The Bay East offices and Technical Support Center will be closed on the following days:

• November 27 & 28: Thanksgiving
• December 18: Close at 1pm for Staff Appreciation
• December 25 & 26: Christmas
• December 31: Office Inventory (Bay East Tech Support will be open)
• January 1: New Year's Day

Effective November 3, the Bay East Tech Support Center hours changed to 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Save the Date: Casa Real in Pleasanton is the place to be on Saturday, January 31 as Bay East Association of REALTORS® honors the 2009 President, Pat Huffman, and incoming officers and Board of Directors. New Sponsorship Benefits: Discover how you can become a sponsor for this important event here

Bay East is doing a year-end BLOWOUT sale for the month of December (December 1 thru 30). All items will be 20% off the marketing price (with the exception of lockboxes).

On November 4, voters in Dublin, Fremont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City went to the polls to re-elected incumbent candidates and bring some new blood into city hall. Of the nine candidates either elected or re-elected six were endorsed by Bay East.

• Dublin: All three of the Bay East-endorsed candidates were elected - Tim Sbranti for Mayor and Kevin Hart and Kasie Hildenbrand for City Council.
• Fremont: Two of the three Bay East candidates were elected - Mayor Bob Wasserman and City Council member Bob Wieckowski. Suzanne Chan won the second open city council seat.
• Pleasanton: Mayor Jennifer Hosterman was re-elected - she was endorsed by Bay East. Incumbent City Council members Cindy McGovern and Matt Sullivan were both re-elected.
• San Leandro: Ursula Reed won the run-off election for the city council seat representing District 2.
• Union City: Mayor Mark Green and City Council member Jim Navarro were re-elected.

Congressman Jerry McNerney was reelected due in part to support from NAR. He has been extremely supportive of REALTOR issues during his time in Washington D.C.

Please contact David Stark at (925) 730-4068 if you have any questions about the elections or the candidates Bay East endorsed.

Join us as we celebrate the Bay East Open House and Volunteer Appreciation Party on Friday, December 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Bay East Boardroom and Conference Center. The award presentation is at 12:30 p.m.

Bay East is now offering weekly REO & Short Sale Statistics to our members. The information in these reports is categorized by city and designed for sharing with clients and colleagues.
You must login to bayeast.org to view this member-only benefit. Click here to view.

This interactive publication allows us to reduce production costs, be environmentally responsible, and offer timely information to you. The November 2008 issue can be found at http://bluetoad.com/publication?i=8325.

C.A.R. members have until November 30 to apply for a C.A.R. endorsed medical plan with Blue Cross of California or Kaiser Permanente. These programs are guaranteed issuer for REALTORS® who have been C.A.R. members for at least 60 days. Spouses and children may join with the member. For more information, contact RealCare at (800) 939-8088, extension 202 or visit their website at www.realcare.biz/oe.

Effective November 12, all Paragon users were required to create a new password to ensure the integrity of the MLS systems. If you haven’t changed your password, simply login as normal and follow the prompts. As an added security measure, you will not be allowed to repeat the previous password.