NAR® Member Safety Report
Member Safety Report Highlights 33% of REALTORS® experienced a situation that made them fear for their personal safety or safety of their personal information. The typical REALTOR® reported feeling unsafe less than once a year (54%) in terms of personal safety, but unsafe in terms of personal information every [...]
Bright MLS Changes to DOM
Bright Changes to DOM These changes are now available. Historical listings are being updated with an expected completion by the end of the week. DOM will start at “1” on the date the listing is entered in Bright as Active status. Regardless of the Listing Start Date, Days on [...]
Education Videos for Brokers, Managers, & Teams
Ethics Videos Please feel free to review these ethics videos created by members of the GBBR Ethics Committee. Do not share your Sentri or codes with others by Ana Ferguson, GBBR Education Committee Present all offers as soon as possible By Randy [...]
Letter to the Editor on Baltimore City
Letter to the Editor on Baltimore City Georgiana Tyler, 2019 President, The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® July 31, 2019 Baltimore has historically, and will always continue to be, the heart of Maryland. As with all long established cities, there is an ebb and flow of culture and climate [...]
Homesnap Integration Coming Soon
Homesnap Integration Coming Soon July 29, 2019 -- Entering a listing involves multiple system, tools and in-depth coordination. Our goal is to simplify the listing entry process by making it easier for your members to manage every aspect of a listing - from photos to showings to lockboxes - [...]
Maryland Home Prices Continue to Climb in June
Maryland Home Prices Continue to Climb in June Maryland REALTORS®, Annapolis, MD, (July 18, 2019) - Residential housing prices continued to climb in June compared to the same period in 2018, according to housing statistics released by Maryland REALTORS®. Average house prices rose by 4 percent while the median [...]
Baltimore is one of the ‘most undervalued’ cities for homebuyers, study says
Baltimore is one of the 'most undervalued' cities for homebuyers, study says By Carley Milligan – Digital Editor, Baltimore Business Journal June 27, 2109 A new study by personal finance site SmartAsset sought to find where homebuyers can get the best bang for their buck, and named Baltimore among [...]
New SentriKey™ Real Estate App Now Available!
New SentriKey™ Real Estate App Now Available! The app is an updated version of the SentriSmart® mobile app and it features a new look, clearer prompts, and an action-based layout so you can perform key tasks in just seconds. You can download it now at Google Play or [...]
Bright Summer Update
Bright Summer Update Click on the link below to watch the video to hear from Brian Donnellan, Interim CEO of Bright, and other Bright team members as they share some of the recent updates that have been made. Click Here
Urgent Message Regarding: Baltimore City New Construction Tax Credit
Urgent Message Regarding: Baltimore City New Construction Tax Credit This legislation contained a sunset provision with an expiration date of June, 30, 2019. We were not made aware of this until the middle of last week. However, we immediately put together a collaborative group representing the “One Voice [...]
State of the Real Estate Market was a Big Success!
State of the Real Estate Market June 20, 2019 Thank you to all of our members who attended our signature Member Appreciation Week event; State of the Real Estate Market. Our event was a big success! We'd also like to give a special thank you to our guest speakers: [...]
June 21, 2019: Ransomware Update
June 21, 2019: Ransomware Update In May, we had 698 settlements out of a potential 1,035. That's just over 67%. Under the circumstances we have been confronted with, that is noteworthy. We heard from Brandon Scott, President of the City Council, yesterday that we're 95% to a total computer [...]
Maryland Home Prices Climbed in May
Maryland Home Prices Climbed in May Maryland REALTORS® Press Release Annapolis, MD, (June 13, 2019) - Residential home prices climbed in May compared to the same period in 2018, according to housing statistics released by Maryland REALTORS®. Average home prices rose by 4.1 percent while the median price increased [...]
June 3, 2019 Update on Baltimore City Ransomware Attack
June 3, 2019 Update on Baltimore City Ransomware Attack Mayor Jack Young provides an update on the Baltimore City ransomware attack. See WBAL's link to the article here: https://on.wbaltv.com/2MsJZ7r Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the article to listen to the full press conference. [...]
Latest Update on the Baltimore City Ransomware Attack
Latest Update on the Baltimore City Ransomware Situation As you know, GBBR has been in constant contact with Baltimore City officials regarding the previous shutdown, and now manual work around, for data that is needed to complete real estate transactions. “Microsoft technicians are working around the clock to get [...]
Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS Collaborates With Baltimore City Officials and Industry Partners to Address Ransomware Impact on Real Estate
Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS Collaborates With Baltimore City Officials and Industry Partners to Address Ransomware Impact on Real Estate Temporary manual process established to complete real estate settlements. BALTIMORE (May 22, 2019) – The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR) has been working closely with Baltimore City Mayor [...]
May 17, 2019 – Ransomware Issue Afternoon Update
May 17, 2019 – Ransomware Issue Afternoon Update GBBR met with the President of the City Council, his chief of staff and a representative from the legal department. During that meeting, a manual work around to this issue was discussed and conceptually agreed upon. You can read the full [...]
Manual Workaround for Baltimore City Ransomware Attack
Manual Workaround for Baltimore City Ransomware Attack Press Release BALTIMORE, MD. — Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young Issued the following update on the status of city operations in the wake of the ransomware attack on city network systems: “As everyone is aware, we discovered on May 7, 2019 that the [...]
Update on Baltimore City Ransomware Attack
May 17, 2019 – Ransomware Issue Afternoon Update GBBR has just completed a meeting with the President of the City Council, his chief of staff and a representative from the legal department. During that meeting, a manual work around to this issue was discussed and conceptually agreed upon. Nothing [...]
You Are Not Being Replaced By AI
You Are Not Being Replaced By AI From chat bots that talk to your clients on your behalf to voice technology that can guide you through your workday, artificial intelligence is changing the way real estate professionals work. Speakers at the Emerging Business Issues & Technology Forum on Thursday [...]