The Quarterly RAHB dues have been billed and e-mailed to you as part of your November monthly invoice. Please note that dues are due and payable no later than January 1, 2013. If payment is not received, suspension will be immediate as per RAHB Bylaw Article 4, Section 3, Sub-Section 3.01. (more…)
Notice to Administrative Staff and Members
RAHB has four fax machines on-site, each in a designated area for specific departments. Please note: documents need only be sent to one fax machine – duplicates do not speed up the process.
The RAHB office will close for the holidays at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 21 and reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, December 31. Hours for December 31 are 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. The office will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 and will reopen Wednesday, January 2 at 8:30 a.m. (more…)
The 24th annual Charity Auction offered an evening of food, drink, entertainment and friendly bidding wars in support of the CHML/Y108 Children’s Fund. RAHB members and supporters came out to have a good time and took home a wide range of goods and services purchased in the live and silent auctions. (more…)
Four new directors were elected to the 2013 RAHB Board of Directors at the Annual Election Meeting held November 27 at the Royal Botanical Gardens. (more…)
RAHB’s Annual Election Meeting will be held later this month, on Tuesday, November 27. Very soon, RAHB members will receive an election package with details about the meeting, a slate of candidates, candidates’ letters, proxy form and Bylaw changes being presented for approval. (more…)
Over 130 members attended Town Hall meetings in Grimsby, Burlington and Stoney Creek – and 20 more joined the Burlington meeting online – to hear RAHB news and initiatives and updates on the CREA Futures project. (more…)
November 30 is the deadline for nominations for the three RAHB Community Service Awards: (more…)
The RAHB office will close for the holiday season at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 21 and reopen at 8:30 Monday, December 31.
On Monday, December 31, the office will close at 3:00 p.m. and reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.
Watch next month’s REALINFO for member service arrangements for the time of the closure.
Nominations are now open for three RAHB Community Service Awards: Award of Merit, Volunteer of the Year and Outstanding Community Service.
Do you know a RAHB member who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and service to RAHB and who has contributed positively to the association for three or more years? Nominate them for the Award of Merit!
Do you know a RAHB member who has demonstrated exceptional qualities, enthusiasm and perseverance or has gone above and beyond to serve their fellow members, and is currently serving on a RAHB committee or task force?
Nominate them for Volunteer of the Year!
Do you know a RAHB member who has shown outstanding dedication to the real estate industry and exceptional volunteer service to their community for three or more years?
Nominate them for the Outstanding Community Service Award!
Do you think you qualify for any of the three awards?
Then “nominate” yourself!
Nominating others or applying for the award yourself is easy. Application/Nomination forms and Criteria sheets are available online in the Membership Information
section of REALTOR Link®.
Don’t delay – all applications/nominations must be received at the RAHB office no later than Friday, November 30, 2012.
Please note:
Staff photos do not appear on RAHB blog just in the PDF version of REALinfo.
Valerie Webster
Valerie is RAHB’s Communications Coordinator and is responsible for editing (and writing much of) REALINFO, producing RAHB press and stats releases, writing speeches for membership meetings and for other written materials for the association. She sets up the annual President’s press conference and arranges interviews with the president. Valerie also works with the Communications Committee and Awards Task Force, and coordinates RAHB’s advertising.
This is Valerie’s second round at RAHB; she was employed as member services coordinator in the late 1980s. In between, she was busy raising her son, running her own business offering administrative and communications services to not-for-profit and other organizations, and learning the art of stained glass.
Another family has realized the dream of home ownership thanks to the Home Ownership Affordability Partnership (HOAP). The keys to the property were handed over at a ceremony on August 29.
“This is our eleventh HOAP home,” said HOAP Chair Tim Mattioli, “and the pride and satisfaction we get from helping deserving families move into their own homes never gets stale.”
HOAP received generous assistance from community members on this project: Stephen Frankel of Frankel Law Offices donated legal services; Ann Forbes Arndt of Homelife Macro Realty Inc. donated real estate services, and Ernie Mallozzo of Lighthouse Inspections Hamilton donated home inspection services.
A twelfth HOAP project is planned for the fall of this year.