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				1 Thu, Aug 1, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Community Scholarship Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Brieanne Maya DIRECTOR LIAISON: Paige Batten STAFF LIAISON: Jessica Snyder PURPOSE: Oversees an Association-funded, need-based scholarship program for first-year college students. DETAILS	2 Fri, Aug 2, 9:00am – 10:30am RPAC Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Rolanda Daniel DIRECTOR LIAISON: Connie Brewer STAFF LIAISON: Josh Branum PURPOSE: Solicits RPAC contributions and educates members on their role in the REALTOR® Party to Vote, Act & Invest to protect and promote home ownership and real estate investment. Assists in the planning of RPAC-related events, including the annual Participation, Major Investor, and Red White & Thank You events. DETAILS Fri, Aug 2, 11:00am – 12:30pm Governmental Affairs Committee LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Bill Panebianco DIRECTOR LIAISON: Denise Murphy STAFF LIAISON: Josh Branum PURPOSE: Reviews ordinances and policies that may impact REALTORS® in conducting their business successfully and ethically and to promote the preservation of the right to own, use, and transfer real property. Works with elected officials on issues impacting property values and quality of life in Greater Chattanooga. DETAILS	3
4	5	6 Tue, Aug 6, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Bylaws Committee DESCRIPTION The Bylaws Committee reviews recommendations from NAR for implementation at the local level and any local issues that may arise and contemplate a Bylaws amendment. CHAIR: Leatha Eaves DIRECTOR LIAISON: Teresa Clegg STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal DETAILS	7 Wed, Aug 7, 8:30am – 5:00pm ABR 2 Day Designation Course (Accredited Buyer Rep) TN REALTORS® / REBAC LOCATION Chattanooga State Community College (4501 Amnicola Hwy.) DESCRIPTION ==> The MARCH 26-27 and August 7-8 offerings will be held at CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE <== Register for location and parking information. The goal of the 2-day ABR® Designation Core Course is to establish a foundation of training, skills, and resources to help real estate professionals succeed as a buyer's representative. Students learn to: Build a buyer-representation business Value the services you perform on behalf of buyer-clients Increase confidence to work toward a signed buyer representation agreement Gain methods, tools, and techniques to provide the support and services that buyers want Learning Objectives Winning the Buyer as a Client Forming a Buyer Relationship Putting Buyer Representation into Action Offers, Counter Offers, and Negotiations Bringing the Transaction to a Successful Close Winning Repeat Business and Referrals CLICK HERE for more information or how to obtain the ABR designation. Course material will be provided during class. INSTRUCTOR Robert Morris CE HOURS 16 Hours TN & GA COST MEMBERS: FREE / NON-MEMBERS: $95.00 Register DETAILS Wed, Aug 7, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Leadership Development Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Garrett Cox DIRECTOR LIAISON: Holly Harwell STAFF LIAISON: Jessica Snyder PURPOSE: Identifies, educates, and grooms futures Association leaders through their oversight of the Leadership Academy, including ongoing review of the curriculum, as well as the application and selection process. COMPOSITION: Recent graduates comprise the committee. DETAILS	8 Thu, Aug 8, 8:30am – 5:00pm ABR 2 Day Designation Course (Accredited Buyer Rep) TN REALTORS® / REBAC LOCATION Chattanooga State Community College (4501 Amnicola Hwy.) DESCRIPTION ==> The MARCH 26-27 and August 7-8 offerings will be held at CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE <== Register for location and parking information. The goal of the 2-day ABR® Designation Core Course is to establish a foundation of training, skills, and resources to help real estate professionals succeed as a buyer's representative. Students learn to: Build a buyer-representation business Value the services you perform on behalf of buyer-clients Increase confidence to work toward a signed buyer representation agreement Gain methods, tools, and techniques to provide the support and services that buyers want Learning Objectives Winning the Buyer as a Client Forming a Buyer Relationship Putting Buyer Representation into Action Offers, Counter Offers, and Negotiations Bringing the Transaction to a Successful Close Winning Repeat Business and Referrals CLICK HERE for more information or how to obtain the ABR designation. Course material will be provided during class. INSTRUCTOR Robert Morris CE HOURS 16 Hours TN & GA COST MEMBERS: FREE / NON-MEMBERS: $95.00 Register DETAILS Thu, Aug 8, 9:00am – 10:30am MLS Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR & DIRECTOR LIAISON: Jeff Nixon VICE CHAIR: Sabrena Smedley STAFF LIAISONS: Bethani Miller & Carol Seal PURPOSE: Establishes and maintains policies for the residential and commercial MLS system, MLS data compilation, and related services (i.e., lockboxes, market reports, tax data). COMPOSITION: Annually, the MLS Participants elect nine Participants and two Subscribers, who serve staggered, two-year terms. DETAILS Thu, Aug 