December 2016 Issue 12 of 12
Official Publication of the Ozark Gateway Association of REALTORS
Ozark Gateway
Association of Realtors
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OZARK GATEWAY
ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS
Inside this issue:
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UPcoming EVENTS 2
Agents on the Move 3
December Board Store Special
The CE Shop—Ethics Courses Coupon
Birthdays 4
MLS Statistics 5
MO REALTORS Statistics 6
MREC Audits & Complaints 7
Canned Food Drive 8
Local Leadership Academy—
Session #1
Board of Directors Minutes 9
2017 Committee Roster 10-11
Installation Banquet 12
SMB Christmas Open House
Merry Christmas from OGAR Staff
App of the Month 13
MAR Directors
MREC Commissioners
Leadership
US Bank News Release— 14
Vicki Daniels Chew
Real Estate Humour
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Dec 1: Lunch & Learn by US Bank 11:00am—1:00pm Dec 7: Local Leadership Academy 8:30am—12:30pm Dec 8: Finance Mtg 10:00am MLS Mtg 11:00am Program Mtg 1:30pm Dec 14: ListHub Breakfast Class for Brokers & Agents 9:30am Dec 15: Board of Directors 9:30am
DECEMBER
Dec 19—20: Studio 16— Professional Photography appointments Dec 23: OGAR Close at 12:00pm Dec 25: MERRY CHRISTMAS! Dec 26: OGAR CLOSED Dec 30: OGAR Close at 12:00pm Dec 31: New Year’s Eve Jan 1: HAPPY NEW YEAR! Jan 2: OGAR CLOSED
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Agents on the
Move
New Members:
Rita Scott—Pro 100 Joplin
Hunter Blount—Smith Midwest
Jill Childs—Keller Williams
Shelby Keefer—Keller Williams
New MLS—Only Members:
Paul Rakowski—Owners.com
New Offices:
None
New Offices—MLS Only:
None
New Affiliates:
None
Drops:
Jan Brown—Pro 100 Joplin
David Stinnett—GB Realty
Talison Davies—Charles Burt
Julia Townsend—Keller Williams
Transfers:
Mischele Pooler to Crye-Leike
Terry Pooler to Crye-Leike
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DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1st: David Greninger Jim Lane 2nd: Brooke McMullen Susan Park Hunter Perry 3rd: Cynthia Butler Victor Coggin Tanya Rice 5th: Leslie Marrs Christine Yunek 6th: Sarah Clevenger Jeanne Miller Jordan Reynolds 7th: Becci Sanders 9th: Scott Binns 10th: Michael Heifner Sally Nichols 12th: Brenda Murray
13th: Gary Garvin Regina Sharp Michael Wicklund 14th: Dominic Willis 15th: Linda Frazier Kysha Lansaw Randy Wright 16th: Lou Ann Cook Sam Morton 17th: Allen Deitz Jeff Maxwell LaVaine Murphy 18th: Christina Nichols 19th: Shannon Chew 20th: Mike Mellinger Mike Scott 21st: Debbie Barlos
22nd: Cheryl Barley Shawna Lamb 23rd: Sarah Vonderhaar 24th: Nancy Hailey 25th: Walter Hayes 26th: Lisa Nichols John Zibert 27th: Donny Allen Jim Hembree Catherine Johnston 28th: Julie Campbell Evelyn Harmon 29th: Galen Carter Wes King 30th: Ben Davis Dale Jones Melissa Osborne JoAnn Powell
1st: Susan Boyer 5th: Ron Franklin Jay Goodan Irene Young 8th: Larry Allgood Carolyn Wyatt 9th: Bob Garvin Cindy Moore 10th: Kent Neil Sandy Wells 12th: Brenda Phipps 13th: Christina Higdon-Wallace
14th: JR Collins Brandy Edelen Bruce Vaughan 15th: Keith Landrum 17th: Betty Hunt 18th: Randy Beaver Carl Perkins 19th: Janelle Choens Randy Karst Joanie Larson 20th: Annette Henderson 21st: Alicia Blagg
23rd: David Houston Daryl Weinkein 25th: Heather Edge Don Gunther Chris Nickle Kelly Williamson 27th: Jessica Hubbard 28th: Phil Erwin 30th: Hunter Blount 31st: Angie Glenn Richard Latham Lana Nelson
