NAR Major Investor Award
Louie Layton with Continental Title Company was presented the National Association of REALTORS® Major Investor Award by Jessica Hickok, GSBOR Association Executive. Congratulations Louie and thank you for your hard work and dedication to our profession. Read More
2013 Rapattoni and Transaction Desk Training Dates
Take advantage of the quarterly classes provided by MLS at no cost to members and their assistants/secretaries. Upcoming Rapattoni MLS Training: February 27, 2013 from 1:00pm 4:00pm Instructor: Gene Breeden Technology/MLS Services Administrator Call 417-883-1226 to register for this FREE training Read More
How To Get Involved with State Committees
As you may have heard by now, the Missouri Association of REALTORS® has changed their committee structure with the new O2 Initiative. The O2 Initiative will restructure the way we have been doing things and will allow more members to get involved (without having to travel to attend meetings). The common way of doing state governance has always had a top-down approach, where the Executive Committee would send the items for discussion down to the committee chairs which would... Read More
GSBOR Members go to Capitol in Jefferson City
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 – 11:00am- 1:30pm – Capitol Plaza Hotel – Jefferson City, MO. This year 23 Board members from GSBOR attended along with 300+ other REALTORS® from around the state. There was a lunch and briefing session with Sharon Keating 2013 President of the Missouri Association of REALTORS® and Sam Licklider, Sr. VP Government Affairs. Issues that were discussed at Capitol Visits: Legislative and Regulatory Policy Agenda MAR opposes changes in both the historic... Read More
A New Study from NAR and Google Highlights the Importance of the Internet in Home Buying and Selling
The following article was posted by the National Association of REALTORS® In an effort to better understand the evolving role of digital media in the consumer home search, Google and NAR have collaborated to produce a report called The Digital House Hunt: Consumer and Market Trends in Real Estate. The home shoppers surveyed for the report include those looking for an existing home, a newly-constructed home, or an apartment. The goal of this study is to show... Read More
Plan to Protect Yourself & Your Family
By Andrew Wooten Prepare yourself and your family for a disaster by making an emergency plan. Download the Family Emergency Plan (FEP) (PDF – 750Kb), print the pages and fill them in offline. Home Replace your fire extinguishers. Class A extinguishers are rated to work best on normal combustibles like wood and paper. Class B units are for gasoline, oil or grease fires, and Class C fire extinguishers are intended for electrical fires. Most homeowners should go for a... Read More
Commercial REALTORS® Networking Session
The City of Republic will be hosting a commercial property networking session at the Republic Community Center in Republic, MO on Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 3:30pm – 5:00pm. Mark your calendar to attend this session by calling 732-3150 or email mwack@republicmo.com Read More
MAR 33rd Annual Capitol Conference
Greater Springfield Board of REALTORS® members will be heading to Jefferson City, MO on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Members will be attending the Missouri Association of REALTORS® 33rd Annual Capitol Conference. This is an opportunity to meet with newly elected officials as well as those who have been in office the past few years. Members will be discussing issues of importance to the real estate industry. This is your chance to make an early and positive impact by visiting with... Read More
REALTOR® MVP+ Program, IS Valuable!
Recently, the National Association of REALTORS® rolled out their Member Value Plus (MVP+) Program in an effort to reward their members for taking a specified NAR action and at the same time create added value for your membership in the REALTOR® Association through their programs and services. The reward payoffs are pretty cool and consist of some sort of eProduct. We have seen the dollar value of the rewards range anywhere from $5.00 on up to $195, and you get the product... Read More
GSBOR Names Jessica Hickok As Association Executive
On December 27, 2012, the Board of Directors officially ratified the decision of the Executive Committee to hire me as the new Association Executive (AE) for the Greater Springfield Board of REALTORS® and I couldn’t be more excited! I am sure you saw my announcement letter I sent to the membership, if not, it is posted here. I am fortunate to come from a real estate background and as most of you know, I am very familiar with this board being a longtime member and a past... Read More
