Inside this issue
  NVR's 2019 State Conference proves to be a hit  
  After more than a decade hiatus, the Nevada REALTORS® State Conference returned in fine form a year ago. The association backed that up with a solid encore performance for its 2019 event, hosted last week at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas. More than 500 REALTORS® across the state attended the Sept. 26-27 conference, turning in largely rave reviews.

Following NVR's fall Board of Directors meeting last Thursday, the conference kicked off with a day of programming from Xplode, featuring new technology products and services aimed at serving the real estate industry. Additionally, nearly 30 vendors were on hand to tout their companies to NVR members participating in the professional development conference. NVR's YPN and Leadership Alumni group co-hosted Chips & Chasers, a networking and social event at TopGolf Las Vegas after Xplode's Day 1 of content. Click here to continue reading and see more pictures of the 2019 event.
 

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  Nevada REALTORS® announces 2020 officers  
  The Nevada REALTORS® named Keith Lynam REALTOR® of the Year and announced its newly elected officers for 2020, led by incoming President Chris Bishop and President-elect Brad Spires. Nevada REALTORS® officers were announced this week during the statewide association's board meeting in Las Vegas. In addition to Bishop, a longtime Las Vegas REALTOR®, officers for 2020 include:
  • President-elect Brad Spires, of Carson City.
  • Vice President Doug McIntyre, of Reno.
  • Treasurer Marissa Lostra, of Elko.
  • Immediate Past President Keith Lynam, of Las Vegas.
Board members and officers for 2020 will be installed Dec. 13 at the association's annual meeting in Las Vegas. Each Nevada REALTORS® officer has extensive experience serving in leadership positions in state and local REALTOR® associations. For example, Lynam and Bishop are past presidents of the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® (GLVAR), while Spires is a past president of the Sierra Nevada Association of REALTORS® (SNAR). Lostra is the 2019 president of the Elko County Association of REALTORS® (ECAR), and McIntyre is a past president of the Reno-Sparks Association of REALTORS® (RSAR).
 

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  FAQ: September's hot questions on advertising  
 
By Christal Keegan -- NVR Legal Information Line Attorney

First, a brief introduction. I am the new Nevada REALTORS® staff attorney and will be the friendly voice on the receiving end of your calls in to the legal information line. Here is a list of the burning questions I received on the hot topic of advertising during my first month on the job. Your questions were intriguing, and I share them with our community because if a few of you had the same question, surely others do. Thank you for your calls, it is a pleasure to provide this member benefit and I look forward to your future questions into the Legal Information Line: (800)748-6999. 

See the list and learn the answers to a some questions more than a few of you have been asking by clicking here.
 
 

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  September Safety Month: Opioid Safety and Open House Practices  
 

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an estimated 130 Americans are dying every day from opioid-related drug overdoses Although there appears to be no end in sight to this crisis, the National Association of REALTORS® believes that our members can help prevent prescription drug abuse by encouraging their home-selling clients to take simple precautions when preparing for an open house.

First and foremost, REALTORS® need to recognize where risks reside when they are staging open houses, and in many of our educational webinars and "safety tip" communications we stress to our members the necessity of putting away or locking-up these medications before open houses, and also the importance of diligently looking for any easily-accessible locations where prescription drugs might be located. Click here to continue reading the article. Nevada REALTORS has a partnership with RALI, Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative. You can read more about RALI Nevada by clicking here
 


 

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