1. Changes coming to Auto-Population June 25th On June 25 th, Tempo will be changing how auto-population works. Instead of pulling in tax information from Stewart Tax, it will now be pulled in from Realist. This change will enable Tempo to auto-populate properties from all counties in Texas. Slight Tax ID format changes to Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery counties will occur making them consistent their appraisal district formats. Auto-populating by street name requires more information to find the street address. For example, in Stewart you could simply enter Park and it would return all variants of Park, like Park Maple, Park Wind, Par York, etc. Now, Realist will only return Park Rd, Park Ave, Park Blvd. If you want to find Park Maple, you must enter Park Maple. MLS Area will not be auto-populated by Realist at this time. Click here for a short video walkthrough of the changes coming next week.Click here for a short video walkthrough of the changes coming next week.

2. Don’t Delay. Apply for 20 Under 40 Today! Do you have a young rising star in your ranks? 2014 marks the 5th Annual NextgenREALTOR® Group (NRG) 20 under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate awards. This prestigious honor is presented to 20 HAR members 40 years of age or younger who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of sales, leadership and community involvement. To apply, view the qualifications and FAQs go to http://www.har.com/nrg/faq.cfm http://www.har.com/nrg/faq.cfm The deadline to apply is August 8th and you may only receive this honor once. Awards will be presented on September 22nd at the Bayou City Event Center. Questions: Contact Rozlynn Crew at roz@har.com or 713 629 1900 ext. 222.

3. Weekly HAR Market Stat Price growth. It has been the result of low inventory in the market these days, and it would appear that the duration of the summer market will continue to see an increase in year-over-year median sales price. If inventory makes a significant leap, perhaps we'll see a different sort of impact on housing prices. Until then, the longer buyers wait, the more risk they take of paying a little bit more for that house key. In the Houston region, for the week ending June 8: New Listings increased 10.4% to 2,828 Pending Sales increased 16.1% to 2,258 Closed Sales decreased 6.7% to 1,428

4. Questions? 713-629-1900 ext. 6 Determining accurate property values depends more than ever on professional expertise and competence, the best use of technology, and a commitment to approach the valuation assignment from all pertinent perspectives. This course is specifically designed to help residential real estate agents and brokers enhance their skills in creating BPOs, reducing risk, and applying alternative valuation methods. Upon completion of this course you will receive an email inviting you to apply online. There is a one-time application fee of $199 and an online webinar that must be completed. Also, to be enrolled in the preferred provider panel, please note that you must have been licensed for at least two-and-a-half years and you or your broker have an E&O policy with $250,000 minimum coverage per incident and $500,000 aggregate maximum. Date: Thursday, June 26 th Time: 8:30am-5:00pm Location: HAR Central Investment: $99 BPOR: The Agent's Role in the Valuation Process Learn to Make Better Valuations Register @ www.har.com/edu