August REConnect - Rogue Valley Association of REALTORS

Rogue Valley Association of REALTORS® & Southern Oregon Multiple Listing Service
The Voice ofREAL ESTATE®in the Rogue Valley
629 Franquette Street, Medford OR 97501
541 770 7060
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IN SIDE TH IS ISSU E
Executive Report
Membership Count
Members on the Move
RVAR President Report
SOMLS President Report
Assistance Contact Information
Education Corner
August Trivia
August Crossword / Sudoku
Marketing Through Social Media
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Committing to Social Media
August Tech Tips
Ask the Help Desk
PAC Contributors
CE Credits Coming Up
August Statistics
Our Affiliates
Contact Information
August Calendar
Mission Statement
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Notes From Your
Executive Officer
Tina Grimes
agent to get updated information,
you had to belong to two MLS’s and
have two keypads if you wanted to
work in anothercounty, and outside
of REALTOR.com, consumers had
very little access to property
information without going through a
REALTOR®. Today, information
updates are almost instantaneous,
consumers can access information
almost as fast as you can (although
the accuracy is questionable), and
there is much greatercooperation
between MLS’s.
added to the equation). I am excited
to work with ourphenomenal
volunteerleadership and take this
Association to the next level.
Thank you to all of you who renewed
yourmembership and
congratulations to the newly elected
members of our201 3 RVAR Board of
Directors: Barbara Brown, Patrick Iler,
Liz Forster, and Krista Laulainen. If you
“The real estate market is improving.
did not yet make yourPAC
The opportunity is largerand so are
investment orif you did, but want to
the steps that you need to take to
add a little to it, the Oregon
expand yourbusiness. A hunkerdown
Association of REALTORS® is having
mentality characterized the last four
While you have had to change your an investment contest. Forevery $25
years in which tweaking and
approach to yourbusiness, we have investment to RPAC between now
incrementalism was enough to stay
also had to rethink and reprioritize
and August 1 0th, you wil receive one
alive. The times are changing. Real
how the Association and MLS provide entry to win a new iPad. You have to
estate professionals must be bolder
services and tools to you. We recently make the investment direct to OAR to
and smarterwith their customer
updated the strategic plans forboth be entered into the drawing, so
acquisition strategies, their technology RVAR and SOMLS and overthe
click here to make yourinvestment. investments and their priorities.”
course of the next few months wil be
doing extensive evaluations of our
Thanks forreading. I hope you not
The above statement was on the
current programs and services and
only enjoy this issue of the REConnect,
advertising forthe Inman Conference I’m confident you wil see some
but wil take at least one thing away
being held in San Francisco this week. exciting improvements and additions from it that wil help you in your
A couple of ourmembers are at the starting this fall and throughout 201 3. business. If you do, then we have
conference, including yourSOMLS
We are shifting ourmind-set from
succeeded.
President, Pam Lorange, and I’m very being member-centric (ourfocus on
much looking forward to herreport
entirely on you) to being customerTalk to you soon,
when she returns.
centric (keeps the focus on you, but Tina
with what you need foryourclients
I wanted to start out my article with
that, because on at least a weekly
Current RVAR Membership Counts
basis I have a conversation with
someone about how dramatically
this industry has changed in the last 4- O 690 REALTOR® Members (646 Real Estate Licensees & 44 Appraisers)
5 years. I think back to when I started
O 22 Affiliate firms and 85 Affiliates in those firms
working here at RVAR 1 2 years ago
and we were stil publishing the listing O 44 Appraisal Firms
book and you had to wait two weeks
forthe next book orcall the listing
O 1 31 Real Estate Firms
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Members on the Move
REALTORS ®
New
Alyxandra Irvine - Gateway Real Estate
Charles Reiling - Veritus Realty Group
Cindy Tucker - Coldwell Banker Pro West
Laura Meister - Gateway Real Estate
Luanna Giles - RE/Max Ideal Brokers, Inc
Marino Rossi - Henselman Realty and Management
Mark Illsley - Oregon Commercial Relaty, LLC
Michael Wright - MW Appraisals, LLC
Nita Shitara - Keller Williams Realty
Norm Brock - Oregonhomesbyowner.com
Susan Black - Winderemere Van Vleet & Assoc.
