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VBR General
Membership Meeting
Wednesday, March 29th
8:00am-11:00am
EagleVail Pavilion
Meeting Schedule:
*Breakfast & Affiliate Expo
*Board of Directors Updates
Special Speakers:
*FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER: YOUR "LIMITED LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW" by
Scott Peterson General Counsel from
the Colorado
Association of Realtors®
*Update from the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) by Marcia Waters
Division of Real Estate
Receive 1 CE credit for
attending this meeting.
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Thank you for sponsoring
CREC Annual Update |
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Congratulations to our New Members for January
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Affiliate Members
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Education Reminders
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anuary 1st began a new NAR Code of Ethics training cycle. The cycle is now two years. Every Realtor® must complete Code of Ethics (COE) training between now and December 31, 2018.
Managing Brokers
a new 3 year cycle has just begun which you must complete a Procuring Cause class to maintain your VBR membership.
You have until December 31, 2019 to complete this class
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VBR Affiliate List
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Vail Pro Designation
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Who is it for?
The Vail Pro is an education program created for Vail Board of Realtors® members who wants to increase their local knowledge of the real estate industry to become a local expert.
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Education Quick Links
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VBR Staff Directory
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Association Executive
VMLS Director
Education & Marketing Director
Membership & Office Coordinator
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VBR Support Lines
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MLS Rapattoni Help Line:
Phone: 866-730-7114
MLS Touch App:
Phone: 888-765-9223
Tech Helpline:
Phone: 866-619-8170
Sentrilock Support:
Phone: 877-736-8745
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HOME Magazine
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From the Desk of Mark Bergman
Association Executive
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"Now is a good time to sell" Anyone heard this line before? We need listings. You need listings more than ever! Our overall inventory of active listings is down 31% from this time a year ago; 685 listings or about one for every VBR member. Inventory and average days on market are down while selling price, pending sales and percent of asking price (sold) are all up. Given a 6 month supply of inventory (overall), we have transitioned into a seller's market. Now this determination may vary from one area to another and it will vary by price range. So when a prospective seller asks "should I list now or wait until Spring?" You know the answer. Below is the complete January sales report and the area reports can be found on the members side of our website under documents.
A few quick updates from the Eagle Air Alliance:
1. New Washington Dulles service is performing at or above expectations with overall bookings at over 60% for the season and a strong revenue performance in December
2. New Phoenix service is pacing to goals with overall bookings over 60% for the season with bookings pace still surging for the remainder of the season
3. Toronto service is operating for 9 weeks starting January 29 and pacing ahead of last year for the season long performance
Winter flights are always available (and summer schedules should be available soon) at www.flyvail.com
Mark
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BEST OF THE BLOGS
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How to convince your real estate clients to sell in the winter
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One study breaks it all down
4 Best Methods for Getting Real Estate Testimonials
Your real estate website, social media
posts, and local advertising are a few of
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for your real estate business.
Bel Air Buys: The Most Expensive U.S. Listing, Moat and Heli-Pad Included
While
the White House
may be the most expensive fake home listing, this listing for a newly built Bel Air estate takes the cake for the priciest pad at a shocking $250 million.
How Trump's tax plan could affect your bottom line as a real estate agent
Changes to tax brackets and deductions will impact filing and returns
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NAR Broker Summit - Live Video - No Charge
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The 2017 REALTOR Broker Summit is next week, February 14-15, at the exclusive
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
, just north of San Diego, California. Registration to attend in person is sold out, but all NAR members located in and outside of the U.S. can access three business sessions from the Broker Summit for FREE via live stream, as a member benefit. Registration for the live stream is required to view the three sessions, and the content will be accessible to registrants for two weeks after the event.
NAR will also broadcast NAR Chief Economist, Dr. Lawrence Yun's session at the REALTOR® Broker Summit via Facebook Live. This session will take place on Wednesday, February 15 at approximately 10:20am PST. Encourage your members to like NAR's Facebook page and watch the session.
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VBR EDUCATION
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Inspection & 4 Scary Words- Radon, Mold, Asbestos, & Lead
Vail Pro Designation Course
9:00am-11:00am
Instructor: Ron Amass
$10 Investment
2 CE Credits
April 11th:
NAR Ethics- Required between
March 1, 2017- December 31, 2018
8:30am-12:30pm
Instructor: Charity Vermeer
$40 Investment
4 CE Credits
April 11th:
Contracts
1:30pm-4:30pm
Instructor: Charity Vermeer
$30 Investment
3 CE Credits
April 13th:
Procuring Cause - Required for Managing Brokers/Designated Realtors
March 1, 2017- December 31, 2019
9:00am-12:00pm
Instructor: Tod Franklin
$30 Investment
3 CE Credits
April 13th
Saftey & Real Estate Agents
1:00pm-3:00pm
Instructor: Tod Franklin
$25 Investment
2 CE Credits
CLICK HERE to register for more then one class or view all the classes for the year.
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VBR MLS TRAINING
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Please email Patty Sandoval
([email protected])
to register for the following MLS training classes. Please indicate the class(es) you would like to attend in the subject line. All classes are held at the VBR Office.
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SENTRILOCK TRAINING
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February 23rd:
9:00am-11:00am
March 14th:
9:00am-11:00am
March 30th:
1:30pm-3:30pm
**Bring your Smartphone
**How to login to the app, how to open a lockbox with the app, how to assign a property and more.
Please email Patty Sandoval ( [email protected]) to register for the following training classes. Please indicate the class(es) you would like to attend in the subject line. All classes are held at the VBR Office.
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MARKET STATISTICS
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January Monthly Indicators Report
New Listings were up 38.1 percent for the Single Family-Duplex category but
decreased 21.6 percent for the Townhouse-Condo category. Pending Sales increased 96.8 percent for Single Family-Duplex and 62.5 percent for Townhouse-Condo.
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TECHNOLOGY
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Live Webinar: Free Leads and More from Homes.com
If you have listings, then you may have leads waiting for you in your free Homes.com account. We always display the listing broker or agent and send them the listing inquiries for their properties.
Join us for this 30-minute webinar to learn about all your listing display and the cloud based Lead Management System available to you from Homes.com as part of the Homes.com MLS Partnership program.
Homes.com Lead Management System includes:
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A Lead and Contact Manager App
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Email Marketing App
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Social Media Prospecting App
Take advantage of all the FREE BENEFITS available to you from Homes.com.
Register for this webinar TODAY!
Webinar is on Thursday, February 16th at 11:00 PST
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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
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Commission and Division of Real Estate Sunset Update
Last week, CAR General Counsel, Scott Peterson testified at the first pre-hearing on the Division of Real Estate Sunset before the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee. This pre-hearing was an opportunity for the committee to hear from the Department of Regulatory Agencies Policy Analyst and stakeholders on the DORA Sunset Report. Peterson shared CAR's comments on the report, explaining that CAR believes the Division and Commission should be continued and continue to regulate licensees.
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Sipes Architects How can we be of service to you?
Sipes Architects is a new design firm with two decade deep roots in the Vail Valley specializing in sustainable, residential, hospitality and commercial architecture, planning and interiors.
Sipes Architects is passionate about design and we approach each project with study of its regional and environmental impact as well as the business, social and personal needs it must meet. We understand the competing demands of Cost, Function, Aesthetics, Durability, Sustainability, and Schedule that must be resolved in every project. Our client's goals are our guiding path and we always endeavor to provide unsurpassed personal service and surprise our clients with unexpected design solutions.
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