THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD ONLINE Via ZOOM!

IMPORTANT: Registration is a two-step process. By the day before class, you will be emailed a Zoom link to confirm registration, as well as class materials and guidelines

DESCRIPTION: Gain a clear understanding of DORA’s Colorado Real Estate Commission regulations surrounding relationships with consumers and the applicable forms.

Class will cover in detail:

• Single Agency
• Transaction Broker
• FSBO/Unrepresented Buyers
• Change of Status
• Team listings
• Double ended transactions
• And more!

INSTRUCTOR: Connie Tremblay
Coming Soon!

SMDRA Member Price: FREE
All Others: $40 

CE Credits: 3 Hours – YOU MUST have video capability and have it on during the class to get CE credit.
SMART Designation Points: 4 Points

Refreshments Provided By SMDRA Affiliate Business Partner:
TBD

ONLINE ZOOM FORMAT CLASS

IMPORTANT: Registration is a two step process. By the day before class, you will be emailed a Zoom link to confirm registration, as well as class materials and guidelines

DATE: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
TIME: 10:00am-11:30am
SPEAKERS: Ajita Atreya, Chief Economist, Kendee Ruark, Senior Lending Manager, Ashley Moore, Affordable Lending Relationship Manager, Jason Jefferies, Senior Affordable Lending Manager

SESSION INFORMATION: This summit will cover the following:

• Predictions for the future of housing inventory
• Will we see growth in new construction?
• What will the changes in the housing market look like?
• Will there be an increase or decrease in housing prices?

SPEAKERS BIO:

Ajita Atreya, PH.D., Freddie Mac Senior Economist, Economic & Housing Research
Ajita Atreya is a Senior Economist with the Economic and Housing Research Team of Freddie Mac. As a Senior Economist, Ajita is responsible for research, analysis and forecasts of the macroeconomy with a special focus on housing and mortgage markets. Before joining Freddie Mac in 2016, Ajita worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Risk Center where she conducted research on various economic and risk-related issues of natural hazard. Ajita has published several research articles in leading peer reviewed journals and has presented her work at different conferences. She is a member of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association and the National Association of Business Economists. Ajita holds M.S. degree from the Oklahoma State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.

Jason C. Jefferies, Freddie Mac Senior Affordable Lending Manager, Single Family
Jason C Jefferies is a Sr. Affordable Lending Manger in Freddie Macs Client and Community Engagement Division. Mr. Jefferies is responsible for a team of managers, that create, implement and execute affordable lending strategies for financial institutions Nationwide. These strategies foster economic empowerment, increase loan production and embrace CRA lending requirements. Prior to his current role, he assisted in creating and implementing plans, policies and strategies to ensure CRA examination success for a $42 Billion-dollar national bank, as the Senior Community Development officer. Mr. Jefferies is a board member of the New York Mortgage Coalition, former board member of Neighborhood housing services and has an MBA in Finance and Management. He credits his energetic approach to life and expertise to his faith, years of service to community’s nationwide, successful entrepreneurial endeavors and his loving family.

Ashley Moore, Chase, Affordable Lending Relationship Manager
Bio Coming Soon!

Kendee Ruark, Chase, Executive Director, Home Lending, Mountain Region
Kendee is the Regional Manager of JPMorgan Chase’s Home Lending group serving Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Idaho. JPMorgan Chase Home Lending is committed to building life-long relationships with clients, and is dedicated to creating sustainable homeownership in our communities. Kendee has 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, and 10 years of successful leadership experience.  She has a passion for creating customer-obsessed cultures, building top performing teams, and developing talent from within her organization. Kendee holds an executive seat on the Advisory Board of the Colorado Asian Real Estate Association of America. She also is a founding member of two of JPMorgan Chase’s business resource groups in Colorado: Women on the Move, and Asians and Pacific Islanders Reaching for Excellence in Colorado. These groups foster leadership and networking opportunities and advance the firm’s commitment to diversity and community involvement. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in economics.

Continuing Education Credits: 0 Hours – You MUST have video capability and have it on during the ENTIRE class to get CE Credit!

Zoom Sponsors:
Chase and Freddie Mac

ONLINE ZOOM FORMAT CLASS

IMPORTANT: Registration is a two step process. By the day before class, you will be emailed a Zoom link to confirm registration, as well as class materials and guidelines

DESCRIPTION: Learn 6 strategies for managing and improving your online real estate reputation. 85% of people today trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations from real people. That means your digital presence matters…a lot. In this one-hour tech talk, we’ll take a look at what creates a great online presence for a real estate agent and how to improve your own. We’ll talk about why online reviews matter (and how to get more of them!), show you how to evaluate your own professional digital presence, and share simple ways to begin improving it today!

INSTRUCTOR: Lisa Suazo, Marketing Technology Director
With over 13 years of real estate technology experience, Lisa has a wide range of knowledge in all things online marketing.  She has worked directly with MLS’s brokers and agents all over the country, training on real estate products and technology through her previous roles at realtor.com, ListHub, and SharperAgent. Lisa has a unique ability to articulate and simplify complicated technologies for her audiences and a passion for helping remove road blocks to her clients’ success.

SMDRA Member Price: FREE
All Others: $20

Continuing Education Credits: 0 Hours – You MUST have video capability and have it on during the ENTIRE class to get CE Credit!

