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Message from the President…….
JUNE IS HERE AND IT IS A NEW DAY AND A NEW WAY. WE MADE IT THROUGH AND WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE CHANGES.
We have gone through something we could never have imagined.
Congratulations, we are always better for the things that we experience and go through. I feel we have all learned life lessons that will forever change us as we go forward with new energy.
I think we are all very creative in coping with the day to day challenges as we maneuver through the opening of our State, County and City. Be motivated to embrace the fact that the traditional way of practicing Real Estate is changing. NAR has provided many ways for us to have the educated experience. RIGHT TOOLS-RIGHT NOW is one of many ways NAR is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. So many questions. Should we retool to a virtual existence? is this an answer or a pathway to something else. There are no simple answers or solutions. We love our industry and as we have opened up, we want the best experience for our consumers. We will evolve and move forward from this, as some things will go away and some will stay in place as our new normal. We are here and we are present.
We are in the process of all things opening as the pace and guidelines are set out by Gov Abbott. We have to be patient and follow the rules. Our Association Office is following the guidelines set out and gradually opening up.
Go out and make your business great!
Some good thoughts to share. Be Safe and God Bless you all.
Kathy Evans
Property tax education campaign Local governments collect property taxes to pay for community services, such as schools, roads, and emergency response.
But the elected officials who serve on these city councils, county commissions, and school boards aren’t the only ones with a role in this annual process. In fact, the most important person is you, the taxpayer.
Your elected officials depend on your input during the budgeting process to determine how much to collect and how to spend those funds.
That’s why Texas REALTORS® is educating taxpayers about the property tax process and recent changes due to the passage last year of REALTOR®-supported property tax reform legislation.
“As the leading advocate for Texas property owners, our association is working to educate Texans about recent changes to the property tax process while communities prepare for the
annual budgeting process this summer,” said Cindi Bulla, 2020 Texas REALTORS® chairman.
This legislation, known as The Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019 (a.k.a. Senate Bill 2), made several changes to the property tax system. And this is the first year that many of those changes will take effect, providing more transparency and opportunities for taxpayers to engage in the process.
Visit texasrealestate.com/propertytax to find several materials that explain the property tax process and what changed after Senate Bill 2.
Texas Supreme Court rules on vote-by-mail In the latest move in the vote-by-mail saga, on Wednesday the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a voter’s risk of contracting coronavirus doesn’t meet the state’s qualifications for voting by mail.
By law, only certain voters—including those who have a disability—may request mail-in ballots from their county. The court’s ruling means concern over contracting the virus at a polling place isn’t enough of a reason to qualify for a mail-in ballot.
However, the court also said it’s up to each voter to decide whether they have a disability that allows them to request a mail-in ballot.
June 2020 Page 2
REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts
The most common reason cited by Texas REALTORS® who don’t respond to calls for action is, “I never saw the email.”
NAR’s REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts program can help.
This text-message notification system is dedicated to getting the word out when a call for action launches.
Sign up now: Texas REALTORS® can just text the word txrealtors to 30644 … and you’ll be
signed up to receive important, timely alerts.
Sign up for the REACH Tech Accelerator Insight Panel
REACH companies have been identified and selected to participate in the program based on their potential to add
tremendous value to REALTORS and to the industry. Not only do you receive exclusive access to top new
technologies, the feedback shared through the REACH Insight Panel helps shape the products and services that will
advance real estate now and for years to come.
We know how difficult and time consuming it is to sift through thousands of new tech companies to find the ones that
can truly help you save time and earn more in your business. That’s why NAR’s REACH Technology Accelerator
Program is doing the homework for you—REACH companies are selected from thousands of new tech startups based
on their potential to add tremendous value to you. And the best part is, they want your feedback to help shape the
products and services to fit your needs. Join the REACH Insight Panel to share your feedback on the companies
selected for the 2020 REACH program.
