Watch as Deanna Crooks interviews Vanessa Harper, 2022 recipient. In an effort to ease the financial burden of a new REALTOR® member, the Bridge Committee scholarship of GHAR is based on a one-time reimbursement of REALTOR® fees paid (exclusive of licensing) and will be awarded to a newly licensed agent within 3 months to 2 years of application. The recipient receives complimentary admittance to GHAR's Holiday Party.

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David Johnson from GEICO will provide an update on the underwriting tightening in the hardest insurance market of his 25 year career. You'll get insight on what carriers are looking closely at so you can advise your clients, in insurance terms, what to look for. Whether your clients are buying or selling, it’s important to know if it’s insurable. Organized by the Legal Awareness Committee of GHAR.

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In collaboration with the Litchfield County Chapter of GHAR, the KidsPlay Board of Directors invites real estate agents, real estate lawyers, and lending banks to mingle and learn about the museum and it's positive impact on the quality of life in the region. FREE museum tour, appetizers, refreshments and networking!

Please RSVP to Ella Frauenhofer: rsvp@kidsplaymuseum.org or call 860.618.7700 by November 3rd.

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Come to the Gastropark and let's mix it up with area legislators about relevant housing topics. How do we deal with affordable housing, even as we face an inventory shortage? What is being proposed for 2024? What solutions can we offer as REALTORS®? Let's have our voices heard! All are welcome. $10 registration fee. Enjoy discounted food truck items and a cash bar.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Larry Kiel of Murphy, Laudati, Kiel & Rattigan, LLC and Bob DeCosmo of TenantTracks.

Do you have a question for legislators? Please email question(s) to Keara: klangston@gharonline.com

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The 2024 membership renewal payment is due January 1st, 2024. Log in to the GHAR member portal to view, print and/or pay your 2024 membership renewal: https://gharportal.ramcoams.net. 

NEW! Payment Plan: GHAR is now offering a dues payment plan option for our renewing Primary Members only. You may select this option after logging into the GHAR member portal. You MUST opt into the payment plan by November 15th. There is a $25 service fee for agreeing to the payment plan.

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Human Trafficking in CT and How it Relates to Real Estate Professionals will be lead by the following speakers:

• Ramona MacIntyre, Director of Development of Love146
• Ashley Phan, President & Co-Founder of We Are One, Inc.,

Discussion will include ways real estate professionals can identify, deter, and prevent human trafficking in Connecticut. $30 member registration fee includes a buffet dinner at Casa Mia at the Hawthorne, in Berlin. Organized by the CT Chapter of the LGBTQ+ Alliance and Bridge Committee of GHAR.

Thank you Sponsors: Mancini, Provenzano and Futtner, LLC Attorneys at Law; Guaranteed Rate Affinity; and Mancuso-Carey Real Estate Attorneys

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The Holiday Party returns to the Hartford Golf Club!! Let's gather for cocktails, dinner, and dancing featuring: Shaded Soul Band. Help us recognize our current directors, committee chairs, committee members, GHAR Past Presidents, REALTOR® of the Year and Emeritus Members. Admission is complimentary for those noted above. GHAR is collecting dry/canned goods for a local food pantry.

REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 22nd!!

Thanks to Cocktail Sponsor: Sherwood Inspection Services, Music Sponsor: Daley Moving & Storage, Dessert Sponsor: Meyers Sappington Law

SPONSORSHIP INFO Contact Shelley with questions: sdevanney@gharonline.com or 860.56.1800

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Get organized and get ahead! This program includes a knowledgeable speaker who will discuss a business plan, ways to improve, goal setting, and the importance of making time for yourself. Just $10 includes lunch!

Sponsored by Karen Zak of CT River Valley Legal Associates. 

Organized by the YPN Committee of GHAR.

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The GHAR Annual Meeting and Election of 2023 Officers and Directors is closed and your vote has been counted! As with each year, we have outstanding volunteer members who have been nominated to lead our Association into the future. Lucas Nash, Century 21 Allpoints, will become 2024 Association President.

The following have been elected to serve:

President-Elect: Patricia Deperry, BHHS NE Properties

Vice President: David Sartirana, Northwest CT Realty

First Vice President: Deanna Crooks, The Riley Group

Directors: Linda Byrne, Century 21 All Points Realty; DJ Dube, RE/MAX Right Choice; Christine Green, Ardor Real Estate; Joseph Malone, Coldwell Banker Realty; Stacey McGriff-Hodges, Agora Homes, LLC; Nasha Rhone, Realizing Homes, LLC

Congratulations to our awesome volunteer leaders!

Congrats to Taheera Pinto!

Taheera's comments about the C2EX program:

The c2x program demonstrates a commitment to go above and beyond the usual training and CE requirements. It is an intense program that reinforces the correct decisions that we need to make when faced with ethical and business issues in real life. The exercises and tests are not just multiple choice, they encourage practical thinking and require you to execute activities that reinforce the importance of integrity and involvement. It has always been important to me to take the extra step to show my clients (and myself) that constant training and education is very relevant in our field.

Get started on your endorsement today by logging in to www.C2EX.realtor.

NAR and 4 corporate (brokerage) defendants were sued in lawsuits filed in Missouri (plaintiff “Burnett”) and Illinois (plaintiff “Moehrl”) alleging commission rates are too high, buyer brokers are being paid too much, and NAR’s Code of Conduct and MLS Handbook along with the corporate defendants’ practices lead to set pricing. NAR and the corporate defendants adamantly disagree, and NAR’s rules are very intentionally pro-consumer and pro-competitive.

NAR developed the website competition.realtor that hosts key points, FAQs, videos, articles and infographics regarding how local MLS broker marketplaces enable consumer access and opportunity and foster competition as well as how REALTORS® are consumer champions.

There is also realestatecommissionfacts.com to aid consumers’ understanding of broker services and how real estate professionals are compensated.