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A Message from Vail Board of Realtors®
Last week the Board of Directors and staff participated in two days of strategic planning for both VBR and the MLS. We got a lot accomplished and have laid out new goals to work on as an organization.
 
We also celebrated at our Annual Holiday Party at Vista Arrowhead. Check out  photos from this fun night. With our silent auction and drawing for annual dues, we brought in just over $10,000 for the Vail Board of Realtors Foundation! Watch the video that Futurian Systems created that highlighted our Holiday Party.   
 
Congratulations to Ruth Stanley and Lynne Krnacik, who are the lucky winners of there dues. 
 
Hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season! 

Erica Kirk 
Association Executive 
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VBR EDUCATION

January 17th:
Energy Efficiency  and Renewable Energy  
Vail Pro Designation  
12:00pm-2:00pm
Instructor: Nikki Maline 
2 CE Credits
$10 Investment 

January 23rd:
Intermediate MLS 
Vail Pro Designation
2:00pm-4:00pm
Instructor: Patty Sandoval 
FREE

January 24th:
CREC Annual Update
8:30am-12:30pm 
Instructor: John Gilliam
4 CE Credits
$40 Investment 
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REALFire® Program Video
Vail Pro Designation 
Instructors : Wildfire Expert Panel 
2 CE Credits
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Please contact [email protected] to schedule a time to come in and watch the video. 

CLICK HERE to register for more then one class or view all the classes for the year. 
BECOME A VAIL PRO TODAY!

H ow to get started?

1st: Review the education  tracking sheet  to determine which classes you would like to take.
 
2nd: Review the class schedule and get signed up for the classes you want to take. 
 
3rd: Once you complete 80% of total classes hours (46 hours) submit your Vail Pro Designation application.
 
Note: It is your responsibility to track your classes and submit the application to become a Vail Pro. 
 
Questions: Please contact 
Erica Kirk, Education & Marketing Director at 970-766-1029 or [email protected]
VBR MLS TRAINING 
 
More classes coming soon... 

Please email Patty at  ([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.  
MARKET STATISTICS 

November Indicator Report 


New Listings were up 7.1 percent for the Single Family-Duplex category and 20.0 percent for the Townhouse-Condo category. Pending Sales increased 44.4 percent for Single Family-Duplex and 7.7 percent for Townhouse-Condo.
In This Issue
VBR Holiday Hours 
Closing at 3pm today Thursday, December 21st

Closed: 
Friday Dec. 22  and 25th 

Friday, Dec. 29th and Jan 1st 

Happy Holidays! 
Vail Board of Realtors Foundation
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Congratulation to our New Members for  December
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LEGAL 

Why Buyers need Title Review 

This webcast explores what false reasoning people might use to rationalize not using a lawyer to review the title when they purchase real estate.
This webcast explores what false reasoning people might use to rationalize not using a lawyer to review the title when they purchase real estate.
SENTRILOCK UPDATE 

Tired of giving out 1-day codes to out of area brokers & contractors?
Now there is an easier way to give access & track when they go into the property.......
 
The SentriConnect Mobile App allows the listing agent to grant temporary access to their lockboxes, that are assigned to a property, for those who don't already have access like contractors, out of area brokers or locked out of homeowners. SentriConnect allows the listing agent to grant access to a specific lockbox for a specific duration of time and receive instant notifications of when the SentriConnect user accesses the lockbox.