REALTOR® WEEKLY UPDATE
Weekly Update on PGPCNPREALTORS.com
September 25, 2008
Checking this site on a weekly basis will keep you “in the know” on issues facing our community and membership. This page will also serve as an opportunity to explore the rest of the
pgpcnprealtors.com website and discover what
your association is doing to support and enhance
your business.
Last Week’s Winners!!
Missy Becker - $25 Gift Certificate - Bin 82
Please contact Kevin Graham at West Coast Agencies or stop by their office to pick up your prize! See below for this weeks special offer compliments of Shelly Faria at Bank of America.
Business Sponsor: Shelley Faria Bank of America 941-347-6522
Thank you to
Shelley Faria of
Bank of America, our business sponsor for this second edition. During Shelley’s 11 years of experience in the mortgage industry, she has shared her expertise to personally assist numerous home financing dreams. Shelley offers a wide range of mortgage choices, competitive rates and flexible terms and conditions, as well as online tools, to find the mortgage solution that best fits your needs. She contributes her time to the community by supporting: Habitat for Humanity and ACORN and is proud to be a regular business sponsor with the local Association of Realtors®. Please click
HERE to E-mail and be entered in a drawing for the following prize, compliments of Shelley Faria:
From the President’s Desk
Bill Dryburgh, President
To my fellow Realtors®,
When you read this I will be at the FAR conference in Orlando. I will have missed the Business Partner after hours mixer, I hate to do that, I hope you will do your best to make the after hour events that our business partners provide for us. It is a great way for us to unwind and get to know each other and I don't know about you, but I need a good laugh every now and then!
The signs point to a great 2009, I hope and pray that everything they are telling us is correct and we can put all of this behind us...I know many of us are hurting and when you hurt we all hurt. I see a light at the end of the tunnel ...we are down 1500 homes in our listings which tells me things are changing...It has to be for the better...will keep you posted. Hope you enjoy your new web site!
Education Corner
It’s still not too late to sign up for GRI! Call 800-669-4327 or click
here to download a registration form. Work toward a Realtor® designation and get your 14 Hour CE OR 45 Hour sales post-licensing credit.
Unlock the power of Microsoft Office. Classes on Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher are taught by our very own Microsoft certified instructor Mary Gitzen. Visit the
Education Calendar for details.
Making the most of your Mid-Florida Membership? Sign up for additional training and unlock the tools to help you succeed! See the list of FREE Mid-Florida
educational opportunities.
Microsoft Excel – Tamina Aratari; Nancy Bowman; Dawn Cash; Pat Karroll; Larraine Kenney; Dee MacIver; Francis Pagurko; Phillis Pritchard; Elaine Vogel; Phil Wilson; Richard Wilson; Sharon Wilson.
Microsoft Outlook – Dee Barrett; Ruthanne Blackmon; John Bockin; Nancy Bowman; Yvon Gedeon; Judith Harris; Vibha Kumar; Anne Kyer; Lori Ann Mertens; Lois Snyder; Carol St. Germain; Pat Stevens; Richard Wilson.
Business Partners
Do you know of a business who could benefit from a partnership with our association? Business Partners have the opportunity to create a link between their service and our Realtor® members. Our local businesses members are the part of the extended Realtor® family, if you know of a business who would like to join our family, please have them contact
David Logan for further details.
Where in the World is……
The following members can now be found at:
Dino Konstans Sun Realty
Billie Mason Re/Max Alliance
Larry and Robyn Sigurdson Coldwell Banker Residential
Al Piecuch Exceptional Properties
Brian and Sandra Morris Century 21 Almar
Rex and Angie Sawdy Century 21 Aztec
Susan Cleverly Allison James
Upcoming Events
Jazz & Blues Party at Visani – October 14th 5pm $10 Donation to benefit RPAC (1st Drink Free)
Drawings, Raffle & Giveaways
Music by Al Holland of the Platters
It’s a Graveyard Bash!!! Halloween Party to benefit the Senior Scholarship Fund
Saturday,October 25th 6:30pm – 10:00pm – PGPCNP Association Auditorium
Tickets $15/person $25/couple are available to the Association Office
Lite Fare…Cash Bar…Dancing
Register TODAY for the 2008 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida! Nov 7-10th
A unique opportunity to take advantage of the NATIONAL CONFERENCE held in Orlando
Special guests: Lance Armstrong, Lionel Richie, Kool & The Gang, and Joe Theismann.
