We have a storage unit available to move our Board property that is currently being stored in one of my buildings. Denise, Preston, and I will be sorting through it and getting rid of some things. We will then need some volunteers to move the rest.  Details to follow.

Lock boxes and keys (Risco) contract ends in March 2017. Ours are outdated and there was some discussion about using the same equipment as Durango. We will be meeting with representatives from Risco this fall.

Denise Unrein recently became a notary. If any members have a need for that contact her at the Board Office.

The Dean Hanson Memorial Golf Tournament Committee will be meeting at the Elks Club on June 9th.

Jerald and Jo Ann will be hosting a picnic at their cabin on the river again this year on June 18th,
beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Relay for Life will be held in the park in August. Please let Leila Hanson (749-2789) know if you have some interest in this.
 
IMPORTANT UPDATES:

- Annual Picnic, June 18th, Jerald and Jo Ann’s Cabin
- Relay for Life is in August, details will follow
- Dean Hanson Golf meeting, June 9th, Elks Club
- Dean Hanson Golf Tournament, September 10th


BIRTHDAYS:
 
Cheryl Lindquist – June 5
Julie Suckla – June 6    
Vernon Hoffman – June 9
Carol Click – June 16
Leila Hanson – July 3
Bill Utrup – July 6    
Jo Ann Cauley – July 12
Marlene Olson – July 14
Gerry Parker – July 28
 
NOTICE FROM CREN CEO JEFF FOLLIS: "It is with heavy heart that I must communicate that Janae has
given her notice to leave CREN. Janae has been instrumental in catapulting CREN’s customer service into
levels never achieved before. She has laid the ground work and built the foundation to which CREN can
continue to grow in that arena. It will be difficult to replace her outstanding attitude to truly deliver the
best customer service experience to every single person that calls the CREN office. We are truly grateful
for the example she has set for our excellence in customer service and what our MLS subscribers have
come to expect. That being said, we will take the foundation she has laid and continue to build on
something great. On a personal note, please join me in giving Janae a huge THANK YOU and nothing but
the best in her future endeavors. Janae has set her sights on pursuing her family costume business in
Mancos. From the day I met Janae, I knew that her heart was always in that business, but some family
issues had temporarily created a speed bump for her future within the business. That speed bump has
now been removed and her and her family can re-unite over a family owned and operated business for
future generations."
 
Respectfully Submitted,

Carol Click, FCBOR President
 

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Four Corners Board of REALTORS Members Update      

 March 2016
 
NAR is changing their ethics requirement to every two years beginning in 2017. The Board has approved to update our Bylaws to reflect that change. See below the cycle dates for Code of Ethics requirements.  The class must be completed at any time during these established cycles.

Current Cycle:
January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016

Future Cycles:
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020
 
There was more discussion about doing Yard of the Week this year. The advertising is quite expensive, so Denise is working with Ryan at the Cortez Journal to see if they can work something out. 
 
Habitat for Humanity will be working on a remodel project coming up in a month or so on a home on 2nd Street in Cortez.  We thought that this might be a good project for our fellow Realtor’s to participate in and get involved with Habitat for Humanity.   We will need Realtor® volunteers for this project. A lot can be accomplished on one Saturday if we get enough volunteers. Let Denise know if you are interested. This would satisfy a NAR Core Standard requirement for NAR.  
 
Becca Samulski with FireWise came to the The Board of Directors and asked if we would give her our support to apply for a grant that is available from the Colorado Association of Realtors for local projects. We approved to give her our support.  It would be nice to see FireWise in our area get some funds to spread the word to area homeowners about being Fire Wise on their properties.
 
The Board approved $325.00 to advertise in the Celebrate Our Spirit Magazine again this year.
 
Relay for Life will be held in the City Park in August. Please let Leila Hanson (749-2789) know if you would like to volunteer for this great event this year.  This would satisfy a Core Standard requirement for NAR.