Transfer
Jamie Batte - The Atlas Group
Karen Stellpflue - Winderemere Van Vleet & Assoc.
Richard Tibbets - Winderemere Van Vleet & Assoc.
Inactive
Charla Simpson - Winderemere Van Vleet, Jacksonville
Hannah Grenfell - Windermere Van Vleet & Assoc.
Linda Homes - Homes Realty
Martin Lenk - Martin Lenk R.E.
Melinda Quinonez - Coldwell Banker Pro West
Michelle Koppel - Michelle Koppel Realty
Paul Anderson - Coldwell Banker Pro West
Rene Jimenez - Keller Williams Realty
OFFICES
New
MW Appraisals, LLC
71 1 Medford Center #391
Medford, OR 97504
Veritus Realty Group
31 75 Chandler Egan Dr
Medford, OR 97504
Inactive
Oregon Commercial Realty, LLC Academy Mortgage Group
Dick Tibbets Realty
1 1 36 Coachman
Homes Realty
Central Point, OR 07502
Martin Lenk R.E.
Oregonhomesbyowner.com Michelle Koppel Realty
Skyline Realty Group
640 Elwood Dr
Eugene, OR 97401
Our Thoughts &Prayers are with:
The family of William Leep for his passing
Mary Van Horn for the passing of her mother
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Chuck Reiling,
Independent
Principal Broker,
Veritus Realty
Group - Chuck
and his partner
wife Diane have
been brokers for
over 1 0 years in Seattle. "We're
looking forward to helping
buyers and sellers achieve
their real estate goals.
Laura Meister's
goal is to listen
to the needs of
her clients and
to provide the
best possible
service. She has
been a licensed
Real Estate Broker since 2001 .
Mark Illsley has
35 years of real
estate
experience with
over $1 .25 Billion
in real estate
transactions
while working at
CBRE the world’s largest real
estate service company.
Susan Black has
lived in the
Rogue Valley
since 1 971 .
Susan and her
high school
sweetheart Russell have had a
successful construction
business since 1 997. Their
business has given her the
opportunity to work with local
contractors and homeowners.
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President's Report
Andrea Mobley
Even if you don't
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!!! Other:
have a home to put on the
Rogue Valley Association of
REALTORS ® and Home
Builders Association of Jackson County are partnering
up for a wonderful
opportunity to showcase
NEW CONSTRUCTION homes.
The timing is coordinated
Hello Everyone,
with the Fall Home Show.
It’s amazing how fast the
summer is going by. Some of See some of the details
the notable snapshots of this below.
past month are:
When: Weekends of
September 8-9 & 22-23. Hours
Great new bunch of
will be 1 0-6 both Saturdays
REALTORS ® went through
and 1 0-4 both Sundays.
Orientation – please be
Where: Anywhere in Jackson
sure to welcome new
County.
members when you see
Who: Participants are
them!
builders and/or REALTORS ®. A
Our Public Relations chair, builder can put a home on
the tour even if they are not
Colin Mullane, gave a
press conference with info a member of HBA. If the
home is currently listed with a
on stats, legislative issues
and YES on 79 Campaign REALTOR ® member of RVAR
they can get the member
Several committees have price, otherwise will be the
non-member price.
met to keep the wheels
How Much: Member price:
turning
$300.00 / Non-member price:
$500.00
Had our Annual Meeting
with the 201 3 Officers and What: Requirements for a
Directors election, Bylaws home to be on the tour: new
amendment & great class construction (framing to
on awareness and stats on finished) or model homes
drugs in our area / listings. (must be less than 3 years
old)
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tour, there will be additional
opportunities for sponsors /
advertisers (real estate firms,
builders, and other building
or real estate related
businesses such as banks,
title companies,
subcontractors, Lowe’s,
Home Depot, etc.) and more
information on that will be
coming out in the next
couple of weeks.
