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Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Home Sales Are Up for 2009 over 2007!
Here is some brighter times news from CNN Money
Love good news when it helps people get on with their lives whether it is downsizing, moving for a job change or buying their dream home!
Take care, Susan
Love good news when it helps people get on with their lives whether it is downsizing, moving for a job change or buying their dream home!
Take care, Susan
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Just a Nice Post About Our Trip to the Post Office!
OK, so the post office usually makes me think about all the red tape and hurdles that makes me think: is it all worth it? Well, Angela got everything ready today for our big calendar mailing and we make the trek across town to the Post office near the airport.
That is where we met Gina and Joan!
They were the nicest and friendliest post office employees we have met. Seriously, when you are bundling up hundreds of calendars according to zip codes and placing green 3's or red fives on the front of the envelopes, it takes a little bit of help! OK, a LOT of help. They helped us with the proper paperwork, filling the forms out for the bags & stickers for the front of our envelopes. They even helped us get a form to help with the labels being placed in the wrong place on our envelopes. Who knew?
But, wait, it gets better! They fed us pizza, pop and topped it off with a cookie! They were celebrating 6 months of collecting quarters from fellow employees, clients and anyone who might be heard uttering a 4 letter word. The collected $300! Yes, you heard it right, $300. They first gave $150 to help 3 Franklin County Childrens Services kids, and donated to one other cause. Then, they bought pizza, pop and cookies to help make a brighter day for everyone!
Thank you all for the kindness of spirit you showed today! We could all learn a bit from the hard work and help that Gina and Joan showed us today.
Take care, Susan
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Video of Real Living / GMAC merger information!
It is worth taking a peek!
Here is a video that relays the entire story of why and how the merger came to be with Real Living leading the way again! Welcome to the family, GMAC agents!
Take care, Susan
Here is a video that relays the entire story of why and how the merger came to be with Real Living leading the way again! Welcome to the family, GMAC agents!
Take care, Susan
ReBranding GMAC to Real Living
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REAL LIVING, THE NATION’S FIRST CONSUMER LIFESTYLE REAL ESTATE
BRAND, IS ABOUT TO GET BIGGER – MUCH BIGGER
GMAC Real Estate to be Re-Branded ‘Real Living’ as Brookfield Continues Expansion and Ongoing Commitment to the Industry by Acquiring Real Living Network Services
Oak Brook, Ill. and Columbus, Ohio (November 11, 2009) – Real Living Network Services, a subsidiary of Real Living, Inc. (http://www.realliving.com), the real estate industry’s first consumer lifestyle brand franchisor, and GMAC Real Estate (http://www.gmacrealestate.com) today announced they are merging to become one of America’s leading residential real estate franchises with more than $20 billion in annual home sales.
Locally, Real Living HER (central Ohio market) and Real Living Realty Services (Dayton, Cincinnati andLouisville) will continue to be independently owned and operated franchisees. Chris Derrow, who was executive vice president of Real Living will become president of the holding company that has ownership interests in Real Living HER and Real Living Realty Services as well as Real Living Title,
Real Living Mortgage and Real Living HomeGard (warranty). Clyde Corle, president of Real Living Realty Services and Pat Law will continue their leadership of Realty Services. RLHER and RLRS will remain, as they are today, franchisees of the new Real Living real estate franchisors. “I eagerly anticipate working with an expanded network of real estate professionals, enhanced technology platforms, and a thriving relocation program,” said Chris Derrow. “This merger for Real Living Network Services will further strengthen our award-winning franchises—providing new
opportunities for our real estate agents and an enhanced consumer experience.”
The move was set in motion late last year when Brookfield Residential Property Services (Brookfield RPS), a division of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Brookfield), acquired GMAC Real Estate. Earlier
this month, Brookfield RPS acquired Real Living Network Services, a subsidiary of Real Living Inc., and as a result will now rebrand GMAC Real Estate as Real Living.
Columbus, Ohio-based Real Living is a national award-winning brand known for its innovation, customer service and track record of attracting results-driven brokers and sales professionals, along with a culture of partnership and collaboration within its network. “In Real Living, we found the ideal partner and brand for what we are hoping to accomplish with our real estate operations, which we are committed to building even further,” said Graham Badun, Managing Partner & CEO of Brookfield Residential Property Services. “We explored a number of options, including creating an entirely new brand from the ground up, but our customer feedback and
research kept leading us back to Real Living. Both companies share many of the same core values and combined will be part of a bigger, stronger network of brokers and sales professionals.” Badun added, “We are thrilled to have Real Living as our flagship U.S. real estate brand, and welcome Real Living’s 2,000 brokers and sales associates into Brookfield RPS’ North American real estate network of almost 30,000 real estate professionals. We look forward to further expanding the size of our network by adding new franchisees that are truly looking for something fresh and different, and we are excited about the opportunity to take the brand to new markets internationally. Adopting andexpanding an already established and respected brand will benefit the entire GMAC Real Estate network of brokers and sales professionals from day one,” he said.Badun also announced the appointment of Real Living’s Harley E. Rouda, Jr., a longtime real estate industry broker, owner, operator and franchisor, as President of the newly combined operations.
