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      <title>Who is Summa Real Estate Group?</title>
      <description>I&amp;rsquo;m just getting more active in the social scene, and as such many folks out there aren&amp;rsquo;t familiar with me and the Summa Real Estate Group---of which I am a principal---especially outside of Oregon. I&amp;rsquo;d like to share some things that I think make us a different type of organization; hopefully this can start some dialogue with prospective clients and fellow agents locally and nationwide, especially people looking for referral partners in the Portland metro area.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Above all else at Summa we put our agents first. We have the most open communication structure in town because there&amp;rsquo;s truly no social hierarchy: we&amp;rsquo;re all working toward a common goal, we're all driven and motivated, and that means that any of us are eager to help their colleague in any way possible. It&amp;rsquo;s no surprise then, that we operate an agent-owned group. Our agents have a stake in our company, which translates to fewer fees and unlimited growth opportunities within our industry and organization. We even offer franchising opportunities (which have been wildly well-received so far), offering agents the freedom of opening their own office while still having the benefit of our name-recognition, brand equity and resources.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On the topic of resources, I realize that real estate is an ever-changing business and is beginning to evolve in different ways than ever before. I ensure that Summa puts a priority on embracing any technology that can be of use in our day-to-day business, and that means actively seeking out the latest real estate technology---or simply personal electronics, websites, digital services---that will help us do our job better.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I hope this has helped familiarize everyone with me and the organization I&amp;rsquo;ve put so much into. My hope is that this opens the lines of communication with some of my fellow agents out there who are like-minded and might be interested in collaborating in the future. More to come soon!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Eric Martinez&lt;br&gt;1975 NW 167th Place&lt;br&gt;Beaverton, OR 97006&lt;br&gt;503-459-9179&lt;br&gt;eric.martinez@summare.com  &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Eric Martinez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://summa-realestate.com/"&gt;http://summa-realestate.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Eric.martinez@summare.com&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Eric Martinez SUMMA Real Estate (Summa Real Estate)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:44:41 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/2259017/who-is-summa-real-estate-group-</link>
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      <title>Why Active Rain? How Active Rain? Why be a Rainmaker?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Im new to Active Rain and love the concept. I need some quick-start links to get going, preferably video.&amp;nbsp;Someone help.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Eric Martinez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://summa-realestate.com/"&gt;http://summa-realestate.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Eric.martinez@summare.com&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Eric Martinez SUMMA Real Estate (Summa Real Estate)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:32:35 -0700</pubDate>
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