July 5, 2021 President's Message

July 5, 2021 President's Message

Date: July 5, 2021

Håfa Adai fellow GAR Members,

Happy REALTORS® Month!!! Some fun facts to share about REALTORS® Month; GAR was founded in 1970 and in 1971 we became a member of the National Association of REALTORS®. We have over 540 members to date and we as members of GAR are in fact REALTORS® which mean that we are held to a set of higher standards in that we follow a strict Code of Ethics (https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/governing-documents/code-of-ethics/2021-code-of-ethics-standards-of-practice#DutiestoRealtors). Take pride in being a REALTOR®, know and follow the rules, report or teach those that do not follow the rules, Be the expert your customer expects you to be because that’s who we R.
  • As of June 28 the revised COVID Mitigation Plan I submitted to DPHSS was approved! This means that a total of no more than 8 people and no more than 2 separate households per showing is granted, provided social distancing is maintained between the 2 households and other COVID mitigation measures are followed, AND the house is no less than 1,400 sq ft. 
    • For Open Houses we will need to submit a separate Mitigation Plan to DPHSS for approval. Ideally they will allow for the same rules for Open Houses. Thank you for continuing to follow the current Plan we have in place.
  • Realtor Virtual Housing Symposium happens Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 10am. Please keep checking the emails from GAR and the website for the link. You can also find the link on the KUAM website on the day of. This is open to the public so please be sure to invite your customers and I hope to see you all there. 
  • Brokers Forum – We had a really good Brokers Forum the other week. There was lots of good information passed on to us. I will be sure to send another newsletter with the updates and topics discussed from the forum. Please be sure to also ask your Broker for the information they got from it. 
  • GRPR App – The App is coming… The App is Coming… The developer of the app reported that there was a delay from Apple in getting the app approved. We will have it up and running as soon as Apple approves it. 
    • Please be sure to keep an eye out for the GRPR trainings. Our Chair, Bobby Sachdej, is committed to making sure that everyone gets the training for the app and that we all know the potential uses for the app. Be sure to contact the committee or GAR for more guidance or for a how to. 
  • Just a Note: Please keep in mind that contacting another agents Seller or Customer is against our Code of Ethics!. You can find this information on Article 16. The rules are clear and I want to urge all members who experience this happening to them to please call the GAR office to report them as soon as possible. Save as much proof as you can and submit those as well. We Will Not Tolerate this happening within our Association. Please note that calls to the GAR office are kept confidential, even to the President and Board, until it is brought to the ethics committee. 
This REALTORS® Month we have some great education opportunities coming up. Please be on the look out for the dates and links. Thank you. 

Shawn Blas
2021 GAR President