Be sure to look for the
invitation on page 1 2. The
deadline to register a home
for the tour is August 1 3,
201 2.
Contact Jamie at RVAR office (541 -770-7060 or jamie@somls.com) with any
questions you may have.
Here’s a chance for Builders
and REALTORS ® to SHINE !
Best regards,
Andrea Mobley
201 2 RVAR President
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A Few Words from the
SOMLS President
Pam Lorange
I’ m sure everyone is happy
to see the market picking
up. We are seeing a lot of
showing activity and I
wanted to remind you that
you can get a nice showing
report to show your seller’ s if
you assign a keybox to the
listing through Supra. Just
sign into the MLS, choose
one of your listings and click
the revise listing icon. Scroll
down to the 3 items under
Supra and you can assign a
keybox to a listing, manage I am down at the Inman
Connect conference in San
your keybox settings and
Francisco right now. I will
pull up a showing report.
be looking to see what is
new and improved in the
This is just one of the tools
technologies available to
that are provided to you
our industry. I will also be
through your subscription
listening to speakers from
and participation in
around the country to make
Southern Oregon Multiple
Listing Service. If you have sure we are on top of the
not taken any of the classes issues facing us in the future.
I look forward to reporting
that are being offered in
back to you, our members.
the Monday Learning
Sessions, take a class or two
Thanks - Pam
and learn how to use the
tools that the MLS offers.
Assistance Contact Information
RVAR / SOMLS for education, events or membership
RAPATTONI for MLS system questions
SUPRA for Lockbox or Key questions
ZIPFORMS for everything about Zipforms & OREF
RPR regarding the use of REALTORS ® Property Resource (24/7)
OAR Oregon Association of REALTORS ® www.oregonrealtors.org
Real Estate Agency www.oregon.gov/REA/index.shtml
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541 -770-7060
866-730-71 1 4
877-699-6787
800-847-6298
877-977-7576
503-362-3645
503-378-41 70
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Education Corner
By Lance Carroll
Rapattoni 202
The Monday Learning
Sessions are taking off. The
sessions offer more depth to
Rapattoni, REALTOR Property
Resource® and Zipform.
August will be a great month
for training and expanding
the depth to the tools that
the MLS offers its REALTORS ®.
Here are some of the new
classes that we are offering
this month, besides the
normal classes offered
before.
1 3th
clients how vibrant the Rogue
Valley Real Estate industry is
August 6th 1 1 am – 1 2pm
Monday Learning Sessions are becoming. This class is
tailored to help you read the
now offering two classes on
statistics and use them in your
Rapattoni each month.
business.
Rapattoni is a powerful tool
and the things it can do require multiple classes to cover Zipforms 1 02: E-Signatures
it all. In only one hour you can August 27th 1 0am – 1 1 am
Zipforms is a great program
improve your Real Estate
Business. The new Rapattoni that gives the REALTOR ® the
class, 202, is focused on Basic chance to conduct business
Reports, CMA Packages and anywhere in the field. It gives
them access to all Oregon
Statistics.
Real Estate and SOMLS forms.
This class is focused on EReading and Using MLS
Signatures. E-Signatures allow
Statistics
the REALTOR ® to sign their
August 1 3th 1 0am – 1 1 am
business documents using
Each month the MLS
programs like Docusign and
publishes statistics that
explain the previous month or Digital Ink. These programs
previous three months. These make the signed document
legal and reduce the need
statistics are another great
tool that you can use to show for printing, copying and
faxing, since all can be done
your expertise in Real Estate
online.
and show your potential
August
Trivia
is National Lefthander’s Day,
Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos,
August
come out for some fun!
National Smile Week is the week of
August 5 th - 1 1 th .
Origin of August’s name: August was the
6 th month in the early Roman calendar,
named after Julius Caesar Augustus.
Smithsonian Institution founded, August
1 0, 1 846.
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Spain, on his first voyage across the
Atlantic, August 3, 1 492.
