Schuylkill County Real Estate: June 2008

John O'Hara Presentation in Pine Grove

July 17 & 18 John O'Hara's "Gibbsville Summer's in Richterville"

Doors open at 6 p.m., performance begins at 6:30 p.m., Sweet Arrow Lake Park, Pine Grove (O'Hara's Richterville!). Enjoy dinner and a dramatic presentation of four of O'Hara's Gibbsville stories at Sweet Arrow Lake Park.

The Actors Guild of Schuylkill County will bring to life four short stories, The Hardware Man, Afternoon Waltz, The House on the Corner, and The Victim. Cost is $35 per person and includes dinner and show.

Reservations required. At time of reservation choose one entree: Roast Beef, Haddock, or Chicken Caprese with pasta alfredo. To make reservations call Mike or Kathy Stefanick at 570-345-4963.

Email questions to me at eramus@comcast.net

www.johnoharafans.com

Erica Ramus

 

 

 

 

 

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Erica Ramus is Broker/Owner of Realty Executives in Pottsville, PA.

If you're looking for a PROFESSIONAL to represent you in all of your Schuylkill County real estate needs, call Realty Executives at 570-622-6006.

We can meet all your buying / selling needs ... and will exceed your expectations. That's what being an EXECUTIVE is all about

Serving all of Schuylkill County ... Pottsville, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven, Auburn, Pine Grove, Frackville, Minersville, Ashland, Shenandoah, Port Carbon, Palo Alto, St. Clair, Barnesville real estate. Click on the link above to search Pottsville PA homes for sale or any Schuylkill County homes for sale. We have all properties listed for sale in the Schuylkill MLS on our website -- free search!

We also operate Schuylkill Appraisal Services, for all your appraisal needs.

 


3 comments • Erica Ramus - www.move2pennsylvania.com - Schuylkill County PA Real Estate • June 26 2008 10:01AM

Star Party! June 28... Locust Lake

June 28 Star Party

8 p.m., Locust Lake State Park Amphitheater.

In case of rain, please meet at the program shelter. The Hazleton Area Astronomical Society members will begin with a slide program at 8 pm followed by sky viewing through telescopes on the beach area. The members will be available to answer any questions you might have about astronomy. This is a great family program and is free and open to the public. All children must be accompanied by an adult. 570-467-2404.

 

 

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Erica Ramus is Broker/Owner of Realty Executives in Pottsville, PA.

If you're looking for a PROFESSIONAL to represent you in all of your Schuylkill County real estate needs, call Realty Executives at 570-622-6006.

We can meet all your buying / selling needs ... and will exceed your expectations. That's what being an EXECUTIVE is all about

Serving all of Schuylkill County ... Pottsville, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven, Auburn, Pine Grove, Frackville, Minersville, Ashland, Shenandoah, Port Carbon, Palo Alto, St. Clair, Barnesville real estate. Click on the link above to search Pottsville PA homes for sale or any Schuylkill County homes for sale. We have all properties listed for sale in the Schuylkill MLS on our website -- free search!

We also operate Schuylkill Appraisal Services, for all your appraisal needs.

 


0 comments • Erica Ramus - www.move2pennsylvania.com - Schuylkill County PA Real Estate • June 25 2008 08:58PM

Mortgage Fraud Arrests

USA Today just broke a huge story:

 

Hundreds swept up in mortgage fraud arrests WASHINGTON — At least 300 mortgage fraud suspects allegedly linked to an estimated $1 billion in losses have been arrested since March 1 as part of the Justice Department's mounting inquiry into the national home loan crisis, top federal officials said Thursday. The national sweep, dubbed 'Operation Malicious Mortgage,' targeted attorneys, real estate agents, developers, loan brokers and appraisers who allegedly profited from housing scams across the country, Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip and FBI Director Robert Mueller said. Mueller said the alleged fraud, including the use of inflated appraisals and forged documents, represented a "significant threat" to U.S. financial markets. "Our obligation is to protect the consumer and stabilize the economic markets," Mueller told reporters at a Justice Department briefing. Some 406 people have been charged in the operation and investigators were still making arrests Thursday.

 

Here is a link to the full story.

 

As the economy falters, and people run into more & more problems with paying their mortgage, things are just going to get tougher for everyone in this industry. Everyone is cracking down and tightening the standards (as they should of years ago when they just looked the other way). Now we'll all be affected.

 

 

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Erica Ramus is Broker/Owner of Realty Executives in Pottsville, PA.

If you're looking for a PROFESSIONAL to represent you in all of your Schuylkill County real estate needs, call Realty Executives at 570-622-6006.

