NAR Pulse: This Week’s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

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RISMEDIA, May 30, 2008-This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS include: help navigating the new postal rates from NAR partner Pitney Bowes, new brochure to help get buyers off the fence on home buying, and David Murphy added to speaker roster for CommercialSource.com.

Pitney Bowes Can Help Following New USPS Rates and Rules

The recent USPS rate increase and rule changes can affect how your business sends mail. REALTOR Benefits® Program partner Pitney Bowes takes the guesswork out with the Pitney Bowes mailstation^TM2 digital mailing system with its built-in scale, lets you weigh and calculate postage at the touch of a button. Take advantage of the 90-day free trial of the mailstation^TM 2 digital mailing system and receive $50 in free postage coupons. After the trial you can rent the meter for only $18.99 a month for one year (plus the cost of postage and supplies).

To take advantage of this special offer to Realtors, visit www.pbmailstation.com/nar or call 800-376-3093 and refer to order number 999991618.

Are your clients on the fence in this changing market?

NAR introduces the REALTOR Benefits® brochure ‘It Is a Great Time to Buy.’ This brochure, sold in packages of 100, is an informative resource for Realtors to share with consumers and offers information on: strength of the 2008 market, the 15-year high in seller inventory, near 40-year low in interest rates, increase in FHA loan availability, why homeownership is a valued investment and many links/website resources for buyers to learn more about what’s happening in the market.

To order ‘It Is a Great Time to Buy,’ visit http://www.REALTOR.org/prodser.nsf/products/135-40?OpenDocument or call 1-800-874-6500 and select option ‘1.’

Another speaker added to the June 17th-18th CommercialSource Online Convention

Listen to David Murphy, CCIM, SIOR of CB Richard Ellis in Florida speak on making the transition from residential to commercial. David will take you from the basics to building your brand as a successful commercial practitioner. Other speakers will present business strategies on marketing, branding, and social media – translating these tools into real relationship building action plans for your clients and business partners. Hear about NAR’s new national commercial real estate listing platform and how you can upload your listings for free. Participate in presentation chat rooms and networking lounge to meet with other attendees and speakers!

To register for free, visit http://www.CommercialSource.com.

For more information, visit www.REALTOR.org.

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