Click here to access the SCR Secondary REALTOR® Membership Application. For more information, contact Dawn Marie Brown at 817-336-5165, ext. 105, or d.brown@gfwar.org.

About SCR Membership:

SCR membership is open to anyone who spends a substantial amount of time engaged in sales, leases, exchanges, appraisals, management, consultations or other professional activities related to commercial or investment properties.

All commercial real estate practitioners interested in becoming members of SCR must be members of another REALTOR® organization or have brokers who are members of the Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS®. If either of these items has occurred, the practitioner may apply for SCR membership.

If a practitioner is a REALTOR® at another association:
The practitioner would need to apply as a Secondary REALTOR® member of SCR. The Society of Commercial REALTORS® is now offering a new opportunity to join for only $100 annually. The cost has been dropped from $206, and the application fee has been waved. If you are a REALTOR® member at another Association and have always thought about joining, this is a great time to sign up!

Click here to access the SCR Secondary REALTOR® Membership Application.

If a practitioner is not a member of another REALTOR® association but is a broker (or has a broker who is a member of GFWAR) & would like to join SCR:
The procedure for becoming a REALTOR® member of SCR (if not already a member of GFWAR) or a member of another REALTOR® Association starts with becoming a member of GFWAR. The first step is to determine that a license is active on the TREC Web site. To check this, click here.

Next, a new member appointment should be scheduled with GFWAR. New member appointments are sessions in which a GFWAR staff member meets one-on-one with a new member to set up that person’s account and give a brief overview of GFWAR. New member appointments generally last about 45 minutes. To sign-up for a new member appointment, notify GFWAR by calling 817-336-5165.

GFWAR requires that all those interested in membership submit an application. GFWAR recommends that applications are completed beforehand and brought with the applicant, but if this is inconvenient, applications may be filled out at the Association immediately before the new member appointment. Please see below for the applications.

REALTOR® Application         Designated REALTOR® Application

Applicants need to bring a copy of their current real estate license to the new member appointment. Dues for REALTOR® membership are paid at that time and may be paid by cash, check, MasterCard, American Express, VISA or Discover.

While at the new member appointment, new members must sign up for a New Member Orientation and an MLS training class (if planning to use MLS services). Day-long orientations occur once every two months and are required for every new REALTOR® member. Rules and regulations, professional standards and GFWAR procedure are discussed. In addition, one MLS class is required for all new MLS users, and is a hands-on, two-hour training class that gives the new MLS user an in-depth overview of the MLS system and important rules and regulations.

After becoming a GFWAR member, SCR requires that an application of membership be submitted for approval by the SCR Board of Governors. Applicants should fill out an SCR application and submit it to GFWAR with $65 (in the form of check, cash, VISA, American Express, MasterCard, Discover or a money order) for payment of SCR dues.

Click here to access the SCR REALTOR® Membership Application.

Applicants may request appointments with GFWAR staff members to discuss becoming an SCR member, or they can just submit an application and payment to SCR. Once the SCR Board of Governors has approved an applicant for membership, a member of the Board will contact new members with the news.

Never heard of Monty’s Corner? Don’t miss this new upscale restaurant in Montgomery Plaza!

Spend Happy Hour with SCR!

Come experience the flavors and atmosphere of this classy new restaurant and enjoy networking with commercial real estate practitioners.

$3.00 Well Cocktails
$3.00 Cabernet and Chardonnay
$3.00 Drafts
Free appetizers

Directions:
From I-30, exit University and head north. Turn right and head east on W. 7th Street. Montgomery Plaza will be on the left at 2600 W. 7th Street. Monty’s Corner is located next to Sushi Axiom in the northern interior of the building.

Walk-ins are Welcome!

For more information, contact Rebekah LaMontagne at 817-336-5165, ext. 112, or rebekah@gfwar.org.

The Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS® / Society of Commercial REALTORS® is experiencing technical difficulties with its new internal management software. As a result, we are temporarily disabling the Online Portal.

