Weekly Notices
April 14, 2017
 
Open House Weekend    



     
      
Make plans now to participate in the 7th annual Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend - April 29th & 30th!

This event kicks off the new buying/selling season and offers a great opportunity to bring exposure to your listings and business.

Download the event logo (pictured above), to help you promote the event with your clients, online here.





Looking to reach a qualified audience of home buyers and the REALTORS® representing them?  Then you'll want to sponsor the Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend!

We are sending a letter (pictured above, online here) inviting affiliate members and friends to join us.

Sponsorship is offered at $2,500 for up to five event sponsors who will be featured prominently in all event promotion between now and the event on April 29-30.

It's the largest residential real estate promotion event of the year - be a part of it with us! 
 
 


Meanwhile, consider promoting your open house(s) with these (optional) event-specific marketing opportunities offered by our advertising partners, the Inlander and The Spokesman-Review:



DEADLINE NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, April 20th


Download the Inlander flyer (pictured above), online here.




DEADLINE NEXT WEEK!
Wednesday, April 19th


Download The Spokesman-Review flyer (pictured above), online here.


   
Broker Liability Series



NEW!
     

Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons continues her Broker Liability series this week with video #4: Buyer Broker Risk for "No Contingency" Buyers.

In today's highly competitive market, Sellers are requiring Buyers not to have any contingencies in their offers. Purchasing property without the benefit of any contingencies creates quite a bit of risk for the Buyer and for the Buyer's Broker.

In this week's video, Annie discusses what risks come with not including contingencies, as well as what those contingencies are.

See the eight-minute video online here:

 
Buyer Broker Risk
Buyer Broker Risk for "No Contingency" Buyers




   
WR Business Symposium                         

 
 
April 27th


The 2017 Washington REALTORS ® Business Symposium is proud to announce nationally recognized speaker Jackie Leavenworth will be spending the day with us and sharing her knowledge, energy, and passion for real estate.

Jackie will present two of her most-demanded classes:
Negotiations: The Games People Play, and It's a Price War to the Door.


Details on the Business Symposium are online here
     
    
Historic Preservation

 
 
Monday, May 22nd 

Enjoy a fun and informative Lunch & Learn event at your SAR with Megan Duvall, Historic Preservation Officer for Spokane city and county, on Monday, May 22nd.

Megan will present on what it means for a property to be listed on a historic register, what it takes to get a property listed on the national, county, and city historic registers, and how you do it.

Great information to have, and information that will make you more valuable to your clients.

See the event flyer online here.

     
    
WR Legal Symposium                         

 
 
 
May 24th


The 2017 Washington REALTORS® Legal Symposium
gathers leading real estate attorneys in Washington to share current legal issues affecting the industry & to help our members to stay out of trouble!

This year, we have; Annie Fitzsimmons, Justin Haag, Lars Leste, Doug Tingvall, Chris Osborn, Jeannie Simpson, and Mark Schedler.
 
7.5 clock hours. 

Details on the Legal Symposium are online here
     
    
E-sign with TransactionDesk®

 
 
Monday, June 5th 

Enjoy a fun and informative Lunch & Learn event at your SAR with Karene Loman on Monday, June 5th.

Karene will present on E-sign with TransactionDesk®, from creating templates, to filling out the paperwork, and signings.

Great information to learn, or add to what you already know, about this powerful software.

See the event flyer online here.

     
    
Spokane CRS Class                         

 
CRS is coming to town!

CRS 202: Sales Strategies will be taught at CenterPlace Event Center in Spokane Valley on Thursday and Friday, June 8th and 9th.

The Council of Residential Specialists is the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® -- a professional network of over 32,000 residential real estate professionals in the U.S. and overseas, with one common goal in mind...your success.  
 
 
See the event flyer, pictured above, online here.

If you have a question, please call Darlene at 360-901-0307
 
    
2017 REALTOR® Education

CONTINUING EDUCATION
 
Quality of Education 
through SAR/WR Education Instructors


Here is the latest class listing from your SAR - offering the best live and local continuing real estate education classes for 2017.