**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.
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
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OCTOBER 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– 1,528
1-30 Days: 26 31-60 Days: 54 61-90 Days: 50 91-120 Days: 36 120+ days: 74 Total Units Sold: 240 Avg. DOM: 107
Avg. Sold Price: $122,454 Median Sold Price: $106,075 Absorption Rate– 7.23 months
Year Total 1-2 Bed
3 Bed
4+ Bed
Conv. FHA VA Cash Own Lease Purch
RD Other
2012 2238 401 1313 524 709 242 87 757 21 4 377 39
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
Oct 2015
208 42 125 41 68 36 12 61 0 6 18 7
Oct 2016
240 36 148 56 79 53 11 65 1 7 22 2
Agent Type Count Designated REALTOR 70 Designated Appraiser 51 REALTOR® 421 Associate Appraiser 10 Salesperson 14 Waiver 1 Designated Affiliate 44 Associate Affiliate 47 Total Board/ MLS: 567 (minus affiliates) Total Board w/Affiliates: 658
MLS STATISTICS
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2016 Canned Food Drive 7,940 Items Donated to 5 Local Charities!
Cerebral Palsy of Tri-County *Lafayette House Salvation Army *Souls Harbor Watered Gardens *46,500 Items Donated in the Past 4 Years!!
Local Leadership Academy Session #1
Presentations were given by the
OGAR Board President, Staff and
Committee Chairs
Students: Courtney Denney, Melody
Lowery, Robert Dodson, Morgan
Sprouls, Jennifer Harvey, & Michael
Wicklund
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Board of Director’s Minutes Page 9
Ozark Gateway Association of REALTORS® - Directors Minutes 9:30 am; Thursday, November 17th, 2016 Present: Spencer Aggus, Seth Dermott, John Yaple, Jennifer Reaves, Ron Franklin, Danny Ross, Chris Nickle, Brandi
Haddock, Dave McGarrah, Forrest Stodghill, and Allen Hall Staff Present: Kim Cox Roll call was taken by sign in. Meeting was called to order by Spencer Aggus, President. Prayer was spoken by Dave McGarrah. Motion was made to approve Agenda as emailed. Jennifer Reaves, Officer/Treasurer 1. Received financials for October 2016 as emailed. Motion made and approved to accept financials for October 2016 and YTD. 2. Reviewed Edward Jones portfolio. No recommendations or motions made. 3. Motion made accept the proposed budget for 2017 as presented. Allen Hall, MLS Chair 1. Motion made to post the following message: Agents; Please be aware, you CANNOT advertise listings without a seller signed listing contract. 2. Kim showed the board that the “OGAR Bulletin Board” has just been added. A “how-to” will be sent to members to show how to set up. Spencer Aggus, President’s Report 1. Leadership Luncheon & Orientation will be January 5th from 11-1 at Mytho’s. Kim Cox, AE’s Report 1. Concerns about listings being input and then cancelled, instead of being properly closed. Research with NAR being done. 2. Safety issue; Vagrants found at a listing in Neosho; Listing withdrawn from MLS for safety. Seth Dermott, President-Elect’s Report 1. Strategic Planning – Completed for the year. 2. Program & Events – Reviewed minutes, no motions made. 3. Governing Docs – Several motions are being made in the following actions; a. Motion made that OGAR will continue to pay the $1195 tuition into the MR Leadership Academy for members that get accepted, and adding into Policy: if a member does NOT graduate, they will be required to pay the board back the full reimbursement of $1195; As for NAR Leadership Academy; the tuition of $1000 will be paid (within 30 days) for each accepted member and the same ruling will apply, if the member does NOT graduate, they will be expected to pay
