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July 2009 REALTOR® Update 1 View this newsletter in full color with great graphics - online at www.westvolusiarealtor.org Page No . May Membership 4 Changes Top Twenty 7 Producers MLS Stats 8—9 Affiliate Directory 11—13 The REALTOR ® Update July, 2009 A Message From Your President According to the statistics, our market is taking a turn for the better. Sales are up and the in- ventory is coming down. Compared to April: Sales up by 16.6% Average price up by 4.2% Inventory down by about 5%!! The % Diff sell/list is up almost 2%. And, regarding inventory: The number of months’ inventory at 11.68 hasn’t been this low since August of 2006 (11.46). Total inventory of 2,126 hasn’t been this low since April -May of 2006! (April ’06 at 1,975 and May ’06 at 2,160) Of course, we are all looking for the next wave of foreclosures to hit the market, but at least the inventory is coming down first. If you aren’t motivated enough, get out there and take some classes and implement some of the things you learn. Our Education Committee has done such a wonderful job this year. The education classes have been great so far and are just getting better and better. As an example, on June 11 th we had the fabulous Kim Dickey teach a class on the Art of Controlling the Sale. Next up is An- drew Wooten with a class on Identity Theft (by the way—I took this class at a FAR convention and it was well worth the time). We are set up for GRI II for the week of June 22, and in Sep- tember, we are scheduling an ABR class. The line that was started last year is…If you aren’t earning, you should be learning…so let’s get with it!! Our Affiliates are one of our greatest assets and we need to let them know how much we ap- preciate all they do. As you probably already know, the Program Committee is putting on an Affiliate Appreciation night on the 25 th of June. The office is sending out e-mails with the de- tails but as of yet, we are really light on the number of responses. Please remember that in order to be sure there is enough food and drink, we need to know how many of you are com- ing. PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR AFFILIATES. Come and have some fun. I am baking Brownies and there needs to be enough people there to devour all of them!!!! Have a great month, Jean L. Armstrong 2009 President West Volusia Association of Realtors®
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The West Volusia Association of REALTORS July 2009 Newsletter
Transcript of July WVAR Newsletter
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 1
View this newsletter in full color with great
graphics - online at
www.westvolusiarealtor.org
Page No. May Membership 4 Changes Top Twenty 7 Producers MLS Stats 8—9 Affiliate Directory 11—13
The REALTOR® Update
July, 2009
A Message From Your President
According to the statistics, our market is taking a turn for the better. Sales are up and the in-
ventory is coming down. Compared to April:
Sales up by 16.6% Average price up by 4.2% Inventory down by about 5%!! The % Diff sell/list is up almost 2%.
And, regarding inventory:
The number of months’ inventory at 11.68 hasn’t been this low since August of 2006 (11.46).
Total inventory of 2,126 hasn’t been this low since April-May of 2006! (April ’06 at 1,975 and May ’06 at 2,160)
Of course, we are all looking for the next wave of foreclosures to hit the market, but at least
the inventory is coming down first. If you aren’t motivated enough, get out there and take
some classes and implement some of the things you learn.
Our Education Committee has done such a wonderful job this year. The education classes
have been great so far and are just getting better and better. As an example, on June 11th we
had the fabulous Kim Dickey teach a class on the Art of Controlling the Sale. Next up is An-
drew Wooten with a class on Identity Theft (by the way—I took this class at a FAR convention
and it was well worth the time). We are set up for GRI II for the week of June 22, and in Sep-
tember, we are scheduling an ABR class. The line that was started last year is…If you aren’t
earning, you should be learning…so let’s get with it!!
Our Affiliates are one of our greatest assets and we need to let them know how much we ap-
preciate all they do. As you probably already know, the Program Committee is putting on an
Affiliate Appreciation night on the 25th of June. The office is sending out e-mails with the de-
tails but as of yet, we are really light on the number of responses. Please remember that in
order to be sure there is enough food and drink, we need to know how many of you are com-
ing. PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR AFFILIATES. Come and have some fun.
I am baking Brownies and there needs to be enough people there to devour all of them!!!!
