Weekly News Service
Providing the Latest Association and Local Real Estate
Information
The Weekly News
Service is an exclusive benefit available to members of the Suburban
West REALTORS Association. Featuring both Association news and local
real estate industry information, the Weekly News is a service meant
to benefit all members of the organization.
Office Closed Tomorrow (April 14)
The Suburban West REALTORS Association will be closed
tomorrow, April 14. If you require any business with the
Association, please contact the staff by 5 p.m. today. The office
will reopen on Monday, April 17 at 8 a.m. Please remember to visit
the Association's
website for additional information on Association products and
services.
RPAC Volunteers Sought
The REALTORS Political Action Committee (RPAC) is seeking
member volunteers to assist with their 2006 fundraising efforts.
Interested members are asked to respond to Vinnie Pagnini by calling
610-560-4800 or email vpagnini@suburbanwestrealtors.com.
Volunteers will then be asked to attend a planning meeting at the
Association's office on April 24.
RPAC is charged with contributing money to candidates whose
agenda and interests correlate with REALTOR interests. As such,
member volunteers are asked take part in planning our fundraising
efforts for 2006 and to participate in our RPAC telethon on June
16.
2006 is an important election year with many hotly contested
races. And with the real estate industry under attack more then
ever, our strong support of candidates who reflect our interests is
crucial. For more information on RPAC, please click
here.
Health Insurance Forum on June 6
The Suburban West REALTORS Association, in conjunction with
USI Colburn, is pleased to host a Health Insurance Forum on June 6.
This FREE program begins at 9 a.m. and will feature an
informative presentation by USI Colburn. Additionally, time will be
allotted for questions from attendees on health insurance issues and
the status of recent legislative efforts by the National Association
of REALTORS. Attendees will also be able to consult one-on-one with
USI Colburn staff regarding specific health care needs.
To register, please click
here. Once logged in, please access the Event Calendar. You can
also register by contacting Steve Farace at 610-560-4800.
REALTORS Legislative Alliance Names New Chief Staff
Executive
The Suburban West REALTORS Association would like to announce
the hiring of Jamie Ridge as the new Chief Staff Executive of the
REALTORS Legislative Alliance (RLA). Jamie replaces Mike McGee, who
departed the organization at the end of March to become Executive
Vice President of the Homebuilders Association of Chester and
Delaware Counties.
Jamie comes to the RLA with a strong background in
public/government relations as he was the former Director of Public
Affairs for Fannie Mae. Prior to that post, he was the Director of
Communications for the Concord Coalition in Washington, DC.
For more information on the RLA, please visit their website
at www.rladirect.com
or call 610-981-9000. Please join us in welcoming Jamie to his new
position.
Katrina Relief Effort – Household Goods Collection
The Exton Region Chamber of Commerce is organizing a
household goods collection to directly benefit the people of Pass
Christian, Mississippi who were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. A
household goods collection will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2006
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sunday, April 30th, from 12 p.m. to 4
p.m. The collection site is located in the Exton SAM’S CLUB parking
lot (off of Commerce Drive and Indian Run Rd., near Rts. 100 &
30). Trucks loaded in Exton will be delivered directly to Pass
Christian.
Kindly contribute “gently-used” or new household items
(furniture, linens, appliances, rugs, kitchen items, etc.) and
cleaning supplies and bring them to our collection site. Items too
large for individual transport can be arranged to be picked up by
calling 610-646-8652 (and asking for Sarah Stewart). For more
information, kindly contact Marc Turner at One Pointe Advantage,
610-458-3212, ext. 103.
Employment Notice
Appraisal company covering the 8 county Philadelphia area
seeks individual to be the lead customer service/admin in the
office. Job entails supporting customers, appraisers, REALTORS and
homeowners on phone and email through the entire appraisal process
including follow up. Must be reliable with ability to multitask and
retain information; good computer, phone, communication and
diplomatic skills needed. A Real Estate background would be helpful.
Benefits include 80% individual health insurance and 401K plan.
Salary dependent upon experience. Email resume to ljeffers@reapejeffers.com;
no phone calls please.
Reminders
Free TREND Workshops on April 17--Sign up today for
the latest TREND classes being offered at the Suburban West REALTORS
Association office in Malvern. To sign up, please call 610-560- 4800
or email vpagnini@suburbanwestrealtors.com.
The following free classes are being offered:
Top 10 Tips (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)--Discover the top 10
tips that will maximize your efficiency with TREND. Learn timesaving
functions like how to set your personal defaults, create flyers, use
the address book and search in Realty Records. Instructors will also
teach you how to download, format and print mailing labels from
Realty Records.
Intro To Realty Records (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)-- Realty
Records is a Public Records system developed by TREND. This
introductory course will teach you about new functionality that
links the tax record and the MLS listing. Our instructors will show
you how to use Realty Records to perform various searches including
searching by owner’s name and street address. We will also include
how to build reports and export labels.
Employment Notice--Professional, upbeat Main Line real
estate firm is seeking a part time responsible and energetic
Receptionist. Duties including phones and general office work, a
real estate background would be helpful but not necessary.Must have
knowledge of Outlook, MS Word and Excel. A desire to learn and
self-motivation are also keys to success in this position. A team
player with a positive attitude is a must! Please fax your resume to
610.971.0252 attention: Nancy.
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