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Top 15 Reasons You Should Attend Our Good Friday Auction
EXPERIENCE * KNOWLEDGE * SERVICE THE RENAISSANCE AUCTION GROUP DECORATIVES & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 6 10AM 26 S.10 STREADING 19602 TOP 15 REASONS TO ATTEND OUR GOOD FRIDAY AUCTION @ 26 S. 10 ST READING, PA 19602 STARTING AT 10AM 1) If you are into kitchen, fine dining, decorative tableware 2) If you like to decorate your home with quality, unique items 3) If you buy designer items at retail prices 4) If you collect vintage porcelain 5) If you like to decorate with “one of” artwork 6) If you collect LPs&45s 7) If you collect comics 8) If you enjoy designer desk items for home or work 9) If you have a family member or friend who is starting a household 10) If you like unique and decorative pottery items 11) If you likequality vintage and contemporary lighting 12) If you collect glassware 13) If you use or decorate with quality textiles 14) If you buy&sell items online or at antique & collectibles venues 15) If you want to kick off your Easter Holiday w/ bargains on quality items in all categories of collectibles&home decorating WE’LL SEE YOU AT THE AUCTION!!! INFO & PHOTOS@www.auctionhowze.com **610-370-2879** We Make A Difference You Can Take to the Bank ...read more
By The Renaissance Auction Group April 04, 2012
Enhancing The Benefit In Benefit Auctions
The winter / spring benefit auction season is in full swing. Between now and the end of May, thousands of charity gatherings will be conducted across the Northern Hemisphere. The live and silent auction formats remain an integral part of that fund raising process. Benefit auctions require a significant investment. The greatest asset an organization possesses is the willingness of its members and patrons to expend their time, talents and money in support of a cause. An inherent responsibility rests with the organization to insure that the resources expended by employees, volunteers and supporters result in a commensurate return. A successful fund raising event energizes a community just as tepid results exert a dampening effect on the collective psyche. One often overlooked aspect of charity auction events is the role that a professional auctioneer can play in the success of the affair. Weathermen, radio personalities and politicians don’t hire auctioneers to do their jobs. Consequently there is no reason to assume that they will fulfill the role of auctioneer as well as an experienced member of the profession. Auctioneers bring expertise in two distinct areas that are essential for creating an entertaining and profitable fund raising auction. Foremost, they are trained to direct the live auction process. Time management, product presentation, clarity and enthusiasm in the bidding process and an emphasis on the importance of the cause all play a role in the return realized from a charity auction. Professional auctioneers aren’t star struck. They are used to being the center of attention. They understand that it’s not about them. The focus of a professional auctioneer is not on performing. It is on employing every available skill to enhance the auction results. The second area of expertise that an experienced auctioneer provides is professional insight. Having organized numerous events, the benefit auctioneer understands what works and what doesn’t work. The most common mistake organizations make is not utilizing a professional auctioneer early in the planning stage, before missteps are made to the detriment of process. Benefit auctions are challenging. They require time, commitment and resources. However, they aren’t a profound mystery. It has all been done before. Reinventing the obvious and promulgating the same mistakes only serve to reduce the bottom line of a charitable auction event. If your organization is planning a charity auction, play the smart card. Engage an experienced benefit auctioneer to help you develop and implement a plan that results in a successful event. Of all the elements that comprise a fund raising auction: venue, food and drink, lighting, sound, entertainment etc., hiring a professional auctioneer is the one that doesn’t cost you money. It makes you money. Here’s wishing you the best of luck in your charitable endeavors. Keep up the good work. Bill Howze CAI AARE GPPA CES ATSThe Renaissance Auction Group1404 Friedensburg RdReading, Pa 19606www.auctionhowze.com610-370-2879 ...read more
By The Renaissance Auction Group February 06, 2012
Are We There Yet? The 2012 Real Estate Market
Nothing is more cyclical than real estate. Growing up in Florida in the 1960s, the history books told of nine boom bust cycles that had occurred in the state since 1890. Even so, you would have to be living deep in the Everglades to be unaware of the impact that the current downturn has had on the domestic economy. So what can we expect this year? Pre-owned single family home sales are displaying a pulse. Interest rates remain low and sellers have run up the white flag, their expectations of value having finally surrendered to the dictates of the market. Pent up demand and attractive pricing are exerting a positive impact on the sector that should continue to build at a steady pace. Multi-family residential units are the current stars of the real estate world. Prices are solid, financing is affordable and rent rates are up with more families having lost a home or postponed their ownership dreams as a result of the economic duress. This single out performing sector will continue to lead the way out of the darkness and into the light of the next real estate boom Commercial properties appear to have bottomed out. Vacant square footage declined in 2011 and lease rates began to inch upward. The big challenge facing the commercial sector is the tide of notes issued in 2007 that will come due this year. Overall economic growth will factor into how well some of those mortgagers fare in meeting their obligations. Whatever level of growth is achieved, there will be a new wave of defaults. The only question is how bad it will be Despite hopeful signs in the final months of 2011, new home construction will continue to lag behind the other sectors. Too much inventory, too many like new units and a reduced buying pool will all conspire to keep builders on the sidelines for another year. New homes will always be built. They are an enduring element of the American dream. Presently the hard sole of economic reality has its heel squarely on the neck of the developers and contractors. This too shall pass; but the shake out in that sector of the industry has been dramatic Raw land remains challenging except in the agricultural heart of the nation where farm commodity prices have driven the cost per acre upward in certain areas. Eventually, well capitalized developers will begin quickening the pace of their purchases in preparation for the next housing boom. For now, those that have the vision and the resources will continue to drive a hard bargain and bank undeveloped tracts for a future date in time. So there’s your overview. The market remains weak; but, like a fighter that survives a knockdown, it is slowly regaining a rhythm and pace that will propel us toward the inevitable revival. It won’t be quick and it hasn’t been easy. The cost in dollars and dreams has been steep. There is light at the end of the tunnel. It’s just been so long and it’s still seems so far away. Bill Howze CAI AARE GPPA CES ATSThe Renaissance Auction Group1404 Friedensburg RdReading, Pa 19606www.auctionhowze.com610-370-2879 ...read more
By The Renaissance Auction Group January 31, 2012