YPN Civil War Tailgating Event Dec. 4!

Young Professionals Network Civil War Tailgating Event


Saturday, December 4 – Corvallis, OR

The Oregon Young Professionals Network (YPN) is officially up and running. Join the Oregon YPN for their tailgating party at the Civil War game on December 4th at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, OR. Mix and mingle with Oregon YPN under their heated tent, where they will be hosting food and beverages. Don’t miss this chance to gather young, career-minded real estate professionals who want to stay on top of the latest tools, resources and networking opportunities while connecting with peers around Oregon.

Visit website for more info: http://oregonypncivilwartailgate.eventbrite.com/

Food Drive Volunteers Wanted - Salem Area

Educational Opportunity: Understanding & Selling Energy Efficient Homes

Local REALTOR® of the Year Awards, 2010

Congratulations to the following exceptional REALTOR® of the Year awardees who have been specially recognized for outstanding contributions to their associations, communities, and the real estate profession in general:

Oregon Association of REALTORS® - Deborah Weaver, Willamette West Real Estate, Corvallis

North Willamette Association of REALTORS® - Walt Wood, Hallmark Properties, Woodburn

Polk County Association of REALTORS® - Christopher Larsen, Windermere Western View Properties, Dallas

Salem Association of REALTORS® - Jennifer Martin, Sperry Van Ness Commercial Advisors, Salem

Santiam Board of REALTORS® - Barb Patton, John L. Scott, Lebanon

Willamette Association of REALTORS® - Stuart Conser, Conser Realty & Associates, Albany

Upcoming Oregon Homeownership Forum - Salem, Corvallis & Portland Areas

Local Oregon Homeownership Forums

McMinnville October 28, 2010
Corvallis November 4, 2010
Salem November 12, 2010
Portland November 15, 2010

• Realtors
• Lenders
• Government Agencies
• Nonprofit Organizations Involved in Housing

Everyone deserves access to homeownership, and focusing on first-time homebuyers is a great source of business for lenders and realtors. Sometimes a slight drop in the monthly house payment is all an individual needs to qualify to purchase their first home.

These forums are a collaboration involving the State of Oregon, Oregon Association of Realtors, USDA Rural Development, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Join other local attendees to:
• Learn about the Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding and how it can help stabilize housing in your community
• Hear an update on the current state of homeownership in your area
• Learn about available down payment assistance programs that can help you qualify first-time homebuyers
• Share your challenges and successes in helping homebuyers become homeowners
• Discover the resources offered by your local housing center and how you can collaborate with them to increase homeownership
• Receive an update on foreclosures in Oregon and how you can assist distressed borrowers

There is no charge for participation in the forums, and they include a breakfast or lunch; however, space is limited and registration is required.

Register today at: http://www.frbsf.org/community/resources/2010/0920/index.html

Questions? Contact Craig Nolte craig.nolte@sf.frb.org (206) 396-2192

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Craig Nolte, Regional Manager
Community Development
Seattle Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
2700 Naches Ave. SW
Renton, WA 98057
PH: (206) 396-2192 or (800) 227-4133 Ext. 50797
FX: (415) 977-4009
Website: http://www.frbsf.org/community/index.html
Email: craig.nolte@sf.frb.org

Statewide Brownfield Forum Meeting - sponsored by NW Environmental Business Council

Mark your calendars


Oregon Brownfields Forum Networking Meeting

Thursday, November 4
10:30 – 12:30
Salem Cinema
1127 Broadway NE, Salem, OR 97301
(corner of Broadway and Market NE)

Join us in Salem for our next meeting – including a walking tour of three redevelopment sites.

The packed agenda will include updates on the State’s brownfield initiatives plus a discussion of Salem’s redevelopment efforts.

1. A report on Oregon’s Shovel Ready Certification Program – Mike Williams, Industrial Lands Specialist with Business Oregon

2. An update on brownfields and the next legislative session – Karen Homolac, Brownfield Specialist with Business Oregon

3. Revitalizing North Downtown Salem – Jill Corcoran, Project Coordinator with the City of Salem; and Marci Beeson, Senior Environmental Chemist with GeoEngineers

4. Walking tour of the adjacent brownfield sites discussed by Jill and Marci

Notes:

- The Brownfields Forum steering committee will be meeting ahead of the gathering at 9:30. All are welcome.

- Coffee and pastries will be on sale at the Salem Cinema location – satisfy your cravings there and give them some support.

