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CALL FOR ACTION: Wisconsin Has a Housing Crisis

With statewide housing inventory levels at historic lows and median home prices continuing to rise, Wisconsin has a major workforce housing shortage problem. Employers in the state are having a hard time recruiting workers to fill thousands of job openings due to an historic shortage of affordable housing options for workers.

Two of the biggest barriers to new home building in communities are the opposition from existing residents, or NIMBYs (Not in My Backyard), and the lack of financing tools for new development.

You can help remove barriers to create more housing by using the form at the link below to send a pre-written message, encouraging state lawmakers to pass legislation and fund loan programs to help fix Wisconsin’s housing shortage.

https://www.votervoice.net/WIRea.../Campaigns/105579/Respond

IMPORTANT – LISTING CONFIRMATION DEADLINE CHANGE

As of June 1, 2023 new listings submitted after 4:30 pm will not be CONFIRMED until the next business day. No exceptions will be made. Data Compliance will review all listings submitted after 4:30 pm on the next business day. All listings must have the contract uploaded at the time of submission in order to be confirmed.

Great New Customer Resource Brochure

A new brochure titled, "REALTORS® Do More Than Sell Homes," was unveiled at REALTOR® and Government Day that highlights four pieces of legislation that the WRA passed to promote and protect your client's property rights and property taxes. To access the brochure, visit the WRA's downloadable consumer brochure page here and look for the REALTORS® Do More Than Sell Homes link.

NAR New Fair Housing Training Requirement

National Association of REALTORS® new-member applicants must now complete two hours of fair housing training and existing members must complete two hours of fair housing training every three years as a condition of REALTOR® membership, including one training option that is of no cost to members.

The new requirement was approved by the association's Board of Directors at its May 11 meeting. The three-year cycle coincides with NAR's existing Code of Ethics training requirement and begins in 2025.

Courses satisfying the new NAR requirement are:

At Home With Diversity
Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

Fairhaven:

Create a Demographics report in Spanish with CRS Data's MLS Tax Suite

In Paragon, under the Tax tab>Tax Integrations, CRS Data's demographic reports are available to print, download, and email in Spanish.
To create one, view your subject property's Demographic report then hover over either Print, Email, or Save PDF options(#1). In the menu select En Espanol (#2).
You can also create a Property Report in Spanish. See how here.

Thank You 2023 REALTOR & Government Day Attendees

Thank you to everyone who took the time to attend REALTOR® Government Day 2023! Northeast Wisconsin had great representation with 75 members joining the 600+ agents from around the state who descended on the state capitol to advocate for real estate industry.

Legislators from Northeast Wisconsin heard real life stories and examples that lie behind some of our biggest legislative priorities, including:

Fixing the Housing Crisis

Maintaining the Cap on Property Tax Levies

Improving the Customer Service Experience at DSPS

Keeping the Sales Tax Exemption for MLS databases

This was a great kick-off to our 2023-2024 legislative session. Please stay tuned for updates from WRA on our progress with these legislative priorities!
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CRS Data's MLS Suite - Benefit Your Business

This month's feature on demand webinar from CRS Data's MLS Suite, integrated into Paragon, is all about how to generate a report to compare Residential properties. Click HERE for the video!

How Can CRS Data's Comparables Benefit Your Business? Comparables are an indispensable tool for both listing and buyer's agents. With CRS Data, agents can see both MLS and off-market transactions, giving them the full picture of the market and allowing them to provide a higher level of service to their clients. Because CRS Data has access to all county tax assessors' public records-not just MLS records-this tool brings unique and robust value that cannot be realized using MLS records alone.

Also check out how to create mailing labels: Video HERE!

Interested in learning more about CRS Data's MLS Suite? Click HERE! CRS Data also has a world of on demand training right at your fingertips.
Within Paragon, click on the Tax tab (top of page)>Tax Integrations>CRS Data: Tax Search. This will bring you to the CRS Data MLS Suite page.
Click on the Help tab on the upper right>MLS Tax Suite Help Center in the middle of the page. Here, you will find videos & webinars, comparables, prospecting, maps, tips and troubleshooting, CRS Data updates and more!

2023 Month by Month Supra Training

Check out this cool new interactive webinar calendar from Supra! Looking for a LIVE webinar? Look no further - 2023 Supra training schedule HERE!

Celebrating 3 Years of TrustFunds!

Thank you TrustFunds for three great years of partnership! In three years RANW has successfully processed more than 7,600 electronic earnest money payments with TrustFunds and has fastest transaction time for 54 seconds!