IMPORTANT UPDATES:

Western Slope Realtor® Rally is April 13th

Dean Hanson Scholarship Applications are due on April 15th

Homebuyer Education Class will be held on April 16th

Next Quarterly Luncheon will be held on May 19th details will follow

Need volunteer Realtors® for a project with Habitat for Humanity

Relay for Life is in August, details will follow.
 
BIRTHDAYS:
 
Bob Toles – April 28th                                                                                        
Yvonne Folsom – April 13th
Brenda Bates – April 11th
Joyce Bowles – April 1st
Mary Hanson – April 24th
Mindy Rosenbaugh – May 14th
Bill Stanley – May 13th
Sara Staber – May 12th
 

 
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Click, President

The Finance committee has completed the 2016 budget. Everyone should have received this via email from the Board Office. GREAT NEWS: Your Board of Directors voted not to pass the raise in CREN dues expense on to the members at this time. Your dues will remain the same in 2016.   
 
The Board Office has eliminated the fax number and the extra phone number for a savings of approximately $160.00 per month. Scanning and emailing will be the way to go from now on, as most of you do anyway. The current phone of 565-0112 is the only phone number for the Board office. Denise’s cell is 560-1493.
 
There was a Quarterly Membership Luncheon on February 18th at noon at the Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant. Pam Moore of Regional Housing Alliance and Robert Lindvall from the Cortez Police Department, Code Enforcement, were our guests. Mon-Do Title and American Ag Credit donated door prizes for the event.
 
A big thank you to Terry McCabe and her volunteers for another successful Parade of Lights.
Relay for Life will be held in the park in August. Please let Leila Hanson (749-2789) know if you have some interest in this. This would satisfy a core requirement for NAR.

It was approved to donate $62.50 to the FirePup program again this year. The Board of Directors also approved a $230.00 annual increase by the Tech Line. This is a great resource, be sure to take advantage of it.  Our Tech Help-Line number is 877-562-3162 - Board ID # is 2230.

Respectfully submitted,


Carol Click, President

The Parade of Lights is on schedule for December 5th. We still need a few people to assist with floats.  All you need to do is be at the corner of Maple and Main about 5:00 the night of the parade and walk down through the floats to be sure they’ve checked in and got a float # posted on the driver’s side of the float so they can be judged, and to remind the drivers that they are not to stop the progress of the parade, only slow down in front of judges booth.  You won’t need to stay after the floats go on to Main Street so you’ll be able to watch the parade.  Please let Terry McCabe know if you can be of assistance, thanks so much!
The Board has discussed having a short monthly membership meeting at 8:30 on the same day as Board meetings. There will be more discussion on this topic, so if you have any input please let me know. We do have several people interested in doing presentations to the members.
 
Denise has been checking prices and security on storage facilities for all of the things we had stored at the Johnson Building. A Motion was made and passed to rent one beginning in January of 2016 for the year at $40.00 per month.
 
The Board Office will be eliminating the fax number and the extra phone number for a savings of approximately $160.00 per month. Scanning and emailing will be the way to go from now on, as most of you do anyway. The current phone of 565-0112 is the only phone number for the Board office. Denise’s cell is 560-1493.
 
The Four Corners Board of Realtors® Christmas Party and Silent Auction will be held at the Cortez Conference Center (the old Koko’s) on December 4th this year. We will have appetizers and cocktail hour at 6:00 p.m.; with dinner following at 7:00 p.m. Don’t forget your silent auction item!  If you have not signed up please give Denise a call today.
 
As you all know, Maxine Keck our past AE passed away November 16th. The Four Corners Board of Realtors donated $500.00 towards the funeral costs after a Motion was made and passed.   We also collected $2860.00 from donations made by our members, affiliates, and others. Thank you so much for your kindness.  Our condolences go out to her family.
 