More than 200,000 civil rights
demonstrators staged a march on
Washington, D.C., August 28, 1 963.
U.S. Social Security Act approved, August
1 4, 1 935.
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August Crossword Puzzle
By Lance Carroll
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Across
1 . What is the name for Area 1 ?
5. Where we store sheep & hay
8. City of the Flaming Bird
1 1 . Another name for 2000 lbs
1 2. Our Northern Friend
1 3. Fannie's Brother
1 4. Like a bill
1 6. The Second 'C' in CC&R
1 7. A heat source
1 9. Type of Loan
22. Not own, but...
24. Unscrupulous River
25. Wed. & Thurs. events
27. Whose Thunderbird?
28. Subject of numbers
Down
Sudoku
by PrintFreeSudokuPuzzles.com
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2. What RD is listing #2932237 on?
3. Who might've come first
4. Most popularword in the world
5. Not sharp
6. A prefix that means 'no'
7. Type of floor and record
9. Patrick is what type of school
1 0. How we measure garages
1 1 . Lover of wood and homes
1 5. Style of home and type of
Industry
1 8. NFL Champions
20. Loud Interior Feature
21 . What type of Medford
tour is Area 9?
23. Something you always
have to pay
26. Prefix that mean 'again'
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Marketing Through Social Media
By Lance Carroll
The rise of social media has
been taking the business
world by storm. It has forced
many companies to rethink
their marketing strategy or
risk losing shares to more
vibrant and social media
savvy companies. Changing
marketing strategies to fit a
more fluid and volatile
internet/media centered
atmosphere can leave most
anyone at a loss. This hard to
understand concept has
kept a lot of companies
away from Social Media
marketing and as time
progressed these companies
are approaching a point
where they will have to embrace it or risk going out of
business. Yet, like everything,
there needs to be a first step
before you can leap.
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Paradigm Shift
The first thing that is needed
is the willingness to change
your paradigm and try new
marketing ideas and
concepts. Previously
marketing involved newsprint
and television because these
items were the main social
points of the market you
were targeting. However,
today the main social areas
that people congregate to
involve the internet and most
importantly Social Media
web sites like Facebook and
Google+. As an
entrepreneur there needs to
be an innate need to reach
the people through the
media streams they
congregate to. If you are
willing to accept the idea of
change then you are
beginning a new journey of
using Social Media to market
your expertise and business.
Facebook
Facebook is the
'Grand Daddy'
of Social Media.
Almost everyone
has a Facebook account
and is using their account for
emails, updates and
reuniting with long lost
friends. If you have an
account, then you can
create a page for your
business. The concept
behind the business pages is
that you get your friends to
‘Like’ the page and then
they will follow you.
Marketing your business on
Facebook is not easy, but
with dedication there is the
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possibility of creating a large
following which will lead to
higher visibility. The main
benefit of Facebook is that
you are targeting the people
that already know you.
Which, in Real Estate,
accounts for 80%-90% of your
business.
Facebook also allows
businesses to buy
advertisements. Once you
create a Business page you
can buy advertisements to
target people that are not
‘Friends’ to your page. You
just tell Facebook who your
target audience is and they
will populate their Facebook
page with your advertisement.
This is a great way to
increase your ‘Likes’ to your
Business page.
great for local businesses.
Events: You can create and
advertise events in your
Google + page. You can let
all your followers as well as
the public know about your
open houses and business
events.
Hangouts: You can set time
aside and create a chat
room where anyone can
chat with you about your
business and expertise.
to your website and
encourage them to ‘Like’ or
‘Follow’. The main goal is to
maximize your exposure to
the local community. When
people ‘Follow’ or ‘Like’ you
will have a chance to
engage them with your
updates.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Finally, there needs to be a
commitment on your part to
constantly update your
Google+ and Facebook
pages. This topic is covered
in the next article, yet we
Locals: You can search for
can’t stress this enough. If
local businesses and follow
them. You can follow other people don’t hear from you,
then most likely they will
agents or brokers and find
forget about you. Thus, there
out what they are up to.
needs to be a constant flow
of communication from your
Marketing
With each of these you need pages to the people who
‘Like’ or ‘Follow’ you.
to market them constantly
Google+
on your business cards, flyers,
This is a basic article
If Facebook is
etc. They are an essential
the 'Grand
part of your business and you explaining the general
benefits of Social Media.
