Congratulations to Mike Bundy for an outstanding year as 2022 Board President!

Congratulations to our incoming 2023 Officers and Directors:

Connie Lucco – 2023 President

Williams Labbancz – President-Elect

Cookie Miller – Treasurer

Victoria Barley – Secretary

Mike Bundy – Past President

Ashley Barrett – Director

Mike Dumas – Director

Dan Holback – Director

Jessica Schmidt – Director

Tricia Shade – Director

Jim Wallace – Director

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Congratulations to our 2022 Award Winners:

Dan Holback – Realtor of the Year

Cookie Miller – Outstanding Committee Chairman

Gordon Wittstock, Jr. – Business Partner of the Year 

DeLynn Gaston of The Mortgage Firm – Shining Star

John Dudte, City Manager – City of Port Richey – Outstanding Government Service

In Memory of Scott Byrnes – Humanitarian Ring of Honor Gold Award

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Hall of Fame Awards:

Christian Bennett – Broker

Patricia Shade – Agent

Vickie Rickard – Appraiser

The West Pasco Board of Realtors would like to express our sincere gratitude to Tina Gordon of Lincoln Lending Group and Cheryl Alvarez-Herny of Knight/Barry Title Group for providing an amazing lunch catered by Carrabba’s to everyone who attended our October 12, 2022 General Membership Meeting. Everyone enjoyed the delicious Chicken, Pasta, Vegetables, Salad, Breadsticks and Cookies. The food was so fresh and delicious! This meeting would not have been possible without your generosity. We hope you know how much you are appreciated.

Special thanks to Bill Yingling for teaching, “Lead Generation and Your Business.” This class was filled lots of great information for new and experienced agents. To quote one of the attendees, you are an “Awesome Instructor – Great Learning!”

We also want to thank Bill Pierson of Sure Shot Media Group for providing such delicious refreshments for this class. Everyone enjoyed the fresh fruits and snacks. For all you media needs, please contact Bill Pierson at 727-314-3240

My Buyer’s Full-Price Offer Was Rejected?

7 Florida Realtors Forms Updated, 1 Added!

National Flood Insurance 2.0 Webinar

• Recorded session is available here: https://floridarealtors.org/nfip-webinar

• Please note the recording is password protected, so you must be logged in to view.

Gulf Coast Highway (U.S. Highway 19) Landscape Rehabilitation Project

REALTORS® take a stand against housing discrimination.

To honor Fair Housing month in April, The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has issued The Fair Housing Challenge: Stand Up for Racial Equity. This challenge included having all association Leaders, both appointed and elected, complete the Fairhaven Housing Stimulation and the online Implicit Bias Training program by April 9^th.

Fair Housing Challenge: Stand Up for Racial Equity

Dedicated to Diversity

Our members and leaders must know and understand the commitment to diversity and inclusion!

Click on the link below to find out why Home Ownership Matters!

Are You Getting The Most Out Of The Tax Laws?

Members may not be aware that the solicitation of potential customers is regulated under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

TCPA prohibits text messages to wireless numbers using automated telephone dialing equipment without adequate consent. We have noticed an uptick on issues regarding the TCPA. For more information, below are links to NAR’s website:

https://www.nar.realtor/legal/complying-with-federal-regulations/do-not-call-registry/the-telephone-consumer-protection-act

https://www.nar.realtor/search-results?qu=Realtor%20Videos%20TCPA