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2014 DAR PRESIDENT RON KEEFER
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Seems that we find ourselves with very little spare time these days, yet as REALTORS® we accomplish much as volunteers, and we tend to forget the immense value of our combined REALTOR® efforts as we raise scholarship funds for our high school studentsand food for those in need in Eastern Contra Costa County. Case in Point: The Delta Harvest Run (DHR), put on by Delta’s Community Service Foundation on Sunday, September 21, 2014. The Run has done wonders for our local food banks and local high school students. Just think, the Run has helped our Foundation to grant over $50,000 in scholarships to our graduating seniors just in the last ten years. The Delta Harvest Run involves huge amount of work by everyone involved. Our DAR staff, the foundation board of directors, and the group of DHR volunteers, many of which are not Realtors or Affiliates have come together to make this event a success. And here is the best part. All of Delta’s Realtors are recognized in the most positive way possible.
Want to help? Race Director and Realtor Wendy Shearer has a way: She writes, “Here is what one of our members has done to promote the DHR and her business too. I provided her artwork for our run so that she could create a marketing piece that would appeal to runners in her farm area. What a great idea! Over the weekend a group of us passed out flyers with a special discount promotional code during the Brentwood Art & Wine Festival. Registering for the run over the Labor Day weekend entitled one to a 10% discount. Our registrations went up as a result!! I would like to offer each of our REALTOR® and Affiliate members their own unique promotion code they can use with their clients. We can also provide the REALTOR® and Affiliate a list of registratns who used their code so they can follow up and thank them.” Call Wendy (925) 303-2665 or (925) 595-0292 for your own Delta Harvest Run Promo Code today.
The Delta Harves Run: Sunday, September 21, 2014
2014 OFFICERS
AUGUST 2014
Ron Keefer, President James Britto, President-Elect Errol Mooney, Treasurer Scott MacIntyre, Immediate Past President John Bedford, Secretary
Delta Association of REALTORS速 3428 Hillcrest Avenue, Suite 200, Phone 925 757 8283
2014 DIRECTORS
Fax 925 757 8393 info@deltaaor.com
John Canning Mary Jane Dukellis Monica Malcuit Jodi Marfia Lori Ogorchock Rena Provencio Jerry Soto Cecily Tippery Lynn Valintis
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John Bedford, Association Executive NEW EMAIL: JohnB@deltaaor.com Tonia Nielsen, Chief Operations Officer tonia@deltaaor.com Jean Ruelas, Manager- Retail Operations jean@deltaaor.com
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ANTIOCH/PITTSBURG/BAYPOINT Every Tuesday Delta Association of REALTORS® 3428 Hillcrest Avenue, Ste. 200, Antioch 8:30am • $2 Group does use Paragon to Schedule homes on tour. Must attend the Marketing Meeting the Morning of tour to confirm open house. Agent or representative must hold open from 9:30- 11:00.For more information call Ramesh Suman, Majestic Homes, 779-1234, or Ralph Garrow Jr., Ralph Garrow Real Estate, 366-6676 DISCOVERY BAY/BYRON MARKETING MEETING & TOUR 1st and 3rd Tuesday Board Walk Grill at the Marina, Discovery Bay 9:00am • $2 Group does use Paragon to schedule homes on tour. Open tour and must be in by Noon onMonday. Homes on tour are open from 9:30-12:00.To place a home on tour you must attend the meeting prior to the week the house is on tour. For more information call Christine Wallin Sasville Properties 525-7402 OAKLEY/BETHEL ISLAND/ BRENTWOOD/KNIGHTSEN MARKETING MEETING & TOUR Every Wednesday Black Bear Diner, 3201 Main Street, Oakley • 8:30am • $2 Group will use Paragon to schedule homes on tour. For more information contact Dan Barnes,Tour Coordinator, 759-4648.
