Requirements for New REALTOR Members
New REALTOR® members are granted provisional REALTOR® membership upon joining the association, with the understanding that they will complete the following requirements within the specified time frames. Failure to complete any of these within the time frames may result in membership termination.
- NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Don't be late! Late arrivals will be turned away. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
- Orientation MUST be attended within the first two (2) times it is offered after joining. Orientation is only held every other month.
- RAPATTONIMLS NEW USER TRAINING PART 2 - LIVE CLASS - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 (after Orientation) from 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Don't be late! Late arrivals will be turned away.
- Watch the recorded ShowingTime Training here.
- Take the REALTOR® Code of Ethics New Member Orientation Course online here within 90 days after joining the LAR. This free on-line course covers the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics that all members agree to abide by.
- AttendYou Mean Contracts Must Be Written? - three (3) hour CE contracts course on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. New members must RSVP to members@lubbockrealtors.com so that we will have enough materials made.
Contact Cade Fowler, Association Executive, with questions about these requirements.
Voting for 2020 - 2021 Board of Directors
- President Elect - Teresa Smith, Exit Realty
- Secretary/Treasurer - Rich Eberhardt, RE/MAX Lubbock
- President - Ken Harlan, RE/MAX Lubbock. According to the association's bylaws, the current President Elect automatically ascends to President the following year.
2010 - 2021 Directors -- Five (5) will be elected by plurality vote
- Mary Benton - TechTown Realty
- Danny Clark - The WestMark Companies
- Kim Flenniken - McDougal, REALTORS®
- Vanesa Hyde - Exit Realty
- Mark Nanny - Coldwell Banker Rick Canup, REALTORS®
- Gary Owen - Coldwell Banker Rick Canup, REALTORS®
- Jason Ratliff - Williams & Company Real Estate
- Laryen Stammer - NextHome CORE Realty
- Bambi Temple - Century 21 John Walton, REALTORS®
- Lauren Weems - NextHome CORE Realty
- Chanda White - The WestMark Companies
Information about additional candidates: Additional candidates for the offices to be filled may be placed in nomination by a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the REALTOR® membership. The petition must show the candidate's willingess to serve and a statement stating this on the petition must be signed by the candidate. The candidate must qualify according to the qualifications criteria specified in Article XI, Section 4(f) 1, 2, 3, 4, and (g) 1, 2 of the association's bylaws. The petition shall be filed with the Association Executive (Cade Fowler) at least ten (10) days before the election (September 9, 2019). The Association Executive will send notice of such additional candidates to the REALTOR® membership at least forty-eight (48) hours before the election. No write-in candidates will be permitted and no nominations accepted from the floor.
Currently serving Directors who will serve through 2020
- Cynthia Arriaga - Exit Realty
- Donna Sue Clements - RE/MAX Lubbock
- Amy Cox - Coldwell Banker Rick Canup, REALTORS®
- Coby Crump - Exit Realty of Lubbock
- Michael Hutton - Century 21 John Walton, REALTORS®
- Jacoby Madewell - Keller Williams Realty
- Lisa Sellers - The Sellers Realty
Texas Association of REALTORS® Directors serving as Ex-Officio Directors from 2020 - 2023
- Ken Harlan - RE/MAX Lubbock
- Jacky Howard - Coldwell Banker Rick Canup, REALTORS®
2019 Nominating Committee: Cheryl Isaacs, Chair - Rusty DeLoach - Russell McGuire - Debora Perez Ruiz - Lia Saa - Amy Tapp - Wayne Walton
REALTOR vs. Licensee
It's a common misconception. Consumers think anyone that has a real estate salesman or broker licensee is a REALTOR®. But only members of the National Association of REALTORS® are allowed to call themselves a REALTOR®, which make you MORE than JUST a licensee.
Download the logos from the NAR website here.
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