January - Bristol TN/VA Association of REALTORS

Thank you Kelly Graham
for a great 2013!
2014 Board of Directors
President
Anita Morrell
anitamorrell@realtyexecutives.com
President Elect
Mike Mumpower
mikemumpower@bvu.net
Treasurer
Bob Russell
BobRussellRltr@aol.com
Secretary
Sandra Loving
sandraloving@btes.tv
Past President
Kelly Graham
kgccim@kellygraham.com
Director
Laura Ashley
Kelly Graham 2013 BTVAR President
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We raised $2,824.00 for RPAC in TN which is 167% of
our TAR Fair Share Goal and over $900 for RPAC in VA
Held a total of 5 Continuing Education courses
Raised over $7,000 towards our college scholarship
program
New Permanent AE
January 2014
Volume 1, Issue 1
Boy this year has really
passed quickly. I felt it was a very
productive year for our Association
and I thoroughly enjoyed working
with all the committees as well as
the board of directors. We have
laid the ground work for what I’m
sure will be a very successful 2014
and I would like to take this time
now to encourage everyone to
become even more involved with
the Association. This is a wonderful
group to of people to work with
and it has been a pleasure serving
as your President in 2013. Best of
luck in the year ahead—I have
high hopes with Anita Morrell
leading the way.
Sponsored the Bristol City Council Debate for 2013
Began the search for a new BTVAR Home
Here’s to a great 2014!
lauraleeashley@yahoo.com
Director
Alana Hash
msrealtyalana@gmail.com
Director
Fred McClellan
hillbillyfoods@earthlink.net
Director
Debbie Miller
debbiemiller@chartertn.net
Director
Bette Bibee
bette.rlst8@hotmail.com
Director
John Bland
jebnj@hotmail.com
Sr. MLS Representative
Phyllis Harrison
phyllisharrison@bvu.net
Hello valued Affiliates and fellow REALTORS®,
The opportunity to serve our clients and positively impact our
communities is a huge responsibility that can have giant rewards. BTVAR is
here to assist our members to "successfully attain their highest goals in
an ethical and professional manner". To that end, Hagan, Mike Mumpower
(President Elect) and I have met with VAR and have been working on a 3 year
strategic plan for BTVAR. This plan deals directly and specifically with how
this Association can better serve our membership. This plan will be presented
Anita Morrell BTVAR to the Board of Directors next week. Also, our ROCK STAR committees have
all begun working with a strong Committee Chair in place to direct and lead
2014 President
each committee. Additionally, with the leadership of Past President, Kelly
Graham, and his Physical Offices Committee, a Needs Assessment Survey will be sent to each
member soon because we want everyone in this Association to have a voice. Let your voice be
heard by quickly responding to this survey when you receive it.
Lastly, you all know that our real estate marketplace is rebounding and becoming more
healthy everyday. Locally, commercial developments like The Falls; The Pinnacle; the new
Sessions Hotel in our revitalized, historic downtown Bristol; the new Fairfield Inn on 11W, the August
opening of the $10M Birthplace of Country Music Museum; ongoing community assets like Rhythm
and Roots and Bristol Motor Speedway events are all coming together to create economic
improvements for our region and for our REALTORS®. Embrace these opportunities and be proud
of the part we REALTORS® can and will play in moving our communities forward. Here's to a profitable and happy 2014!
Tentative BTVAR Schedule for 2014
Education
New Member Orientation
March 12th 2014—Code of Ethics
March 13th 2014—New Member Orientation
April 10th & 11th 2014—CE Courses with
John Dickenson
May 8th 2014—CORE CE Class
September 10th 2014—New Member Orientation
October 14th 2014—CE Course with John Dickenson
**HUD Training will also be offered once a month at the
BTVAR Association office.
Please contact us at 423-968-1192 for specific dates
and times.
