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Real estate developers and brokers Paul and Virginia Milam recently opened a new Re/Max franchise in northern Guilford County. Re/Max Neighborhood Associates is located at 4446-E U.S. 220 North at Summerfield Village Shopping Center.

The Milams have developed Henson Farms, Henson Forest and Autumn Lake in Summerfield and are development partners in Riverside in Oak Ridge.

They have more than 30 years of experience in real estate, and they will focus on new home sales and the resale of existing homes and land in the Northwest Guilford County area.

Paul Milam can be reached at 643-9799, or visit www.teamtriadrealty.com.

High Point Realtors sponsor toy drive

The High Point Regional Association of Realtors is gathering toys for the Ward Street Mission.

Through its Holiday Toy Drive the association is collecting board games and hand-held games; dolls and doll clothes; preschool-age riding toys; educational books, games and toys for children up to age 12; cars and trucks; and children’s clothing, including socks, gloves, mittens, caps, hats and coats.

Donations can be dropped of before Dec. 2 at the association’s office at 1830 Eastchester Drive in High Point. For more information, call 889-8181.

CCIM chapter wins President’s Cup

The North Carolina CCIM chapter earned the first place award in the tier one category of the President’s Cup competition conducted by the CCIM Institute at meetings held recently in Chicago for chapter leaders from around the nation.

The President’s Cup award is given to Chapters of CCIM Institute, the governing body of the largest commercial real estate broker network in the world to recognize innovative programs, including membership recruitment, retention, promotion, new members, new designees, education promotion, special events and fundraisers.

The North Carolina CCIM Chapter is based at the offices of the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association.

The state chapter has more than 500 members representing all property types and disciplines of commercial investment real estate. For more information on membership or upcoming events, call Ashley Boykin at 854-5868.

Habitat ReStore celebrates renovation project

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro’s ReStore — which was renovated over the summer — will have a grand opening ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The ReStore, located at 3826 High Point Road, is currently open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The store offers bargain prices on new and used furniture, building materials and many other items for the home.

Since opening eight years ago, the store has generated enough money to build

39 houses and has recycled over 5,000 tons of materials. Donations of items in good condition are accepted.

Jan Secor School sets last pre-licensing class for ’08

Jan Secor School of Real Estate will hold its last pre-licensing class of 2008 from Nov. 12 through Dec. 18.

The class meets from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, with no classes scheduled the week of Thanksgiving. The class is scheduled at the Greensboro school at 4-C Oak Branch Drive, and the fee is $395.

Continuing education courses scheduled through the end of the year include an update class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 17 and a buyer representation course from 2 to 6 p.m. the same day. Both will be held in Greensboro. An update class also will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 24 at Prudential Carolinas Realty, 500 Pineview, Suite 201, in Kernersville. Cost is $40 per class. To register, call 854-4677.

Events

• The Real Estate Clinic holds free homebuyer workshops Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at 801 Kallamdale Court. Topics to be covered include: 12 Reasons to Buy New, the Value of Homeownership and the Role of a Buyer’s Agent. To reserve a seat, call 831-0771 or send an e-mail to tyrone9261@bellsouth.com.

• Sedgefield Mortgage offers free credit counseling seminars at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at 2811-B Spring Garden St. in Greensboro. The seminars include consultations and free credit reports. To reserve a seat, call Derek Barts, Sedgefield’s credit restoration manager, at 817-6283.

• The Mortgage Hotline offers free homebuyer seminars every Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 2206 Eastchester Drive in High Point. Free pre-qualifications and Spanish-speaking consultants will be available. Call 882-7800 to reserve a seat.

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