REALTOR® Review Spring 2014

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3 President’s Message

14 Local Market Update

19 Welcome New Members

21 RRAR Events

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111 Realtors Way, Cary, N.C. 27513Phone: 919-654-5400; Fax: 919-654-5401www.rrar.com

rrAr OfficErsMollie Owen, PresidentMorty Jayson, Vice PresidentHarriette Doggett, President-ElectMark Parker, Secretary/TreasurerAsa Fleming, Immediate Past President

rrAr DirEcTOrs David Anderson Lewis GrubbsDiana Braun Becky HarperEddie Brown Linda Bird KolarovAnne Cain Tim McBrayerBrenda Carroll Gina MillerFrank DeRonja Mindy OberhardtDiane Donnelly Renee SmithBill Fletcher Tom SmithVan Fletcher Mark ParkerMarshall Gay Margaret SophieTom Gongaware Josh Swindell

rEALTOr® fOunDATiOn Of ThE TriAngLE OfficErs President: Morty JaysonPresident-Elect: Steina DeAndrade

ncAr rEgiOnAL VicE prEsiDEnTs Teresa Pitt and Jose Serrano

nAr DirEcTOrs Linda Trevor and Asa Fleming

TriAngLE rEALTOrs® LEADErship AcADEmy DEAn Scott Hoyt

Members are cautioned that the inclusion of a name, specific commercial product or service in an article, or in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®. All advertisers in this publication wholly support the Fair Housing Act and fully promote equal opportunity housing.

Copyright 2014 by the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®. All rights reserved.

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For editorial contributions and ad inquiries, please contact Patricia Gregory Rand at [email protected] or (919) 654-5400.

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missiOn sTATEmEnTThe Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®, the area’s voice of real estate, promotes the highest ethical and professional standards and cooperation among its members; provides products, programs and services to meet the evolving needs of the real estate industry and consumers; and serves as a leading advocate of private property rights and community involvement.

VisiOn sTATEmEnT“Anticipating and meeting the opportunities and challenges of our industry.”

rrAr 2014 cOmmiTTEE chAirs Bylaws: Harriette DoggettBuilding: Harriette DoggettCommunications & Public Relations: Kevin WoodyCommunity Service Committee Chair: Dawn Nuzzi Governmental Affairs Committee Chair: Mark ParkerRPAC: Harriette DoggettPersonnel: Linda TrevorGrievance: Teresa Pitt, Nancy Cashwell, Morty Jayson, Dayne LuckHall of Fame: Ed WillerNominating: Linda Trevor

rrAr 2014 cOunciL chAirs Women’s Council of REALTORS® Chair: Dianne Goode Triangle International Council of REALTORS® Chair: Ivana Hanacek The REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle President: Morty JaysonTop Producers Council Co-Chairs: Janice Rosenberg and Mary BiathrowProperty Management Council Chair: Debbie HenrySmall Brokers Council Chair: Leslie Williams

rrAr sTAff DirEcTOryMain Office (919) 654-5400 Fax (919) 654-5401 www.rrar.comRRAR Company Store, (919) 654-7253Chief Executive Officer Tessa Hultz, Ext.1022 and [email protected] Association Services Director Betsy Ramsey, Ext. 1004, [email protected] Services Associate Vicki Buckholtz, Ext. 1027, [email protected] Director Patricia Gregory Rand, Ext. 1026, [email protected] Associate Sandee Washington, Ext. 1023, [email protected] Education Director Cara Mottershead, Ext. 1006, [email protected] Education Associate Sonya Yankoglu, Ext. 1024, [email protected] Facilities Manager Mary Rachel Bowling, Ext. 1016, [email protected] Affairs Director Christopher MacDonald, Ext. 1025, [email protected] Associate Shelia Clark, Ext. 1001, [email protected] Manager Yukari Powers, Ext. 1028, [email protected]

TmLs sTAff DirEcTOryVice President of Operations Rachel Wiest, Ext. 1019, [email protected]/Data Asset Manager Christy New, Ext. 1008, [email protected] Director Letitia Pennington, Ext. 1014, [email protected] Associate Raina Joyner, Ext. 1020, [email protected] Distribution Director Carol Hamrick, Ext. 1007, [email protected] Associate Kristina Faison, Ext. 1005, [email protected] Systems Director Kathy Matheson, Ext. 1012, [email protected] Technical Support Associate J Stepp, Ext. 1009, [email protected]/Realist Support Associate Jennifer Horton, Ext. 1010, [email protected] Operations Director Matt Nagy, Ext. 1017, [email protected] Development Manager Allan Nielsen, Ext. 1003, [email protected]/MLS Training Manager Lynne Brid, Ext. 1015, [email protected]

rrAr/TmLs mEmbErship/ finAncE DEpArTmEnTMembership/Finance Director Randi Clodfelter, Ext. 1021, [email protected] Associate Pat Long, Ext. 1018, [email protected] Associate Jill Pressley, Ext. 1011, [email protected] Associate Kelly Hunsucker, Ext. 1013, [email protected]

president’s message

mollie Owen

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I am pleased to report good news on a number of fronts. First, the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) was awarded a smart growth grant to promote transportation dialogue in the Triangle. Immediate Past President Asa Fleming was instrumental in RRAR being awarded the grant by the National Association of REALTORS® (RRAR). We are grateful for his devotion to our community.

