Wednesday, June 29, 2022

June 2022 updates

Hello HCBOR! 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far! Thank you so much for being a part of Who We R®!

 

The first half of 2022 has flown by, and we are gearing up for great events, speakers and time TOGETHER from now until December. You don’t want to miss our “Coffee with Candidates” in July at the Civic Center! We will return in August with our ”Back to School” luncheon complete with a school supply drive, and a report on one of our local school systems. September welcomes fall and REALTOR® Safety Month. Our, in the planning stages, “Tasting for Tadmore” fundraiser will help provide much needed funds for our Partner in Education, Tadmore Elementary. There’s nothing scary about our October BRUNCH magician; a canned food drive and November’s Northeast Georgia Co-op speaker will make Thanksgiving special for so many; and, a 2022 Holiday Celebration will round out the year! Come join us for all the fun!


 We wouldn’t be who we are without YOU! Find a way to plug in and be a part of this great group of professionals – let’s stay connected, have fun TOGETHER, and work for our community! I look forward to seeing you soon! Chris



Wear purple for RPAC and join us for "Coffee with Candidates" as we look to the future, to ensure the interests of Real Estate professionals are advanced. This event will be moderated by Brad Mock, from GAR, with targeted Real Estate and property rights questions for local and state level candidates. Please submit relevant questions to Katie at ae@hallbor.net

Please add this event to your calendar, as it will not be one to miss out on!
You will have an opportunity to meet some local and state candidates. Coffee and a light breakfast will be included.
Moderated by GAR's Brad Mock, and put together by one of our own Affiliates (RPAC Committee Chairman) Jeremy Owens, this event is to bring a higher level of Q&A topics like Property Rights, Real Estate and much more. We are asking that all questions be submitted ahead of time, no later than Thursday, July 7th, to Katie at ae@hallbor.net 
Please RSVP  and let us know if you have any questions!
Admission will be $5 at the door.


GAR Annual Conference in NASHVILLE

Hall County REALTORS®️ & Affiliates :
Great news! The early bird deadline has been extended to JULY 20th! And, we’ve been issued a challenge👊🏆In an effort to have 1000 members in attendance, a drawing has been created to win a 2023 Conference Registration of your choice. All you need to do is refer a member who isn’t registered yet and ask them to put your name on the registration in the “referred by” section. Both the referrer and the referee will have an opportunity to win! Put on your boots & let’s represent in Nashville!! See you there!

Register and learn more here: https://garealtor.com/annual/annual-conference/....

See the video from the Conference Committee Chair, Susan Kliesen, from NAMAR, to learn more!


SAVE THE DATES

Here are some more dates to add to your calendar:

8/17 August Lunch @11:30
9/14 September Lunch @11:30
10/13 October Brunch @ 9:30
11/16 November Lunch @ 11:30
12/14 December Lunch @ 11:30


EDUCATION


Save money by registering for the combined 4-Day CCT – Client-Centric Training Course
To register, click HERE; for other questions or concerns please contact Harper Jarrett at 678-597-4133, PIE@garealtor.com.



Quick Links 


Click any of the logos below for additional continuing education classes. They will guide you to the direct links. 

        


All the best,


      Chris Simmons 
     2022 President                                                                
Association Executive
615 Oak St. 
Gainesville GA
770.534.1564


     Hall County Board of Realtors®
     (770)289-3924


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Monday, December 13, 2021

December Hall Co Board of REALTORS Lunch

Hi Realtor friends and affiliates,

I hope to see you at our final lunch of the year on Wednesday, December 15th, 11:30 am - 1 pm, at the Gainesville Civic Center. Tadmore Elementary's chorus will be singing and help you get into the holiday spirit if you're not there yet. And speaking of Tadmore Elementary, you can still help with our annual fundraiser, helping those teachers and children. Please visit HCBORTadmore.com to donate or you can bring a check on Wednesday, made out to Tadmore Elementary or Hall County Board of Realtors. If you make it out to HCBOR, please just notate 'Tadmore' on the check. Your help is greatly appreciated in meeting our annual goal of $10,000. Thank you to all of you who have so generously given already.

President-Elect Chris Simmons has what I know will be an incredible 2022 planned. She and the 2022 leadership team will be installed on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, our immediate past President and RPAC co-chair Judy Presley, will present RPAC recognition pins to RPAC donors.Thank you for your investments in RPAC.

If you haven't yet registered for the Inaugural Conference in January, I hope you will consider planning on coming. I have learned so much from the CE classes offered at the recent conferences I have attended. Bottom line is - my business has improved because the knowledge obtained there helped me work smarter. AND - it's so much fun!  So click here to learn more and mark your calendars for January 11-14, 2022.

