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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

When you join Joshua Tree Gateway Association of REALTORS®, you are part of a voluntary membership trade association that consists of your Real Estate peers in Southern California’s Morongo Basin communities, professionals specializing in residential, commercial, industrial and investment brokerage, property management, appraisal, counseling, lending, insurance and all other fields within the real estate industry. As a member of JTGAR, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®(C.A.R.) and the National Association of REALTORS® (N.A.R.), your membership entitles you to the very best in products and services. Most of all, we're the local board for the Morongo Basin. Political assessments and contributions sent through our membership is available in part to be spent supporting or fighting local issues that directly affect the real estate industry and profession in our area, the area in which you live and do business.

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BUSINESS, INFORMATION and TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

  • Lonewolf Transactions Zipforms Edition: Real Estate Transaction Form/Management System

  • Zipforms Mobile Edition

  • Digital Ink e-Signature Service Signatures

  • Forms Advisor: identifies which forms you’ll need for a transaction

  • FormsTutor: Educates on Standard Forms clause-by-clause

  • ZipVault:  Save transaction-related documents to your Zipforms account!

  • ZipForms ePubs: Digitized versions of Combined Hazards Booklets and separate signature pages

  • Quarterly Membership Newsletter

  • Membership Informational Emails, including CAR/NAR Calls to Action

  • Infographics, Interactive Market Stats, Market Snapshots via C.A.R.

  • 45 Free Online CE Credits per year via CAR Education!

  • C.A.R. Finance Helpline

  • C.A.R. Sample Letter Library: Form letters without drafting your own legal language

  • zipConsult: Web-conference with your clients and share your computer monitor, available 24/7

  • Down Payment Resource Directory: downpayment.car.org

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PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

  • Disciplinary Greivance and dispute resolution services

  • Mediation/Arbitration ​between members or member/client

  • The REALTOR Code of Ethics 

  • Use of the REALTOR Membership Mark and Title

  • C.A.R. Legal Hotline

  • C.A.R. Ombudsman Hotline

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MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE

  • Access to the CRMLS​, the largest MLS in the state of California with 41 participating associations

  • MLS Data-sharing with 16 California MLS systems

  • Reciprocal Access to 4 MLS Systems and 15 additional service areas (See CRMLS Coverage)

  • CRMLS Mobile Apps and MLS Touch

  • Eligibility for Supra Key Subscription with a current MLS account

  • SafeMLS Access and account security

  • ​CRMLS Webinar and Online Training Videos and Live Zoom instruction 

  • Online and weekend-staffed support line at 800-525-1525

  • Ziplogix-MLS Connect Service

  • Realist Tax System

  • CloudMLX

  • Homesnap Pro

  • Nestfully

  • Showingtime: Home Showing Scheduling directly from MLS

  • Homeseekers App

  • Remine: marketing and data mining

  • Infosparks Real-time Market Stats

  • Listing Syndication to hundreds of portal sites

  • RPR: REALTORS Property Resource, a nationwide Real Estate property library

  • Regular Area-specific MLS caravans 

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MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS

  • Interactive Market Statistic Reports

  • Interactive City Buyer's Guides

  • Inventory Reports, Market Update Videos

  • ShowingTime MLS-Integrated Showing Appointment Management System

  • RealSatisfied: a tool to streamline sharing and publishing client testimonials

  • InfoSparks:​ interactive, real-time market statistics tool​

  • ListHub Online Listing Distribution 

  • Cloud CMA: Custom CMA and Report and Flyer Builder

  • Cloudstreams​​

  • Homesnap Pro: Public-facing searchable MLS 

  • C.A.R. and N.A.R. Consumer Ad Campaigns

  • Housing Matters Podcast

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LEGAL

  • ​C.A.R. Legal Hotline and Online question submission

  • C.A.R. Legal App: Latest News, updates, recent laws, legal Q & A, social media, Red Alert push notifications

  • C.A.R. Scam Watch

  • Disclosure Charts

  • Forms Training and updates

  • Educational Outreach on New and Modified Real Estate Laws

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EVENTS

  • Annual Installation Dinner Event

  • Annual REALTOR® Charity Event

  • REALTOR Placemaking Community Involvement Projects

  • Open House Saturday

  • REALTOR Community Outreach

  • C.A.R. REALTOR Expo

  • Semi-Annual General Membership Meetings

  • Monthly Educational Lunches

  • Regular MLS Training Classes

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EDUCATION

  • New Member Orientation, mandatory Ethics Training 

  • Fair Housing and Diversity Training

  • MLS and business tool training classes

  • Seminars, classes and workshops regularly scheduled 

  • Educational lunches and updates, annual economic and legal forecasts

  • Continuing education and professional development classes

  • Always updated calendar for online events

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ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

  • Broker Involvement Program

  • Local Government Committee 

  • Legislative Liaisons

  • Monitoring of legislation that will impact real estate

  • C.A.R. Red Alerts

  • N.A.R. Call to Action: Federal, state and local level programs

  • REALTOR® Action Center App for easy member political action

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DISCOUNTED REALTOR PRODUCTS

  • Sign Frames, Signage/Riders, Lockboxes, Flyer Boxes, Feather Flag Kits and more at the Association’s Supply Center

  • Bulk Special Orders of REALTOR® product  for members

  • Supra Electronic iLockboxes available

  • Pepper Spray/Safety Spray

  • REALTOR Branded items

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NAR and CAR DISCOUNT PROGRAMS

  • Insurance Products: Liberty Mutual, REALTORS Insurance Marketplace, members Health Insurance Exchange/Medicare Exchange, SMART Short Term Insurance, Supplemental Health Plans, Dental, Vision, Discount Prescription Drug Card

  • Technology: Dell, Lenovo, Sprint, Xerox, Xceligent, Placester, Docusign, Citrix ShareFile

  • Car Rentals: FCA, Avis, Budget, Hertz

  • Banking and Credit: Intuit Quickbooks, REALTOR Federal Credit Union, TransUnion credit screening, Taxbot

  • Risk Management: American Home Shield, Errors and Omissions Insurance

  • Supplies and Shipping: FedEx, OfficeDepot, Office Max, UPS

  • Education: ABR, ePro, Green Designation, MRP, MSA, SREA

  • Marketing: JSJD Media, HomeSelfe RE, eEndorsements,

  • Closing Gifts: Home Depot Gift Card, Sunset Magazine, Ace Relocation

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