In addition, it is my honor to congratulate Asa on behalf of the Board of Directors, members and staff on his recent graduation from the NAR Leadership Academy. The NAR Leadership Academy serves to iden-tify, inspire and mentor emerging leaders for the organization. The REALTORS® were selected from the membership ranks through a rigorous application and interview process by an Advisory Group of peers and Association Executives. The 2014 graduates have completed a project to identify and enrich their local areas through the application of REALTOR® Party grant money. Fleming is also a gradu-ate and former dean of the Triangle REALTORS® Leadership Academy.

Finally, it is my pleasure to report that Linda Craft contributed $5000 to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) at a special event at the Contemporary Art Museum on June 4th. In recognition of her generosity, Linda will receive the renowned Golden R.

We are grateful for all the members who support RPAC and encour-age you to make a contribution today.

Sincerely,Mollie Owen2014 President

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEcontinued from page 3

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There are a lot of reasons families can find them-selves in need. A fire or

other natural disaster, a change in employment status, a death or divorce, a medical situation, or a sudden increase in the number of people in the household can be devastating and leave a family with nothing.

Rebuilding their lives doesn’t happen over night but when that family is ready to begin again, it can weeks, months or years before they are able to afford to make a house into a home. On the other hand, many families accumulate so much “stuff” that they or their heirs don’t know where to begin when it comes time to sell a home. That’s where the Green Chair Project comes in to help both families.

The Green Chair Project, Inc., was co-founded by Beth Smoot and her business partner Jackie Craig, in April of 2010. Beth is a REALTOR® and home stager with a passion for serving her community. While helping sellers prepare their homes for the mar-ket, Beth counseled her clients to reduce the amount of visible “stuff” in their homes to create a great showing experience. Clients also expressed being overwhelmed by the number of items and furnishing that they no longer wanted or needed at this point in their lives.

It can be difficult for people to part with their unused items but it becomes much easier when those items are given a second life. The mission statement of The Green Chair Project is ‘reusing

furnishings, renewing lives.’ The Green Chair Project gives families in need a dignified op-tion in furnishing their homes by providing gently used items at low cost.

In 2010, Smoot opened an account with $100 of her own money to establish the charity and used a closet in her church to store donated items. Today The Green Chair Project has grown into a charity with 28,000 square feet of household furnishings in downtown Raleigh, North Caro-lina with a $370,000 annual budget. The Green Chair has a handful of staff and still relies on an army of volunteers.

The Green Chair makes the furnishings available at a low cost to individuals and families identified and referred to The Green Chair by its more than 60 partner agencies. The inviting space on Capitol Boulevard allows the recipients to participate in a successful transition to self-sufficiency, with dignity, as they furnish their homes and create nurturing environments for them-selves and their families. Each family is assigned a private appointment with a personal shopper to help them choose from thousands of restored, cleaned and new items. This process empowers families with options and personal choices that are often lost for members of the community faced with difficulties.

The Green Chair receives gener-ous donations from the community that include heirlooms, new and used appliances and electronics and even original artwork. The typical cost for a qualifying family to furnish a home is about $250.

www.thegreenchair.org

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For over 20 years Cunningham & Company has been opening doors for thousands of home buyers. Our in-house loan processing, ability to sell directly to the agencies (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), issue Ginnie Mae securities and maintaining loan servicing capability are all benefits to our clients. This, in combination with superior service from our great local team, offers the benefit of Wall Street power with Main Street culture.Cunningham & Company is a trade name for CMC Funding, Inc. NMLS ID#41998

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Cunningham & Company, Chapel Hill/Durham Branch

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RALEIGH, NC (May 28, 2014) June marks National Homeowner-ship Month, celebrating the many benefits of ownership and what that means to individuals and the community. What National Homeownership Month may not put under the spotlight is the fami-lies throughout North Carolina who are facing the devastating challenges of losing their homes to foreclosure.

Enter the North Carolina Fore-closure Prevention Fund (Fund), a service offered by the N.C. Housing Finance Agency to North Carolina homeowners and an answer for responsible unemployed homeowners who are struggling with their mortgage payments or facing foreclosure.

The Fund, offered statewide and funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, makes mortgage

p a y m e n t s for qualified u n e m p l o y e d workers, while they look for jobs or complete job training. It was created in North Carolina in 2010 because of high unemployment, which continues to exceed the nation-al average in more than half of North Carolina counties.

faced by returning veterans; and workers who suffer a reduction of income.

