March Network Newsletter Volume 6

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NET WORK BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES FLORIDA NETWORK REALTY NEWSLETTER

MARCH 2020 VOL. 6

TOP AGENT AWARDS P. 5

HEAR FROM YOUR TOP PROODUCER PEERS: WHAT’S WORKING FOR THEM. P. 3 & 4

GET SOCIAL! SOCIAL! SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO CONTEST P. 7

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Christy’s note and quote of the month

WELCOME!

BUYSIDE SUCCESS STORY

SUCCESS STORIES

Anita Vining

AutoFlow and Mega Open House

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Featuring the February 2020 Top Agents and Teams

New Team Members

TOPS IN THE CO.

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WELCOME TO THE TEAM!

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INSTAGRAM VIDEO CONTEST

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CORE SERVICES CORNER

MARKETING

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M.O.S. Minutes

Safety & Tech Tips

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Company Calendar and Anniversaries

HELPFUL TIPS

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Tips from our Partners

HELPFUL TIPS

Monthly Marketing Update

HUMOR & SOCIAL MEDIA

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES FLORIDA NETWORK REALTY NEWSLETTER

WELCOME

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note from christy I am a big believer in the incredible value of mentors - both reverse and traditional mentors. Reverse mentors are individuals who are younger and have less professional experience than you, yet their unique perspective provides invaluable insight into your own leadership style.

In researching the concept of reverse mentoring, I learned Jack Welch instituted a program on it at GE in 1999. At that time over 20 years ago, the top 500 GE executives partnered with junior associates to learn about the internet. Over the past year, I have asked a few rising stars to share with me their lessons learned in business and below is a list of the reoccurring themes:

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Leadership, very simply is about two things: 1) Truth and trust.

2) Ceaselessly seeking the former, relentlessly building the latter. ~Jack Welch

1. Don't assume the worst. People are very busy and what I do may not be a priority to them at this time.

2. A five minute phone call goes a long way.

3. Persistence and consistency are rewarding.

4. Clients appreciate outstanding customer service and personalized responses sometimes more than the actual performance.

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5. Every client is important. Every relationship counts.

6. Whether your opinion on the market is right or not, you must have an opinion.

7. It is better to educate than to sell.

8. It is better to overdress and present well than to underdress and appear casual, informal or laid back.

9. The bread and butter of our business is people and our relationships.

10. Listen and ask questions more than talk and "oversell."

The one that surprised me most given the primarily millennial audience I talked with is, “A five minute phone call goes a long way.� I was happy to hear that this group; often stereotyped for their use of digital communication and lack of interpersonal skills, values a phone call and understands that a quick call can alleviate miscommunication that often occurs in texts and emails. I have really enjoyed listening to and learning from our younger agents and employees and believe that it has made me a better leader.

Join the ranks of Ninja at our next installation featuring our Master Ninja Trainer

Don Tennessen!

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Much Love, President and CEO

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ADVOCATE

anita’s

Success Story with Buyside is a program that has become a staple in my business. Starting with the valuation model I find the values, while ranged, go a long way with sellers when presenting at listing appointments. Sellers wanting to price properties at the highest level have the opportunity to see a realistic look from different unbiased sites. It also helps to confirm the CMA pricing that I personally put together.

Placing all of my new listings in Buyside in advance of placing in MLS makes my seller’s happy as their homes realtor® san marco office are being exposed prior to going public while we are getting photos and marketing in place. Recently, placing a home in Buyside immediately attracted 2 showings from BHHS agents and a full price offer.

The seller’s had previously listed for the same price with another agent from a competing company who actually lived directly across the street.

Disgruntled with the lack of results, they moved the listing. Now we are waiting to go to closing. I strongly endorse Buyside.

Anita Vining

With inventories low all over northeast Florida, Buyside gives you the advantage of letting your customers know about new listings before the masses have an opportunity to know about it and gives your buyers the advantage of seeing and knowing about them before your competition.

Selling in all price points, alerting agents in the entire company, I look at homes in areas I may not go to every day. It enables me to learn about prices out of my comfort zone and be able to talk about values and prices throughout all of northeast Florida.

Obviously I am SOLD on BUYSIDE…

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COLLABORATE

AutoFlow...

Does it really work?

I have been thinking recently, does AutoFlow work?

Christine Matthaei REALTORÂŽ St. Augustine Office

This morning I received a call from a woman in Tallahassee.

She said that she was recommended to me by one of my past clients. I sold his house 3 years ago. They are moving to Saint Augustine and buying a $400-$500,000 home. I said to my husband, I guess that answers my question about AutoFlow. It costs me about $2400 a year and that one sale will make me over $12,000!

