May 2019 Issue 5 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

May Board Store Special

Birthdays 4

OGAR MLS Statistics 5

OGAR’s 10-Year History 6

MO REALTORS® Statistics 7

Board of Director’s Minutes 8-9

OGAR Benevolence Fund 10

Bright Futures Seneca T.Y.

Bright Futures CJ T.Y. 11

OGAR Scholarship Recipients 12

East Newton School T.Y.

Tour of Homes Schedule

Flexmls app search Tour/Open Houses

CMA Tech Ed Class 13

Passwords—NAR Article

5 Best Water-Efficient Tips 14

NAR’s Green Designation

Fair Housing Summit 15

Medicine Disposal Locations

App of the Month 16

MR State Positions

MREC Commissioner

Leadership

712 S Florida

Joplin, MO 64801

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www.theogar.com

May 2nd: Fair Housing Summit 11:30am—1:00pm May 8th: Local Leadership Academy Graduation May 13th: Lowman & Co—Appraiser’s Class May 15th: Membership & Community Mtg 10:00am May 16th: Finance Mtg 10:30am MLS Mtg 11:00am Program Mtg 1:30pm May 23rd: Board of Director’s 9:30am May 27th: OGAR Board Office Closed—Memorial Day

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Agents on the Move New Members: Trevor Tidball—Keller Williams Dillon McVay—Charles Burt Joplin Tara Haws—Realty Executives Tri-States Clarissa Bowen—Keller Williams Amy Brake—Keller Williams Jennifer Siebert—Keller Williams Market Pro Realty Shayla Faubion—Show-Me Real Estate Connie Shull—Charles Burt Home Folks Kim O'Sullivan—Keller Williams Matt McClintick—Charles Burt Joplin New Offices: Keller Williams Market Pro Realty DR is Jennifer Siebert New Affiliates: Eric Keller—Volks Alanti Insurance Agency April Gawith—JoMo Inspector PRO Jonathan Eichhorn—Equity Bank

Drops: Julie Turner—Smith Midwest Clayton Young—Smith Midwest Gabriella Howerton—Real Pro Joplin Matt Francisco—Three Rivers of Neosho Trevon Shelton—Pro 100 Joplin Brad Gillen—Keller Williams Judy Shaffer—United Country Melissa Priest—C21 Properties Unlimited Jay Goodan—Keller Williams Hagen Vogel—Charles Burt Joplin Keisha Drost—Market Direct Realty Brian Friend—JoMo Inspector Pro Chelsey Mittag—JoMo Inspector Pro Cindy Hollingshead—Re/Max

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New MLS Only Members: None New Offices—MLS Only: None Transfers:

Jami Hardy to Pro 100 Joplin Brooke Hefley to Crye-Leike Brett Siebert to Keller Williams Market Pro Realty Nicholas Sanders to Genuine Realty

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1st: Kat Degraff Tony Hulfeld 2nd: Alicia Camarillo Teresa Hefley Jonathan Leach 3rd: Ginger Kitchen Jan Shafer Jill White 4th: Karen Cunning-ham Morgan Sprouls 6th: Jackie Williams 8th: Wendilyn Gilbert 9th: Mike Brower Jared Dickey 12th: Doug Hill

13th: Andrew Bright 14th: Ann Blaser Wendy Brueckner- Sears 16th: David Comstock 17th: Olivia Salmonsen 18th: Heather Garner 19th: Chelsey Surridge 21st: Pat Black George Brockman Hank Choens 22nd: Nichole Hamblin 23rd: Star Atchison Keyra Bourgault Cameron Mabe

23rd (cont): Hoot Myers Trevor Tidball 24th: JC Burd 25th: Milton McDonald Kevin Steele 27th: LC Anderson 28th: Richard Jaynes Joshua Maresh 29th: Mike Sturgis 30th: Tony Rea 31st: Kandice Yaple

1st: Tami Fulp Carol Woodward 2nd: Michelle Lewis Sheila Whitehead 3rd: Teri Longanecker Myra Percy 4th: Bonnie Behrend Janet Day Debbie Hutson Steve Owen 5th: Dillon McVay 7th: Bill Cearnal 8th: Philip Brown Don Cook 9th: Elizabeth Clark Margaret Kelly Mischele Pooler

