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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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CALENDAR



 
January
 
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)

8 -BREW Ops - 1pm

8 - Finance - 2pm

8 - Executive - 3pm

10 - BOD - 9am

11 - Legislative Impact Cmte. - 12pm

11 - Sq. Footage Task Force - 3pm

15 - Community Outreach - 11am

18 - Entertainment - 10am

22 - TREND Classes - 10am & 1pm

24 - Tax Seminar - 10am 


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

 

Greetings!

 
Lots of great educational opportunities

and they are all FREE! Don't miss out!

Check out the Education section

and sign up today!
 

R-BAR NEWS
 
 

SHOWINGTIME TIP: This short video will provide some great tips on how to update your profile in ShowingTime. Click here for video.

Pay special attention to learn how to:

Update your text messaging phone number/carrier

Update your notification preferences

 

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

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

EDUCATION/SEMINARS
 

PAR FORECLOSURE SEMINAR

Thur. Feb. 3 - 9:30am Still a few seats left!

PAR is offering a free seminar in Wyomissing designed to educate REALTORS® on the issues surrounding foreclosure. PAR's REALTOR® seminar, What Every REALTOR® Needs to Know About Foreclosure, highlights information about consumer programs, loan modification and short sales. This seminar is not for consumers. The seminar gives REALTORS® insight into the complex foreclosure and short sale processes.

   Panel discussion includes speakers from the PA Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) and the PA Department of Banking, as well as a REALTOR® and Short Sales Educator. 

Click here for a video of some of what you'll see at the session.

   The FREE 90-minute session is being held in Thursday, February 3rd from 9:30am -11:00am at the Crowne Plaza. Session includes a continental breakfast. You must register through PAR - Click here to register.

 

TREND Classes at R-BAR:

February 22nd - 10:00am - 12:00pm - Jump Start for New Members: Knowledge. Tools. Community.

Click here for video!

Are you a brand new agent?  Do you work floor duty or receive real estate information inquiries from friends and family?  Would you like to establish yourself in the TREND community of real estate professionals? Entering the real estate business can be overwhelming, to say the least.  People to meet. Calls to make. New technology to learn.

Click here to register!

 

February 22nd - 1:00pm - 2:30pm - Generating Leads and Referrals: An Action Plan to Win Business

Do you want to expand your client base? Have you implemented a marketing strategy to reach out to your current and new clients?  Leads and referrals are the bread and butter of the real estate business.  Learn about the endless opportunities that exist for those who expand upon the competitive advantage of using TREND's "Get Set, TREND, Go!" method. Click here to register!

 

NEW! - Complimentary Tax Seminar presented by Susan Goldcamp

www.taxfacts.biz 

Thursday, February 24th - 10am

Learn about: 

Tax Updates:

First time homebuyer's credit · Itemized Deductions 

Education credits · Small business health insurance credit

Self-employed health insurance · Depreciation and listed property· Additional reporting requirements

Alternative Minimum Taxes · PA Updates

Realtor's Taxes:

Business income reporting

Should you incorporate or form an LLC ?

Click here to register! 

 

To register through R-BAR's IMS system: your log on is your first & initial last name; your password is your NRDS#. Contact the R-BAR Office if you need assistance with registration.

PAR JUST LISTED BLOG
 

New NAR ads begin airing this week

Jan 21, 2011 PAR Staff

The 2011 NAR Public Awareness campaign, which includes TV, radio, print and online ads, continues to support the messaging of the Home Ownership Matters campaign by reminding consumers that home ownership not only benefits families, it also helps build strong communities and creates jobs. Read more. 

 

Legal Hotline 2011: The more things change...

Jan 20, 2011  James L. Goldsmith, Esq.

I have answered Legal HotLine calls from PAR members for over 20 years. I now field calls from the kids and grandkids of former callers. You would think I've heard it all -- and maybe I have. Read more.