October 2017 Issue 10 of 12

Official Publication of the Ozark Gateway Association of REALTORS

Ozark Gateway

Association of REALTORS

www.theogar.com

OGAR

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OZARK GATEWAY

ASSOCIATION OF

REALTORS

Inside this Issue:

Important Dates 2

Agents on the Move 3

October Board Store Special

Birthdays 4

MLS Statistics 5

MO REALTORS Statistics 6

Board of Director’s Minutes 7-8

GRI Online Courses Available 9

September All Member Lunch 10

& Election

Inman Promo 11

The CE Shop Promo

100 Yr Celebration “Save the Date!”

REALTOR Safety Class 12

Global Real Estate School Info

RPR Resources 13

Little Free Library 14

Member Spotlight 15

App of the Month 16

MR Directors

MREC Commissioner

Appraisal Section Chair

Leadership

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www.theogar.com

Oct 11th: Membership & Comm Mtg 10:00am Tech Ed Wed Class 1:00pm Tech Mtg 2:00pm Oct 12th: Finance Mtg—Rescheduling TBD Program Mtg 1:30pm Oct 13th: MLS Mtg 11:00am Oct 19th: Affiliate Appreciation Luncheon 11:30—1:00pm Oct 26th: Board of Directors Mtg 9:30am

OCTOBER

2017 Silver Affiliate Member

http://cbtitleinc.com/

2017 Platinum Affiliate Member

www.jomomoving.com

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Agents on the Move New Members: Debra Feken—Charles Burt Joplin Clayton Sellers—Charles Burt Joplin Eric Putnam—Pro 100 Joplin Tiffany Johnson—Keller Williams Jim Coale—Cyre-Leike Pam Millard—Charles Burt Joplin Ron Millard—Charles Burt Joplin Tiffiany Benton—Charles Burt Joplin Bill Benton—Charles Burt Joplin New MLS—Only Members: Colby Hale—Davis Real Estate Ronald Auld—Volkert & Associates Mark Bushnell—Volkert & Associates

New Offices: None New Offices—MLS Only: Volkert & Associates—DA is Ronald Auld Transfers: Susan Wallace to RealPro Joplin Todd Keeling to Pro 100 Neosho Michael Heifner to Re/Max Joplin Brock Moorehouse to Re/Max Joplin

2017 Silver Affiliate Member www.onlinehsa.com

2017

Platinum Affiliate Member

www.joplinglobe.com

Drops: Melissa Osborne—Realty Executives Tri-States Rick Howerton—Pro 100 Joplin New Affiliates: Nicolas James—Flanagan Mortgage Services Ron Wright—Flanagan Mortgage Services Courtney McNally—Schuber Mitchell Homes

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OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 1st: Kim Cox Sherri Garvin Chad Hamilton Keri Ralston 2nd: Kyle Birkensha Tom Brekken 4th: Bob Foster Taylor Kubicek Gail White 5th: Terri McFarland 8th: Belinda Hurley 9th: Vicki Daniels Chew Mike Flanagan Rick Rogers Cody Smith 10th: Heather Griffith Jodi Farmer Rick Muenks

11th: Aaron Arlington Holly Mitchell Shannon Van Gorp Mandy Woods 12th: Rick Bronson 15th: Sandy Thomas 16th: Michele Buhr Cheryl Roderique 17th: Sherry Lawrence Jeanie Leonard Donna Thomas 20th: Kyler Baker Sue Deem Brit Hale Aimee Nieburg 21st: Shanna Olds Candi Naten 22nd: Caleb Ewing Susie Goodall

23rd: Josh Dunaway Kevin Hunter 24th: Melissa Gibbens Wilber Guerra 25th: Marcee Carpenter Verl Leonard 26th: Brock Moorehouse 27th: Jeremy Beres Paul Smith 28th: Kathleen Denham Steven Highley Sonya Nagle 29th: Tammy Brand Dilan Lansford Frank Lundien Jill Welch

3rd: John Wabaunsee 4th: Hallie Cleveland- Huffman Tom Herrod Karen Love Charls Wacker 7th: Nick Kanakis Lyla Page 8th: Jerry Spry 11th: Sally Bush 12th: Alan Buttram 14th: Marilyn Schultz 15th: Eric Putnam

