In accordance with the Bylaws, the Nominating Committee has met to review the open positions on the Board of Directors for 2018. The following slate of Officers and Directors was selected and is being presented to the membership. If you have any questions or would like to be added to the slate, please contact Mary Pope, Executive Director, in order to learn more about the petition process.

GRI: Advanced Education for Growing Your Business. 

We are pleased to announce that we have adopted a section of road to provide clean up on a quarterly basis.

Join us on Friday, December 1, for our Annual Holiday Luncheon as we celebrate another successful year and announce our 2017 Award Recipients. We will honor the current Leadership Team for their outstanding contributions and the 2018 Officers and Directors will be installed into office. Our membership has grown significantly in 2017 and we hope you plan to attend to enjoy a fabulous networking lunch with old and new friends.

The 400 North Association of REALTORS® held the 2016 Circle of Excellence on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the Forsyth Conference Center in Cumming. The most outstanding group of REALTORS® in North Georgia's real estate industry gathered to celebrate excellence during the past year at this banquet. Circle of Excellence Co-Chairs and Masters of Ceremonies, Jamie Mertz & Laura Quinn, along with President Julie Tressler, oversaw a lively and entertaining evening. After the program, attendees danced the night away.

This year's Circle of Excellence recognized 185 members including 6 who reached a Phoenix milestone. This is a testament to the health and vitality of real estate in Dawson, Forsyth, and Lumpkin counties. We congratulate all of this year's COE Members!

NAR is scheduling new webinars on REALTOR® Safety throughout the year, presented by safety experts.

The Legal Helpline is a FREE service for Georgia REALTORS® which will help you with questions regarding contract forms, ethics/arbitration, and license law. Additionally, members may inquire about basic legal questions.

REALTOR® University's Master of Real Estate (MRE) Program is unlike any advanced program available today, and created specifically with real estate professionals in mind. With five concentrations, ranging from Asset & Property Management to Real Estate Association Management, REALTOR® U's MRE program allows you to focus on your passion, and take your professional specialty to the highest level possible.

As a reminder, the requirements to use the GAR Forms have changed and only REALTORS® members will be allowed to continue using the forms at no cost. In order to access the GAR Forms as a member for FREE, you must enter your National REALTOR® Database System ID (NRDS #) to confirm your REALTOR® membership.

If you do not already know your NRDS #, you may access your NRDS number at https://reg.realtor.org/roreg.nsf/retrieveID?OpenForm.