Dear PAAR Members,
The Parkersburg Area Association of REALTORS® is working towards making 2019 our best year yet. We desire your assistance in making this goal a reality. PAAR is looking for interested parties to join one of our committees. Please consider helping out with one of the following committees:
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Real Estate Legislation
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Community Service
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Education (Provides the Ed Fair)
Your involvement means improving the services PAAR provides to its members and the community. Everyone has something to contribute!
Sincerely,
Butch Joseph, 2019 President
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MEET YOUR 2019 BOARD
OF
DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE MEMBERS:
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James (Butch) Joseph is bravely standing in again as our 2019 president at PAAR. He served last year and was the president in 2012 as well. Butch is a native to the Mid-Ohio Valley, and has lived here his entire life. He graduated from Concord University in 1983 where he received his Bachelor of Science degree. Business seems to run in his blood, he’s owned and/or managed several establishments. Butch is going on his 17
th
year as a
REALTOR®
and is currently managing SWC Real Estate out of downtown Parkersburg. Though he is going on his second consecutive year serving as the PAAR President, this is his 3
rd
year in said role, having served previously as such in 2012. He has been a member of the Board of Directors for going on 12 years and has served in on a variety of committees such as Finance and Education, to name a couple. The Parkersburg Area Association of REALTORS
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will surely benefit from his leadership again this year.
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Vicki Viers, is PAAR’s 2019 Vice President. She has served on the Board for many years and is a Past President. She is a married mother of two and grandmother of 5. As for her work life, she has been a broker with Select Properties Realty since 2005 and has been a REALTOR® since 1999. Vicki is licensed as a broker in West Virginia, Ohio, and South Carolina.
She has been recognized with the following achievements:
REALTOR®
of year, ABR, GRI, SRES, SRF, and ASP.
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Mr. Joseph Gonzales, is our 2019 President Elect, meaning he will serve as PAAR President in 2020. He grew up here, in the Parkersburg area and graduated from PHS. He went on to attend Glenville State College, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree. He is currently working his wife, Amy at Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate Center. He and his wife have three daughters; Katherine, Elizabeth, and Abby. They are also the proud grandparents of a six month old grandson, Aidan. Prior to entering the real estate field, Joe served as a Parkersburg police officer. He began working as a
REALTOR®
in 2007. Mr. Gonzales is the General Manager for the Shirt Factory and Sporting Goods, Inc. shop in Parkersburg. Joe is enthusiastic about serving on the PAAR board again this year- he began as a board member in 2018.
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Sherry West is your 2019 Secretary and served as the Secretary in 2018 as well. She has been married to her husband, Doug, for 40 years. Sherry has a son and two grandchildren. Also, she’s a puppy momma to Bentley and Bugatti. She is a native of the Mid Ohio Valley and is always anxious to share with prospective residents the quality of our community and benefits of living here. Realty is a second career for her, where she served in fiscal services until she retired in 2011 and began working as a REALTOR® in 2012. She has served on the Education Committee and the Credentials Committee for about four years.
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Joyce Mather is the 2019 Treasurer for PAAR and is serving her third year on the Board of Directors. She is a graduate of the Spruce School of Real Estate and the Hondros College Real Estate School. She is currently licensed in West Virginia and Ohio. Joyce and her husband, Bill, have two sons, Eric and Ryan, and one grandson, Lane. A native of West Virginia, Joyce is the retired Executive Director of United Way Alliance of the MOV and from United Bank. She has served on PAAR's Community Service Committee since becoming a
REALTOR®.
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Feb 6- Education Committee meets @ 9:00
Feb 6- - Community Service Committee meeting meets @ 10:00
Feb 12- Finance Committee meets @ 1:00
Feb 14 - Board of Directors meets @ 9:00
Feb 18- President's Day PAAR office is closed
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Education Fair
The Education Committee is beginning to plan the 2019 Ed Fair. The reviews submitted for the 2018 Ed Fair for the venue, Grand Pointe Conference Center, and the Vendor Show were overwhelmingly positive and so we plan to redo it again this year. The date will be April 10th and it will run from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm, as it did last year. Registration is not yet open but please continue to check your emails from our mass email service (be sure these are not going to spam/trash) and watch our Facebook page as well. Our committee is looking for new members.
You are encouraged to join our next meeting on February 6
th
at 9:00 am at the PAAR building on Market Street to observe and see if you might like to become a member as well.
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MLS ADVISORY GROUP NOTIFICATION
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Judy Newborough serves on the advisory group for PAAR’s multi-listing service. She is attending a meeting on February 27
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where she is able to pose recommendations to Yes-MLS. Suggestions are considered and may or may not bring about change, as this is not controlled locally by PAAR. Judy states that she is open to relaying your input, so long as it is of significance (not minor issues). Please call her by February 26
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to share your thoughts and issues with our multi-listing service. You can reach her at: 304.481.7025.
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SUPRA, like every other app on your phone, provides updates every so often. In order to be sure you can access homes when you go out, make sure you are frequently (every few weeks) checking to see if an update is available To update your apps, go to your app store (where you would go to download a new app) and click updates at a place where you can securely connect to WiFi. After the updates are complete, turn your phone off and then turn it back on. If you have any trouble, please call or stop by the PAAR office where you can find assistance.
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PLEASE remember to submit your 2019 dues to the PAAR office if you have not already done so. Credit /debit cards may only be used at the office, not over the phone. However, there is a processing fee associated. Checks can be sent in the mail or placed in the mail slot of the office door. It is requested that you provide all members in your office on the invoice that was sent to you. If you have not been provided with an invoice, please call the office and one will be sent to you. Dues became past due on January 15th
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Code of Ethics
Thank you to our REALTOR®
members for completing the 2017/2018 Code of Ethics! Our membership is 100%, where every REALTOR completed the course and received certification.
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PLEASE visit the PAAR office and acquire what signs we have left- going at only $2.00 each. The store is closing out and we will only continue to offer REALTOR closing folders after these signs are all purchased.
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