Daddy', then
need people to ‘Like’ or
Doing research, I found that
Google+ is the
‘Follow’ your respected
very few local REALTORS ® use
favorite younger son of
pages. Incorporate your
Social Media in their
Social Media. Google+ has Social Media websites into
some of the same features of your business and marketing marketing plan. The time to
change is here. You need to
Facebook, but they have
plan. Social Media is an
tailored the site to offer more inexpensive way to get your give Social Media very
serious thought and figure
variations to make the page message out into the
more business friendly. You
community. The main cost out how to place it in your
Marketing Plans. It is time to
can put your followers (like
of Social Media is time.
shift the Paradigm before …
Facebook friends) in different
circles so you can manage
Linking
what they receive from you. To maximize your exposure in
Google+ also has a couple
Social Media you need to
of new features that are
link your Social Media pages
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© Am b ri ts | S to c k Fre e I m a g e s & D re a m s ti m e S to c k P h o to s
Social Media is here to stay.
MySpace, Facebook,
Google Plus, Twitter are
changing the way we
communicate and in a big
way! Not only are they
changing the way we
communicate with each
other, they are changing the
way we do business. You
might be thinking, "I’ve got a
facebook page, I surf the
web. I even use my mobile
device for email." So you feel
pretty confident about your
ability to ride the wave of
technology, Right? But let
me ask you a couple
questions.
?Aremarketing
you pro-actively
your products and
services via social media?
?
Are you pro-actively
marketing yourself?
Do you use social media to
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?
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communicate with your
customers and industry
peers?
date with information that is
both fresh and informative is
key. Letting your stream go
quiet for a few weeks or go
Do you have an online
stale with repeated posting
mailing list or subscriber
of “statistics” isn’t going to
base?
help get your subscriber
base in the habit of visiting
Are you reaching out to new your stream. This will be your
clients via social media?
main focus!
?Still riding high on that wave
of technology? If you feel
like you may be losing your
footing, don’t worry! I can
help. I’ve got some tips that
will keep you on top of the
wave and in front of the
technology curve.
If you want to maximize your
exposure on social media
the single most important
factor is Commitment!
It’s an absolute must to stay
committed, keeping your
social media “stream” up to
Ok, so you’re now
committed to your stream,
and you understand that
getting people in the habit
of viewing your stream is the
goal. Let’s take the next step
and put together a schedule
to manage your stream.
Dividing your tasks into
smaller more manageable
portions is going to be of
great benefit to you in the
long run.
Daily
Be sure to check your social
media sites at least once a
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day. Set aside 1 5-20 minutes
at the start or finish of each
day to go out update your
status, respond to messages,
tweets and comments.
Weekly
Monday: Spend 1 5 minutes
checking your stats for the
week. Did you pick up any
new subscribers? New
clients? Are more people
commenting on your posts?
Look back at last week’s
efforts, what worked, what
didn’t?
Tuesday: Spend 25 minutes
exploring new social media
outlets, look in to new apps
or technology to help you
stream line your efforts. Did
anything significant happen
over the weekend? This
would be a great day to
blog about it.
Wednesday: Spend 25
minutes promoting yourself
and discuss your services,
highlight new listings and
offer new promotions. Share
some “Value” with your
subscribers
Thursday: Spend 30-60
minutes publishing a blog
post. Local debates are
always a great hot button
topic. Other ideas could
include sharing thoughts or
opinions on current market
trends, thoughts on that
recent newsletter or discuss a Review social media portal
common industry related
settings, update privacy
article or topic.
settings if needed. Review
your subscribed feeds
Friday: Spend 20 minutes
remove any that have gone
networking. Look for new
stale or quiet.
clients, subscribe to industry
related streams. Review
By now you should have a
what your local and regional much better idea of what it
competitors or collegues
takes to stay on top of your
stream. Make some notes,
social media streams. Just
these are a great source for like your business in the end
your own future blog topics. you will get back what
you’re willing to put in to it.
