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SMDRA WEEKLY NEWS & EVENTS • AUGUST 4, 2023
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Relocation buyers are moving greater distances. Cash buyers are tough competitors. The relief in home prices likely is over. Know the factors impacting your clients’ home search the most. |
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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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IN-PERSON NAR Code of Ethics
Aug 8 - 1pm to 4pm
Members Free / $40 Others
3 CE Credits
Instructor: Doug Emmerich
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IN-PERSON GRI 103: Contacts to Contracts
Aug 9 - 9am to 1pm
$50 for Everyone
4 CE Credits
Instructor: Ray Sherman
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ZOOM Digital
Marketing Masterclass
Aug 10 - 10am to 11:30am
Members Free / $20 Others
0 CE Credits
Instructor: Tom Bauman
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IN-PERSON Exterior Home Inspection for REALTORS
Aug 16 - 10am to 12pm
Members Free / $20 Others
2 CE Credits
Instructor: Mike Barnhill
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ZOOM Real Estate Negotiation Expert RENE Certification
Aug 16&17 - 9am to 5pm
Members $195 / $215 Others
14 CE Credits
Instructor: Rich Sands
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IN-PERSON Antitrust for REALTORS 7 Strategies to Red. Risk
Aug 22 - 2pm to 4pm
Members Free / $20 Others
2 CE Credits
Instructor: Rich Sands
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FREE EDUCATION FOR SMDRA MEMBERS!
ALL CLASSES except designations and certifications are FREE for SMDRA members.
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UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS |
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Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) Certification Course |
DATE: Tue & Wed, August 16 & 17, 2023
TIME: 9:00am to 4:00pm
COST: $195 Members / $215 Others
FORMAT: Zoom Format
CE CREDITS: 14
INSTRUCTOR: Rich Sands
DESCRIPTION: The Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) certification is for real estate professionals who want to sharpen their negotiation skills. The RENE certification program gives REALTORS® the tips and tools they need to be skillful advocates for their clients.
What You Gain:
- Improve your negotiating skills
- Learn about behind-the-scenes issues and how to deal with them
- Learn how to handle a wide range of personalities and situations
- Learn to sort out the competing objectives of the parties involved in a transaction
To obtain the RENE Certification:
- Complete the two-day course (There is no exam requirement for this certification)
- Maintain active membership with the National Association of REALTORS®
- Submit the application which will be sent to you after you’ve completed the required course along with a one-time credentialing fee of $159
- No annual membership or dues required
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Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource Certification |
DATE: Thu, August 24, 2023
TIME: 9:00am to 4:00pm
COST: $99 Members / $129 Others
FORMAT: Zoom Format
CE CREDITS: 6
INSTRUCTOR: Mickey Sanders
CLASS DESCRIPTION: NAR’s Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR®) Certification focuses on both the buyer and seller sides of
distressed property transactions. Knowing how to help sellers maneuver the complexities of short sales, as well as help buyers to pursue short sale and foreclosure opportunities, are not merely good skills to have in today’s market— they are critical. Designed for real estate professionals at all experience levels, this course give you a framework for understanding how to:
- Direct distressed sellers to finance, tax & legal professionals
- Qualify sellers for short sales
- Develop a short sale package
- Tap into buyer demand
- Protect buyers
- Safeguard your commission
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Learn more at http://realtorsfr.com/
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Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) Designation Course |
DATE: Tue & Wed, September 12&13, 2023
TIME: 9:00am to 4:00pm
COST: $195 Members / $215 Others
FORMAT: Zoom Format
CE CREDITS: 12
INSTRUCTOR: Mickey Sanders
DESCRIPTION: The Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designation is for real estate buyer agents who focus on working directly with buyer-clients at every stage of the home-buying process. By earning the ABR® designation, you gain access to valuable real estate education that elevates your skills and knowledge in the eyes of home buyers, ongoing specialized information, programs, and updates that keep you knowledgeable on the issues and trends facing home buyers, access to members-only publications, as well as marketing tools and resources.
The goal of the 2-day ABR® Designation Core Course is to establish a foundation of training, skills, and resources to help real estate professionals succeed as a buyer's representative.
Students learn to: Build a buyer-representation business Value the services you perform on behalf of buyer-clients Increase confidence to work toward a signed buyer representation agreement Gain methods, tools, and techniques to provide the support and services that buyers want.
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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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August Power Lunch:
Meet the Mayors
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DATE: Thursday, August 10, 2023
TIME: 11:00am-1:30pm
11:00-11:30 – Lunch and Networking
11:20-11:30 – Welcome/Announcements and Sponsor Recognition
11:30am-1:30pm – Meet the Mayors
TOPIC: Meet the Mayors
LOCATION: SMDRA Event Center
SPEAKERS: Mayors of Local Cities in the South Metro Denver Area
SESSION INFORMATION: 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 a lunch co-sponsored by the REALTOR® Party, your REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) and SMDRA Corporate Sponsor, while learning about issues that affect our industry. Mayors that are invited to join us are:
- Stephanie Piko, Centennial
- Jackie Millet, Lone Tree
- Jim Becklenberg, Littleton City Manager
- Mike Coffman, Aurora
- Jeff Toborg, Parker
- More to come...