PROMOTING SUCCESS! JAN. 18 - JAN 19.

A stunning home in Ocean Palms closed today! In my 32 years as a RealtorÂŽ, I have never had such an amazing experience with a 2-day Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty Mega Open House. This year our company began promoting our listings in conjunction with Waze and Homesnap. In 14 hours, we had 100 people come to view it. I admit that most were neighbors, but who better to promote a home than a neighbor. The impressive Shelley Trela house was under contract on day 4! It was a very loved and cared for Broker Associate St. Augustine Office home. Very lucky new owner this evening!

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CELEBRATE

TOPS IN THE COMPANY TOP AGENTS IN THE COMPANY - FEB. 2020

TOP LISTER

TOP TRANSACTIONS

avondale

avondale

TOP SALES

TOP PRODUCER

st. augustine/murabella

st. augustine/murabella

JULIA FATTAHI

DONNA MATTHEWS

JULIA FATTAHI

DONNA MATTHEWS

TOP TEAMS IN THE COMPANY - FEB. 2020

TOP LISTERS

TOP TRANSACTIONS

st. augustine/murabella

st. augustine/murabella

TOP SALES

TOP PRODUCERS

RIGDON COMBS TEAM

RIGDON COMBS TEAM

st. augustine/murabella

RIGDON COMBS TEAM

THE SOLD SISTERS TEAM

st. augustine/murabella

TOP OFFICE AWARD WINNERS - FEB. 2020 AVONDALE ORTEGA

SAN MARCO SAN JOSE LISTINGS:

ANITA VINING GENNI JETT

LISTINGS: JULIA FATTAHI

ANITA VINING

SALES: JULIA FATTAHI JULIA TRANSACTIONS: FATTAHI

TOP ANITA PRODUCER: VINING

TOP JULIA PRODUCER: FATTAHI

SALES: TRANSACTIONS:

BEACHES/ICW SOUTHSIDE LISTINGS:

CLAUDIA COLASANTO

CHARLIE HILLYER CHRISTELA SALES: AMONKOU KELLY TRANSACTIONS: CROUSE LISTINGS:

TOP KELLY PRODUCER: CROUSE

FLEMING ISLAND ORANGE PARK LISTINGS:

KATHY COLETTI

LISTINGS:

GARY DENMAN GARY TRANSACTIONS: DENMAN TOP AMANDA PRODUCER: CREECH

ST. AUGUSTINE MURABELLA LISTINGS:

STEFANIE BERNSTEIN

KAREN AIBEL

SALES:

SARAH ROTHSTEIN

SALES:

DONNA MATTHEWS

TRANSACTIONS:

KAREN AIBEL

TRANSACTIONS:

SARAH ROTHSTEIN

TRANSACTIONS:

DONNA MATTHEWS

TOP CONNIE PRODUCER: OWEN

PRISCILLA JOHNSON

SALES:

SALES:

TOP TANSY PRODUCER: MOON

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PONTE VEDRA NOCATEE

MANDARIN ST. JOHNS

TOP DONNA PRODUCER: MATTHEWS

Congratulations Team!

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WE DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU! Contest

Spring is in the air and that means listings will be blooming all over northeast Florida!

We want YOUR listing to stand out from the rest so here is your challenge!

Create and post an eye catching, fun, funny, awesomely creative video advertising your open house OR a video that you create to launch your new listing!

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make it a one-take video on your phone, no need for fancy editing.

give a great intro with name, bhhsfnr shout out, and property address. some quick property details highlighting a feature or what makes it unique in your eyes and you're good to go!

Winners will be announced Tuesday, April 7!

Don’t have a listing? No problem! Host an open house for one of your peers and create a fabulous video to showcase the home/advertise the open house!

Enter to win by tagging your video with @FloridaNetworkRealty FloridaNetworkRealty on Instagram and use #bhhsfnr and you will be automatically entered to win.

What do you get? Two winners will receive a $250 Visa gift card, lots of showings, open house traffic and happy sellers!

GO FOR IT, WE DARE YOU!

