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Pennsylvania REALTORS® will take to the Capitol in Harrisburg on Wednesday to tell state lawmakers they oppose Gov. Ed Rendell’s 2010-11 budget proposal to tax professional services, including REALTOR® commissions. »

“A lot of people aren’t using built-in apps like the calendar on their smart phones,” said Mike Mangino, president of Elevated Rails. “Many people don’t realize how easy it is to synchronize their phones with their desktop so they can keep their contact information and calendar on their phone.” »

REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR) is expected to be a tremendous time- and cost-saving benefit for members, according to Jeff Young, RPR’s senior vice-president of operations. »

PAR will use the grant money to interview a random sample of individuals who have recently experienced a foreclosure, as well as those still living in hard-hit neighborhoods, according to Jennifer Shockley, assistant director, PAR Government Affairs. »

Minority homeowners have been hardest hit in the housing crisis, FHA official David H. Stevens told those gathered March 4 at the Multicultural Real Estate and Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. »

Informed consumers are the greatest challenge facing REALTORS®, according to Jim Sherry, a real estate management and IT consultant based in St. Augustine, FL. »

A virtual phone service allows the user to have one phone number for all phones and phone calls are all funneled through this one number. »

More consumers are looking for homes that are energy-efficient and more ‘green,’ said REALTOR® Steve Matthews of Prudential New Jersey Properties, Montclair, NJ, who’s seeing an increase in consumer demand as his region is limited in new construction. »

Real estate expert Chandra Hall will present “The Good, the Bad, the Taxable and the Investor” during a three-and-a-half hour session each morning at four district conferences across the commonwealth April 27-30. »

It’s easy to make an older home look updated with an accent of a new, trendy color, according to Kate Hart, president of Hart and Associates Staging and Design in suburban Philadelphia. »