16th: Levi Utter 17th: Christina Dicken Beth Ratchford Susan Wallace Deborah Woods 21st: Arlisa Arwood Bill Goodwin 22nd: Diane Newman 23rd: Mark Emerick Michael Randolph 24th: David Helton Bridget Plunkett 25th: Dee Zackrison

26th: Gaylon Beyersdorfer Steve Cosby David Salts 27th: Dave Bush Tamie Hurt Doyle Still Greg Wells 28th: John Yaple 29th: Sadonna Hickman David Thornton 30th: JD Buckridge Russell Reed

**Important Lockbox Information** and

**Helpful Lockbox Information** Flyers are included on the OGAR flexmls Dashboard in the MLS Links section.

Please keep these for your review; how to assign your lockbox to a listing and many day-to-day

rules, procedures and fees are outlined in these handy flyers.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

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AUGUST RESIDENTIAL SALES TRENDS Figures are taken from a comprehensive report compiled monthly

By the MLS Service of the Ozark Gateway Association of REALTORS®, Inc.

Number of Units SOLD Number of Units FINANCED

Total Number of Active Listings: 1,443 1-30 Days: 24 31-60 Days: 90 61-90 Days: 58 91-120 Days: 31 120+ days: 59

Total Units Sold: 262 Avg. CDOM: 106 Avg. Sold Price: $128,923 Median Sold Price: $112,800

Absorption Rate: 6.07 months

Year Total 1-2 Bed

3 Bed

4+ Bed

Conv. FHA VA Cash Own Lease Purch

RD Other

2013 2312 410 1363 539 777 173 78 765 17 3 464 36

2014 2416 460 1389 567 996 197 108 698 23 1 343 50

2015 2473 437 1483 553 952 402 108 722 10 52 187 33

2016 2814 482 1627 705 1150 433 118 735 9 90 217 59

Aug 2016

273 42 155 76 111 45 14 65 2 5 20 11

Aug 2017

262 41 153 68 112 53 14 56 0 7 19 1

Agent Type Count Designated REALTOR 65 Designated Appraiser 55 REALTOR® 458 Associate Appraiser 8 Salesperson 14 Waiver 1 Designated Affiliate 47 Associate Affiliate 54 Total Board/ MLS: 601 (minus affiliates) Total Board w/Affiliates: 702

MLS STATISTICS

Summary

Statistics

Aug—17 Aug—16 % Chg 2017 YTD 2016 YTD % Chg

Absorption

Rate

6.07 7.71 -21.27 5.8 7.55 -23.18

Average

List Price

$155,249 $145,152 6.96 $143,579 $140,882 1.91

Median

List Price

$114,500 $101,250 13.09 $112,900 $109,900 2.73

Average

Sale Price

$128,923 $120,958 6.58 $122,934 $120,012 2.44

Median

Sale Price

$112,800 $108,500 3.96 $108,200 $105,000 3.05

Average

CDOM

106 123 -13.82 128 152 -15.79

Median

CDOM

69 89 -22.47 82 98 -16.33

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Board of Director’s Minutes Ozark Gateway Association of REALTORS Director’s Minutes Thursday, September 28th, 2017 9:30 am Present: Seth Dermott, John Yaple, Jennifer Reaves, Allen Hall, Chris Nickle, Judy Lowe Altman, Ron Franklin, Spencer Aggus, and Kandice Yaple Staff Present: Kim Cox Roll call was taken by sign in. Meeting was called to order by President Seth Dermott. Motion was made to approve agenda as emailed. Motion made to approve the minutes from the August BOD meeting as emailed. Kim Cox presented on behalf of: Brandi Haddock, Officer/Treasurer

1. Received financials for August 2017 as emailed. Motion made and approved to accept financials for August and YTD. 2. Reviewed Edward Jones portfolio. No motions made; income still up. 3. Motion made to approve $50 donation for Boys & Girls Club Back to School Program. 4. Motion made to approve $100.00 donation for Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament in October; Membership Committee will be serving on site as volunteers.

Chris Nickle, MLS Chair/1 Year Director

1. No meeting this month. President’s Report – Seth Dermott

1. Extremely successful All Member Luncheon, voting for the building is still going on until October 2nd at 1:00 pm. 2. A big thank you to the Local Leadership Academy on their work of the Little Free Library, as well as Derek Gander of Premier Home Inspections.