Board of Directors Meetings
February 5th 2014
March 19th 2014
May 28th 2014
Membership Meetings
March 4th 2014—Member Social (Wise, Lee, Scott
Area)
August 27th 2014
October 29th 2014
December 31st 2014
April 16th 2014—Scholarship Luncheon
July 11th 2014—Annual BTVAR Picnic
September 30th 2014—Annual Meeting/Election
November 18th 2014—Member Social (Wise, Lee,
Scott Area)
December 11th 2014—BTVAR Christmas Social
**All meeting dates are subject to change. More information to follow throughout the year however, please
feel free to contact the Association office with any questions or for more detail 423-968-1192.
January 2014
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BTVAR Installation of 2014 Officers and Directors
A special Thank
You to Attorney
Randy Kennedy for
sponsoring our
Held at the Bristol Train Station
on Friday January 24th, 2014
installation social.
Thank you to our Outgoing Board of Directors
Jerry Bruce
Director
Re/Max Results Bristol
Rebecca Eller
Mike Mumpower
Director
Director
Realty Executives Bristol Earl Webb Realty
Garth Blackburn
2013 Past President
Fairway Realty
Tony Boyd
Sr. MLS Rep
Boyd & Associates
Congratulations 2013 BTVAR Award Winners
2013 REALTOR® of the Year!
Rebecca Eller (Realty Executives Bristol)
2013 Community Partner Award Winner
John Bland (Mountain Homes Realty)
2013 Hall Of Fame Winner
The Late Robert L. Shipley
Volume 1, Issue 1
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New 2014 BTVAR Committee Chairs
Anita Morrell
Bob Russell
Rebecca Eller
Jim Warren
Ashley Jones
Debra Kennedy
Congratulations to our 2013 BTVAR
Committee Chair of the Year
Award Winners!
Debra Kennedy
Program Committee
Debbie Miller
RPAC Committee
New Member Committee
Fred McClellan
Pat Callebs
Wiley Webb
Debbie Miller
Marie Hodge
Connie Ball
Karen Cox
Mike Mumpower
Kelly Graham
Cathy Mullins
Sandra Loving
Strategic Planning
Finance
Awards
Homes Magazine
PR & Community Service
Program, Affiliate & Technology
Bylaws & Governmental
Affairs
Professional Standards
Mediation
RPAC & New Member Orientation
Education
Education
Grievance
Nominating & Leadership
Development
Physical Offices & HR
REALTOR of the Year
SW VA Liason
305-304-3171
423-967-8569
423-646-2514
423-571-9101
423-217-0346
anitamorrell@realtyexecutives.com
BobRussellRltr@aol.com
becky.eller47@gmail.com
jimwarren@bvu.net
ashley@prestigehomestricities.com
423-956-4228
DKenn10054@aol.com
276-492-3839
423-646-8149
423-764-4114
hillbillyfoods@earthlink.net
patcallebs@gmail.com
wwebb@earlwebbrealestate.com
423-383-4714
423-335-3963
423-764-4114
276-494-6414
debbiemiller@chartertn.net
marie.hodge@btes.tv
cball@earlwebbrealestate.com
kscox@bvu.net
423-360-5138
423-968-2276
423-335-1931
423-335-0458
mikemumpower@bvu.net
kgccim@kellygraham.com
cmullinshsd@earthlink.net
sandraloving@realtyexecutives.com
2013 Professional Honor Society Recipients
Evelyn Lindamood (Prestige Homes of the Tri Cities);
Anita Morrell (Realty Executives Bristol); Rebecca
Eller (Realty Executives Bristol); Bob Russell
(Coldwell Banker Security Real Estate); Deborah
Miller (Realty Executives Bristol); Connie Ball (Earl
Webb Real Estate); Sandra Loving (Realty
Executives Bristol). Marie Hodge (Realty Executives
Bristol); Garth Blackburn (Fairway Realty); Candy
Cox Ellis (Realty Executives Bristol); Wiley Webb
(Earl Webb Realty); Mike Mumpower (Earl Webb
Realty); Patrick Callebs (Callebs Realty); Rob
Thomas (Prestige Homes of the Tri Cities). Not
Pictured: Kelly Graham (Graham and Associates);
Dottie Coker (Realty Executives Bristol).
