GLAR Member News - July 22, 2019

GLAR Weekly News Update for Members

Deadline Approaching for Education Achievement Award Applications

Are you on track to apply for this year's Education Achievement Award? Realtors® who earn this award will be acknowledged at the 2019 Annual Meeting in September, as well as have their name and photo published in an issue of Louisville Business First! Just submit completion certificates for 30 hours of CE courses from GLAR from October 1, 2018 to Sept. 2, 2019, along with the award application by the September 3rd deadline. Find out more about award eligibility requirements and how to apply by clicking here .

Voting for Your Leaders Opens Wednesday, July 24th

Board of Directors elections will begin at 9:00am on WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 and will remain open until 12:00pm on WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019.

REALTOR ® Members of the Greater Louisville Association of REALTORS ® have the opportunity to vote for five (5) members to serve on the Greater Louisville Association of REALTORS ® Board of Directors. Participants and Subscribers of Metro Search, Inc. will have the opportunity to vote for three (3) members to serve on the Metro Search, Inc. Board of Directors.

A link to the online voting site will be placed on the front page of the MLS and on KCREA on July 24, 2019. An email will also be sent to all members containing a link to the voting site. If you prefer to vote by paper ballot, you may do so anytime during the election period. Paper ballots will be available at the Association office. Click below on each candidate's name to view their bio and photo.

Candidates for Greater Louisville Association of REALTORS BOD

Steve Bagby

Will Fischer

Julie Gamble

Ashlie Hogan

Carter Martin, Jr.

Elizabeth Monarch

Mike Mudd

Doug Myers

Dave Parks

Greg Virgin

Candidates for Metro Search, Inc. BOD

Steve Bagby

Eric Cowley

Scott Hack

Jacob Mercier

Erik Speaks

Angela Turner

New Rookies Workshop: Agent Accountability on August 9th

Kathryn Vaughn is presenting our next Rookie's workshop on understanding your accountability and responsibility, both as a buyers and sellers agent. The session will cover conflict resolution, dealing with difficult clients, how to handle home issues that come up after closing, and more! Rookies Workshops are held monthly at the GLAR office and provide a wealth of information for Realtors® new to the industry. However, Realtor® members of all experience levels are welcome to attend! Rookie workshops are free and provide a great opportunity to learn from industry experts in an informal setting. Open to GLAR Realtors® only. RSVP now to reserve your seat.

Help us Award a REALTOR Community Hero!

Nominations are now being accepted for the John R. Carpenter Community Service Award. Know a Realtor ® who goes above and beyond in actively serving our community? We want to hear about them! Click here for the online nomination form. Deadline for submission is July 31, 2019.

Important MLS News & Updates

TransactionDesk Enhancements Coming

Updates to TransactionDesk are releasing on July 24, 2019. This release includes enhancements that will continue to improve the overall TransactionDesk experience. Find out more about the coming updates in the link below.

FlexMLS: New Room Tab Update Launching July 25

New Room tab updates launch on July 25th. You will see updates to how the Rooms tab looks and works on your Add/Edit listing screen. These changes make the Room entry process faster and comply with the highest level of industry data standards. Click here for more information.

Legislative Update

Legislative issues impact your real estate business every day! Our government affairs representatives are continually working to remain on top of issues that affect your profession. Read the latest report.