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SMDRA WEEKLY NEWS & EVENTS • FEBRUARY 5, 2021 |
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From 5280 Home Magazine:
Instantly Refresh Your Home with These 10 Things
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Local stylist Bret Alexandra shares her favorite items and practices
for making a space feel new again.
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NEXT WEEK EDUCATION @SMDRA |
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SMDRA classes will be held on the Zoom online platform in a “Live Online Instructor-Led” format until further notice. Please visit www.smdra.com to view the calendar and register.
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ONLINE Professional Standards Enforcement
Feb 9 - 12pm to 4pm
Members Free / $40 Others
4 CE Credits
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ONLINE GRI 104: Intro to Single Family Construction
Feb 10 - 12pm to 4pm
$50 for Everyone
4 CE Credits
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ONLINE GRI 106: Ethics and Professional Practice
Feb 11 - 9am to 1pm
Members Free / $50 Others
4 CE Credits
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ONLINE New REALTOR Member Orientation
Feb 11 - 1:30pm to 3pm
Free for Everyone
No CE Credits
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ONLINE GRI 103: From Contacts to Contracts
Feb 16 - 9am to 1pm
$50 for Everyone
4 CE Credits
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ONLINE NAR Code
of Ethics
Feb 16 - 2pm to 5pm
Members Free / $40 Others
3 CE Credits
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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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ONLINE IDE EVENT: SMDRA Reading Circle Book Discussion - 'Begin Again' |
DATE: Thursday, February 11, 2021
TIME: 1:00pm to 2:00pm
LOCATION: Online Zoom Format
FACILITATOR: Kelley Meyer,
IDe Committee Chair
DESCRIPTION: Book discussion: Begin Again – James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, by Eddie S Glaude Jr. Attendees will discuss important points in the book about racism in America. This year, the Committee will be tackling topics that will increase our sensitivity, compassion and understanding of our colleagues and clients who may not look like we do or believe like we do. This is Who We R, who we should aspire to be. We encourage you to join us to have some frank, respectful discussions of how we can grow as a REALTOR®, as a member of this wonderful industry and as a person. All are welcome and warmly invited!
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ONLINE Friday Fuze: What You Say on Social Media Does Matter! |
DATE: Friday, February 12, 2021
TIME: 8:30am-9:30am
SPEAKER: Scott Peterson, General Counsel for the Colorado Association of REALTORS
Learn the ramifications of violating Code of Ethics Standard of Practice 10-5. Know your risks and ways you can prevent a complaint. Have questions? We’ve reserved a Q&A time at the end of the session.
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ONLINE Friday Fuze: 7 Steps to Grow Your Real Estate Business Organically on Social Media |
DATE: Friday, February 19, 2021
TIME: 8:30am to 9:30am
LOCATION: Online Zoom Format
SPEAKER: Lisa Suazo, Marketing and Technology Director, for WEST, a WFG Company
DESCRIPTION: With COVID-19 creating a world where in person contact must be minimized, more people are spending time on social media than ever before! There is no better time than NOW to leverage social media channels to connect with your SOI, deliver value and build your real estate brand.
- Learn 7 strategies to build your social media presence organically (aka FREE!)
- Identify your top social media goals
- Learn how to leverage the algorithm to increase your organic reach
- Get specific tactics for what to post and how to be most efficient with your time
- Q & A will follow
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ONLINE Zoom SMDRA
Affiliate Orientation
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DATE: Friday, March 19, 2021
TIME: 10:30am
LOCATION: Online Zoom Format
SPEAKER: SMDRA Leadership
DESCRIPTION: Learn how the ins and outs of the SMDRA Affiliate Program to get the MOST out of your Membership. This session is geared towards new Affiliate members, but all are welcome to join in and learn! THIS WILL BE AN ONLINE ZOOM EVENT
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2021 Diamond Circle Awards
April 30, 2021
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DATE: Friday, April 30, 2021
TIME: All Day
LOCATION: Virtual
DESCRIPTION: The 2021 Diamond Circle Awards is Friday, April 30, 2021. Come and celebrate! Join us for our absolute biggest event of the year as we honor SMDRA’s Top Producers in the South Metro Denver REALTOR® Association.
2021 Diamond Circle Silent Auction
This year’s Silent Auction benefits REbuilding Together Metro Denver (RTMD). RTMD believes everyone deserves a safe and healthy home. Their mission is repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives. Their vision is safe homes and communities for everyone.
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MARKET TRENDS & STATISTICS |
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Get the SMDRA Market Trends & Statistics for December 2020
February 5, 2020 Video Edition
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CLICK THE IMAGE A short video from Pete Doty and Lonnie Glessner, Members of the SMDRA Statistic Committee, discussing Dec 2020 South Metro Denver Real Estate Market Statistics - February 5, 2021
Click the button below to download the latest statistic files.
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RPR: Refreshed, Redesigned and Rebuilt for REALTORS®
New Site Launch: Feb 24, 2021
REALTORS® Property Resource
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RPR will soon launch a new version of its platform. A total transformation! Simplified and reorganized with a razor-like focus on new and productive ways to wow your clients and close more deals. The updated look and feel, including a new homepage design, is a breath of fresh air with features and tools that take REALTORS step-by-step through their most important tasks. You will also appreciate the larger images and fonts, the "What do you want to do today" tool, bigger maps, and customizable homepages.
Here are some other major highlights:
- Streamlined searching
- New property layout
- New shortcuts
- Easier access to saved properties and searches
- Improved map features
- Better integration between Residential and Commercial features
Sign up for a preview of the new site before its launch on Februry 24, 2021. Classes are filling up quickly so we hope you will enroll today.
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Will Offices Require
Employees to Get Vaccinated?
National Association of REALTORS®
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Brokerages, associations, and commercial executives are divided over mandating that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to the office. In one recent survey, 51% of C-level commercial executives recently surveyed said they’ll require vaccines for any workers returning while the remainder said they won’t. |
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Produce Accurate Property Evaluations with Matrix
REcolorado Blog
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Matrix has, among many other valuable features, a built-in CMA tool that you can use as part of your REcolorado subscription at no extra cost to help you accurately evaluate and price properties.
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2020 Profile of Home Buyers
and Sellers Colorado Report
Colorado Association of REALTORS®
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The National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers is an annual survey of recent home buyers and sellers who purchased in the last year, from July 2019 to June 2020. This report allows industry professionals to gain insight into detailed buying and selling behavior. |
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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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2021 Diamond Circle Awards
Time to Apply!
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APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 5TH!
2021 Diamond Circle Awards - Award Applications are available online! Awards available in the following categories:
- Individual
- Specialty Individual
- Rookie of the Year
- Partnership
- Specialty Partnership
- Team
- Specialty Team
- Office
- Specialty Office
- Good Neighbor Award
- 4 Under 40
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SMDRA COVID-19 Resource Web Page - Stay Home! Stay Safe! |
Have you checked out the SMDRA COVID-19 Resource Page on smdra.com? During the COVID-19 ‘Stay at Home Executive Order’, it’s important that you check in with your network and be of service to your clients. We created and collected several fun, inspiring and educational assets for you to share with your clients, colleagues, and your community.
Resources just for YOU!
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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.
So far, 31 members of the South Metro Denver REALTOR® Association have earned the Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) endorsement from the National Association of REALTORS®
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