Don't forget to check and make sure your Code of Ethics training is current. You can log in at NAR to check your status.  So many great resources are there and at the Georgia Realtors website.  

I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every member and affiliate for your involvement and for your membership this past year. I have made new friends and I look forward to serving with you in the future. Let's all thank Chris Simmons for her leadership.

Chris Simmons, President, Hall County Board of Realtors - 2022

I hope to see you Wednesday.

Happy Holidays,

2021 President
Hall County Board of Realtors
770.540.3788
Association Executive
615 Oak St. 
Gainesville GA
770.534.1564



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Monday, November 15, 2021

Nov Hall Co Board of Realtors Lunch & Update

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Realtors and Affiliates!

I am thankful for each of you and all you've done to make 2021 such a spectacular year. Our Annual Awards Banquet was so much fun. We not only honored our award winners, we had great food and entertainment, the Fly Betty Band. Congratulations to all our honorees, and especially to our Realtor of the Year, Immediate Past President Judy Presley. Please congratulate her when you see her! Also, our new Phoenix Awards winners are shown here as well - Dani Burns and Judy Paul, both with Keller Williams Lanier Partners. (Phoenix Award indicates the recipient has qualified for Circle of Excellence Award for 10 years). Look out our for our ad congratulating the award winners in The Gainesville Times.





I hope to see you Wednesday, November 17 at our monthly luncheon. It will be held at the Gainesville Civic Center, 11:30 am - 1 pm. You can also join via Zoom if you can't make it in person. Look for the zoom invitation Wednesday morning. Brad Mock, Director of Government Affairs at Georgia Association of Realtors will be our speaker. Brad has been with GAR since 2014 and is the State and Local REALTOR® Political Advisory Group staff liaison and oversees GAR's legislative and political affairs, campaign services and also serves as a lobbyist. He is also a member of NAR's Government Affairs Director Advisory Group. Brad is a graduate of the University of West Georgia where he received both a Bachelors in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration. If you don't have your ticket yet for the luncheon, please get it here at this link.

Our annual fundraiser for Tadmore still needs your support. More importantly, the kids and the teachers needs us. Please visit HCBORTadmore.com and make a donation prior to the end of the year. How about doing it to celebrating GIVING TUESDAY on November 30, 2021!  I know without a doubt that we will meet (and hopefully exceed) our goal of $10,000 for Tadmore Elementary School.


Our board also generously Realtor Political Action Committee (RPAC) and there have been so many reasons to support RPAC this year. Brad Mock will enumerate many of them. We have until November 30 to get our investments in to RPAC. Please send check made out to Georgia Realtors to our board office and notate RPAC. Read about our recent legislative victories here. To invest in RPAC, please click here.

Please mark your calendars for our December luncheon, December 15th, when we will see the students from Tadmore Elementary perform a Christmas program. 

Thanks for all you do and for being a part of Hall County Board of Realtors.

Sincerely,

2021 President
Hall County Board of Realtors
770.540.3788
Association Executive
615 Oak St. 
Gainesville GA
770.534.1564

 




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Monday, August 16, 2021

August Meeting-Affiliate Expo/Luncheon

Hi fellow Realtors and Affiliates,

I am excited about seeing you this Wednesday, Aug 18th (11:30 am - 1 pm) at the Gainesville Civic Center for our Annual Affiliate Expo. I am pleased to announce that our Beach Bash themed lunch will be prepared by Northwest Exterminating. I hope all Realtors will come out to visit our Affiliate booths, SUPPORT OUR AFFILIATES and thank them for their ongoing support. I am making an intentional effort to support and do business with the affiliates who support our Hall County Board of Realtors. I hope you will too.  If the people you do business with presently aren't members, please ask them to join us.  Here's a link for sharing with potential new affiliates. Our AE, Katie South, will be sending a Zoom link for those who prefer to attend virtually. The $5 we normally pay for lunch will go to support Tadmore Elementary.

Because we are seeing a new wave of Covid-19 in our area, we are strongly encouraging and asking you to wear face masks while not dining on Wednesday. I understand this compromises our wants and efforts to return to 'normalcy' of pre-pandemic and appreciate your grace and understanding during this challenging time.  