the board back the full reimbursement of $1000 (within 30 days of graduation date). b. Motion to update the following current Policy under Article XII – MEETINGS, Section 2. The BOD shall designate a regular time and place of meetings. Absence from any three regular meetings without an excuse deemed valid by the BOD shall be construed as a resignation. A quorum for the transaction of business shall be majority of the BOD, except as may otherwise be required by state law. CHANGING THE RULE TO READ: The BOD/AE/COMMITTEE CHAIR shall designate a regular time and place of meetings for each committee as needed. A quorum for the transaction of business shall be majority of the committee, except as may otherwise be required by state law. Absence from any three regular meetings shall be cause to be reviewed, on a case by case basis per committee, for a possible recommendation to the Board of Directors of whether that member shall remain on said committee; The BOD is also
considered a committee. c. Motion made to update the existing scholarship application to include “trade schools” behind the word “college” on the “How to Apply” line. The committee recommended that the BOD pay out the $1500 in scholarships for this semester for 5 applicants at $300 per student; The BOD agreed that the dollar amounts must remain either $250 for part-time student or $500 for full-time students. A motion was made to pay a full-time scholarship of $500 to each of the approved students for a total of $2500 for this semester; the committee will be notified that they need to make sure and follow only the set amounts on the
approved applications. 4. Membership & Community Services – See attached minutes. A motion was made and seconded to approve the conditional memberships as listed below: New Agents/Appraisers/Offices:
Christina Gibby – Charles Burt Jan Shafer – Keller Williams Murphy Alvis – Pro 100 Joplin New Affiliates:
Vicki Daniels Chew John Yaple, Vice President’s Report 1. Awards – Completed for the year. 2. RPAC/RPIC – Completed for the year; monies need to be turned into MR by December 8th at the latest. 3. Technology & Teaching – Completed for the year. 4. Nominating – Completed for the year. 5. Local Leadership Academy – 2017 students completed their first session on November 9th. Recurring Business: 1. Accounts past due presented. 2. Building Task Force to meet in December. New Business: 1. None.
All the above motions passed with majority vote. Meeting adjourned.
2017 COMMITTEE ROSTER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: TECHNOLOGY:
Cheryl Barley, Chair – Remax Joplin Kalan Hubbard – Keller Williams
Arlisa Arwood, Vice Chair – Charles Burt Joplin Forrest Stodghill, Vice Chair – Crye-Leike
Levi Utter – Smith Midwest Rachel Moffett – Smith Midwest Mark Stephenson – Keller Williams Amber Grantham – Remax Classic
Janis McGrew – Charles Burt Joplin Bonnie Behrend – Keller Williams
Lori Lanier – Realty Executives Audra Hollingshead – Pro 100 Joplin
