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Aspiring Home Buyers Profile
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NAR is just out with its 2017 Aspiring Home Buyers Profile (pictured above).
Nearly 90% of those who rent or live with someone else want to be a homeowner some day.
Read the report
online here.
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The Voice for Real Estate
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NEW!
In one of its first actions, the Trump Administration suspended a planned decrease in the FHA mortgage insurance premium.
Other segments look at the nomination of Ben Carson to be HUD secretary, the latest on home sales, and how consumers can use a reverse mortgage to purchase a home.
See the six-minute video online here:
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The Voice for Real Estate #61
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MLS Printout
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NEW!
Should the MLS printout be part of the Buyer's and Seller's Purchase and Sale Agreement?
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons answers this question from her Legal Hotline Mailbag, this week.
See the six-minute video online here:
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Should the MLS Printout be attached
to the Purchase and Sale Agreement?
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RPR Commercial
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RPR(Realtors Property Resource®) - the nation's premier, parcel-centric real estate data and reporting platform, built exclusively for members of the National Association of REALTORS® - now includes Commercial data and reporting.
The new Commercial mode builds upon the previous offering by adding the same level of data, but for Commercial properties too.
REALTORS® can now instantly access commercial property characteristics, ownership data, transaction history, legal descriptions, tax info, pre-foreclosure and foreclosure activity, street and satellite views, and more.
The app's enhanced access is expected to be well received among the its 238,000+ users, and from those who have eagerly anticipated the addition of commercial data and reports.
Visit the RPR Blog to learn more about this important member benefit, online here.
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HUD Homes Sales Training
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Enjoy complimentary HUD home sales training at the SAR,
Tuesday, February 14th, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - free Valentine's Day goodies provided!
Register with Debbie at the SAR by email or at 326-9222.
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Washington REALTORS® on the move
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Washington REALTORS® shares word that its Olympia office will be closed today (
Friday, February 3) through Monday,
February 6th, as our colleagues close one office and move to another.
The P.O. Box for mail will be the same: P.O. Box 719, Olympia, WA, 98507.
Same office hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The old Washington REALTORS® building will be demolished, and a new one will be constructed on the same property near the Capitol campus. Our state association will move into its new building next year.
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Using Drones in your Real Estate Business
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Are you ready to move your business to the next level by incorporating drones video and photos?
Find out what you need to know to safely and legally incorporate this cutting edge technology.
In this 45 minute presentation
Greg Mays shows you:
- UAV Practical Applications
- How to understand important terminology
This is a new NAR REALTOR
® Store digital download.
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| 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.
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
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Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the SAR.
4.0 clock hours
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Purchase & Sale Agreement
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Tuesday, February 21, Purchase & Sale Agreement - with Sabrina Jones Schroeder.
You are required to take this class once between 2013-2016. This February class meets that requirement.
Check-in: 8:30 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
Friday, March 3 -
Land and Acreage 200 - with
Jim Palmer, Jr.
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours.
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Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
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Purchase and Sale Agreement
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Friday, March 10 -
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.
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Core Curriculum:
Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate
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SAR CALENDAR
Click on the calendar image below to see
the current SAR calendar showing dates and times
of classes, committees and events.
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2017 James S. Black Award
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The SAR seeks nominations for the
2017 James S. Black Memorial Scholarship Award.
This award is to be used toward pursuit of a professional designation, as established by the National Association of REALTORS®.
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2016 Gary Fox Award
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Your SAR is calling for nominations for the
2016 Gary Fox Memorial Designated/Managing Broker Award to recognize a designated broker or managing broker who serves as an example of loyalty, ethical behavior and leadership in the real estate profession.
Applications for the 2016 award must be submitted by close of business
Monday, February 20th.
The award will be presented to its 2016 recipient at the SAR Quarterly Membership Meeting on March 9th.
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2017 SAR Awards
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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 in May.
Download the nomination form (pictured above),
online here
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Hirst Decision Answers
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REALTORS® like to answer questions. But Washington REALTORS® advises all members to not answer questions regarding water rights on rural property - especially after the Hirst Decision.
So, where do you refer your clients who are asking?
Since the Hirst Decision names individual counties as responsible parties, we asked Spokane County officials how they are answering those questions.
General information and resources are online here:
Specific questions may be directed to:
John Pederson, Spokane County Planning Director, (509) 477-3675.
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2017 Construction
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A quick look at the 2017 Eastern Region construction line up will tell you we're in for another summer of detours.
Put another way, many regional roads will be much better next fall!
A few high-profile jobs in the Spokane metro area are planned:
- the construction of two bridges over Freya Street at the roundabouts north of Francis
- sidewalk and street work in the Hillyard Neighborhood
- Interstate 90 in downtown Spokane will get some bridge joint and concrete panel repair work
See the Washington State Department of Transportation has on its 2017 Construction Project list (pictured above), online here.
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SEO
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You've likely heard of SEO: Search Engine Optimization, the process of making your website appear higher in search engine result pages..
What if you could spend less than a minute to get a snapshot of things you should look at to get the most from your website - for free?
SEO SiteCheckup will run several dozen checks on your website and let you know how you're doing, including testing your keywords, links, alt tags, and meta descriptions.
We ran our website - spokanerealtor.com - through this and learned our keyword cloud - most used words - are information, resources, and market. That sounds good.
Run your website through the free SEO test now, online here.
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| ListHub Report for December |
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| Market Activity Report - January |
The SAR Market Activity Report for
January is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product - and archived full reports -
online here.
See the January 2017 Snapshot Report (pictured above) online here.
The 2017 Year-to-date Snapshot Report is the same as the January 2017 Snapshot Report this month.
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Member Roster Update - NEW!
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Click here to view the latest Member Roster Update - listing new and resigned members and companies.
Click here to view the latest list of MLS Subscription Waivers - approved by the Board of Directors.
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2017 SAR Leadership
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2017 SAR President
Jennifer Valerien
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