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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
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PAR Just Listed Blog


GOV'T AFFAIRS

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CALENDAR



August
11 - New Member Orientation - all day
17 - Community Outreach Cmte. meeting - 11am
18 - Entertainment Cmte. Meeting - 10am

September
2 - CIC Committee meeting - 8:30am
2 - Legislative Committee - 10am
2 - RPAC Committee - 11am
6 - Labor Day - BREW/R-BAR Offices closed
9 - BREW Ops - 8:30am
9 - Finance Cmte. - 9:30am
9 - Exec. Cmte. - 10:30am
15 - Entertainment Cmte. Meeting - 10am
15 - Member Services Cmte. - 11am
16 - Board of Directors - 9am
Reading-Berks Association of REALTORS®
2201 Ridgewood Road
Suite 350
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610-375-8458
Fax: 610-375-6298
www.realestateinberks.com



 Greetings!

R-BAR NEWS & EVENTS

NEW!  Push Button lock boxes now available at $28.50 each plus tax. 
Buy 6 and save.  Also, for a limited time while supplies last, Lock Box Weather Protectors available for only $7.00 each plus tax (normally $14.99 each).


EYE SPY A DEAL
EyeBuyDirect.com is the newest partner in EasyStreet's healthcare benefits. PAR members are eligible to purchase discount eyeglasses from this website. You'll be eligible for an additional 10-percent savings by using the code: EASY4EYES.

2010 School Tax Rates
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effective July 1, 2010.  Please click here for the current information. 

FREE Open House Ads in BR
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Enter your open houses in TREND by Noon on Mondays and receive a FREE single Open House Ad in BREW! Contact Dave Renninger today! 610-375-2610 or daver@berksrealestateweekly.com


Common Level Ratio - To learn more about the CLR for 2010 in Berks County, visit R-BAR's CLR webpage.

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R-BAR Recognized for Survey Results:
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R-BAR was recognized this past week for a survey regarding smart growth initiatives and regional rail service. To see how REALTORS(R) benefited from this coverage, view the stories/videos below:


PAR JUST LISTED NEWS:

Podcast: No shirt, no shoes, no sale
Aug 09, 2010  Samantha Elliott Krepps
According to Anna Wildermuth, founder of Personal Images Incorporated, business casual should be a relaxed form of professional dress. Read more.

Multicultural marketing: The best way to stay relevant in a recession
Aug 06, 2010  The Gonzales Group
As U.S. consumer markets evolve and grow, multicultural marketing has become increasingly important, especially for REALTORS®. The demographic tide is turning and businesses ignore these changes risk alienating the very ethnic segments that will drive sales in the coming years. Read more.

Use the Agreement of Sale, the whole Agreement of Sale
Aug 05, 2010  James L. Goldsmith, Esq.
I'm currently defending a broker and her salesperson in a failure-to-disclose lawsuit. My client -- a buyers' agent -- has been accused of failing to tell her clients that mold is not an unusual environmental condition and that they have a right to test for its presence. Read more.