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Now's your chance to sign up to volunteer with VAR.  Need a reason to volunteer your time?  We'll give you three (and it starts with making more money):

It's simple, really: The more you learn, the more you'll earn.

If you want to know more than your competitors, it's simply not enough to read the news, blogs and (shameless plug) Commonwealth magazine -- anyone can do that. You need to make bigger commitment: to dive deep into discussions with your peers and discover tomorrow's issues before they become today's issues.

In the early 1990s, VAR was instrumental in passing an overhaul of Virginia’s real estate agency law and regulation. In light of changing business practices since that time, VAR leadership has been asked to consider recommendations for possible updates to Virginia's license law during the 2011 General Assembly Session.  There are three general recommendations under consideration:

VAR is now an official partner of the REALTORS® Federal Credit Union. REALTORS® FCU is a not-for-profit credit union. And because credit unions are member-owned, earnings accrue to benefit members–not stockholders.

REALTORS^® Federal Credit Union Now Offers:

• Highly Competitive Interest & Dividend Rates on Certificate Investments
• Traditional & Money Market Savings
• Free eChecking with MasterCard Debit Card with access to Surcharge-Free ATM Transactions at Thousands of CO-OP Network & CU24 Network ATMs
• Free myBranch Services Including: myAccounts Online, Online Statements, Deposits, Transfers, Bill Pay and more!
• Personal Loans & Credit Lines
• New & Used Vehicle, Boat & RV Loans
• Home Loan Financing
• Business Savings & Money Market Accounts

Thanks to your feedback, we have enlarged the font size in the fillable fields of the Residential Lease (form 200) and Residential Contract of Purchase (form 600) forms.  The revised forms are now available for download in the VAR Forms Center.  The font size is the only change made to the forms.  No changes were made to the pagination or substantive content.

If you see Hampton Roads Realtor® James Arnhold out and about, be sure to give him a pat on the back and a hearty atta-boy: He was just named a finalist in NAR's 2010 Good Neighbor Awards. 

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