CONTRA COSTA REALTORS® IN MOTION CONTRA COSTA NORTH Martinez, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Walnut Creek, Clayton, Clyde Every Tuesday 8:30am • $10 Centre Concord, 5298 Clayton Rd., Concord Doors open at 8am for breakfast www.ccrim.info REALTORS® MARKETING ASSOCIATION CONTRA COSTA SOUTH Danville, San Ramon, Blackhawk, Diablo, Alamo Every Thursday San Ramon Community Center, 12501 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon 8:30am • $5 Doors open at 8am for breakfast No formal tour www.RMAtoday.com INFORMAL TOURS Martinez, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Walnut Creek, Clayton,Clyde, Rossmoor, Orinda, Lafayette, Moraga Tuesday between 9:00am and 2:00pm Danville, San Ramon, Blackhawk, Diablo, Alamo Thursday between 9:00am & 2:00pm
East County Insurance ANTIOCH 925 757 4208 2738 B W. Tregallas Rd. BRENTWOOD 925 240 1330 6440 Brentwood Blvd. All personal and commercial lines www.eastcountyins.com
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DAR Closed Labor Day EBRDI Paragon 5 Essentials EBRDI Find and Mobile Realtor.com Local Government Relations Delta Realtor Community Service Foundation GRI Trust Fund Management – Fair Housing Oakland A’s Game DRCSF Harvest Run Event Executive Committee Meeting Budget & Finance Committee Meeting Board of Directors Meeting
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C.A.R. Meetings Anaheim GRI Legal Issues 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Local Government Relations 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Delta Realtor Community Service Foundation 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. New Members Orientation 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. DRCSF Roctoberfest Event Budget & Finance Meeting 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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NAR Conference New Orleans DAR Closed Veterans Day Budge & Finance Committee Meeting 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Executive Committee Meeting 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Local Government Relations 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Delta Realtor Community Service Foundation 1:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. GRI Trust Fund Management – Fair Housing 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. New Members Orientation 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. DAR Closed at NOON DAR Closed Thanksgiving DAR Closed
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REALTORS速 Arlen Coutler BHG Mason McDuffie Real Estate 3000 Delta Fair Blvd., Antioch 779-0700 FAX 779-0353 Maryane Lopez Black Diamond Real Estate 4464 Lone Tree Way, #1027, Antioch 756-0204 FAX 756-7180 Jason Berlin Coldwell Banker Guidance 4851 Lone Tree Way, Ste. B, Antioch 776-1100 FAX 776-5085 Paul Shatswell Don Rhodes Real Estate 2406 Valdez Court, Antioch 754-7634 FAX 866-286-1821 Jeffrey Kenney JDK & Associates Realty 50 Eagle Rock Way, Ste. D, Brentwood 518-4442-888-851-4246 Guillermo Nava Keller Williams 191 Sand Creek Rd., Ste. 100, Brentwood 634-0033 FAX 634-4427 Vanessa Ramos-Wheeler Prudential California Realty 2510 Sand Creek Rd., Brentwood 634-3200 FAX 634-3393 Charlene Moore Realty One Group Elite, at 5119 Lone Tree Way, Antioch 978-1100 FAX 706-8203 Kaclyn Sturge Realty One Group Elite 5119 Lone Tree Way, Antioch 978-1100 FAX 706-8203 Laura Enriquez Sasville Properties 1555 Riverlake Rd., Ste. M, Discovery Bay 513-4483 FAX 420-6171
BROKERS C. Denise Stewart Black Diamond Real Estate 4464 Lone Tree Way, #1027, Antioch 756-0204 FAX 756-7180
George Robinson Faith Realty #1 2420 Sand Creek Rd., #224, Brentwood 727-8731 FAX 510-336-4373 Judy Brown Gerry Judy B. Gerry, Broker P.O. Box 749, Brentwood 628-4147 FAX 634-7343 MEMBERS ON THE MOVE Inderjit Kaur is now with Elite Realty Service at 7412 Elsie Ave., Sacramento 916-837-7297 FAX 916-681-5117 Kawaljeet S. Sarang Elite Realty Service at 7412 Elsie Ave., Sacramento 916-837-7297 FAX 916-681-5117 Paula Martin Realty One Group Elite, at 5119 Lone Tree Way, Antioch 978-1100 FAX 706-8203 Daniel Solorio is now with Realty One Group Elite, at 5119 Lone Tree Way, Antioch 978-1100 FAX 706-8203 Rodrigo Talavera is now with Realty One Group Elite, at 5119 Lone Tree Way, Antioch 978-1100 FAX 706-8203 Martha Aranda is now with Realty World of the Bay at 2715 Lone Tree Way, Antioch 757-7200 FAX 955-9999 Christine Wallin is now with Sasville Properties at 1555 Riverlake Rd. Ste. M, Discovery Bay 513-4483 FAX 420-6171 Sara Wingschell is now with Sasville Properties at 1555 Riverlake Rd. Ste. M, Discovery Bay 513-4483 FAX 420-617
HOLD IT AT THE DELTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS速. CALL 925 757 8283 FOR DETAILS.
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What was in the Realtor Tool Box back in 1976? REALTORS® didn’t get the use of cellular phones until the early 80’s when the car phone became popular. However, pay phones were everywhere, in telephone booths and in hotel lobbies.
instituted courier services that made daily rounds to pick up and deliver documents between offices.
There weren’t Fax machines until the late 70’s.This meant that listing agreements, purchase contracts and other documents had to be hand delivered or mailed to the parties involved.
Remember BATS? Listings were not online because there was no Internet, no email, or computer screens. Delta’s “advanced” MLS system consisted of listings printed six to a legal size sheet of paper and picked up once per week at the Board Office.
Telegrams were often used by remote sellers and buyers whose signatures were needed right away.
With scissors in hand we cut the listings out and put them in flip charts and other two hole devices for easy reference.
Title Companies and other companies
A few MLS memories From John Bedford
EBRDI Paragon Training Free to MLS Subscribers Steven Pean, Instructor Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 Paragon 5 Essentials 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Find and Mobile Realtor.com 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. To register call EBRDI at 363-2333 Or logon to EBRDI.com
New Members Orientation Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon To register call DAR office 757-8283 GRI Class Legal Issues Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. To register call GRI at 888-785-4800 or www.eDesignations.com New Members Orientation Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon To register call DAR office 757-8283
All Classes are held at the Delta Association of REALTORS® 3428 Hillcrest Ave., Ste: 200, Antioch, except as otherwise noted
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GRI Class Trust Fund ManagementFair Housing Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. To register call GRI at 888-785-4800 or www.eDisgnations.com
Negotiation Basics for REALTORS® Sandee Schumann, Instructor Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 9 a.m. – 12 noon DAR members $60 Non-members $65 To register call DAR office 757-8283
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