Upcoming at BER - April 3rd
Here's what's coming up at BER in the next couple of weeks!
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Make an Impact: Community Blood Drive
Be a local hero and save a life in just minutes! We’re hosting a Blood Drive at the office, and we need YOU to help us make a massive impact. Your donation could be the one that saves a neighbor, a friend, or a fellow resident here in Lee County.
Spend a few minutes of your morning giving back and walk away with a free limited-edition t-shirt and the best feeling in the world. Let's show the community that realtors care! Sign up for your time slot before they're all taken.
• Save up to three lives with one donation
• Get an exclusive, limited-edition donor t-shirt
• Quick and easy way to give back to the community
• Join your colleagues in a powerful cause
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📅 Monday, April 13, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
📍 BER Office
🏷️ Includes wellness checkup and limited-edition t-shirt.
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2026 District 5 Bowling Tournament
Strike up some serious fun at the 2026 District 5 Bowling Tournament! This is the high-energy social event of the season where you can trade your business cards for bowling balls and compete for the ultimate bragging rights.
Don't be the only one missing out on the laughs, the pizza, and the chance to represent our association. Spots are filling up fast, so grab your team and get ready for an unforgettable night of music, strikes, and networking that feels like a party!
• The biggest networking social of the year for District 5
• Win major bragging rights for our association
• Pizza, salad, and high-octane fun included
• Limited lanes available—register your team before they're gone!
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📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026 | Check-in: 5:15 PM, Start: 6:00 PM
📍 HeadPinz Entertainment Center
🏷️ Includes pizza, salad, shoe rental, and two games.
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At Home With Diversity® Certification
Maximize your professional value by securing the AHWD certification. This course offers a triple-threat of benefits: it satisfies mandatory NAR requirements, provides elective credits for three major designations (ABR®, CIPS, GRI), and equips you with the cultural intelligence to capture a wider market share.
Investing one day in this certification provides an immediate ROI by qualifying you for the C2EX program and enhancing your marketing profile. In a competitive industry, these credentials serve as a powerful differentiator that attracts a diverse and loyal client base.
• One day of training for three different professional designations
• Immediate ROI with a FREE registration for members
• Gain a competitive edge by mastering multicultural marketing
• Meet NAR compliance requirements while building your resume
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📅 Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 BER Office
🏷️ ABR®, CIPS, and GRI elective credit; C2EX task; NAR Fair Housing requirement
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Be the Change- Fair Housing and You (2CE)
April 6th, 2026
1 PM - 3 PM (EST)
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Newsday published a 2019 three-year investigation into alleged real estate discrimination on Long Island, highlighting the need for fair housing education for real estate licensees. This class aims to equip real estate professionals to understand fair housing laws and practice nondiscriminatory real estate. Students will learn fair housing definitions and history, Florida state and county protections, the seven protected classes, prohibited activities, advertising and marketing best practices, steering and redlining, explicit and implicit bias and how to prevent it, exemptions and reasonable accommodations, and client resources. Instructor: Caroline Boland
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Realtor.com+ In Person Training
April 14th, 2026
10 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
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Meet Your Newest Member Benefit: Realtor.com+ Stay in sync from click to close. Now available to all Bonita Springs–Estero REALTORS® members, Realtor.com+ integrates client searches, listings, and messages into one protected, branded, and collaborative workspace. Join us for a 1-hour training deep dive, where we'll review this exciting new tool and provide all the information you need to get started.
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Doing Good Deeds: How to Take Title to Residential & Commercial Real Estate in Florida (2CE)-ZOOM
April 21st, 2026 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
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Joint tenants with rights of survivorship? Tenancy by the entirety? Tenants in Common? Lady Bird Deed? Florida LLC? Out of state LLC? S Corporation? C Corporation? Revocable Living Trust? Florida Land Trust? What else? The manner in which a buyer takes title to real estate in Florida can have an enormous impact on homestead, estate planning, asset protection, privacy, and taxes. In this informative 2 CE hour Zoom class, board certified real estate attorney Ned Hale explains the pros and cons of the most common methods to take title. This class will help you guide your customers to "do a good deed."
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Gas, Oil, and Housing: A Data-Led Look at Southwest Florida, Florida, and the U.S.
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A curiosity-driven look at how energy prices (oil and gasoline) move relative to housing. Explore interactive charts on HPI divergence, listing sentiment, and Naples activity.
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