Final Slate of Candidates
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Voting is now open for your 2018 SAR Leadership. Invitations to vote were emailed to all active members on Monday of this week (October 23).
On the electronic ballot, you will see these candidates and offices as certified by your SAR Nominating Committee:
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Karene Garlich-Loman, Keller Williams Spokane
Gina Mosey, RE/MAX Inland Empire
TREASURER
David Crosby
, EXP Realty
SECRETARY
Jack Kestell
, Kestell Company
DIRECTORS
Eric Etzel
, Choice Realty
Cynthia Gustafson
, John L. Scott Spokane, Inc.
Britney Inglis
, Real Estate Marketplace NW, Inc.
Nancy Jones, Windermere North
Lee McIntyre
, 4 Degrees Real Estate
Gina Mosey
, RE/MAX Inland Empire
Abbey Parsons
, Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Spokane Valley
Bill Richard
, Keller Williams Spokane - Branch
Taylor Ward
, Synergy Properties
Check your email for your invitation to vote. When you click on the link for the ballot, it will take you to the Member Portal. You will need to sign in with your user name and password, and then it will take you to the ballot.
Deadline to fill out ballots will be Wednesday, November 8th, 4:30 p.m.
Our new leaders will be announced at our Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 9th, at CenterPlace Regional Event Center.
Your SAR Communications/Member Services Committee has prepared a 2018 SAR Voter Information Guide to help you make your vote decisions.
In it, each candidate offers a brief statement about who s/he is and what s/he wishes to accomplish, if elected.
Download your copy of the 2018 SAR Leadership Voter Guide (pictured above), online here.
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SAR-Endorsed Candidates
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Your ballot for the General Election was mailed this week. You have until November 7th to complete it and mail it in.
Your SAR Governmental Affairs Committee is pleased to announce its endorsed candidates for the 2017 General election.
Endorsements are based on personal interviews and
Candidate Verification. Many hours have been spent by committee members and staff, on your behalf, to make these endorsements:
Click on the highlighted names to see that candidate's appearance on
Candidate Confidential on
Spokane Talks Online.
Spokane City Council:
Spokane Valley City Council:
J. Caleb Collier; Position 2
Ben Wick; Position 4
Mike Munch; Position 7
7th Legislative District:
Proposition 2:
Please consider these candidates first. Your General Election ballot must be returned with a postmark on or before November 7th to be counted.
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Call for Action!
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SAR RESPONSE RATE:
15% with 190 responses
The National Association of REALTORS® issued a Call for Action, this week, directed at all Members of Congress, on the subject of tax reform.
A tax reform outline, released by a study group in September, doubles the standard deduction and eliminates all personal deductions except the Mortgage Interest Deduction and the deduction for Charitable Contributions.
The plan eliminates the deduction for State and Local Taxes.
This one-two punch will deliver a crippling blow to middle class homeowners by removing economic incentives for home ownership and raising taxes by an average of $851. By doubling the standard deduction, the Mortgage Interest Deduction would only be available to the top 5% of taxpayers.
The action letter is pre-written - all you have to do is enter your information and send it in.
Answer the Call for Action now!
Here are some informational resources on this issue:
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Big 6 Tax Reform Framework: Impact on Homeowners
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See the 23-minute video, produced by NAR, in which NAR analysts walk through what's in the tax reform framework introduced in late September by the Trump Administration and Republican leaders in Congress.
See NAR's print ad on tax reform (pictured above), online here.
See NAR's Talking Points on tax reform (pictured above), online here.
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Annie's Coming to Pullman!
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Our friends at Whitman County Association of REALTORS
® share news that Washington REALTORS
® Legal Hotline attorney
Annie Fitzsimmons will be in the neighborhood on Thursday,
November 9th.
She'll be teaching two classes in Pullman: "To Disclose or Not to Disclose (3.5 clock hours)" and "Don't Get Whacked by the WACS (4.0 clock hours)."
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Lunch & Learn: Business Tax Strategies
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Join us for a "Breakfast and Learn" about proven business tax strategies for the real estate professional on Thursday, November 16th!
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the SAR.
Learn how to keep more commissions and pay less taxes this year.
Coffee, water, and donuts will be provided - or bring your own to enjoy while you feed your mind.
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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.
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Basic appraisal requirements for loan type
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NEXT WEEK!
Check-in: 1:00 p.m.
