We look forward to serving you in your business. This is a member-led Association. If you see a need that would benefit the majority of our members, please let me know.

Your 2019 Board of Directors Executive Committee:

President: Traci Nicodemus - RE/MAX Cross Country

President-Elect: Bill Anderson , Ebby Halliday Realty

Secretary-Treasurer: Brenda Taylor , RE/MAX Advantage

Immediate Past President: Steven Walker , Keller Williams - DMN

A list of all our Directors and Committee Chairs can be found on our website at www.glar.com .

INFO TO KNOW:

TexasREALTORS® is the largest, most politically active professional trade association in Texas. We work with state lawmakers to ensure Texas remains an economical powerhouse and the place to buy, sell, and lease property. On March 26, a group of 40 GLAR Members rode to Capitol Hill in Austin, meeting with State Representatives Tan Parker, Lynn Stucky, Justin Holland, Michelle Beckley's office, Jared Patterson's office, and Senators Pat Fallon and Jane Nelson's office. We specifically spoke on the subjects of Eminent Domain (Support SB421/SB552, HB991, HB1245), TREC Sunset Review ( Support SB624/HB1675), Disaster Response (SB6, SB7, SB8, SB1322/SJR49, SB1772/SJR57, HB4433/HJR142, HB5, HB6, HB7, HB13/HJR4, HB478/HJR81), Property Tax Reform/Relief (Support SB2/HB2 - Oppose HB185, HB1036, HB3493, HB1816, SB853), School Finance Reform (Support SB4, HB3), Home Equity (Support SB474/HB1254), Annexation (Support SB408/SB1432/SB745/HB347). We received a warm welcome from each of our Legislative offices. Thank you to Kellie Stokes for teaching the CE class on "Do I Need a Survey?" Thank you to our Affiliate Advertisers for sharing their treats: Julie Watson, Eddy Foster, Stacy Stoltz, Gordon Law, Gina Leslie.

On our national front, another group of 10 Members will be visiting our federal Legislators in Washington DC May 14-17. Thank you Governmental Affairs Chair Mark Wise and Vice Chair Connie Niedzwiecki for leading the way!

Thank you to President Traci Nicodemus and Education Chair Steve Etzel for our 2nd "Real Estate Pros in the Know" podcast - "The Value of Using a REALTOR". The monthly podcasts are cataloged at www.glar.com, and distributed for Members to use as a resource for their clients/contacts. REALTORS® know this community, know the city leaders, know the economic growth, are EXPERTS in our town(s) . They have the MOST accurate real estate information on what it is like to live in this area. Our May podcast will be discussing how sellers should prepare their homes to list and what to specifically look for in homes they buy.