The CREN report was given by Bonnie Leighton.    She gave us the bad news that the CREN dues will be going up in January by $6.00.   The good news is that your Board of Directors voted not to pass this expense on to the members at this time.     When CREN gets five or more questions on a subject of how to use your MLS they are posting how to do videos for the members.   There is a RPR Application for your phones now.     
There were over 1000 appointments made in October using Showtime by the CREN members.    About half of the CREN membership is using the Instanet contracts program.     Please allow Zillow 24 hours for updates.     FCBOR members used CREN support through email and 37 phone calls at a total of 630 minutes in October.
 
 PLEASE TAKE TWO MINUTE TO TAKE ACTION!!! This is the LAST WEEK to take action on the Call for Action: G Fees.  Remember the statewide goal is a minimum 20% participation. The link is www2.realtoractioncenter.com/gfees.  We are SO CLOSE, but we need everyone’s help to get across the finish line before the deadline on Friday, DECEMBER 4TH.  Thank you again for all of your efforts throughout this process.
 
Do you like a challenge?
I thought so!! 
Well, we’d like to challenge YOU in the FCBOR RPAC Fundraiser! We’re well on our way to meeting our RPAC goal, but you can help us get there! 

The finish line is just a hop, skip, and a jump away… and with your support we’ll knock it out of the park! 
Contributions may be received in form of business or personal check (made out to RPAC- you may turn those in to Denise.

THANK YOU for your participation and support!!!!

RPAC Investments Online
Here is the online link to make investing easier for your Members.  We are now able to process monthly payment plans!  Just log in to the CAR site and follow this link: http://www.coloradorealtors.com/rpac

Upcoming Events

1. Colorado RPAC Day – December 10, 2015

Colorado RPAC Day is focused on boosting RPAC participation! 
 
DATES TO REMEMBER:
 
 
CHRISTMAS PARTY AND SILENT AUCTION, DECEMBER 4, 2015
 
Class: Annual Commission Updates (CREC)
Date: Tuesday, January 19st     
Times: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Vectra Bank Cortez – New Conference Room
Instructor: John Gillam
Cost: $45
CE: 4 hrs.
Please sign up by calling or emailing Denise Unrein at FCBOR
565-0112 or fourcornersboard@gmail.com or stopping by the office at 350 W. Montezuma, Suite A


Class: Purchase Contract Review
Date: Wednesday, January 20th 
Times: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Vectra Bank Cortez – New Conference Room
Instructor: John Gillam
Cost: $60
CE: 6 hrs.
Please sign up by calling or emailing Denise Unrein at FCBOR
565-0112 or fourcornersboard@gmail.com or stopping by the office at 350 W. Montezuma, Suite A
 
 
 
Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving Day!!!
 
 
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Click, President

Four Corners Board of REALTORS Meeting  10-15-2015
Members Update
 
The Dean Hanson Memorial Golf Tournament was held on September 12th this year. It was a great success, with 31 teams participating. Final tally is $10,428.84 for our scholarship fund.  
 
CREN will hold a Board of Directors at the library in Durango on November 3, 2015. The Four Corners Board of Realtors® has been billed for the first half of CREN Expense Reimbursement, which is $1345.05.
The CARHOF Garage Sale was held on Saturday, October 10th, at the C21 West Slope Realty parking lot. Most of the offices pitched in to help and we raised 830.07 for CARHOF.
 
The Board discussed having monthly membership meeting in the morning on the same day as Board meetings beginning the first of the year. There will be more discussion on this topic, so if you have any input please let me know.
 
Denise is checking prices and security on storage facilities for all of the things we had stored at the Johnson Building.
 
We will be charging Non-Realtors® more for education that we offer. Terms and by-law will be discussed at next Board Meeting.
 
The Four Corners Board of Realtors® Christmas Party will be held at the Cortez Conference Center (the old Koko’s) on December 4th this year. More details to follow.
 
Installation was held last Thursday at the Elks Club. We had 38 people in attendance.
 
Until next month, be safe and sell a lot of real estate!!!
 
Respectfully submitted, Carol Click, President

The Dean Hanson Memorial Golf Tournament was held on September 12th  this year. It was a
great success, with 31 teams participating. We have netted $10,700.00 so far for our scholarship fund. Denise is still collecting those last minute donations. If you owe something, please contact her at the Board office.