8, 9:00am – 12:00pm CRS Tax Data: Enhancing Customer Service by Utilizing Public Records Course provided by: CRS DATA LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway) DESCRIPTION Courthouse Retrieval classes will be held IN PERSON. Geared towards the residential practitioner, this class shows you how to make the most out of tax data.Provides real estate professionals with tools and information to quickly start a new listing, enhance sales efforts, and find new clients. Create mail lists in three easy steps and save big $$ over direct mail companies. Find new leads using our powerful real estate market segmentation tools to define exactly what area and what kind of prospect to target. Once you finalize your real estate prospect list, generate mailing labels or export mail merge data immediately. Prepare professional presentations with easy-to-read, colorful tables and pie charts to tell a story about the property. And you can easily email reports and comps directly to your customers or colleagues. Participants are encouraged to bring your own personal device to follow along. Course material will be provided during class. Commercial focused course offered on May 7th, 2024 and October 2nd, 2024. INSTRUCTOR Danielle Longdue CE HOURS 3 Hours TN & GA COST Members: Free / Non-Members: $30.00 Register DETAILS Thu, Aug 8, 1:00pm – 2:30pm* Budget & Finance Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Robert Baker DIRECTOR LIAISON/SECRETARY-TREASURER: Mike Purcell STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal PURPOSE: Formulates the annual budget and makes recommendations concerning financial planning and investment decisions. DETAILS	9 Fri, Aug 9, 9:00am – 1:00pm New Member & MLS Orientation LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway) / ZOOM Options Available: Feb. 23rd, May 17th, Aug. 23rd, Oct. 18th DESCRIPTION New Member & MLS Orientation class will be held IN PERSON monthly. ZOOM options are available on February 23rd, May 17th, August 23rd, October 18th. (ZOOM link will be emailed at least 12 hours prior to class. CLICK HERE for the real estate commissions virtual/streaming rules.) New Member Orientation is required of all REALTOR^® members, and MLS Orientation is required of anyone having access to the MLS system. Orientation is a chance for our newest members to get acquainted with one another and all the benefits of being a member of Greater Chattanooga REALTORS®. Following a brief overview of local program and services, we will segue into MLS Rules and an overview of the MLS platform. Course material will be provided during class. Students may bring an electronic device to follow along during the MLS portion. INSTRUCTOR Carol Seal & Bethani Miller CE HOURS NO C.E. COST Members & MLS Users: FREE Register DETAILS Fri, Aug 9, 1:30pm – 4:30pm Code of Ethics Sponsored by TN REALTORS®/TREEF LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway) / ZOOM Option Available: April 16th DESCRIPTION Code of Ethics classes will be held IN PERSON monthly. ZOOM option available: April 16th (ZOOM link will be emailed prior to class. CLICK HERE for the real estate commissions virtual/streaming rules.) Students participating in this course will complete their mandatory ethics training requirement, while understanding how to practice real estate in the most ethical way possible, and the actions taken when ethics are in question. CLICK HERE to print and/or download course material.* *This course fulfills the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training Requirement mandated by National Association of REALTORS®, to be completed once every three years. The current cycle runs January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. INSTRUCTOR Bobby Wood (Jan, March, April, August), Kathy Oakes (Feb) CE HOURS 3 Hours TN & GA COST Members: FREE / Non-Members: $30.00 Register DETAILS	10
11	12	13 Tue, Aug 13, 1:30pm – 3:00pm Placemaking Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: James Meyers DIRECTOR LIAISON: Connie Brewer STAFF LIAISON: Josh Branum PURPOSE: Identifies local opportunities to create and/or transform an unused public space into a welcoming community destination through use of NAR grants. See gcar.net/placemaking for more details. DETAILS	14 Wed, Aug 14, 1:00pm – 2:00pm Crexi Training Hosted by Crexi LOCATION Your own location/device! DESCRIPTION Subscribers to our Commercial MLS have access to Crexi Pro, which is the fastest-growing commercial real estate marketplace, and will provide you access to advanced tools to close deals faster and reach millions of monthly visitors already searching for properties like yours. Crexi is a complete workflow management platform for brokers, buyers, and tenants — supporting the process from listing to close. You also have access to full lead contact information and Crexi Intelligence, a data tool with 153M+ property records including ownership contact information, 13M+ sales comps, plus so much more! Now that you’ve been activated on Crexi Pro, the next step is to learn about all of the features you have access to and begin setting up your listings to be as searchable as possible on Crexi’s extensive marketplace. Some topics that we will cover include: - Finding Comps/Parcel Contact Info - Running Searches (Listing & Comps) - Creating Reports & Finding Lead Contact Info - Adding/Editing Listings & Improving Search Scores - Creating/Automating Marketing Emails Register DETAILS Wed, Aug 14, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Community Partnerships Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Chris Scott DIRECTOR LIAISON: Karen Parris STAFF LIAISON: Fanci Moore PURPOSE: Supports the ongoing partnerships with Habitat for Humanity & Hamilton County Schools Snack Packs; Plans and implements the Tee Up & Wine Down for Habitat and an annual funraiser for Snack Packs. DETAILS	15 Thu, Aug 15, 9:00am – 10:30am Commercial Services Advisory Group DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Frazier DeVaney DIRECTOR LIAISON: Natalie Hostetler STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal PURPOSE: Provides guidance regarding commercial-specific programs and services, including but not limited to the commercial listing service, education, and networking offerings for our commercial practitioners. COMPOSITION: The President appoints the Commercial Services Advisory Group from the members of the Commercial Council. Membership in the Commercial Council is available to any REALTOR® member, who subscribes to the commercial listing service and completes a membership application. Get details here. DETAILS	16 Fri, Aug 16, 2:00pm – 3:00pm #FlexFriday: All Things Listings LOCATION Your own location/device via Zoom! DESCRIPTION Join our own Bethani Miller for #FlexFridays and take a deeper dive into a specific feature of Flexmls and the related MLS Rules. In this session, she'll cover: Determining which listing type is appropriate to use Entering Coming Soon, Office Exclusive & Comp Listings and required documents Using reverse prospecting to help your seller find a buyer Selecting the correct listing status Accessing your listing activity report INSTRUCTOR Bethani Miller, MLS Training & Support COST Complimentary for all Flexmls users. Register DETAILS	17
18	19 Mon, Aug 19, 9:00am – 10:00am Coffee & Conversation DESCRIPTION Join President Kadi Brown & CEO Carol Seal for Coffee & Conversation - an informal gathering to discuss what's on your mind, including industry changes and best practices. March 25: Southside Chattanooga Cafe (formerly Frothy Monkey) at 1400 Market Street (inside the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel) April 29: Oaks Coffee House (2916 Silverdale Road) May 20: Together Cafe (801 South Orchard Knob Avenue) August 19: Wired Coffee Bar - Ooltewah (5707 Main Street) October 29: Greater Chattanooga Realtors No RSVP required. Members are invited to come and go during the hour. Or stay for the whole hour. DETAILS	20	21 Wed, Aug 21, 12:00pm – 1:30pm Diversity Inclusion Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Winnie Paris DIRECTOR LIAISON: James Streeter STAFF LIAISON: Fanci Moore PURPOSE: Promotes equal opportunity and cultural diversity within the real estate industry and encourages an Association culture that embraces and celebrates our differences. Plans annual recognition of Fair Housing Month & Resources. Promotes Fairhaven and the At Home With Diversity certification. DETAILS	22	23 Fri, Aug 23, 9:00am – 1:00pm New Member & MLS Orientation LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway) / ZOOM Options Available: Feb. 23rd, May 17th, Aug. 23rd, Oct. 18th DESCRIPTION New Member & MLS Orientation class will be held IN PERSON monthly. ZOOM options are available on February 23rd, May 17th, August 23rd, October 18th. (ZOOM link will be emailed at least 12 hours prior to class. CLICK HERE for the real estate commissions virtual/streaming rules.) New Member Orientation is required of all REALTOR^® members, and MLS Orientation is required of anyone having access to the MLS system. Orientation is a chance for our newest members to get acquainted with one another and all the benefits of being a member of Greater Chattanooga REALTORS®. Following a brief overview of local program and services, we will segue into MLS Rules and an overview of the MLS platform. Course material will be provided during class. Students may bring an electronic device to follow along during the MLS portion. INSTRUCTOR Carol Seal & Bethani Miller CE HOURS NO C.E. COST Members & MLS Users: FREE Register DETAILS	24
25	26	27	28	29 Thu, Aug 29, 9:00am – 10:30am Board of Directors DESCRIPTION PRESIDENT: Kadi Brown PRESIDENT-ELECT: Ellis Gardner SECRETARY-TREASURER: Mike Purcell MLS CHAIR: Jeff Nixon DIRECTORS: Paige Batten, Connie Brewer, Teresa Clegg, Holly Harwell, Natalie Hostetler, Denise Murphy, Karen Parris, James Streeter STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal DETAILS	30 Fri, Aug 30, 2:00pm – 3:00pm #FlexFriday: All Things Listings LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® DESCRIPTION Join our own Bethani Miller for #FlexFridays and take a deeper dive into a specific feature of Flexmls and the related MLS Rules. In this session, she'll cover: Determining which listing type is appropriate to use Entering Coming Soon, Office Exclusive & Comp Listings and required documents Using reverse prospecting to help your seller find a buyer Selecting the correct listing status Accessing your listing activity report INSTRUCTOR Bethani Miller, MLS Training & Support COST Complimentary for all Flexmls users. Register DETAILS	31