There is no cost for mortgage assistance, which is offered as• A zero-interest, deferred loan

that pays the homeowner’s mortgage for up to 36 months ($36,000) during job search or retraining;

• A zero-interest, deferred loan up to $36,000, to bring a mortgage current after reduction of income; or

• A zero-interest loan up to $30,000 to refinance a second mortgage for a home-owner who has experienced a reduction of income, in order to lower the total monthly pay-ment to an affordable level.

No repayment is due as long as the homeowner continues to live in the home. Loans for mort-gage payment and reinstatement are extinguished after 10 years of occupancy. Second mortgage loans are repaid after 30 years, or when the home is sold, which-ever happens first, and no inter-

est is paid.Free help applying and evaluating other ways to avoid foreclosure is available through 42 HUD-approved counseling agencies located throughout North Carolina. The North Carolina

Foreclosure Prevention Fund is here to help you. For informa-tion and a list of local counsel-ing agencies offering assistance, homeowners can go to www.NC-ForeclosurePrevention.gov or call 888-623-8631.

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About n.c. housing finance Agency

The N.C. Housing Finance Agency, a self-supporting public agency, has financed more than 221,000 affordable homes and apartments statewide since its creation in 1973. The North Car-olina Housing Finance Agency’s mission is to create affordable housing opportunities for North Carolinians whose needs are not met by the market. It designed the N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund using funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You can learn more about the N.C. Housing Finance Agency at www.nchfa.com.

About n.c. foreclosure prevention fund

The N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund helps North Carolina home-owners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments due to job loss or temporary finan-cial hardship, such as divorce, illness or death of a spouse. The Fund also assists returning vet-erans who are transitioning to civilian jobs. The Fund provides assistance at no cost to you while you search or retrain for new employment. If you or someone you may know would like more information, please visit www.NCForeclosurePrevention.gov or call 888-623-8631.

N.C. HousiNg FiNaNCe ageNCy Celebrates

National Homeownership Month

“Foreclosure hurts everyone—homeowners, their neighbors, and the State’s economy. It is our hope to keep the dream of home-ownership a reality for North Carolinians,” said A. Robert Kucab, Executive Director of the N.C. Housing Finance Agency. “As we celebrate the many benefits of homeownership, there are unforeseen life events that may jeopardize keeping that dream alive. The N.C. Foreclosure Pre-vention Fund offers responsible homeowners a bridge so they can keep their homes while they get back on their feet.”

Homeownership Month recog-nizes that home provides shelter for families and their treasured posses-sions, and also means a promising and stable future for their children.

The n.c. foreclosure prevention fund has helped over 16,000 homeowners

with more loans still available

The N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund is in place to provide relief in case of temporary hardships, such as job loss, divorce or death of a spouse, requiring you to look for new employment; challenges

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improving homes, improving livesThe Foundation and its base of Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®

(RRAR) volunteers have partnered with residents and staff of The Healing Place of Wake County to build a community garden in the courtyard at its men’s shelter in Raleigh.

“The community garden will have positive impacts on so many levels,” said Dennis Parnell, President and CEO of The Healing Place. “The Healing Place serves over 500 meals a day to homeless citizens. Fresh and nutritious vegeta-bles from the garden will make those meals truly special and we will also share this bounty with partnering nonprofits like the Shepherd’s Table. The garden will not just feed the body; it will also feed the soul. So many who are fighting homelessness and addiction need a tranquil place for reflection. This community garden will be one of those tranquil places.”

President of the REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle, Morty Jayson said, “We are honored to invest in the future of the community. We selected The Healing Place as the REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle key’s project for 2013-2014. It was particularly rewarding to physically work in the garden alongside other REALTORS®. We are grateful to our REALTOR® volunteers for helping make this project so successful. are delighted to have funded this meaningful endeavor.

For more information please visit The REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle.

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WASHINGTON — Homebuyers who want to live in a certain school district are generally so unwilling to compromise on the matter that agents who suggest homes outside that district risk “offending the homebuyer,” ac-cording to Lawrence Yun, the National Association of Realtors’ chief economist.

“As a Realtor you should not bother to say, ‘Well, there’s a larger home in another district,’ ”Yun said, when moderating a panel on commute costs at NAR’s midyear conference. ”By saying that, you may actually be offend-ing the homebuyer.”

Yun based his recommenda-tion on NAR’s recent finding that only 2 percent of buyers make

compromises on distance from schools, and 3 percent on quality of schools. Reports from agents around the country also seem to back up Yun’s recommendation.

Agents say that consumers’ preoccupation with online school data has made it increasingly difficult to get buyers to consider listings served by schools that don’t boast top school ratings or scores.

The proliferation of online school data and school-based search tools are helping fuel the phenomenon, according to some agents, technologists and re-searchers. Many property search sites now let buyers search for homes not only by school district, but within individual school atten-dance boundaries.

School officials say it’s often

difficult to get a true handle on the quality of education provided by individual schools by simply looking at test scores or simplified rankings, and some real estate agents agree. The San Francisco Chronicle has documented at least one instance where a homebuyer who was relying on test scores fired his agent for suggesting that he wasn’t giving some schools a fair shake.