Have a great month,
Jean L. Armstrong
2009 President
West Volusia Association of Realtors®
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 2
2009 LEADERSHIP
TEAM President
Jean Armstrong [email protected]
President Elect
Kristi Tyrrell [email protected]
Treasurer
Carol Lawrence [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
Jane Crosby [email protected]
Immediate Past President
Todd Hague [email protected]
2009 DIRECTORS Troy Baumgartner, CCIM [email protected]
Barbara Brennan
Melody Hall [email protected]
Carol Winslow
2009-2010 DIRECTORS
Jennifer Clark [email protected]
Jill Edgington
Mary Mula [email protected]
Liz Van Horn
Association Executive Pam MacConnell
Membership/Education Daniel Gainor
MLS/SUPRA Nancy E. Walker
Bookkeeper Marge Thompson
Administration Sherry Hargrove
Photographer Trey Smith, Approved Realty [email protected]
Pathways to Professionalism Part 1
While the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association establishes objective, enforceable ethical standards governing the professional conduct of REALTORS®, it does not address issues of courtesy or etiquette. Based on input from many sources, the Professional Conduct Working Group of the Professional Standards Committee developed the following list of professional courtesies for use by REALTORS® on a voluntary basis. This list is not all-inclusive, and may be supplemented by local custom and practice.
Respect for the Public
1. Follow the ―Golden Rule‖ – Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
2. Respond promptly to inquiries and requests for information.
3. Schedule appointments and showings as far in advance as possible.
4. Call if you are delayed or must cancel an appointment or showing.
5. If a prospective buyer decides not to view an occupied home, promptly explain the situation to the listing broker or the occupant.
6. Communicate with all parties in a timely fashion.
7. When entering a property, ensure that unexpected situations, such as pets, are handled appropriately.
8. Leave your business card if not prohibited by local rules.
9. Never criticize property in the presence of the occupant.
10. Inform occupants that you are leaving after showings.
11. When showing an occupied home, always ring the doorbell or knock – and announce yourself loudly – before entering. Knock and announce yourself loudly before entering any closed room.
12. Present a professional appearance at all times; dress appropriately and drive a clean car.
13. If occupants are home during showings, ask their permission before using the telephone or bathroom.
14. Encourage the clients of other brokers to direct questions to their agent or representative.
15. Communicate clearly; don’t use jargon or slang that may not be readily understood.
16. Be aware of and respect cultural differences.
17. Show courtesy and respect to everyone.
18. Be aware of – and meet – all deadlines.
19. Promise only what you can deliver – and keep your promises.
20. Identify your REALTOR® and your professional status in contacts with the public.
21. Do not tell people what you think – tell them what you know.
(To be Continued…)
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 3
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 4
WEST VOLUSIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
MEMBERSHIP REPORT May 30, 2009
Membership Totals
Designated REALTORS® 121
Secondary Designated REALTORS®
67 REALTORS
® 517
Secondary REALTORS®
20 Non Member Sales Person 1 Total REALTOR® Members 726 Total Affiliate Members 131
New Affiliates
Healthplans123.com - Michael J. Connolly, III Presi-dent
Defect Detector, LLC – Roy S. Houseworth, Owner
New Members
Lois Freeman with Watson Realty Corp.
David Lindquist with Swann & Associates
Joseph Scarborough with Watson Realty Corp.
New Offices/Designated Realtors
Donald F. Liska, Designated Realtor
New Secondary Offices/Designated
Realtors
HomeSense Realty Corp./Jess McClellan, Secondary Designated Realtor
Transfers
Gwen Maria Atherton to Weichert Realtors - Hallmark Properties
William Brennan to Town and Country Realty
Kelly Ann Delay to Weichert Realtors – Hallmark Prop-erties
Gaylord Jay Downer to Adams Cameron & Company
Leon Edward Kubinski to Cornerstone Residential Marketing Group
Joann Wood to Total Realty Corp.
