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December 2017 Page 1
Message from the President
As 2017 comes to an end so does my year as your President. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing me to serve GMWAR and the membership in this position.
The year has been a successful one with many accomplishments for this
Association, and 2018 looks to be successful as well.
GMWAR has experienced amazing growth in membership: 129 new REALTOR members and 17 new AFFILIATE members. With the month of December still to go. This has increased the work load at the GMWAR office, which has resulted in the hiring of a 3rd staff person, Shawn Campbell.
Committees have been busy as well:
Bylaws Committee—successful in updating our Bylaws and getting the approval from the National Association of REALTORS
Community Service Committee hosted a food drive and delivered a good amount of food and $220. in cash to the Parker County Committee on Aging.
AND successfully facilitated a Raffle and raised $2295 for Meals On Wheels of Palo Pinto County.
Our Education Committee hosted 5 New Member Orientation sessions, and offered 65+ Continuing Education Classes.
The Event Planning Committee has scheduled our programs and caterers for our Quarterly Membership Luncheons, hosted 3 Member Mixers, has planned our Awards/Installation Banquet & raised $1039 in door prize ticket sales which goes toward the expenses of our Annual Banquet.
The Governmental Affairs Committee conducted Candidate Interviews for our local Office Elections and joined with the City Leadership hosting an informational meeting with over 50 REALTORS® attending
TREPAC — what a fantastic year. Our first annual bowling tournament was a great success…. With 160 bowlers, selling out of all advertising spots, good food, and raising $8500 for TREPAC…...Looking forward to the 2018 Bowling Tournament coming up April 26.
.So what a successful year… thank you all for your support and friendship during my time as your President.
Cynthia Williams
GMWAR Office
Will be closed
Friday, December 22 and
Monday December 25
In observance of Christmas
And Monday January 1
In observance of New Years Day
Christmas & Cocktails
Annual Awards/Installation
Banquet
A special thank you to all of our Advertisers
Alamo Title
Cardinal Financial
Cendera Funding
Designated Title LLC
First American Home Warranty
First National Bank
Guild Mortgage
HBS Real Estate
Kathy Evans Real Estate
Mortgage Group 1st National Bank
Plains Capital Bank
Prime Lending
Providence Title
Stewart Title Weatherford
Trusted Foundation Repair LLC
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How to Get Your REALTOR® Membership Card
At the beginning of each year, the National Association of REALTORS® creates new
membership cards which can be personalized to your liking.
Getting your card is simple:
Visit the Member Center. The URL is https://membercenter.nar.realtor/.
Log-in with your NRDS ID and your last name. Forgot your NRDS ID? Call NAR's Information Services at 800-874-6500 or the GMWAR office.
Click on the "My Card" link at the top-right of the page.
That's it! You can personalize your card by choosing a background and adding up to
six of your designations and certifications.
Once you choose a design that you like, you can either print the card out yourself (it will save to
your computer as a color PDF file), or you can order a custom-printed, high-quality, plastic
membership card for a $5.00 fee
(includes shipping and handling).
Committee chairs 2018
Budget/Finance: Kathy Evans 817.637.7506 Kathy Evans Real Estate [email protected]
Bylaws Committee: Jim Duncan 817.613.6861 Century 21 Judge Fite [email protected]
Community Service: Shelda Nichols 817.598.2732
First Financial Bank [email protected]
Event Planning: Julie Neuman 817.370.7393
Alamo Title [email protected]
Education: Ronny Doran 214.808.8060
Century 21 Judge Fite [email protected]
Governmental Affairs: Cynthia Williams 817.629.0000
Kathy Evans Real Estate [email protected]
Membership/Member SVC Cynthia Williams 817.629.0000
Kathy Evans Real Estate [email protected]
TREPAC: Janet Chism 817.319.8802
Century 21 Judge Fite [email protected]
Kathy Evans 817.637.7506
Kathy Evans Real Estate [email protected]
Co-chair
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TREC adopts
changes to rules for
consumer notices,
BPOs and CMAs, and more
The Texas Real Estate Commission met on November
13 and adopted amendments to existing rules and
proposed others. In addition to the changes below, the
commission made changes to how team names can be
used in advertisements, tweaked rules regarding use of
standard contract forms, and proposed amendments to
TREC forms.
New rules for links to Consumer Protection Notice
and Information About Brokerage Services form
The adopted rules clarify that sales agents, along with brokers, must
provide a link to the Consumer Protection Notice form in at least 10-
point font in a readily noticeable place on the homepage of their
business websites. The footer of the website is an acceptable place
as long as it’s readily noticeable. For both the Consumer Protection
Notice and the Information About Brokerage Services form, TREC
added a new option for using only “TREC” as opposed to “Texas
Real Estate Commission” in the link so long as the font size is
increased to at least 12 point.
