THE VOICE OF BALTIMORE REAL ESTATE

The nation’s first real estate association, founded in 1858.

Check out GBBR’s newest public service announcements featuring GBBR Leadership and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, shared on our GBBRrealtor YouTube channel, AND currently airing on WBAL TV!

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For more than 160 years, the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® has promoted the highest ethical standards and practices in the real estate industry,
and we continue to serve as an advocate for the business and professional interests of our members.

***Read Our* *Statement on Racial Equality and Housing Equality***

NEWS & UPDATES

GBBR MEMBER APPRECIATION WEEK June 21 – June 25th

Six Big Raffles – including three for free membership dues
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Our REALTOR® Store will be offering a discount of 20% off all items!
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ProShred will be FREE for all your paper shredding needs again this year!
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There’s FREE and Discounted onsite and virtual CE! Check out the week’s schedule in PDF/printable form: http://bit.ly/GBBRCE_June2021

Register for classes through the online portal: www.GBBR.org > Calendar > Upcoming Classes

Check out all the activities planned, here: GBBR Member Appreciation Week

GBBR NOMINATION COMMITTEE

The GBBR Nominating Committee meets with the purpose of suggesting members for future leadership positions to serve our association. Nominees are then forwarded for election during the GBBR Annual Meeting, which is held each year during the GBBR REALTOR® Fair, traditionally held in October.

In accordance with GBBR bylaws, the Nominating Committee is comprised of a mix of three members currently serving on the Board of Directors, and, two members in good standing, representing the general GBBR membership.

If you are interested in serving on GBBR’s Nominating Committee for 2021, please contact Jenifer League, Vice President of Operations or call (410) 337-7200 x102. This committee usually meets one or two times during early summer, but attendance for the meetings is mandatory since there are so few dates. Thanks in advance for your interest!

MARYLAND TO LIFT MOST COVID RESTRICTIONS
including mask requirements, on July 1, 2021
Governor Hogan makes announcement; he said that businesses could still set rules of their own requiring mask wearing. There will be a 45-day grace period where certain rules and regulations will continue to be relaxed, such as requirements for renewing expired driver’s licenses. The moratorium on evictions will continue through Aug. 15 as well. While most of the remaining rules and orders will end on July 1, the state of emergency, first issued on March 5, 2020, won’t legally expire until Aug. 15, according to the governor’s office. Read full story here: http://bit.ly/MDtoliftCOVIDrestrictions

HUD TO TAKE STEPS TO FIGHT APPRAISAL BIAS

The Biden administration announces new measures focusing on homeownership and small business development to close racial wealth gaps. Read more here: http://bit.ly/NARreports_appraisaldisparity6-21 Peruse the White House Fact Sheet through this link: http://bit.ly/WHfactsheet6-21

SENTRILOCK MOVES TO APP-ONLY SERVICE

Please note that GBBR’s SentriLock servicing center no longer has physical key cards to issue; access for the system is through the SentriKey App only. For more information on how to open boxes with just the app, go here: You’re Always Connected.

It is critical to note that agents are not permitted to generate remote access codes with their SentriKey App to give to other agents, clients, an assistant, or inspectors. If you generate a code and give it to any person, you can be fined up to $5,000 per incident.

Unlicensed assistants can apply to have access to the SentriLock system. However, assistants will ONLY be able to access the SentriLock boxes of the agent that they assist. Licensed agents and unlicensed assistants that are members of GBBR can retrieve a SentriLock application here.