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REMINDER: ALL FLYERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WEEKLY
BROKER FAX
Awards of Excellence
Breakfast—February
13
 The annual Awards of Excellence
Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, February 13, at 9 a.m. at
the Stowaway Grand Hotel, 2100 Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City,
MD. Please be sure to return your reservation flyer or
register
online if you plan on attending. It is FREE
for those receiving an award certificate, but you must
pre-register!
Help A Family Recover From
Disaster
Recently a
Showell family lost two children and their home. The Community
Service Committee will be collecting monetary donations, to
help pay for funeral expenses, the surviving children, housing
and other financial needs. Gifts of local gift certificates
for food or clothing are also welcome, along with toiletries
and children’s toys. Checks are to be payable to the: DUPONT
CHILDREN’S FUND. All items may be dropped off at the Manklin
Creek Coldwell Banker Office, 11001 Manklin Creek Meadows,
Berlin, MD 21811. We will be faxing a flyer to all offices in
the immediate area.
2007 Resort Symposium Registration Now
Open
Space is limited
for this 2 1/2 day networking and education symposium at the
Vail Cascade Resort in Vail, CO on June 24-26. Read
more>>>
Feeling
Blue About the Winter Market?
 Then take advantage of this
great opportunity presented by the Women’s Council of
REALTORS®:
Ellen Boyle from Ellen Boyle Seminars will be
presenting "Work Smarter, Not Harder, Make $$$$, Have
Fun" to get us motivated in our business. To find out
more about Ellen, click
here.
- February 21, 2007
9
a.m.
Holiday Inn Conference Center
67th Street in Ocean City,
MD
Breakfast will be served. Please RSVP
to Sareana Engelgau at
sareana@beachlender.comsareana@beachlender.com
or 410.208.9990. COST:
$15 for WCR members; $25 for
non-members.
Beware of
Fraudulent Check Scam
An agent in
our area recently received a fraudulent check from a customer
putting down a deposit on a rental unit. The FDIC has a
special alert for this scam, which uses false checks from the
Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio. To view the FDIC alert
and the specifics of this case, click
here. Remember, if you receive a fraudulent check, make
sure to report it.
Color 2007
Red, Blue, But Not White
The
votes are in. New reds, blues, browns and blends top the list
of sustainable colors best suited for an era of global warming
and environmental concern. Read
more>>>
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MAR Legislative Day Recap
Eleven members of
the CAR Government Affairs Committee traveled to
Annapolis for Legislative Day. Meetings were held with
Delegates Rudy Cane, Norm Conway, Addie Eckardt, Page
Elmore, Jeannie Haddaway, Jim Mathias, Senators Richard
Colburn and Lowell Stoltzfus to discuss state and local
issues that are of concern to the Eastern Shore real
estate business. Issues discussed were: Workforce
affordable housing, state requirements for local
comprehensive plans, sales tax, taxes on professional
services, eminent domain, ground rents, and insurance
coverage availability for coastal areas.
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What Is Your Time
Worth?
Are you maximizing
your potential and using your time efficiently? figuring out
how much you earn per hour of work will help you evaluate how
you spend your time and what you should hire someone else to
do. Click
here to read more.
When
Location Is a Problem, Accentuate the
Positive
When a home has
an incurable defect due to location (i.e. proximity to
railroad tracks, power lines, or busy highways) it often
causes worries to the seller. But for some buyers, aspects of
a property which may scare others away can turn into a
positive draw, especially when the lower prices of these homes
are taken into consideration. Click
here to read an article about buyers who find a perfect
fit despite the location.
This Month
Is...
- Black History Month
- American Heart Month
- Library Lovers Month
- Groundhog Day (today)
- Mardi Gras Day (February 20)
- Valentine’s Day (February 14)
- Presidents’ Day (February 19)
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