THE EAVES DROP newsletter of the Zanesville Board of Realtors

2014 BOARD MEMBERS

President

Larry Dennis

President-Elect

Alan Wilson

Treasurer

Deborah Davis Graham

Secretary

Jamie Stoneburner

Directors

Cindy Jacobs—1 year

Bobbi Lepi—1 year

Shannon Adams—2 years

Jodi St. Clair—2 years

Mary Bates—3 years

Ashley Becker—Affiliate

Dear ZBR Member,

Here we are in March. Mother Nature has had a big effect on both our business and our per-

sonal lives. It’s been hard to be in the mood to house hunt in zero degree weather. BUT, spring

IS coming!! Let’s all make the commitment to SPRING FORWARD as we reset our clocks this

Sunday and look forward to warmer days ahead!!

We FINALLY have our new business sign in the yard and look forward to adding spotlight(s)

and landscaping as weather permits. Another project for the Board this Spring/Summer is

to spruce up the exterior of our office building to project a better image for the business we

are promoting.

The MATRIX training has been rescheduled to March 13-14 at the John McIntire Library.

NORMLS will offer an evening class on Thursday from 5:30-7:30 and TWO classes on Friday,

10:30-12:30 or 1:30-3:30. Registration will be on the NEOHREX website or by calling 1-888-

266-7657. There is no charge to attend, and I encourage everyone to attend to get this val-

uable training!!

The new ZBR Purchase Agreement is complete and will be on the website Members Only

page by the end of this week. Much time and thought has gone into updating it—thanks to

those who served on the committee—George Sherry, Pat Archer, Jodi Bice, Deb Davis Gra-

ham, Christy Buck, Bobbi Lepi (and me!). Ashley Becker also helped with making it so you

can type right into the form, which will make our lives much easier. The log-in for the

Members Only page is zbr and the password is y-bridge.

Our YPN group will have a ‘speed-networking’ event on March 19th at the Greenhouse at Vista View Golf Course. Is finding time to make new business connections an issue? We have the answer! Speed Networking is a fast and fun way to create new business connec-tions as well as marketing yourself. Get the chance to share with others the skills and exper-tise you have to offer. You will meet face to face with participants in a fast paced setting. There is no time for long presentations here…Just grab your business cards, brush up on your “Elevator Speech” and you’re ready to go. Come and network with individuals in the community and help improve your business for 2014.

Mary Bates and Jodi Bice have organized a great mini-convention on March 26-27 at the

Knights of Columbus Hall here in Zanesville, AND at a great price!! Thanks to our Affiliates

who are sponsoring classes this time —First American Title, Mid-Ohio Title, Huntington

Bank and Century National Bank. Attending CE live versus on-line gives you the opportuni-

ty to watch and learn from visual cues, body language and the overall atmosphere and envi-

ronment in a level of learning that is not easily accessed via on-line classes.

I look forward to these opportunities and to seeing many of you this month. Spring is coming!

It’s that time of year to begin anew. Please join us—you’ll be glad you did!

RE-C0NNECT with other agents RE-FRESH our attitudes

RE-COMMIT to our goals RE-CHARGE our motivation

Larry Dennis 2014 Board President

March 2014 Volume 4 Issue 3 A Word From our President...

THE EAVES DROP

Calendar of Events

MARCH

March 13-14—Matrix training at

John McIntire Library

March 13—5:30-7:30 pm

March 14—10:30-12:30 OR 1:30-3:30 pm

Sponsored by First American Title Company

March 19—YPN event at the Greenhouse at Vista

Golf Course—10 am

March 26-27—ZBR Mini-Convention

Knights of Columbus in Zanesville

JUNE

June 24—OAR Industry Update and ASOREB mini-

convention —Cambridge Country Club

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

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McCollister & Associates

welcomes

Dixie Zigo

Justin Hardcastle March 1 Bonnie Dearth March 13

Bobbi Lepi March 5 George Sherry March 14

Tom Hoffer March 7 Charles Shaeffer March 24

Jeff Jack March 10 Theresa LaCrone March 27

Erma Findeiss March 11

Doug Guinsler March 11

Ellen Merrian March 12

Happy

Birthday!!