POWER LUNCH SPONSOR:
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September Power Lunch:
Your Safety is Non-Negotiable:
The Beverly Carter Story
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DATE: Thursday, September 7, 2023
TIME: 11:00am-11:20am – Lunch and Networking
11:20 Welcome Announcements & Sponsor
11:30am-1:00pm – Program
TOPIC: Beverly Carter Story
LOCATION: SMDRA Event Center
SPEAKER: Carl Carter, Jr., REALTOR®, Founder & Executive Director of the Beverly Carter Foundation
SESSION INFORMATION: Join us to hear from Carl Carter, son of Beverly Carter from the Beverly Carter Foundation. The Foundation was founded to bring awareness to safety for all REALTORS®. Beverly’s life ended tragically, after she was kidnapped by a couple whom she met to show a home she had listed. Carl delivers a powerful presentation on REALTOR® safety that only someone with his background and experience could deliver. His story and presentation is an impactful combination of harrowing details involving his mother’s story and practical industry anecdotes and takeaways. Carl’s mission is to take his mother’s experience and use it as inspiration to make positive changes in agents’ lives and business.
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September Connections & Cocktails Networking |
DATE: Thursday, September 14, 2023
TIME: 4:00pm to 6:00pm – Doors Open at 3:45pm
TOPIC: Connections & Cocktails Networking
SESSION INFORMATION: THIS MONTH, we are hosting Connections & Cocktails on the FIRST THURSDAY OF AUGUST (4:00pm-6:00pm), SMDRA hosts Cocktails & Connections. A networking opportunity complete with light appetizers and cocktails. Each session will have a focus to educate members about ways to get involved, make industry connections and of course an opportunity to meet and connect with other SMDRA REALTOR® and Affiliate Industry Partner Members.
Doors Open: 3:45pm
Event: 4pm-6:00pm
CONNECTIONS & COCKTAILS SPONSOR:
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2023 REALTOR Appreciation Breakfast and Vendor Fair |
DATE: Thursday, September 21, 2023
TIME: 7:45am-12:00pm
7:45am to 9:00am - Vendor Fair
9:00am to 10:30am - Breakfast & Speaker
10:40am to 11:45am - Vendor Fair
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency DTC
SPEAKER: Dr. Elliott Eisenberg
COST: Vendor Fair:
• $425 – Vendor Table
• $45 for additional Vendor Affiliate Tickets
REALTOR Appreciation Breakfast:
• $0 – REALTOR Members
• $45 – Affiliate Members
• $55 – Non-Members/Non-Member Guests
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MARKET TRENDS & STATISTICS |
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Get the SMDRA Market Trends & Statistics for June 2023 |
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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Home Prices, Inventory Force Foreign Buyers to Retreat
National Association of REALTORS®
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Foreign investors, who typically pay cash for U.S. real estate, are spending even more on properties than domestic buyers. NAR data reveals who these international clients are and what areas of America they’re targeting. |
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REALTORS See Increase in
Seller Impersonation Scams
Colorado Association of REALTORS
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Federal law enforcement has seen an increase in real estate fraud involving vacant property, according to a joint advisory issued by the U.S. Secret Service and CertifID. CertifID Chairman Thomas Cronkright explained the scheme: a scammer looks up ownership records of a vacant property online, and pose as that property’s owner to hire a real estate agent to list it for sale. The property listing lead often comes from the internet. The scammer will then push for a cash sale under market value in the hopes of closing quickly and stealing the buyer’s money.
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Get Ready for a
NEW REcolorado.com
REcolorado
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Later this summer, REcolorado.com will transition to a subscriber resource hub where you’ll still be able to access all the REcolorado tools you know and love, plus some great additions — like our new Resource Center — that will make it easier to find what you need, when you need it. |
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SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU!
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This edition of the SMDRA Weekly Newsletter is made possible by our Platinum Corporate Sponsors: |
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2023-24 Member Benefit Guide |
SMDRA would like to thank you for choosing to be a Member of Our Family! We understand that making the choice to join a local association is a personal preference, with many factors to consider. Our sole mission is support our Members and help their businesses thrive and grow!
HOT OFF THE SMDRA PRESSES, is our 2023-24 Member Benefits Guide. In the guide are all the AMAZING BENEFITS you have access to as a SMDRA Member!
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IF YOU EVER FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE meeting a client in person, use the 'Buddy System'. Have code words prepared to notify each other if you feel threatened and need to make an exit.
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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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