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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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Update! 2010 Millages
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Standard PAR Forms in Spanish
TREND
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Neighborhood Housing Services
Online Deeds
PAR Just Listed Blog
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CALENDAR


November
11 - BREW Ops - 8:30am
11 - Finance Cmte - 9:30am
11 - Executive Cmte - 10:30am
12- Member Services Cmte - 10am
15 - TREND Classes - 10am & 1pm
16 - Community Outreach Cmte - 11am
17 - Entertainment Cmte - 10am
17 - Education Cmte - 2pm
17 - Habitat ReStore Cocktail Party - 6pm
18 - BOD Mtg
25-26 - R-BAR/BREW Offices Closed

Reading-Berks Association of REALTORS®
2201 Ridgewood Road
Suite 350
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610-375-8458
Fax: 610-375-6298
www.realestateinberks.com


 Greetings!

Save the date!
Annual R-BAR Holiday Luncheon 
Thur., Dec. 16 - Crowne Plaza
R-BAR NEWS & EVENTS

ReStore Cocktail Party: Wed., Nov. 17th - 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Habitat for Humanity's Muhlenberg ReStore.  Join us for an exclusive R-BAR Members only tour to see what the store has to offer you and your clients! Tickets will be available for the kick off of the Habitat Fundraiser Raffle of a hand-crafted child's playhouse - $5 each or 3 for $10. Click here to register for party.

Annual R-BAR NYC Bus Trip - Sat. Dec. 4. Only $25! And only 25 seats remain! Click here to register today!

TRIPLE PLAY - December 7-9, 2010: With more than 80 education sessions, Rapid Fire sessions in the Trade Expo, top industry vendors, networking opportunities and celebrations, Triple Play 2010 is the event you cannot afford to miss.
Register online today!
GIVING BACK

HOLIDAY GIFTS We still have several gift tags left and are accepting small donations for the  Children's Home of Reading. Every little bit helps! Please return unwrapped presents (can be in gift bags) by Nov. 12. Contact Kirsten via email or at 610-375-8458 for more info.

THANKSGIVING MEALS ON WHEELS:  We need turkeys! And we don't mean your fellow REALTORS(R)!  Please contact the Association if you can help by donating turkey.
 
SALVATION ARMY KETTLE DRIVE:  The Community Outreach Committee needs volunteers to man a kettle located inside the Berkshire Mall at the Boscov's entrance Wed., Dec. 1st from 10am to 8pm.  We need 10 volunteers to take a 1-hour shift.  Call the Association if you can help.

COMFORT PRO CARES - Comfort Pro is providing a FREE heating system to a deserving family for the Holidays! Click here for more information.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS - If you have an packages or messages of support you would like to send to our overseas troops, please contact Terri Page at  paget@diamondcu.com
TREND Classes at R-BAR
 
Monday, November 15th:

10:00am - 11:30am
Building Buyer Relationships:
A Consultative Approach
   As this is an intermediate class, we will expect that attendees will know the basics of buyer agency.
Click here to register!
 
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Get That Listing!  Capture Sellers with TREND
   As this is an advanced class, we will expect that attendees will know the basics of system use.
Click here to register!
PAR JUST LISTED BLOG
 
'Stop sending generic information,' expert says Nov 09, 2010  Kim Shindle
Follow-up is the foundation for finding new clients and retaining former ones, according to Denise Lones, president of The Lones Group, a real estate consulting company that specializes in systems and marketing. Read more.

Ask Meghan: What's a QR Code?
Nov 05, 2010 Meghan Tinkham, e-PRO
You may remember when barcodes were introduced as the latest technology for tracking products. Today's new tracker is called a QR Code which stands for Quick Response. These QR Codes seem to be everywhere from event tickets, conventions, websites and even real estate yard signs. Read more.