1. Early Voting Ends This Friday
for November 6 General Election
• Make The REALTOR® Party voice heard at the polls during Early Voting,
which continues through this Friday, November 2.
• Information about HAR-supported candidates and local ballot initiatives
may be found HERE.
• Information about Early Voting polling locations
by county is available HERE.
• Did You Know?
• Voters did not have to vote in the May 29 primary election in order
to qualify to vote in the general election on November 6.
• Whether you voted or not in the primary, you may vote for whomever
you choose in November.
• Eligible Texans must have registered to vote by October 9
in order to vote in the November 6 election.

2. Important Tips for Using Tempo/Fusion
With Windows 8
•If you’re planning to upgrade to Windows 8, you will need to make a quick
configuration change in order for Fusion and Tempo to work correctly with
Internet Explorer 10.
•Complete instructions, featuring screen captures,
are available at HARConnect.

3. Kudos to the ‘Rising Stars’
in Real Estate
• Congratulations to the winners of the Third Annual ‘20
under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate’ awards! HAR’s
NextGen REALTOR® Group (NRG) hosted the awards
ceremony at The Rice Hotel in downtown Houston on
Thursday, October 18. Check out the video.
• For more information, visit the NRG home page.

4. Weekly HAR Market Stat
The housing market is improving. But don't take our word for it. CoreLogic, Standard &
Poor's, FHFA and the NAHB all closely monitor a diverse array of housing data and
indicators. At some point over the past six months, every single one of these indices
has either reached a multi-year high or has shown several consecutive months of
improvements. Does that mean every home in every neighborhood in every city across
America is worth more today than it was a year ago? Of course not. But you'd be
surprised just how robust this recovery is. Go ahead, dig into the numbers and see for
yourself.
In the Houston region, for the week ending October 21:
• New Listings decreased 5.4% to 1,771
• Pending Sales increased 54.6% to 1,498
• Closed Sales increased 18.3% to 1,203

5. It’s Time to Specialize
Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
Completion of the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation course is
an essential step for REALTORS® to understand the distinct real estate goals,
concerns, and needs of seniors today. This course looks at key differences in
housing options, from age-restricted communities to age-in-place design to
assisted living; applications of the Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA); the
ins and outs of reverse mortgages; the use of pensions, 401k accounts, and
IRAs in real estate transactions; and developing a team of senior specialists,
including estate planners, reverse mortgages lenders, clutter and staging
specialists and more. THIS COURSE FEE INCLUDES YOUR $99 FIRST-YEAR
DUES FOR SRES.
Date: Thursday & Friday, Nov. 15-16
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: HAR Central & Bay Area (via video conf.)
Investment: $179
Register at www.har.com/edu Questions? 713-629-1900 ext. 6