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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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CALENDAR



 
January
19 - Entertainment Committee - 10am
 
19 - Education Committee - 2pm
20 - Installation & Awards - Reading County Club
23-26 - PAR Winter Business Meetings
27 - R-BAR YPN Meeting - 2pm

 
February
2 - New Member Orientation
3 - CIC Meeting - 8:30am
3 - PAR Foreclosure Seminar - 9:30am (Crowne Plaza)


 

Greetings!

 

It's a new year - get involved! Click here to see a list of committees and download the R-BAR Committee Sign up Sheet!

R-BAR NEWS
 

The 2010 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers is now available.
The profile includes what today's home buyers and sellers want from a REALTOR® and how they use the internet in their homebuying process. The valuable tool covers home buyer and seller characteristics, the home search process, financing and FSBOs. You can download a copy of the report or order a printed version on NAR's website.

RE BAR CAMP COMES TO HARRISBURG!

RE Bar Camp Harrisburg is being held at PAR headquarters on Sunday, Jan. 23rd before the January Business Meetings. There's only room for 100 people, so register now. Real Estate Bar Camp is an "unconference" with no set agenda, making it a casual atmosphere to learn all about social media from colleagues who are already blogging and using social media to expand their network. Click here to register.

MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND PAR BUSINESS MEETINGS JANUARY 24-26:

· Jerry Giovaniello, Senior vice president of NAR Government Affairs/Community and Political Affairs and chief lobbyist, will speak at 11am on Mon. Jan. 24. He will provide an overview of how the new U.S. Congress will affect REALTORS®.
· Dr. Fred Johnson will present "Driving Major Change in Your Organization" at 2pm on Tuesday, Jan. 25.
· The Inaugural Banquet will be Tuesday evening and will include the installation of PAR's 2011 President Guy Matteo and the 2011 officers.
To register, visit PAR's website.
 
PAR JUST LISTED BLOG
 

Ask Meghan: Share HouseLogic content on your Facebook business page

Jan 14, 2011 Meghan Tinkham, e-PRO

Question: I recently discovered the free articles I can use for my clients from HouseLogic.com but I want to share them on my Facebook business page, not my personal page. Help!

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NAR addresses electronic advertising issues

Jan 13, 2011 Hank Lerner, Esq.

For 2011, the NAR Professional Standards Committee has taken the unusual approach of loosening a rule to accommodate specific types of electronic advertising.

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