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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.
Time is Running Out for Supra Conversion
 Tomorrow (Friday, February 15) will be the last day that
members will be able to convert their keypads and electronic
lockboxes to the new Supra system at the Springfield Country Club.
If you have not already attended one of the other conversion dates,
members are strongly encouraged to attend on Friday.
To view the times for the conversion at the Springfield
Country Club in Springfield, please click
here. Members may come to conversion from 9:00 a.m.- 11:30
a.m., and again from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Friday, February
15.
Also, the Association is making available an online
presentation that discusses the new products and highlights their
features. Please click
here for instructions on how to download the WebEx player
and to view the presentation.
Association Office Open on President's Day
 The Suburban West REALTORS Association will be open on
Monday, February 18 (President's Day) to further accommodate the
Supra Conversion. The office will be open during its regular
business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Realtor Lawyer Seminar in Delaware County
 The Real Estate Practices committee of the Delaware County
Bar Association will be hosting a seminar at the Little
Inn, Media, PA on February 29, 2008 (Friday) - "Risk
Management in Premises Liability - Design, Construction and
Maintenance". Speaker: Johann Szautner, P.E., Cowan
Associates
This is a breakfast meeting. All attendees will be expected
to pay $14.00 whether or not breakfast is ordered. Delaware County
Bar Members will be charged an additional fee for CLE credit. Please
ask when you register for the amount due. All fees are due and
payable at the door. There are no real estate CE credits available
for these seminars. Breakfast will be served at 8:15 a.m. and the
seminars and workshop sessions will commence promptly at 8:45 a.m.
Please contact Vincent B. Mancini, Esquire, Chairman, at (610)
566-8064 for reservations and to indicate your attendance. The
Little Inn has adopted a policy of requiring an accurate count of
anticipated attendance.
Standard Forms Forum to Address the Agreement of Sale
 Suburban West REALTORS Association is pleased to bring you
the next in an ongoing series of Standard Forms Forums on Thursday,
April 10 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. It is time once again to
consider revisions to the Standard Agreement for the Sale of Real
Estate. The Agreement of Sale (A/S-R) was last revised effective
September 2005. After two years of use, REALTORS have had time to
formulate their own opinions on the value of the form.
At the April 10th Standard Forms Forum, you are invited to
present your constructive comments - good, bad or indifferent -
about the Agreement of Sale (A/S-R). Representatives of the PAR
Standard Forms Committees will be present at the forum to take your
feedback and discussion back to PAR. This event is FREE but
reservations are required as lunch will be provided. To register,
click
here, log on and click on the events calendar.
SRA Update: We win! Onerous MLS language stripped out of Open
Records Legislation
On Tuesday the PA State Senate unanimously approved Open
Records Legislation (SB 1) that struck the language which would have
prohibited TREND MLS from purchasing and repackaging county
assessment and housing characteristic data. Your collective
"REALTOR" voice was heard on this critical issue! This victory is a
true example of the power of grassroots politics, as a record number
of our members sent letters and e-mails to their elected
representatives.
According to the Suburban REALTORS Alliance (SRA), Suburban
West members sent an average of 60+ e- mails and letters to 20 PA
House members from Delaware and Chester County. In total, members of
the four-county SRA sent 2,354 letters and e-mails, approximately 44
percent of the communications received by House members
statewide!
Please be sure to thank your State Representatives and
Senators for understanding our concern regarding this issue and
unanimously taking action to fix it. Thank you for your support of
this important initiative!
Memorial Notice
The Association is saddened to inform the membership of the
passing of the wife of one of it's members. Helen B. Meakim, wife of
longtime REALTOR Edward Meakim of Prudential Fox & Roach in West
Chester, passed away on February 11. Friends are invited to her
viewing on Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday
at 8:30 a.m. at the Donohue Funeral Home, 1627 West Chester Pike,
Westtown- West Chester. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at SS. Simon &
Jude Church, 8 Cavanagh Ct., West Chester. Interment will be at St.
Agnes Cemetary. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
in her name to SS. Simon and Jude Church.
Employment Notice
A REALTOR in Media is seeking a reliable, self motivated, and
highly organized individual for a Personal Assistant position. The
candidate must possess strong customer relations skills and
experience in working with computers, including the Microsoft Office
suite. Responsibilities include office management, scheduling, order
management, handling phone calls, invoicing, and customer relations.
Some Real Estate experience is a plus. This position is part time
for approximately 25-30 hours a week. E-mail resume to carol@thecarolynsabatelliteam.com.
Safety Tip A
year-long series of brief recommendations to promote REALTOR safety
in the office and out in the field.
Install good locks on your home. Your home should have
deadbolts with full one-inch bolts on all entry doors in addition to
existing locksets. Any door with glass panels within three feet of
the lock should have a double cylinder deadbolt, which requires a
key on both sides.
Upcoming Events at the Association:
- February 18-Association office will be open
- February 19- Legal
& Legislative Trends, Malvern, PA
- February 19- Fundamentals
of Commercial Real Estate, Malvern, PA
- February 25- Insurance
and Consumer Protection, Malvern, PA
- February 27 & 28- Seniors
Real Estate Specialist Course (SRES), Malvern, PA
- February 29- Delaware
County REALTOR Lawyer Meeting at the Little Inn, Media, PA
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