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Safety Alert For REALTORS and Offices
The Suburban West REALTORS Association has received a number
of calls recently from concerned member offices indicating that an
individual is holding him or herself out to be a REALTOR with said
office and attempting to set up showings with other offices.
Fortunately, the offices who have received the showing requests are
contacting the office to verify the individual is a licensed agent
with that office and once finding out not setting up the
appointment. If the offices had not performed this check, a
significant safety risk for the REALTOR attending that showing and
the seller would have emerged.
To minimize the risks for members and sellers, we want to
provide you a couple of tips on how to handle a future situation
like this:
1) Contact the Police—While an isolated incident may
not be followed up on, if a reported pattern is established, then
the police will take action and assist in building a case against an
individual;
2) Always Verify Status With The Other Office— It is a
sound practice to always verify an individuals status with an office
prior to setting up showings.
The safety of REALTORS and clients should be paramount to any
transactions that agents are involved in. If you have any questions
about these situations or about the tips provided, please contact
the Association at 610-560-4800.
Calling All Appraisers
The Suburban West REALTORS Association is in the process of
identifying members who also are certified real estate appraisers
and assessors. A list of these individuals will be posted on the
website and also available in future updates of the membership
roster. If you fit into this category and are interested in being
listed as such, please contact Steve Farace at sfarace@suburbanwestrealtors.com
or call 610- 560-4800.
Also note that the Association of REALTORS School will be
conducting numerous courses in 2007 for PA Appraisal license
renewal. For more information on the topics and dates, please click
here.
REALTOR Happy Hour Coming to Springfield
The Suburban West REALTORS Association is pleased to announce
the next Happy Hour for members of the Association. All members are
invited to attend our Happy Hour on Wednesday, July 12 from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m. at Tavolas
Restaurant at the Springfield Country Club. Like previous
events, it will feature drink specials, complimentary appetizers and
great prize giveaways courtesy of the Affiliate Member Forum. Most
importantly, the Happy Hour is a great chance to network with
colleagues. Click
here for a printable flyer about the event.
The Suburban West REALTORS Association would like to thank
the following companies and individuals for their generous donation
of prizes for the Happy Hour:
- Nicolas Building Inspection Services (Habib Nicolas)
- Helpful Home Inspectors (Alan Fastman)
- Wells Fargo (Michael Rodgers)
- US Inspect (Tom Braune)
- PA Certified Home Inspections (Steve Lybrand)
- Housemaster Inspection (Joe Hagarty)
Commercial/Industrial Marketing Exchange Meeting on Friday,
July 14
C/I Marketing Exchange will next convene at the Association’s
office in Malvern from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Friday, July 14. This
month’s meeting will feature a presentation on "SBA Commercial
Lending Products” by Dave Dickson of the Small Business
Administration. And, as always, it will also feature an opportunity
to network with upwards of 30 other members and discuss any “haves”
and “wants” of your clients.
Please contact Steve Farace at sfarace@suburbanwestrealtors.com
or call at 610- 560-4800 if you have any questions or would like to
be added to the C/I Marketing Exchange email list.
Montgomery County Begins e-Filing at Deeds Office
The Montgomery County recorder of deeds office has begun
using an e-filing system for deeds, joining Chester, Philadelphia,
and Lancaster in counties offering the service. eRecording is the
process of electronically recording documents by submitting,
receiving and processing documents for recording through the
Internet. Recorder of Deeds, Nancy Becker, says her office rejects
about 25 percent, close to 69,000, documents a year because of
errors. Officials hope that the new system will help minimize the
time it takes to correct errors. Additionally, documents can be
filed any time of day and any day of the week. Overall, the system
will serve to save time and money by expediting the process of
recording documents for property buyers. (Source: Times Herald;
07/01/2006)
Memorial Notice
The Association is saddened to notify the membership of the
passing of Nancy Darrah Rhodes on June 29. Nancy was a
longtime REALTOR member with John C. Finigan and active in real
estate for over 30 years. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
in her memory can be made to the University of Pennsylvania Abramson
Cancer Center, 14 Penn Towers, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA
19104.
Reminders
REPA Course on July 25 and 26--Have you considered a
REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT? Whether you have someone you
would like to train as an assistant or you are considering training
to be one yourself, you will want to take advantage of this
opportunity. The Association of REALTORS School is proud to host
REBAC's Real Estate Professional Assistant certificate course on
July 25 and 26. This two-day certificate program is ideal for all
real estate support personnel including assistants, office
administrators, secretaries and receptionists. It can also benefit
anyone needing a refresher in the basics of the real estate
business.
The cost for the two-day course is $249 and it includes lunch
both days and is eligible towards 7 elective hour towards 2006-2008
PA Real Estate license renewal. To register, click
here or call 610- 560-4900. Questions about the course can be
directed to Gail Parke at gparke@suburbanwestrealtors.com.
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