First Annual 2007 Economic Summit

The Sarasota Young Realtors is proud to announce it’s First Annual Economic Summit. Slated for September 7th, the event will be hosted at the SAR Auditorium at 3590 S. Tuttle Ave. Our committee is assembling a panel of market leaders who are thriving in this market to gain long range perspective on changes in our economy and their impact on real estate. We are going to have developers, bankers, brokers, politicians and the movers and shakers all together. Don’t miss this chance to pick their brains and network with some of Sarasota’s movers and shakers.

This event is sponsored by the Entrust of Tampa Bay. They are providing lunch at 12 pm, with the panel discussion going from 12:30 - 1:30.

The event costs $15, and you can register online at sarasotarealtors.com. Click on Education Registration, log in and then follow the links from Register/View Education Course to Membership Meeting and select Sarasota Young Realtors Meeting. Or email your credit card # and expiration date to Teri@SarasotaRealtors.com.

Best In Client Satisfaction!

Congrats to Dave Beachy, Ryan Billib and Christina Pitchford Perez for winning Sarasota Magazine's coveted Five Star Real Estate Agents Best In Client Satisfaction Award!!!

If you were a winner too, please add your name via a comment to this blog and let us know.

Good job, y'all!

Young Realtors Serve Generation X and Y Consumers by Bringing SPECIAL skills to Buyers and Sellers

I just happened to come across this awesome editorial while visiting REALTOR.org.

"As new generations enter the housing market, the real estate industry must adapt to meet changing needs and ways of doing business," said Thomas M. Stevens, 2006 National Association of Realtors® president from Vienna, Va., and senior vice president of NRT Inc.

"Many of our younger members add value to their clients' real estate transactions through their generational sensitivities and diverse skill sets. They don't know a real estate industry without the Internet, technology is second-nature to them, and they speak their clients' language, often both literally and figuratively."

To read the rest of this article by Stephanie Singer, please visit:

www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2006/youngrealtorsservegenxandy.html

SYR Social..

Big thanks for those who joined us at the Table Wednesday evening. Don’t forget Realtor Bowling Day!! Register now and sign up for sponsorships for the Realtor® Day Bowling event, set for Friday, July 13th at Sarasota Lanes. Also, our next social event will be at the Rustic Grill on July 25th.

It's A New Day For Real Estate

The recent improvements in new home sales, on top of March and April's state-topping existing home sales increases of 16 percent, have real estate agents and developers in a better mood. But before summer doldrums and hurricane season set in, many agents are trying to keep the pace up by attracting other agents and potential buyers to events and seminars, which are usually held in properties that sponsors are trying to move.

For Gen X and Gen Y agents, the newly formed group Sarasota Young Realtors has a long schedule of networking and social activities planned....

For the full article in the Sarasota Herald Tribune, visit http://heraldtribune.com/article/20070611/REALESTATE/706110317/1439.

Friday's Topic: Down Payment Assistance

Debbie Sykes, from the Sarasota Down Payment Assistance Program, will provide general information about Sarasota County's most popular housing assistance program--and the future of this very helpful resource for first-time home buyers.

Debbie began her career with the Office of Housing & Community Development 12 years ago and is currently the Senior Loan Development Officer. Prior to her employment with the City of Sarasota, she spent many years in banking with a main focus on mortgages. She truly enjoys administering the Down Payment Assistance Program. Of course, it is rewarding, and at times frustrating but it allows her the opportunity to share her knowledge and gain so much more in the process.

Denise Godwin has a variety of loan options available for both experienced homeowners and first-time home buyers. She handles property purchases, re-finances, and guides first-time homeuyers through the maze that includes what type of first mortgage, from FHA, VA, and conventional financing, through the first time homebuyer program that best fits the borrower's situation and needs.

Denise has lived in and around the Englewood area since 1969. She has been a local Banker for over 20 years, and most recently has been involved in the mortgage lending aspect of banking. She is currently a mortgage loan officer with Liberty Savings Bank at the Shamrock Office in Venice.