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nar-reach.com/realtors/
&sa=D&ust=1591030593670000&usg=AFQjCNHkxAEoIZV5klKhoP8EwtIkk7_sGw
Transaction Desk Enhancements Coming June 3, 2020
Lone Wolf Technologies announce
enhancements coming to Transaction
Desk.
New notification options for brokerWOLF
Accounting Integration. When a new user is
added to your office and TransactionDesk
cannot automatically map their account to
brokerWOLF, you can now toggle email
notifications regarding this new
user on or off at your discretion.
The notification setting is located
under Setup>Integrations>Back
Office Accounting Integration.
Fixes:
1) Contact information — corrected an issue
where listing and selling agent contacts were
missing a company field
2) Signed Documents—corrected an issue where
digitally signed documents from 3rd party
signature platforms may not have been visible in
uploaded documents
3) Signing invitations—corrected an issue where
branding banners were appearing too small on
signing invitation emails
4) Deleted Signing Notifications—corrected an
issue where deleting completed signings may
have sent an unnecessary email notification to
the signers regarding the deletion
5) Quick Review Tool—corrected an issue where
the Update Agent option on the Quick Review
screen may have produced an error that
prevented sending of the update email
6) Forms—corrected an issue where forms may
not have been auto-saving before being sent to
Authentsign
GMWAR Bowling Tournament
Is being rescheduled
To August
Watch for more details
Film Alley, 825 E IH-20 Weatherford
TEAM Registration now open
$50 per player—5 person team
Entry fee includes bowling, shoes, bowling ball & buffet
2 bowling shifts to select from
***************************************************************
Advertising Sales open
Select from a lane or buffet advertising
(your advertising purchase includes the August &
January tournaments)
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This event sells out quickly so don’t delay to
register your team and/or purchase your
advertising
Ronny Doran, event chairman 214.808.8060 [email protected]
Or
817.596.5010 GMWAR office
June 2020 Page 3
GMWAR Office closed — Friday, July 3
In observance of Independence Day
June 2020 Page 4
1 Kevin Jurica Explorer Home Inspection
1 Mike Hallford Clark Real Estate Group
2 Macey Hunter Clark Real Estate Group
2 Shelly A Allain Keller Williams Weatherford
3 Paula Cebell EXP Realty
4 Becky Hanley Century 21 Lynch Legacy
4 Julie Henderson Century 21 Judge Fite
4 Kim Robertson Community National Bank & Trust
4 Perry Nation Nation Real Estate
5 Lynae Amason All City Real Estate
5 Redonna Dunlap JP & Associates REALTORS
8 Christine Kraemer Century 21 Lynch Legacy
8 Paul Jackson Jackson Real Estate
8 Paula Smith Land of Texas Home & Ranch
9 Amy O'Bannon Clark Real Estate Group
9 Carlee Otero JP & Associates REALTORS
9 Tammy Feimer Century 21 Judge Fite
10 Barry Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Realty
10 Clayton Baker True State Property Inspection Services
10 Jaimie Franke RE/MAX Crossroad, REALTORS
10 Jim Duncan Century 21 Judge Fite Co
10 Steve Prater Clark Real Estate Group
11 Albert Ramirez Fathom Realty, LLC
11 Beverly Lasley Keller Williams Weatherford
11 Kris Hemler Morris Williams Realty
13 Erica Cates The Cates Group
14 Logan Winstead Clark Real Estate Group
14 Richard Singleton Premier Properties
15 Stephen Reinke Briscoe Real Estate
16 Tammie McDaniel Keller Williams Weatherford
17 Shaundra Hardt Prime Lending
18 Austin Chamness Weatherbee Real Estate
18 Christine Collier GMWAR
19 Bart Bradberry Crest Home Inspections
20 Teresa Kidwell Clark Real Estate Group
22 Michelle Lanford Century 21 Judge Fite
23 Craig Cornwall Executive West Realty
23 Debbi Rousey Century 21 Judge Fite Co
24 Jacob Shaffer Eddleman-Riley Real Estate
