President’s Message

Lee Lieberg 2013 WSGVAR President

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WSGVAR 91st Annual Installation Wow, can you believe we are already in September? We have accomplished a lot this year at the Association and still have many exciting events planned through the end of the year.

“Rise to New Heights” at the 2013 National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Conference and Expo in San Francisco from November 8th -11th. This year’s Conference and Expo features Former Secretary Hillary

Rodham Clinton as the keynote speaker, has 100 education sessions, over 400 Expo exhibitors and is a great place to learn new ideas, build referrals, connect with REALTORS® from around the world, boost your business and sales, and much more. This is a fantastic REALTOR® event that you don’t want to miss! This year the 2013 California Association of REALTORS® Expo will be held in Long Beach from October 8th -10th. This event is FREE to all C.A.R. members and we highly encourage you to take advantage of this

great member benefit. The Expo features educational, networking, and professional development opportunities. WSGVAR is funding bus transportation for our members each day of the Expo. If you would like to reserve your seat on the bus please click here for more information.

We have many great education events planned this Fall to help further your business. On Friday, September 27, 2013, WSGVAR will host a Broker/Owner Session– A Risk Management Panel Discussion. This educational session focuses on brokers, owners, and managers to learn the integrity of a real estate transaction, problem issues most commonly asked on C.A.R.’s legal hotline, hot issues at the Bureau of Real Estate and their position on these issues and BRE property management investigations and how to avoid them. On Saturday, September 28, 2013, WSGVAR will host a “State of the Market: Selling Your House Today” forum to educate the public about the current trends of the real estate market. This forum is being planned by our YPN committee and is open to the public.

On August 24, 2013, WSGVAR held a one-day Commercial Summit for members to learn a variety of commercial topics. The session was streamed live over the Internet and over 120 members participated in this educational event. Please see page 7 for details.

WSGVAR would like to congratulate the following Directors on their new committee leadership positions at the California Association of REALTORS®: Lorraine Clark- Vice Chair of Credentials Committee; Yin BihrChair of Educational Services Advisory Committee; Tom Berge Jr.- Vice Chair of California REALTOR® EXPO Advisory Committee; Thomas O. Berge- Member of C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation and CREPAC Trustee Committees; Mel Wong- Member of Association President and Leadership Forum Committees; Ling Chow- Regional Representative of Nominating Committee and WSGVAR Executive Officer Albert Tran- Member of the Standard Forms Advisory and Association Executive Advisory Committees. Congratulations on being selected and for proudly representing WSGVAR! West San Gabriel Valley Association of REALTORS® invites you to attend the 91st Annual Installation Dinner for 2014 President Mel Wong and 2014 Officers and Directors on Friday, December 6, 2013. The Hawaiian inspired Installation will take place at St. Luke’s Church in Temple City. Please see page 16 for details.

We encourage you to attend these wonderful events and look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely Yours,