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2021 General Membership Meeting Thursday, December 2, 2021 from 8:30 to 11:30 AM via Zoom
Sponsored by Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® & Bright MLS

The Go-Giver Way to Endless Referrals Presented by Bob Burg
Keynote Speaker

With a counterintuitive way of looking at business and a whole lot of “nuts & bolts” information, Bob Burg shares principle-based methods and strategies that will accelerate your ability to meet and connect with others and build the trust that is essential for business success. Discover how this shift in focus can make all the difference in having a real estate practice that is a lot more fulfilling, a lot less stressful, and a lot more profitable!

Philadelphia Economic and Real Estate Market Outlook
Presented by Kevin C. Gillen, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow. Drexel University, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation

Dr. Kevin C. Gillen will give us his impressions of the current housing market and economic situation, the impact of COVID-19 on Philadelphia, thoughts on the future housing market and more.

Presented by Jessica Lautz, Ph.D.
NAR, VP for Demographics & Behavioral Insights

Dr. Jessica Lautz will get into the data, trends and her research about the market and what might lie ahead in the future. She will dissect the recently published Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers report focused on consumer behavior to help your business.

Coffee Talk Featuring Councilmember-at-Large Derek Green
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM

Grab an afternoon cup of Joe and join us to find out more about the work in City Hall. GPAR President Stephanie Biello welcomes Philadelphia City Councilmember-at-Large Derek Green as our guest. They will talk about the local economy, real estate, public safety and more. We hope to see you. Check your email for login information.

Coffee Talk Featuring Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 8:45 to 9:45 AM

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will join us for Coffee Talk. We will find out more about what is going on in City Hall, the impact of the pandemic, the City budget, public safety and more. Grab a cup of Joe and join President Stephanie on Zoom. Check your inbox for a GPAR message with login information.

Coffee Talk Featuring NAR President Charlie Oppler Monday, November 1, 2021 from 8:30 to 9:30 AM

Grab a cup of Joe and join GPAR President Stephanie Biello on Zoom. Special guest National Association of Realtors® President Charlie Oppler will join us. We will talk about the current trends in the housing market, legislative and regulatory efforts in Washington, DC that impact your business, his year as president and more. Check your inbox for a GPAR message with login information

Scary Stuff, Home Inspections Workshop presented by Bill Dare Thursday, October 28, 2021 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM

Attend this workshop and learn strategies to get through even the scariest home inspections, including how to stay out of court and other scary things. Contrary to popular opinion, most home inspectors want the deal to move forward. Learn from these stories and how you can best partner with an inspector to make it to the closing table. Join us on Zoom to find out.
Spotlight Home Inspection, LLC @SpotlightHI is a multi-inspector residential and commercial inspection company. Presenter Bill Dare is an expert witness and forensics analyst for construction defects, guest speaks at Penn State’s engineering school and instructs at the Exterior Design Institute and Pennsylvania Housing Research Center. Please check for a GPAR email message with login information.

Coffee Talk Featuring PAR President Chris Raad Monday, October 25, 2021 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM

Grab a cup of Joe and join GPAR President Stephanie Biello on Zoom to chat about the current real estate market and its challenges. Special guest Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® President Chris Raad will join us to discuss what’s going on with the state association. We will learn about what’s happening in Harrisburg that might impact the Philadelphia area real estate market and more. We will also include questions from members tuned into Coffee Talk. Check your inbox for a GPAR message with call-in/log-in information.

Agreement of Sale Workshop presented by Trent Pettus Friday, October 22, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Join us for our Agreement of Sale Workshop via Zoom. This is one of our most popular classes and is for both the seasoned and the new agent. Instructor Trent Pettus will do a comprehensive and interactive breakdown. Check your inbox for a GPAR message with login information. Please join us!

Coffee Talk Featuring City Councilman Allan Domb Friday, October 15, 2021 from 8:30 to 9:30 AM

Grab a cup of Joe and join GPAR President Stephanie Biello on Zoom to chat about the current real estate market and its challenges. The next edition of Coffee Talk features special guest Councilman Allan Domb. The conversation will focus on tax reform, the city budget and economy, the pandemic and more. We hope to see you! Check your inbox for a GPAR message with call-in/log-in information.

Coffee Talk Featuring Bright MLS Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from 8:30 to 9:30 A

Grab a cup of Joe and join GPAR President Stephanie Biello on Zoom to chat about the current real estate market and its challenges. This conversation will focus on all things Bright MLS, including what’s going with showing services, off market listings, the changes they’ve made during the pandemic and what’s ahead in the future. Rene Galicia, Executive Vice President of Customer Advocacy will be our guest. Check for a GPAR email with login information.

State of Housing in Black America; Examining Critical Issues Impacting Black Homeownership
Presented by GPAR’s Diversity Committee in partnership
with the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)

Join us for this webinar featuring special guest Mark Alston, NAREB Public Affairs Committee Chair and State of Housing in Black America Committee Chairman and former Vice President of the California Association of Real Estate Brokers. He will present data, trends and research from NAREB’s 2020 State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) report. The report gives a detailed view into the real numbers and facts that impact and impede Black families from realizing the dream of homeownership. In 2019, approximately 472,000 home purchase mortgages were obtained by Black homebuyers, over $113 billion in home purchases. The SHIBA Report is designed to shed light on many of the issues centered on foreclosure mitigation, neighborhood blight, and disaster recovery for Blacks. We will also take questions from membership during the webinar. Please join us for this informative and timely presentation on Zoom!
Click here to register in advance for this webinar: https://bit.ly/3lpnv5v. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session.

How to Create a Buyer For Life: A Buyer Workshop for Agents
Presented by Jack Barry Friday, September 24, 10:00 to 11:00 AM

How do you make relationships that will benefit your business for more than one transaction? Want to know how to better gauge if a prospective buyer is actually ready to buy? What about having the “expectations” conversation? Jack Barry will give tips and tricks on how to have high value conversations and create lifetime client connections to build a strong and sustainable business. His presentation will include a live teaching interview and Q&A with attendees. Please join us for this hour of power and check your inbox for login information.

All About HUD Workshop
Presented by Cathy Miller, Hana Lapteff and Ron Rudolph Thursday, September 23, 2021 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM

Please join us for the All About HUD Workshop presented by Cathy Miller of AnnieMae Home Mortgage and REALTORS® Ron Rudolph and Hana Lapteff. Everything you have ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask! Learn how to successfully finance and close more on HUD owned homes. Over 20,000 real estate agents & brokers throughout the United States have taken this course and have earned more income. Why not you?

State of Asia America Report: Critical Issues Impacting Asian American Homeownership Wednesday, August 25, 2021 from 10:00 to 11:15 AM

This webinar is presented by GPAR’s Diversity Committee in partnership with the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA).
Special guests Hope Atuel, Executive Director of AREAA, and Tim Hur, 2021 AREAA Vice President will present data, trends and research from AREAA’s 2021 State of Asia America report. The report covers topics relating to Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, including housing facts, barriers to homeownership and other important issues. At almost 20% of the total US population of AAPIs (4.2million) live in the Northeast alone. It is important to your work to learn and understand the issues and needs of the AAPI community for real estate and housing purposes. We will also take questions from membership during the webinar. Please check your email for login information