AE’s Report – Kim Cox

1. Discussed options for lighting on flagpole; Kim to seek quotes and email them straight to BOD for immediate approval. 2. Thank you notes from Larry Augustine’s wife and Bright Futures. 3. The Audit has passed and is ready to be submitted to NAR to meet our Core Standards requirement. No material modifications needed to be in conformity with accounting principles.

John Yaple, President-Elect’s Report

1. Strategic Planning – Completed for the year; unless meeting needed. 2. Program & Events – Reviewed minutes; no motions made. 3. Governing Docs – No meeting this month.

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Board of Director’s Minutes (cont.)

4. Membership & Community Service – Reviewed minutes. A motion was made to approve the conditional memberships for the agents listed below:

New Agents/Appraisers/Offices: James Coale – Crye Leike (Secondary) Dustin Barton – Chas. Burt Jop Corey Adams – Integrity Realty Christopher Riggs – Chas. Burt Jop Paul Smith – Crye Leike Dilan Lansford – Keller Williams Debra Feken – Chas. Burt Jop Clayton Sellers – Chas. Burt Jop Michael Anglum is the DA – Anglum Appraisal (MLS Only) New Affiliates: Home Inspection Dynamics – Michael Randolph

Jennifer Reaves, Vice President’s Report

1. Awards – Reviewed minutes; no motions made. 2. RPAC – Raised $4709 at the RPAC Auction on the 21st; over $4000 short of NAR’s newly selected goal amount for 2017. 3. Technology – Not meeting again until 4th quarter. 4. Nominating – Completed for the year. 5. Local Leadership Academy – Minutes presented in meeting and reviewed.

Recurring business:

1. Accounts past due presented. New Business:

1. Motion made to add to verbiage regarding committee meeting attendance: “When a committee member misses 2 meetings they will be sent a notice stating that after 3 missed meetings, without approved absences (ie; Illness, Death, Vacation, Emergencies), their absences will be reviewed for possible removal from said committee.” (Note: The Board of Directors is also recognized as a Committee). 2. MREC has given notice (through one of our member’s audits) that if a team is an LLC, they must have a sign with their team name and office hours visibly posted for the public’s view. Kim to email Terry Murphy to find out more about team rules to share with our membership.

All of the above motions passed with majority vote.

Meeting adjourned.

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Graduate REALTOR® Institute Missouri REALTORS® is pleased to announce that we have partnered with VanEd to offer the

Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation in Missouri. The Missouri GRI program is NAR

approved and a powerful tool that will help our members attract and build new business. The GRI

classes will increase your skills and knowledge across the entire landscape of real estate with

in-depth training in legal and regulatory issues, technology, professional standards, and the sales

process.

GRI Online Courses are Now Available:

The GRI program consists of 16 courses https://www.vaned.com/index.cfm/fa/CE/fa2/gri/state/MO providing a total of 66 hours of education. All 66 hours of education toward the GRI designation

must be completed within 3 years.

GRI 101: Housing Issues and Pricing* https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/582/state/MO

GRI 102: Finance & Inspection* https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/558/state/MO

GRI 103: Prospecting & Lead Generation https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/577/state/MO

GRI 104: Buyer Services https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/568/state/MO

GRI 105: Seller Services https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/576/state/MO

GRI 106: Creating Your Brand https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/578/state/MO

GRI 107: Technology Tools & Resources https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/589/state/MO

GRI 108: Marketing Tools https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/597/state/MO

GRI 109: Streamline Your Business https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/575/state/MO

GRI 110: Ethics and Professional Practice** https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/18/state/MO

GRI 111: From Contact to Closing* https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/579/state/MO

GRI 112: Risk Management* https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/581/state/MO

GRI 113: Agency & Legal Issues* https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/580/state/MO

GRI 114: Business Planning https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/574/state/MO

GRI 115: Diversity, Professionalism and Etiquette* https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/584/state/MO

GRI 116: Introduction to Commercial Investing* https://www.vaned.com/CourseOutlines/index.cfm/CourseID/570/state/MO

* You will receive CE credits for each course.

**This class meets the REALTORS® Code of Ethics Training Requirement and you will receive CE

credits for each course.