TADMORE 'ONE & DONE' FUNDRAISER




Our board supports Tadmore Elementary School annually.  In previous years, we sponsored and held a golf tournament.  This year, Mary Beth Alexander is leading up the efforts to raise funds for Tadmore Elementary with a 'One & Done' Fundraiser.  We are raising funds amongst our membership to support Tadmore Elementary, a Title I school in needs of our continued support. In years past, we have contributed to Tadmore a check for $10,000. I know that we will raise even more this year.  Here's the website if you want to share with your peers and friends:  HCBORTadmore.com 
With the great year most of us are having, I trust that each of us will share in supporting that school and this fundraiser. You can bring a check made out to Hall County Board of Realtors notating 'Tadmore' or 

CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR DONATION  to Tadmore (via Paypal)

It will make you feel good, and it will do lots of good! Thank you, in advance.

OTHER DATES 

Please mark your calendar for our next monthly luncheon in September.  Also, our annual Awards Banquet themed 'Boots & BarBQ' is October 21 at the New Gladys Wyatt Performing Arts Pavilion. I hope you'll plan on being there to celebrate not only accomplishments of 2020, but also the fact we can get together again. The popular band, Fly Betty, will be our entertainment. Thank you, Robin Gravitt for all your work in planning this event!  If you'd like to help with decorating, please let Robin Gravitt know.

New Gladys Wyant Performing Arts Pavilion

FREE Continuing Ed Sept 7th

Hall County Board of Realtor's Education chair Linda Thompson has done a fabulous job with lining up CE for us so far this year with more on tap. Take advantage of this upcoming class:

Livestream - "Making Green by Selling Green" with Linda Olson - 9 am - 12 pm
Click HERE for information on this class.
Register HERE

NOMINATIONS BEING TAKEN FOR 2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Amy Sutherland is heading up our Nominations Committee.  If you are interested in getting involved in the leadership of Hall County Board of Realtors, please submit a nomination form. Typically, volunteers start on a committee or as a Local Director.  The form will need to be completed and returned to Katie South at our board office by September 15.

2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO 




You can still register for the 2021 GAR Annual Conference & Expo Aug 30 - Sept 3 at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort with Herschel Walker as keynote speaker.  With lots of valuable continued ed, networking and camarader, you don't want to miss it.  I hope to see you there. Click here for more info.

Also, I want to remind you of all the resources available through the website at GARealtor.com including monthly market date for each county in the state and competitive health insurance rates.



We are looking forward to seeing you Wednesday. Thank you for all you do!


All the best,

2021 President
Hall County Board of Realtors
770.540.3788
Association Executive
615 Oak St. 
Gainesville GA
770.534.1564


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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Hall Co Board of Realtors-May Update/Meeting Info

It was so good seeing everyone in person at last month's meeting.  This month's meeting, scheduled in person for May 19 at 11:30 has so much in store, not only seeing your fellow Realtors and our affiliates, but also hearing about how we can grow ours sales and improve our time management. 

MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 AT GAINESVILLE CIVIC CENTER

We will continue to meet hybrid (in person with meetings available for zoom sign-in and participation) throughout the remainder of the year. Our featured speaker on Wednesday, May 19, is Belinda Landers Jackson.  Jackson is a graduate of Gainesville High School and has also attended Brenau. Her goals are that you will walk away with ability to increase your sales, stay motivated and better manage your time.  Her passion is working in the real estate and mortgage industries where she has helped top producers for over 15 years. Her clients experience the benefits of increased income, a better quality of life and improved leadership skills while in coaching.  


FREE CONTINUING EDUCATION

Our Hall County Board of Realtors is sponsoring 'Livestream - The Art of Networking'.
Click here to register (You will need your NRDS # to register) for this three hour class from 9 am to noon on Tuesday, May 18.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY

If you haven't attended a Georgia Association of Realtors conference, what are you waiting for? Registration opens Friday and it is sure to be a time filled with fun, camaraderie, networking and learning. Visit here to get registered on Friday for this year's event, to be held August 30 - September 3, 2021 at IP Casino, Resort & Spa in Biloxi, Mississippi.  Put together a group from your office and plan to attend.

THANK YOU, AFFILIATES

We have these affiliates currently on our roster and hope you will look it over and thank them for being a part of our board and send them business. If someone with whom you do business isn't on this please, please invite them to join us. Information on Affiliate Membership is at our website here.  Speaking of which, we will have an Affiliate EXPO August 18 at Gainesville Civic Center featuring our affiliates and offering affiliates a booth to showcase his or her business. Contact me or Katie South to reserve your spot as an affiliate.


Thank you for all you do in the community upholding our reputation as REALTORS!  I look forward to seeing you next week.

All the best,

2021 President
Hall County Board of Realtors
770.540.3788
Association Executive
615 Oak St. 
Gainesville GA
770.534.1564







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