A special Thank
You to our
Photographer
Liza Conway.
RPAC Progress Report
Virginia Association of
Tennessee Association of
REALTORS®
REALTORS®
Contributions as of 1/30/2014
$850.00
Contributions as of 1/30/2014
$1,200.00
Goal
$2,553.00
Goal
$3,015.00
If you would like to donate to
RPAC please contact the
Association office at
423-968-1192
2014 Sponsors
GOLD
Bristol Herald Courier
320 Morrison Blvd. Bristol, VA 24201
Dawn Friedman
276-669-2181 Fax 276-645-2527
dfriedman@bristolnews.com
Pulp
1709 West State Street Bristol, TN 37620
Zanna Blankenbeckler
423-764-5751 Fax 866-511-5453
zanna@getpulp.com
www.getpulp.com
Evergreen Title and Closing, LLC
1104 Volunteer Parkway, Suite 110 Bristol, TN 37620
Devereux Rice, Manager
Gwen Pugh
423-573-9750 Fax 423-573-9751
devereux@evergreentitleandclosing.com
gwen@evergreentitleandclosing.com
www.evergreentitleandclosing.com
Lenders Title and Escrow, LLC
1250 Volunteer Parkway, Suite 5 Bristol, TN 37620
Cindy Minton
423-652-1091 Fax 423-652-1090
cminton@titleandclosing.com
vcreech@titleandclosing.com
hbibee@titleandclosing.com
www.titleandclosing.com
Eastman Credit Union
1237 Volunteer Parkway Bristol, TN 37620
Nikki Frazier
Mortgage Business Development Consultant
423-274-6066
nfrazier@ecu.org
www.ecu.org
First Bank & Trust
40 East Valley Drive Bristol, VA 24201
Jim Sells/Chip Glover
276-466-9222
jsells@firstbank.com
www.firstbank.com
Randy M. Kennedy
Attorney and Counselor at Law
625 Anderson Street Bristol, TN 37620
423-764-7162
randyk@rkennedylaw.com
W. Derek Malcolm, Esq.
Attorney and Counselor at Law
100 Fifth Street, Suite 520 Bristol, TN 37620
423-291-4810 Fax 423-291-4811
Derek@dmalcolmlaw.com
SILVER
Regions Bank
Rodney Robinson
840 State Street Bristol, TN 37620
423-652-8502 Fax 423-652-8541
Rodney.robinson@regions.com
Title Equity Corporation
Executives Park
1241 Volunteer Parkway, Suite 300 Bristol, TN 37620
Jane Fletcher
423-989-3606 Fax 423-968-5132
tec@titleequity.com
www.titleequity.com
BRONZE
East TN Movers
5725 Highway 11E, Suite 3
Piney Flats, TN 37686
423-878-5055
Rita Eggers—rita@easttnmovers.com
Dean Roberts—dean@easttnmovers.com
Michelle Wilder—michelle@easttnmovers.com
State Farm—David Reel, Agent
1323 Highway 394
Blountville, TN 37617
David Reel
423-323-5156 Fax 276-0284
David.reel.rean@statefarm.com
Banking/Mortgage Companies
Appalachian Community Federal Credit
Union
6034 Bobby Hicks Hwy, Suite 2
Gray, TN 37615
Rachael Carroll, rcarroll@myacfcu.org
Penny Pavitt, ppavitt@myacfcu.org
423-230-2606 Fax 423-467-4274
Bank of Tennessee
1223 Volunteer Parkway
Bristol, TN 37620
Rick Meadows
423-990-6726 Fax 423-990-2809
rmeadows@bankoftennessee.com
www.bankoftennessee.com
BB&T
1280 Volunteer Parkway
Bristol, TN 37620
Patti Waymire
423-990-2876 Fax 423-968-2833
pwaymire@BBandT.com
www.bbandt.com
Benchmark Home Loans
4138 Bristol Highway, Suite 4
Johnson City, TN 37601
Becky Rockwell
423-232-0111 Fax 423-232-7111
brockwell@benchmark.us
Highlands Union Bank
821 Commonwealth Ave.
Bristol, VA 24201
Michael Eldreth
276-645-7110 ext. 70518
meldreth@hubank.com
www.hubank.com
Home Town Mortgage Group, Inc.
