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: [email protected]
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.