By stoking consumers’ focus on schools, the data is also driving up price premiums for neigh-borhoods served by top-rated schools. Other data including the locations of sex offenders and crime rates are also beginning to influence demand, causing head-aches for some agents and com-munities, and eroding the spirit of fair housing laws.

nAr data shows buyers who want to be near top-rated schools unwilling to compromise

Agents risk ‘offending the homebuyer’ by suggesting another school district

Organized by the REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle

Community Service Committee

It’s a Diaper Drive June 21st - 27th

Did you know…? Diapers are not covered by public assistance & cost $100+/month Families have to cut back on essentials like food & medications to buy

diapers. Daycare centers require disposable diapers. Cloth diapers are prohibited at laundromats. Families often re-use diapers. Babies are more likely to be abused when they cry from not being

changed frequently enough. Thank you so much for your support!

DONATION OPTIONS

Saturday, June 21 is Walgreen’s Diaper Sale and Collection Day (at 5 locations).

June 23-27 is Diaper Drive Week with drop off

locations around the Triangle.

Click here for Dates & Drop Off Locations

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For further information regarding TMLS Market Trends and Analysis please visit: www.TriangleMLS.com

A RESEARCH TOOL PROVIDED BY TRIANGLE MLS

2013 2014 + / – 2013 2014 + / –

New Listings 2,220 2,415 + 8.8% 10,254 10,305 + 0.5%

Closed Sales 1,749 1,809 + 3.4% 6,444 6,571 + 2.0%

Median Sales Price* $229,000 $240,500 + 5.0% $214,945 $228,000 + 6.1%

Average Sales Price* $264,701 $271,786 + 2.7% $252,434 $267,217 + 5.9%

Total Dollar Volume (in millions)* $463.0 $491.7 + 6.2% $1,626.7 $1,755.5 + 7.9%

Percent of Original List Price Received* 96.9% 97.2% + 0.3% 95.9% 96.6% + 0.7%

Percent of List Price Received* 98.1% 98.3% + 0.2% 97.6% 98.0% + 0.4%

Days on Market Until Sale 89 82 - 7.9% 99 90 - 9.1%

Inventory of Homes for Sale 6,563 6,302 - 4.0% -- -- --

Months Supply of Inventory 5.3 4.5 - 14.7% -- -- --

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Local Market Update – May 2014

* Does not account for seller concessions. | Activity for one month can sometimes look extreme due to small sample size.

May Year to Date

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** Each dot represents the change in median sales price from the prior year using a 6-month weighted average. This means that each of the 6 months used in a dot are proportioned according to their share of sales during that period | Current as of June 10 2014 All data from Triangle Multiple Listing Service Inc | Powered by 10K Research and Marketing

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For further information regarding TMLS Market Trends and Analysis please visit: www.TriangleMLS.com

A RESEARCH TOOL PROVIDED BY TRIANGLE MLS

2013 2014 + / – 2013 2014 + / –

New Listings 4,246 4,585 + 8.0% 19,838 19,965 + 0.6%

Closed Sales 3,128 3,189 + 2.0% 11,270 11,587 + 2.8%

Median Sales Price* $203,000 $215,000 + 5.9% $192,000 $204,000 + 6.3%

Average Sales Price* $242,746 $246,593 + 1.6% $229,274 $240,271 + 4.8%

Total Dollar Volume (in millions)* $758.6 $785.5 + 3.5% $2,581.7 $2,779.2 + 7.6%

Percent of Original List Price Received* 95.9% 96.4% + 0.5% 94.9% 95.6% + 0.7%

Percent of List Price Received* 97.6% 97.8% + 0.3% 97.1% 97.4% + 0.3%

Days on Market Until Sale 98 93 - 5.1% 108 100 - 7.4%

Inventory of Homes for Sale 14,966 14,626 - 2.3% -- -- --

Months Supply of Inventory 6.8 5.9 - 13.5% -- -- --

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* Does not account for seller concessions. | Activity for one month can sometimes look extreme due to small sample size.

Local Market Update – May 2014

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Real estate video tips:

Affordable, do-it-yourself software, websites and

apps make marketing fun

Use yoUR smaRtphone oR tablet to shoot and edit qUality content

sTEphEn schwEickArT, cOnTribuTOr

Not long ago, resourceful agents would have had to spend considerable

time and money to shoot and edit their own videos. Cameras and editing software cost a pretty penny. And there were countless hours spent learning how to use it all.

Today, thanks to technology advances, there’s a wealth of easy-to-use, affordable options. You can shoot quality video with your smartphone or tablet and then edit with readily available software for novices. Even better, there are some awesome, auto-mated production and editing systems that specialize in real estate videos.

cReate yoUR own video

mated system do the rest. There are account options for every size of business, from enterprise to small business. Small Business plans run $60/year, and you can expect to pay $120/year for a Business Plus account. Individu-als and families can create fun videos for free when they register for a personal account with lim-ited features.

color of home interiors/exteriors, the type of flooring and more. Upload your photos and get start-ed for about $50 per property tour. Professional enhanced pho-tography and tour add-ons are available for an additional fee.