10th: Dan Higdon 11th: Justin Wagner 12th: Sharon Vernon 14th: Stephanie DeTar Nancy Stephenson 16th: Barbara Calwhite 18th: Terry Pooler Doug Pryor 19th: Sharon Eaton Philip Edwards 20th: Roland Miller 22nd: Derek Gander Joni Good Laura Wacker

23rd: Lisa Mason 24th: Shaylea Brown Jim Coale Jeff Oliver 25th: Ed August Katie Youngblood 26th: Crystal Pierson 28th: Debbie Major Melinda Stout Mike Woolston

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MARCH 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 & Pending Listings: 1,187 1-30 Days: 36 31-60 Days: 81 61-90 Days: 27 91-120 Days: 26 120+ days: 92

Total Units Sold: 262 Avg. DOM: 91 Avg. Sold Price: $125,846 Median Sold Price: $103,500

Absorption Rate: 4.65 months

Year Total 1-2 Bed

3 Bed

4+ Bed

Conv. FHA VA Cash Own Lease Purch

RD Other

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

2017 2977 594 1685 696 1156 486 157 795 8 131 220 23

2018 3091 612 1716 759 1378 390 149 755 13 157 208 31

Mar 2018

226 42 136 48 81 37 6 63 1 20 17 1

Mar 2019

262 45 155 60 122 45 8 43 0 26 17 1

Agent Type Count

Designated REALTOR® 74

Designated Appraiser 57

REALTOR® 490

Associate Appraiser 4

Salesperson 19

Waiver 1

Designated Affiliate 60 Associate Affiliate 51

Total Board/ MLS: 645

(minus affiliates)

Total Board w/Affiliates: 756

MLS STATISTICS

Summary

Statistics

Mar—19 Mar—18 % Chg 2019 YTD 2018 YTD % Chg

Absorption

Rate

4.65 5.21 -10.75 4.72 5.07 -6.90

Average

List Price

$153,809 $148,526 3.56 $152,563 $149,162 2.28

Median

List Price

$124,900 $117,900 5.94 $125,500 $119,900 4.67

Average

Sale Price

$125,846 $126,417 -0.45 $127,412 $126,877 0.42

Median

Sale Price

$103,500 $106,950 -3.23 $112,000 $114,800 -2.44

Average

DOM

91 116 -21.55 98 114 -14.04

Median

DOM

60 76 -21.05 74 84 -11.90

YEAR # of Active

& Pending

Listings

Total Units

SOLD

Average

SOLD Price

Total Board

REALTORS®,

Appraisers &

Affiliates

March 2009 1,505 135 $94,094 579

March 2010 1,559 177 $98,235 571

March 2011 1,597 180 $90,351 567

July 2012 March—June stats

unavailable

1,523 217 $111,657 603

March 2013 2,212 184 $111,017 601

March 2014 3,154 175 $107,192 584

March 2015 4,089 172 $117,937 614

March 2016 1,544 184 $111,647 574

March 2017 1,334 246 $113,545 660

March 2018 1,219 226 $126,417 717

March 2019 1,187 262 $125,846 756

OGAR’s

10-YEAR

HISTORY

SNAPSHOT

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Board of Director’s Minutes Ozark Gateway Association of REALTORS® Director’s Minutes Thursday, April 18th, 2019 at 9:30 am Present: Jennifer Reaves, Brandi Haddock, Allen Hall, Chris Nickle, Morgan Sprouls, Forrest Stodghill, Courtney Denney, Susi Yust, Cheryl Barley, John Yaple and Kalan Hubbard. Staff Present: Kim Cox Roll call was taken by sign in. Meeting was called to order by President Jennifer Reaves. Motion was made to approve agenda as emailed. Motion made to approve the minutes from the March BOD meeting as emailed. Chris Nickle, Officer/Treasurer

1. Received financials for March 2019 as emailed. Motion made and approved to accept financials for March and YTD. 2. Reviewed Edward Jones portfolio. No motions made.