24 Lesa Newbitt Terin Realty
25 Donna Kozlovsky Palo Pinto Appraisal District
26 Christopher Cates Tier One Realty, LLC
26 Tiffani Cree The Platinum Group Real Estate
27 Nichole Valentine Briscoe Real Estate
28 Amanda Bird Re/Max Crossroad
28 Bonnie Gould Century 21 Judge Fite Co
28 Lori Mills Clark Real Estate Group
28 Megan Johnsrud The Platinum Group Real Estate
29 Kari Johnson Longhorn Ranch Properties
29 Margaret Terry Source 1 Real Estate
29 Todd Ellerbrook Patriot Inspection Service
30 Charles Dyos Origin Real Estate
Peggy Myrick Century 21 Judge Fite
Congratulations
On your
Retirement
Congratulations
Louisa Davis
Weichert, REALTORS®, Team Realty
Clayton Jewett
HBS Real Estate
June 2020 Page 5
June 2020 Broadcast Schedule
June 3 TREC Legal Update l
4hrs CE Credit $40.00
8:30am—12:30pm
June 3 TREC Legal Update ll
4hrs CE Credit $40.00
1:00pm — 5:00pm
June 8, 9, REALTOR Launch
15 & 16 30hrs SAE Credit $125.00
8:30am —5:00pm daily
June 11 Resort & Second Home Markets
8hrs CE Credit $90.000
8:30am —5:00pm
June 17 Mastering Buyer Representation
3hrs CE Credit $35.00
9:00am — 12:00pm
June 19 4 Skills to Improve Your Transaction
2hrs CE Credit $25.00
10:00am — 12:00pm
June 23 Express Agent 101: Fast Approach to Success
4hrs CE Credit $40.00
9:00am — 1:00pm
June 25 Essentials of Residential Leasing
3hrs CE Credit $35.00
1:00pm — 4:00pm
June 26 ABC’s of Flipping
2hrs CE Credit $25.00
9:00am — 11:00am
June 29 Disclosure: What You Can & Can’t Say
2hrs CE Credit $25.00
10:00am — 12:00pm
These classes are remote courses offered through Texas REALTORS®
During the month of June, the courses GMWAR are offering are remote-only. In order to participate and receive CE Credit for the courses you will need access to: • A laptop or computer with the
capability of running a Zoom meeting with a microphone and camera
• Reliable internet service • Access to the email address on file
with the Association to send and retrieve course materials as PDFs
• The ability to digitally save any course materials/evaluations to send back to GMWAR via email
These courses will be monitored by a GMWAR staff member to ensure attendance. The day before the event you will receive a class Zoom link and instructions on how to identify your-
To Register call GMWAR at: 817-596-5010
Registration Forms and additional Information on each course will
be available on the Events Calendar on the website at: www.gmwar.org
Nengal Benton Century 21 Judge Fite Beth Caldwell Possum Kingdom RE Dionna Carr Longhorn Ranch Properties Connie James Source 1 Real Estate Brooke Josserand Clark Real Estate Group Emily Simpson Clark Real Estate Group Bailey Soares Clark Real Estate Group Mechelle Tyler Re/Max Trinity Kevin Gray Re/Max Trinity Cynthia Davis Parker Davis Real Estate
July 2020 Broadcast Schedule
July 1 Short Sales & Foreclosures
8hrs CE Credit $ 75.00
8:30am—5:00pm
July 6 TREC LU l
4hrs CE Credit $ 40.00
8:30am—12:30pm
TREC LU ll
4hrs CE Credit $ 40.00
1:00pm—5:00pm
July 7 1-4 Contract Boot Camp
5hrs CE $ 45.00
9:00am—3:00pm
July 8 Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA
8hrs CE Credit $ 90.00
8:30am—5:00pm
July 10 NAR Code of Ethics
3hrs CE Credit $ 35.00
9:00am—12:00pm
July 13-14 ABR—Accredited Buyers Rep
16hrs CE Credit $ 180.00
8:30am—5:00pm daily
July 16 Hemp Laws for Commercial RE
3hrs CE Credit $ 35.00
9:30am—12:30pm
July 17 Commercial Real Estate Insurance
2hrs CE Credit $ 25.00
10:00am—12:00pm
Commercial Complexity
1hr CE Credit $ 20.00
1:00pm—2:00pm
July 20 Broker Responsibility
6hrs CE Credit $ 65.00
9:00am—4:00pm
July 28 Hitting the Hot Buttons
2hrs CE Credit $ 25.00
1:00pm—3:00pm
June 2020 Page 6
The Texas
REALTORS® Committee Volunteer Tool is
now open. If you are interested in
participating in any of the 2021 Texas
REALTORS® committees, you will need to
complete the online form to volunteer. The
deadline to apply is June 19th.
