Let the fundraising begin! Houlihan Lawrence once again committed to being a flagship sponsor of the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Last week, to kick off the fundraising, Making Strides held an inspirational breakfast at the Westchester Marriott. The audience heard from breast cancer survivors, corporate sponsors and people within the medical community. This year Congresswoman Nita Lowey also spoke about the successes in getting government funding for research that could one day eradicate the disease.
Liz Nunan representing Houlihan Lawrence
I had the pleasure of speaking about why this cause is so important to Houlihan Lawrence. It all stems from two of our core values: community and passion. We want to help the communities in which we serve and live in as well. And we do it because we’re passionate about it. Breast cancer is a devastating disease that knows no boundaries – young and old, female and male. We’re all touched by it in some way during our lifetime. I dream of a day that there will be a cure. We all do. In fact, we’re so passionate about the fight against breast cancer we actually sponsor 3 local events. Over the next month, you’ll be hearing more about those organizations and fundraising efforts as well.
You too can help. To donate, visit our Houlihan Lawrence team page.
Additionally, please plan on joining us for the walk on Sunday, October 17that Manhattanville College. The college and surrounding neighborhood of Purchase, NY provides the perfect backdrop for an inspirational walk! I hope to see YOU there!
A few of our Houlihan Lawrence attendees
Grow Globally”. Liz showed that home buyer demographics closely match the demographics for Facebook users and described how Facebook can be used to promote your brand and help build your reputation. L iz’s traditional marketing methods such as direct mail and one-on-one meetings have been largely replaced with the Social Media tools at her disposal. As a result, her networking capabilities have have greatly expanded and she now “dominates” the google search of her name. 
Having just returned from attending the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Mid-Year meetings in Washington DC., I wanted to share some of the highlights of the meetings with you. There were over 8,000 Realtors® that descended upon our Nation’s Capital throughout the week.
Saturday morning I attended the NAR Board of Director’s meeting. The most interesting new initiative presented there was Realtor® University. It’s the association’s answer for raising the bar in our industry. If you are on Twitter, you know that there has been a lot of discussion on this topic in the last 6 months. Realtor® University will be a fully accredited institution that will grant degrees in our field, though accreditation may take 2-3 years. The curriculum will be online, and in addition to master’s degrees, Realtor University will eventually offer internship and job-placement programs. The premise all sounds great, so I guess we’ll see what NAR does with it. I just hope the classes will be more challenging than some of the online license renewal classes I’ve taken over the years. That will be the only way this will truly raise the bar in our profession.
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