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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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CALENDAR


March

8 - BREW Ops - 1pm

8 - Finance Cmte. - 2pm

8 - Exec. Cmte. - 3pm

9 - Education Cmte. - 2pm

14  - Community Outreach Cmte. - 10am

16 - Entertainment Cmte. - 10am  

18 - Sq. Ft. task force - 3pm

21 - TREND Classes

31 - Spring Membership Mtg - 9am

 

April

4 - Newsletter Cmte. - 2pm

6 - New Member Orientation - 8:30am - 4:30pm

7 - CIC Mtg. - 8:30am

7 - Legislative Cmte - 10am

7 - RPAC Cmte - 11am

11 - Community Outreach Cmte - 10am

12 - BREW Ops - 1pm

12 - Finance Cmte. - 2pm

12 - Exec. Cmte. - 3pm

13 - Broker/Owner Mtg - 1:30pm

14 - BOD Mtg - 9am  

18 - TREND Classes

20 - Entertainment Mtg - 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!

    

 

R-BAR NEWS & Events

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

R-BAR Spring Membership Meeting - Thursday, March 31st · 9am · Inn at Reading - Featured topic:"How to help REALTORS® and their clients understand foreclosures and the Sheriff Sale Process"   

Click here for flyer 

Click here to register 

At the meeting, we will be recognizing our long-time (and not-so-long-time-yet!) REALTOR® members. If you have not done so yet, you must register your years of membership with Kirsten -  click here to email her! 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS - Do you have a child heading to college who will be majoring in business? They could be eligible to apply for one of the annual R-BAR scholarships or one of many others available through The Berks County Community Foundation. You must apply through www.bccf.org by April 1. Please see their website for all details and how to apply.


SHOWING TIME TIP: Want to change the way you are notified of showing on your listings (or showings you request)? It is all done in your profile! Check on your notification defaults today!

 

R-BAR Newsletter - Click here 

 

Become our fan on Facebook! Click here! 

EDUCATION  

Classes at R-BAR:

 

March 21st -TREND Classes with Kurt Miller 

 

10am: Jump Start for New Members Knowledge. Tools. Community:

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.

 

1pm: Get That Listing! Capture Sellers With TREND

Are you baffled when your client uses text instead of calling you?  Frustrated when a quick question about a feature in your seller's home turns into a fifteen minute story?  Looking for strategies to better bridge the generation gap between your client and you?  Find the tools for success!

 

April 27 - 10am - Twitter 101 

Want to tweet but don't know where to start? Learn the basics of Twitter in this informative session. BYOL (Bring your own laptop). Limited to 18 people. Register today!

 

Click here to register online for any of the R-BAR Classes!  

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.

 

CRB class at PAR: Brokerage Liability: Develop a Comprehensive Risk Management Plan Click here for details! 

 

Classes at Association of REALTORS® School, Malvern. Click here for listing

PAR JUST LISTED BLOG  

Consider security when selecting online data storage

Mar 04, 2011 Kim Shindle

More Realtors® are beginning to store their computer files "in the cloud" but as they select a host, they need to consider the safety and other issues, according to real estate expert and coach Bernice Ross.

Read more.

PAR hoping for trifecta this session in General Assembly

Mar 07, 2011 Samantha Elliott Krepps

In this podcast, the PA Association of Realtors® (PAR) is fighting for three key Realtor® issues in the state legislature. Sprinklers, Private Transfer Fees (PTFs) and Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs) are issues that affect both consumers and Realtors®. Read more.