Due to these circumstances, the MLS dues payment deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. on Monday, April 9. GFWAR is allowing agents to make individual payments at this time. Feel free to mail or deliver a check to the GFWAR Office at 2650 Parkview Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76102. To pay with a credit card, please click here to access the GFWAR credit card form. Feel free to fax or e-mail this form to Theresa Diaz at 817-870-2863 (fax) or t.diaz@gfwar.org.

If you need to register for a class or event, please e-mail Meghan Sheehan at meghan@gfwar.org or Rebekah LaMontagne at rebekah@gfwar.org.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For questions, please contact GFWAR at 817-336-5165.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

The Society of Commercial REALTORS® is now offering ethics and legal training geared specifically for commercial practitioners. Tired of sitting through ethics and legal training that focuses primarily on residential real estate? Now, you don’t have to.

The instructor is Charles Newman, who has practiced law in Texas since 1969 and has served as Chairman of the Board and a shareholder of Beadles, Newman & Lawler since 1979. He is board certified in residential and commercial real estate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Ethics: Course #: 03-03-123-23556; Legal: Course #: 03-03-123-23555

April 10 – 9 a.m. to Noon (Ethics), 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Legal Update)
September 19 – 9 a.m. to Noon (Ethics), 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Legal Update)

These courses will be held in the Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS® Auditorium, which is located at 2650 Parkview Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

Cost Per Class: $30 for GFWAR members and $40 for non-GFWAR members
Cost for Both Classes: $60 for GFWAR members and $80 for non-GFWAR members

To Register:

Contact Meghan Sheehan at 817-336-5165, ext. 102, or meghan@gfwar.org.

For More Information

Don’t miss Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price as she gives a State of the City address at the next Society of Commercial REALTORS® breakfast. Find out where Fort Worth is headed on a wide-range of issues, such as transportation, economic development, infrastructure projects, water, public safety, education and sustainability.

About the Speaker:
Betsy Price, a Fort Worth native, was elected as the 44th mayor of the City of Fort Worth June 18, 2011. A successful business owner for 17 years, Mayor Price began her career in public service as Tarrant County Tax Assessor in 2000 and quickly used her business experience to make her department one of the most efficient in Texas, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. Holding the line on costs and improving customer service, Mayor Price helped the Tax Assessor’s office win national and statewide awards for efficiency, innovation and performance. Her office efficiently handled an increasing workload — Tarrant County grew by more than 200,000 people during her tenure — and accomplished that with virtually no increase in her department’s budget. After graduating from Arlington Heights High School, she earned a science degree in biology at the University of Texas in Arlington. Before being elected to office, she owned Price Cornelius Title Service.

Cost: $10 for SCR REALTORS®, $15 for SCR affiliates / friends and $25 for non-members

SCR Breakfast Advertiser:

To Register / For More Information:
Contact Rebekah LaMontagne at rebekah@gfwar.org or 817-336-5165, ext. 112.

Chairman: Trevor Dyck, Sperry Van Ness
Vice Chairman: Kelly Brechel, Integra Realty Resources
Secretary/Treasurer: Tyler Trahant, Case Commercial Real Estate
Immediate Past Chairman: Phil Sandlin, Holt Lunsford Commercial

New Governors: Suzanne Davis-Tinsley, Hexter-Fair Title Co.

Returning Governors:
David Aldrich, William C. Jennings Co.
Colt Cantrell, Cantrell Commercial
Gene Jolley, Gene Jolley Company
Bill Makens, The Makens Company
Mark Sullivan, Ritter and Associates
CB Team, Ellis & Tinsley

Tee off with Fort Worth REALTORS® at the GFWAR / SCR Golf Classic, benefiting the Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee. Players receive green and cart fees, two drink tickets, dinner, goodie bags and door prizes.

The cost is $125 per player.
The registration price is a contribution to the Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee (TREPAC) and will go toward attendees’ TREPAC pledges.

Mulligans and an entry into the putting contest may be purchased for $20 at the door, which will go toward the SCR Scholarship Fund.

