1. The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business In This Week’s “The EDGE” Introducing the New HAR.com Bring Your Business Alive Changes Coming to Tempo Houston Market Movements Become Certified! “The Edge” is a weekly tool for managers to use to inform their agents and stay current and up-to-date about important real estate industry issues. Brought to you by the HAR Communications Department.

2. The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business Introducing the New HAR.com Get Ready. Get Set. Go Live!

3. The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business Introducing the New HAR.com (cont’d) Get Ready. Get Set. Go Live!

4. The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business Bring Your Business Alive This Wednesday, March 25, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Central, Inman News will leverage its technology prowess and access to the best real estate stage talent to bring a live event to your office, your team, your mobile device or wherever you want to access it from around the world. Select Live will feature some of the best and brightest in the industry sharing their insights on: market conditions, authentic marketing, behaving like a leader, growing like a startup, getting as tech-savvy as your clients and learning how to digitally target your customers. Access to this is FREE as an HAR member through your free Inman Select subscription. If you haven’t already signed up for Inman Select, don’t delay! Click here to get started: http://bit.ly/1G68rPW.http://bit.ly/1G68rPW

5. The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business Changes Coming to Tempo Effective this Wednesday, March 25, the following items will be published to the TEMPO MLS System: Add/Edit: Listings in the Rental category will be able to be copied to other property classes if it is also For Sale! When copying the listing, an additional field will be present asking what property class to copy the Rental listing to. Business Rule Change: 3 days after the Option End Date passes, the system will change the listing from the Option Pending status to the Pending status. Previously, the system changed the listing to the Pending Continue to Show Status. Agent Performance Report: Resolved error preventing this report from running. There are many more changes coming. Read about them now on HAR Connect at http://bit.ly/1C4T9YX.

6. The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business Have rents risen enough to convince renters to take the plunge into home ownership? That's the question of the moment. With mortgage rates remaining low, the time may be ripe for renters to invest in something beyond a 12-month lease as rental rates continue to soar. In the Houston region, for the week ending March 15: New Listings increased 0.2% to 2,272 Pending Sales increased 2.0% to 1,911 Closed Sales decreased 5.2% to 1,265 Houston Market Movements

7. The EDGE Information and news that gives you an edge in the real estate business Texas Residential Leasing Specialist Certification The first day of this course covers the following topics: The Essentials of Residential Leasing (03-00-076-27372), which provides licensees with the core competencies they need in their role as a property manager or leasing agent; Agency Issues Impacting Property Managers and Leasing Agents (03-00-076-27374), where REALTORS® learn how agency is established and to distinguish between the various kinds of agency relationships. Day Two covers the following topics: Marketing and Leasing Residential Properties (03-00-076-27370), which will provide the licensee with the core competencies they need in their role and responsibilities when functioning as a property manager or leasing agent; The TAR Residential Lease Agreement (03-00-076-27373), which is designed to keep real estate licensees compliant and properly executing the basic fundamentals of leasing representation, property management and their role in that process. Approved for 12 hours of MCE credit. Date: Wed. & Thurs., April 1 & 2 Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: HAR Central Investment: $149 Register at www.har.com/eduQuestions? Call 713.629.1900 ext. 6www.har.com/edu Become Certified!