2020 Meadowview, Suite 220
Kingsport, TN 37660
Marty Miller, Bristol 423-230-1900
htm@chartertn.net
www.Hometownmortgagegroup.com
Virginia Housing Development Authority
(VHDA)
105 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24383
276-228-7060
www.vhda.com
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Penny Capell 423-646-5968
Penny.capell@wellsfargo.com
Kelli J. Hutson 423-579-0896
Kelli.j.hutson@wellsfargo.com
Doris Karshner, Abingdon 276-628-2056
Doris.karshner@wellsfargo.com
www.wellsfargo.com
Chamber of Commerce
Citizens Bank
Bristol TN/VA Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1218
20 Volunteer Parkway
Bristol, TN 37620
Bristol, TN 37620
Kathy Fields 423-989-4426 Fax 423-989- 423-989-4850 Fax 423-899-4867
4449
Kathy.fields@citizensbank24.com
Exterminating
www.citizensbank24.com
McClain’s Pest Control
1830 West Elk Ave.
Cross Country Mortgage
Elizabethton, TN 37643
505 East Center Street
Bob McClain
Kingsport, TN 37660
423-543-7088
Russell Street
bugman02@embarqmail.com
423-292-2126
russell@crosscountrymtg.us
Home Inspector Service
Practical Preservation
David Shumaker
423-633-0979
houseshu@btes.tv
Home Warranty
First American Home Warranty
446 N. Campbell Station Road
Knoxville, TN 37934
Maryann Azambuja
mazambuja@firstam.com
865-202-7780
Insurance/Investments
Kerr-Boswell, Tri-Cities
110 Piedmont Avenue
Bristol, VA 24201
Joe Kerr
276-466-2422 Fax 276-466-8240
joeKerr@kerrboswell.com
www.Kerrboswell.com
Utilities
Bristol TN Essential Services
P.O. Box 549
Bristol, TN 37621-0549
Dr. Michael Browder & Diane Smith
423-968-1526
dismith@btes.net
www.btes.net
Website Design
Antanet Website Design
117 2nd Street
Bristol, VA 24201
Tony Fitton
276-591-7545
sales@antanet.com
Www.antanet.com
B r i s t o l T N / VA A s s o c i a t i o n o f R E A LTO R S
Hagan Horn - Association Executive
900 Anderson Street
2nd Floor
Bristol, TN 37620
We’re on the Web!
Phone: 423-968-1192
www.btvar.com
Mobile: 423-202-1559
Fax: 423-968Email: btvar@btes.tv
TECHNOLOGY HIGHLIGHT—WHAT IS RPR®?
REALTORS® Property Resource
^^Click the logo for more information^^
100% 0wned by REALTORS®
Created by NAR for the sole purpose of providing REALTORS® with
the data they need to meet the demands of their clients. There are
Upcoming Association Meetings
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February 5th BOD Meeting
10:00 AM BTVAR Office
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February 6th P.R. Committee Meeting
10:00 AM BTVAR Office
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February 10—13
The BTVAR Office will be closed
For the VAR Legislative Conference
no third party investors or silent partners.
Only available to REALTORS®
No third party or public access…guaranteed. The only way a
non-REALTOR® has access to the data in RPR is through an RPR
report that has been created, branded and sent by a REALTOR®.
No Cost Member Benefit
Included in yearly NAR dues, RPR does not cost REALTORS® any
extra money. Period. Available to all REALTORS® across the
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BTVAR!
country, RPR also has tools for Brokers, Commercial, Appraisers,
Associations and MLS
BTVAR Sponsor Spotlight
2013 Affiliate of the Year
Evergreen Title & Closing Devereux Rice
Devereux Rice being presented with the
2013 Affiliate of the Year award at
BTVAR’s Awards ceremony
January 24, 2014.