We can meet all your buying / selling needs ... and will exceed your expectations. That's what being an EXECUTIVE is all about

Serving all of Schuylkill County ... Pottsville, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven, Auburn, Pine Grove, Frackville, Minersville, Ashland, Shenandoah, Port Carbon, Palo Alto, St. Clair, Barnesville real estate. Click on the link above to search Pottsville PA homes for sale or any Schuylkill County homes for sale. We have all properties listed for sale in the Schuylkill MLS on our website -- free search!

We also operate Schuylkill Appraisal Services, for all your appraisal needs.

 


9 comments • Erica Ramus - www.move2pennsylvania.com - Schuylkill County PA Real Estate • June 19 2008 07:39PM

Increasing efficiency = saving gas & money

If there is one positive thing that has come about from the increased price of gas, it's I know I've become a lot more efficient in my errands/appointments.

Right now, I am really using TIME BLOCKING techniques. It may have been prompted by the high price of gas, but it's helping me in other areas of my life as well.

Instead of running out at the spur of the moment to show houses, I am grouping my appointments in logical chunks of time. I am blocking out WHITE SPACE for paying bills, doing paperwork, and staying at my desk. I am hitting appointments mainly on my way IN to the office and OUT, on the way home.

I am not coming in at 8, heading out at 10, in at 11, out for lunch at 12, etc.

It's working so far!

 

 

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Erica Ramus is Broker/Owner of Realty Executives in Pottsville, PA.

If you're looking for a PROFESSIONAL to represent you in all of your Schuylkill County real estate needs, call Realty Executives at 570-622-6006.

We can meet all your buying / selling needs ... and will exceed your expectations. That's what being an EXECUTIVE is all about

Serving all of Schuylkill County ... Pottsville, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven, Auburn, Pine Grove, Frackville, Minersville, Ashland, Shenandoah, Port Carbon, Palo Alto, St. Clair, Barnesville real estate. Click on the link above to search Pottsville PA homes for sale or any Schuylkill County homes for sale. We have all properties listed for sale in the Schuylkill MLS on our website -- free search!

We also operate Schuylkill Appraisal Services, for all your appraisal needs.

 


5 comments • Erica Ramus - www.move2pennsylvania.com - Schuylkill County PA Real Estate • June 17 2008 02:19PM

June 21: Steam Train Excursion

Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern Railroad Stream Train Excursion

Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe and return.

Departs Jim Thorpe 9 a.m. 3.5 hours in historic Jim Thorpe. Returns to Port Clinton at approx. 6 p.m. Cost is $69 each. Tickets are by advance purchase only. Tickets can be purchases by www.rbmnrr.com/passenger or by calling 610-562-2102 Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

 

 

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Erica Ramus is Broker/Owner of Realty Executives in Pottsville, PA.

If you're looking for a PROFESSIONAL to represent you in all of your Schuylkill County real estate needs, call Realty Executives at 570-622-6006.

We can meet all your buying / selling needs ... and will exceed your expectations. That's what being an EXECUTIVE is all about

Serving all of Schuylkill County ... Pottsville, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven, Auburn, Pine Grove, Frackville, Minersville, Ashland, Shenandoah, Port Carbon, Palo Alto, St. Clair, Barnesville real estate. Click on the link above to search Pottsville PA homes for sale or any Schuylkill County homes for sale. We have all properties listed for sale in the Schuylkill MLS on our website -- free search!

We also operate Schuylkill Appraisal Services, for all your appraisal needs.

 


2 comments • Erica Ramus - www.move2pennsylvania.com - Schuylkill County PA Real Estate • June 17 2008 10:40AM

Hawk Mountain Arts Tour & Sale

June 7

3rd Annual Hawk Mountain Arts Tour and Sale

11 a.m.-3 p.m., Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton. Explore country roads, enjoy unspoiled Kempton countryside, and visit more than six artist studios or shops. Artists will display and sell their work during this one-day, community open house. Native American totem pole carver Chuck Eckenroth will display work at the Visitor Center. Participating artist list and map available at the Visitor Center or on our website. Free. 610-756-6961 www.hawkmountain.org

 

 

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Erica Ramus is Broker/Owner of Realty Executives in Pottsville, PA.

If you're looking for a PROFESSIONAL to represent you in all of your Schuylkill County real estate needs, call Realty Executives at 570-622-6006.

We can meet all your buying / selling needs ... and will exceed your expectations. That's what being an EXECUTIVE is all about

Serving all of Schuylkill County ... Pottsville, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven, Auburn, Pine Grove, Frackville, Minersville, Ashland, Shenandoah, Port Carbon, Palo Alto, St. Clair, Barnesville real estate. Click on the link above to search Pottsville PA homes for sale or any Schuylkill County homes for sale. We have all properties listed for sale in the Schuylkill MLS on our website -- free search!

We also operate Schuylkill Appraisal Services, for all your appraisal needs.

 


1 comment • Erica Ramus - www.move2pennsylvania.com - Schuylkill County PA Real Estate • June 05 2008 08:26PM