President’s Message

Hope all is well fellow

REALTORS and Affiliates! As I

write this newsletter it is raining

and thundering down here in

Marathon Key FL, but I will take

that any day compared to what I

hear you went through the last

couple of weeks. It will get

warmer, trust me I’ve seen it

happen, just hopefully not too

much more white stuff and especially the

cold. Some quick reminders:

The Nominating Committee meets Thursday

2/21 to prepare a slate of candidates for our

spring election. If you or someone you

know is interested in running for a 2-year

term on the NWAR Board, please notify

Nominating Committee Chair Julie Manthei

or Matt.

Plenty of educational opportunities are

approaching, starting with the REALTOR

Safety & Self-Defense Seminar on 2/28

which is FREE for NWAR Members - register

ASAP and contact Matt if you'd like to be a

sponsor.

We added a second Lunch & Learn in March

covering Langlade GIS Maps with Duane

Haakenson. We also have an Appraisals

class with Broker-Appraiser Marla Malone

followed by Vilas GIS with Barb Gibson and

Title & Closing with Al Mancl in April and

May. Register for any or all of

these informative classes to stay

on top of your game in the

upcoming selling season.

We also have 4 designation

webinars upcoming: ABR on

2/26-27 and CRS, GREEN and

PSA courses in April/May.

Thank you to Jim Tait for

inspiring the board last month to

contact WRA requesting a Call to Action to

stop the federal government shutdown. We

sent a letter to Mike Theo who passed it

along to Bill Malkasian at NAR. The very

next day the federal government was

reopened so clearly they understand NWAR

is not to be trifled with! Rest assured we will

be back on the case in the event of another

shutdown!

We shared an alert last month about a

suspicious individual and received a

warning from NAR of a phishing email

making the rounds. Remember to trust your

instincts and be wary of odd or unsolicited

emails. Come to our safety seminar and join

our Facebook Group to stay on top of agent

safety and receive timely alerts when

situations like these arise.

Thank you for being the voice of Real Estate!

Ron

Inside This Issue:

WRA Appraisal Conference -

WI Dells March 11-12

NAR Broker Summit -

Austin TX April 2-3

REALTOR & Government

Day - Madison April 24

Ron Welnetz, NWAR

The Buzz:

GNMLS President’s Message 2

Affiliates & Sponsors 3

MLS Memo & AE Corner 3

Member Recognition & Events 4

REALTORS on the Move 4

About NWAR/GNMLS 5

Safety Seminar Registration 6

Affiliate Spotlight

Safety & Self-Defense Seminar - Rhinelander 2/28

All REALTORS, staff and guests are invited to a special 2-hour

REALTOR Safety Seminar on Thursday 2/28 featuring instructor

Joe Rosner of Best Defense USA, author of The Real Estate Safety

Book. Joe’s program includes safety tips you can use to identify and

avoid dangerous situations as well as simple, effective self-defense

techniques that could someday save your life!

Your NWAR leadership believes this program and your safety is so

important that they decided to make it FREE FOR ALL NWAR

MEMBERS! This event is at the conveniently located Quality Inn in

Rhinelander (right by the 8 & 47 intersection), and doors open at

noon for food and networking followed by Joe’s presentation from 1-3pm.

See registration form on page 6 and please register by 2/22. Sponsorships available!

February 2019

Northwoods Association of REALTORS® & Greater Northwoods MLS®

Volume 9, Issue 2

The Realty Review

Page 2 Volume 9, Issue 2

Well here we are in mid-

February. This winter, we went

from warm mild temperatures to

extreme bitter cold and now we

have shifted into snow mode. You

got to love a Wisconsin winter! It

won’t be long until spring is here

and whether you are sitting in your

office or lying on a warm beach

somewhere, it’s a good time to

contemplate your marketing plan

and goals for 2019.

The MLS Nominating Committee is

making their final call for any Broker

-Owners who are interested in

s e r v i n g o n t h e G N M L S

Board. Please do not hesitate to

contact Jackie Leonhard if you are

interested in any of the positions on

the board that will be opening up

this fall including President-Elect,

Treasurer and three Director

positions. Directors elected in 2019

will serve a 2-year term from

October 2019 through September

2021.

