February 14, 2018 Edition   "Love and Compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." - Dali Lama

We love our membership! Happy Valentine's Day!

Apologies for the lack of newsletter last week, the flu swept the GFBR offices and we were unable to complete last week's edition. The patience and well wishes we received were much appreciated!

Greater Fairbanks Board of REALTORS® NAR Broker Involvment Council

The Broker Involvement Program offers you and your agents: A Voice on Capitol Hill: The program is an opportunity to bring a strong and united REALTOR® voice to Members of Congress. With more than 15,000 broker owners and 470,000 agents in the program, the REALTOR® voice will be heard loud and clear. An Easy-to-Manage Solution: Nothing needs to be downloaded and there is no cost to the broker. NAR gives the broker-owner or managing broker access to the Broker Portal. Proven Results: Your online participation report will show you response rates on Broker Calls for Action are significantly higher. The message is from you, the broker, to your agents. Nearly 40 percent of all responses on the Broker Calls for Action are from agents in the Broker Involvement Program. Your agents listen to you and then take action! Join these Brokerages in the Broker Involvement Council: Coldwell Banker Crown Real Estate Fairbanks First Realty Gold Standard Real Estate Services Grace Minder Realty Heartland Realty Madden KW MVI Realty Re/Max Somers and Assoc Stephovich Realty Don't see your brokerage here? Call or email Evelyn Arnott today to join NAR's Broker Involvement Council

Alaska REALTORS® Wants to hear from YOU!

AAR President Gwen Place and Engagement Key Work Group Chair Karen Wright would like to publish a quarterly association e-newsletter, which will include newsworthy stories, photos and any thing of interest to our membership.  Please let us know if you have anything going on that can be included. Photos are most welcome.  This will be similar to the local board articles written for their bi-monthly magazine. The first quarterly newsletter will be published in March and the deadline for submission is February 21, 2018.  Please forward any stories and/or photos to HERE

We want your brains!! RPAC Trivia Night

Sara Smith, our RPAC Chairperson, is bringing back the very popular Trivia Night event! It will be held Thursday February 22nd at 6pm at the Event Center. Get together a team of six, select a captain, and join us! Each team should plan for a potluck, bring pizza, a picnic, whatever you like to share with your own team. Drinks are available at the cash bar. You can buy mulligans, you can even bribe the judges... ;) Last year Madden beat the GFBR team by one point.... Can your team do better? Sign up info here! OR Contact Sara Smith: sara@yukontitle.com

New Member Orientation

Are you new to GFBR this year, or do you have a new member in your office? New Membership Orientation is now required within 90 days of membership. We want to help you hit the ground running and show you what the Greater Fairbanks Board of REALTORS® can do for you, and what you can do for the Greater Fairbanks Board of REALTORS®! Topics will cover a wide variety of information provided by the National Board of REALTORS® as well as covering local stuff like our Board, Committees, MLS, ShowingTime, Supra and Zipforms. Even if you aren't new this year there will be great refresher information provided, so please feel free to join us. If you aren't new you can pick and choose which topics you'd like to sit in on! More information to come. Lunch will be provided by our Platinum Sponsor: Yukon Title

New Member Orientation LOCATION GFBR Meeting Room DATE AND TIME 02/28/18 9:00am - 02/28/18 4:00pm I'll be there!

Alaska REALTORS® 2018 Scholarship Applications are open! Applicants must be Alaska residents and planning to attend any University of Alaska Campus. Application forms available HERE

Member's Edge - Region 12 Conference

Network with your fellow REALTORS® from across Region 12 at the Members Edge event in Stevenson, WA. This one-day, high-energy conference is geared towards REALTORS® who are eager to learn how cutting-edge technologies, the latest industry news, and NAR resources can benefit their business and clients. $69 Registration Fee The event will take place on February 20th at the Skamania Lodge. Space is limited! If you're a real estate agent eager to learn how cutting-edge technologies and business practices, the latest industry news and NAR resources can benefit you and your clients, this event is for you!  Registration includes the full-day program, lunch and registration bag. Regular registration cost is $69. The event is taking place at the Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA on Tuesday, February 20th from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.    Topics Include: Brand Building Cyber Scams Smart Home Technology Online Branding Using Big Data Marketing and more! Speakers Include: Leigh Brown Chad Curry Nathan Graham  Jessica Lautz Finley Maxson  Maura Neill Colin Mullane  and more! Register HERE

Thank you for your help! A huge thank you to Empire Realty and the generous help that Joel Johnson gave by letting us borrow Kianna Ulery to help us get our office filing caught up! Kianna did an amazing job! A second big thank you to Sara Smith and Bobby Desrochers for giving their time and muscles to clearing out the storage areas around the office. Everything looks fantastic!

UPCOMING EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDARS

The GFBR office will be closed for President's Day, Monday February 19th. New Member Orientation, which is required for all new members but is a good refresher for anyone interested, will be held February 28th 9am-4pm in the GFBR Meeting Room The Board of Directors will be meeting on Wednesday March 7th at 9:30am in the GFBR Meeting Room The next General Membership Meeting will be on March 21st at 10:30am at the Westmark Gold Room There will be a Broker's Meeting immediately following the GM Meeting.

2018 Fairbanks IABA Home Show

This year’s theme is “It's All Fun & Games at the IABA Home Show” and will run March 23, 24, and 25th.  It’s still well into the future, but time flies when you’re having fun!!  Put on your thinking caps and come up with some ideas for fun games to present to the community and help make 2018 the most fun and engaging event yet! Click Here to register

Alaska State Pins Have you been admiring the beautiful Alaska pins that your colleagues have been showing off lately? You can be cool too! Just stop in to the GFBR office with $10 and one of these gorgeous limited edition pins can be yours! Why not pick up one of each and make everyone jealous!

What's New With Our Committees?

The Community Outreach Committee needs to hear from you!

Please fill out the Survey that will be in your email boxes today! Thank you!

Affiliates! Opportunity is Knocking! GFBR has created an exciting guide to help our Affiliates choose new perks and options for sponsorship/membership! Everyone should have received the Opportunity Guide with all the information, or you can Click HERE for a copy! We need to hear from you soon, and spaces are filling up so let us know!

GFBR Members that refer a new affiliate will receive a free breakfast at any GM meeting after the new affiliate signs up for membership!

New Members and Office Transfers

Trong Le has joined Alaska Life Realty His email is char.aklife@outlook.com If you need an updated Directory please let GFBR know by clicking HERE

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