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September All Member

Lunch & Election

Dessert Cookoff Winners! #1 Skillet Apple Pie—Diane Newman #2 Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies—Shawna Wheat #3 Snickerdoodle Apple Cupcakes—Robert Dodson & Jackie Brummett

Congratulations Everyone!

RPAC

AUCTION

Raised $4709

WooHoo!

PowerPoint

Presentation—

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Save the Date!

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2017 Gold Affiliate Member http://schubermitchell.com/

September is REALTOR Safety Month! Will Annis taught a safety class at

the OGAR conference center on Tuesday, September 26th. He is certified through

ALICE which is the #1 Active Shooter Civilian Response Training for all Organizations.

The class is geared toward teaching you techniques to keep you safe in any environment.

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2017 Platinum

Affiliate Member

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OGAR’s Little Free Library Project of the Local Leadership Academy Class

2016-2017

Thank You to our Park Bench Sponsors:

Southwest Missouri Bank—OGAR Platinum Affiliate First American Title—OGAR Platinum Affiliate

Special thanks to Derek Gander of Premier Home Inspections for

his assistance in completing the Little Free Library project!

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Member

Spotlight

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Joshua Maresh President of JOMO Moving

Josh is going into his 3rd year at OGAR; he said he will be a lifetime member and that OGAR has been one of the best organizations he could have ever associated himself and the company with! His company, JOMO Moving, was started after the closure of Union Transfer and Storage. He shares “Instead of staying with my previous company and moving back to Austin, TX, my wife and I talked and decided to open our own company in Joplin because we fell in love with this town and it’s people the moment we moved here. In fact the outpouring of support and pure friendliness was so great I told myself then and there that this was my home and I was going to try and help make a positive impact on this small community any way I could. That is why JOMO Moving and myself jump at the chance to give a hand and help others whenever we can. I feel as if I was blessed with a beautiful wife who is always in my corner, a son with his head screwed on straight, a nice home, a business, friends and family that care, and I want to just pay it forward when we can. So much ugly in the world today and whether we have just completed a flawless moving job and the customer is all smiles and thanks, and/or we are donating our time, energy and resources to help others, that gratitude and knowing we are doing some good in the world is what fills my heart with joy and reconfirms to me daily that JOMO Moving is on the right track and my life is on the right track and this is what I was meant to do with my life.” Josh’s company was nominated for “Small Business of the Year” award in 2016 through the Chamber of Commerce. He was also named OGAR’s 2016 Affiliate of the Year! He stays quite busy by serving on OGAR’s Membership & Community Service committee, is an active member and participant with YPN, and with both the Joplin and Carl Junction Chambers of Commerce. He said his grandfather told him once, when he was a small child, “Work hard in silence and let success be your noise” and it has always stuck. In his free time, he has two things he either collects or likes to do...Even though he really dislikes the taste of beer, he collects beer glasses and has over a few hundred in his collection, much to his wife’s dismay. Josh and his wife also like to pick a direction and drive. They will stop along the way and look in antique stores, flea markets, or just simply see whatever is there in that particular small town or big city. No real plans, sometimes an over night visit, sometimes not...he said “It’s the closest we can come to being carefree kids again...Lol”

Joplin Neosho Carthage 417-623-1910 417-454-6040 417-358-1975

Joplin’s only locally owned independent title company

2017 Platinum Affiliate Member www.firstam.com

MR Directors Melissa Annis Debbie Barlos

Vicki Christensen Micci Coggeshell

Seth Dermott Gary Nelson Danny Ross

Forrest Stodghill

MREC Commissioner Steve Kenny

Appraisal Section Chair

Steve Owen

NAR Leadership Academy Donny Allen

App of the Month:

Compliments of OGAR

Technology Committee

GoConnect

It just works. The real estate

checklist app for agents on the go

2017 Leadership

Seth Dermott—President John Yaple—President-Elect

Jennifer Reaves—Vice President Brandi Haddock—Treasurer

Ron Franklin—3 Year Director Judy Lowe—2 Year Director Allen Hall—1 Year Director

Kandace Yaple—1 Year Director Rhonda Thompson—1 Year Director

Chris Nickle—MLS Chair/ 1 Year Spencer Aggus—Past President

OGAR Staff

Kim Cox – Association Executive/CEO Laura Wacker—Director of Operations

& Education Diane Newman—Membership Services

& MLS Director Sara Pflug—Member Services

Coordinator

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