The Green Sheet | Friday, March 4, 2022
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Greenwich Scholarship Applications Due by March 10
Each year GAR & GMLS awards two renewable scholarships to high school seniors towards college tuition. The students apply for scholarships through the Greenwich Scholarship Association (GSA) which is an umbrella organization coordinating the process and interviewing all student candidates. The students are screened for financial need via their FASFA applications which is the financial aid form that is sent to colleges by the applicants. When possible, we try to award the scholarships to children of REALTORS®. Scholarship recipients are chosen by members of the GAR Scholarship Committee. If you have a child who may be eligible for this or other scholarships, the deadline for applying through the Greenwich Scholarship Association is March 10, 2022. They can file an application online at greenwichscholarship.org. Make sure that your son or daughter indicates that you are a REALTOR® in the parents' occupation section.


P&Z Proposed Zoning Text Change Re: Conversion to Accessory Housing
Tentative Agenda Item for the Town of Greenwich Planning And Zoning Commission Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2022: Planning and Zoning Department; application PLPZ 2022 00048, for a Zoning Text Amendment, to amend Section 6-99 of the Town of Greenwich Building Zone Regulations regarding "Conversion to Accessory Housing". PURPOSE: To amend the existing Building Zone Regulations to meet 2019 POCD Guiding Principle 2: "Develop Housing Opportunities for the Future". The proposed amendments seek to facilitate more opportunities to create accessory apartments, incorporating the needs of disabled persons and emphasize increasing the Town's stock of affordable housing units. A complete copy of this proposed text amendment is on file and available in the Planning and Zoning Office, Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT 06830 and on the Town's Website.


Invitation for HUD Section 8 Voucher Webinar: March 8, 9:30-11am
HUD is pleased to invite you to Region I's Section 8 Voucher webinar to be held on March 8, 2022, from 9:30-11:00AM. This webinar will provide real estate agents, owners and managers of rental units, key information on the Section 8 voucher program and its benefits for landlords. The housing choice voucher program as well as the emergency housing voucher (EHV) program are the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled as well as veterans, individuals, and families facing homelessness, to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Register now. Prior to the webinar, a TEAMS link will be provided to the email you list on your registration.


Darryl Davis- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective REALTORS®: March 25, 10AM
The Education Committee of the Greenwich Association of REALTORS® invites you to a virtual Key Note Speaker event on Friday, March 25th, 10AM. In this insightful, eye-opening session, Darryl Davis takes Covey’s “Habits” for a spin – real estate style. During this session you will learn: Ditch “canned scripts” and speak from their hearts and not their heads to create customers for life, Proactively focus on the high-priority activities that repeatedly lead to business breakthroughs (even when they don’t want to), Create a SURGE of listing appointments – even in a tight market , Get offers accepted in multiple-offer situations with more ease and less stress, Adopt the one simple mindset shift to turn prospecting from win/lose to win-win, Promote and brand themselves even when on a limited budget, Have more balance, joy, and confidence every single day. Friday, March 25th, 10AM via Zoom. Zoom meeting link will be emailed to upon registering. Register Now
Upcoming Events
Continuing Education (Live Virtual):
3/9/22 - Real Estate Law for Brokers & Salespersons (Mandatory) FULL, WAITLIST
3/16/22 - Understanding & Preventing Racial Bias in Real Estate (Mandatory) FULL, WAITLIST
4/27/22 - History of Homes in Greenwich (Elective) IN-PERSON
5/4/22 - Real Estate Financing & Contracts (Elective)
**ADDITIONAL CLASSES COMING SOON!

General Educational Sessions:

Also, check out upcoming FlexMLS Webinars.
The CE Shop - Online Education Courses | March Promotion
Complete your real estate continuing education online with The CE Shop. Use promo code WOMEN, valid through 3/31.
*March Promo use code NEXTSTEP

All classes are due on the following dates:
March 31, 2022 - Brokers
May 31, 2022 - Sales Associates
Member Resources & Updates
CTR.tv presents Weekly Update (2/28/2022)
GAR Member & GMLS Subscriber Updates

New:
Linda Chase-Jenkins, Houlihan Lawrence, Greenwich (RA)
Carolyn Smith, Giner Realty (RA)
Yifan Lu, Keller Williams Prestige Properties (RA) Association only
Joan Marks, Christies International Real Estate (P)
Siobhan Sack, Coldwell Banker Realty, Greenwich (M)
Annalise Stack, Compass Connecticut, Greenwich (M)
Ellen Hilburg, EH Realty (P)

Transfer:
Tati Tonkyn, from Houlihan Lawrence, Greenwich to The Agency (RA)
Dorothy Mulroy, from William Raveis Real Estate, Greenwich to Sotheby's Int'l Realty (RA)
Brid Mortamais, from Coldwell Banker Realty, Old Greenwich to Compass Connecticut (RA)

Reinstate:
Fiona Porter, Keller Williams Prestige Properties (M)

Dropped:
Jamie Saxe, Coldwell Banker Realty, Greenwich (RA) GMLS only
Manuel Vergara, Genesis Realty LLC (R) GMLS only
Alexander Arader, Premier Real Estate (R) GMLS only
Tony Galazin, William Raveis Real Estate, Greenwich (RA) GMLS only
H. Juergen Hess, Brown Harris Stevens CT LLC, Stamford (M)
Steven Christofor, Christofor Realty II LLC (P)
Liz Priven, Coldwell Banker Realty, Rye (M)
Nicholas Walters, Douglas Elliman of Connecticut (M)
Zef Vataj, Houlihan Lawrence, Greenwich (M)
Andrew Pastor, Nest Seekers International (M)
Yelena Zhukovsky, Plaza Realty & Management Corp (M)
Alison Bernstein, The Suburban Jungle, Inc (P)
Terrence Duffy, Town of Greenwich - Assessor's Office (P)
Maria Judith Dominguez, WEB Realty Company (M)

New Firm:
Christies International Real Estate
72 Garth Road | Scarsdale, NY 10583
Joan Marks
Phone: 914.200.3931

EH Realty
23 North Broadway | Nyack, NY 10960
Ellen Hilburg
Phone: 914.772.5858

Deceased:
Vanessa Kendall, Berkshire Hathaway NE Properties, Greenwich (RA) - Vanessa passed away February 1, 2022. She was a member of the Greenwich Association of REALTORS® and Greenwich Multiple Listing Service since September 1988. A memorial service will be held in the Spring. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Vanessa's name to Doctors Without Borders.

Eileen Hanford, Brown Harris Stevens CT LLC, Darien (M) - Eileen passed away December 3, 2021. She was a subscriber of the Greenwich Multiple Listing Service since July 2013. A funeral service was held December 2021. To sign the online guest book for Eileen, please visit www.lawrencefuneralhome.com.