The term “business website” means a website that is accessible to the public, has content controlled by the license holder, and has information about the license holder’s real estate business. For social media accounts, the links may be located in the account’s profile or on a separate page or website through a direct link from
the profile.
TREC adopted a change to assess administrative penalties from $500 to $3,000 per violation per day for violating the rules about providing TREC’s Consumer Protection Notice and the Information About Brokerage Services form. Previously, penalties for violating these rules would have been assessed under a higher penalty
range.
New statement required for comparative market analysis, broker price opinion, and sales price estimates
TREC adopted changes that require license holders to provide new language in writing when giving a broker price opinion, comparative market analysis, or estimate worth or sales price—which includes automated valuation models (AVMs)— to consumers. MLSs and RPR should provide the disclaimer when analyses are created
through these platforms.
The new required disclosure statement needs to be reproduced verbatim and in at least 12-point type: “This represents an estimated sale price for this property. It is not the same as the opinion of value in an appraisal developed by a licensed appraiser under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.”
This rule will go into effect 20 days after the rules are filed with
the Texas secretary of state, which has not happened as of this
writing.
NAR Opposed to the
“Tax Cuts & Jobs
Act”.
NAR is opposed to the “Tax Cuts & Jobs Act” tax reform plan released by the Senate Finance Committee. This plan, like its companion in the House of Representatives, is a direct threat to homeownership, to millions of middle-income families, and to our businesses. Not only will millions of homeowners not benefit from the proposal, many will get a tax increase. Additionally, homeowners could lose substantial equity from the more than 10 percent drop in home values likely to result if the bill is enacted.
This legislation:
Retains the current mortgage interest deduction level —MID is not indexed to inflation, causing its value to diminish over time.
Doubles the standard deduction—combined with the elimination of most itemized deductions, this puts homeownership tax incentives beyond the reach of more than 94% of American families.
Limits the exemption on Capital Gains Tax from the sale of a primary residence—New rules would require homeowners to live in their home for five to eight years before a sale to qualify for the exemption versus just two of previous five years today. This will create a hardship to homeowners who have to move inside that five-year window.
Eliminates the interest deduction on all Home Equity Loans
Eliminates the deduction for ALL state and local taxes (including property taxes)
Eliminates the deduction for moving expenses with an exemption for military families.
Requires a Presidential Declaration of Disaster to use the deduction for personal casualty losses.
All this from a bill that is supposed to improve the current tax system. Not only is this legislation a clear and present danger to American homeownership, it will cost our children at least $1.5 trillion in new federal debt.
December 2017 Page 4
December Broadcast Class Schedule 6 Google for Real Estate 9:00am—12:00pm 3hrs CE $30.00
6 Video Animation Creation 1:00pm—4:00pm 3hrs CE $30.00
7-8 ABR Designation 8:30am—5:00pm 16hrs CE $200.00
12 TREC LU l (commercial) 8:30am—12:30pm 4hrs CE $40.00
12 TREC LU ll (commercial) 1:00pm—5:00pm 4hrs CE $40.00
January 2018 Broadcast Class Schedule 16 TREC LU l 8:30am—12:30pm 4hrs CE $40.00
TREC LU ll 1:00pm—5:00pm 4hrs CE $40.00
25-26 List to Last each day 9:00am—3:00pm 10hrs CE $100.00
February 2018 Broadcast Class Schedule 2 The Psychology of Sales 1:00pm—4:00pm 3hrs CE $30.00 & Negotiation 28 GRI Marketing: 8:30am—5:00pm daily $280.00 March 1,7 & 8 Business Skills Registration forms are available on the GMWAR website www.gmwar.org, Events Calendar
Steve Prater Clark Real Estate Group Levi Gutierrez The Platinum Group Real Estate Stacy Lynch Century 21 Lynch Legacy Jamie Salter Terin Realty
Shayne Jacobs Terin Realty Tee Jay Burge Clark Real Estate Group Ashtyn Haynes Century 21 Judge Fite Julie Henderson Century 21 Judge Fite Tracy Watson Possum Kingdom Real Estate Leslie Vick Century 21 Judge Fite Tommy Bleeker Century 21 Judge Fite Michael Casey Re/Max Trinity Pedro Vallejo Jr Kathy Evans Real Estate Tanya Cranford Clark Real Estate Group
Congratulations
Redonna Dunlap Kirk McDonald REALTORS®
For recently obtaining her GRI Designation
Important Notice: Change to Map Zooming in Matrix™ Early on Tuesday, November 21, Google® updated
its Google Maps™ API. This caused a minor behavioral change in Matrix: to change the zoom level on an interactive map using a mouse scroll wheel, you must now hold down the Control key at the same time. Instructional text on the map explains this requirement clearly. This new behavior ensures the map zoom level is not changed accidentally when using the mouse scroll wheel to move up and down the page. CoreLogic® plans to use interactive maps in a variety of Matrix displays in the future, so this change is a welcome improvement. NTREIS is confident that using the Control key with the scroll wheel will quickly become second-nature to Matrix users.
