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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Neighborhood Housing Services
Online Deeds
PAR Just Listed Blog


GOV'T AFFAIRS

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CALENDAR


December
21 - BOD Meeting - 4pm
24, 27 & 31 - Offices closed

January
6 - Legislative Committee - 10am
6 - RPAC Committee - 11am
6 - Education Committee - Orient. book review - 2pm
7 - Sq. Footage Task Force - 2pm
11 - BREW Ops - 8:30am
11 - Finance Committee - 9:30am
11 - Executive Committee - 10:30am
12 - Education Committee - 2pm
18 - TREND Classes 10am & 1pm
18 - Community Outreach - 11am
20 - BOD Meeting
20 - Installation & Awards - Reading County Club
23-26 - PAR Winter Business Meetings


 Greetings!

 Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to pay your annual is January 1, 2011. The invoices were emailed in October and we recently sent a reminder. If you have any questions, please contact Janet at 610-375-8458. Please disregard this notice if you have already paid your dues.
R-BAR NEWS & EVENTS

2010 Holiday Luncheon Photos - click here!

SAVE THE DATE:
2011 Awards and Installation Luncheon - January 20th - 11:30am - Reading Country Club


Habitat for Humanity playhouse Fundraiser: Congratulations to our own Roy Ziegler for winning the playhouse. Of the over 400 tickets sold, his was the lucky one! Congratulations Roy!


R-BAR Fall Newsletter: Click here.
PAR JUST LISTED BLOG
 

Demographic trends can redefine real estate needs
Dec 21, 2010 Kim Shindle
Demographic trends are important to REALTORS® because the trends redefine who's buying homes, where they want them, what they want, what they want to pay and what features are important to them, according to Matthew Ferrara, president of Matthew Ferrara and Company in Boston. Read more.

Podcast: PA real estate market 2010 fared better than 2009
Dec 20, 2010 Samantha Elliott Krepps
The real estate market has had its ups and downs this year, according to Dr. Austin Jaffe, PAR's consulting economist. Read more.
EDUCATION

Upcoming classes at
Berks Real Estate Institute:


Real Estate Investment - January 5 & 12, 2011; 9am-5pm $170.00. Approved for 15 credit hours if you were licensed before Dec. 1, 2009; 1 credit toward Real Estate Brokers License in Commission-developed category.
Topics include: Financial Analysis and Investing in Residential and Small Commercial Buildings, etc...

American Houses - March 18 & 25, 2011; 8:30am - 5:00pm $170.00. Approved for 15 credit hours if you were licensed before Dec. 1, 2009; 1 credit toward Real Estate Brokers License in the elective category.
Topics include: Historic Preservation and their benefits, etc.

Click here for registration information. Or call 610-926-9747
Reading-Berks Association of REALTORS®
2201 Ridgewood Road
Suite 350
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610-375-8458
Fax: 610-375-6298
www.realestateinberks.com