Volume 4 Issue 3 Page 3

OUR AFFILIATE MEMBERS

Andy Tabler ARS Inspections 450-2202

John Rognon/Chris Morrow American Eagle Mortgage 455-3900

Jim Deam B-Dry Systems of Zanesville 800-285-5761

Sue Summers Century National Bank 454-6892

Dana Matz Chamber of Commerce 454-8282

Chris Zemba Champion Services LLC 452-7647

Chad Englehart Chase Bank 450-5010

Randy Coconis Coconis Furniture 452-1231

Mitchell Severance Concord Mortgage Group 614-212-6905

Kyle Cochran Concorde Mortgage 454-8876

Tom Weeks Community Bank 454-1600

Wendy Miller First American Title Company 450-0006

Chet Oldfield Housemaster 633-1200

Vickey Taylor Huntington Bank 588-6766

Ashley Becker Mid-Ohio Title Agency, Inc. 454-2988

Jesse Rollins North Valley Bank 450-2265

David Frick Old Towne Cleaners 453-0313

Eric Cassady Peoples Bank 588-2504

Stephanie Omen PNC Mortgage 221-6515

Krystal Thompson The Oaks 454-4663

Rob Sharrer Varsity Title Services 588-0200

Chet Centers Wells Fargo 453-7317

Joe Nash Zanesville Fabricators 452-2439

Susan Zemba Zemba Incorporated 452-1880

Zanesville BOR Monthly Statistics January 2014

ALL PROPERTY TYPES

January 2014 YTD 2014 %change from 2013

New Listings 157 157 (42.3%)

Sold Listings 67 67 42.6%

$ Volume Sold Listings $7,253,546 $7,253,546 99.1%

Average Sale Price ($) $108,262 $108,262 39.7%

High Sale Price ($) $525,000 $525,000 110.8%

Low Sale Price ($) $10,500 $10,500 5.0%

Average Market Time (days) 199 199 67.2%

TIPS FROM LARRY...

When you spend your free time vol-

unteering thru church and school and

community activities, you create a

valuable opportunity to influence

public opinion about the value a

REALTOR® brings to the communi-

ty. Not only are you making the

world a better place for others, but

you are also giving others a chance to

know you personally and are creating

an additional opportunity to promote

yourself and the real estate industry

in general and encourage potential

buyers to ‘shop locally’ for their

agent. Remember to wear your

REALTOR® pin!

Here’s a good read for REALTORS®

(and for everyone!).

Lessons From My Brother Zig

authored by Mary Johnson and Floyd

Wickman. We all know that Zig Ziglar

is one of the most powerful motivational

speakers of or time. Chapter 6 of this

book offers an insightful lesson about

living with a grateful heart.

1. Say THANK YOU often. Express-

ing your gratitude to or clients and

those who support our business for

their services makes you AND them

feel better. It brings a smile to those

who hear it and say it. Smiles are a

powerful force of good in this

world.

2. Give the gift of attention. Develop

the habit of giving your undivided

attention to all the people you care

about.

3. Forgive. Carrying around anger and

hurt stifles creativity and joy. For-

giveness is a gift we give ourselves.

Young Professionals Network (YPN) The next YPN will be a “speed networking” event at the Greenhouse at Vista View Golf Course on March 19. Membership continues to increase!! The focus of YPN is on networking, education, and community in-volvement. Here are good reasons to become part of this group, or to attend ANY of our ZBR meetings!

1. It’s good to connect on e-mail, it’s better to connect on the phone, it’s BEST to connect face-to-face!

2. Being around like-minded people is inspirational and refreshing.

3. There is a good chance that nearly 90% of the time, a co-worker or colleague will bring the buyer for your listing. Meeting attendance is a great way to get to know the other agents in the community and build a better working relationship with them.

