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The length of Mr. Greif’s volunteer record is long, and expansive. Mr. Grief has given his time to both fundraise and volunteer for multiple companies, foundations, charities, and services. Through his help, Mr. Greif has managed to touch the lives of multiple people, helping all walks of life. Grief does have an affinity for his religion, and has volunteered, and helped fundraise, for many Jewish companies, businesses, foundations and charities.

Temple B’Nai Jehudah is the temple that Mr. Greif has served for and attends. While he has been a member of the Board of Directors, he has also served as the Vice President of the Congregation, helping nearly 1800 families. Mr. Greif has not only helped the Temple fundraise, but has helped in numerous committees. Mr. Greif has also continued his work with the Jewish community, as he served on two committees during a six year period for the Jewish Community Campus. In this time, he has helped raise $10 million for the actual campus to be built as the Vice Chairman of the Campus Board of Directors. Through his help with the Jewish Federation of Kansas City, Mr. Greif has chaired a budget committee and has donated both time and money for the fundraising efforts of the organization.

Channel 19, the local public television station, has also felt the width and breadth of Mr. Greif’s volunteering through his volunteer work with the station. Greif served on the Board of Directors, as an Officer of the Corporation as the Secretary, and a member of the Executive Committee. He served on multiple committees, helping to develop children’s programming and entrepreneurial programs for the station itself, and once again leant his time and money for fundraising for the organization.

Mr. Greif dedicated 22 years to servivce on the Board of the Local 435 bed Jewish Hospital. He was elected as its’ Chairman in 1992 and was gredited with not only saving the hospital from financial disaster,by finding it a merger partner, but being a major factor in building a new campus for the institution in Overland Park, Kansas

The Learning Exchange of Greater Kansas City has also felt the volunteer work of Mr. Greif; Mr. Greif served as a chairman for the organization during the early stages of its development. The organization has developed programs to benefit children in multiple school districts. Being an active director for an organization is nothing new for Mr. Greif, as he was also a director for the Center for Management Assistance, an organization based on providing management assistance for non-profit organizations.

Mr. Greif often works to help organizations that donate money, and those organizations that need fund raising help. The Jewish Community Foundation has Mr. Greif as a Vice Chairmen and Member of the Board for 22 years. The organization gives away approximately $2 million a year, and Mr. Grief served as a Chairman of its Investment Committee, offering his help as a financial advisor.

Beverly Hills experienced dramatic price declines and increases in home prices in February, 2008, according to a report just released by a real estate information firm. Ten homes sold last month in the 90210 zip code, DataQuick Information Systems reported. The median price of $2.4 million was an astonishing 58.1 percent decrease from February 2007.

Even the wealthy are feeling the pain of the downturn in the economy, with no end in sight. All businesses are suffering; the pain is not limited to just real estate. Dentists are attaching far fewer porcelain veneers in Beverly Hills, especially to real estate brokers.

Statistics show that there were only two condominiums sold last month in the 90210 area with an average selling price of $1.27 million. Overall, the median price per square foot in the 90210 zip code was $731 in February, 2008, compared to $907 per square foot for February, 2007.

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If you’re a veteran home shopper you may already have
learned from experience what type, location, and price of home is good for your
family. Setting some guiding principles and priorities is a good way to start
the hunt. First, make a wish list. This is a great starting point for anyone
and will help get your priorities in order! Knowing what you want or need is
half the battle.

This will include some essential questions you need to ask yourself also like,
what you can afford’, are you willing to do renovations and how much’, and
lists particular needs for your family.

Location can be flexible for some families, but must be specific for other
families. Work, disabilities, and kids are just a few factors that can sway
location necessities or desires. For instance, if you don’t want to commute
long distance to work you will need to consider travel time to work. If you or
a family member have disabilities that require special treatments or services,
you will need to consider travel time to current providers, or consider accessibility
of services in the new location. Local schools, and their reputations, will
play an vital role in location for those families with children, as well as
neighborhood safety. As you can see there is more than just getting a good mortgage deal when shopping for your home.