realtor: My letter to fellow Realtor and Billings Mayor Tom Hanel
- 08/12/14 04:37 AM
I woke up this morning to some sad and frustrating news. As another city in Montana was debating about passing an ordinance which would protect LGBT individuals from discrimination the vote came down to the tie-breaker from the mayor. The mayor of Billings is also a Realtor, his name is Tom Hanel. We met once about 5 years ago. Tom is a friendly and approachable guy, he's a long-time Realtor and was a budding leader at the state level who backed off once elected as mayor of Billings.
Billings has been grappling with an NDO for a while now, other … (24 comments)
realtor: NAR in Orlando, all the "other stuff"
- 12/10/12 12:19 AM
For the third part of my recap blog I figured I’d give a preview of the additional events that you take part of and sights that you see when attending the NAR end of year convention. The days don’t just end when the classes wrap up around 4 or 5 pm. There are all sorts of events that take place throughout the day and into the evening. There are meetings with vendors, the expo, parties, and even political events for those working their way up through the NAR ranks.
First let’s take a look at maybe my favorite thing to … (2 comments)
realtor: My takeaways from attending the NAR convention in Orlando
- 11/30/12 06:58 AM
Thanksgiving and just being busy in general interrupted my chain of posts I wanted to do upon my return from the NAR convention in Orlando. My first part was some overall opinions on some points where I see a disconnect between NAR, the common Realtor, the consumer, and the marketplace. For this post I’m focusing a little more on what I heard. The third and final post of this series will involve the more fun aspect of the meetings and being at convention.
My trip to Orlando started early as MOR is a member of the Pinnacle Group which is … (0 comments)
realtor: What fascinates this "younger agent" about NAR
- 11/12/12 02:36 AM
So by all definitions in the Realtor world, I'm a young guy at 33. There's not a lot of professionals my age in our industry where I believe I head the average age is 58 years old, per a seminar I sat in on taught by Jared James. NAR strikes me right now as a baby-boomer dominated organization that still holds on to that era of ideas, even in the face of a vastly changing real estate world. NAR is appears safe from total failure and I admire much of what is done there, however looking at the overall structure of NAR … (0 comments)
I woke up this morning to some sad and frustrating news. As another city in Montana was debating about passing an ordinance which would protect LGBT individuals from discrimination the vote came down to the tie-breaker from the mayor. The mayor of Billings is also a Realtor, his name is Tom Hanel. We met once about 5 years ago. Tom is a friendly and approachable guy, he's a long-time Realtor and was a budding leader at the state level who backed off once elected as mayor of Billings. 
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