Suburban West Realtors Association
Suburban West Weekly
June 12th, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
Local Market Statistics Reports
Published for May

Make Safety a Priority

BRIGHT MLS 101 Training Seminar
Returns Next Week (And Has
Optional CE Credits) 
 
Become an Accredited Luxury
Home Specialist!

Taxes Increase in West Chester,
Springfield and Ridley School
Districts

Calendar of Events 
 



Local Market Statistics Reports Published for May

Suburban West, in partnership with BRIGHT MLS, offers monthly dashboard style statistics reports for Berks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties and Philadelphia. Even more unique are these same reports for every school district in Chester and Delaware counties and select districts in Berks and Montgomery counties. These reports are vital to keep yourself knowledgeable about market trends and to demonstrate to buyer and seller clients the most up-to-date and accurate local housing information available. Access the most recently published reports for May here.

Make Safety a Priority

Few people plan to be attacked, robbed or worse. Few people plan to have their identity or money stolen. Yet it happens every day and real estate agents and their clients are targeted with alarming frequency. There is no time like the present to devise safety strategies or sharpen skills.
 Plan to attend Real Estate Safety Matters: Safe Business Equals Smart Business. In addition to valuable safety tips and resources, this class provides 3.5 hours PA 18-20 Real Estate license continuing education. Tuition is $45 or FREE with the MCE Season Pass

BRIGHT MLS 101 Training Seminar Returns Next Week (And Has Optional CE Credits)

Get to the next level in your use of the BRIGHT MLS system with the new upcoming training seminar BRIGHT MLS 101 (June 19th; 2:00pm-4:00pm) at the Association office in Malvern. Topics covered will include; basic searching, working with maps and reports, printing/emailing/auto-email, the New Client Portal and using the New Listing Management Program. Please note that an optional 2 hours of PA 18-20 Real Estate License Renewal credits will be available by attending, payment will be taken at the door. Please note this session is not included with the MCE Season Pass Program.

Click here to register (once logged in, scroll over the "Events" calendar and then click on "Upcoming Meetings").

Become an Accredited Luxury Home Specialist!

The Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS) Designation Class is returning to Malvern this June (June 25th & 27th; 9:00am-5:00pm) and is intended to provide students with the training, tools, and techniques necessary to provide the highest level of service to both luxury home buyers and sellers.

The course will cover several topics critical to the success of any agent who wishes to work in the luxury home market. Topics include: Defining the luxury home market; Marketing your expertise in luxury homes to the consumer; Preparing and marketing the listing; Qualifying buyers; and Negotiating and managing a luxury home transaction. Click here to register (once logged in, scroll over "Events" and then click "Upcoming Classes").

Taxes Increase in West Chester, Springfield and Ridley School Districts

Taxes Going up in the Ridley School District - A property owner with the average assessment of $100,000 in Ridley School District will pay an additional $56 in school taxes in the 2019-2020 school year, according to the proposed final budget recently approved by the school board. Read more.
School Taxes Going up 1.8% in West Chester Area - West Chester Area School District school directors passed a final budget for the 2019-2020 school year of $261.8 million, an increase of about $8.4 million (3.3%) over 2018-2019. The budget includes a 1.8% tax increase for Chester County property owners (about $74 per average household) and a 1.1% increase for Delaware County property owners (about $52 per average household). Read more.
Springfield OKs School Budget With 2.25% Tax Hike - Springfield School Board approved the 2019-2020 proposed preliminary budget of $86.8 million with a tax increase of 2.25%. A home at the median assessed value of about $146,500, and the proposed millage of 33.7229 will have a school tax bill of $4,941, $99 more than the current year. Read more.
For more news items from the Suburban REALTORS Alliance, click here to access their Weekly News Briefs.
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