“During the January Business Meetings, PAR will hold a forum with representatives of the State Real Estate Commission and State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers to answer questions from REALTORS®. If you have a question that you would like answered by either the Commission or Board, please submit it to PAR using the Q&A form no later than Wednesday, December 22. Questions are limited to 500 characters. Please note that due to time constraints and the large number of questions received, not every question can be forwarded for a Commission or Board response. PAR reserves the right to use its discretion to edit questions for clarity and to select which questions are ultimately submitted to the Commission and Board.”

Weston LaBar
Government Affairs Director
Pocono Mountains Association of REALTORS

PMAR is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has appointed the following to fill its two open seats beginning in January 2011.
Nicole Murray – 2 year term 2011 – 2012

Cristina Primrose – 1 year term 2011

Congratulations to both!!!

SubjectPMAR Short Sale Seminar – Resources
Here is the information as promised from the recent Seminar you attended on November 11, 2010.
June Cestone

PMAR Education/Internal Communications Chair
Subject: PMAR Short Sale Seminar – Resources
Dear Attendee: Thank you for attending today’s seminar. On behalf of Tom Kullman, June Cestone and myself, I would like to express our appreciation for your participation in today’s event.

As promised, we are making resources available to attendees. You can access information from today’s seminar by following this link: http://www.pafirstsettlement.com/blog/uncategorized/273/ .
The resource page is a work in progress. Some of the links (shown in black type) have not been turned on. If there is information you need that is not available on the Resource Page please feel free to contact me directly with your request.
Thanks again, and best wishes for your success.
Cordially,

Craig Roberts, CLTP

Certified Land Title Professional
President

Pennsylvania First Settlement Services
304 Park Avenue – Suite 2
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570.421.5222 Phone
570.421.5115 Fax
570.350.2351 Cell

REALTOR® MEET & GREET WITH

 CONGRESSMAN PAUL KANJORSKI

 FREE ITALIAN LUNCH BUFFET!

 WHEN: Thursday, October 21 at 12pm

Call for details: PMAR Board – Weston LaBar

Posted 10-16-10

Don’t forget to VOTE on line today in the PMAR elections.

08/25/2010 – Marshalls Creek, PA.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and area elected officials today broke ground on the third and final stage of the US 209 Marshalls Creek Traffic Relief Project in Monroe County.

“It has been a long process getting to this point,” District Executive Michael W. Rebert, P.E. said. “But I am glad to stand here today with area officials to break ground on Stage Three of the Marshalls Creek Traffic Relief Project. This project is designed to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety on US 209 through the Marshalls Creek area.”

Stage Three improvements include relocating US 209 as a two lane highway around the Village of Marshalls Creek, along with intersection improvements on several secondary roads in Smithfield and Middle Smithfield townships. Leeward Construction, Inc. of Honesdale, Pa. was awarded an $18,209,378 contract to construct the new roadway. All work on Stage Three is expected to be complete in October 2012.

Stage One construction included improvements at several intersections (US 209 and Buttermilk Falls Road, Buttermilk Falls Road and River Road, and US 209 and River Road) along the existing US 209 corridor along with improvements to Oak Grove Drive and circulatory roads in the White Birch Estates. The $14.2 million Stage One project was completed in 2007.

Stage Two construction included a 400-plus-space Park-and-Ride Lot on US 209 located at the intersection with Mt. Nebo Road/Oak Grove Drive; a relocated section of Oak Grove Drive – which included construction of a new bridge carrying the relocated roadway over Pond Creek; a new signalized intersection of realigned Oak Grove and Mt. Nebo Road at US 209; and various improvements to the storm water management system along US 209 north of Marshalls Creek. The $6.3 million Stage Two project was completed in 2009.

For more information on the project, please visit the project website, www.marshallscreektrafficrelief.com.

 Submitted by June Cestone from www.marshallscreektrafficrelief.com

Weston LaBar

Government Affairs Director

Pocono Mountains Association of REALTORS®

Community Service Page….PMAR Website.

Check out the Community Service page.
Pictures of the Golf Outing.

The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to extend the home buyer tax credit closing deadline to Sept. 30, giving an estimated 180,000 buyers who met the contract deadline of April 30 extra time to close the transaction.
Weston LaBar
Government Affairs Director
Pocono Mountains Association of REALTORS®