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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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PAR's Easy Street Insurance

Gov. Affairs
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TREND
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Neighborhood Housing Services
Online Deeds
PAR Just Listed Blog

 

 
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Register to Vote!

If you live in the 11th Senatorial District, the special election to fill Senator O'Pake's vacant Senate seat will take place on March 15th. Click here  to register to vote.

Chamber Transportation Luncheon

Click here to learn more about transportation in the Greater Reading region at this forum put on by the Chamber. Sign up now to attend this March 16th luncheon with elected officials from throughout Pennsylvania.

CALENDAR


February

8 -BREW Ops - 1pm

8 - Finance - 2pm

8 - Executive - 3pm

10 - Member Services - 1pm

10 - R-BAR YPN - 2pm 

11 - Legislative Impact Cmte. - 12pm

11 - Sq. Footage Task Force - 3pm

15 - Community Outreach Cmte. - 10am

15 - Entertainment Cmte. - 2pm 

16 - BOD Meeting - 9am

17 - Orientation - 8:30am - 4:30pm 

22 - TREND Classes - 10am & 1pm

24 - Tax Seminar - 10am  

 

March

2 -Facebook Classes - 10am & 1pm

3 - CIC Mtg. - 8:30am

3 - Legislative Cmte. 10am

3 - RPAC Cmte. - 11am 


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

 

Greetings!

 
Congratulations to Dawn Hickernell
of Century 21 Park Road and a member of our Board of Directors for being awarded a  PREF Scholarship for 2011.

 

R-BAR NEWS
 

TREND Online Class:
 
Click here to learn how to take TREND's Market Listing Class on the web to make your listings stand out!

 

Women's Self Defense Course:   

Dates Feb: 15th, 17th, 22nd & 24th         

Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Cost:  $25.00

Location: East Coast Karate 

Click here for all information
 

SHOWINGTIME TIP: Here's a tip for you that can help you get your sellers to agree to your suggested list price.

 

Click here to see a report which indicates all showings on one office's listings from 12/27/2010 - 1/27/2010 $100,000 - $350,000 on a $25,000 increment. If you had a seller who wanted to list over $200,000 and you knew they should be under...would this report help you get your price?

 

Here is how to create your own report specific to your listing appointment or price reduction conversation. Or, click here to watch the video.
1. Login to www.800Showing.com
2. On the left hand side click on Reports
3. Select the Target Market Analysis Report
4. Enter a date range
5. Enter a price range
6. Click on Generate Report 

EDUCATION
 

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! 

 

FACEBOOK Business Page seminar presented by Meghan Tinkham,

PAR's eCommunications Specialist  

Wednesday, March 2nd - 1pm

Due to the increased demand for this seminar, the location has been moved to the Chamber of Commerce's Training Facility on Commerce Drive.

13 seats left - register now!

The Facebook basics class has been filled.

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
 

Podcast: Advise consumers facing foreclosures to talk to experts

Feb 07, 2011 Samantha Elliott Krepps

Realtors® can best advise consumers facing foreclosure by recommending that they call a housing counselor immediately.

Read more.

 


Ask Meghan: What's cloud computing?

Feb 04, 2011 Meghan Tinkham, e-PRO

Question: I'm hearing a lot about 'operating in the cloud' - should I be doing that too? (and what does that mean, anyway?) Read more. 


Legal Q&A: List existing appraisal fee on the GFE?

Feb 03, 2011 Brett Woodburn, Esq.

Under RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act), should a lender list a charge for appraisal on the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) if the firm is using a prior appraisal that will not be charged to the borrower? Read more.