CREN held a Special Shareholders and a Board of Directors meeting via conference call earlier in the month and the new MLS service agreement was completed. The Four Corners Board of Realtors® minimum number of subscribers will be 60. This number will be utilized when negotiating our vendor agreements within the next 12 months.   

Scott Peterson, General Counsel for CAR, will be presenting a CE Class on September 30, 2015
from 9:00-11:00 at First National Bank on Legal Hot Topics. The cost will be $10.00 and
members will receive 2 CE credits.  Terry McCabe and Denise work hard to bring us as many
classes as they can and we are fortunate to have Scott come to us for just $10.00 each.  Let’s
make a good showing for the class!  On October 5th  the Board will be hosting a CE Webcast at
First National Bank, Exceeding the Expectations of Your Buyers and Sellers, at 9:00 a.m. Please
contact Denise to sign up.

THE SEPTEMBER 30TH TOUR WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 14TH  (SOUTH CORTEZ/SW)

The CARHOF Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, October 10th, at the C21 West Slope Realty
parking lot. If you have anything you would like to donate, please take to Jo Ann at C21. A schedule has been sent out so that every office will participate for at least one hour.

The Board discussed having monthly membership meeting in the morning on the same day as Board meetings beginning the first of the year. There will be more discussion on this topic, so if you have any input please let me know.

Until next month, be safe and sell a lot of real estate!!!

Respectfully submitted, Carol Click, President

DATES TO REMEMBER:

LEGAL HOT TOPICS – SEPTEMBER 30 AT 9:00 A.M. AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK in Cortez

CE WEBCAST - Exceeding the Expectations of Your Buyers and Sellers – OCTOBER 5TH at FIRST NATIONAL BANK in Cortez

OCTOBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – OCTOBER 15, 2015 at Vectra Bank in Cortez

INSTALLATION BANQUET – OCTOBER 15, 2015 – The ELKS CLUB AT NOON

 
The Dean Hanson Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on September 12th this year. The
Dean Hanson Scholarship Committee is well under way, collecting $4200.00 in hole sponsors so
far. The next meeting for this year’s golf tournament will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2015
at the Elks Club at noon. Everyone welcome!

In the next 30 days CREN will be calling a Special Shareholders and a Board of Directors meeting
via conference call. The Board of Directors meeting will be called first so the Board can approve
a new MLS service agreement and other business. CREN will then call a Special Shareholders
meeting for the Shareholders to discuss the newly approved MLS Service Agreements for 2016.
The Four Corners Board of Realtors® minimum number of subscribers will be 60. This number
will be utilized when negotiating our vendor agreements within the next 12 months, and was
approved by the Board on Thursday.   

Scott Peterson, General Counsel for CAR, will be presenting a CE Class on September 30, 2015
from 9:00-11:00 at First National Bank on Legal Hot Topics. The cost will be $10.00 and
members will receive 2 CE credits.  Terry McCabe and Denise work hard to bring us as many
classes as they can and we are fortunate to have Scott come to us for just $10.00 each.  Let’s
make a good showing for the class. Please sign up with Denise.

Election was held at the Quarterly Meeting on Thursday. Following are the results:
President/Elect, Brenda Bates - CAR Director, Gerry Parker - Director, Jason Witt - and
Secretary/Treasurer, Bob Toles.  The remainders of the Board are as follows: Carol Click,
President - Tim Singleton, Director – Preston Dillon, Director – and Cheryl Lindquist, Director.
The FireWise presentation by Rebecca Samulski was very good and very informative.

Nomination forms for REALTOR of the Year have been sent out.  If you know of a REALTOR  in
our Board that is considered a mentor of other REALTORS, does community service(volunteer
work), participated in the local and/or State Associations, strives for further education
achievement or you think has earned this award this past year please nominate that person for
REALTOR of the Year. Deadline to get those forms to the Board office is September 1, 2015.