For those of you who use “Xposure”

there are new tabs which now

include full function Search, PCS

and Hotsheet tabs. Lon will be out

and about over the next several

months visiting offices to show you

the ins and outs of Xposure and its

features. Please participate by

contacting Lon to set up a date and

time.

Finally, our organization has spent a

lot of money on the electronic

lockboxes. However, there are e-

boxes on less than 50% of eligible

listings. Please use them wherever

you can. The convenience and

security of having them on your

listings is well worth it. If there’s a

reason for not using them, we’d like

to hear it so we can fine tune our

plans for lockboxes moving

forward.

Until next time, enjoy the snow and

sell, sell, sell!!!

John

John Misina, GNMLS

President’s Message

All WRA Members who use Zipform

Plus must renew each spring with

ZipLogix. There is no cost to renew

since zipForm Plus is included in your

WRA REALTOR Membership. To view a step-by-step guide with

zipForm Plus renewal instructions, visit: goo.gl/ga8d77.

If you use the zipForm 6 Standard desktop application and receive a

renewal notice, that is not included in your WRA membership so you

will need to pay to renew your license for the zipForm desktop app. If

you need assistance with renewal, please call the ZipLogix help desk

at (586) 840-0140.

The 2019 REALTOR Broker Summit offers two days of learning,

networking and collaborating with industry experts, entrepreneurs

and top brokers. Attendees will learn actionable takeaways to build

your brokerage and achieve greater success.

This year’s event is April 2nd & 3rd deep in the heart of the Texas

capitol at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. Register

before March 11 to save $50 off registration and book your hotel

accommodations on the NAR website at: goo.gl/3N9dHs

REALTOR & Government Day on April 24th is

your annual opportunity to meet state lawmakers

and lobby for laws that serve the interests of

homeowners and the real estate industry.

Attendance is free for Members and NWAR has

some funds available for travel stipends. Let us

know if you plan to attend and register online at:

www.wra.org/RGDay

zipForm Plus Renewal Instructions

2019 WRA Appraisal Conference March 11-12

Kalahari Resort - WI Dells

2-day, 1-day and half-day options from $90-$280 - register by 2/25

www.wra.org/appraisalconference

Please remember to include essential

documents as noted in the January 24

popup message; RECR, LBP, and if

available a survey or GIS map.

It has been a few years since I visited

many of your offices and I’m looking

forward to seeing you over the next

several months. I will be visiting to

review the new Xposure product with

you and make sure you are able to

take advantage of its features and

present your best image to

consumers who use our search

portal, upnorthmls.com to find

listings in our area.

Caution – the MLS uses hi-quality

photos and recently changed the

maximum from 20 to 99. Be careful

not to lose customers’ attention to

your listing because it fails to load

quickly on their phone due to too

many photos.

AE Corner MLS Memo

I have had a few calls asking about the

NWAR Family Scholarship. It will be

opening sometime in March thru April,

so please watch for that in our upcoming

newsletters. WRA also has a

REALTOR Children Scholarship that is

taking applications now through March

8th at: www.wra.org/scholarship/.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a

significant reduction of the corporate tax

rate. Many small businesses including

real estate firms, independent contractor

agents and rental owners have been

awaiting verification from the IRS on

whether it applies to them. Fortunately

the IRS recently clarified that it DOES

apply in most cases. Read more at

goo.gl/XEgzTt and consult your

accountant for guidance in how you may

be able to deduct up to 20% on qualified

business income!

We have many Lunch & Learns,

designation webinars, a free safety

seminar & more events/classes in the

near future - hope you will join us!

MLS Tip: Express Custom Grid View now

offers a column for Lot size in acres.