Click on each class title,  underlined in blue, to bring up a flyer for that class - suitable for posting in your office. 

Register for these classes online here: 

 
  


Please be in touch with Debbie at the SAR if you have any questions about these classes or your license education requirements, by phone at 326-9222 or by email.
  
 



Purchase & Sale Agreement 
Statewide Purchase & Sale Agreement

NEXT WEEK!

Tuesday, April 18 - Statewide Purchase & Sale Agreement - with Sabrina Jones Schroeder.

Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the SAR

7.5 clock hours

 
 



Rural Property 101 
Land and Acreage 101 - Rural Property

NEXT WEEK!

Thursday, April 20 - Land and Acreage 101 - Rural Property - with Jim Palmer, Jr.

Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
at the SAR

4.0 clock hours







Thursday, May 4 - Uncovering Coverage for Home Warranty - with Beale Luebben.

Check-in: 1:00 p.m.
Class: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR

3.0 clock hours






Friday, May 5 - Home Inspections from the Ground Up - with Matthew Pedersen.

Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR

7.5 clock hours





In This Issue
Open House Weekend
Broker Liability Series
WR Business Symposium
Historic Preservation
WR Legal Symposium
E-sign with TransAction Desk®
Spokane CRS Class
2017 REALTOR® Education
SAR CALENDAR
WR Spring Business Conference
2017 NAR Fair Housing Poster
2017 SAR Awards
YPN May Event - NEW!
ListHub Report for March - NEW!
Market Activity Report - March
Member Roster Update
Suggestion Box

SAR CALENDAR

 

Click on the calendar image below to see

the current SAR calendar showing dates and times

of classes, committees and events. 

 


WR Spring Business Conference





 
Two 2017 Washington REALTORS ® REALTOR ® Awards come home to Spokane this year from the Washington REALTORS ® Spring Business Conference this week:


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Craig Soehren is the 2017 Washington REALTORS ® Commercial REALTOR ® of the Year (photo above, left), presented by Bob Mitchell (photo above, right).


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Blessings Under the Bridge received the 2017 Washington REALTORS ® Citizen of the Year Award, accepted by co-founders Jessica and Mike Kovac (photo above, left and right).

Congratulations to our 2017 Washington REALTOR Award winners from Spokane!


 

   
2017 NAR Fair Housing Poster           





April is Fair Housing month!

 
The National Association of REALTORS ® creates a poster for Fair Housing month every year.

This year, NAR's Fair Housing poster has a historical theme that gives some perspective on the history of fair housing rights in our country.

Download your copy of the poster (pictured above), suitable for posting in your office, online here.

 

   
2017 SAR Awards                            





DEADLINE: April 21st

Nominations are now open for the 2017 Spokane Association of REALTORS® annual awards.

Awards available for nomination are: REALTOR® of the Year; Steve Flinn REALTOR® Achievement; REALTOR® Community Service; Affiliate of the Year; Partner of the Year; and Spokane's Citizen of the Year.

Winners will be announced at the annual SAR Spring Awards Luncheon on May 25 at the Hotel RL River Inn .

Download the 2017 SAR Awards nomination form, pictured above, online here.
      

   

YPN May Event 


 


        
The Spokane Young Professionals Network invites you to hear some fresh and frank assessments on the condition of our city at its next event on Tuesday, May 9th.




See the event flyer (pictured above) for list of guest speakers and location details, online here
 

ListHub Report for March                       



NEW!
       
See the March ListHub report, online here.
     
  

Market Activity Report - March    

 




The SAR Market Activity Report for March is now online.
 


See the latest full report - a member-exclusive product - and archived full reports - online here.



 
    

 
      

See the March 2017 Snapshot Report (pictured above) online here.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the 2017 Year-to-date Snapshot Report (pictured above),  online here.

 

 

 

   

   

 

Member Roster Update  
 
 
Updated 4/6

Click here to view the latest Member Roster Update - approved by the Board of Directors.


Click here to view the latest list of MLS Subscription Waivers - approved by the Board of Directors.  


   
Send a message to Angie at the SAR with any changes.  


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