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SMDRA WEEKLY NEWS & EVENTS • AUGUST 20, 2021 |
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Lawmakers Ask FTC to Investigate Zillow |
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Lawmakers are urging the FTC to investigate potential antitrust violations over Zillow Group’s pending $500 million acquisition of ShowingTime, a scheduling platform for home showings. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), ranking members of the House and Senate antitrust subcommittees, reportedly sent the FTC a letter urging an investigation into the acquisition. |
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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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ONLINE GRI 101: Appraising for REALTORS
Aug 25 - 9am to 1pm
$50 for Everyone
4 CE Credits
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IN-PERSON Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) Designation
Sep 1&2 - 9am to 4pm
Members $195 / $215 Others
12 CE Credits
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IN-PERSON 2021 Annual Commission Update
Sep 7 - 12pm to 4pm
Members Free / $50 Others
4 CE Credits
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IN-PERSON NAR Code of Ethics
Sep 8 - 1pm to 4pm
Members Free / $40 Others
3 CE Credits
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IN-PERSON Exterior Home Inspection for RE Professionals
Sep 9 - 2pm to 4pm
Members Free / $20 Others
2 CE Credits
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IN-PERSON GRI 106: Ethics & Professional Practice (New Member)
Sep 14 - 9am to 1pm
Members Free / $50 Others
4 CE Credits
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UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS |
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Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) Designation |
DATE: Wed & Thu, September 1&2, 2021
TIME: 9:00am - 4:00pm Both Days
LOCATION: THIS IS A IN-PERSON CLASS in SMDRA Training Room
INSTRUCTOR: Rich Sands
COST: $195 for SMDRA Members
$215 for Non-Members
DESCRIPTION: The overall goals of the ABR® Designation Course are to:
- Prepare real estate professionals to thoroughly represent buyer-clients in real estate transactions and provide the quality of service and degree of fidelity to buyers that sellers have customarily enjoyed.
- Offer ideas and methods for building a buyer-representation business.
- Develop a self-customized tool for conducting a buyer counseling session.
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Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) Certification |
DATE: Tue, September 28, 2021
TIME: 9:00am - 4:00pm
LOCATION: THIS IS A IN-PERSON CLASS in SMDRA Training Room
INSTRUCTOR: Steve Olson
COST: $99 for SMDRA Members
$129 for Non-Members
DESCRIPTION: 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.
- The purpose and benefits of CMAs, and how to guide clients through them
- Terminology of pricing and valuation
- The Code of Ethics as it relates to pricing
- How to identify appropriate comparables, and where to find information about them
- The role of supply and demand in pricing
- How to adjust comparables
- Specific challenges and special situations in making adjustments
- How to work with appraisers
- How to hone your pricing skills and practices
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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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POWER LUNCH IN-PERSON & ZOOM HYBRID EVENT:
Meet the Mayors
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DATE: Thursday, August 26, 2021
TIME: 11:00am to 1:30pm,
LOCATION: THIS IS A IN-PERSON/ZOOM HYBRID EVENT in SMDRA Event Center
SPEAKER: Various Mayors from South Metro Denver Municipalities
DESCRIPTION: Here’s your opportunity to meet our mayors from the South Metro Denver area and hear about what’s new in each of their cities. Enjoy a free lunch sponsored by the REALTOR® party and your REALTORS® Political Action Committee while learning about issues that affect our industry. Mayors that are invited to join us are:
· Aurora – Mayor Mike Coffman
· Centennial – Mayor Stephanie Piko
· Cherry Hills Village – Mayor Russell Stewart
· Englewood – Mayor Linda Olson
· Greenwood Village – Mayor George Lantz
· Littleton – Mayor Jerry Valdes
· Lone Tree – Mayor Jackie Millet
· Sheridan – Mayor Tara Beiter-Fluhr
POWER LUNCH SPONSOR:
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FRIDAY FUZE IN-PERSON EVENT: Business After Hours Networking Event |
DATE: Friday, September 10, 2021
TIME: 4:00pm to 6:00pm
LOCATION: THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT in SMDRA Event Center and Patio
DESCRIPTION: This Friday Fuze is not your typical Friday Fuze you are used to. This Friday will be starting at a very different time then members are used to, it will be SMDRA’s version of a happy hour and be a networking type of event. There will be no formal speaker etc.
