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SMDRA WEEKLY NEWS & EVENTS • JANUARY 28, 2022
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REALTORS PROPERTY RESOURCE (RPR):
February is packed with learning opportunities to
help you "wow" clients and close more deals!
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Everyone has different learning styles. Some want to watch a quick video, others want to print out a guide and read every detail, step-by-step. Well, we’ve got you covered.
The RPR Learning Center lets you choose how and what you want to brush up on when it comes to RPR features and capabilities. Choose by time, skill level, topics and learning type.
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SMDRA classes are offered IN-PERSON and on the ZOOM ONLINE platform in a live, online, instructor led format. Be sure to note where each class is held. Visit smdra.com for details.
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ZOOM GRI 108: Finance in Real Estate
Feb 2 - 9am to 1pm
$50 for Everyone
4 CE Credits
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ZOOM 2022 Annual Commission Update
Feb 7 - 12pm to 4pm
Members Free / $50 Other
4 CE Credits
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ZOOM Understanding Buyer/Seller Listing Agreement
Feb 8 - 9am to 4pm
Members Free / $75 Others
6 CE Credits
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ZOOM GRI 110: Investments & Management
Feb 9 - 9am to 1pm
$50 for Everyone
4 CE Credits
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ZOOM 2022 Contract
to Buy/Sell - Line
By Line
Feb 10 - 1pm to 4pm
Members Free / $40 Others
3 CE Credits
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ZOOM 2022 Contract Changes and Forms
Feb 16 - 10am to 12pm
Members Free / $30 Other
2 CE Credits
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UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS |
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Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) Designation |
DATE: Tuesday & Wednesday,
February 15th & 16th
TIME: 9:00am to 4:00pm
COST: $195 Members / $215 Others
ZOOM: This class has been moved to Zoom
SESSION INFORMATION: The SRES® designation course seeks to instill knowledge and understanding of and empathy for 50+ real estate clients and customers and develop the business
building skills and resources needed for specialization in the 50+ real estate market.
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Pricing Strategy Advisor
(PSA) Certification
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DATE: Wednesday, April 6th
TIME: 9:00am to 4:30pm
COST: $99 Members / $129 Others
IN-PERSON: In-Person Event at SMDRA
SESSION INFORMATION: The Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) certification is specifically designed to enhance your skills in pricing properties, creating CMAs, working with appraisers, and guiding clients through the anxieties and misperceptions they often have about home values.
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SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU!
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This edition of the SMDRA Weekly Newsletter is made possible by the following businesses: |
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IN-PERSON & ZOOM Friday Fuze: Vision, Mission and Challenge, and Community Safety - Meet Your District Attorney |
DATE: Friday, February 4, 2022
TIME: 8:30am-9:30am
TOPIC: Vision, Mission and Challenge, and Community Safety – Meet Your District Attorney
SPEAKER: John Kellner, District Attorney,
18th Judicial District
ZOOM MEETING INFO:
Meeting ID: 852 7762 5314
Passcode: 220878
SESSION INFORMATION: Vision, Mission and Challenge, and Community Safety – Meet Your District Attorney, Let’s talk about public safety: Meet your new District Attorney.
FRIDAY FUZE SPONSOR:
Kristina Fischer
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Business After Hours:
You Had Me at Pizza and Wine
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DATE: Thursday, February 10, 2022
TIME: 4:00-7:00pm
LOCATION: SMDRA Event Center – 6436 S. Racine Circle, Centennial, CO 80111
COST: Free for SMDRA Members
$20 for Non-Members
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a SMDRA Business After Hours Event - You Had Me At Pizza & Wine! SMDRA is the best place to network and socialize with Members and celebrate your love of pizza and wine!
We will be offering a unique pizza and wine pairing experience! Guests will taste flavors of their favorite guilty pleasure, while tasting wine donated by SMDRA Affiliate Partner, Frank Brock owner of Lone Tree Vineyard.
Fresh wood fired gourmet pizza will be cooked onsite, and we will feature savory and dessert pizzas. Bring along your Sweetie Pie for a slice of pie and a tasting of vino!