NWAR Affiliates Page 3

Matt Seegert - NWARMatt@gmail.com Lon Fisk - NWARLonF@gmail.com

Affiliate Company Location Affiliate Name Phone

A to Z Home Inspections Harshaw Patrick Brennan 715-358-5809

AmeriSpec Inspection Services Rhinelander Brad Francis 715-493-0185

Associated Title & Closing Services Ironwood MI Roy D’Antonio 906-932-6340

Big Moose Home Inspections Bessemer MI Tom Ruemenapp 906-663-2221

CoVantage Credit Union Antigo Michelle Brettingen 715-627-4336

CoVantage Credit Union Antigo Pam Jansen 715-627-4336

CoVantage Credit Union Crandon Angela Retzlaff 715-478-5100

Gowey Abstract & Title Minocqua Mike Brandner 715-356-3000

Great North Bank Eagle River Dan Stark 715-598-9919

JP Home Inspections Rhinelander James Pueschner 715-360-7228

Knight Barry Title Service Minocqua Patrick Hugunin 715-439-4114

mBank Eagle River John Hletko 715-477-3841

mBank Eagle River Cathy Humbaugh 715-477-3885

Northern Title & Abstract Rhinelander Al Mancl 715-365-5000

Northwoods Title & Closing Eagle River Maryann Fath 715-479-6459

Oneida Title & Abstract Rhinelander Jeanne Smith 715-362-3348

People’s State Bank Eagle River Val Dreger 715-479-1794

People’s State Bank Minocqua Tim Sanderson 715-358-7070

River Valley Bank Minocqua LeAnn Hayden 715-358-9319

Shoreline Title Services Rhinelander Greg Peckels 715-369-3934

The Cayo Group at Inlanta Mortgage Minocqua Dee Cayo 715-358-9700

Tomahawk Community Bank SSB Tomahawk Shelly Cole 715-453-5354

Tomahawk Community Bank SSB Tomahawk Deb Duncan 715-453-5354

Vilas Title Service Eagle River Rick Ernst 715-479-4070

Wisconsin Benefit Planning Minocqua Charlie Ouimette 715-356-2300

* These are non-member paid advertisements that are not specifically

endorsed or promoted by NWAR.

ENV Property Solutions Fifield

Ph: 715-661-0561

ENVPropertySolutions.com

Mold/lead/asbestos investigations, soil/groundwater testing & more

NWAR Sponsors*

Registration: wra.org/ABR_Overview/

The ABR two-day core course will provide you with the tools and know-how to represent buyer-clients in real estate transactions and provide them the same level of service that sellers typically enjoy. This course also offers ideas and methods for building a buyer-representation business, forming buyer relationships, winning repeat business and referrals, and more.

Northwoods Drone Photography & Video

Rhinelander

Ph: 715-383-4519 E: zetekd@gmail.com

Licensed & Insured Drone Photography & Videos

2019 Designation Webinars @ NWAR

Date(s): Designation (click to register)

Feb 26-27 ABR Designation Course

Apr 9 CRS: Smart Home Technologies

Apr 25-26 GREEN Designation Course

May 8 PSA: Mastering the CMA

AE Tip: NAR recently revised Standard 1-7 of the Code of Ethics by requiring listing brokers to submit

written affirmation to cooperating brokers that an offer was submitted to the seller or notice if the

seller waived this obligation. See: goo.gl/XS7nrZ

Volume 9, Issue 2 Page 4

Name From To

Andrew Bartelt S.C. Swiderski Land Co - Mosinee

Lynn Butkus Exit Greater Realty - Explore - Wausau

Jack Mitchell JEM Realty Group - Green Bay

Maria Schuelke T&M Future 7^ - Butternut Hilgart Realty - Park Falls

Marcella Sullivan Executive Appraisals Corp^ - Eagle River

Jon Wasleske Jones Realty, LLC - Schofield

Name Office

Nicole Berkey Skeleton Key Realty* - Park Falls

Katie Paremski1 Re/Max Property Pros - Eagle River

Lauren Sowinski1 First Weber - Rhinelander

Penny Jo Zeidler1 Hilgart Realty - Park Falls

New GNMLS Subscribers:

Lockbox Leaders

% Active Listings w/LBs

4 Star Realty 100%

Lake Country Realty 100%

Woodland Lakes Realty 94%

Lakeland Realty 91%

NWoods Community Realty 86%

Eskridge Real Estate 75%

Redman Realty Group 74%

eXp Realty 71%

Wolf River Realty 68%

Schmidt-Haus Realty 63%

View SentriLock lockbox training guides, tip sheets and

more at: goo.gl/kN7F3

REALTOR Anniversaries

Congratulations to the following NWAR Member(s)

celebrating a quinquennial anniversary this month:

30 Years:

Gary Goska - Eliason Realty of the North, Land o Lakes

25 Years:

Beverly Schoenberger - Up North Rentals & Realty, Rhl

20 Years:

Bob Slowik - Northside Realty, Elcho

5 Years:

Allen Siems - eXp Realty, Eagle River

Members must attend a general meeting within 1 year of

anniversary to receive a free anniversary pin. If you cannot

attend, contact the board office to order a pin (cost $10).