Make new friends as you meet 25,000 real estate professionals and their guests.
Expo-Only option is just $25 and features:
Unlimited opportunities to shop, compare, and save on the best tools on the market
More than 600 exhibitors and the opportunity to talk directly with product experts
Second home and resort properties around the world from nearly 100 exhibitors
Win $1,000 in daily drawings or a new Cadillac CTS!
Women’s Council of Realtors®
Meetings 1st Wednesday of each month 11:30am
Next meeting Wednesday October, 1
st 11:30am – Bring a Brown Bag Lunch – Drinks provided by WCR. A guest panel of appraisers will discuss market trends and methods to develop more accurate CMA’s. Guests Welcome, please RSVP to
Sharon Neuhofer to take advantage of this opportunity. Stay after the meeting for a detailed appraisal workshop by professional appraiser Michael Seward.
Member Orientation and Membership Mixer – Monday Sept 29
th 5:30pm – Punta Gorda Realty. Please contact
Sharon Neuhofer with any questions.
Bowling with WCR – November 1
st 6pm – 8pm Treasure Lanes. Click
HERE for more information and sponsorship opportunities. Contact
Rose or
Odette for additional information.
Don’t miss the Caravan.
A Caravan is a great opportunity to showcase your listing, network with fellow Realtors®, get pricing opinions, and have a good time. No listing to show…just come along for the ride!
Punta Gorda Caravan – 1st Thursday every month – 8:15am – Home Choice Real Estate - 6101 Duncan Rd. To have your listing included contact
Mike no later than noon on the Tuesday prior to the caravan.
Port Charlotte Caravan – 3rd Thursday every month – 8:15am - PGPCNP Association Office
**Please note that due to upcoming events and holidays, this caravan will be meeting the 2nd Thursday until 2009** E-mail
Karen Martin two days prior to the caravan date to have your listing included. Listings can also be faxed to Karen at 941-743-9023.
Legislative Update
Visit FAR’s Legislative Center to stay up-to-date on political issues which impact your business.
From the Capitol steps to yours: FAR reports from Tallahassee daily during the legislative session and throughout the year. If the issues relate to real estate, you'll hear about it here.
√ Register to Vote!!! Click here to download a voter registration form.
The deadline to register for the November general election is OCTOBER 6th, 2008.
My Benefits
Are you making the most of your FAR/NAR membership benefits? Click below for more details.
Real Estate Trivia
This Weeks’s Question
Question: What is the most common street name in the US?
Answer: See next week’s edition of PG-PC-NP Weekly Update!
Last Week’s Question
Question: What famous American sign was originally erected as a real estate ad?
Answer: The HOLLYWOOD sign
According to
Wikipedia the Hollywood Sign is a famous landmark
in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, California, spelling out the name of the area in 50 feet (15 m)[1] high white letters. The sign originally read "HOLLYWOODLAND", and its purpose was to advertise a new housing development in the hills above the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. H.J. Whitley had already used a sign to advertise his development Whitley Heights, which was located between Highland Avenue and Vine Avenue. He suggested to his friend Harry Chandler, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, that the land syndicate in which he was involved make a similar sign to advertise their land. Real estate developers Woodruff and Shoults called their development "Hollywoodland" and advertised it as a "superb environment without excessive cost on the Hollywood side of the hills." (A movie named Hollywoodland was made in 2006.)They contracted the Crescent Sign Company to erect thirteen letters on the hillside, each facing south. The sign company owner, Thomas Fisk Goff (1890–1984) designed the sign. Each letter of the sign was 30 ft (9 m) wide and 50 ft (15 m) high, and was studded with some 4000 light bulbs. The sign was officially dedicated on July 13, 1923. It was not intended to be permanent. Some sources say its expected life was to be about a year and a half, but after the rise of the American cinema in Los Angeles it became an internationally recognized symbol, and was left there.