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 Judy Wegener  Tuesday, September 13th, 2011  Former Major League Baseball second baseman Steve Sax inspired SAR Members at the September Main Meeting. Sax’s presentation was a reflection of his book, “SHIFT – Change your Mindset and You Change your World,” in which he states that success is a choice based on your thinking, hard work and perseverance.
Sax grew up in a lower middle class family with his parents and four siblings in West Sacramento. He had never been on a plane until he signed with the LA Dodgers. As a boy, he would watch Dodgers/Giants games with his dad and tell him he hated the Dodgers, that “even if they paid me a million dollars, I wouldn’t play for them. A lot changed in a decade. Sax was an LA Dodger for seven years and earned two World Series rings during his time with the team.
From Sax’s experience, success is a matter of a positive mindset, endurance, effort and humility. He recounted his grueling schedule as a minor league player. Since he had no car, Sax walked an hour to practice. Practice was from 9:00am – 12noon; games from 1:00 – 4:00pm, followed by sessions with a defensive coach from 4:00 – 6:00pm. After walking back home, he would eat a bologna sandwich every night and do it all over again the next day.
Continue reading: Steve Sax Encourages a Change in Thinking
Nelson Janes Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
 The “Main” Membership Meeting happens on the first Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in the Mack Powell Auditorium. Terrific speakers bringing information that you need, Starbucks coffee, Ettore’s pasteries all free.
If you missed Carole Rodoni’s economic forecast at the February Meeting, you missed a dynamic and highly entertaining presentation. Ms. Rodoni, who has headed several major real estate firms, peppers her economics with biting humor
Rodoni prefaced her 2011 forecast with a brief overview of what brought us to this economy. Following the dot.com bust in the early 2000s the federal government wanted to stimulate the economy by having homeownership grow from 56 to 70 percent. As a result, the market grew from five to seven million homes sold annually – one half of those to investors.
Homes were appreciating 50 to 100 percent a year as compared with the normal seven percent average appreciation. The sellers’ market, which usually lasts about 18 months, lasted for five years and the deepest downturn in real estate history resulted.
Subprime loans in the marketplace moved from 7 to 25 percent and then were bundled and sold abroad. For example, New Century which was publicly traded on the NYSE had a $50 billion portfolio of subprime loans. At the same time, one in four Countrywide loans was subprime.
Rodoni reported that we are now technically out of the great recession with a 2.5% growth rate in 2010. However, an economy the size of the U.S. needs to expand by five to six percent annually to show signs of strong recovery.
Continue reading: Carole Rodoni Gives Dynamic Presentation on the Economy
Daniel Allen Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
 2010 Installation
The Sacramento Association of REALTORS® 2010 Board of Directors was officially introduced and sworn in at a gathering of over 200 SAR Members and special guests in a colorful and festive “All Aboard” train-themed setting. Barbara Harsch addressed the theme of her tenure as “All Aboard” referring to the train that is SAR. In her analogy, she explained that volunteers are what make this train move. Barbara proved a great “conductor” for the SAR train this year.
 Crab Fest
Over 400 SAR Members and their friends and families attended the 2010 Crabfest held at the Folsom Community Center in February. In addition to the outstanding crab dinner and entertaining emcee Dave Bender, attendees also enjoyed the live music, raffle prizes, silent and live auction items and a $1,000 door prize. All proceeds benefitted the Sacramento Salvation Army. The next Crab Fest is planned for February 5, 2011 – same place, same time. Don’t miss out!
 Ethnic Chamber Mixers
Throughout 2010, the SAR Equal Opportunity/Cultural Diversity Committee organized mixers with local ethnic chambers. These mixers, which included the Russian American Media, Asian Pacific Chamber and the Indus Valley American Chamber, served as opportunities for SAR Members to interact with Sacramento’s diverse communities of business professionals.
Continue reading: 2010 In Review
Daniel Allen Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
An excerpt from CAR Economist, Robert Kleinheinz Ph.D., speaking about the “Housing Market Forecast and the Current California Real Estate Trends” at the Sacramento Association of REALTORS® Main Meeting on November 2, 2010.
PowerPoint is available for download at this link: Economic and Market Outlook [...]
Deborah Grinnell Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
So much is changing in the areas of risk management and litigation, [...]
Daniel Allen Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Sacramento Association of REALTORS® is proud to announce that the May 2009 edition of the Newsletter is available here.
Continue reading: June 2009 Newsletter
Daniel Allen Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
REALTORS® Give $44,000 in Scholarships
Thirty-six area students received $44,000 in college scholarships from the Sacramento Association of REALTORS® on June 2.
Over the past five years, SAR has provided more than $200,000 in scholarships for 148 area high school graduates and college students. The funds have been raised through contributions from area REALTORS® as well as through the sale of bottled water and CFL bulbs in the retail center of the Sacramento Association of REALTORS®.
The SAR Scholarship Trust was founded 48 years ago to “promote interest in the field of real estate…, and to develop closer relations between the colleges and the real estate profession.” The fund initially provided $100 to $200 scholarships for Sacramento students attending American River Junior College, Sacramento City College, and Sacramento State College (now California State University, Sacramento). It now assists students pursuing real estate, business and a variety of other fields at many different institutions across the United States.
State Secretary of Education Dr. Glen Thomas was the featured speaker at the June 2nd membership meeting and assisted in presenting the scholarships.
This year the Scholarship Trustees received 64 applications, a record number, Scholarship Chair Perry Georgallis says. “These scholarships are even more important in these difficult economic times. While we face a difficult market it is important to remember that an investment in a student’s future is an investment in your own future.”
The 2009 recipients:
Continue reading: Saluting SAR 2009 Scholarship Winners
Daniel Allen Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
C.A.R. Vice President and Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Young gives her “2009 California Real Estate Market Forecast” to an audience of REALTORS at the “Sacramento Association of REALTORS®” monthly Main Meeting.PowerPoint is available at: http://www.sacrealtor.org/documents/events/03-03-09sacto.ppt (12.5 MB)
March 3rd, 2009 | Tags: C.A.R., Leslie Appleton-Young, Main Meeting, Video | Category: Events, Main Meeting |
Janelle Fallan Friday, May 30th, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30 2008
State Secretary of Education Dr. David T. Long will be the featured speaker at the Sacramento Association of REALTORS®’ June 3rd general meeting and will assist in distributing SAR’s 2008 scholarship awards to some of Sacramento’s most outstanding high school seniors. The awards presentation will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Association’s Mack Powell Auditorium.
Under the direction of Scholarship Trustee Perry Georgallis, the Association has raised $37,750 this year for 27 scholarships, bringing the total award distribution over the past four years to over $154,000 for 112 exceptional high school graduates and college students.
Continue reading: Education Secretary Long to speak – Sacramento REALTORS® to award $37,750 in scholarships
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