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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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Colorado Realtors® and other development and construction interests scored a significant victory in the last days of the legislative session. HB-1279, the construction litigation reform bill, passed its final Senate vote this morning. The bill made it through the legislature without a single no vote. After 3 years of hard work by CAR's Government Affairs group, it is hoped this will remove a major obstacle to new condominium development. In another, unrelated, matter a bill was proposed that would have required you to disclose your commission in every real estate advertisement and on every real estate contract. This problematic legislation was killed in committee through the efforts of the Colorado Association of Realtors®. Imagine the repercussions if this law had been enacted. Your donations to RPAC help protect your business. During the week of May 15th some of your leaders and I will attend National Association of Realtors® meetings in Washington, DC. Some of the most important work we will do includes Capital Hill visits when we will talk about tax reform and issues affecting your real estate business and home ownership. Our elected officials listen when we visit them. It is always more important when they hear from voters in addition to our lobbyists.
Mark
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Top 10 reasons your Facebook ads aren't generating real estate leads
Start off slow, building upon the previous successes you achieve
Over the last few years, there seems to persist the lingering idea that you can lay on the beach with your laptop and make
thousands per day. While it's a possibility in the internet age, online business generation takes hard work, creative thinking, money and luck.
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Financial CHOICE Act narrowly passes committee, next stop House
The Financial Services Committee
passed the Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10, on Thursday in a 34-26 vote after three days of marking up the bill.
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CAR Legal Hotline Update
The Hotline is available to Employing/Managing brokers, all Independent brokers, AND Associate Brokers who have been specifically authorized by their Employing/Managing Broker to utilize the Hotline. The Hotline terms and conditions have traditionally been that an Employing/Managing Broker could only have "one designee" per office. I believe this was primarily a condition to control volume. I have been relatively loose on the "one" designee thing because some offices have - over the years - designated multiple people. I am in the process of formally updating the Hotline Terms & Conditions to reflect this...
From my perspective, it is critical that an Employing/Managing Broker authorizes their Broker Associate to use the Hotline and is engaged in their Associate's management (including risk), but if an Employing Broker is willing to authorize 2, 3, or 5 (presumably experienced) managers/Associates to use the Hotline, I am OK with that. My goal is to increase the utilization and availability of the Hotline while keeping within the Commission's guidelines and expectations of Employing broker supervision. I think this policy strikes an effective balance.
Scott Peterson - CAR General Cousel
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VBR EDUCATION
May 9th:
NAR Ethics- Required between
March 1, 2017- December 31, 2018
1:00pm-5:00pm
Instructor: John Gilliam
$40 Investment
4 CE Credits
May 17th:
Proven Tax Strategies for Real Estate Professionals
1:30pm- 4:00pm
Vail Board of Realtors®
FREE
May 25th:
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
9:00am-11:00am
Vail Board of Realtors®
Instructor: Nikki Maline
$10 Investment
2 CE Credits
Receive
credit for: Vail Pro Designation
May 31st:
Vail Valley History
1:00pm-3:30pm
Eagle Library followed by tour of Historical Museum
Instructor: Kathy Heicher
$20 Donation to Historical Society
Receive credit for: Vail Pro Designation
June 7th:
REALFire® Class
12:00pm-2:00pm
Vail Board of Realtors®
Instructor: Wildfire Experts
FREE- Lunch & Learn
2 CE Credits
Receive credit for: Vail Pro Designation
June 13th & 14th:
Council of Residential Specialist
Technologies to Advance Your Business (CRS 206)
8:30am-5:00pm
Vail Board of Realtors®
Instructor: Rich Sands
16 CRS Credit & 8 CE Credits
Receive credit for: Vail Pro Designation
$300 Investment - Includes lunch & snacks
price increases May 15th
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REGISTER
June 27th:
Eagle County Schools District Overview & Update
9:00am-11:00am
Vail Board of Realtors®
Instructor: TBA
Receive credit for: Vail Pro Designation
$10 Investment
REGISTER
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CLICK HERE to register for more then one class or view all the classes for the year.
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VBR MLS Training
More Classes Coming Soon...
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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VBR General
Membership Meeting
Thursday, June 22nd
8:00am-11:00am
Manor Vail Lodge
Meeting Schedule:
*Breakfast & Affiliate Expo
*Board of Directors Updates
Keynote Speakers:
Marki Lemons-Ryhal
*It's Not You It's New
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VBRF 5th Annual Golf Tournament
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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 April
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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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Vail Board of Realtors® Foundation
Habitat Build Day!
Join the Vail Board of Realtors® Foundation for a Habitat Build Day. This will be a day of construction, networking, and Fun! No Experience is required.
When: Monday, June 19th
Where: 138 Nighhawk Circle
Gypsum, CO 81637
Time: 8:30am- 3:30pm
Lunch from 12:00pm-12:45pm
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VBR Affiliate Spotlight
AP Faux Finishes & Plasters
Margarette Johannes, LEED AP, is the owner of AP Faux Finishes & Plasters. She creates extraordinary faux finishes, specialized textures, and exquisite concrete stains for professional interior designers and discriminating home and business owners. She is committed to green building practices and obtained the LEED AP certification. Margarette, a midwest born European-Hawaiian raised native, began private art classes as a young child. She studied in Norway as a teenager, was inspired by Europe's castles, chalets, and churches, and traveled extensively to study well-known artists as well as various techniques. She returned to the U.S. and Vail to complete her bachelor of fine arts, summa cum laude, and founded AP Fauxs in 1995. Margarette is thrilled to be an affiliate member of VBR and look forward to working with it's members.
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