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March Dates to Remember

From the President

Celebrating all May has to offer
By John Wood, RRAR 2009 President

May is always a month full of celebrations.

Congratulations to all of you who have family graduating. May brings with it a sense of adventure and fear for each class of young people graduating into the real world. Since the job market isn’t ideal now, new graduates will get their first lesson in how to survive – so don’t let them move back home! (You can thank me later.)

May is also the time to celebrate our mothers! While some of us can only celebrate the memories of Mom, we need to thank them any way we can. No one supports us the way our Moms do. When we were kids, it didn’t matter whether we were right or wrong, our Moms were there to support us – at least until we got home!

For our members who are Moms, how in the world do you do it all? Just taking care of a family requires an overwhelming effort few men would ever succeed in, much less also being successful REALTORS®! So, for you Moms out there, enjoy your day and remind your family they don’t have to wait another year to say THANK YOU, MOM!

In the middle of May, a team of your RRAR leaders head to Washington , D.C. to meet with our senators and representatives to send a message: We must protect the property rights of landowners. We will also remind our legislature that we – the little guys – need help to survive this economy. And as always, small business health benefits and fair tax policies will be part of our agenda. We’ll also use this time in Washington to meet with other REALTOR® leaders from across the nation to pick up new ideas for improving our service to you.

If you have a topic you would like us to take to “the Hill,” please send me an e-mail and we’ll do our best to let everyone be heard. We’re here to represent you!

Meanwhile, I hope your year is showing continued signs of improvement. The closing numbers for January and February weren’t pretty, but the increased number of pending contracts has started to show signs that lower interest rates and other factors are bringing more buyers into the market. Don’t forget that even when you’re busy, still prospect for that next client. We’ll all survive this market if we’re smart and stay positive!

Also, don’t forget to honor the men and women who have died serving our country. Memorial Day seems to have lost its meaning with many Americans and only serves as their official start to the beach season. Don’t let that be your attitude. Take time this Memorial Day to say a prayer in memory of our fallen soldiers. Without these brave men and women, we wouldn’t have the freedoms we enjoy as Americans! Be proud that we live in the ‘land of the free!’

Thank you for your continued support!

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REALTORS® learn about county schools

School systems Welcome Center services are free

Welcome New Members

NewsMakers

One more thing you can do to get more business

Green council launches Web network

Rupert Hobbs passes away

Serving international bargain hunters

2009 Triangle REALTORS® Leadership Academy

Downtown Raleigh’s new R-Line keeps commuters on the move

Welcome New Members

Turn ideas into goals into reality

Keep your sales up in a down market

Take the vacancy out of vacant homes