0

November 18 (York) November 24 December 3 December 9

Participate in a seminar or workshop to learn directly from the subject matter expert and through class discussions. Network with your fellow REALTORS® to learn from each other. These seminars/workshops range between two and six hours.

Participate in technology training for step-by-step instructions that will help you serve your clients better. Hands-on training is provided in a computer lab and is led by one of our staff Technology Learning Specialists. These labs range between three and six hours.

Click e-Commerce to register for courses and to access further details, including course descriptions and instructor biographies.

November 26 & 27

Sales Leadership That Drives Performance

A Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) Designation Course

This program is designed to help you understand different management techniques and to construct your personalized Sales Leadership Strategy.

December 2 & 3

Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) Designation Course

This 2-day program focuses on providing REALTORS® with the tools necessary to represent Seller Clients in a variety of formats. Particular attention is given to differing listing models, office policies, field issues, and legal ramifications to representing Sellers in today’s changing environment.

December 15 - 17

REIC 2600 - Ethics & Business Practices

A Fellowship of the Real Estate Institute (FRI) Designation Course

Building a high ethical standard is essential to gaining trust in any industry, but it is most important in real estate in order to establish referral and repeat clients.

November 18, 2015 Creating a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) in Stratus

November 25, 2015 WEBForms®

December 2, 2015 Intro to MPAC Public Records Residential

December 9, 2015 Creating a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) in Stratus

Although TREB endeavours to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of information, it is not guaranteed.

Upcoming Seminars and WorkshopsUpcoming Professional Designations

Webinar Wednesdays

Hands-On Technology Training

The Educated Professional

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Suggestions & FeedbackIf you have content suggestions for Across The Board or comments about this publication, feel free to email us at acrosstheboard@trebnet.com

GET SOCIAL WITH TREB

Members for Members – Thank You for Your Service!

First row (L-R): Heather Fuller; Eliza Cheung; Cristina Lopes. Second Row (L-R): Roman Havlin; Garry Lander; Arthur Caplan; Stuart Braund; Loic Danis; Michael Collins, Chair; Jamie Johnston.Absent: Larry Cerqua, Vice Chair.

As a Member-driven Association, TREB relies on the input of committed professionals volunteering to serve on focus groups, committees, and task forces. In the coming months,

Across The Board will showcase TREB Members serving on our committees.

FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMERCIAL COMMITTEEFirst row (L-R): Greg Evans; Marilyn Mekler; Peter Burdon, Chair. Second row (L-R): Graham Purvis; Don Patterson; Claude Boiro. Absent: Rubeel Khan; Sunny Ubhi.

Privacy Reminder to Members

Do you have questions about digital signatures? Are you wondering which program to use?

CREA has a license with three legally compliant programs that can be used from within WEBForms®. If you already know what program your office is using, your decision is easy.

If, however, you need help deciding between DocuSign, Authentisign® or Faltour, then watch this video to see

how each one works. All three choices are secure, tamper-proof, and create legally binding documents.

Watch this video to assist you in making an informed decision.

What’s In Your REALTOR® Toolkit?

Choosing a Digital Signatures Program

Members should continue to han-dle consumer personal infor-mation with great care, adhere

to all privacy laws, and always be mindful of protecting consumer privacy rights.