https://www.texasrealestate.com/members/for-tar-leaders/
volunteer-for-a-committee/
July Education continued
July 29 Are Your Ads Breaking the Rules 1hr CE Credit $ 20.00 10:00am—11:00am Home Staging 101 2hrs CE Credit $ 25.00 July 30 Does the Pot Rack Stay? 1hr CE Credit $ 20.00 10:00am—11:00am Is Relocation Your Niche 3hrs CE Credit $ 35.00 1:00pm—4:00pm
GMWAR 1901 Martin Drive Suite 100
Weatherford, TX 76086
817/596-5010
Fax: 1-866-867-8685
www.gmwar.org _________________________________________
2020 Officers
President:
Kathy Evans, GRI,SRES, e-Pro, MRP, TRLP [email protected]
President-elect:
Ronny Doran, GRI, BPO, TAHS, PSA,TRLP
Secretary/Treasurer:
Karen Mitchell, TRLP [email protected]
Past President:
Janet Chism, GRI, SRES
2020 Directors
Roxie Davidson, TRLP
Lisa Elkins, GRI, TRLP
Amanda Howard [email protected]
Jacqueline Lammers, GRI, MRP, RENE
Carol Lea, GRI, SRES, e-Pro, Cert Appraiser
Terri Stokes, GRI
2020 Affiliate Directors
Lynn Mills [email protected]
Andrew Rees [email protected]
TAR Director
Cynthia Williams, ABR,GRI,MRP,SRES,e-Pro, TRLP
NTREIS Director
Vicki Voss [email protected]
GMWAR staff
Carolyn Wall, RCE, e-Pro, MRP, GRI
Chief Executive Officer
Christine Collier
Administrative Assistant
Shawn Campbell
Staff Support
June 2020 Page 7
GMWAR Mission Statement
The Greater Metro West Association of REALTORS® exists for creating value and an
environment that enhances: informed membership, real estate information resource,
active community contributors, accountability to the members and the public, and a
spirit of professionalism.
NTREIS has scheduled the most recent Matrix
update for the night of Tuesday, June 2nd
beginning at 11 pm. There may be
intermittent downtime for approximately one hour .
• More modern, mobile friendly email layout. Some of these
features will require additional configuration after this update.
Sort order indicator - a sort arrow will indicate the ascending/
descending order of the column and boldness of the label will
indicate the sort priority:
• Map will use the full width of the browser
• Map and results tabs are added to the Concierge approval
screen
• Ability to search just the "intersection" of tow map shapes, for example if using a shape within x miles of work and x miles of spouse's work, search only for listings contained in both search
areas.
• New icons through the search module and updated action tools at the bottom of results as well as easier to read "tooltips"
when hovering over an icon
• Refresh option added to the My Listings Widget
• Day selection added to INRIX Drive Time - specify a day of
the week in addition to time of day to determine drive time
