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Orangewood Foundation-July Event-Back to school Gear

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on July 26th, 2010
Tags: Contribution, donations, Orangewood Children's Foundation, Orangewood Children's home, Seven Gables, Seven Gables Real Estate, Tustin Community Categories: Communitiy

Orangewood Children’s Foundation

Once upon a time, we all were in school. We all dreamed of lazy summer vacation days, and then we all dreamed of reuniting with our friends at school in order to get caught up over what happened, showing off new clothes…the smell of new pencils and notebooks…Ah…Youth!

Of course today’s youth are exposed to a different culture…they have iPads, iPods, laptops and DELL notebooks….

None-the-less, they still look forward to going back to school to be with their friends.

Not everyone could afford new school supplies…then or now….and this month we are looking to help out these youngsters by providing them with much needed school supplies to get their year off to a great start and this is where you come in!

What can you contribute to the Orangewood Foundation that will make an impact on these kids? We’re not talking about buying laptops etc (though we’re not discouraging that either), just the basic necessities. Target, Walmart even CVS are replete with aisles of school supplies…stroll the aisles and then contribute what you can.

New pencils, pens, notebooks etc…whatever your budget will allow.

Feel free to drop them off at our offices:

12651 Newport Avenue, Tustin or

5481 Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim Hills

Look forward to seeing you there!

Orangewood Children’s Foundation June Event

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on July 15th, 2010
Tags: community, Community involvement, community support, Contribution, Orangewood Children's Foundation, Seven Gables Real Estate, Tustin Community Categories: Communitiy

Orangewood Children’s Foundation was founded in 1981 and has embodied what it means to be Children’s Advocate.

We at Seven Gables are lucky to have found our way to them! We look forward to our monthly visits to the Foundation on 17th Street in Santa Ana.

A flurry of activity always ensues just a few days beforehand. Agents asking what they can contribute and if they can show up and help cook for the group of kids!

Junes festivities were no different! The theme was “Emergency Preparedness Kits”.

Along with many staples, several people donated clothing items, as well as necessities in case of an emergency.

The food as always was great! Seven Gables provided the mile long sandwiches and there was no shortage of sweets, salads and fruit to go around!

We thank everyone who participated to make it such a great success!

July’s theme is “Back to School Supplies” . Want to donate? Pick up some school supplies and drop them off at any one of our offices:

12651 Newport Avenue Tustin or 5481 Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim Hills.

Summer Success!

Pam always ready at the helm!Taking a pic of me taking his pic!

Filling this full of goodies for the kids!They always have to hold me back from eating the sweets!

They always have to hold me back from eating the sweets!

Orangewood Children’s Foundation June Extravaganza…Emergency Preparedness Kits

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on June 22nd, 2010
Tags: Community involvement, Orangewood Children's Foundation, Orangewood Children's home, Seven Gables Real Estate Categories: Communitiy

If you have been following along, you know that every month we at Seven Gables work with Orangewood Children’s Home. Each month has its own theme and this month the theme is EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS…

Seven Gables will be contributing Submarine Sandwiches as well as supplies generously donated by our Community Minded Agents.

If you want to contribute a food item, we could always use side salads, fresh fruit, brownies and chips. We’d love to have them!

For the emergency kits, we are looking for the following items:

Bottled water,

Band-Aids

Ice packs

Medical adhesive tape

Cotton balls

Hydrogen Peroxide

Ointments

Masks

Flashlights

Batteries

Glow sticks

Gloves

Blankets

Back packs

Freeze dried food

Radios

Hand sanitizer

Maps

Garbage bags

Soap

Matches etc…

You can deliver your contribution on June 30th by 9 a.m. or sooner to any one of our three offices located at:

12651 Newport, Tustin CA 92780

5481 Santa Ana Canyon Road
Anaheim Hills, CA 92808

18210 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, CA 92886

Your generosity and contribution are truly appreciated!

Buying a House? Where do you begin? Part One

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on June 22nd, 2010
Tags: buying a home, hiring a real estate agent, Seven Gables Real Estate Categories: Real Estate

Real Estate…it’s not as easy as some people would like to believe it is. Sure, you will always have your Do-It-Yourself types, and for a weekend project that isn’t too complicated, it’s a great way to save some money though I’m going to suggest that there are some things you should never attempt to do yourself. Brain surgery comes to mind, as does filling a cavity or doing a root canal, and even reroofing your home or replacing all of the electrical wiring.