- Stay for lunch. There are now five restaurants within the three block area for lunch on your own afterwards. If you are interested in a group lunch for further networking, please contact Jill (jlcorcoran@cityofsalem.net).

- No RSVP required for this meeting

The Brownfields Forum is hosted by NEBC (www.nebc.org). Forum events are open to all interested parties.

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Robert Grott, Executive Director
Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC)
620 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1008, Portland, OR 97204
503-227-6361 or 800-985-6322. Cell 503-984-7144
robert@nebc.org http://www.nebc.org/

Young Professionals Network Kicks Off in the Mid-Willamette Valley

Continuing Ed Opportunity in Albany - 2 Hour Real Estate Summit

SAR Ed Seminar June 23rd: Cash-In on Your Online Connections!

Golf to Remember - Alzheimer's Network Benefit - August 2, 2010

2nd Annual "Cruisin" for United Way, Salem, September 11, 2010

Food Drive at Salem Open House

I will be doing a food drive to benefit Marion Polk Food Share at my Open House this Sunday, June 6th. 800 Valleywood Dr SE/Food Drive

The Open House will be from 2 to 4. There will be cookies!

MLS# 626125

Forwarded by:  Kathy Whittam
Coldwell Banker Mountain West

503-510-9926

CCIM Regional Conference - October

AMAZING conference in October that has a great lineup of speakers and programs, which are geared to ALL Realtors, whether you are in commercial or residential real estate, a CCIM or not.
This is a GREAT deal--$175 for two days of seminar/education/networking….in Portland

Forwarded by:

Jennifer Martin, CCIM

Senior Advisor

A licensed Real Estate Broker in Oregon

Sperry Van Ness

Commercial Advisors, LLC

1665 Liberty Street SE, Suite 200

Salem, OR 97302

Phone 503.588.0400
Fax 503.588.7312

jennifer.martin@svn.com

http://www.svncommercialadvisors.com/

National Council of Exchangors Seminar, June 17th

NCE and Realtor’s Land Institute (RLI) are having their joint marketing session in Albany in June. It is a good opportunity to market a commercial, investment, farm, or unusual property to a wide base of agents from the NW.

Volunteers Needed: A.C.Gilbert’s Discovery Village Garden Tour and Plant Sale

Forwarded by Jim Lewis, SAR

Below please find a request for some volunteers for A.C.Gilbert’s Discovery Village Garden Tour and Plant Sale.


This is a great opportunity to help a worthy cause and at the same time “Smell the Roses”
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We are in need of volunteers for our Garden Tour and Plant Sale. The gardens in the beautiful Historic Court Chemeketa area this year. Volunteers are needed to act as greeters at the gardens and to help at the plant sale. It is fun and the gardens are very inspiring!

Thanks for considering my request.

Garden Tour Shifts:
9:30 to 1:00 Friday, June 4
12:45 to 4:00 Friday, June 4
9:30 to 1:00 Saturday, June 5
12:45 to 4:00 Saturday, June 5

Plant Sale:
12:00 to 5:00 Thursday set-up - June 3
8:00 to 12:30 Friday, June 4
12:00 to 4:00 - Friday, June 4
9:45 to 2:00 Saturday, June 5
1:45 to 6:00 Saturday, June 5

Thanks,

Kim Baldwin, Assistant Director
A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village
116 Marion St., NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-371-3631
Cell: 503-339-5180
Fax: 503-316-3485
http://www.acgilbert.org/

Volunteers Needed - Boys & Girls Club Civil War Auction

Forwarded by Dewey Whitton, Salem Real Estate Group

Looking for people to volunteer to help with the Boys and Girls Club Civil War Auction.
Event is 11/18/10.  There will be 4 meetings to pull it all together with the Kick off meeting for volunteers June 26th.  So we will end our search for volunteers on or about June 20th.

Contact:  Debbie Garvey

503-559-6590

SAR Community Fund Gives $125,000 To Help Salem Children

How far will this go to show that Salem REALTORS give back to our community? With a little help from our friends (that be you all) we collectively can make this happen.

A Raffle for 5 Vacation Packages with Travel

We need your help to keep cost down so more of the money goes to the Children.

Do You Have A Vacation Condo or Timeshare?

Will you donate a week to SARCF for the Raffle?
(A Tax Deduction?)

If not a week, how about a weekend?

The more prizes we offer, the easier it will be to get people to buy tickets as they will have a better chance to win.