Our Risco Lockbox Agreement expires in March, 2016. They are gradually phasing out the
lockboxes and keys that we currently use. The Board approved to renew the contract for one
more year which will take us into 2017. At that time, we will be exploring other options.

Until next month, be safe and sell a lot of real estate!!!

Respectfully submitted, Carol Click, President

The Dean Hanson Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on September 12th this year. The Dean Hanson Scholarship Committee is well under way, collecting $2000.00 in hole sponsors so far. The next meeting for this year’s golf tournament will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Elks Club at noon.

A Special Shareholders Meeting of the Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN) will be held on July 28th, in Durango. Bonnie Leighton, Brenda Bates, Denise Unrein and I will be attending.  

Scott Peterson, General Counsel for CAR, will be presenting a CE Class on September 30, 2015 from 9:00-11:00 at First National Bank on Legal Hot Topics. The cost will be $10.00 and members will receive 2 CE credits.  Terry McCabe and Denise work hard to bring us as many classes as they can and we are fortunate to have Scott come to us for just $10.00 each.  Let’s make a good showing for the class.

President Elect Brenda is still working on the website hosting, the current website is fourcornersboardofrealtors.net

The Annual Board Barbeque will be held on August 6, 2015 at Gerry and Ralph Parker’s residence. Three of our affiliates are donating funds for beverages and the Board will supply the meat. Please RSVP to Denise.

Jerald and Jo Ann Cauley are hosting a pot luck picnic at their cabin in Dolores on August 1, 2015 at noon for all members and affiliates.

Petition and Sample Ballots have gone out this week. The Board will have openings this year for the following positions: President/Elect, CAR Director, Director, Secretary/Treasurer, and CREN Director.  If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors please get your petition signed by 20% of the members and submit it to Denise two weeks prior to the August meeting. 

Nomination forms for REALTOR of the Year was been sent out.  If you know of a REALTOR  in our Board that is considered a mentor of other REALTORS, does community service(volunteer work), participated in the local and/or State Associations, strives for further education achievement or you think has earned this award this past year please nominate that person for REALTOR of the Year.

The Quarterly Membership Meeting will be held on August 20, 2015 at noon at the Elks Club. There will be a presentation from FireWise coordinated by Leila Hanson.  Bring a guest that might be interested in FireWise.  We will be voting at this meeting for your 2015-2016 officers. I look forward to seeing all of you there.

I will be talking with Jo Ann Cauley about possibly doing another garage sale for CARHOF this year.  Habitat for Humanity will be having a city wide clean-up day this year and Denise will be distributing that information. We would appreciate any members that can help on the designated day.

We all know that we have a wonderful Four Corners Board of REALTORS and we would not have that if the members were not involved. However we need some people and help on the following committees: Finance, Professional Standards, and Professional Development. Please let Denise know which committee you would love to serve on.

Until next month, be safe and sell a lot of real estate!!!

Respectfully submitted,

 
Carol Click, President
Four Corners Board of Realtors
 


RPAC
Since 1969, the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) has promoted the election of pro-REALTOR® candidates across the United States. The purpose of RPAC is clear: REALTORS® raise and spend money to elect candidates who understand and support their interests. The money to accomplish this comes from voluntary contributions made by REALTORS®. These are not members’ dues; this is money given freely by REALTORS® in recognition of how important campaign fundraising is to the political process. RPAC doesn’t buy votes. RPAC enables REALTORS® to support candidates that support the issues that are important to their profession and livelihood.

 
DATES TO REMEMBER:


DEAN HANSON GOLF COMMITTEE MEETING – AUGUST 6 AT NOON AT ELKS

PICNIC AT JERALD AND JO ANN CAULEY’S CABIN - AUGUST 1 AT NOON

ANNUAL BOARD BARBEQUE – AUGUST 6 AT PARKERS AT 7:00 P.M.

QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING – AUGUST 20 AT NOON AT ELKS

LEGAL HOT TOPICS – SEPTEMBER 30 AT 9:00 A.M. AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK

 

CALL FOR ACTION: Stop Patent Trolls

Tell your U.S. Representative to support H.R. 9, the Innovation Act to stop patent trolls and protect the real estate industry from frivolous lawsuits.  

REALTORS® across the country receive threatening demand letters and lawsuits alleging patent infringement based on the use of common business tools such as drop down menus or search alert functions on websites and the scanner function on a copier. These patent trolls buy vague patents and use them to turn everyday business practices into potential lawsuits. 

H.R. 9 is scheduled for House floor consideration later this summer.   Congress must pass this common-sense comprehensive patent litigation reform to protect Main Street businesses and REALTORS® from patent troll abuse.

https://realtorparty.realtoractioncenter.com/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3895&utm_source=rac&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=trolls2015

Why should you and REALTORS® care about Patent Reform?  You may think a "Patent Troll" can’t disrupt your business but individual REALTORS®, Brokers and Multiple Listing Services have all been targeted with vague and deceptive letters alleging patent infringement to demand unjustified payments for using basic technology like dropdown menus, website search functions, and even office scanners.

Currently a loophole in our legal system allows "patent trolls" to disrupt businesses, big and small, local and national, by demanding fees for the use of common business technologies. The Innovation Act - H.R. 9 - would close these loopholes.

While the opposition to H.R. 9 has been very vocal and is trying to delay the vote, our efforts to encourage a vote have been noticed on Capitol Hill and the House Leadership has signaled that a vote could take place next week. Now is the time to get every REALTOR® to answer the Call for Action and help convince the House of Representatives to pass this legislation of vital importance to the real estate industry. 

Please use every tool at your disposal to contact your members and ask them to take action. Congress listens when REALTORS® speak with a strong and unified voice. 

 

What’s the secret to earning more money in real estate? Attending the 2015 REALTORS® Conference & Expo, Nov. 13-16 in San Diego. Register at REALTOR.org/Conference

 

The Dean Hanson Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on September 12th this year. The next meeting will be on July 9th at noon at the Elks Club. A Special Shareholders Meeting of the Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN) will be held on July 28th, in Durango. Bonnie Leighton, Brenda Bates, Denise Unrein and I will be attending. Denise is trying to set up two CE classes; one concerning legal issues, presented by Scott Peterson, general counsel for CAR, and another concerning Marijuana and its effect on Real Estate, presented by John Gillam.

The Four Corners Board of Realtors is now compliant with Mandatory Core Standards as of the completion of the Audit/Review, which was submitted last week. CAR is waiting for leadership to sign off before certifying with NAR, which will be done in advance of the June 30th deadline.

Denise has updated QuickBooks to the 2015 version. This was necessary to continue to accept electronic checks. You will now be able to use credit cards also, but remember that there is a higher interest rate charged to the Board for doing this.

I will be talking with Jo Ann Cauley about possibly doing another garage sale for CARHOF this year. The annual barbeque will also take place again at Ralph and Gerry Parker’s residence. We have yet to decide on a date. Next quarterly meeting we hope to have a Firewise presentation coordinated by Leila Hanson. Habitat for Humanity will be having a city wide clean-up day this year and Denise will be distributing that information. We would appreciate any members that can help on the designated day.

The Board will have openings this year for the following positions: President/Elect, CAR Director, Director, Secretary/Treasurer, and CREN Director. Please let Denise know if you are interested in any of these positions.

Respectfully submitted,

 

Carol Click, President
Four Corners Board of Realtors


RPAC
Since 1969, the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) has promoted the election of pro-REALTOR® candidates across the United States. The purpose of RPAC is clear: REALTORS® raise and spend money to elect candidates who understand and support their interests. The money to accomplish this comes from voluntary contributions made by REALTORS®. These are not members’ dues; this is money given freely by REALTORS® in recognition of how important campaign fundraising is to the political process. RPAC doesn’t buy votes. RPAC enables REALTORS® to support candidates that support the issues that are important to their profession and livelihood.