Real Living was founded in 2002 and the company has grown to become one of the nation’s premier real estate companies and brands. Its technology platform has been recognized by Inman News as one of the best in the industry, the company has been named “Most Promising New National Brand” by the Swanepoel TRENDS Report, and Entrepreneur Magazine listed Real Living as one of the Top 50 New Franchises. “We brought a truly fresh approach to the industry earlier this decade when we launched Real Living as the first-ever consumer lifestyle real estate brand, and we will continue to do so by bringing new programs, services, support, training and technology, to our brokers and sales professionals,” Rouda, Jr. said. “There is an incredible need for a broker and agent-centric brand that is consumer-focused, yet managed by an experienced team that understands real estate. Combined, Real Living and GMAC Real Estate have that team as well as a truly differentiated brand,” he said.
Brokers and sales professionals looking for more information on the launch and rollout of the Real Living brand can view RealLiving.com for more about the announcement. Company executives will also be available at this week’s annual NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Diego.
About Real Living
Real Living is a full-service real estate company with a comprehensive and integrated suite of resources and services for franchisees, sales professionals, and consumers. Real Living was named one of the best new franchisors by Entrepreneur magazine. The firm also won the Inman Innovator Award and was named the most promising new national brand by the Swanepoel TRENDS Report. For
more information, visit h ttp://www.realliving.com
About GMAC Real Estate
GMAC Real Estate is one of the industry’s leading real estate firms with offices throughout the United States, Canada and Portugal. The company’s unique service delivery model, Premier Service®, has earned it a national Customer Satisfaction Rating of 95% since its inception in 2002 – the best in the
industry. For more information, visit http://www.gmacrealestate.com
About Brookfield Residential Property Services
Brookfield Residential Property Services is a division of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a global asset manager focused on property, power and infrastructure assets. Brookfield has approximately USD $90 billion of assets under management and is co-listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BAM and on NYSE Euronext under the symbol BAMA. Brookfield
Residential Property Services was named in the 2009 Swanepoel TRENDS Report as the number onereal estate trendsetter in 2008. For more information, visit http://www.brookfieldrps.com
# # #
For more information please contact:
Caitlin Murray
Real Living, Inc.
(614) 273-8573
mailto: Caitlin.Murray@RealLiving.com
REAL LIVING, THE NATION’S FIRST CONSUMER LIFESTYLE REAL ESTATE
BRAND, IS ABOUT TO GET BIGGER – MUCH BIGGER
GMAC Real Estate to be Re-Branded ‘Real Living’ as Brookfield Continues Expansion and Ongoing Commitment to the Industry by Acquiring Real Living Network Services
Oak Brook, Ill. and Columbus, Ohio (November 11, 2009) – Real Living Network Services, a subsidiary of Real Living, Inc. (http://www.realliving.com), the real estate industry’s first consumer lifestyle brand franchisor, and GMAC Real Estate (http://www.gmacrealestate.com) today announced they are merging to become one of America’s leading residential real estate franchises with more than $20 billion in annual home sales.
Locally, Real Living HER (central Ohio market) and Real Living Realty Services (Dayton, Cincinnati andLouisville) will continue to be independently owned and operated franchisees. Chris Derrow, who was executive vice president of Real Living will become president of the holding company that has ownership interests in Real Living HER and Real Living Realty Services as well as Real Living Title,
Real Living Mortgage and Real Living HomeGard (warranty). Clyde Corle, president of Real Living Realty Services and Pat Law will continue their leadership of Realty Services. RLHER and RLRS will remain, as they are today, franchisees of the new Real Living real estate franchisors. “I eagerly anticipate working with an expanded network of real estate professionals, enhanced technology platforms, and a thriving relocation program,” said Chris Derrow. “This merger for Real Living Network Services will further strengthen our award-winning franchises—providing new
opportunities for our real estate agents and an enhanced consumer experience.”
The move was set in motion late last year when Brookfield Residential Property Services (Brookfield RPS), a division of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Brookfield), acquired GMAC Real Estate. Earlier
this month, Brookfield RPS acquired Real Living Network Services, a subsidiary of Real Living Inc., and as a result will now rebrand GMAC Real Estate as Real Living.
