In order to download the multimedia below click on the link, and when the download screen opens click save to your desktop.  The download process may take awhile depending on how long the video is.  Once it has downloaded you only have to open the zip folder and move the video/audio file to its appropriate folder. 

Documents and Guides

• Mike Lipsey Negotiating Course
  • This power point presentation was provided by Mike Lipsey from the RCASENC Commercial Day event.  It includes many different topics including various types of negotiating tactics as well as how to counteract them.
• 2008 Commercial Form Change Summary
  • This is an outline of changes to and new REALTOR® commercial forms provided by NCAR.
• Wetlands Restoration, Creation and Enhancement
  • This is a guide addresses the frequently asked questions with regard to wetland restoration, creation, and enhancement.  It is designed for use by local government officials, land trusts and watershed councils, landowners and other interested in the restoration, creation, or enhancement of wetlands.
• Green Building Guide
  • Environmentally conscious buildings are popping up in just about every American city. And for good reason -- green design elements not only help save environmental resources, they also boost the bottom line and are good for human health and morale. Access the recently updated NAR online guide for more on green buildings and their benefits.
• Easements
  • This is a document that uses Commercial Real Estate examples to define what an easement is, the various types of easements, how an easement is created and much, much, more. 

Economic Reports, Concepts and Explanations

• Commercial Real estate Summary
  •  First Quarter 2008: This 18-page report includes details on individual markets, vacancy-rate tables and more for the first quarter of 2008.
• Economic Indicators
  • NAR's analysis of housing and economic indicators provides real estate professionals with tools to interpret the market and apply that knowledge to their business. In addition to NAR’s own existing-home sales series, NAR Research monitors other indicators such as new-home sales, housing starts, producer prices, mortgage rates and more.
• General Economic Concepts and their Impact
  • These concepts give a broad overview of terms used to describe the economy and discussions on where the economy is headed.  Each concept stands alone but all of them provide insight into what factors are affecting the housing market.
• NAR's Commercial Leading Indicator
  • Where is the commercial real estate market headed? To help answer the question, NAR has developed a Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) designed to provide early signals of turning points - peaks and troughs - between expansions and slowdowns of commercial real estate activity.

Downloadable mp3 Audio Recordings

• RCA Technology and Information Topics
  • A compilation of all of the Technology and Information Interviews.  There are multiple interviews covering a wide variety of subjects available for you to listen and gain some insight on major issues affecting commercial real estate.

Streaming Video

• Economic Update 05-20-08
  • Dr. Woody Hall, senior economist for UNCW, discusses local economic conditions and forecasts.  Click here to download presentation slides.
  • Mark Vitner, senior economist for Wachovia Bank, discusses state and national economic conditions and forecasts. Click here to download presentation slides.
  • Dr. Paul Bishop, managing director or real estate research for NAR, discusses the national economic conditions and forecasts.  Click here to download presentation slides.
• Transportation Projects for our Area 05-08-08
  • View the presentation from Mike Kozlosky,Senior Transportation Planner City of Wilmington and MPO, on the current and future transportation projects for our area.  Click here to download presentation slides.
• Legislative Day Presentation 
  • More than a dozen elected officials representing Southeastern North Carolina attended this year’s Legislative Luncheon on March 12th. Click on the links below to hear presentations from our guests on topics of interest to include: the transfer tax, transportation needs and funding,  sales tax increases, water and sewer, growth and many more items of interest to your industry.
• NEI Update 03-05-08
  • A presentation on the North East Interceptor and other sewer issues now that the Moratorium has been lifted.  Presenters include representatives from the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

Pod Cast Videos

• North Carolina Department of Insurance
  • This video is from the FYI meeting with Wayne Goodwin who is the Assistant Commissioner for the North Carolina Department of Insurance.  Click here to download the power point presentation that goes along with the video.
• REALTOR® Partner Program
  • This video from NCAR shows all of the discounts you as a REALTOR® have available through the Partner Program.  You also can hear testimonials from REALTORS® who have used this program and how it has benefited their business.

You can also download these videos to your computer and play them on a video player.  If you do not have a video player and wish to download one, you can go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html.  This will redirect you to another website where you may download the apple program at your own risk.