Monthly/Quarterly
Though your day to day
Review your schedule and
activities of updating your
make appropriate changes status, responding to
to fit your specific routine.
comments or creating your
Review time allotments, as
occasional blog post may
your stream grows you will
seem insignificant, don’t
need more time to respond overlook that your stream
to comments and questions. provides you with a great
You may also find that a
opportunity to showcase
certain block of time isn’t
your experience and
sufficient for the day’s duties. expertise while showing your
clients they made the right
This is also a great time to
choice in choosing you!
integrate new media outlets
or new software that will help
you stream line your efforts.
Review Linked accounts and
interconnect your social
media portals. This will save
you time, allowing you to
post once across several
networks.
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Tech Tips By Loran Hughes
www.expensify.com for more
information.
Need a quick
copy of a
document? No
problem!
Scanner Pro will
This month, I’ll show you a
turn your iPhone
couple of applications that or iPad into a
can help keep your finances PDF document
straight and make you look scanner. Once
like a technology rockstar!
you have the
document
saved, you can
email or sync
online. Weighing
in at $6.99, it’s a little pricey
for an app, but worth every
penny. See
http://readdle.com/products
Expensify is a mobile app
/scannerpro/ for more
that will allow you to take
information. On the Android
control of your expenses.
side, Document Scanner has
Scan receipts, import records much of the same
directly from your bank and functionality as Scanner Pro.
credit card accounts, track $3.98 in the Android App
mileage and generate
Store.
reports. Expensify also will
sync with Quickbooks and
generate custom
spreadsheets. It’s free for
individual use, but there is a
fee for company use.
Available for iOS, Android,
Palm and BlackBerry. See
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Rapattoni Tip:
Need to create a search for
a prospect? The most direct
way is to start with the
standard search form
(Searches -> Standard). Fill in
your search criteria, then
open the Options pane on
the right side of the page.
You can either save the
search as a new prospect or
add it to an existing
prospect.
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Ask the Help Desk
Reverse Prospecting
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Click to Accept Reverse Prospecting
Make sure you put 'Yes', if you want Listing
Agents to contact you about their properties.
‘ Reverse Prospecting ’ is a tool that every Buyer’s Agent should take advantage of. The
concept is pretty straight forward, but the meaning behind this tool has been lost. The Help
Desk wants to take a few minutes to explain this powerful tool that can benefit both the
Buyer and Listing Agent.
It starts with the Buyer’s Agent when he creates a Prospect or Client Portal. On the bottom
of the prospect options is the option for ‘Reverse Prospecting’. For reverse prospecting to
happen the agent needs to click the box to accept. Then the agent needs to say yes for
‘Allow Email to Agent’. The reason for this is important; it will allow any listing agent to
contact ‘you’, the Buyer’s Agent, if they have a property that fits your prospect.
Reverse Prospecting Search Results
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The reason why ‘Reverse Prospecting’ is a great tool is that it makes finding matching
property a team effort. As a Buyer’s Agent you are actively searching for properties for your
prospect. The Listing Agent is also actively searching for the prospects that match his
property. If there is a match, it is in the Listing Agent’s best interest to let the prospect know
about his property. So, click yes to ‘Allow Email to Agent’. This will allow both sides to work
together to find the best property for the buyer.
** means they don't want an email
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RVAR would like to express thanks to the following people who have
made a PAC investment this year.
