At Tuesday’s lunch and learn guest speakers Carrie Johnson, Amber Lowry, Chris Knox, and Kristie Hamilton from Centennial Bank discussed the Loan Process and how to avoid issues that could arise which may cause delays at closing. A special thanks to Bite Me Deli for catering the luncheon and to all the members who participated.

OUR REALTOR® MEMBERS ROCK!!

On Monday, Florida Realtors® reached out to our Association to ask us to participate in a disaster relief effort called “Totes for Hope”.  Thanks to the generosity of our amazing members we were able to assemble 22 “Totes for Hope” this morning.  If you have donations that you have not dropped off yet please get them to the Association office as soon as possible. Gloria will have a conference call with Florida Realtors today at noon and will verify the official drop off deadline. We’ll keep you posted!

We are asking members to donate travel size necessity items. Your donations will be used to put together additional “Totes for Hope” (click here for a list of items). Florida Realtors® is making arrangements to distribute these supplies to Texas to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey.  

If you are not able to drop off supplies by the shipping deadline, but would still like to help you can visit Florida Realtors® Disaster Relief Fund page and make a donation.

For people without an in-home washer & dryer, the lack of transportation or money to feed the machines the essential household chore of washing clothes and linens is problematic or impossible. Thanks to the generous donations of our members we were able to help families do 61 loads of laundry on Saturday. 32 of those loads belonged to woman named Brenda who said she had not been able to do laundry for a month. Throughout the day she thanked God for the generosity and support of the REALTOR® members. Her story shows how something as simple as laundry soap and quarters can make a big difference in the quality of someone’s life. A special thanks to our volunteers Rod Cabezas, Miranda Rollins, Gloria Salinard, and Louise with Current of Tampa Bay. Together we can add something positive to our communities. Let’s keep up the good work next year!!

There was a special guest at yesterday’s Lunch & Learn, Scooter the gopher tortoise! Guest speaker Alex Kalfin brought Scooter along to help educate members on the importance of laws concerning protected species and how those laws relate to Real Estate transactions. Lunch prepared by our own Gloria Salinard, A.E. was delicious as always and the event ended with a fun photo-op with Scooter. 

The June 2017 Statistical Reports for the RAFGC MLS have been posted to our website and our MLS home page along with the individual Franklin County and Gulf County reports. The reports are produced by Florida REALTORS® with data provided by the REALTOR® Association of Franklin & Gulf Counties, INC. MLS.

Also included on our web page are links to the National Association of REALTORS® Housing Statistics and the Florida REALTORS® Housing Market Data.

Access the reports here

The May 2017 Statistical Reports for the RAFGC MLS have been posted to our website and our MLS home page along with the individual Franklin County and Gulf County reports. The reports are produced by Florida REALTORS® with data provided by the REALTOR® Association of Franklin & Gulf Counties, INC. MLS.

Also included on our web page are links to the National Association of REALTORS® Housing Statistics and the Florida REALTORS® Housing Market Data.

Access the reports here

In spite of the rain, we were almost at capacity for yesterdays Lunch & Learn. Peoples South Bank partnered with Florida First Capital Finance Corporation to discuss  SBA 504 loans with an emphasis on providing business acquisition funding.  Special thanks to Earl Solomon and James Hossman for hosting the event.