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Videolicious: This app lets you create video right from your smartphone or tablet. Upload photos into the app, record video to introduce the photos, and re-cord the voice narration while selecting still photos or walking through the property. Once you select the music, let the auto-

Animoto: They’re not real es-tate-specific, but they offer many of the same automated tools for creating and distributing videos. Choose from two types of unlim-ited business accounts: Pro ac-counts are $249/year, and Pro Premium accounts run $499/year and include hosting on VimeoPro.

viRtUal toURs

Obeo: This virtual tour program offers a suite of tools like virtual staging, plus a redecorating feature that lets you change the

VisualTour: Another option for virtual tours, also includes distri-bution to YouTube, Facebook, Zil-low.com, realtor.com and more. Expect to pay a $199.95 one-time sign-up fee and a $29.95 monthly subscription fee.

maRket videos and tURnkey content

If you feel like doing it yourself isn’t the right route for you, con-sider a turnkey automated content solution like MarketVideos.com, an agent-branded platform for market-specific video newsletters. Set up your $29/month account and the system automatically up-dates your newsletter with the latest MLS data for your selected areas and pulls in four consumer

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REAL ESTATE VIDEO TIPScontinued from page 17

real estate tips videos a month. Built for viewing on mobile de-vices, the share function makes it easy to post to YouTube, Face-book and Twitter. Add your video newsletter as a regular feature in your blog and use it in email drip campaigns, and you’re on your way to becoming the trusted adviser in your area.

Recently, a new content hybrid, ListingVideos.com, launched mar-rying property photos/informa-tion with content buyers search for, like local video footage of the market, median listing/sale price, active inventory, mortgage payment estimation, school dis-trict, walkability score and more. Videos are generated in real time with information from the MLS. Change the listing price? No problem, as the listing video

is automatically updated. Exclu-sively available for brokerages, listing bundles start as low as $750/month, per metro area, plus setup fees for branding and integration.

It’s a fact — with today’s tech-nology and do-it-yourself resourc-es, it’s easier than ever to market with video.

Stephen Schweickart is the founder and CEO of VScreen, the nation’s leading video services company within the real estate industry.

OBITUARYVirginia Crowe Rogers

AUGUST 31, 1945 - MARCH 27, 2014

Virginia “Ginger” Crowe Rogers, 68, of Raleigh, passed away peacefully March 27, 2014 in Raleigh, NC. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother.

Ginger was born in Raleigh, NC to Richard Donald and Vir-ginia Smith Crowe on August 31, 1945. She attended Kinston High School and graduated in 1963 where she served as head cheerleader and voted most athletic. From there she proceeded to earn a nursing degree from Watts School of Nursing Duke University Health

System in Durham, NC in 1966. In the ‘80’s she enjoyed teaching disco and shag danc-ing with her husband; as well as leading Sunday school classes. She went on to be a success-ful mother, wife, grandmother, philanthropist and realtor. She was passionate about helping others and did so through her many charitable activities: foster-ing babies, hosting high school exchange students, caring for hospice patients, driving pa-tients to chemotherapy, deliver-ing meals on wheels, working at the Open Door Clinic and Urban Ministries.

Ginger was an incredibly nurturing mother. She was vi-brant and full of life with a giant heart. She loved fashion and wearing as she would say, “the unexpected.” The word most people used to describe her was “classy.” Ginger loved her family, friends, and dogs - Cameron and Zoe. She loved the outdoors and cherished her times in Blowing Rock and her walks with family and friends around Bass Lake.

Read more here: www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsobserver/obituary.aspx?pid=170422774#storylink=cpy

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below are new second-quarter raleigh regional Association of rEALTOrs® members.Rebecca T. Ainsworth, Fonville Morisey/Stonehenge Sales OfficeTeri Ainsworth, Re/Max Preferred AssociatesAmber Alexander, Fathom Realty NC, LLCWilliam Anderson, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorJulianna Andrews, Brunswick ForestChristine Ansarijaberi, ProTrust Realty, LLCSarah N. Anthony, Spencer PropertiesGoretti Arruda, Grow Local Realty LLCKaren Atherton, Grow Local Realty LLCCharles Bai, CHK RealtyHeather R. Barbour, Fonville Morisey/Stonehenge Sales OfficeDavid K. Basham, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficeChristopher Baxter, Pindell-Wilson Real Estate Company, LLCJennifer Birdsong, Fonville Morisey/Preston Sales OfficeDaphne Blackwell, Deal RealtySarah Blanchard, Allen Tate Co. IncDonald Booth, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorRoman Bouchev, Global Home Inspections, LLCJerry R. Bowers, Bowers Appraisal GroupMacy V. Brasfield, M/I Homes of Raleigh LLCDevon U. Brewer, rare Properties, llcJames E. Bridges, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyTommy Brooks, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorWilton Brown III, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorMelanie F. Brown, Stonewood Properties, Inc.Kim R. Brundage, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorWilliam Buffaloe, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyCaren Bullock, Keller WilliamsStephanie Burns, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorVeronica Cabral, Fonville Morisey/Vandora Sales OfficeTamara M. Caldwell, Coldwell Banker AdvantageJennifer Canders, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorCharity E. Cannella, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyMichael O. Carlos, Keller Williams RealtyJessica Cassetori, Keller Williams RealtySibel Celik, Prestige RealtyCarol Chiappetta, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSULauren Clapper, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorKertisha A. Cobb, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorThomas F. Coleman, Coldwell Banker AdvantageLaura Compiano, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficeSteven T. Cooper, King CorporationDavid Corry, Pan Realty, LLCMike S. Cowan, Hunter Rowe Real EstateNicole S. Cramer, Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s International RealtyRoberto D. Crescencio, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorLinda L. Cunliffe, LaChapelle Properties, LLCTommy E. Dalton, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyCharlotte W. Davenport, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUWesley Davenport, CRE Realty Inc.Paul Davis, Allen Tate Co. IncMarie-Claire De La Goublaye, Fonville Morisey/