Reinstatements
Michael Angley with Prudential, The Property Place
Johnny Thompson with HomeSense Realty Corpora-tion
Terminations/Inactive
June Hollingsworth, Premier Properties of Florida
Important Phone Numbers
MLS Technical Support
1-800-686-7451
FAR Legal Hotline
1-407-438-1409
FAR Technology Helpline
1-407-587-1450
Supra Support
1-877-699-6787
Florida Association of
REALTORS®
1-407-438-1400
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 5
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 6
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*Prices Subject to Change
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 7
May Top Twenty Producers
* First Last Amount Firm 1 CHERYL SASSANO $ 1,645,050 Discom Realty Inc
2 TERESA BAILEY $ 1,593,300 RE/MAX Leading Edge Realty
3 JENNIFER CLARK $ 1,357,450 Total Realty Corp
4 LANCE McKINNON $ 1,145,900 RE/MAX Assocs. Inc
5 KATHY APARO-GRIFFIN $ 987,200 Aparo-Griffin Properties Inc
6 SEAN POST $ 787,001 RE/MAX Assocs. Inc
7 MAUREEN KEMP $ 645,500 Bill Mancinik , Realtor
8 JEFFREY BOLZA $ 622,700 Town & Country Realty
9 SHEREE FRAZIER $ 600,000 Century 21 Choice Properties
10 BARBARA BRENNAN $ 583,500 Town & Country Realty
11 HOWARD NIMAN $ 542,700 Family Realty Of Central Fla
12 BONNIE HOFFMANN $ 510,000 Bill Mancinik , Realtor
13 MICHAEL SCOTT $ 500,000 Adam Scott Realty LLC
14 DEDE STROUP $ 490,000 Coldwell Banker RE Network
15 CAROLE ARCARO $ 481,500 Deltona Lakes Realty Inc
16 JESUS GARCIA $ 467,900 Prime Real Estate, Inc.
17 JOHN ADAMS $ 409,000 Adams Cameron & Co. REALTORS
18 DEBORAH ROOD $ 405,000 Aparo-Griffin Properties Inc
19 CAROLYN EVANS $ 401,000 Venture I Properties, Inc.
20 RAY HAGOOD $ 398,900 Florida Homes & Properties LLC
TOTAL: $ 14,573,601
TOP LISTING SALESPERSON: $ 1,632,050 CHERYL SASSANO
Discom Realty Inc
TOP SELLING SALESPERSON: $ 1,293,400 Teresa Bailey
RE/MAX Leading Edge Realty
April Top Twenty Producers Left to right: Melody Hall, Jean Armstrong, Terrie White, Jane Crosby, Karen Christo-pher, Maggie Prevette, Jack Fielding, Chris Hunter, Kathy Aparo-Griffin & Jennifer Clark
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 8
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 9
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 10
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 11
Looking for services and products? Support our affiliate members…call one today!
AC/ Air Conditioning Stevens A/C & Heating James Stevens Ph: 386-775-7900 Total Comfort Heat-AC, Plumbing, Electrical & LP Gas Dan Hucks, [email protected] Skip Smith, [email protected] Michelle Lampro, [email protected] Ph: 386-734-8064/fax 386-673-7856 Accountants/CPA LeFils Company LLC Greg Lefils [email protected] Ph. 386-775-6989/Fax 386-775-0272 Agility Accounting LLC Michael G. Wright, CPA [email protected] Ph. 386-951-4365/Fax 877-2867-2158 Advertising Real Estate Marketplace Mitch Koffsky [email protected] P. O. Box 530966 DeBary, FL 32753 Ph: 407-474-3147 Metro Market Trends, Inc. Al Muller, [email protected] Ph. 850-474-1398/Fax 850-478-6249 Attorney Abeles & Anderson P.A. David Abeles [email protected] April Rosamilia [email protected] Ph. 386-668-8511/Fax 386-668-0100 Builders Volusia Home Builders Association www.volusiahomebuilders.org Sue Darden [email protected] Greg Blose [email protected] Ashley Barrett [email protected] Ph. 386-226-1414/Fax 386-226-9940 Felton Construction Teri Peaden [email protected] Ph. 386-734-4560/Fax 386-736-8550 Gallery Homes of DeLand, Inc. Geri Davis gerid@ Galleryhomesandland.com Robert Fitzsimmons bobfitz@ Galleryhomesofdelacom miked@ galleryhomesofdeland.com Ph. 386-738-7000/Fax 386-738-7002
