Your 2020 REALTOR® Board Dues need to be paid by February 15th. If we do not receive payment, your membership status will become “suspended.” Click on the link below to pay your dues. Thank you!

https://mdweb.mmsi2.com/wpasco/

A tremendous thank you to Richard Ackley of ARK Title Services, LLC for providing lunch at our General Membership Meeting. The food was so fresh and delicious. We cannot thank you enough for your kindness and generosity.

Thank you to Kelly Santos of amerifirst Home Mortgage for teaching and providing refreshments for “Mortgage 101 and First Time Homebuyers.” You did an excellent job teaching this class and the refreshments were delicious!

Thank you to Jody Pastorino with Paramount Bank for sponsoring lunch for the District 6 Leadership Program this week! We greatly appreciate all that you do.

Thank you to Gigi Evans with Dynamic Title Services for providing refreshments for the “Property Management for the Real Estate Practitioner” Webinar. We sincerely appreciate it. Thank you to Cookie Miller of Re/Max Sunset Realty for monitoring this webinar!

A tremendous thank you to all our panel members who participated in our  “Selling That Sinking Feeling; An Expert Panel on Sinkhole Properties.” Thank you Gary Joiner, Pasco County Property Appraiser, Jeff Blaskvitch, Pasco County Plans Examiner Supervisor, Frank Vitale, L.R. E. Ground Services, Inc., Darian Ward of Goosehead Insurance, Jim Wallace, REALTOR® and our Moderator, Scott Byrnes, of All Corners Home Inspection.

Thanks to all of you, we had one of the best programs we have ever had. There were so many people that came up to us as they were leaving and said they wanted us to know how much they enjoyed the program and how valuable the information was that they received.  We could not be more grateful to all of you for your participation.                                             

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Thank you to our Premium Sponsors; Land Home Financial Services, Inc. and Qualified Services Corporation, and to all our Secondary Sponsors participating in our first Mixer of 2020!

Thank you to Ronnie Bryant of Qualified Services Corporation for providing refreshments for the 2020 Focused Vision-Create the Business & Life You Desire Class. The bagels and pastries were so fresh and delicious and our members thoroughly enjoyed them. Thank you Sue for setting everything up and for being here. We sincerely appreciate it.

A big thank you to Tanya Eldert for putting this class together and teaching it.  Our members loved the class. They thought it was very informative and that Tanya was very engaging. Thank you Tanya for all that you do for our Board!

Thank you to Darian Ward of Goosehead Insurance for providing such a wonderful breakfast and fabulous lunch for our 2020-21, 7-Hour National USPAP Update Class. We appreciate all that you do!

Thank you to Carolle Ryan of Liberte Accounting and Cookie Miller of Re/Max Sunset Realty for teaching Corporation vs Sole Proprietor – What is Right for Me? We appreciate both of you taking time out of your busy schedules to teach this class. We would also like to thank Carolle Ryan for providing refreshments! Thank you both so much for all that you do.

West Pasco Board of REALTORS® gives back to the community!

As part of our ongoing support to Habitat for Humanity, West Pasco Board of Realtors Board Realtors Board President, David Longspaugh, presented a check for $10,000.00 to help support their mission of allowing more of our community members to have a safe and reliable place to live.

Pictured from left to right, Patty Sutton, Vice President of Development, West Pasco County Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and Pasco Counties, WPBOR Civic Affairs/HoP Committee Member, Jeffrey Bronner, Diane Maxwell Cratty, WPBOR 2019 Board President, David Longspaugh, Mike Sutton, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and Pasco Counties, Pictured in back from left to right is WPBOR Civic Affairs/HoP Chairman, Jim Wallace and Tracy Moore.

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The Civic Affairs/HoP Committee presented a check to Pastor Mary of Joining Hands Mission on December 19, 2019 in the amount of $1,000.00.  Joining Hands Mission United Methodist Church is a source of hope to the persons we serve in the community through physical and spiritual nourishment.

Pictured from left to right, Patty Sutton, Vice President of Development, West Pasco County Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and Pasco Counties, WPBOR Civic Affairs/HoP Chairman, Jim Wallace, WPBOR Civic Affairs/HoP Committee Members, Connie Walker of Wells Fargo, Jeffrey Bronner, Deborah Cavaliere, Connie Lucco, Lynn Starr and Ashley Barrett. Pictured in front is Pastor Mary of Joining Hands Mission.

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The Civic Affairs/HoP Committee and the Business Partners Committee presented a check to Youth Haven Ministries Teen Center on Friday, November 22nd in the amount of $2,000.00. 

YHM Teen Center is a source of hope to middle and high school students. The center offers various clubs and activites for youth including an art program, life skills training, leadership, student led clubs, and more. They are a local grass roots all volunteer organization located at 5622 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey if you would like to make a donation.

None of this would have been possible without the generosity of our members. We thank each and every one of you!

Pictured from left to right, WPBOR Business Partner Chairman, Paul Friedlander, WPBOR 2019 Board President, David Longspaugh, WPBOR Executive Officer, Sammie Copeland, YHM Teen Center President, Tony Losacco, WPBOR Education Director, Diana Cammaratta-Werner, WPBOR Civic Affairs/HoP Committee Member, Deborah Cavaliere and some of the youth at the center.

 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