Brier Creek Sales OfficeConnie L. Demars, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorNancy Domer, Terramor Homes, Inc.Valerie Dominici, Salem Street RealtyAlbert M. Dunn, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorGalen Durant, Icon Realty and ManagementCarole Eagle, Allen Tate Co. IncJacquilin Edens, ELC Realty, Inc.Catherine L. Edmond, Capital To Coast Appraisals, LLCKandyce Ellis, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyLarry Ellison, Triangle Area PropertiesDana Epps, Fonville Morisey/Inside the Beltline OfficeChad Erling, Primary Residential MortgageMelissa M. Farrell, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUNicole Feeny, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Arlette J. Fernandez, George PropertiesLisa Ferstler, Keller WilliamsDonald L. Fleming, Advantage Realty Enterprise, LLCAlan Fluke, Dream Living Realty

Deborah Flynn, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorElizabeth H. Folsom, Fonville Morisey/Lochmere Sales OfficeYexenia E. Forster, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorLynn Foster, Real Living Pittman PropertiesSusan Frazier, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUSunita Galada, Sunay RealtyAngelo Garcia, Divine Realty & Auction Group, LLCBecky W. Gardner, Fonville Morisey/Wake Forest Sales OfficeMelanie L. Gates, Coldwell Banker AdvantageAnita Ghiloni, Buyers Advantage Group, LLCThomas Giblin, Keller WilliamsMarlyn J. Gladieux, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorSteven M. Graham, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorDanica Grainger, Fonville Morisey/Brier Creek Sales OfficeMichael Gray, Park Avenue PropertiesBryan Greene, Real Living Pittman PropertiesAlexandra Gretter, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Antoinette Griffin, Grow Local Realty LLCMichael Griffith Jr., Fonville Morisey/Wake Forest Sales OfficeSarita J. Griggs, Keller WilliamsAlyson Grimes, Grimes Realty CompanyAndrea Gullerud, Keller WilliamsCharmie Gupta, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyVishal Gupta, Keller Williams Preferred RealtySandee R. Hackney, M/I Homes of Raleigh LLCChristine M. Hale, Go RealtyAshley Ham, Re/Max UnitedCourtney Hamlett, PNC MortgageWilliam C. Hanks, Horn RealtyDennis Hanley, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficeTroy Harasymchuk, Old Republic Home ProtectionKarolyn M. Hector, Sunshine Real Estate, LLCAnna B. Hodge, Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s International RealtyNeal Hogan, Century 21 Triangle GroupWilliam E. Horner, Goldens RealtyKayla Horton, Coldwell Banker AdvantageJessie Hrivnak, Rachel Kendall Team, LLCCaroline Huertas, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorStephen J Hughes, Ideal Realty GroupKimberly T. Hunt, Fonville Morisey/Brier Creek Sales OfficeSarah Hunter, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUMichael Hyde, HouseLensJack Hyman, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorMonica S. Hyzon, Keller Williams RealtyPatricia A. Irias, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyNilesh Jariwala, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorAlbert E. Jeffords, Jr., Yellow Dog RealtyLauren B. Jernigan, Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s International RealtyErin Johns, Re/Max UnitedGuy Johnson, Keller WilliamsSandra Joyce, Transition Realty, Inc.Lee Joyner, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUJulie Ju, Allen Tate Co./Cary-SearstoneDawn C Juehrs, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyRaj Juneja, Fonville Morisey/Lochmere Sales OfficeCourtney N. Keller, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorMary C. Kelly, Transition Realty, Inc.Kimberly P. Kidd, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyBeatrice B. Kiluyi, Keller Williams RealtyJill Kirkland, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Kirby Kline, Keller Williams RealtyHoward Konell, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficeSommer Kowalski, First Federal BankEric Krautheimer, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyJordyn M. Lally, Keller WilliamsHeather Larose, Keller Williams RealtyMalin E. Larsson, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficeTyler Lass, Keller Williams RealtyJamey Lee, Coldwell Banker AdvantagePamela Lenhart, Budget Blind & Inspired DrapesLindsay A. Levine, Fonville Morisey/Lochmere Sales OfficeKatie H. Lewis, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyMario Lopez, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorAndrew Lovette, Keller Williams