GMWAR 1909 Martin Drive
Weatherford, TX 76086
817/596-5010
Fax: 1-866-867-8392
www.gmwar.org _________________________________________
2017 Officers
President:
Cynthia Williams, ABR,GRI,MRP,SRES,e-Pro
President-elect:
David Bourquin, BPOR
Secretary/Treasurer:
Janet Chism,
Past President:
Joyce Wallace, ABR, GRI
2017 Directors
Ronny Doran, GRI, BPO
Kathy Evans, GRI,SRES, e-Pro, MRP [email protected]
Sharlet Evans, e-Pro
Susan Hawkins [email protected]
Rhonda Sears, GRI
Jearl Tipton [email protected]
2017 Affiliate Directors
Kim Robertson [email protected]
Lindsey Ellsworth
TAR Director
Kathy Evans, GRI,SRES, e-Pro, MRP
NTREIS Director
Carolyn Shipp [email protected]
GMWAR staff
Carolyn Wall, RCE, e-Pro, MRP, GRI
Chief Executive Officer
Christine Collier
Administrative Assistant
Shawn Campbell
Staff Support
December 2017 Page 5
3 Michelle Lewis Possum Kingdom Real Estate
3 Natalie Pittman Rutledge Realty Group, LLC
4 Ronny Doran Century 21 Judge Fite
4 Ron Dunagan EXP Realty LLC
5 Brandon Phillips Living Real Estate Group
6 Melissa Foster Re/Max Trinity
7 Amy Soucheck Weichert, REALTORS: TEAM Realty
7 Bruce Bryant Bryants Company-Springtown
7 Courtney Chandler The Michael Group
7 Amie Pratt Possum Kingdom Real Estate
8 Allanah Parker-Hawkins Weichert, REALTORS: TEAM Realty
9 Patrick Cox Clark Real Estate Group
10 Craig Lemmon Real Estate Inspections of Texas
11 Michael Wortman Sr HomeSafe Inspections
11 Amy Carter Clark Real Estate Group
12 Michael Colt Jones HBS Real Estate
13 Mike Statler 1st Priority Inspection
13 Toni Mauldin Slate Real Estate
13 Cynthia Inman Ranch Connection LLC
14 Brian Bassett Wall 2 Wall Inspection
14 Lois Brown Weichert, REALTORS: TEAM Realty
15 Karen Paulman Faithbridge Realty
16 Tony Vachirakorntong Clark Real Estate Group
16 Mark Worthington Worthington Realty & Investments
16 Darrel Allison Allison Real Estate
16 Mary Ann Bevers Fathom Real Estate LLC
16 Eric Dyess Source 1 Real Estate
16 Shawn Wells Ranger Realty
16 Misty Shook Possum Kingdom Real Estate
17 Eric Farrell Clark Real Estate Group
17 Wendy Hooten Century 21 Judge Fite
18 Jamie Thomas Town & Country Realty
20 Bob Greene Greene's Home Inspections
21 Dan Lance Texas Auction & Realty
22 Cindy Stone Stone Real Estate
22 John Gwyn Alpine Inspections
22 Kristle Young Century 21 Judge Fite
22 Michael Delacruz Mitchell Real Estate & Management LLC
23 Debbie Martin Martin Real Estate
24 Lisa Catlin Clark Real Estate Group
26 Pat Sneed George Morgan Williams
26 Paula Mitchell Mitchell Real Estate & Management LLC
26 Patti Hale Mitchell Real Estate & Management LLC
26 Julie Hynes Century 21 Judge Fite
27 William Cameron Bryants Co - Springtown
28 Bobby McDonald Environmental Pest Control
28 Wesley Stout The Platinum Group Real Estate LLC
28 Amy Rutledge Parker County Realty
28 Kristanne Robertson Parker Douglas Realty
29 Michael Casey Re/Max Trinity
31 Jimmy Dickens Weichert, REALTORS: TEAM Realty
31 Kali Jones HBS Real Estate