Columbus, Ohio-based Real Living is a national award-winning brand known for its innovation, customer service and track record of attracting results-driven brokers and sales professionals, along with a culture of partnership and collaboration within its network. “In Real Living, we found the ideal partner and brand for what we are hoping to accomplish with our real estate operations, which we are committed to building even further,” said Graham Badun, Managing Partner & CEO of Brookfield Residential Property Services. “We explored a number of options, including creating an entirely new brand from the ground up, but our customer feedback and
research kept leading us back to Real Living. Both companies share many of the same core values and combined will be part of a bigger, stronger network of brokers and sales professionals.” Badun added, “We are thrilled to have Real Living as our flagship U.S. real estate brand, and welcome Real Living’s 2,000 brokers and sales associates into Brookfield RPS’ North American real estate network of almost 30,000 real estate professionals. We look forward to further expanding the size of our network by adding new franchisees that are truly looking for something fresh and different, and we are excited about the opportunity to take the brand to new markets internationally. Adopting andexpanding an already established and respected brand will benefit the entire GMAC Real Estate network of brokers and sales professionals from day one,” he said.Badun also announced the appointment of Real Living’s Harley E. Rouda, Jr., a longtime real estate industry broker, owner, operator and franchisor, as President of the newly combined operations.
Real Living was founded in 2002 and the company has grown to become one of the nation’s premier real estate companies and brands. Its technology platform has been recognized by Inman News as one of the best in the industry, the company has been named “Most Promising New National Brand” by the Swanepoel TRENDS Report, and Entrepreneur Magazine listed Real Living as one of the Top 50 New Franchises. “We brought a truly fresh approach to the industry earlier this decade when we launched Real Living as the first-ever consumer lifestyle real estate brand, and we will continue to do so by bringing new programs, services, support, training and technology, to our brokers and sales professionals,” Rouda, Jr. said. “There is an incredible need for a broker and agent-centric brand that is consumer-focused, yet managed by an experienced team that understands real estate. Combined, Real Living and GMAC Real Estate have that team as well as a truly differentiated brand,” he said.
Brokers and sales professionals looking for more information on the launch and rollout of the Real Living brand can view RealLiving.com for more about the announcement. Company executives will also be available at this week’s annual NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Diego.
About Real Living
Real Living is a full-service real estate company with a comprehensive and integrated suite of resources and services for franchisees, sales professionals, and consumers. Real Living was named one of the best new franchisors by Entrepreneur magazine. The firm also won the Inman Innovator Award and was named the most promising new national brand by the Swanepoel TRENDS Report. For
more information, visit h ttp://www.realliving.com
About GMAC Real Estate
GMAC Real Estate is one of the industry’s leading real estate firms with offices throughout the United States, Canada and Portugal. The company’s unique service delivery model, Premier Service®, has earned it a national Customer Satisfaction Rating of 95% since its inception in 2002 – the best in the
industry. For more information, visit http://www.gmacrealestate.com
About Brookfield Residential Property Services
Brookfield Residential Property Services is a division of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a global asset manager focused on property, power and infrastructure assets. Brookfield has approximately USD $90 billion of assets under management and is co-listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BAM and on NYSE Euronext under the symbol BAMA. Brookfield
Residential Property Services was named in the 2009 Swanepoel TRENDS Report as the number onereal estate trendsetter in 2008. For more information, visit http://www.brookfieldrps.com
# # #
For more information please contact:
Caitlin Murray
Real Living, Inc.
(614) 273-8573
mailto: Caitlin.Murray@RealLiving.com
Friday, November 6, 2009
Newest and Latest Tax Credit Information!
Updated Tax information make sure you scroll down on the right side until you see our nation's capital! This is a live feed! ">HERE
Take care, Susan
Take care, Susan
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Waiting for the President's signature...
The $8,000 tax credit has been updated and improved to include home buyers who are selling a home that they have lived in for at least 5 years. Details to follow once it has been signed! This is extremely good news for the real estate market.
Those who were awaiting final approval and hitting snags in the process can now give a collective sigh of relief.
Real Estate makes everything move...from the carpet industry to the carpenters. Let's hope this push will get the economy back in shape.
Take care, Susan
Those who were awaiting final approval and hitting snags in the process can now give a collective sigh of relief.
Real Estate makes everything move...from the carpet industry to the carpenters. Let's hope this push will get the economy back in shape.
Take care, Susan
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Energy Savings Tax Credit Save up to $1500
Click the timely link below to see the IRS requirements for saving money on your taxes! This may be the time to go ahead and fix those drafty windows, fill your walls with the latest cellulose fibers, or even get an insulated garage door!
Stay warm! Energy IRS tax savings information!
Take care, Susan
Stay warm! Energy IRS tax savings information!
Take care, Susan
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