Transfers & Releases: REALTORS® on the Move

Now that the CE season has ended, we found extra time to

put toward our Lunch & Learn classes. We therefore

added a Langlade County GIS Mapping class in Antigo

on March 7th with Duane Haakenson, followed by our

regularly-scheduled All About Appraisals class in

Woodruff on March 13th with Marla Malone.

Please fill out the link at right (just once is fine) to let us

know which upcoming L&L courses interest you. We will

email you a reminder the week prior to confirm if you are

able to attend. Have another idea for a Lunch & Learn?

Let us know and we may try to squeeze it in soon!

1 = New NWAR Mbr

* = New GNMLS Ofc

We share sad news that Pete Morgan

passed away Friday January 18th at his

home. Pete served in the National

Guard for many years and owned/

ope ra ted Ce nt ur y 21 Gr eat er

Northwoods from 1993-2016 before

retiring from real estate in April 2018. Pete also served

as GNMLS President in 2004-05 and 2011-12.

Please visit goo.gl/K9rDwu to view his obituary and

share your memories of Pete.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to Pete's family and

his many colleagues for their loss. Rest in peace, Pete.

In Memoriam

YTD Sales Update

Median Price Units On/Off Water 2018 2019 2018 2019

SFH Off 104,750 114,250 70 52

SFH On 259,500 202,000 60 43

Land Off 53,000 35,000 36 26

Land On 119,375 71,450 28 14

2019 started off well below 2018, which may be from the mortgage rate spike in late 2018 (which

has tapered since) and/or people waiting to see the fiscal impacts of the mid-terms. Hopefully with that

all behind us, sales will rebound soon. Fingers crossed for the federal government to stay open!

Lunch & Learn: March Two-Fer! Upcoming Lunch & Learns (11:45a-1:00p)

Date Course Name & Location Instructor

Mar 7 Langlade County GIS Mapping CoVantage Credit Union - Antigo

Duane Haakenson Langlade Land Records Director

Mar 13 All About Appraisals NWAR Board Office

Marla Malone NWAR Appraiser & Broker

Apr 10 Vilas Co Land Info & GIS Vilas County Courthouse

Barb Gibson Vilas Co Land Info.GIS Admin

May 8 Title & Closing Concerns Rhinelander Chamber

Al Mancl Northern Title & Abstract

Full L&L Schedule & Registration: goo.gl/1jn4VM

See more stats at: goo.gl/ZTNhLD

^ = Closed GNMLS Office

WRA Destination CE

St Lucia March 5-8

www.wra.org/destinationce

Active Listings (exc land/comm): 1601 LB Participants Active List: 1413 (88%)

Eligible Listings w/LBs: 657 (47%)

“Home is any four walls that enclose the right person.”- Helen Rowland

The Northwoods Association of REALTORS® was founded in 1953

as a non-profit organization dedicated to serving real estate

brokers and agents in the Northwoods area. NWAR provides a

central hub for our 400+ Members to communicate, establish

policy, receive training and implement new solutions to better

serve their clients.

Greater Northwoods Multiple Listing Service®, a wholly-owned

subsidiary of NWAR, is dedicated to providing our Members

with first-rate service and support in listing and viewing

properties and conducting business in accordance with the

ethical standards of the industry. GNMLS currently serves more

than 170 Member offices comprised of over 480 brokers, agents

and appraisers.