Evergreen Title and Closing is
pleased and honored to be
awarded the BTVAR 2013
Affiliate of the Year. We are
proud to be an affiliate member
of BTVAR and enjoy working with
the REALTORS® in the Bristol area.
are licensed, insured and bonded
to service the entire states of TN
and VA. Evergreen is committed to
the highest standards of
professionalism, reliability and
integrity. Customer service is our
highest priority.
Evergreen Title and Closing is a
Title Insurance and Closing Agency
located in Bristol, TN. As a full
service agency providing complete
title, escrow and settlement services
we believe our clients closing
experience should be as simple
and stress-free as possible. We
Thank you BTVAR
Best Regards,
Devereux
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MISSION STATEMENT: BTVAR’s mission is to encourage its members to successfully attain their highest goals in an ethical and professional manner and advocate
the rights of private property ownership.
$59 Transaction Desk Special is Back and Here to Stay!
The $59 special for the all-inclusive Transaction Desk is back and will be permanent. This bundle includes Authentisign for digital signatures, DocBox for
integrated online file storage, and Instanet Fax which allows you to send
documents from Transaction Desk directly to fax machines and vice versa.
Click here to find out more!!
ATTENTION: The 2014 TAR Forms Inventory will be released to the Membership on FEBRUARY 3, 2014
2014 Professional Standards
Road show
Will be held on 3/3/2014
At the Southwest Virginia Board of REALTORS®
128 Reedy Creek Road Abingdon, VA 24210
Click here to find out more!!
Senate Passes Flood Insurance Bill
On Jan. 30 2014, the United States Senate voted 67-32 to approve
the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (s. 1926),
sponsored by Senators Menendez (D-NJ) and Isakson (R-GA).
This bipartisan legislation, an NAR member priority, calls for a 4year timeout on rate increases triggered either by a property’s sale or a flood map update for a property with previously grandfathered rates. NAR provided Congress with expert testimony suggesting that many of these increases are
excessive and inaccurate. The bill also creates a flood insurance advocate within the Federal Emergency Management
Act (FEMA) to investigate home owner complaints of multiple different or excessive rate quotes.
The Senate vote send the measure to the House of Representatives, where Reps. Grimm (R-NY) and Waters (D-CA)
have already built and impressive list of 181 co-sponsors in favor of the bill; a total that is 30 votes shy of a House
majority NAR will redouble its efforts there to persuade the House leadership to bring a similar bill up for a floor vote
at the earliest opportunity.
The mission of Abuse Alternatives, Inc. is to provide emergency crisis shelter and an array
of comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence who reside in the Cities of Bristol
TN/VA, upper Sullivan County, TN and Washington Co, VA. The goal of the agency is to save
lives by providing options for men, women & children who are living in violent or controlling
relationships.
On behalf of the men, women and children served through the emergency crisis shelter
and outreach services at Abuse Alternatives, Inc., I would like to thank the members of the
BTVAR for their donation drive in December. After supplying the Association with an agency
wish list, we were blessed with donations of household cleaners, laundry baskets, mops &
brooms, small appliances and a variety of other household items. These items are used in part
at the emergency shelter and are given to families as they transition from the emergency
shelter to new homes. In addition to the items collected, we would also like to thank those that
made a monetary donation.
In 2014, we anticipate serving 75 women and 50 children in the emergency crisis shelter
alone. Additionally we will provide advocacy, transportation, information & referrals and
hotline services to an additional 1,200 residents of the Cities of Bristol TN & VA, upper Sullivan
County, TN and Washington Co, VA.
We are very thankful and blessed to partner with community organizations such as
BTVAR who support the mission of Abuse Alternatives, Inc. We can stop the violence but we
need everyone's involvement! Again, thank you for your support.
Kathy Johnson
Executive Director
Abuse Alternatives, Inc.