Golf Tournament Advertisers

Underwriter:

Wayside Inn Advertiser:
Reising Contracting

Dinner Advertisers:

Putting Contest Advertiser:

Beverage Cart Advertiser:
Benbrook Economic Development
Buxton Company

Golf Cart Advertiser:
Southlake Economic Development

Par 3 Hole Advertisers:
Fidelity National Title – Higgins & Shurtz
Melvin Evans Warehouses
North American Title
Republic Title

Par 4 or 5 Hole Advertisers:
Affiliated Bank
Alamo Title Company
Allied Home Warranty
Altus Group
Brackett & Ellis
Fidelity National Title, The McKnight Firm
First United Bank Mortgage Company
Integra Realty Resources
Old Republic Title
Powers Interior Construction
Rattikin Title
Southwest Bank
Texas Maintenance Solutions
William C. Jennings Management

Driving Range Advertiser:
The Marsha Bennett Insurance Agency, Inc.

To Register:
Click here to download the registration form.

For More Information:
Contact Robert Gleason at 817-336-5165, ext. 110, or r.gleason@gfwar.org.

TREPAC is a voluntary, nonprofit, unincorporated group whose membership consists of REALTORS® and others interested in the preservation of private property rights and the real estate profession.

Federal law prohibits soliciting contributions from individuals who are not REALTOR® members. Information disseminated in the public domain about TREPAC might be considered a solicitation, therefore investments received from non-REALTOR® members through this online campaign will be returned.

Hit the jackpot with the Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS®!

This tournament-style event will feature:
■Craps
■Texas Hold ‘em
■Black Jack
■Roulette
■Gourmet hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine
■Silent auction, benefiting TREPAC

Place your bets and see if you have what it takes to be declared the GFWAR Casino Night Champion!

Cost: $30 made payable to TREPAC
The registration price is a contribution to the Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee (TREPAC) and will go toward attendees’ TREPAC pledges. Price includes Casino “funny money.”

Get ready for Lady Luck to smile on you!

Don’t miss the opportunity to get something for your TREPAC pledge in the silent auction! Last year, there were over 70 items in the silent auction that included gift certificates, gift baskets, sporting tickets, political and sports memorabilia and much more!

Valet parking will be provided.

Casino Night Advertisers:

Underwriters

Money Advertiser

Darryn McClure
Executive Consultant
817-939-4244

Valet Advertiser
Whirlwind Cleaning Services

Craps Table Advertisers
Fidelity National Title, Higgins & Shurtz
Patina Floor Design StoreTexas Hold ‘em Advertisers

Texas Hold ‘em Advertisers
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Home Warranty of America
North American Title

Roulette Advertiser
Allied Home Warranty

Black Jack Table Advertisers
Alamo Title Company
Centralized Showing Service
Colonial National Mortgage, Sharron Pustejovsky
Earthco Roofing & Construction
Fidelity National Title, Anderson, Riddle & Kuehler
First American Title
First United Bank
Fort Worth / Mid Cities Chapter of NARPM
Hexter-Fair Title Company
Old Republic Title
Rattikin Title / One Guard Home Warranties
Servpro of Crowley and South Johnson County
Specialized Property Management
Stewart Title

Casino Pit Boss Advertisers
All Seasons Pest Control
Edward Jones Investments, Jake Richter
RE/MAX Trinity & RE/MAX Associates
Williams Trew Real Estate Services

To Register:
Click here to download the registration form or contact Robert Gleason at 817-336-5165, ext. 110, or r.gleason@gfwar.org.

TREPAC is a voluntary, nonprofit, unincorporated group whose membership consists of REALTORS and others interested in the preseravtion of private property rights and the real estate profession.

Federal law prohibits soliciting contributions from individuals who are not REALTOR members. Information disseminated in the public domain about TREPAC might be considered a solicitation, therefore investments received from non-REALTOR members through this online campaign will be returned.

