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30 REAL ESTATE NEWSLINE May 1, 2009
New Agents Join RE/MAX Exclusive
HARILALL RUFFO
Hector Valadez, Broker for
RE/MAX Exclusive is proud to announce
the addition of Suraj Harilall and Kenneth
Ruffo. Suraj is a Graduate of St. Mary’s
University with a degree in Accounting
and is in the final stages of becoming a
CPA. He plans to focus on Residential
Independence
Title Company is
pleased to announce
that Branch
PREVOU
Manager/Escrow
Officer Karen Prevou
has earned the professional
credential of
CESA, Certified Escrow
Settlement Associate. To
be eligible to sit for the certification tests,
escrow personnel must achieve required
point values in the areas of education, work
experience and professional involvement.
GOVERNOR Reappoints WAKEFIELD
Gov. Rick Perry reappointed Ronald
C. Wakefield of San Antonio to the prestigious
Advisory Committee for the Real
Estate Center at Texas A&M University.
Sales in San Antonio, Texas. Kenneth
comes to the Real Estate industry with an
extensive Revenue Management background
and an MBA in Marketing from
Saint Mary's University. Kenneth is an
EcoBroker, a Seniors Real Estate
Specialist (SRES), a Freddie Mac
CreditSmart Certified Instructor, and a
Home Retention Consultant (HRC). Since
2005, he has actively participated in Crisis
Relief Task Force (CRTF). CRTF was
established so affordable green planned
communities could be built for wounded
warriors and their families. For information
on contacting Suraj or Kenneth,
please contact 210-692-9301 or visit
www.remaxexclusivetx.com
Investment Realty Company, L.C. Announces Sale
Investment Realty Company, L.C.
is pleased to announce the sale of New
Creation Christian Plaza I to Now Word
Church. The sale was handled by
Stephen Raub, the President of
Investment Realty Company. The new
Creation Christian Plaza is a 44,000
square foot flex office facility on
Nacogdoches Road. Now Word Church
will convert this facility and use it for
their growing church.
New Creation purchased the property
in the early 1990’s and used it until
2001, when they purchased the former
Trinity Church property on Loop 410 at
Four Winds Drive in Windcrest. Mike
Hollinger of Kingdom Living Realty represented
Now Word Church, the Buyer.
EXIT New Century Real Estate Agents Donate to
Medina Children's Home
New Century Realty is proud of agents
Benjamin Godina and Deborah Martinez for
their charitable clothing donations to Medina
Children's Home.
Medina Children's Home is committed
to providing a safe haven and a Christian
environment for children and single mothers
with families and leading those individuals to
a life of good and productive citizenship in the
kingdom of God and the United States of
America.
"This is one way of giving a helping
hand to those in need. Our EXIT Realty associates
care about our community and the
Medina Children’s Home is a natural fit,"
remarked Rene Martinez/Broker-Owner of
EXIT New Century Realty in San Antonio.
For more information, call 340-2060.
EXIT New Century Realty is located at 5152
Fredericksburg Rd., Suite 200.
Karen Prevou Earns CESA Certification
The TLTA certification identifies Karen as a
highly motivated, experienced title person—
a leader in the title insurance industry. Karen
will be awarded a certificate and commemorative
lapel pin at the TLTA Annual
Conference held on June 18 at the Westin La
Cantera in San Antonio. To experience the
knowledge and professionalism of working
on a real estate transaction with Karen
Prevou, contact her at 210-237-4640 or
kprevou@independencetitle.com. ITC is
proud to have Karen working in the Stone
Oak Branch Office located at 18615
Tuscany Stone, Ste 150.
Wakefield, the committee's current chairman,
is owner and CEO of Wakefield
Realtors and Megamerica Mortgage. He
represents the real estate finance industry.
Phyllis Browning Company Earns MD Preferred Status
As San Antonio hospitals and private
medical practices struggle with a
growing physician shortage, a local real
estate firm is working behind the scenes
to help attract physicians to their community.
The Phyllis Browning Company
recently achieved MD Preferred Real
Estate Provider status and earned the
honor of displaying the MD Preferred
Services Medallion. This distinction,
awarded to less than 100 national firms
(only 5 firms in Texas) by US Medical
Specialties, a national healthcare consulting
firm, recognizes Phyllis Browning
Company’s experience and commitment
to serving the unique needs and demands
Trinity Title has opened their temporary
location at 17319 San Pedro, # 510
in the North Park Corporate Center. Their
new phone number is 496-0002. Jill
Cortissoz can be reached on her cell at
BCBD and TAR To Host The NAR Core Course Leading To The
Green Designation
The Bandera County Board of
REALTORS® and Texas Association of
REALTORS® are hosting The NAR
Core Course leading to the GREEN
Designation, May 5-6, 2009 at Bandera
Electric Co-op’s Community Service
Room, 3712 North Highway 16 North
Hwy 16 in Bandera, Texas.
The 2-day National Association of
REALTOR® course introduces participants
to the ‘Green Revolution’ in Real
Estate Sales, Development and Building.
The course addresses a broad range of
topics that include green concepts and
benefits. Make the appropriate disclosures
consistent with NAR Code of
Ethics and state regulations. Recognize
the features that make a home or building
of today’s busy physician.
“We have so much to offer physicians
and their families here in San
Antonio,” said Brenda Johnston, CRP,
Relocation Director for The Phyllis
Browning Company. “We know that a
physician places a very high value on
community and quality of life issues.
This network allows us to partner more
closely with our hospitals and medical
practices in the competition for physician
services. We are uniquely qualified to tell
San Antonio’s story. The MD Preferred
Real Estate Network, www.mdpreferredrealestate.com,
is part of a national
physician resource center hosted online
at www.MDPreferredServices.com.
Trinity Title of Texas opens Temporary location
Imagine Homes is pleased to
announce that it has been recognized by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
with a 2009 ENERGY STAR Leadership
in Housing Award. This award recognizes
the important contribution Imagine
Homes has made to energy-efficient construction
and environmental protection by
building more than 85 ENERGY STAR
qualified homes last year. Collectively,
these homes will save customers more
than $40,000 on utility bills each year.
To earn the ENERGY STAR, a
home must meet strict guidelines for energy
efficiency set by the U.S.
860-0404 or jcortissoz@trinitytitletx.com.
Trinity Title will be opening their
permanent office soon and another location
in San Antonio in the near future.
green. Texas MCE: 12 hours TREC# 12-
00-011-7710 Instructor: Kathleen
McKenzie Owen, ALC, CIPS, RMN,
SERS, GRITexas Licensed Real Estate
Broker and Commercial Real Estate Tax
Consultant ABR Instructor in Texas,
Oklahoma, Utah and Arizona.
For questions call Andrea
McGilvray at 210-413-7392
andrea@cowboycapitalrealty.com or
Shawn Morrison at 210-218-7133, texaslandlady@hotmail.com
Register for this course:
http://www.texashillcountryrealestateforsale.com/may5-6BanderaGreenClass.pdf
Imagine Homes Recognized With 2009 ENERGY
STAR® Leadership In Housing Award
Environmental Protection Agency.
Imagine Homes includes additional energy-saving
features, such as conditioned
attic spaces featuring Demilec foam, that
typically make them 40–50% more efficient
than standard homes.
“We are proud to be recognized by
the EPA for our commitment to build
100% of our homes to ENERGY STAR
standards. This benefits our homeowners
every month by saving money on their
utility bills and the community as a whole
wins through reduced environmental
impact” says Jim Bastoni, a partner at
Imagine Homes.