BoardTalk

July 29, 2019
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PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Hello fellow Board Members,

    I hope all of you are having summer fun, with a little business on the side! Saturday was the last day of the Cecil County Fair and our second annual fair booth. A special thank you to our Broker/Company sponsors, the participation was tremendous and allowed us to have a successful booth. Thank you to those agents who worked the booth and hope it was a success to you also. To share my personal experience -- one passerby said, "I might be selling my house next year" and that was music to my ears.....

Lots of fun events are around the corner, see event schedule for dates.

Danielle
NEW MEMBER APPLICATION

Until approved at the next Board of Directors' meeting, provisional membership has been granted to:

Rosella Saville - Patterson Price
HOUSING STATISTICS

Source: Maryland REALTORS®; 7/19/19

Residential housing prices continued to climb in June compared to the same period in 2018, according to housing statistics released by Maryland REALTORS®. Average house prices rose by 4 percent while the median price increased by 3.1 percent as compared to the same time in 2018. Learn more here.
REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY NEWS

Opendoor and Zillow converge business models

Source: Inman News
By: Teke Wiggin, Staff Writer / 7/24/19

The business models of the two iBuyers have more in common than one might think, an interview at Inman Connect Las Vegas revealed.

There used to be some pretty clear differences between the two leading iBuyers — Zillow and Opendoor.

Opendoor bought and resold homes without using traditional agents, whereas Zillow worked with outside, third-party agents. Zillow was also understood to be largely focused on using its iBuyer to generate seller leads for partner agents; Opendoor, on the other hand, seemed to be dedicated to buying homes whenever possible.

Read more here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark your calendars! To view our 2019 Schedule of Events, click here .
UPCOMING CLASSE S/WORKSHOPS
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To help you satisfy your 15 hours of license renewal for Maryland,there is a 2-Day Special scheduled for September 11/18, and we will be scheduling another for December 3/10. You can sign up now for the September classes here.

GRI 200 classes have been scheduled starting on October 11. Sign up now before the class fills up. And, here find out more about the GRI Designation and how it can help you be more successful.

Download an updated schedule of classes - any questions about any of these, reach out to Wendy or Pam at 410-398-4844.
A BIG SHOUT OUT to Pat Ulrich, our Major Sterling R Investor, who has been inducted into Maryland REALTORS® Hall of Fame at the $15,000 level. Pat's name will be displayed on a plaque located in the Maryland REALTORS® Board of Directors meeting room. You too can become a Major Investor - find out more here.

So far, we have met 74% of our 2019 goal - stay tuned to learn about some fun ways to participate to reach our goal!
COMMITTEE CORNER

CCBOR welcomes participation in our committees by our membership. To learn more, see our Volunteer Committee List .
REMINDERS
To keep up-to-date on Board happenings, our calendar can be found here .
FROM THE COUNTY

Here you can listen to current County audio recordings:

CONTINUING EDUCATION

To register for a class, visit www.cecilcountyboardofrealtors.com or call the Board office at 410-398-4844 .
ADVERTISING RULES & GUIDELINES

If you are licensed to sell real estate in the State of Maryland, please use this Advertising Checklist  that was prepared by the Maryland Real Estate Commission Note that Maryland does not make any distinction between any method of advertising -- print, electronic, business card, radio, television, etc. -- as far as Maryland is concerned, advertising is advertising and ALL advertising must comply with the requirements of Maryland law.

Also for your use, here is a  document prepared  by Bright MLS explaining the proper use of photographs in advertising.
REALTORS® UNITED IN SUPPORT OF HOME OWNERSHIP!