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS SPONSOR:
US Bank
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IN-PERSON & ZOOM Friday Fuze: Tap Into Happiness:
Overcoming Pandemic Fatigue
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DATE: Friday, February 18, 2022
TIME: 8:30am-9:30am
TOPIC: Tap into Happiness: Overcoming Pandemic Fatigue
SPEAKER: Abby Hoeh, Owner, Life Work Balance, LLC
ZOOM MEETING INFO:
Meeting ID: 856 8158 8718
Passcode: 495022
SESSION INFORMATION: “Pandemic fatigue” has been described as the exhaustion felt after spending months of extra time and energy dealing with our new pandemic lifestyle and all the struggles that came with the pandemic. In addition to missing out on important milestones (like weddings, funerals, graduations, vacations, etc.), we likely feel burned out from a decrease in Life Work Balance. Regardless of our job, we likely experienced an increase in workload (balancing work and remote learning for our kids, taking fewer breaks, losing boundaries between work and home) and an increase in isolation.
Ultimately, being mentally and physically exhausted leads to experiencing feelings of dread and helplessness. Our resilience decreases as does our overall happiness. Because we are exhausted, we lose motivation to do anything about the negative feelings we are experiencing and that leads to a vicious cycle of feeling more and more anxious and on edge.
In this session, Abby, with Life Work Balance LLC, will share several tips with you on how you can tap into your happiness and boost your own resilience to reverse the burnout and pandemic fatigue you may be experiencing. During this session you will learn tips and tools that you will be able to implement immediately to help you overcome the exhaustion.
FRIDAY FUZE SPONSOR:
Marissa Brennan
with First American Title
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DATE: Thursday, March 3, 2022
TIME: 11:00am to 2:00pm
COST: $15 for SMDRA Members | $25 All Others
LOCATION: SMDRA Event Center
6436 S. Racine Circle Centennial, CO 80111
DESCRIPTION: This fast-paced, engaging event provides you with a seat at the table with seasoned real-estate industry veterans and peers to discuss career and professional development topics that are important to you. In small groups young professionals will have the opportunity to meet with multiple mentors and garner different perspectives. Lunch will be provided.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MENTOR?
We are currently looking for SMDRA Members who are interested in becoming a Mentor for the 2022 YPN Mentor Luncheon.
CLICK HERE to apply to be a Mentor at the YPN Mentor Luncheon
MENTOR LUNCHEON SPONSORS:
Are you interested in becoming a Sponsor for the YPN Mentor Luncheon? There are 4 sponsorships available, all are a $250 investment. Contact Michelle Smith for more information:
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IN-PERSON EVENT: Connections and Cocktails Networking |
DATE: THURSDAY, March 10, 2022
TIME: 4:00pm to 6:00pm – Doors Open at 3:30pm
TOPIC: Connections & Cocktails Networking
SESSION INFORMATION: Connections & Cocktails IS MOVING TO THURSDAYS! – Beginning in January 2022 this event will be moving to THURSDAY AFTERNOONS from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, doors open at 3:30pm. Connections & Cocktails is SMDRA’s version of a happy hour and be mostly a networking type of meeting. There is no formal speaker or agenda for this meeting. This is your opportunity to connect and get to know you fellow SMDRA Members!
Doors Open: 3:30pm
Event: 4pm-6:00pm
CONNECTIONS & COCKTAILS SPONSOR:
Ann Bagwell with BOK Financial
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FRIDAY FUZE HYBRID EVENT:
A Tidal Wave of Growth:
Arapahoe County Public Works
and Development Update
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DATE: Friday, March 18, 2022
TIME: 8:30am-9:30am
TOPIC: A Tidal Wave of Growth – Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Update
SPEAKER: Bryan Weimer, Director of Public Works & Development, Arapahoe County
Meeting ID: 856 8158 8718
Passcode: 495022
SESSION INFORMATION: According to the U.S. Department of Local Affairs, the population in Arapahoe County was projected to grow more than 50,000 between 2010 and 2040. If you follow Corona Insights, it’s projected closer to an increase of 200,000 between 2019 and 2040. With long waiting lists for potential new home buyers and REALTORS® scrambling for inventory to show their buyers, this isn’t a surprise to much of anyone. Then throw in transportation. By 2040, Arapahoe County predicts congestion will be up to 20.4%, up from 16.5%. Bryan Weimer, Director of Public Works and Development for Arapahoe County, will guide you through the challenges and the County’s plans to address them.
