5 Reasons to Attend TAR EXPO Thursday

 

expo_bannerThe Tucson Association of REALTORS® annual Expo, Southern Arizona’s largest real estate trade show will be held Thursday, September 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Representatives from local, state and national real estate related businesses will be under one roof, for one day showcasing their services and products. The Tucson Association of REALTORS® is the largest trade association in Southern Arizona, representing the interests of over 4,800 professionals in the real estate industry.

When: Thursday, September 12, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Tucson Convention Center Exhibition Halls, 260 S. Church Ave.

HERE ARE THE TOP 5 REASONS TO ATTEND:

(1.) Free parking at Tucson Convention Center Exhibition Halls, 260 S. Church Ave
(2.) Free admission.
(3.) National speaker (free seminar). Education Class (free) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
National Speaker: Darryl Davis “How To Become a Power Agent in Real Estate”
This is one seminar you don’t want to miss. Based on the #1 Best-selling real estate sales books according to Amazon.com, you will learn the listing and selling techniques that have           helped thousands of agents doubled their production over their previous year. Darryl Davis spoke for our Association in 2012, and because of the rave reviews, we are very excited to bring him back.
(4.) The theme is “Awesome 80’s.” with lots of friendly competition between exhibitors for best booth.
(5.) Network with your peers! All of Tucson’s real estate industry will be under ONE roof, for ONE day!

Details on FREE Parking – Once inside the Exhibit Hall building, the entrance to the Expo can be found on the east side. Due to construction both at the TCC and downtown, the easiest place to park at the TCC will be Lot A off of Church St. If that is full, park in Lot B off of Cushing St. Downtown Tucson Construction

The escalators that lead in to the Exhibit Halls are currently under construction. You will need to use the stairs or elevators to access the event. Once you are inside the building where the Exhibit Halls are, you’ll find the entrance to the Expo towards the east side of the building.

2013 Exhibitors/Booth #’s:

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty – 215
American Family Insurance – 102
American Home Guardian- 701
American Home Shield – G
Arizona Association of REALTORS® – 503
Arizona CRS Chapter – 502
Arizona Daily Star – 106
Arizona Eagle Realty – 123
Arizona Imprintables- 405
AZ State Credit Union – 302
Bancapital Home Loans – 312
Bank of America Home Loans – 715
BMO Harris Bank – 423 and 522
Burns Pest Elimination – 205
Chase – 800
Cloud CMA – 122
Coco-lat Truffles – 615
Cool Box/ A Family Discount Storage – 204 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – 702
Creative Awards, Inc. – C  
*Copper Sponsor*
CRS Data – F
Cutco Closing Gifts – 622
Derrick Polder with the Presidential Team at NOVA Home Loans – 723
Desert Sun Moving – 104
DM Lovitt Insurance Agency – 605
D.R. Horton – 107 and 206
DSR Pest Management, LLC – 718
Expert Solar – 202
Family Housing Resources – 203
Fairway Independent Mortgage 623/722
*Silver Sponsor * FBS – creators of flexmls – 501 and   600
Fidelity National Home Warranty – 404
Fidelity National Title – 402
First American Title Insurance – 507 and 606
First American Home Warranty – 607
Gold Coast Mortgage – 711
Greg Smith & Associates – 304
Green Tree – 616
Guaranteed Rate – 120
Guild Mortgage Company – 601 and 700
Genuine Photogprahy/Xtreme Clean – 719
Hogan School of Real Estate – 303
Homes & Land and Estates & Homes – 200
HomeSmart Advantage Group – 706
Hughes Federal Credit Union – 613 and 712
imortgage – 314
*Gold Sponsor* Jim Click & Holmes Tuttle   Automotive Team – 407 and 506
Keller Williams Southern Arizona – 323 and 422
Landmark Home Warranty – 101
Lennar – H
Long Companies – 713 and 812
Lowe’s TurnAround Home Services LLC – 105
Liberty Mutual – 110
Maracay Homes – 618
Meridian Relocation Systems – 113
Metro Title Agency – 517 and 519
Movement Mortgage – 115
National Bank of Arizona – 316
National Home Warranty – 318
*Silver Sponsor* NOVA® Home Loans – 301 and 400
Northwest Power Group – 504
Meridian Relocation Systems – 113
Meritage Homes – 214
Old Republic Title Agency/Old Republic Home Protection – 602 and 604
** TITLE Sponsor ** Pima Federal Credit Union – 307 and   406
*Gold Sponsor*
Point2 – 207 and 306
Guild Mortgage – 601 and 700
Peoples Mortgage – 103
Pillar to Post Home Inspections – 705
Proforma Printing & Promotional Products – 305
Prudential Foothills Real Estate – 401 and 500
Silverado Plumbing – 119
Spartan Promotional Products, Inc – 603
Spectrum Printing Company – 117
Stewart Title – 617 and 619
Sunstreet Mortgage, Inc. – 505
*Copper Sponsor* Supra – I
Real Property Management Rincon – 114 and 116
*Copper Sponsor* Realtors Property Resource – 112
Realty Executives Tucson Elite – 513 and 612
*Copper Sponsor* Realty ONE Group Great American – 805   and 807
*Copper Sponsor* RE/MAX – 118
Residence Inn By Marriott – 523
Richmond American Homes – D and E
Roofsavers Locke Roofing – 219
Signs Now Tucson/Real Estate Sign Post Co – 806
Suddath Relocation Systems – 707
*Copper Sponsor*
Team Ayala – NOVA Home Loans –   815
TAR Green Forum – 714
The Hearth Foundation – 223 and 322
Title Security Agency – 216 and 218
Tom Tatro State Farm Insurance – 614
TOP GUN REALTY – 108
Tierra Antigua Realty – 201 and 300
Tucson Beyond Business Networking Group – 217
Tucson Clean & Beautiful – 403
Tucson REALTORS® Charitable Foundation – 817
Vantage West Credit Union – 704
*Networking Lounge Sponsor* V.I.P. Mortgage – 515
Volpe Team – NOVA Home Loans – 222
Washington Federal – 100
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage – A and B
WIN Home Inspections – 213