Frank J. Lughes, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorCassandra Mack, Picket Fence RealtyAndrew P. MacNair, Re/Max UnitedSrinivasan Mahabhashyam, Grow Local Realty LLCBrynn Mainusch, Keller WilliamsMary G. Maness, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Robert L. Mann, Quick Turn Quality AppraisalsEzio Mariani, Hunter Rowe Real EstateKendra S. Markham, Mungo Homes of North Carolina, Inc.Tara Marley, Lennar Carolinas LLCWendy L. Marrello-Morrison, Brad Graham Realty, Inc.Ramona Maryman, Royale RealtyTiffany Matier, Go RealtyEric D. McCaffrey, Re/Max Preferred AssociatesAndrew D. McCullough, Champion Realty, Inc.Debbie McCutcheon, Keller WilliamsStephen W. McKaig, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyClaire Melchiade, The Property Gallery RealtyKristie Melvin, Barker Realty Inc.Mike Merriam, TownBank MortgageChristopher Mielke, Century 21 Triangle GroupMarcus S. Miller-Hogg, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Courtney E. Mills, Mills Group Real EstateJames Moffe, Allen Tate Co. IncMark Montano, BB&TChristopher W. Moore, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorJaneth A. Moran, Keller Williams Realty Chapel HillLane E. Morgan, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficeJason A. Morgan, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyLinda Morrissey, Grow Local Realty LLCMatthew Murr, Grow Local Realty LLCKatherine Myers, Lennar Carolinas LLCWalter Nartowicz, Triangle Premier Properties Inc.James Navi, Fonville Morisey/Brier Creek Sales OfficeHuyen M. Nguyen, Lennar Carolinas LLCDean Nichols, Fonville Morisey/Brier Creek Sales OfficeCarolyn Noble, Fonville Morisey/Wake Forest Sales OfficeErin B. Nowell, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUChristopher H. Noyes, Coldwell Banker AdvantageBonnie O’Brien, Coldwell Banker AdvantageJohn O’Connor, Keller WilliamsToyin Ojo, Coldwell Banker AdvantageIsabella Onofrei, Fonville Morisey/Preston Sales OfficeJennifer O. Orsak, Fonville Morisey/Lochmere Sales OfficeJonathan A. Owens, Re/Max UnitedChristina Partin, Keller WilliamsSiddharth Patel, Grow Local Realty LLCNimesh Patel, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorJeffrey L. Peterson, Keller WilliamsReginald Peterson, M.O.R.E Real Estate Services, LlcDouglas Peterson, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyJeremy H. Phan, WSR Home Buyers, LLCEric Pinkney, Allen Tate Co. Inc.James Place Jr, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Yves G. Pradieu, Keller WilliamsMark A. Presley, CRE Realty Inc.David Price III, Landmark ResidentialTinishia S. Pugh, Ashton Woods HomesEvan M. Purser, eRealty, Inc.Christa Pye, Century 21 Triangle GroupHongguo Qu, First Triangle Realty, Inc.Jordan Qualls, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorMichael Raegen, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Alysia R. Randolph, Coldwell Banker AdvantageKaren D. Rankins-Hinton, Icon Realty & ManagementJoel Rivera, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorSibrina Roberts, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyBrenn K. Rohrs, Stonewood Properties, Inc.Matthew Rollins, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUVictor Romero, Carolina MaxRealty, Inc.Christine Rosin, Goldens RealtySamantha Rouse, Keller Williams Preferred RealtySteve Sabol, Insight Home Inspections, LLC.Christina Salud, Hunter Rowe Real Estate

