The 2020 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® Winter Meeting kicked off February 7 with Opening Session speaker Jennifer Golbeck, director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and associate professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, 学院公园. Golbeck delivered an introduction to artificial intelligence and explained that while AI can provide answers it often doesn’t provide insights into why particular conclusions were reached.

嘉许得奖者

Scott Kesner was named the 2019 Texas REALTOR® of the Year at the STARs Reception Monday night. Kesner is a past chairman of 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® and is currently chair of the Texas Real Estate Commission.

以下成员获邀出席颁奖午宴:

  • 威廉·C. 詹宁斯年度最佳商业交易:威尔北方和WNC商业, 大沃斯堡2021十大正规彩票app经纪人协会
  • 教育计划奖项:
    • 年度创新计划:大麦卡伦2021十大正规彩票app经纪人协会®
    • 年度最佳营销计划:休斯顿2021十大正规彩票app经纪人协会
    • 年度系列或短期项目:Austin Board of REALTORS®
    • Legal Program of the Year: Dianne McCoy of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene
    • 年度教育家:Marion Napoleon, MetroTex Association of REALTORS®
  • Tom D. 莫顿奖:Denise Price, Amarillo Association of REALTORS®
  • 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® Good Neighbor Award: Jacque Gordon, Granbury Association of REALTORS®.

董事会采取的行动

During its February 11 meeting, the Board of Directors took the following actions:

  • 批准选举2021-2022年地区副总裁:
    • 2区-凯·斯皮瓦，阿比林
    • 第三区，雪莉·约翰逊，约翰逊县
    • 第三区-蒂姆·比尔里，阿灵顿
    • 第4区-大德州安吉尔·提茨沃斯
    • 第四区-柯林县梅瑞狄斯赫尔德
    • 第五区，泰瑞·诺伍德，朗维尤
    • 6区-二叠纪盆地Brian Sales
    • 第七区-马蒂·克里斯曼，四河
    • 第8区-伦诺克斯阿尔弗雷德，胡德堡
    • 第九区，本·罗德里格斯，博蒙特
    • 11区-尼克·坎图，大麦卡伦
    • 12区，琳达·卡利卡特，地铁公司
    • 12区，特里·屈里曼，大都会公司
    • 12区，洛里·索莱茨基，地铁公司
    • 12区，贝琳达·埃普斯，地铁公司
    • 12区-贝特·华盛顿，MetroTex
    • 第13区，米歇尔·埃利斯，圣安东尼奥
    • 第14区-约翰·尼科尔斯，休斯顿
    • 第14区-肯亚·伯勒尔，休斯顿
    • 第14区-詹妮弗·沃霍，休斯顿
    • 第14区-沙德·博加尼，休斯顿
    • 第14区-约翰·纽金特，休斯顿
    • 第14区-德博拉·斯潘格勒，休斯顿
    • 15区-乔·斯图尔特，奥斯汀
    • 第15区-比尔·莫里斯，奥斯汀
  • 批准选举Thomas Mouton为第14区临时副总裁
  • Approved the election of the 2021 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® 领导 Team: Secretary/Treasurer Marcus Phipps, 当选主席罗素·贝里, 和马文·乔利主席.

德州财产税的未来

在公共政策论坛, a panel of experts discussed how new property tax laws would benefit property owners. 玛丽亚Crigler, Travis County chief appraiser; Korri Castillo, director of the Texas Comptroller’s Property Tax Assistance Division; and property tax attorney Jim Popp discussed how the changes are intended to slow property tax growth and provide more transparency for voters to have a greater voice in the process. The new laws are the result of Senate Bill 2, which was passed by the 德州议会 in 2019. 参观 物业税网页 观看一个简短的系列视频来解释这些变化.

选举和参与政府事务论坛

在周日的政府事务论坛上, the Political Involvement Committee hosted a live recording of the political podcast “Texas Take,斯科特·布洛克, QuorumReport编辑.以及《休斯顿纪事报》政治记者杰里米·华莱士. They discussed key races in the March 3 primary election and what outcomes could mean for Texas. 点击这里收听播客. Also, PIC主席Brandy Guthrie采访了主讲人Emily Ramshaw, co-founder and CEO of The 19th News and former editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune. Ramshaw offered insights into how REALTORS® can be political advocates at the grassroots level and tips for building relationships with elected officials. 这两个会议也在德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人的Facebook页面上播出. 在以下网址观看录音 脸谱网.com/texasrealtors.

在论坛上, 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® bestowed the 2019 Grassroots Advocate of the Year Award to Melody Gillespie of the MetroTex Association of REALTORS®. She led efforts to successfully stop forced municipal annexation in Montague County in North Texas last year. And the Odessa Board of REALTORS® received the 2019 Mark Lehman 政府事务 Achievement Award for its dedication to advocacy engagement and fundraising to support pro-real estate candidates.

论坛和会议突出行业趋势

德州经济的大部分部门都非常强劲, 商业论坛发言人芭芭拉·伯恩·德纳姆说, 穆迪分析公司高级经济学家. 然而, factors such as the current coronavirus outbreak and the number of retiring baby boomers could dampen the present economic expansion, 她说.

在全球论坛上, 迈克尔Treyger, 州长办公室商业和社区发展副主任, spoke about why Texans—and 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人®—can brag about the state being an ideal place for companies to locate and grow. Treyger encouraged REALTORS® to reach out to economic development organizations in their local areas and build relationships with them.

全球/商业/扶轮领导学院智库涵盖以下主题:

  • 为全球成员提供最佳资源
  • 大麻对2021十大正规彩票app行业的影响
  • 谅解备忘录:如何
  • CRE的继任计划和指导
  • 商业地产行业的女性.

The Texas YPN Forum generated a spontaneous slate of discussion topics akin to the unstructured style of a REBarCamp, 5月1日，德州YPN将在圣安东尼奥主场迎战哪支球队.

卡米尔Beshara, 拉森·斯金纳的律师, explained the copyright issues at play with real estate listing information and photos during the Technology/MLS Forum. 与会者还听取了MLS声明8的细节.小组成员Rene Galicia提出的“明确合作政策”, NAR director of MLS engagement; Rebecca Jensen, CEO of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED); and Ed Zorn, 加州地区MLS的副总裁和总法律顾问. 克里斯·海勒, OJO实验室的首席2021十大正规彩票app官, spoke about how AI can help connect agents with 消费者 who have increasingly high expectations for how and when they receive information.

Attendees at the Housing Initiatives Forum heard about direct and guaranteed loan programs from the U.S. 农业部农村发展办公室. 乔伊斯McGlothlin, 他是美国农业部农村发展部的贷款分析师, 详细说明直接贷款方案之间的区别, 消费者直接与当地的农村发展办公室打交道, 还有担保贷款计划, where 消费者 get a loan from an approved lender that’s in turn guaranteed by the USDA. The direct loan program serves very low- and low-income individuals in rural areas, while the guaranteed program also serves those with moderate incomes or below as compared to the area median income.