PRESIDENT'S NOTES: Dec 9-15, 2018

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Compass Losing "Shocked and Disenchanted" agents Inman News reported this week that the new start-up, Compass, may not be quite the Nirvana promised. Venture capitalists have poured multi-millions into this new brokerage model. A top-selling agent team in California left the brokerage within 3 months alluding to a lack of freedom. Click on the video to see a review of the year under our new CEO, Dr. Dawn Kennedy.

PLAN ON ATTENDING THE INAUGURATION OF GUSTY GULAS 2019 BAR PRESIDENT

Still Deals in the Luxury Market While starter homes are in short supply, the luxury market still is a buyer's market. This ongoing trend is lessening in Birmingham but lack of affordable starter homes is still an issue in the metro.

Monday Rewind This Friday, BAR officers and directors were sworn in at the inaugural of BAR President, Gusty Gulas, at Iron City. The event was well attended and all enjoyed the great food and an 80's cover band. Welcome Gusty! We all look forward to your year in leadership. Need Health Insurance? BAR has you Covered. Click Here GET READY FOR THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW ONLINE STORE- January 1st, 2019. Please take the time to review NAR's safety guides. Click Here....

2nd Male REALTOR® Murdered This Holiday Season Earlier this year we reported that male REALTORS® were far more likely to be victims of crime because of a false feeling of safety via their gender. Read the entire story here....

This Week's Happenings

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LAST LIVE CODE OF ETHICS CLASS IN 2018 Thursday, December 27, 2018 (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM) C2EX is the latest self study education course for REALTORS® just go to c2ex.realtor to start the course remember you can always take Code of Ethics online for free by clicking here... Course Calendar

Thanks for your support! Kim Mangham-Barelare 2018 BAR President TECH TIP THE WEEK! With all the floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in the Southeast you may lose phone power when you need it the most. Battery chargers only last so long. Don't worry family or lose a deal because you have no battery in your phone. Anker offers solar phone chargers. Just use the sun to keep in touch and keep your cell phone going during emergencies. Anker offers a solar charger for as low as $39.99. Click here to learn more... GET RPR

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