Brian Dano
NECPE:
In March, the committee met with vendors and started evaluating contracts, on various systems. We have narrowed the future platform to a couple of vendors. One is tried-and-true software that other REALTOR associations that have left Moodys use and saw improvements in both traffic and member satisfaction.
The other is a purpose-built tool that will be custom designed for our association, which has impressed the board and checks all our boxes in our RFP. However, the board and I fear a misstep in vendor selection, leading to another false start in the past couple of years may be catastrophic to our membership. I do worry that this decision will make or break NECPE moving forward and as such, we are carefully evaluating and negotiating with both vendors to ensure we provide the maximum value for our membership. We anticipate having an update for our membership by the end of April and will be offering first looks at the new platform by mid-May.
NH CIBOR Upcoming:
April 3rd Wire Fraud Class (preventing it) @ KW Portsmouth
May 1st Social Media Class @ TF Moran
May 14th Deal & Drinks @ Finnigan Fence
June 5th Ethics Class w/ CE Credit @ KW Portsmouth
June 15th Golf Tournament @ Breakfast Hill Golf Course
June 25th NHCIBOR BBQ @ TF Moran
August 6th Fall Mixer @ Birchwood Vineyards
December 10th Holiday Party @ Manchester Country Club
My Predictions
I would like to start by saying writing these a month in advance. As of end of March the USA is in a “military conflict” with Iran. I hope but am not holding my breath that this conflict will be over by the time this is published. Consumers are starting to see higher energy costs, planning for slower growth, more inflation and potentially tighter capital availability.
All brokers, lenders, and civil engineers/ general contractors I have talked to as of end of March, have stated that they are extremely busy. This juxtaposition of general negative sentiment to what we are seeing happen deal/ hard data wise is fascinating. My two cents are it might be as simple as war being inflationary, and real estate being a great hedge against inflation, thus spurring investments or it could be some combination of ignoring the news and pressing on.