SPEAKER BIO: Bryan Weimer, Arapahoe County Director of Public Works & Development
FRIDAY FUZE MEETING SPONSOR:
Christina Skirpan with
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2022 Diamond Circle Awards
and Charity Silent Auction
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DATE: Friday, April 29, 2021
TIME: 4:00-7:00pm
TIME: 5:30pm-11:00pm
Cocktail Hour: 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Program: 7:00pm to 9:30pm
After Party & Dancing: 9:30 to 11:00pm
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency DTC
7800 E Tufts Ave, Denver, CO 80237
303-779-1234
COME JOIN THE CELEBRATION: Join us for our biggest event of the year as we honor the top producers in the South Metro Denver REALTOR® Association. We will be awarding the prestigious Diamond Circle Club Membership Award to all of the REALTORS® whose pursuit of excellence has placed them above and beyond their peers.
CHARITY SILENT AUCTION:
This year’s Silent Auction benefits Brother's Redevelopment, Inc. (BRI). Brothers Redevelopment is a Denver-based nonprofit organization that provides housing and a variety of housing-related services for the region’s low-income, elderly and disabled residents.
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MARKET TRENDS & STATISTICS |
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Get the SMDRA Market Trends & Statistics for December 2021 |
CLICK THE IMAGE to visit the Housing Market Trends and Statistics Resources page on the SMDRA website for the latest statistics resources.
Click the button below to download the latest statistic files.
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SMDRA News Blog:
The Holiday Season Puts a Wrap on a Surprising Year in Denver Real Estate
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What is surprising? After the anomaly of the 2020 Denver real estate market, many experts expected a slight cooling of prices and demand. While we saw small pockets in some price points, overall, the market remained vibrant for sellers. South Metro Denver REALTOR® Association (SMDRA) Chair, Barb Riley, noted: “While we typically have a strong spring market with activity cooling slightly in the summer, that wasn’t what we experienced in 2021. Priced correctly, homes are still in multiple-offer situations, with buyers competing for an inventory that doesn’t show signs of turning around, at least for the first quarter of 2022.” New listings in November were the second highest in five years at 3,614 homes. |
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Fewer Buyers Waiving Contingencies Share
National Association of REALTORS®
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Home shoppers are showing less willingness to waive appraisals, home inspections, or other contract contingencies during the purchase of a home compared with just a few months ago, according to the December 2021 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey, a survey of REALTOR® transactions conducted by the National Association of REALTORS®. |
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Legislative Advocacy This
Week at The State Capitol
Colorado Association of REALTORS®
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Welcome to the 2nd Regular Session of the 73rd General Assembly
Welcome back to public policy season. On Wednesday, the Legislative Session commenced and we will be working on important policy at the Capitol related to REALTOR(R) Party issues for the next 120 days.
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New "About Me" Section
on Showingnew.com
REcolorado Blog
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REcolorado’s partnership with New Home Source Professional brings you a great free tool to help you earn new construction seller and buyer leads.
As an REcolorado subscriber, you can set up a free profile on Showingnew.com through New Home Source Professional. A new “About Me” section allows you to include a bio and links to their website or social media.
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NEW Calendar of 2022 SMDRA Members Events - All in One Place! |
Download the 2-page PDF file of all the SMDRA Member Events/Holidays in one document!! Put all the SMDRA Events your are interested in attending on your calendar NOW!
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NEW SMDRA REALTOR Member Benefit - Introducing Forewarn! |
SMDRA is thrilled to announce a COMPLIMENTARY proactive safety and lead intelligence service for all SMDRA REALTOR Members!
Quickly becoming the industry standard for safety and prospect intelligence, FOREWARN is a revolutionary application that allows agents to have instant due diligence on prospects. In seconds, with as little information as a phone number or name, SMDRA REALTOR Members can verify a prospect’s identity, criminal records, bankruptcies, liens, judgments, address history and property records all in one place, leading to safer and more productive interactions.
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25 Benefits of SMDRA Membership |
SMDRA strives to create and inspire a strong, active community of REALTORS® and real estate Affiliate Industry Partners in pursuit of success. Our focus is advocacy, education, building community and providing tools and resources to help our members grow their business and thrive.
We are constantly on the lookout for additional ways to add value to your membership here at SMDRA. Recently we have delivered some NEW AMAZING benefits to help keep your business in the know and you safe! We know you have a choice of which Association you will join each year, and we continue to grow and expand the benefits we offer to our members. Be sure to take a look at all the great benefits you have as a SMDRA Member!
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SENTRILOCK @ YOUR SERVICE |
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SentriLock Resources
at Your Fingertips!
SentriLock®
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Did you know there a HUGE LIBRARY of information right at your finger tips for all things SentriLock? Here's a few links to check out:
For Lockbox Support:
513-618-5800
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CORPORATE SPONSORS & PARTNERS |
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