Osceola ReVIEW - June 2008 - (Page 3)

President’s Perspective By Hope Andrews The month of June is recognized as “National Homeownership Month” and it is the perfect opportunity to remind our members that we must continue to actively promote the “Now is the Time to Buy” campaign in our community and at-large and educate the consumer about our historically low interest rates, large selection of inventory, and prices that are reachable for investors, first time homebuyers, and basically anyone who is looking to purchase a home. Now, I would like to take this opportunity to give our members a mid-year Association update: • NEW ONLINE “GREEN” OSCEOLA REVIEW MAGAZINE – The Association is pleased to offer our members the opportunity to receive the Osceola ReVIEW magazine as a monthly email attachment. This will help to reduce paper use and help maintain a healthy environment. You can make the choice whether to get the magazine as an email attachment or view it each month on our website as an interactive document! On the homepage, you will be able to flip through the pages and click through any link or URL address. It is also an exciting way to advertise your company! If you would like to get the magazine as an email attachment only, please email our Director of Communications, Gwen Dukes at communications@osceola-realtors. com and she will be more than happy to accommodate your request. • FLAT SCREEN TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CLASSROOM – The Board of Directors approved the purchase of a LCD Flat Screen to enhance the education experience of or new and existing members. Did you know that in the first quarter of the year over 780 members registered for more than 28 June 2008 offerings hosted by the Association? One of our major initiatives in the Designing Future Business Plan was to provide exceptional education on a wide range of topics for the membership. • COMMERCIAL LISTINGS TO GO TO NAR CIE – Osceola will begin sending all commercial listings that are entered into the MFRMLS System to the National Association of REALTORS® new Commercial Information Exchange (CIE), this will allow world wide exposure to these listings. • CYBERHOMES PARTNERS WITH YAHOO - Currently your active listings are being sent to Cyberhomes.com to gain exposure to a large audience in a partnership with Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions and now the listing information will be distributed to Yahoo. The leads generated from the Cyberhomes.com website and Yahoo are directed back to the listing agents/brokers at NO FEE. I encourage all brokers to contact our CEO, David Bennett to find out how they can participate with Cyberhomes at no charge. It’s a service provided to you as a member of the Association. • JOB BANK – Did you know that the Association has a job board on the Association website for brokers and agent to advertise administrative position? This new feature will save you time and money when looking an administrative position for your team or firm and is absolutely free of charge. • UNITED NETWORKS OF AMERICA (UNA) – We now have some relief for your medical expenses and it a program that is at NO COST to our members and their families. The UNA Prescription Drug card is just what the doctor ordered, a saving on prescriptions. That’s right simply go the Osceola website www.osceolarealtors.org and click on the UNA graphic on the right Continued on Page 5. Osceola ReVIEW 3 http://Cyberhomes.com http://Cyberhomes.com http://www.osceolarealtors.org

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