Jaime Acrey Almaraz
Stan Alexander
William M Allen
Amy Alvarez
Toni Anderberg
Lisa A Arenas
Ted H Banke
Tracy Barats
William D. Barchet
Teresa K. Barry
Michael Bauer
Sally Bell
Robert Bennett
James Black
Karen K Blair
Craig Blazinski
J. Adam Bogle
Stephen Boldish
Geoff Branan
John Briggs
Barbara A. Brown
Susie Brown
Victor J. Buccina
Camilla C Cassity
Rhonda Cochrane
Ken Collins
Salvatore A. Cresci
John Crutcher
Frank D'Antonio
Thomas J Damon
Patricia Davis
Deanna Dirks
Justin Donovan
Marie Donovan
Michaela Donovan
Jack Eckhardt
Nathan Eckhardt
Cheryl Faria
Vicki Fletcher
Elizabeth Forster
Larry G Frank
Jeanne M. Freel
Susan Gabrielle
James Geiger
Robert J Gervais
Armand Gouveia
Lana Grosenbach
Lawrence Hall
Christian R. Hamilton
John W Hamlin
Rick Harris
Edward Harrison
Patrick J Havens
Alice Headley
Jeanine Healy
Jonita Heim
William Hernlein
Carlene Hester
Kelli Hokinson
Laura A. Horton
Bill Hutchinson
Robert Jaffe
Ashley Jensen
Roberta Jobe
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Gayle Johnson
Kathie Kennedy
Bobbie Lancaster
Leslie Larson
Krista Laulainen
Harold Lee
Jeffrey C Leever
Jeremy Leever
William L Leever
Phyllis Leilani-Halstead
Scott Lewis
Eric Linerud
Bruce Lorange
Pam Lorange
Linda MacDonald
Therese MacGregor
Shannon Mahar-Krug
Diane Major
Cheryl Malone
Mavis Marney
Traci R. Martell
Gary O. McMahan
Cindy S. McMillan
Marcia S. McQuillan
Cynthia Meerten
Judy A Methvin
Robert Methvin
Judy Miller
Andrea Mobley
Dan Mollahan
Douglas E Morse
Kathleen Musitelli
Margaret Nelson-Quin
Gerald Nordahl
Angalee O'Connor
Joel R Ockunzzi
Edwin Oliver
Garry B Petrich
Mark Philhower
Kathy Poland
Stephanie L Pollard
Eric Poole
Barbara Pulver
Frank J Pulver III
Jared Pulver
David Rasmussen
Terry Rasmussen
Sharon Rearrick
Ken Reeder
Jim Remley
Gregg Ritchie
Bruce Roberts
Judi Robinson
Sandy C Royce
Andres Rutherford
Ada Sanchez
Jerry R Scheffler
Sandra G. Schell
Gail Schoeneberg
James W. Scott
Lucas K. Scott
Christy Seigfried
John K. Sellers
DeAnna R Sickler
Geoff Speidel
Gary Stamps
Leah Stelle
Clare Stevens
Marilyn Stewart
Robert Strosser
Luis Stumpf
Joseph T. Suste
Robin Tankersley
Dan Theilman
Richard Tibbets
Katherina Tinsley GRI
Cristina Towery
Wanda Tumbleson
Colby Updegraff
Mary M Van Horn
Mary Vaughan
Dale Verger
Wesley D. Walton
Daniel E. Westbrook
Rachel Whitley
Lester G Witt
Mike Witten
Dee Wittenberg
Steven F. Work
David Wright
Joe-Seph Yates
Barbara Zeitler
Garrett Zoller
Emily Zook
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Our Affiliates
AmeriTitle
P.O. Box 1 804
Medford, OR 97501
541 -779-7660
Mortgage Express, LLC
1 0260 SW Greenburg Rd #830
Portland, OR 97223
541 -245-4521
Bushnell & Assoc. Law Group
5 Elm Ridge Ct
Greensboro, NC 27408
503-528-6585
Move2Oregon.com
3350 1 /2 W. Main St
Medford, OR 97501
541 -773-5744
office@move2oregon.com
Carlson Property Inspection
50 Mallard St.
Ashland, OR 97520
541 -61 3-001 9
northwestcarlson@yahoo.com
Evergreen Federal Bank
501 Crater Lake Ave
Medford, OR 97501
541 -779-1 1 65
First American Title
P.O. Box 250
Medford, OR 97501
541 -779-7250
Home Builders Association
1 1 06 E. Jackson
Medford, OR 97504
541 -773-2872
carloshbajc@aol.com
IMortgage
