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On February 26, 2009, the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors Equal Opportunity and Cultural Diversity Committee hosted their first Minority Professional Networking Event. The event was held at the St. Thomas Preservation Hall in Downtown Wilmington. It was a great success!
The Wilmington Professional Minority Networking Group in Wilmington, NC was started by Shann Coleman a Nuclear Engineer at the GE Facility located in Wilmington, NC. The group boasts more than 500 members and is a great place to meet professionals to make both business and personal connections. The Equal Opportunity and Diversity Committee heard about Shann and his group and knew immediately it was something they wanted to learn more about and work and be a part of.
The event included an introduction by Shann Coleman and guest speaker Cynthia Crane, Executive Director of Junior Achievement for the Cape Fear Region spoke to the members about the need for diverse volunteers for the local Junior Achievement Program. Followed by an interesting game of Diversity Bingo during which we learned what Potlatch, Juneteenth, Seder and the Bone Game are who spoke 3 languages and so many other fun facts about each other. It was a great end to a fabulous night.
I am fortunate to be the Chairperson for the Equal Opportunity and Cultural Diversity Committee in the upcoming year. I cannot express how excited we were to take part in this Networking Event. I feel that this quote from the night of the event sums it up, "There is an old African proverb that says it takes a whole village to raise a child. In that same spirit, I believe it takes the vibrant leadership of professionals to create effective participation in an ever more complex multicultural and global community. I am proud to say that we have begun our journey toward inclusiveness. The committed members of the Equal Opportunity and Cultural Diversity Committee continue on that journey and will be successful." If you are interested in learning more about the Equal Opportunity and Cultural Diversity Committee and what diversity means to us, please do not hesitate to contact me Michelle@MichelleRobertsRealtor.com or (910) 202-3665. |
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These are just a few of the details. The best source of information I have seen was put together by the National Association of Realtors.
If you would like more information about the 2009 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, please do not hesitate to contact me (910) 431-5686 or Michelle@MichelleRobertsRealtor.com.
Check out this great article by NAR. The practice used to be that appraisers took into account if a home was a foreclosure when finding comparable properties for appraisals. Now that 45% of the sales in the 4th quarter of 2008 were foreclosures...
http://www.realtor.org/research/reinsights/marketintelligence
In essence, we are competing with foreclosures and if we want to sell, we have to price accordingly... conversations with sellers about home values must be very informative. Sellers need to know what is really happening in the market, sometimes that means showing them why the price they had in mind may be too high. After all in a buyer's market, pricing high and reducing later is very dangerous and costly.
For more information about getting your house priced right, visit www.MichelleRobertsRealtor.com
My name is Michelle Roberts, I am a Realtor®/Broker with Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty serving Wilmington and the surrounding areas, including Brunswick, Pender, Onslow and Duplin Counties. You know how stressed out people can get when they are buying or selling real estate? I handle all the details and put my clients at ease, so they can enjoy the experience.
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