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

DESCRIPTIONS & DETAILS ON THE EVENTS LISTED HERE CAN BE FOUND ON AE

MARCH 11TH WEDNESDAY

MARCH 17TH TUESDAY

MARCH 23RD MONDAY

MARCH 27TH FRIDAY

Convention No Classes

In Office Meeting Caravan

INC-Buyer Consultation and Process

On-Boarding

Week 2 60 Day Success Plan Real Estate Reviews

Deb-Beaches Everything AE Resource Center

Videolicious, XpressDocs

MARCH 18TH WEDNESDAY

MARCH 24TH TUESDAY

INC-Business Building Activities

In Office Meeting Caravan

Deb-Ponte Vedra Dotloop Resource Center Creating a Relevant Home Page

Week 3 60 Day Success Plan Real Estate Reviews

Deb-St. Augustine MARCH 12TH THURSDAY Convention No Classes Deb-MuraBella FaceBook Bus. Page Instagram Resource Center Creating a Relevant Home Page MARCH 13TH FRIDAY

MARCH 19 THURSDAY

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Deb - Fleming Island Dotloop Marketing Concierge Creating a Relevant Home Page Videolicious MARCH 20 FRIDAY

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On-Boarding Deb-Corporate

MARCH 25TH WEDNESDAY INC-Seller Consultation 2 Deb-San Marco Everything AE Resource Center Buyside Videolicious MARCH 26TH THURSDAY INC-Market Evaluation Deb-St. Augustine

Dotloop Marketing Concierge Creating your On-Line Bus. Profile FaceBook Bus. Page

Deb-Corporate MARCH 30TH MONDAY INC-Seller Consultation 2 Deb-Mandarin Creating a Relevant Home Page Videolicious AutoFlow Dotloop MARCH 31ST TUESDAY In Office Meeting Caravan Week 3 60 Day Success Plan Real Estate Reviews APRIL 3RD FRIDAY NEFAR Quick Search Class Ponte Vedra Deb-Corporate

FEBRUARY-ANNIVERSARIES TEAM MEMBER

OFFICE

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Heather Riley

San Marco

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Mary Freeman

Mandarin

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Charlie Hillyer

Mandarin

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Sharon Leahy

Ponte Vedra

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Judy Law

Ponte Vedra

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the basics of TITLE COMMITMENTS

As Easy As 123

We understand keeping you informed is an essential part of the closing process. A title commitment is an important document that contains information specific to your transaction. To help you gain a better understanding of its importance, here is an overview of the basic sections commonly found in a title insurance commitment:

1 SCH ED ULE A

This section contains the "Who, What, Where and How Much" details of the transaction. Schedule A sets forth the effective date, the names of the current property owner (seller) and proposed insured (buyer), the legal description of the property, the amount of insurance (sales price), and the name of the lender and loan amount if applicable and available.

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The requirements section lists the items that must be cleared

up or satisfied in order to issue a policy covering the new owner and/ or the lender. Examples include: requiring approval of a bankruptcy trustee, requiring other persons - such as an heir or former spouse - to execute closing documents, or requiring the release of various types of liens.

S C H E D U L E B -I I 3

This section notifies the buyer and/or lender of exceptions

from coverage. Examples include: restrictive covenants, mineral or water rights, or utility easements. These exceptions from coverage will not be insured on the title policy.

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Have clients that are waiting to sell their home and just need short term financing?

Prosperity Home Mortgage is VERY excited to announce the release of our first portfolio program, the Bridge Loan! Bridge Loans are here to provide short term assistance to clients who would like to purchase, but intend to pay off the financing quickly. This creates additional flexibility for you and your clients in the timing to buy a new home and helps to relieve the stress of having to coordinate two closings at the same time. Have a client who is waiting to sell their home to be able to purchase a new home? Talk to Prosperity Home Mortgage today and find out your options to help with a Bridge Loan!

EXCITING NEWS COMING SOON! SOON!

LAWN CARE - FERTILIZATION - PEST TREATMENT

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A common question when listing a property for rent is “Who is responsible for lawn care/fertilization/pest control?” We always recommend the owner takes care of all lawn care and fertilization. We increase the rent to help cover the costs. It is beneficial to have a lawn company at the house every week or two to keep a second set of eyes on the property. As far as Pest Control, we put that on the tenant, unless the owner insists. With lawn fertilization taking care of the bugs in the lawn, there is rarely an issue with bugs in the house. If a problem occurs, then the tenant can hire a service to take care of it.

In appreciation for our military members’ service, BHHSFNR and Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC are each offering special incentives! Our “Military Advantage Housing Program” will offer a cash back rebate and/or mortgage incentives to active and retired military members when purchasing or selling real estate in the northeast Florida area. Stay tuned for the details which will be released soon. What a special way to say thank you to our area’s military members!

MARKETING UPDATES

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Creative Services

MONTHLY MARKETING UPDATE

March 2020

FIRST QUARTER POSTCARD!