3389 Crater Lake Hwy
Medford, OR 97504
541 -646-3020
mike.towery@imortgage.com
Mission Hills Mortgage
830 Alder Creek Dr., Ste B
Medford, OR 97504
541 -773-1 853
bbenton@mhmb.com
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North Pacific Financial Corp
1 322 E. McAndrews Rd., Ste 201
Medford, OR 97504
541 -770-2727
jbeard@npfcnet.com
Pacific Residential Mortgage
502 W. Main St., Ste 1 03
Medford, OR 97501
541 -773-31 31
kevin.beard@pacresmortgage.
com
South Valley Bank & Trust
891 O'Hare Parkway
Medford, OR 97504
541 -951 -9948
brad.webster@southvalleybank.
com
Sterling Savings Home Loan Div.
91 0 Town Centre Dr.
Medford, OR 97504
541 -608-1 801
judi.robinson@sterlingsavings.com
Ticor Title
1 555 E. McAndrews Rd., Ste 1 01
Medford, OR 97504
541 -779-281 1
Umpqua Bank, Medford
4000 S. Pacific Hwy
Medford, OR 97501
541 -61 8-6730
kimcollins@umpquabank.com
Par Mortgage Inc
33 N. 1 st St
Ashland, OR 97520
541 -482-5886
teeitup@mind.net
Valley Mortgage Group
331 Crater Lake Ave
Medford, OR 97504
541 -890-8463
brian.case@wvbk.com
People's Bank of Commerce
750 Biddle Rd
Medford, OR 97504
541 -61 8-3320
Washington Federal
1 590 Delta Waters Rd., #1 1 6
Medford, OR 97504
541 -858-01 84
lindsay.nix@washingtonfederal.
com
Rogue Federal Credit Union
P.O. Box 4550
Medford, OR 97501
541 -858-7330
rknight@roguefcu.org
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Leadership
SOMLS Treasurer
RVAR President
SOMLS President
Rick Harris
Andrea Mobley
Pam Lorange
rharris@mind.net
andream@johnlscott.com
pamlorange@gmail.com
SOMLS Past President
RVAR President Elect
SOMLS President Elect
Colin Mullane
Don Livingood
Adam Bogle
don@imrealestate.com
adam@agentinakilt.com colin_mullane@yahoo.com
RVAR Past President
SOMLS Vice President
Mary Van Horn
Dave Wright
marymvh@aol.com dwright@cpmrealestateservic
e.com
Calender
Mon d a y
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Tu esd a y
Wed n esd a y
Th u rsd a y
Frid a y
SOMLS / RVAR Staff
Executive Officer
Tina Grimes
tina@somls.com
Technology Officer
Education Coordinator
Loran Hughes
Lance Carroll
loran@somls.com
lance@somls.com
Executive Assistant
Technology Assistant
Bookkeeper
Jamie Patterson
Spencer Corliss
JoAnne Henderson
jamie@somls.com
spencer@somls.com
joanne@somls.com
Member & MLS Services
Kim Robinson
kim@somls.com
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Rogue Valley Association of
REALTORS ® and Southern
Oregon Multiple Listing
Service
629 Franquette St.
Medford Or, 97501
Phone:
541 770 7060
Fax:
541 770 71 1 1
The Voice ofREAL ESTATE®in the Rogue Valley
website:
www.somls.com
Mission Statement
The Association exists to protect and promote the business interests of its membership
by developing and delivering programs, products and services designed to elevate
the members’ ethical standards and professional conduct; by preserving its right to
own, transfer, and reasonably use real property; and by enhancing the image of its
members in the communities we serve.
The Southern Oregon Multiple Listing Service provides timely, accurate data and
innovative tools that assist REALTORS ® in delivering trusted, high quality services to real
estate consumers.