Katharin Sauls, BB & TMaura E. Sawyer, Fonville Morisey/Lochmere Sales OfficeLois Saxby, Fonville Morisey/Stonehenge Sales OfficeStephanie P. Scales, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyCarol Schneider, Don Anthony RealtyJean A. Scott, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Anne F. Scott, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUMelodye C. Scott, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorJamie J. Seawell, Broker/ REALTOR Group, Inc.David T. Servoss, Builders Choice Real Estate CompanyMegan Short, Hunter Rowe Real EstateMichael D. Siderio, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficeRobert W. Sides, Coldwell Banker AdvantageChristopher M. Simmering, Beazer HomesShelby A. Simon, Northside Realty Inc.Robert Skamperle, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorBenjamin J Sleichter, Keller Williams RealtyPatricia D. Smith, Coldwell Banker AdvantageHoward D. Smith, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSUCameron Smith, Ashton Woods HomesMichelle Smith-Baldwin, Keller WilliamsPeggy A. Soltero, Keller Williams Preferred RealtySteven P. Spacek, CityGate Real Estate ServicesJudy K. Spector, Spector RealtyChad Stall, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorBrady J. Stanley, Triangle Premier Properties Inc.Kevin Stephens, Re/Max One RealtyBonnie Stephenson, Re/Max One RealtyValerie Stepp, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorAndrea B. Stoddard, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficeNicole Suchniak, Fonville Morisey/Falls Sales OfficePatricia J. Sweeney-Lowe, Keller Williams RealtyCatherine Tabor, Hudson Residential Brokerage, Inc.Tony E. Tharrington, U.S. Valuation ServicesAnnie Thieret, Front Porch RealtyWade D. Thomas, Coldwell Banker AdvantageDiane Timoney, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Lily Tiukaenko, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorColin J. Tommerson, Primary Residential MortgageSilvia Valencia, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyAshley Van Arkel, Keller WilliamsKristin Vore, Hunter Rowe Real EstateAaron Voss, Keller Williams Preferred RealtyRobin Vouga, LaChapelle Properties, LLCDaniel Walser Jr., Keller Williams RealtyTerry K. Walters, Coldwell Banker AdvantageXiaojuan Wang, Dream Services Realty, Inc.Melanye H. Wayts, Re/Max UnitedCasey D. Weigel, Howard Perry & Walston RealtorLeonna M. Weiss, Keller WilliamsMarlo Wells, HomeTowne RealtyElsia K. Wells, Icon Realty and ManagementJamie Werkman, M/I Homes of Raleigh LLCMelinda Wheeler, Northside Realty Inc.Owen H. White, Pinnacle RealtyOwen White, Real Property Management Wake CountyDonna White, Insight Residential Realty LLCKatherine Whitt, Kathy Whitt RealtyMichael Wienold, Allen Tate Co. Inc.Craig R. Wieser, Team Tradition at Allen TateGrant K. Wiest, Keller WilliamsPenelope J. Wilkinson, Lennar Carolinas LLCBeth M. Williams, Real Living Pittman PropertiesTiffany Williamson, Go RealtyMary A. Wilson, Re/Max UnitedAnthony Winslow, Greater Triangle Home Consultants, Inc.Richard Wolf, Coldwell Banker AdvantageElizabeth Woodard, BB&TJennifer L. Woods, Fonville Morisey/Lochmere Sales OfficeLifen Wu, DZ Resources, Inc.Michael Young, Safe Harbour Properties, LLCYang Yuan, CHK RealtyJurgita Zdanaviciene, Keller Williams Realty Chapel HillHong Zhan, First Triangle Realty, Inc.

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if you would like to sponsor a new member orientation, contact betsy ramsey at (919) 654-4500.

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They Still Need Us

REALTORS® Rally to support our troops

August 11-15

Click here for dates, items needed & drop off locations.

The REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle is holding a USO Drive. Much-needed items will be sent to our USO Center in Shindand Afghanistan.

rrareventsMay

26 Memorial Day (Office Closed)

June 4 Women’s Council of REALTORS® (8:45am)

4 Top Producers Council (11:30pm)

5 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

10 TMLS BOD (1pm)

11 RRAR BOD (9-11am)

12 Leadership Academy Gov’t Affairs & TMLS and RRAR Orientation (9 am-4pm)

12 Diversity Committee (11:30-1pm)

for more information, visit www.rrar.com

16 Government Affairs Committee (11:30am)

17 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

21 REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle BOD (12:30-3pm)

24 Property Management Council (11:30pm)

august 5 Leadership Academy Evening Dinner & Social (5:00pm)

6 Women’s Council of REALTORS® (8:45am)

6 Top Producers Council (11:30pm)

7 Diversity Committee (11:30-1pm)

7 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

12 TMLS BOD (1pm)

13 RRAR BOD (9-11am)

18-19 NAR Leadership Summit, Chicago

19 Community Service Committee (11:30am)

20 Government Affairs Committee (11:30am)

20 Small Broker’s Council (8:45am)

21 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

septeMber 1 Labor Day – (Office Closed)

3 Women’s Council of REALTORS® (8:45am)

4 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

10 RRAR BOD (9-11am)

12-17 NCAR Convention - The Homestead Resort, Hot Springs, Virginia

16 Community Service Committee (11:30pm)

16 NCAR Board of Directors

17 Government Affairs Committee (11:30am)

17 Triangle International Council of REALTORS® (TICOR) (11:30am-1:30pm)

18 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

19 Leadership Academy Communication Skills with Bo Boylan (9am-5:30pm)

22 REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle BOD (12:30-3pm)

24 Property Management Council (11:30pm)

24 Small Brokers Council (8:45am)

25 Rosh Hashana

14 Flag Day

15 Father’s Day

16 NCAR Legislative Meetings - Sheraton Raleigh Hotel

17 Community Service Committee (11:30pm)

18 NCAR Legislative Day, Downtown Raleigh (7am-3pm)

18 Small Broker’s Council (8:45am)

18 Government Affairs Committee (11:30am)

19 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

July 3 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

4 Independence Day – (Office Closed)

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Review l 20 l spring 2014