LIVE Virtual REALTOR® Safety Seminar- Friday, September 25th, 10-11:30AM via Zoom

The GAR Education Committee has invited Tracey Hawkins, a.k.a. "Tracey the Safety Lady", Founder and CEO of Safety and Security Source, to speak to our members about smart ways to work safely as real estate agents and brokers, all while adding value to your relationships with your clients. Registration is FREE for members! You will receive the Zoom joining information via the registration confirmation email.

Please join local business owners and residents in donating to the Let there be LIGHTS initiative to light up downtown Greenwich this holiday season. With so much uncertainty of what the holiday selling season may 'look like' this year, the tradition of lighting our downtown area trees will bring needed joy to our residents (many of them new!) while creating a festive atmosphere that will encourage shoppers and diners to continue to safely come out and support our community. More information about making a tax-deductible donation, and different sponsorship levels available can be found on gwchavenue.com.

Since the start of the pandemic, CT REALTORS® partners at the CT Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) worked tirelessly with their statewide network of providers and government agencies to move 1,000 people from crowded shelters into temporary hotel space in order to keep them safe and healthy. Their next step is to get them into permanent housing. Thanks to a generous donation from IKEA, CCEH was able to distribute furniture across the state to help furnish 100+ new homes. However, the IKEA bed frames do not have mattresses. In conjunction with the CT REALTORS® 100th anniversary, the CT REALTORS® Foundation is stepping up to help raise funds for 100 mattresses. We need YOUR help to reach this goal! 

Apple released their latest operating system for the iPhone: iOS 14 as of September 16th. Supra has completed testing of the eKEY application on the new iOS, and his happy to announce that there are no issues. iPhone users can update their operating systems by going to Settings > General > Software Update.

The deadline to complete the 2020 US Census is September 30th. Please respond to the census if you haven't already, and encourage your family, friends and colleagues to do so as well. You can easily fill out the census online, by phone or mail. Watch Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz explain the importance of being counted. More census info is available via portal.ct.gov/census2020.

The New England REALTORS® Conference was held virtually last week. Sessions included a discussion with NAR President Vince Malta, President Elect Charlie Oppler and CEO Bob Goldberg on expanding member benefits and ways the industry continues to adapt. 2011 NAR President Ron Phipps and former Region 1 Vice President Kevin Sears, both from New England, discussed leadership. Check out the full recording here. (Passcode: NERC2020#)