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Vail Realtors® Weekly Update is a free member resource sent each week with the latest VBR News!
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From the Desk of Mark Bergman Association Executive
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Important Update -
The Colorado Real Estate Commission enacted an important new law on January 30th. Designated Rule E-47, the rule requires you to be "competent" in your real estate practice. You must possess the required experience and knowledge before jumping into an attractive new listing. Paraphrasing, CAR's General Counsel - Scott Peterson, this may be an issue if you take on a listing or client in an area where you lack experience. For example, if your experience is in residential sales. You may not yet be competent at property management or commercial sales. Tempted to help a friend buy a home in another market where you are not experienced? You may be stepping outside your area of competence. Note also that such behavior might constitute a violation of the Realtor® 's Code of Ethics as well. Watch Scott's "Legal Bites" presentation below:
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| CAR Legal Bites #9: Rule E47 Competency |
Have you ever taken listing photos or paid for daytime exterior photos and wished you had photos taken at dusk? Gotten photos of an empty space and wished it was furnished? Taken your own photos and wanted an element (like the owner's cat) removed but lack the ability to use Photoshop? A very affordable tech service called "BoxBrownie" can do all this and more for short money. Check out this photo enhancing service at
BoxBrownie.com. Disclaimer: I do my own photo editing, but recent reviews make this service sound very useful. If you do use them, please let me know about your experience.
From the folks at NAR's Center for Realtor® Technology:
- It might seem sort of silly and an odd exercise in nostalgia, but the most iconic of candybar phones - the Nokia 3310 - is rumored to be making a comeback . If you think about it, though, there's definitely a market for it: those who need little more than an emergency phone, those who are tired of phones with easily cracked screens, those who miss playing Snake will probably all line up.
- Facebook is coming to your TV. For you, it's an opportunity to watch more funny cat videos. For them, it's another place to advertise to you.
- Facebook is also changing the default behavior of videos in your timeline. They will now default to the sound being ON. You'll definitely want to change this setting; here's how.
- Amazon is rolling out a new conference call service called Chime. It sounds pretty cool: the service calls meeting invitees, so there's no more entering conference codes. There's a LOT of room for improvement in conferencing apps, so we wish them luck.
- We don't ask much of you, dear reader. But we're going to ask you to please use a password manager. Please. It's not hard, and here's how.
Mark
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Fix-and-flip mortgage bonds:
Wall Street's new housing bet to boost home flippers
New mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) could benefit communities, but also may raise concerns
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5 ways to deal with 'I'd prefer a more seasoned listing agent'
How to help seller clients see value beyond your industry years
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Meet Aspen's highest priced home sale since 2015
Aspen, Colorado just saw its highest priced home sale since the end of 2015 with the sale of a $24.406 million home.
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It's confirmed: CFPB doesn't need to follow Trump's executive order on regulations
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs finally put to rest questions around the requirements of independent agencies under President Donald Trump's recent presidential memorandum and executive order.
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Hot Water from the Sun - 21st Century Style
I was a solar purist. My first solar water heater went up in the mid-1980s. It was monitored by the Oregon Department of Energy, so I know that it produced just over 60% of the energy needed for heating my water. It was a simple affair, essentially copper pipes inside a black box along with a 50-gallon tank.
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VBR EDUCATION
March 31st:
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
Safety & 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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NEW NAR Medicare Exchange
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Proudly Announcing Our Newest Partner
Members Medicare Exchange
A private Medicare insurance options platform and resource center
NAR's Strategic Alliances Team is pleased to announce a new offering under the Association's REALTOR Benefits® Program, which expands the REALTORS® Insurance Marketplace platform: After obtaining Original Medicare through the federal government, NAR members aged 65 and older who wish to explore and enhance their coverage options may access the new Members Medicare Exchange to quote, shop, and enroll in a variety of Medicare insurance options.
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The VBR office will be closed
Monday, February 20th for Presidents Day.
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Register Today
Doubleheader Event!
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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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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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Congratulation to our New Members for January
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To find trusted industry related partner check out the
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Association Executive
VMLS Director
Education & Marketing Director
Membership & Office Coordinator
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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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Membership Benefits Guide
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VBR MLS TRAINING
February 22nd
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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DROP IN SENTRILOCK TRAINING
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.
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TECHNOLOGY
3 Cool Apps to Help Real Estate Professionals Reach Their Fitness Goals in 2017
Is improving your health and fitness a New Year's resolution for you? For many real estate professionals, daily life is hectic, and finding time to focus on personal wellness is often challenging. However, by putting your health first, you will find personal satisfaction that will not only benefit your well-being, but also with business successes.
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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Another REALTOR® Day at the Capitol is in the books!
Thank you so much to everyone who attended REALTOR® Day at the Capitol! We had over 200 attendees from across the state, and had a very successful day speaking with our legislators. We would like to thank Henry Sobanet, Director of the Office of State Planning and Budget for Governor John Hickenlooper for providing the audience an interesting and insightful keynote address.
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AFFILIATE SPOTLIGHT
The Moran Team - Pillar To Post Home Inspections
As a premier home inspector service in the mountain communities of Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield, and Routt Counties we assure that our homebuyers, sellers, and real estate professionals have the best experience possible. We are committed to providing a quality home inspection and to providing exceptional customer service.
Why The Moran Team?
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