Don’t miss this free Happy Hour event!
Wine, dine and network with members of the Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS® and view the private residences now available at Montgomery Plaza!

Attendees will need to arrive at the “East Lobby” located on the east side of Montgomery Plaza Residences, and a concierge will direct attendees to the event and open condos on the 7th floor for viewing. Multiple floor plans will be available for attendees to see. Tours of the amenities will be given at 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m. or 7:15 p.m.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see the condos available at Montgomery Plaza!

Directions:
From I-30, exit University and head north. Turn right and head east on W. 7th Street. Montgomery Plaza will be on the left at 2600 W. 7th Street. Please enter Montgomery Plaza Residences via the “East Lobby” on the east side of the building.

Business After Hours Advertisers:
4 Trust Mortgage, Inc., Lisa Segelquist
Alamo Title Company
Allied Home Mortgage
American Home Shield
Bridge Residential Property Services, LLC
Capital Title of Texas
City Kitchen Catering
City Roofing Company, Inc.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Colonial National Mortgage
Commerce Title, J. Harold Sewell, Attorney at Law
Community Bank
Crest Home Inspection LLC
Edward Jones Investments
Envoy Mortgage
Farmers Insurance
Fidelity National Title, Anderson, Riddle & Kuehler
Fidelity National Title, Higgins & Shurtz
Fidelity National Title, The McKnight Firm
First Western Title
HD Homes
Knox Real Estate  LLC
Lawyer’s Title
Nations Home Warranty
North American Title
Old Republic Title
Providence Title
Rattikin Title
RE/MAX Trinity
Republic Title
Virginia Cook, REALTORS®
Williams Trew Real Estate Services
Willow Bend Mortgage
Z’s Café

For More Information

The Texas REALTORS® Leadership Program (TRLP) is designed to assist members in acquiring the skills for leadership, as well as strengthen their involvement on all levels of the REALTOR® organization, and equip them with the tools and information needed to take the next step in their careers.

The program consists of nine modules that will be offered from Fall 2011 through Spring 2012, and includes an overnight retreat and a trip to Austin. Graduates of the TRLP are placed on the fast track for leadership opportunities at both their local association and the Texas Association of REALTORS®.

Leadership Program 2011-2012 Schedule:
Each TRLP session is unique and will feature speakers and guests from several arenas of leadership, including business, political, and community leaders. The class will also meet with several of the top leaders within the REALTOR® association. Keep in mind that participants will need to plan to spend the full day listed below for each session, although the hours will vary.
Module 1: Opening Retreat – September 15-16, 2011
Module 2: Leadership Qualities – October 7, 2011
Module 3: Planning Your Success – November 4, 2011
Module 4: Leadership Across Differences – December 2, 2011
Module 5: Spokesperson Training – January 27, 2012
Module 6: TAR Winter Meeting – February 24-25 or 25-26, 2012
Module 7: Balance and Renewal – March 23, 2012
Module 8: Law, Legislature and Leadership – April 20, 2012
Module 9: Graduation and Review – May 10, 2012

Program Details:
The number of participants will be a maximum of approximately 20-25 to encourage personal participation. Since the number of appointments to the TRLP is limited, applicants who are not selected are encouraged to re-apply in subsequent years. A TRLP Selection Committee will select program members from a cross-section of the REALTOR® membership within the participating boards and associations. Attendance at retreats and monthly sessions is mandatory. Those who fail to attend may be asked to withdraw, with no refund of tuition.

Tuition for the nine module program is $450. This may be paid entirely by the participant or in partnership with a broker or a sponsor.

Application Process:
Following the completion of an application, TRLP participants will be selected by an anonymous committee of participating board and association members. The deadline to submit an application for the 2011-2012 TRLP is 5 p.m., Friday, July 29th.

TRLP Application

For More Information:
Contact Robert Gleason at 817-336-5165, ext. 110, or r.gleason@gfwar.org. The deadline for submitting an application for the 2011-2012 TRLP is by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 29.