Class: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
Approved for 3.0 clock hours for REALTORS
®; not approved for Appraiser clock hours.
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Code of Ethics: Standards for Success
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FOR NEW MEMBERS
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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FOR RENEWING MEMBERS
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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Code of Ethics: Standards for Success
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FOR NEW MEMBERS
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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Purchase & Sale Agreement
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
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What Else do we Need: Purchase & Sale Addenda
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at the SAR
6.0 clock hours
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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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Have Lunch with WR President
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Have lunch with Washington REALTORS® President Margo Willis in Spokane Valley on Wednesday, November 15th!
She'll be speaking at the Women's Council of REALTORS® Spokane-Eastern Washington November meeting at Spokane Valley Event Center - everyone welcome!
See the event flyer (pictured above) for more information, online here.
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Education Excellence & Quarterly Meeting
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National Speaker
REALTOR®
Instructor
Social Media
Technology Devotee
It's "not your typical technology class." That, and our final Quarterly Membership Meeting of the year.
Learn about customer/client service through use of technology and mobile apps, online service and communication, video and its use in real estate business model, and community service. It's a 7.5 clock hour class with lunch break.
Instructor Maura Neill is a rock star among national REALTOR® instructors. Here she is in a two-minute clip on the stage of the National Association of REALTORS® annual convention:
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Maura Neill, REALTOR®
Simple Keys to Real Estate Blogging Success
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The cost is $40 for everything - if you register by November 3rd. Or, join us just for lunch and the meeting for $20.
There's much more, so check out the details in the class flyer (pictured above), online here.
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SAR Christmas Party
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Thursday, December 7th
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The Lincoln Center
(1316 N Lincoln,
just 1 block north
of the arena off of Monroe)
Your SAR Christmas Party Planning Committee is working hard on creating a great evening for us, with time for socializing and networking, a heavy hors d'oeuvres reception, dancing to our DJ, a fun photo booth for you and your friends to get your pictures taken, and a jaw-dropping dessert table!
We are pleased to share word that our Platinum Sponsor for the SAR Christmas Party this year is:
Tickets are available online now - get yours today and you'll be ready for the party!
Space is limited - this event typically sells out!
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Mobius Gala
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Our friends at Mobius announce their annual gala benefiting Mobius Children's Museum & Science Center:
Friday, November 3rd | 6:30pm - 9:30pm | at Mobius Science Center in downtown Spokane.
Your SAR was a Mobius supporting partner in its formative years.
Join in for an evening of fundraising, hors d'oeuvres, libations, live auction, and a paddle raise. Cocktail attire is requested. Tickets are $50 per person - ticket includes two complimentary drinks.
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Financing Provisions Series
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Washington REALTORS
® Legal Hotline attorney
Annie Fitzsimmons continues her four-part video series on Financing Provisions, this week.
In the fourth and final video in this series, Annie discusses how the Buyer's large down payment described in their Financing Contingency may actually be deceptive.
See her eight-minute video online here:
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Part Four:
Buyer's large down payment
in Form 22A may be deceptive
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Part three of this series is online here:
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PART THREE:
Buyers changing loan types after the Form 22A
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Part two of this series is online here:
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PART TWO:
Offers Without a Financing Contingency
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Part one of this series is online here:
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PART ONE:
Seller's Remedies Provision
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2018 WR Leadership Institute
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Leadership development is essential to the long-term health of our Association.
For that reason, the Washington REALTORS® is accepting applications for the 2018 Leadership Institute.
Through this program, we will identify emerging REALTOR® leaders, motivate them, and sharpen their leadership skills.
In return, we expect them to exert a strong, positive influence on the future of the Association and our profession.
Application deadline:
November 30, 2017
Session Dates:
January 31 - February 2, 2018
March 28-30, 2018
May 23-25, 2018
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ListHub - September
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The ListHub report for September is now available.
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| Market Activity Report - September |
The SAR Market Activity Report for
September is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product - and archived full reports -
online here.
See the September 2017 Snapshot Report (pictured above) online here.
See the 2017 Year-to-date Snapshot Report (pictured above), online here.
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Member Roster Update - September
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Click here to view the latest list of
MLS Subscription Waivers - approved by the Board of Directors.
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Presented by your Spokane Association of REALTORS® 
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2017 SAR Leadership
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2017 SAR President
Jennifer Valerien
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869-3828
SECRETARY:
TREASURER:
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