SMDRA WEEKLY NEWS & EVENTS • JANUARY 14, 2022
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FROM 5280 HOME: Local Recycling Resources for Your New Year's Home Purge
Here’s how to start 2022 with less junk in your house—and in the landfill.

Whether you’re remodeling, cleaning, or just getting organized for the new year, don’t send your unwanted items to the landfill before consulting this list of recycling resources in Denver and beyond. Chances are, there’s an easy way to extend their useful life.
SMDRA EDUCATION
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.
ZOOM GRI 101: Appraising for Real Estate Licensees
Jan 19 - 12pm to 4pm
$50 for Everyone
4 CE Credits
ZOOM Short Sales
and Foreclosures
Jan 20 - 12pm to 4pm
Members Free / $50 Others
4 CE Credits
ZOOM GRI 106: Ethics & Professional Practice
Jan 25 - 9am to 1pm
Members Free / $50 Others
4 CE Credits
ZOOM New Member Orientation
Jan 25 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Free for Everyone
0 CE Credits
ZOOM 2022 Annual Commission Update
Jan 26 - 9am to 1pm
Members Free / $50 Others
4 CE Credits
ZOOM Create Your 2022 Business Plan
Jan 27 - 9am to 1pm
Members Free / $40 Others
0 CE Credits
UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) Designation
DATE: Tuesday & Wednesday,
February 15th & 16th
TIME: 9:00am to 4:00pm
COST: $195 Members / $215 Others
IN-PERSON: In-Person Event at SMDRA

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.
SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU!
This edition of the SMDRA Weekly Newsletter is made possible by the following businesses:
SAVE THE DATE
POWER LUNCH IN-PERSON: Creating New Opportunities:
2022 Economic Forecast for
Metro Denver
DATE: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
TIME: 11:00am-11:45am – Lunch and Networking
11:45am-1:00pm – Program
TOPIC: Creating New Opportunities: 2022 Economic Forecast for Metro Denver
LOCATION: SMDRA Event Center
This is an IN-PERSON EVENT ONLY
SPEAKER: Patty Silverstein, President and Chief Economist of Development Research Partners

SESSION INFORMATION: The annual look forward to the trends that are expected to influence employment activity, consumer spending, residential and commercial real estate in Colorado and Metro Denver during the year ahead.

FRIDAY FUZE SPONSOR:
Desiree Banka with
IN-PERSON & ZOOM Friday Fuze: Finding Success with Work Life Balance in 2022
DATE: Friday, January 21, 2022
TIME: 8:30am to 9:30am, Doors Open at 8:00am
TOPIC: Finding Success with Work-Life
Balance in 2022
SPEAKER: Natalie Davis, CAR Chair Elect

ZOOM MEETING INFO:
Meeting ID: 856 8158 8718
Passcode: 495022

SESSION INFORMATION: This hands on session will walk you through a process to assessing your current “work-life” balance, identify your ideal lifestyle and explore 3 tools that will help you in maintaining the balance that you desire. 

FRIDAY FUZE SPONSOR:
Thomas Riffel with
Business After Hours:
You Had Me at Pizza and Wine
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
2022 Diamond Circle Awards
and Charity Silent Auction
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.
MARKET TRENDS & STATISTICS
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.
SMDRA News Blog:
The Holiday Season Puts a Wrap on a Surprising Year in Denver Real Estate
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.
REALTOR REPORT
T3 Sixty Releases Most Influential Real Estate Leaders Rankings
National Association of REALTORS®
Who has the most power and influence in the residential real estate market? T3 Sixty, a consulting and research firm for the real estate industry, released its annual rankings.

The Swanepoel Power 200, named for T3 Sixty Chairman and CEO Stefan Swanepoel, includes REALTOR® association leaders, brokerages, MLS executives, innovators, and executives across the industry. Judges rank leaders based on the office they hold, the decision-making power associated with their role, the financial resources at their disposal, their organization’s significance in the industry and geographic reach, their personal influence in the industry, tenure, and more.
Record-Shattering Housing Market Showed No Seasonal Differen-tiation in 2021, Astounding Highs and Lows Likely to Continue Well
into 2022
Colorado Association of REALTORS®
Record-low inventory combined with insatiable buyer demand drove housing prices to record highs in markets across Colorado in 2021, according to the December data and year-end analysis from the Colorado Association of REALTORS®.
Productivity and Teams in REcolorado Matrix:
REcolorado Blog
You rely on REcolorado Matrix for accurate data and so do your clients. To help ensure he data in REcolorado Matrix is accurate, the REcolorado Board of Directors passed a rule in spring of 2020 that revised how productivity is attributed to teams. After the rule went into effect, teams receive credit for 100% of all transactions when the team ID is entered as the listing broker or selling broker.
SMDRA STORIES
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. 
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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