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Bill Lublin

CEO

CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold

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WILLIAM H. LUBLIN is CEO of CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold, and an active real estate investor. Bill is also an active Blogger, writing for Agentgenius , and his own Blogs, REreflectionsMovePhilly

CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold has been recognized by both Real Trends Magazine, and Rismedia as one of the largest real estate firms in the United States. It is currently Philadelphia's Largest Century 21 firm, and the only Century 21 firm with offices in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Bill has served numerous times as a director of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors,President of the Northeast Multiple Listing Bureau, President of the Greater Philadelphia Association of REALTORS, and Professional Standards Chairman of the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS In addition, Bill has been a member of the National Association of REALTORS Professional Standards Committee, and is, in 2008 chairman of that committee. Bill also served as the Chairman of the 2008 Short Sales Working Group for NAR.

Bill has earned both the Graduate of the Realtors Institute (GRI) designation and the Certified Residential Specialist designation. As a Certified Residential Brokerage Manager (CRB) , his skills in the field of management are unsurpassed. Bill is also an NAR trained Professional Standards Instructor, a trained DRS Mediator, and a Certified Mediation Trainer. In addition Bill has made presentations and conducted training for Century 21 Corporate during their International Meetings, the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS, the New Jersey Association of REALTORS,and numerous local REALTOR Associations.

Bill is an Expert in the field of Organizational Real Estate Owned and represents several large national lenders in the sale of their real estate including Fannie Mae, Homesteps (Freddie Mac), and many others.

Bill has received numerous awards from professional real estate organizations, including the honor of being inducted into the Greater Philadelphia Association of REALTORS Hall of Fame.

Of all of his achievements, Bill is proudest of his family. Bill has been happily married since 1975 to his lovely wife Sheila, who works with their corporate clients from their Corporate office. His son Hal, and daughter in law Jennifer Marie Kelley are actively pursuing careers in the entertainment industry and are principals in JHM Entertainment.

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  • Bill Lublin CRB,CRS,GRI CEO
    By Bill LublinJuly 29, 2008 - 6:42am

    Bill Lublin CRB,CRS,GRI CEO CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold Visit me at MovePhilly & REreflections Click Here to Find Homes in PA & NJ Marcie; Cheer up ! There is still plenty of reason for people to buy, though you concentrate your statistics on the California housing issues which are far more severe than most parts of the country. Even there, you cite an increase of over 60% in the number of people that can afford a home (26% to 44%). It would strike me that Mr. Ownes misses the point also. My real estate company is located in Philadelphia, and his argument over the long term for a family is just not sensible. Let me see, I can either own an older home, build equity, have a stable monthly payment, a tax deduction, and modify the property to suit my needs over a 7 to 10 year period (when I can use that equity to buy a larger, newer or better home) - or I can pay rent for that period of time, never modify the property, build no equity, have no tax deductions, and pay someone else's mortgage - Which do you think would make more sense. According the NY times rent vs buy calculator, if your landlord raises his rents only 5% a year, and appreciation is only 2% a year, you are better buying after only 4 years. And to the point of future returns, while I would never speculate about them, the 7 to 10 year time frame would take anyone through all of the price adjustments we've seen in the 37 years I've been in business. Houses are for people to buy as homes. They are the best long term purchase any family can make, and have benefits that far exceed the simple comparison of a short term rental (Do me a favor though, don't tell the people who rent properties that I won!)

  • Bill Lublin CRB,CRS,GRI CEO
    By Bill LublinJuly 15, 2008 - 2:15am

    Bill Lublin CRB,CRS,GRI CEO CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold Visit me at MovePhilly & REreflections Click Here to Find Homes in PA & NJ Marci; Your points are articulate and well made. Especially the point that legislators who are charged with the regualtion of an industry should not be exempt from the regulations they create. This sort of "no foul no harm" favoritism is simply inappropriate. There is no such thing as business ethics - there are simply ethics and ethical behavior.

  • Bill Lublin CRB,CRS,GRI CEO
    By Bill LublinJuly 13, 2008 - 4:16am

    Bill Lublin CRB,CRS,GRI CEO CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold Visit me at MovePhilly & REreflections Click Here to Find Homes in PA & NJ @BillLublin Looking forward to seeing everyone IRL in SF