Refreshments provided by SMDRA Affiliate Member:
WFG National Title Insurance CO

THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD ONLINE Via ZOOM!

IMPORTANT: Registration is a two-step process. By the day before class, you will be emailed a Zoom link to confirm registration, as well as class materials and guidelines

DESCRIPTION: Register for the mandatory 2021 Annual Commission Update class NOW to get information on changes and new legislation so you can better serve your clients today. Licensees are required to complete 12 hours of the 4-hour Annual Commission Update class prior to applying to renew an active license, activate an inactive license or reinstate an expired license to active status.

PLEASE NOTE: This class is not the REALTOR® required NAR Code of Ethics class.

INSTRUCTOR: Doug Emmerich, CRP, REALTOR, Consultant, Speaker, Trainer
Doug Emmerich is a very knowledgeable real estate and relocation professional.  When delivering a course he draws from his extensive history as a supervising/employing Broker as well as a producing Broker. Doug has a humorous and easy speaking style that encourages audience dialogue and interaction.  He often has repeat attendees at the classes he conducts.  Many attendees comment on Doug’s ability to reinforce learning concepts with his knowledge of the subject matter coupled with a clear passion for teaching.

As a Broker Owner of Colorado Relocation Professionals (a residential real estate company), Doug has extensive career experience in real estate brokerage, relocation management, business development training, sales training and marketing that has been continuous since 1976. He earned his Colorado real estate salesperson license in 1981, his New York real estate salesperson license in 1987 and his Colorado real estate broker license in 1990.

He has been a featured presenter and panelist at more than 50 national and international relocation and real estate conferences and has earned the ACB designation from Toastmasters International.

SMDRA Member Price: FREE
All Others: $50 

Continuing Education Credits: 4 Hours – YOU MUST have video capability and have it on during the class to get CE credit.
SMART Designation Points: 4 Points

Refreshments Provided By SMDRA Affiliate Business Partner:
SentriLock

IMPORTANT: Registration is a two step process. By the day before class, you will be emailed a Zoom link to confirm registration, as well as class materials and guidelines

DESCRIPTION: Taxes are a reality and it is often said it isn’t about what you make, but about what you keep. Knowing the questions to ask the tax professionals can make a huge difference in tax dollars paid versus tax dollars saved.

Most real estate licensees are independent contractors, a status that is ultimately determined by the IRS. Licensees need to be aware of the benefits and pitfalls of independent contractor status—especially as they apply to taxation. Client’s need to be made aware of the tax implications as they relate to a transaction.

This course discusses taxes related to a real estate licensee’s business and how this interacts with the client’s transaction. The purpose of this course is to make licensees aware of parts of the tax code that affect the licensee’s business and the interaction with client and customer relations.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to accomplish the following:

• Choose a proficient tax preparer.
• Apply allowable deductions against commission to reduce tax liability
• Calculate taxable income for an independent contractor
• Apply methods to calculate automobile deductions Classify allowable expenses

INSTRUCTOR: Mike Moger
Mike Moger has been listing and selling real estate for over 40 years, the last twenty-four along the Front Range region of Colorado. In 2016, Mike attained the REALTOR® Emeritus Status from NAR, recognizing 40 years as a REALTOR®. Specializing in residential homes and investments, he has represented sellers and buyers of real estate in all price ranges, mostly in the eastern half of the state from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins and into the mountains.

CE Credits: 4 hours CE – You MUST have video capability and have it on during the ENTIRE class to get CE Credit!
SMART Points: 4 Points

SMDRA Member Price: $50
All Others: $50

Refreshments Provided By SMDRA Business Partner:
TBD

THIS WILL BE AN ONLINE ZOOM EVENT

ZOOM EVENT INFORMATION:

• Zoom Meeting Link
• Meeting ID: 858 3831 7207
• Passcode: 173153

DATE: Friday, February 5, 2021
TIME: 8:30am-9:30am

TOPIC: 2021 Legislative Session & CAR’s Legislative Priorities, Including the Century of Opportunity Campaign
SPEAKER: Bridget Garcia, CAR Government Affairs Manager

SESSION INFORMATION: In this session, Bridget will preview the 2021 legislative session, including CAR’s legislative priorities.  In addition CAR will present a package of homeownership legislation that aims to break down barriers and increase access to homeownership.

SPEAKER BIO: Bridget Garcia serves as Government Affairs Manager for the Colorado Association of REALTORS®, the state’s largest real estate trade association representing more than 27,000 members statewide.

Ms. Garcia, liaison to CAR’s Government Affairs Committees, solicits the needs and identifies issues important to the industry from the organization’s members across the state to help drive good public policy to create an environment for the buying and selling of homes and commercial real estate, a prosperous business climate, strong infrastructure and a healthy quality of life. Working with all sides, participants of the industry and member input, she assists in crafting good legislation, writes and delivers compelling testimony before State House and Senate bodies and brainstorms effective concessions and changes to legislative proposals so that CAR can champion them into good laws for the industry.

Ms. Garcia’s work with business organizations, including her time as Senior Public Affairs Specialist at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, has allowed her to keep her finger on the pulse of current legislative issues that affect small and large business and drive their impact on the economy. Her contributions drive effective, timely and relevant education and communication to her stakeholders.

COST: FREE for SMDRA Members
$20 for All Others

CE CREDITS: 0

ZOOM MEETING SPONSOR:
TBD