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SAR Reaches Out to Sac City Students

Members of the SAR Community Outreach Committee joined 20 other companies and organizations at the Sac City Community College Spring Career Fair. Unlike other booths, who were searching for possible candidates for employment, SAR and its volunteers instead provided information about starting a career in real estate and the many benefits associated with it.

SAR Volunteers Rebuild Together

Early this past Saturday morning, a usually quiet Colonial Heights neighborhood was alive with sounds of pounding hammers, buzzing skillsaws and the excited chatter of people. These were people who, under the guidance of their own hearts, had made the decision that they would volunteer this beautiful April morning. To dedicate one’s time, energy and skills with no pay requires a kind heart and the desire [...]

Real Estate Agents Turn to Twitter

Yesterday we received a call from a reporter with CBS Channel 13, looking to do a story on real estate agents who uses Twitter, Facebook and other new media to help sell real estate. He ended up interviewing both Rob McQuade and Erin Attardi and they were featured on CBS Nightly News.

People having trouble selling [...]

CAR Housing Affordability Fund’s Mortgage Protection Plan (CARHAFMPP)

I was speaking last week with Barbara Harsch, the Sacramento Association of Realtors President-Elect, and she asked me to write a blog post about a the new “Mortgage Protection Program” just introduced by the California Association of Realtors Housing Affordability Fund

Some of you may [...]

SAR’s First Swap Meet!

SAR held its very first Swap Meet on Saturday, April 18th. Our brave sellers showed up bright and early at 8 in the morning to set up their booths. Members rented the spaces to sell everything from home staging items, office furniture, lock boxes, books, kitchen wares, jewelry and a multitude of other wonderful things. [...]

REALTORS® Rank High in Philanthropy

Sacramento Association of REALTORS®’ civic contributions have placed it 14th in the list of 25 top companies for corporate philanthropy, as compiled by the Sacramento Business Journal and published April 10 2009.

SAR’s position at #14 in 2008, in the midst of mostly for-profit businesses and in the midst of a real estate downturn, is [...]

The SAR Blog has Gone the Way of the Touch

For those of you that have been visiting the blog using your iPhone/iPod Touch, you may have already noticed that our blog has been tuned for an iPhone application-like experience (including accelerometer support). While we’ve only seen reports of people viewing the site with an iPhone/iPod Touch, the site has also been optimized for viewing [...]

The Simple Truths about Real Estate SEO

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is possibly the most bandied-about phrase on the Web. Gurus are everywhere claiming to be able to get you top search engine positions in a hurry… at a price. Some actually can help you in this regard, but any fast results are usually based on techniques the search engines soon [...]

Median Price Stagnant, Sales up Nearly 10% Over February

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2009
(RESIDENTIAL RESALE STATISTICS March 2009)

Single family home sales increased in the month of March while the median sales price showed a change of less than 1%. This data, compiled by the Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, is collected from the MetroList® multiple listing services and covers Sacramento County and the City [...]

2009 Leadership Development Series – Erin Attardi’s Testimonial!

As a graduate of the first Sacramento Association of Realtors “Leadership Development Series” in 2008, I wanted to be sure to encourage my fellow Realtors and Affiliates to participate in this program.

Prior to my involvement in the series, I had attended a few