Cheryl Barley, MLS Chair/1 Year Director 1. Further discussed Schools – adding areas and it was tabled until further discussion is had with other associations at the State MLS meetings. 2. Discussed a possible requirement to add plat maps as a photo on vacant land listings. It was recommended that we make the parcel # mandatory instead. Motion made to make the parcel # mandatory on vacant land listings. 3. Discussed input sheet additions and it was decided to not add office to the other rooms section, not add Corian or Concrete to the interior features section, just leave it as solid surface and add rural as an option under the lot description. Sending back to MLS for further discussion. 4. We discussed the changes coming up in SentriLock regarding contractor codes and importing of passwords. No motion or recommendation made. 5. Discussed sold signs going up in yards prior to the closing date/time on listings with another listing agent. Motion made that a letter be sent to the offending party and their broker to let them know this practice should not be done prior to the buyer’s possession of the home and only with the buyer’s permission. This is an actual MREC violation. Kim to have Laura do a Tidbit Thursday on this topic and the common courtesy of it.

President’s Report – Jennifer Reaves 1. The Strategic Planning session with John Sebree was hugely successful as we created a new plan for 2020-2022. Kim to send the rough draft copy to each committee for their review to see if there are any changes. 2. Next week is the Missouri REALTORS® April Business Conference.

AE’s Report – Kim Cox

1. Still working with NAR on Quantam as the chosen commercial listing site. 2. Motion made to purchase blinds for all exposed windows in the office. 3. Kim to seek bids on camera system for the office and conference center.

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Board of Director’s Minutes (cont) Brandi Haddock, President-Elect’s Report

1. Strategic Planning – Reviewed meeting minutes. No motions made. 2. Program & Events – Reviewed minutes. No motions made. Recommendation to the committee to work on a seating plan. 3. Governing Docs – No meeting this month. 4. Membership & Community Service – Reviewed minutes. A motion was made to approve the conditional memberships for the agents listed below: New Agents/Appraisers/Offices:

Georgia Rae-Liebenberg – Michelle Lewis & Associates, LLC (Secondary) Brian Shivley – Real Pro Joplin Jeremy Mohney – Next Home SoMo Life Dillon McVay – Charles Burt Joplin Tara Haws – Realty Executives Shayla Faubion – Show Me Real Estate Jeanna McGarrah – Show Me Real Estate New Affiliates:

Taylor Means – Pro 100 Trevor Tidball – Keller Williams Clarissa Bowen – Keller Williams Amy Brake – Keller Williams Jason Wallace – Realty Executives Mel King – Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Dakota Maxson – Logan’s Termite Jacob McBride – Nook n Kranny Jenn Marti – Flat Branch Heather Garner – US Bank Eric Keller – Volk’s Avanti Ins Agency April Gawith – JoMo Inspector Pro Cejay Churchwell – Churchwell Hedman Tax Group

Allen Hall, Vice President’s Report

1. Awards – Next meeting is on June 18th at 2:00 pm. 2. RPAC – Reviewed meeting minutes. No motions made. 3. Technology – Held CMA Training class on 4/17, well attended. Ragan Gullett provided lunch for all attendees. Class taught by Thad Torix. Forrest is working on clarification of Active w/Contingencies vs. Pending. Kim to take to MLS Forum at MR’s April Business Meetings. 4. Nominating – Meeting has not been held yet for this year. 5. Local Leadership Academy – Students hosting an RPAC event on Third Thursday in June.

Recurring Business:

1. Accounts past due presented. 3 agents and 1 company past due. 2. Random listing audit for every 100th listing to continue.

New Business: 1. The BOD asked that the Local Leadership Academy look into the possibility of helping put together a day trip to the MR September Business Conference on Thursday, Sept. 26th in Springfield; inviting potential academy applicants. 2. Discussed how Virtual Office Websites work; without brick and mortar.

All of the above motions passed with majority vote. Meeting adjourned.

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Monday, May 27th

2019 Tour of Homes

Schedule

NW—Everything N of 7th Street & W of Main to include CJ

S—Everything S of 7th Street NE—Everything N of 7th Street

& E of Main to include WC

May 7—NE May 14—NW May 21—S

May 28—NE June 4—NW June 11—S

June 18—NE June 25—NW

How to Search for Open Houses /

Tour of Homes Using the flexmls app:

New Search

Filter

Click on Open House OR Tour of Homes

7 days ahead (can change the days)

View Results

3 views are available (see tool bar at top) From L—R: List Format, Larger View,

Map View

Two OGAR Full Time

Scholarships Awarded!