Katie Youngblood – Crye-Leike (Jennifer Reaves – Reports) (John Yaple – Reports)
AWARDS:
Membership & Community Services: Susi Yust, Chair – Pro 100 Joplin
Mallorie Larson, Chair – Keller Williams John Yaple – Remax Joplin Jennifer Harvey, Vice Chair – Crye-Leike Forrest Stodghill – Crye-Leike
Susi Yust – Pro 100 Joplin Jessica Hubbard – Keller Williams
Kandace Yaple – Remax Joplin Allen Hall – Pro 100 Joplin Courtney Denney – Charles Burt Joplin Melissa Annis – Keller Williams
Josh Maresh – Union Transfer (Jennifer Reaves – Reports)
Mechelle Lawson – Pro 100 Joplin
Dee Ann Lowry – SMB MLS: Darrel Phipps – Waco Title Chris Nickle, Chair – Nickle Appraisal
Mary Zimmerman – Keller Williams Cheryl Barley – Remax Joplin
(John Yaple – Reports) Kalan Hubbard – Keller Williams
Jesse Bruce – Smith Midwest NOMINATING: Audrey Sneed – Keller Williams
David McGarrah, Chair – Show Me Real Estate Michael Wicklund – Pro 100 Joplin
Spencer Aggus – Realty Executive Arlisa Arwood – Charles But Joplin
Linda Richmond – Charles Burt Joplin Hunter Perry – Realty Executives Vicki Christensen – Keller Williams Robert Dodson – Charles Burt Joplin
Micci Coggeshell – New Generation Danny Frazier – Pro 100 Joplin
Melissa Annis – Keller Williams Jessica Hubbard – Keller Williams Sandy Wells – Charles Burt Homefolks Chris Faubion – CK Appraisals (John Yaple – Reports) (Chris Nickle – Reports)
FINANCE: STRATEGIC PLANNING:
Brandi Haddock, Chair/Treasurer – RealPro Joplin Joni Good, Chair – Keller Williams
Forrest Stodghill, Vice Chair – Crye-Leike Cheryl Chandler, Vice Chair – Charles Burt Joplin
Jennifer Reaves – Keller Williams Courtney Denney – Charles Burt Joplin
Rhonda Thompson – Pro 100 Joplin Seth Dermott – Keller Williams Steve Johnson – Keller Williams Chris Nickle – Nickle Appraisal
Chris Nickle – Nickle Appraisal Brandi Haddock – RealPro Joplin
Seth Dermott – Keller Williams Spencer Aggus – Realty Executives (Brandi Haddock – Reports) Allen Hall – Pro 100 Joplin
Glyndora Oeltjen – Pro 100 Joplin
RPAC/RPIC: Donny Allen – Keller Williams
Spencer Aggus, Chair – Realty Executives (John Yaple – Reports) Micci Coggeshell, Vice Chair – New Generation
Melissa Annis – Keller Williams PROGRAM/EVENTS:
Laura Southard – Realty Executives Jennifer Harvey, Chair – Crye-Leike
Donny Allen – Keller Williams Kandace Yaple – Remax Joplin Forrest Stodghill – Crye-Leike Kacie Smith – Pro 100 Joplin
Yvonne Raczkowski – Keller Williams Shawna Lamb – Keller Williams
Danny Ross – RealPro Joplin Nicole Hopper – Mid MO Bank Debbie Barlos – Keller Williams Angela Vogel – Charles Burt Joplin
(Jennifer Reaves – Reports) Morgan Sprouls – Keller Williams
Keri Ralston – Remax Joplin
Local Leadership Academy Committee: Sarah Alumbaugh – US Bank Jessica Hubbard, Chair – Keller Williams Lauren Gilbreth – Great American Title
Alyssa Hunter – Pro 100 Carthage Tami Marlay – First American Title
Diane Newman – OGAR Vanessa Williams – Abbey Title
Rhonda Thompson – Pro 100 Joplin Vicki Daniels Chew – US Bank Audrey Sneed – Keller Williams Julie Howerton – Keller Williams
Courtney Denney – Charles Burt Joplin Jared Hickey - SMB
Richard Huskey – SMB (John Yaple Reports) (Jennifer Reaves – Reports)
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2017 COMMITTEE ROSTER (cont.)
