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In this Issue | February 6, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SPAAR Offices Closed February 20 for Presidents' Day REALTOR® Emeritus Candidate Forms Due April 3 Washington Report: NAR Letter on FHA Premiums SPAAR Member in the News: Lynn Leegard SPAAR Emerging Leader Scholarships for Midyear Legislative Meetings Bring in the SPAAR Squad for your Next Office Meeting Twin Cities Housing Market Statistics
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SPAAR Offices Closed February 20 SPAAR offices will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2017, in observance of Presidents' Day. |
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REALTOR® Emeritus Candidate Forms Due April 3 |
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Washington Report: NAR Letter on FHA Premiums On Jan. 30, 2017, NAR sent a letter to Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Designee Ben Carson asking the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") to reinstate the 25 basis point reduction of the annual mortgage insurance premiums that would have applied to mortgages with a closing or disbursement date of Jan. 27, 2017 and to eliminate the life of loan insurance premium. |
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The Saint Paul Area Association of REALTORS® mission is to foster Better Agents, Better Communities. To help achieve this objective, SPAARs Board of Directors developed a strategic plan that focuses on four core areas that help our members and communities thrive. Those areas are professional development, advocacy, community outreach, and communications. SPAAR's Annual Recap Report provides a snapshot of what SPAAR accomplished in these core areas in 2016. |
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SPAAR Member in the News: How a real estate attorney cut the check out of the first step in home buying Published by the Star Tribune, February 4, 2017 - After decades as a real estate attorney, Lynn Leegard is unsettled that home buyers are still writing paper checks for their earnest money. A couple of years ago, Leegard started researching how to launch a company that would enable home buyers to submit their earnest money electronically, closing the last gap in what is otherwise a completely electronic process. |
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SPAAR Emerging Leader Scholarships for Midyear Legislative Meetings: Apply by February 12 Are you relatively new to real estate and willing to represent your industry and your association at this year's Midyear Legislative meetings in Washington DC? SPAAR is now taking applicants from up-and-coming members. We will award two (2) $1,750 scholarships to attend this years meetings held May 16-19. To apply: complete this application form and return to Mandy Boldt, mboldt@spaar.com by February 12. APPLICATION FORM |
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Bring in the SPAAR Squad for your Next Office Meeting Looking for useful content for upcoming office meetings? SPAAR Squad is here to help! Our staff members are available to attend your meeting and speak about a variety of relevant topics. We also provide onsite training (some with free CE) for groups of 25 or more. |
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Get up-to-date housing market information here! SPAAR provides four different types of reports so you can offer your clients the most accurate housing data available. Click below to see how the market's doing. Local Market Updates | Weekly Market Activity Report | Housing Supply Overview | Monthly Market Indicators |
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SPAAR would like to welcome all our new members! Thank you joining, and we look forward to helping you be successful in your business.
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