CBWS is launching their “WE KNOW” campaign. We know there are many first time buyers looking for a new home, we know they have questions about the $8,000.00 tax credit, we know you can help them. Now is the time to buy and the focus is on the first time home buyers especially females 25-34, the $8,000 tax credit deadline and placing relevant information where the first time buyers are looking. 78% of potential first time homebuyers say that NOW is a good time to buy, 85% say they consider current home prices affordable, 56% of potential first time homebuyers are considering purchasing a foreclosed or short sale home, 63% are open to purchasing either a “fixer upper” or “as is” home, 59% of potential buyers rated their understanding of the process as only fair or poor. 10,000 copies of the first time home buyers guide will be mailed to renters with household income of $50,000+ in Cincinnati and N. Ky. They are take advantage of the open house super weekend Sept. 13 with a full page color ad displaying your open houses for Sept 13. Deadline for getting your open house in this ad is Thurs. Sept. 3 at 10AM with Claire. There will be radio spots on 6 different radio stations, press releases and eCards that you can send to your database each week for the next three weeks. You should have received an e-mail from Randy Wax with the eCards and instructions on how to send them.
NAR is launching the new “Short sales & foreclosure resource certification” (SFR) designation. Nearly 1/3 of all existing homes sold recently were either short sales or foreclosures. To earn the certification, you must complete a one day education program either in person or online as well as 3 one house Webinars. For more info visit www.realtorSFR.org.
According to NAR IRS is scrutinizes mortgage deductions more closely.
NAR also released the 10 best cities to find a job and Columbus, Ohio came in at #3.
Effective on September 15 Showing Desk will be releasing their new version of Showing Desk. It has feedback improvements including but not limited to a new feedback scheduling module and improved search & management interface, manage key reservations for appointments from within showing Desk web edition, automatically notify all previous showing agents of price adjustments, a new look and feel to many showing desk web edition reports including graphs.
We want to congratulation Evelyn, Tasha, Glen & Cindy for their excellent Service Satisfaction Surveys.
Happy birthdays to our September birthday people – Fay Dapper, Sharon Bennett, Scott McGrath, Debbie Lauck, Joyce Levine, Victor Paruta and Kathy Overstreet.
Please be careful of the sites you going on your computer. There are several viruses out there right now and many people in here have gotten one the past week. Get a couple of good virus protection programs installed on your computer, there are some free ones out there. Doc can help you with that.
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