 




Tucson City Council Gives Blessing to Walmart / Neighborhood Agreement

El Con Walmart Hiring sign
El Con Walmart Hiring sign

As has been reported, the new Walmart at El Con Mall will have its Grand Opening Sept 11th, where it will employ 280 people, and may soon be able to also sell beer and wine. The Tucson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to approve a request for the big box store to have a series 10 liquor license. The request now goes to the state liquor board meeting Thursday in Phoenix. Liquor License Application –  Walmart Supercenter #3884, 3435 E. Broadway Boulevard (Ward 6) Tucson. To see our full story of Aug 7, 2013 click here.

On March 19, 2013, after considering the referenced liquor license application and hearing related testimony and protests, the Mayor and Council unanimously disapproved of the requested license. The matter then proceeded to the Arizona State Liquor Board, which conducted a lengthy hearing on July 11, 2013 where the state liquor board also denied Walmart’s application for a liquor license at this location.

Following this Order, representatives from Walmart and from nearby Homeowners’ Associations (Colonia Solana, El Encanto) engaged in discussions and hashed out an agreement that would resolve issues that prompted opposition and protests to the license application.

The negotiations between Walmart and the Neighborhood Associations were successful, and on September 6th, the parties executed an agreement that includes the following terms:

1. Walmart shall limit the hours that it will be open to the public from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., with certain exceptions (the store will be open continuously on Thanksgiving through the subsequent Saturday; and will be open until midnight from that Sunday through New Year’s Day).

2. Walmart will not apply for a series 9 liquor application (which would allow sale of all liquors, rather than just beer and wine) for at least 2 years following the “Grand Opening” of the store (scheduled for September 11, 2013).

3. Walmart will not sell firearms or ammunition at this store while it holds a liquor license of any series at this location.

4. The Associations will submit letters to the Liquor Board withdrawing their opposition and protests to the issuance of the series 10 liquor license application.

5. The Associations will attempt to secure the withdrawal of protests filed by individual persons who are not members of those Associations.

The agreement is conditional upon the Board’s reversal of the Order denying the license application. The state liquor board is scheduled to hear the Request for Rehearing at their next meeting on Thursday, September 12, 2013 in Phoenix.




Twitter Firing Up All Cylinders – Buys MoPub for $350 Million

twitter-mopub mergedMoPub, a privately-held, startup that helps mobile publishers manage their ad inventory, has been acquired by Twitter, giving the social network another route into building its advertising business, specifically on mobile platforms.

MoPub was launched three years ago by Bryan Atwood, Nafis Jamal, and CEO Jim Payne with a mission: to enable great content by powering advertising for the world’s mobile publishers. They had a firm belief that programmatic buying and a strong commitment to serve the publisher would enable the development of a new ads economy in mobile. Since that time, their team has grown to nearly one hundred employees worldwide, and their platform has grown to serve billions of mobile ads every month around the world on behalf of publishers.

According to TechCrunch the company was acquired for $350 million in stock and Twitter won out over other bidders like ad network Millennial Media, which itself has been making more acquisitions, like JumpTap last month for $200 million. We’re also hearing that if you look at the prices that Twitter shares are trading for on secondary markets, the deal could actually be worth significantly more.

If accurate, the deal is a significant acquisition for Twitter, which has been sharpening its focus on revenue generation — specifically by running advertising across its platform in the form of promoted Tweets, ad retargeting services and more.

MoPub’s CEO, Jim Payne, made the following public statement:
“Today, I am excited to announce that MoPub has agreed to be acquired by Twitter. Like MoPub, Twitter has been “mobile first” since their inception, which makes our two companies a natural match. It’s important to underscore that our commitment to you, the publisher, will not change. In fact, it will be strengthened. Twitter will invest in our core business and we will continue to build the tools and technology you need to better run your mobile advertising business.”

Payne continued, “In addition to investing in new capabilities for our publisher platform, we believe there are opportunities to bring better native advertising to the mobile ecosystem. With the support of the team and resources of Twitter, we’ll be able to move even more quickly towards the realization of our original vision.”

“We can’t wait to ‘join the flock’ and continue to build incredible products for publishers. It’s been an amazing ride – and it’s just getting started,” Payne concluded.
MoPub was incubated at AngelPad and raised money from AdMob-backer Accel Partners, along with Harrison Metal Capital, Jafco Ventures, and others. They have raised about $18.5 million total. The company’s products include the MoPub Marketplace, a real-time bidding exchange that helps advertisers bid for impressions the moment they become available. Back in May, the company announced that it had reached a $100 million revenue run rate. A source familiar with the business said the company has about a 25 percent gross margin. MoPub customers include WordPress, Flixster, Ngmoco, and OpenTable.
Over the past few months, the company has also rolled out updates aimed at making it easier for MoPub publishers to manage ads from multiple networks.

Research Director at Gartenr, Brian Blau, who studies social media, said that the purchase makes Twitter a bigger player in online advertising. “It will help give them access to advertisers that don’t have yet,” he said. “And that’s important as the company considers an IPO, Blau said. “They need to make sure they are firing on all cylinders.”