Narrowing down all of last year’s successes was no easy task, but your Arizona REALTORS® Executive Committee compiled a comprehensive list of some 32 notable accomplishments for 2015.

Below is an infographic featuring the Top 10 Accomplishments (click to download) with another 22 more below.
AAR 2015 Top 10 Accomplishments

  1. Revised AAR’s Bylaws for consistency, clarity and conformity to existing practice
  2. Evaluated Reserve accounts and investment firms to implement a new Investment Policy
  3. Conducted a successful Large Broker Summit
  4. Assisted our building property manager in securing new tenants and making tenant improvements
  5. Implemented quarterly ARDAF and Housing Foundation financial reports
  6. Developed a new Communications Business Plan and Communications budget
  7. Updated and sent the AAR Member Benefits Guide to all members
  8. Conducted a successful Association Executives Workshop in March 2015
  9. Completed NAR Core Standards certifications for all associations through early intervention with local associations
  10. Presented an NAR Tech Day for association staff with Chris DeRosa and Nobu Hata
  11. Revised and released an updated HOA Condominium/Planned Community Addendum in conjunction with the Arizona Association of Community Managers
  12. Conducted an in-depth survey of Designated Brokers to identify the types of claims, demands and administrative complaints they are seeing on a frequent basis
  13. Helped uphold a Supreme Court exemption allowing REALTORS® to serve as mediators as part of AAR professional standards endeavors
  14. Approved two new companies for forms licensing (Reesio & Real Estate Digital)
  15. Improved data collected by MLSConnect® to include the license numbers for agent & firm for TRID compliance
  16. Published a Transaction Management White Paper for brokers to reference when shopping for their business needs
  17. Developed major tech solutions including: REALTOR® Safety (ASAP) alerts, Ask a REALTOR® Hotline phone bank, and Database reports for Risk Management, Legislative & Political Affairs
  18. Trained all local associations in how to choose a REALTOR® Champion and the available REALTOR® Party Grants available for their use
  19. Offered webinars throughout the year featuring 4 webinar tracks, as well as 3 webinars focusing on TRID
  20. Brought Broker Management Clinics, GRI and rCRMS classes to members in 11 local associations using our Remote Live Streaming system
  21. Offered our first FORWARD FORECAST Summit featuring Nobu Hata from NAR plus three major economists: Jonathan Smoke, Lawrence Yun and Elliot Eisenberg
  22. Kicked off our second season of the LTA program in October 2015, including 11 Presidents-elect from local associations
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