The plan is to offer 5 full week trips to Hawaii, Mexico, etc. and then 5 to 10 smaller local week or weekend that do not include travel.

Depending on the prizes, we sell 15,000 tickets for $10 or if we get enough prizes 20,000 tickets. That brings in $150,000 or $200,000.

Do You Have Something To Donate?

Call or email Don Meyer or Mat Genuser

503-999-2381 Don
Donm@equitygroup.com

503-581-8100 Mat
Mat.Genuser@promortgage.net

CRS 111 Course - Short Sales & Foreclosures - July 1st, Salem

CRS 111 course


Short Sales & Foreclosures

8am - 4pm, July 1st at the Scottish Rite Conference Room

4090 Commercial St. SE, Salem OR

Registration begins at 8am, class begins at 8:30am

The course is open to the public and any broker can attend. We are holding the class is taught by a CRS instructor flying in from South Carolina! Sponsored by Prudential Real Estate Professionals.

• To register, contact SalemCRS111@gmail.com


• Lunch will be catered by Cafe K.I.S.

$8 in advance, $10 at the door

• Ticket prices:

$120 until May 30th

$149 starting June 1st

Ninja Class CRS June 7

Posted by Tania Turnell, Remax on May 20, 2010, 9:00 am

Mark your calendars! June 7th. This is a fabulous class that will shove your motivation level up a notch. Be there at Rudy's Golf Course and Restaurant, upstairs. Call Tania at 503-510-1974.

 June 7th, 2010

Rudy’s at the Salem golf club, Salem

Instructed by:
Walt Frey, CRS,

Presented by
Oregon Chapter, Council of Residential Specialists

Ninja Selling


Walt Frey was a Senior Instructor for the Council of Residential Specialists and has conducted the certified Residential Specialist (CRS) courses nationwide for 22 years. He has taught in all 50 states, been a featured speaker at several NAR conventions and has conducted courses in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico City, Kuala Lumpur, The Bahamas, The Dominican Republic and the US
Virgin Islands. He was the year 2002 President of the Council of Residential Specialists.

He was a Master Facilitator for The Pacific Institute, an international self-development organization based in Seattle and in 1994 was honored by its founder as the International Real Estate Facilitator of the Year.

*CRS Instructors are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Ninja Selling© is a powerful one day seminar which is modeled after the methods and philosophy of one of the most successful real estate companies in the country. Using unique processes, systems, and dialogs that they have developed, The Group, Co. Inc., of Northern Colorado with 245 partners, averages 44+ transactions per year per agent, without “cold-calling”, working with strangers, expired’s or For Sale By Owners, and they help each other become wealthy.

In this seminar, participants learn the specifics on:

• Staying focused
• Achieving unlimited success while working an average o 30 hours per week
• Creating customers for life
• Getting referrals without asking for them
• Conducting a 20 step “Pre-Listing” interview
• Making powerful presentations and listing 40+ homes a year that sell
• Learn how today’s buyers want to be treated based on extensive national survey
• Running your business as a business
• Creating personal wealth and a retirement plan

Jane Robertson

Oregon Chapter CRS Administrator
oregoncrs@oregoncrs.org
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1145
Portland, OR 97232

Please visit our website at http://www.oregoncrs.org/

Diaper Drive for Family Tree Relief Nursery

Diaper Drive for Family Tree Relief Nursery
Posted by Lynne Carroll-Iverson on May 18, 2010, 11:56 am

Wines Realty as a part of our community involvement program,
is sponsoring a diaper drive for the

Family Tree Relief Nursery

The Family Tree Relief Nursery is a community based child abuse prevention program, providing early intervention services at no cost to high-risk Linn & Benton County families with children under the age of six.

Relief Nurseries work to strengthen the family unit as the best way to promote the physical, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual development of children.
Experience shows that most parents, given the appropriate knowledge and resources, will freely provide the nurturing love and care their children need.
Wines Realty is asking you to join us in our effort to provide a necessary element of caring for young children, thus relieving some of the financial burden the Family Tree Relief Nursery incurs providing this valuable service to our community.

Simply drop off a package or packages of diapers at the Wines Office

Wines Realty
110 3rd Av SE
Albany Oregon.

Wines Realty will package and deliver the diapers to Family Tree Relief Nursery


For more information please contact us at
541-967-9483 or winesrealty@peak.org

Thank You
Wines Realty Agents and Staff