Benevolence Committee
John Yaple as President Elect reports on: Kim Cox, Chair - OGAR
Strat Plan, Program, Nominating, Governing Docs Loretta Bailey – Allstate Insurance
and Membership & Community Services Melinda Walker - SMB
Cheryl Roderique – Arvest Bank
Jennifer Reaves as Vice President reports on: Lori Lanier – Realty Executives
Awards, RPAC, Local Leadership and Technology Debbie Gould – First American Title
Winter Kinne – Community Foundation of SW MO
Micci Coggeshell – New Generation
(Kim Cox – Reports)
BUILDING TASK FORCE: STATE DIRECTORS:
John Yaple, Chair – Remax Joplin Seth Dermot – Auto, President
Spencer Aggus – Realty Executives Debbie Barlos – 2nd Term, 1st Year
Seth Dermott – Keller Williams Melissa Annis – 2nd Term, 2nd Year
Jennifer Reaves – Keller Williams Micci Coggeshell – 1st Term, 2nd Year
Chris Nickle – Nickle Appraisal Forrest Stodghill – 1st Year, 1st Term
Fred Landreth – Pro 100 Joplin Danny Ross – 1st Term, 1st Year
Brandi Haddock – RealPro Joplin Vicki Christensen – Auto, Executive Committee
Hunter Perry – Realty Executives Gary Nelson – Auto, MR Past President
Kim Cox – OGAR
NAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY:
LOCAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS 2016/2017: Donny Allen – Keller Williams
Morgan Sprouls – Keller Williams
Michael Wicklund – Pro 100 Joplin MR STATE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY:
Robert Dodson – Charles Burt Joplin Jessica Hubbard – Keller Williams
Melody Lowery – Keller Williams
Courtney Denney – Charles Burt Realtors STATE COMMITTEES:
Jennifer Harvey – Crye-Leike Vicki Christensen – Executive Committee
(Jennifer Reaves – Reports) Gary Nelson – Finance & Budget Committee
Debbie Barlos – Finance & Budget Committee
NATIONAL COMMITTEES: Kim Cox – Member Network Mission Committee
Debbie Barlos – Federal Housing & Policy Melissa Annis – Member Network Mission Comm Chair
Kim Cox – Association Executives Committee Cheryl Chandler – Commercial Forms Committee, VC
Gary Nelson – NAR-Missouri State Director Debbie Barlos – Communications Output Group, VC
MREC Commissioners:
Steve Kenny – Carol Jones Red Carpet
COMMITTEE CHAIRS & VICE CHAIRS & STAFF LIAISONS:
Governing Docs: Cheryl Barley (Chair) & Arlisa Arwood (Vice Chair) & Staff Liaisons: Kim Cox & Laura Wacker
Membership & Community: Mallorie Larson (Chair) & Jen Harvey (VC) & Staff liaisons: Diane Newman & Sara Pflug
Finance: Brandi Haddock ( Chair) & Forrest Stodghill (Vice Chair) & Staff Liaisons: Kim Cox & Laura Wacker
Awards: Susi Yust (Chair) & (No Vice Chair) & Staff liaison: Kim Cox
Nominating David McGarrah (Chair) & (No Vice Chair) & Staff liaison: Kim Cox
RPAC/RPIC: Spencer Aggus (Chair) & Micci Coggeshell (Vice Chair) & Staff liaisons: Kim Cox & Laura Wacker
MLS: Chris Nickle (Chair) & Cheryl Barley (Vice Chair) & Staff liaisons: Kim Cox & Diane Newman
Strategic Planning: Joni Good (Chair) & Cheryl Chandler (Vice Chair) & Staff liaisons: Kim Cox & Laura Wacker
Technology: Kalan Hubbard (Chair) & Forrest Stodghill (Vice Chair) & Staff liaisons: Laura Wacker & Sara Pflug
Program: Jen Harvey (Chair) & Kandace Yaple (Vice Chair) & Staff liaisons: Diane Newman & Laura Wacker
Local Leadership Academy: Jessica Hubbard (Chair) & Alyssa Hunter (Vice Chair) & Staff liaison: Diane Newman
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2016 Installation Banquet
“The Great Gatsby”
More Details & Photos COMING SOON!
Merry Christmas!!!
from the OGAR Girls,
Kim, Diane,
Laura & Sara
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Donny Allen
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Vicki Christensen
Micci Coggeshell
Gary Nelson
MREC Commissioner
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2016 Leadership
Spencer Aggus—President Seth Dermott– President-Elect
John Yaple—Vice President Jennifer Reaves—Treasurer
Ron Franklin—3 Year Director Chris Nickle—2 Year Director
Brandi Haddock—1 Year Director Danny Ross—1 Year Director
Forrest Stodghill—1 Year Director Allen Hall—MLS chair
David McGarrah—Past President
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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