4. We get to meet people who can help us with our business—perhaps they are social media experts or good at staging homes…

5. We can learn valuable experience, insights, shortcuts and money=saving tips. Don’t be afraid to ask for advice: human nature usually means that we are more than happy to pass on the benefit of our wisdom and experience.

6. We get to meet people who share non-business interests, ie. yoga instructor, cake making, photography.

7. If there is a speaker, you can learn an awful lot from one short free talk. Speakers at networking events are usual-ly aware that they have to give real value during their talk if they want to encourage you to become a paying cli-ent. The quality of information is often very high.

8. You may meet people who you ‘joint venture’ with. Keep a look-out for people who would make a good person to partner with. Keep an open mind—it’s not always the obvious ones!

9. You can strengthen your knowledge of and connections to your community, and you are certain to make new friends.

10. Getting out of your office environment for an hour or two is refreshing and can often be a real boost to your mood and inspiration. We are extremely reliant on our own state of mind as to how much we get done and how well we do it—interacting with other business people can be a real motivator!

11. In a relaxed environment, people tend to loosen up and will often share their ideas, strategies and war stories with you.

12. The passion others have for their families, their ministries and their work is contagious! Don’t miss your chance to be inspired!

13. There is strength in being part of a team—much more so that as an individual.

14. It will be a lot of fun!!!

General Advisory Board 2014

Chair—Jessica Orecchio, RE/MAX

Vice Chair—Katrina Cornell, Lepi

Membership —Keri Rosser, RE/MAX

Events —Mitchell Severance, Concord Mortgage

Communications—Dan Robinson, Lepi

Social Network/Technology— Chris Rossiter, Hillcrest Inspections

At Large Board Members: Ashley Davis, Community Bank; Lori Dickens, RE/MAX;

Jamie Stoneburner, Y City Realty; Elyse Luburgh, Lepi; Stephanie Snyder, TransCounty Title

Mentors: Deb Davis Graham, Olde Town Realty and Bobbi Lepi, Lepi & Associates

Zanesville Board of

REALTORS®

800 Leonard Ave.

Zanesville OH 43701

Phone: 740-452-3890

Fax: 740-452-8041

E-Mail: zbr@zbrealtors.com

www.zbrealtors.com

Board Office Hours:

Mon-Wed-Fri—9 am—1 pm

Tues-Thurs 12:00—4:00 pm

OUR OFFICES:

Wilfred Baker & Associates

Carol Goff & Associates

Findeiss Realty

Hardcastle Real Estate Services

Home Sweet Home Realty

L. H. Huffman

Lepi & Associates

McCollister & Associates

Olde Town Realty

ReMax Real Estate Partners

Solutions 4 Real Estate

Team Realty 1st

Don Thompson Realty

Town & Country Realty

Y City Realty

Board Office Closed in

observance of these holidays

January—New Year’s Day

February—President’s Day

May—Memorial Day

July—Independence Day

September—Labor Day

November—Thanksgiving

December—Christmas Day

December—New Year’s Eve

Day

Today I WILL do what

others won’t so that

tomorrow I CAN do

what others can’t!

Jerry Rice

March 21

UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) - NAR strongly supports HR 3370

as AMENDED, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act. NAR

President Steve Brown has sent a letter of support for the legislation that

is being delivered by NAR lobbyists. This legislation is of vital importance

to REALTORS®

NAR learned that Dave Camp, Chairman of the House Ways and Means

Committee, was expected to release his draft for comprehensive reform

of the Federal Tax Reform on February 26. The contents of this draft was

a well-kept secret. In anticipation of the release, NAR sent a letter to all

Members of the House reminding them of NAR’s priorities in tax reform.

NAR will carefully review the draft and will weigh in with comments on

how the proposal affects both residential and commercial real estate.

One final reminder to register for the MATRIX classes at

John McIntire Library on March 13-14. The switch over to

CoreLogic will happen on March 19.

We appreciate NORMLS/NEOHREX making an extra effort

to get an instructor here for us to have face-to-face in-

struction!

Wendy Miller, First American Title Co.,

will provide light refreshments.