PO Box 377

320 Oak St, Suite B

Woodruff, WI 54568

Phone: 715-356-3400

Fax: 888-399-2118

Staff@NorthwoodsRealtors.org

Nor thwoods Assoc ia t i on o f REALTORS ®

& Grea te r Nor thwoods MLS ®

Volume 9, Issue 2 Page 5

Northwoods Association of REALTORS®

Officers (Term^):

Ron Welnetz, President 627-4885

Julie Manthei, President-Elect 356-3207

Trudy Campbell, Treasurer (1) 904-0203

Shelly Cole, Past President 453-5354

Directors (Term-Year - limit 2-2):

Tom Bird (1-1^) 356-9521

Andy Harris (1-2) 543-8900

LeAnn Hayden (1-2) 358-9319

Andrea Krueger (1-2) 453-3365

Jonathan Long (1-2) 453-4910

Joyce Nykolayko (1-1) 546-3900

Ed Raasch (1-1) 224-3800

Pete Rondello (1-1) 358-0450

Greater Northwoods MLS®

Officers (Term^):

John Misina, President 479-4431

Jackie Leonhard, President-Elect 453-2673

Mark Wagner, Treasurer (1) 762-3291

Adam Redman, Past President 358-0450

Directors (Term-Year - limit 2-2):

Jerry Burkett (2-1) 479-3090

Ed Choinski (1-2) 493-7827

Sandy Ebben (1-2) 365-3000

Dan Pudlo (2-2) 547-3033

Brenda Thompson (2-1) 358-0494

Julie Winter-Paez (1-1) 480-4333

Board of Directors 2018-19

NWAR Homepage: NorthwoodsREALTORS.org

Member FB Group: Facebook.com/Groups/NorthwoodsREALTORS

About Us

Board Office Location: www.goo.gl/qRzxH

Use East entrance (double doors by drive-up window)

Our office hours are 8am-5pm Monday through Friday

(Area code 715 unless otherwise noted)

NWAR & GNMLS on the Web:

www.goo.gl/2pnHM www.goo.gl/2fjJs

www.goo.gl/6aOAZ

The National Association of

REALTORS® MVP Program

encourages members to take

actions that will benefit NAR and

members while rewarding them

for being active within their

association.

If you join the RPR Connect

Facebook group by Feb. 28, you

will earn a free Little Orange

Book: Sales and Marketing

Rules to Live By download

($9.95 value) from the REALTOR

Store. Claim your MVP reward

today at:

MVP.REALTOR.ORG

www.goo.gl/KI9MI

^ President, President-Elect and Past President terms are 1 year each; Treasurers may serve up to two 1-year terms.

^ - Appointed to 1-year term to fill vacancy

Next Board Meetings:

Thursday, February 21st GNMLS - 8:30am NWAR - 10:00am

Meetings are the third Thursday of each month - Members welcome!

NWAR Committees, Chairpersons & Duties: https://northwoodsrealtors.org/committees

East on Kemp St from intersection of Hwy 8 & 47 Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ZrSsA8pTvBq

NWAR REALTOR Safety & Self-defense Seminar

Guest Signup Sheet - Return with payment by 2/22/19 to: NWAR, PO Box 377, Woodruff WI 54568

Note: Cancellations after 2/22/19 are non-refundable

Confirmation Email: _______________________________________

Please mark “N” for any nonmembers of NWAR and return with payment. If all attendees are NWAR Members, simply fill out and scan/email to matt@northwoodsrealtors.org or fax to 888-399-2118.

*Event Food Sponsorships $100 - Contact Matt@northwoodsrealtors.org if interested*

Attendee Name(s): Mark “N” for Nonmembers ($25ea)

Where: Quality Inn - Rhinelander 668 W Kemp St, Rhinelander Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ZrSsA8pTvBq

When: Thursday February 28th, 2019 12:00pm - Food & Networking 1:00-3:00 - Safety Seminar

Cost: FREE for NWAR Members, $25 for nonmembers

Please join us for a “Real Estate Safety & Self-Defense” Seminar with The Real Estate Safety Book author and crime prevention/self-defense expert Joe Rosner on Thursday February 28th at Quality Inn of Rhinelander.

Joe’s program will show you how to stay safe when at properties and how to avoid and survive other dangers you may face. This powerful educational experience includes demonstration of simple, effective self-defense techniques and personal safety tips.

The skills you learn in this program may save your life and this seminar is FREE for all NWAR Members!

Joe Rosner Best Defense USA