K B Homes Elle Landry [email protected] Deanetta Luce, [email protected] Joanna Camburn [email protected] Ph. 407-587-3403/Fax: 407-587-2386 Maronda Homes, Inc. of FL Bob Goldfarb, [email protected] Janie Hamilton, [email protected] George Friedman, [email protected] Bill Berryhill, [email protected] Ph. 407 475-9112/Fax 407 475-9115 SC Signature Construction Corp. Mike Connor [email protected] Denise Connor [email protected] Ph. 386 951-4162 Shea Homes @ Victoria Gardens John Norkeliunas [email protected] Vernette Conrad, [email protected] Constance Moore, [email protected] Amber Sweeney, [email protected] Ph. 386-785-2770/386 758-2853 866 342-2168/Fax 386-734-1067 Villa Grande on Saxon Gigi LoGalbo, [email protected] Ashley Wooley, [email protected] Evelyn Holland [email protected] Ph: 386 774-1234/Fax 386 775-4040 Business Resources/Communications Real Source Eve Wallace, [email protected] Karen Brown, [email protected] Kelly Cheatham, [email protected] Ph. 386 299-4299/Fax 386 760-0857 Cleaning Service Carpet/Tile Cleaning/Water Removal Anytime Carpet Care&Restoration Troy Allen, [email protected] Ph. 386 575-3055/Fax 386 574-1700 Liberty Mobile Detailing Ken Bertholf, [email protected] Ph. 386-574-9382 Servpro of West Volusia County Joe Dalton, Jr. President [email protected] Kevin Stack, [email protected]
Servpro of West Volusia County Cont’d Jason Dalton, [email protected] 105 Commerce Way Sanford, FL 32771 Ph. 386 736-780/386 574-0864 Southern Klean-up & Screen Richard Campbell, [email protected] Tammy Campbell, [email protected] Ph. 386-574-7567/fax 386 574-7567 Consultants SQUATTERBUSTER Consulting Ken Van Fleet [email protected] Web: www.squatterbuster.net Ph. 386 804-1174 Cruise/Travel The Cruise Company Judi Clement Cheri Robertson Burdin [email protected] Ph. 386-753-1719/Fax 386-753-1719 Cruise Planners Joel Wilder, MCC [email protected] Ph. 386-7745740/Fax 386-774-5429 RLC Travel Adventures Lillian Andreuzzi, [email protected] Lisa Browning, [email protected] Linda Slezak, RLC711@bellsouth Ph. 386 668-2161/Fax 386 668 2162 Home Improvement John Welch Handyman Services John Welch, Owner [email protected] Ph. 386 774-9821 Hospital/Medical Florida Hospital Fish Memorial Danny DuBosque, Director Patient Financial Services [email protected] Ph.: 386 917-5016/Fax 386 917-5187 Hospitality Hampton Inn DeBary Sharon Hughes [email protected] Ph. 386-668-5758/Fax 306-668-1284 Holiday Inn Express Dena Scroggins [email protected] Ph. 386 917-0004/Fax 386 917-0005 Inspections Defect Detector LLC Roy Houseworth, [email protected] Ph. 407-506-5457/Fax386-668-5743 National Property Inspections William Shaw [email protected] Ph. 386-774-0239
A special thank you to Dena
Scroggins at Holiday Inn Express
for hosting our Affiliate meetings.
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 12
Insurance Greenfield Insurance Group, LLC Teresa Greenfield [email protected] Ph. 386-753-1771/Fax 386-753-1117 HEALTHPLANS123.com Michael J. Connolly, III, President [email protected] Ph.: 800 921-6911/Fax 800 914-8830 Penn Life Insurance R. Anthony Tobie [email protected] Ph.407-688-1040/Fax 407-688-1041 Lane Insurance, Inc. Barney Lane, [email protected] Janet Scott, [email protected] Brandi Simons, [email protected] Ph: 386 734-0800/Fax: 386 738-3221 Mortgage Lending/Finance BankofAmerica Sandra Zombory [email protected] Cyndee Poole [email protected] Esther Duca, [email protected] Donald Mastro [email protected] Ph: 386 944-7073/Fax: 386 944-7092 Countrywide Home Loans Lori Smith [email protected] Ph. 386 274-1028/Fax 866 409-1548 Farm Credit of Central FL Jamie Lucas [email protected] R. Lindsay Harnish, [email protected] Web: www.FarmCreditCFL.com ph. 800-713-7550/Cell 352 988-7783 Fax 407 880-7980 Florida Mortgage Affiliates Billie Jo Simoneau [email protected] Ph. 386-738-9633/Fax 386-738-7481 HSBC Mortgage Corporation Rick Swann [email protected] Melinda Knight [email protected] Denise Infantino [email protected] Ph. 386-775-0493 Mainstreet Community Bank Sandy Barker [email protected] Tara Allen [email protected] Ph. 386-734-5930/Fax 386-734-5022 My Mortgage Company Cindy Scott, [email protected] Michael Scott [email protected] Ph. 386-738-7765/Fax 386- 738-0507