Fall Semester 2019

Congratulations to Max Mitchell

and Trenton Stephenson

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CMA Tech Ed Class

Thank you to Thad Torix for teaching and Ragan Gullett with

American National Insurance for sponsoring the lunch!

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Are You Using 123456 as Your Password?

Millions of people still use “123456” as their password. The numeric sequence remains the most popular password among a

global analysis of public databases that were from breached accounts. More than 23 million passwords within the breached

accounts used “123456.

The second most common password: 123456789. Rounding out the top five were “qwerty,” “password,” and “111111,”

according to the report by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre.

“Cyber security is a serious issue, but there are simple actions everyone can take to better protect against hackers,” says

Margot James, the creative industries minister with the

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. “Cyber

breaches can cause huge financial and emotional heartache

through theft or loss of data which we should all endeavor to

prevent.”

Reusing passwords on multiple sites should be avoided, says

Ian Levy, NCSC’s technical director. “Nobody should protect

sensitive data with something that can be guessed, like their

first name, local football team, or favorite band,” he says.

“Using hard-to-guess passwords is a strong first step, and we

recommend combining three random but memorable words.

Be creative and use words memorable to you, so people can’t

guess your password.”

https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2019/04/23/are-

you-using-123456-as-your-password

To read the entire article visit: https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2019/04/22/6-ways-to-go-

green-this-earth-day

Celebrating Earth Day

Who is it for? NAR's Green Designation is designed for agents looking to learn

about issues of energy efficiency and sustainability in real estate

What You Gain Access to members-only marketing tools Comprehensive understanding of how homes with green

features should be marketed

Market research about communicating with clients

Improved visibility as a trusted advisor

Listing in the online Green directory

Exclusive industry webinars

Pre-written green content for social media

The Green REsource Council’s monthly newsletter

Promotional tools including:

Customizable Green client handouts

Social media headers and images

Professionally designed banner ads

Logos for print media and member Web sites

Customizable postcard options

Marketing brochures

Personalized press releases

Access to the GRC Facebook group Toolkits, guides, and other resources through the members-

only section of the Green REsource Council web site

How to Earn It Education Complete two courses, available in classroom or online

Exam You must pass an exam after each course with a score of

80% or better

Professional Affiliation Member in good standing of the National Association of

REALTORS® Maintain active membership in NAR's Green REsource

Council

Application Submit application form after completing the two required

classes and their accompanying exams

Cost Application fee: None

Dues: First year free, $98.50 per year after that

For more information, visit the Green REsource Council website

To read the entire article visit: https://www.nar.realtor/education/designations-and-

certifications/green

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2019 Platinum Affiliate Member www.jomomoving.com

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FAIR HOUSING SUMMIT

Thursday, May 2nd 2019 11:30 am—1:00pm

C. Ray McDaniel / OGAR Conference Center

712 S. Florida Avenue Joplin, MO 64801

April is Fair Housing Month. Join us at OGAR for a day of discussion regarding housing needs, blight, anti-blight initiatives, the Healthy

Homes Act, protected classes and the Fair Housing Act. We’ll have a

panel of experts from various agencies speaking in an open forum with the audience. Enjoy lunch on us

and help make it a great day of networking and education! Registration IS required

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2019 Platinum Affiliate Member www.firstam.com

MR State Positions

Donny Allen

Melissa Annis

Debbie Barlos

Cheryl Chandler

Jessica Hubbard

Gary Nelson

Jennifer Reaves

Danny Ross

Morgan Sprouls

Forrest Stodghill

Michael Wicklund

MREC Commissioner

Steve Kenny

App of the Month: Compliments of OGAR

Technology Committee

Life 360 GPS Locator

Find My Family,

Friends, Phone Create private “circles” View real-time location

of circle members

Locate lost phones & more!

2019 Leadership Jennifer Reaves—President

Brandi Haddock—President-Elect

Allen Hall—Vice President

Chris Nickle—Treasurer

Forrest Stodghill—3 Year Director

Morgan Sprouls—2 Year Director

Courtney Denney—1 Year Director

Kalan Hubbard—1 Year Director

Susi Yust—1 Year Director

Cheryl Barley—MLS Chair/1 Year

John Yaple—Past President

OGAR Staff Kim Cox – Association Executive/CEO Diane Newman—Membership Services

& MLS Director Laura Wacker—Director of Operations

& Education Sara Pflug—Member Services

Coordinator

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