When you’re a buyer looking to purchase your home, there’s something you should know about the buying process. One thing is that you need to hire a local Realtor with a good reputation that will help you navigate the murky waters of purchasing your home.

A good Realtor will have a vast list of contractor’s, lenders and home inspector’s that will make your life easier: a team of professionals that he or she is happy to recommend over and over again.

A buyers agent will sit down with you and have a “Buyer’s Consultation” and help you determine what your time frame is, if a short sale is a good investment for you, explain the contract to you so that you know and understand what you are signing, give you time frames for inspections, loan contingency removals, your final walk through, etc.

A professional Buyer’s Agent will have you sit with a reputable lender to discuss how much house you can comfortably afford. This seems to be the scariest part of the transaction for some. You have to have your credit “pulled” and find out what your FICO score is. This will determine what your loan rate will be, which will in turn determine how much home you can purchase.

The lower your credit score, the higher the rate, the lower the price of the home you will be able to buy. Make sense so far?

Next comes the fun part: getting in the car and actually looking at homes that fit your needs! This can take some time so be sure that you are clear with what you need and want. It will make it a little easier at the end of the day when what you want, matches what you need.

Stay tuned for part two!

Please welcome our newest Addition…Dan Shusterman!

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on June 1st, 2010
Tags: Dan Shusterman, Seven Gables Real Estate, Tustin Community Categories: Communitiy, Newsletter, Real Estate

One of my primary responsibilities as President of Seven Gables Real Estate is to seek out the best and brightest talents in the industry—people with the right moral and professional compass— and invite them to join the Seven Gables family. It’s a task I relish, one I take very seriously.

It’s my belief that when we bring someone who is the right fit into our firm, we all benefit……and our market share statistics increase.

After several weeks of meetings, I am proud to announce that Dan Shusterman, a top producing Orange County Realtor for the past 12 years, has decided to leave the Coldwell Banker Tustin office and join Seven Gables.

His track record speaks for itself. At Coldwell Banker, Dan ranked among the top two percent of sales agents nationwide and was also recognized as the number one agent in both sales and unit volume for the inland offices.

Dan’s remarkable real estate career began in the automotive-related industry. Focusing on customer relations and service, he built a strong client base and quickly became one of his company’s top sales professionals. That experience laid the foundation for the highly lauded national and international real estate career that followed.

His extensive market share that will now benefit each and every one of us, blankets North Tustin, Tustin Ranch, Orange and vicinity.

What drew Dan to Seven Gables? As a top producer who has been working on building his own personal brand, Dan wanted to align himself with a company that stood for the same ideals he does. One that has built a local reputation based on the work of its roster of superstar agents—people whose sales and service records, negotiation skills and personal reputations are well known and respected. In other words: all of you.

As Dan explained it, for his own personal and professional growth, he needed to join a firm that has a vision he can assimilate with. He needed to be surrounded by other like-minded agents who are part of—and contribute to—that vision. Brand was also important to Dan as well as customer service.

You are going to like Dan. He not only upholds a level of professionalism that distinguishes him as a Realtor, he maintains standards and core values that clearly mirror those upon which we as a company operate. It’s as certain as the sunrise that his reputation and industry leadership will make him an outstanding addition to the Seven Gables organization.

Dan Shusterman will be working out of our flagship office here in North Tustin. When you see him, join me in extending him a very warm Seven Gables welcome. His direct line is 714.665.7194; his email is dans@sevengables.com.

–Mike

Client Satisfacation is our Top Priority!

0 Comments By Amanda Wernick on May 25th, 2010
Tags: Concierge Service, Seven Gables Real Estate, Tustin Community Categories: Communitiy, Marketing, Real Estate

I don’t know if you were aware of this, but here at Seven Gables, we have a Concierge/Client Services Center. We reached out to our past clients and asked for recommendations on contractors, tax consultants, window washers, curtain makers, lawyers etc. You name it, we probably have someone that was referred to us by a satisfied client.

