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New York REALTORS sold 5,732 existing single family homes in the month of November, a decrease of 6.8 percent from October, but an increase of 2.9 percent from November 2010. The November median sales price was virtually unchanged from October. Click here to learn more.

Visit PlaybackNow.com/TriplePlay or call 800-241-7785 to order Triple Play audio recordings now. You can order individual session MP3 downloads, an All-Access Season Pass (great for sales meetings and training sessions) or the All-Access Works package. You can also download the handouts from select sessions at http://www.realtorstripleplay.com/programs_events/sessions/handouts11.php.

NYSAR has partnered with local boards and associations to offer "Get It Listed...Get It Sold!" in 12 locations around New York State. Each class will be free to members who register for another REALTOR Institute course, a $225 value. The first course of the year will be held January 5-6 in Staten Island. See the "Upcoming Events" section below for details. Click here to learn more.

Embattled State Sen. Carl Kruger pleaded guilty last week to taking more than $1 million in bribes in exchange for political favors. Krueger will face nine to 11 years in prison for four felony charges including fraud, conspiracy and bribery. Click here to learn more.

According to the latest poll released by Quinnipiac University, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's approval rate among voters is 68 percent. However, only 38 percent of those surveyed said they support the state's new income tax rates, which overhauled brackets to provide a modest break for middle income earners and a higher rate for wealthy New Yorkers. Click here to learn more.

The 2012 State of the State Address will be held in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center on January 4 at 1:30 p.m. Click here to learn more.

Submit your most creative video telling everyone the value of working with a New York State REALTOR and you could win a $500 American Express gift card! Submissions must be received by December 31, 2011. Click here to learn more.

The NYSAR Mid-Winter Business Meetings will be held February 13-16, 2012, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany, NY. The meetings will feature committee meetings, inaugural dinner, the Association Update and more. Click here for more information or to register.

REALTOR Institute 401 – "Get it Listed...Get it Sold" – will be offered January 5-6 at the Staten Island Board of REALTORS office in Staten Island, NY. The course teaches you new methods of marketing and ways to integrate technology into your business to increase your listings, sales and profits.This course is free when you register for another GRI course (see REALTOR NEWS section above for more information). To take advantage of this deal, call 800-239-4432 to register. Click here for more information or to register for this course only.

USI Affinity's insurance plans designed exclusively for NYSAR members include: four major medical health plans from MVP; three dental plans from MetLife; three long-term care options; accident, disability, life insurance and more voluntary products from Allstate; and the new RxCut card. Click here for more information.

The December RPAC silent auction item is Kindle e-reader. Bids must be placed by December 30, at 11:59 p.m. Click here to learn more.