FRIDAY FUZE SPONSOR:
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FRIDAY FUZE IN-PERSON & ZOOM HYBRID EVENT: Success on the Streets Panel Discussion:
YPN Leaders in Community & Production Share Their Top 3 REALTOR Success Tips
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DATE: Friday, September 17, 2021
TIME: 8:30am to 9:30am,
Doors Open 8:00am
LOCATION: THIS IS A IN-PERSON/ZOOM HYBRID EVENT in SMDRA Event Center
SPEAKERS: Brian Anzur, Moderator, Panel Members, Shelby Foster, Irving Gomez, Dr. Chad Nash, Jenna Walton, Kelsea Imanuel and Andrea Price-Valenzuela
DESCRIPTION: Success on the Streets – YPN leaders in community and production share their top three REALTOR® success tips, PLUS: Two questions many of you have as you navigate this crazy market:
- What is the secret to success in these uncertain & extremely volatile times?
- How to maintain balance between career and leisure?
Get exclusive proven strategies and tips to help you kick-start your real estate career or give it a good kick-in-the pants refresh, narrated by SMDRA’s Chair, Brian Anzur. Featuring the talents and sage advice of NAR’s 30-under-30 winners Shelby Foster and Irving Gomez; SMDRA’s 4-under-40 REALTOR® recipients Dr. Chad Nash and Jenna Walton and the SMDRA YPN Committee Chair, Kelsea Imanuel; and Government Affairs Committee Chair, Andrea Price-Valenzuela.
FRIDAY FUZE SPONSOR:
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Bowloween - 2021 SMDRA
Bowling Tournament
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DATE: Thursday, October 14, 2021
TIME: 11:00am-4:00pm
LOCATION: Arapahoe Bowling Center – 6850 South Dayton Street, Greenwood Village, CO
COST: $55/Person for Event, Including Bowling
$30/Person for Event, Non-Bowler
Event includes Lunch, Door Prize Drawing Entry, Networking
SCHEDULE: Check-In / Buffet: 11am
Practice Bowling: 11am to 12pm
Tournament Start Time: 12pm
PRIZES INCLUDE: Best Costume Individual & Team
High/Low Male & Female Game & Series
Door Prize Drawings
BE A DOOR PRIZE SPONSOR!
Bring a door prize (minimum value of $25) to the event that will be given away during the tournament. Your name and company will be recognized when the prize is given away. NOTE: Being a Door Prize Sponsor DOES NOT include a ticket to event.
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MARKET TRENDS & STATISTICS |
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Get the SMDRA Market Trends & Statistics for July 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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Building Material Costs
Surpass Records
National Association of REALTORS®
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Prices for building materials have climbed 19.4% over the last 12 months, increasing 13% in 2021 alone, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Buyers are seeing the results in the prices of new homes. The median sales price for a new home was $361,800 in June, up 6% compared to a year earlier.
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KDVR: Home Prices Continue to Climb Along the Front Range,
But More Inventory is Available
Colorado Association of REALTORS®
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New data regarding Colorado’s ever-changing real estate market indicates a shift in pricing and inventory along the Front Range.
Statewide, the latest numbers from the Colorado Association of Realtors show an increase in the inventory of active listings from June into July.
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A Fresh, New REcolorado.com
is Coming!
REcolorado Blog
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With over 30 million annual website visits, REcolorado.com is the preferred locally run home search site in the state! Using feedback we received from consumers, we’re updating the look and feel as well as the functionality. We’re also adding more relevant local information. |
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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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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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Launched in November 2018, the Commitment to Excellence Program sets the standard for what it means to be a professional in the real estate brokerage business. The C2EX endorsement is available only to REALTORS®. It is earned through a self-directed program that enables real estate professionals to assess and build on their competency in each of the core areas. |
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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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SentriLock Service Billing Reminders Sent to Agents
SentriLock®
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List of SentriLock billing reminders and due dates:
A postcard reminder will be sent to unpaid agents on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
The email being sent to the agents on March 23, 2021, April 13, 2021 and April 27, 2021, will read as follows: Your SentriLock fees for 2021 are now due.
Your SentriLock fees total $100.20 are due by Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
Suspend date for non-paying agents is Thursday, May 13, 2021. A reactivation fee will be added to any unpaid bills on this date. The reactivation fee is $58.02.
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