Enjoy 50 company-paid postcards to send to your sphere of influence! The eCard and social media image are also available to share. Be on the lookout for an email with detailed instructions on when and where to access and how to order these materials: • Postcard – Order in Xpressdocs via AE* • Social Media Image – Access on www.FloridaNetworkRealty.com/SocialMediaImages • eCard – Access in the Marketing Resource Center *If you are part of AutoFlow, your postcards have been delivered.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Spring selling season is here! Mega Open House Weekend will be held March 21-22. Visit AE for updated marketing materials including social media images, eCards, checklists, talking points and safety reminders.

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WHERE IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED IN 2020?

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BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR GEN Z: THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOMEBUYERS You’ve likely heard a ton about Millennials, but what about Gen Z? In the next five years, this generation will be between the ages of 23 and 28, and they’re eager to become homeowners faster than you may think.

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Interest rates will be stable and price appreciation will begin to level off.

Sales of new and existing Homes will climb as more inventory comes to market!

Wikipedia defines Generation Z (Gen Z) as “the demographic cohort after the Millennials. Demographers and researchers typically use the mid-1990s to mid-2000s as starting birth years.”

The report from Concentrix goes a little deeper on Gen Z, identifying the main reasons this group wants to own a home:

Although they’re eager to buy, this generation also perceives a few challenges ahead:

• 55 percent want to own a home because they want to start a family

• 66 percent believe saving for a down payment and closing costs will be challenging

• 47 percent want to build wealth over time

• 58 percent feel covering the monthly costs of owning may be difficult

It is never too early to start saving for your own home, whether you are part of Gen Z or a different generation. If you would like to know where to start and how much you need to save to reach your goal of buying a home, let’s get together so you can better understand the process.

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• 33 percent want to make their family proud

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M.O.S. Meeting Minutes

ANNOUNCEMENTS

a few highlights from the march M.O.S. meeting:

Ann King â&#x20AC;&#x201C; AE and Live Chat Update Live Chat through Facebook Messenger is available if the agents want this feature added to their website. Deb has added the Live Chat tutorial on AE under Training Resources < Technology Tutorials.

It is important that the CRM tool bar stays at the top of the homepage on AE. It tells you how many new leads you have, email updates youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting on Market Watch, how many of your listings have been viewed, the total contacts you have, and unique visits to your website.

Ann will work with Deb to add a series of CRM training sessions to the technology training calendar and will also include tips on how to search AE using the Search Bar and the Resources Tab. Did you know you can pull an engagement report and put your listing on your Social Media REsource newsletter? Ann is working on a video that will show you how to use your Social Media REsource newsletter to its full potential.

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SAFETY ON THE ROAD •

Whenever possible, take your own car to a showing. When you leave your car, lock it.

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When you’re alone getting into your car, the first thing you should do is lock the doors. Be observant when approaching your car, looking underneath and in the back seat before entering.

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Keep roadside breakdown essentials in the trunk, including flares, a tire-inflation canister, basic hand tools, spare belts and hoses, water, a flashlight and a first-aid kit. Have your vehicle inspected regularly, keep it well maintained and learn how to change a flat tire.

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Using a cell phone while driving can cause an accident and never attempt to take notes while driving – pull over and stop in a safe place.

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If you are in an unfamiliar area, make mental notes of landmarks, points of interest and intersections…and always know the exact address of where you are going.

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If you’re driving at night and are approached by a vehicle with blue lights, exercise caution.

Call 9-1-1 to identify the vehicle, turn on your flashers to acknowledge that you see the police car and keep moving until you’re in a well-lit area. A legitimate law enforcement official will understand your caution.

Avoid aggressive drivers. Don’t create a situation that may provoke another motorist such as tailgating or flashing your lights. If you do encounter an angry driver avoid eye contact and give them plenty of room.

(Sources: REALTOR® Magazine; Louisiana REALTORS®; Washington Real Estate Safety Council; City of Mesa, AZ; City of Albuquerque, NM; Allstate; Road and Travel magazine; North Carolina Real Estate Agent Safety Guide)

TECH TIP: JOIN THE CONVERSATION BHHS OFFERS SEVERAL “CHATTER GROUPS” Check them out on the BHHS Resource Center!

• Military & Veteran Networking • Ask the Community • Equestrian Specialists Networking • REThink Council • Luxury Collection Networking • Multicultural Networking • LGBTQ Networking • Resort Properties International

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#BHHSFNR Rocks Nashville! #24 in 2019, let's go for #20 in 2020!

GO TEAM!

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