January, 2012

Springfield Board News

~ Happy 100^th Birthday SBOR!~

January 2012 is coming to a close and we have been graced with a gentle Mother Nature!

Good weather usually brings on Good Business so why not talk about that First!

At the time of my writing (per unscrubbed MLS stats for Res & Condo Sales): 1/24/2012

                                            OAR does not include Multi-Family due to investment

 *Clark County: 34 Sales ~ Average Sales Price: $92,223 AVG DOM:140

 *Champaign County: 13 Sales ~ Average Sales Price: $157,499 AVG DOM: 248

At this time I would like to highlight some tremendous sales that deserve some BOASTING!

 4499 WINWOOD ST ~Clark County- $434,900

4011 BRIARWOOD ~ Champaign County- $830,000

WOW! What a great way to gain good footing for 2012.  Keep up the great efforts in improving our housing market! TEAM – Together Each Achieves More!

The 4^th marked our first membership meeting with over 70 members attending. We set the tone for the Centennial Year with the membership’s goals and objectives. Those goals have been tallied and given out to all your Leadership Team for 2012 as well as the Public Relations Committee. For your records, the newsletter is attached to keep and reflect upon when needed. The Leadership Team, as well as myself, are keeping a close eye on these and will be committed to trying to achieve them throughout the year.

Committee sign ups took place at our meeting. Although we saw some involvement there is still room for more improvement. If you have not yet signed up to help make a difference this year~give myself or Jan a call at the SBOR office 323-6489.

January 22-24 – Winter Conference at Easton. Lots of good info covered by our State Leaders. (Sorry the flu bug caught the Fulk household and left me at home!)

GREAT NEWS FOR SPRINGFIELD! RPAC Chairperson, Mary Pollock, accepted on our behalf the top honors for Category One (board sized 199 and under) for the highest dollar raised! Quite an honor to be bestowed upon SBOR!

All of your contributions mean a lot to us all and the rights of Ohio Property Owners!

Thanks to Mary and Kate for their great leadership in RPAC 2011~

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE: We met on the 9^th and covered a lot of good info that will be covered in our February Membership Meeting. Our next meeting is slated for Feb 6^th 10am at the Board Office. ~~ ALL ARE INVITED~~

February membership meetinG

Wed feb 1, 2012

At the Courtyard at Marriott

~~AFFILIATE APPRECIATION~~

11:30am-1:00pm

 

Honoring our Affiliate Members for all that they do for us throughout the year! Come meet Horton Hobbs, VP of Economic Development for Springfield Chamber of Commerce and hear his exciting plans for our community.

  FEATURED AFFILIATE 1 MINUTE MGR: Jack     Spencer/City Title 

 Welcome to our newest Affiliate: Mark Scholl   Surveying, LLC

Join the affiliate initiative challenge!

One of the goals of the SBOR this year is to increase our networking within the community. What better way than inviting your business friends to lunch and see how our organization membership can benefit them.

MLS TOUR UPDATE: This month we began our new strategy of listing tours. Be sure to put on your listings to be viewed on Thursdays. Check it out in the MLS Cross Property/Open House Search menu prior to leaving the house to walk-thru the hottest new listings in your area of choice. This will take an effort from all-so “let’s hit the ground running”! Any questions or ideas give Andrew Hellmuth a call-323-6426.

Thanks for all that you are doing out there! Keep staying positive~go forth and sell~sell~sell!

Lori fulk

SBOR PRESIDENT, 2012

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Ohio Association of REALTORS News

Discount on iPads
A new member benefit for OAR members is a 6% discount off iPad 2’s and Apple products and 3% for other products. Ground shipping is free!

Ohio Realtor “R” Specialty Plate can be purchased through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.  

National Association of REALTORS News

Report predicts drop in delinquencies next year
The number of borrowers behind on their mortgage payments is expected to drop sharply by the end of next year, according to a new report released by TransUnion. 

Mortgage delinquency rates reflect the ratio of borrowers 60 or more days behind on their loan payments. Rates are expected to rise to about 6% during the first three months of 2012 before dropping to 5% by the end of the year, TransUnion forecasts. At its peak in the fourth quarter of 2009, mortgage delinquencies stood at a 6.89% rate.

An improving jobs picture, along with a stabilizing housing market, are expected to be the main contributors in curtailing mortgage delinquencies in 2012, TransUnion says.