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.
State of the Community Breakfast
Hear more about the community from area business leaders and our local elected officials. Click here to learn more.
R-BAR Spring Membership Meeting. Featured topic:"How to help REALTORS® and their clients understand foreclosures and the Sheriff Sale Process"Thursday, March 31st · 9am · Inn at Reading
Article: 7 Ways to Manage Contacts More Effectively
It's not about which contact management system you use, says Brett Furman, it's about how you use it to build relationships with clients and business associates.Click here for article.
EDUCATION
Upcoming Classes at R-BAR:
TREND CLASS - TODAY!
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!
Income Taxes for Today's REALTORS®:
Complimentary Seminar
presented by Susan Goldcamp
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
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
Tips to thrive in the 'new normal' market
Feb 22, 2011 Kim Shindle
Carla Cross, president of Carla Cross & Co. in Washington and a frequent speaker at National Association of Realtors® (NAR) conventions, said Realtors® will have to pro-actively lead generate, have an active database and be practiced and packaged with good sales skills and presentations. Read more.
Ask Meghan: Facebook updates business pages
Feb 18, 2011 Meghan Tinkham, e-PRO
One of the biggest complaints I'd heard from Facebook page administrators in the past was the inability to post as a person instead of the name of the page. Facebook listened and included this in the new look but first you might need to change a setting.
New market suggests slow rate of appreciation in most places
Feb 17, 2011 Austin Jaffe, Ph.D.
Many in the real estate industry continue to hope that house prices will begin to appreciate once again after three years of rapid and persistent declines. Initially, only the "sand markets" were hard hit; now the median price decline is about 30 percent nationally. In Pennsylvania, we're fortunate that the typical declines have been less in many sub-markets. Read more.
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