Real Estate Mortgage Prof. Larry Bruner [email protected] Ph. 386 323-7860/Fax 386 672-9461 Riverside National Bank Michelina Bowman [email protected] Bob Rivers [email protected] Ph. 386-736-3115 Suntrust Mortgage Inc. Kim May [email protected] Patricia Kimbrough [email protected] Jose Ortiz [email protected] Stephanie Peel [email protected] Ph. 386 668-4702 Trinity Mortgage David Seilkop [email protected] Vicki Stewart [email protected] Ph. 386 734-0737/Fax 407 377-0510 Trustco Bank Carol Simpson [email protected] Ph. 386 775-1392/Fax 386 775-2651 Wachovia Mortgage Bob Carrigan [email protected] Bill Salvatori [email protected] Kim Thompson, [email protected] Ph. 386 917-0130/Fax 386 775-3438 Pest Control Deltona Exterminating & Lawn Care John Mackrodt [email protected] Ph. 386-532-2662/Fax 386-532-2664 Holder Pest Control Jerry Holder, [email protected] Ph. 386 734-4877/Fax: 386 734-4632 Printing/Publishing Homes & Lands Magazine Alice Lincoln [email protected] Martha Lower [email protected] Ph. 407 332-4900/Fax 407 332-1733 Marketplace Media LLC Bill Keeler [email protected] Kathleen Newell, [email protected] Ph. 386 763-8183/Fax 386 761-7552 The Daytona Beach News Journal Tina Myers, Classified Adv. Manager [email protected]
The Daytona Beach News Journal Cont’d Meagan Zeller [email protected] Lauri Andrews [email protected] Ph.386-252-1511/386-681-2613 Fax386-255-6735 The Real Estate Book Anne DiNapoli [email protected] Rick Smith,Regional Manager [email protected] Ph. 386 506-1972 Schools IFREC Real Estate Schools Robin Schumate [email protected] Ph. 407 644-7277/Fax 407 647-5227 St. Barnabas Paul Garcia [email protected] Ph. 386 734-3005/Fax 386 822-9417 Storage AccuMobile Storage, Inc. Jim Tobin, Manager [email protected] Website: www.AccuMobileStorage.com Ph. 386 943-3663 Surveyors Blackwell & Associates, www.blackwellsurveying.com Jeremiah McLeod [email protected] Robert Evers, [email protected] Ph. 386 734-8050/Fax 386 734-7660 Technology Southern Technology Group T J Rosenthal [email protected] Eve Wallace, [email protected] Brooke Laggner, [email protected] Ph. 386 760-3110/Fax 386 760-3454 Title Insurance Central Florida Title Judi Clement, Manager [email protected] Ph: 407 330-7878/Fax 407 330-7686 Coast Title of Volusia Julie Bertrand [email protected] Ph: 386 851-0909 Esquire Title Services, Inc. Christine White, [email protected] Kathy Lewis, [email protected] Fred Zill, [email protected] Kim Reddy, [email protected] Ph. 386 851-0655/Fax 386-774-1442
Affiliate Member List (Continued)
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 13
Title Insurance Cont’d. First American Title Insurance Sue Tomlin [email protected] Aimme Schwab [email protected] Ph. 386-423-3535/Fax 386-428-3590 Landmark Title Services, LLC Carol Lawrence [email protected] Lynn Dykes [email protected] Ph. 386-456-5110/Fax 386-456-5109
Southern Title LaVonne Volkmann [email protected] Cheryl Rapoano, [email protected] Ph. 386 860-2788 or 386 760-9010 Fax 386 760-0238 Dave Johnson [email protected] Ph. 386 801-0093 Volusia Title Services Don Whalen Missy Capman, [email protected] Kim Whalen-Texter [email protected] Ph. 386 738-0041/Fax 386 738-0378
Westside Title Services Susan Woosley [email protected] Ph. 386 734 4341/Fax 386 734-4269 Virtual Tours Previsite America Angela Marshall [email protected] Ph. 386-561-7107/Fax 386-402-8377 Web Design Your Own Site.com
Affiliate Member List (Continued)
ABR & Core Law Course Scheduled for September
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 14
July 2009 REALTOR® Update 15
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Drawing: August 27, 2009
At the West Volusia Association of REALTORS®
General Membership Meeting
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October 29-November 1, 2009
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