Next we reached out to our agents. We asked who had they worked with in the past that they would recommend again? Someone of integrity, honest, reliable and priced competitevly.

Next we looked for two quality people that would have the commitment to answering any questions that come in from the community, offering their services, knowledge and expertise without a cost!

They answer the phone with a smile that can be heard on the other line, and they are ever resourceful. I’d like to introduce you to them!
They are Karen Cannon and Vicki Melin.

Stay tuned for a great story about how our Concierge Services helped out our Marketing Director!

Community Mixer hosted by Seven Gables Real Estate

1 Comment By Amanda Wernick on April 15th, 2010
Tags: community, community support, Contribution, Seven Gables Real Estate Categories: Communitiy, Marketing

Please Join Us For a Special …
Community Mixer

Seven Gables Real Estate will be hosting a spring mixer and you are invited!
We are contacting local North Orange County area business owners to see how their business has changed, how they can support their community and how their community support them!
We recognize the various challenges this economy has created and it is at times like these that we, as private business owners, can reach out to others that have supported us through the years.

Here are the event details:
Date: Thursday, April 29th
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m.
Location: Seven Gables Real Estate
18210 Yorba Linda Blvd. Suite #404, Yorba Linda
Wine and Hors D’oeuvres will be served.

Over the next few weeks, the Seven Gables Real Estate team will be promoting this “free” event throughout the community. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and use it as a platform to promote your business and the valuable services you provide.

This will also be an opportunity to network with representatives from other local businesses including real estate agents from all local brokerages. As Community leaders, we find that Real Estate agents can be the conduit to relay the message of community needs and offer community support.

This is also a great way to find out about the special services and promotions other businesses have to offer.

We will include the name of your business in the formal invitation, so if you are interested in participating, please contact us with your commitment by April 23. You may also provide us with a prepared advertisement that can be distributed at the event. In addition, we invite you to donate items or service certificates for several drawings that will take place at various times throughout the evening.
All advertisements and donations for scheduled drawings will be picked up on or before April 23.

For additional information please contact:
Christine Haynes: christineh@sevengables.com or call 714.932.4447
Pam Huitt: pamh@sevengables.com or call 714.865.2454

Orangewood Children’s Foundation…Our First Cooking Session

1 Comment By Amanda Wernick on March 31st, 2010
Tags: community, Community involvement, Orangewood Children's Foundation, Orangewood Children's home, Outreach, Seven Gables Real Estate Categories: Communitiy, Dining, Social Media

Today was the first Cooking Session of our year long commitment to Orangewood’s Children’s Foundation.

Emails were sent and arrangements were made with regards to who was bringing what and what time we would meet.

Pam, Lisa, Dee Dee and I met there at 9:30 this morning armed with boxes of food! We had rolls, pasta, fruit, salad and LOTS of desserts donated by some of our wonderful Seven Gables Agents.

This is Kristy and she is the go-to gal that worked so diligently with Lisa, Pam and I to put this together.

We chopped, and sliced, arranged and moved things around to make sure that there would be plenty of food for any of the youth that showed up today and tomorrow.

This is Jessica who is now a Pre-Mentor, which means she goes to visit with youth in Foster Homes and explains their options and having gone through the system herself, she has great wisdom and compassion for what these young folks are going through.

A HUGE thank you to Orangewood for allowing us to adopt them and give back to our community and Hugs and Thanks to:

Dee Dee Heath for her contribution of rolls and her time.

Laura Till for her contribution of rolls and brownies

Jocelyn Tan for her contribution of cookies.

Barbara Grandolfo for her contribution of cookies.

Diana Kendall for her contribution of lemon bars.

Melida Canfield for her contribution of the most ooey, gooey, chewy mouthwatering brownie cookie bars

Lisa Greubel for her contribution of time, pasta, homemade sauce, and brownies.

Pamela Huitt for her contribution of her time, oranges, apples, pears and lasagna.

And I’ll even throw myself in the mix for bringing a salad and donating time, which is something I LOVE to do!

If you can help out, we will be getting together once a month on the last Wednesday of each month and next month’s menu will be enchiladas! What can you bring?

Also, please remember that we will be collecting hygiene supplies throughout the month of April for the foundation. ALL are welcome to contribute!