Weekly Notices
Friday, August 30, 2019
 
SAR Food Drive - NEXT WEEK! 
     
 
 
 
NEXT WEEK!
September 5-6 
 

 
Spokane Association of REALTORS® members will be out at the Spokane-area Albertsons/Safeway grocery stores on September 5 th & 6 th for their annual food drive!
 
REALTORS® will be collecting food and cash donations to help Second Harvest stock shelves of partner food banks serving local neighborhoods.
  
 
 
   
 
    
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
 
To volunteer for a short, two-hour shift at one of the Albertsons/Safeway stores as REALTORS® Pack the Pantry, please call one of our Store Captains.  
 
The call list (pictured above) is online here.
 
 
 
 
 
If you can't make your donation in person, make it online right now with Crowdrise - click on the logo below to enter your donation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You can create your own Team Page on Crowdrise for a little competition and bragging rights with other offices.
 
See the Crowdrise setup instruction flyer (pictured above), online here
 
 
 
 
 

Remember for every $1 donated, Second Harvest provides 6 pounds of food - the equivalent of 5 meals for hungry people.
 
The gift of food changes lives and gives people an opportunity to succeed and thrive!
 
Thank you for your donation!
       
 
 
Personal Digital Assistants 
        
 
SAR photo
 
 
The Spokane Association of REALTORS® Communications committee (pictured above) invited members of the Technology Committee and Professional Development Committee to join the conversation about Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).
 
Devices that respond to voice command, from smart speakers to smart lightbulbs to smart doorbells, are surging in popularity.  
 
One recent report estimates that 26% of Americans now own a smart speaker through which they can access digital assistants such as Amazon's Alexa, Google's Assistant, or Apple's Siri.  
 
These artificial intelligence interfaces can connect with tens of thousands of other household devices.
 
" Alexa, ask Real Estate to find me a home."   
 
Sal Prividera of Voiceter Pro brought his real estate industry experience and technology expertise to our table as we began to explore how to deploy PDAs with our members and clients.  
 
     
Learn more about Voiceter Pro online here:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Do you use a PDA in your real estate business?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NAR photo
"Voice gives associations more avenues to reach members," says Stephen Gasque (pictured), director of broadcast communications at the National Association of REALTORS® and head of its voice application initiatives.  
 
"Voice can leverage content associations already have and deliver it in a way that members can consume conveniently as part of their day while they're on the go." 
 
Read " Are You Ready to Deliver Association Services via Voice?" in REALTOR® magazine online here
 
 
   
RE Commisioner Meeting 
        
 
 
 

Open to all Licensees
 
DOL Real Estate Commissioner Meeting
 
Wednesday, September 25th
 
9:00 a.m. - Noon
 
Hilton Garden Inn Spokane Airport
9015 W. Sunset Hwy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
SAR Changes  
        
 
SAR photo
 
 
Perhaps you've noticed that the gas station near the SAR has doubled its size in recent weeks, adding a second bank of pumps to the east (see photo above). 
 
This change removed the overflow parking lot SAR members and guests had been using, and increased traffic through the SAR main parking lot.
 
In response to these impacts, your association Board of Directors did two things: we installed a fence along our south property line (this stops drive-through traffic), and purchased the property to the east to be paved soon (this adds back overflow parking).
 
If you have any questions about these changes, please contact the association's Executive Vice President Rob Higgins via email here or by phone at  326-9222.  
 
 
 
 
   
Upcoming CRS Classes



 
September 9

 
7 Things Successful Agents Do Differently: A Proven Business System

Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Location: Bow, WA 
 
8.0 clock hours    
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Time is running out
 
 
September 10

 
Mastering Your Time

Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Location: Bow, WA 
 
8.0 clock hours    
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
October 7
 
Increase Wealth With Rentals

Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Location: Oak Harbor, WA  
 
8.0 clock hours     
 
 Click here to view flyer.
  
 
 
   
   
 
October 8 
 
Tax Strategies

Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Location: Oak Harbor, WA  
 
8.0 clock hours     
 
   
 
 
   
 
October 17-18  
 
Building an Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business

Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Location: Spokane, WA  
 
16.0 clock hours     
 
    

Commercial Investment  

September 30 - October 3
 

The Washington State chapter of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) invites all SAR members to participate in its Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate event in Spokane, September 30th - October 3rd.
 
This course will teach you how to:
 
  • make informed investment decisions using the CCIM Cash Flow Model
  • measure the impact of federal taxation and financial leverage on the cash flow from the acquisition, ownership, and disposition phases of real estate investment
  • use real estate analysis tools to quantify investment return
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019 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 2019.

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 Tami at the SAR if you have any questions about these classes or your license education requirements, by phone at 326-9222 or by email.
  
 
 
 
 
 
What else do we need - Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda 
Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda
 
 
 
Tuesday, September 10 - Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda - with Sabrina Jones Schroeder.
 
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at the SAR
 
6.0 clock hours 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Monday, September 16 - Transaction Desk - with Eric Johnson
 
Check-in: 8:45 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. to noon
at the SAR
 
3.0 clock hours 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder - Purchase and Sale Agreements instructor 
Purchase and Sale Agreement
 
 
 
Tuesday, September 17 - 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 
 
 
 
 
    
 
Spokane Association of REALTORS(R) - Continuing Education 
Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals 
 
 
 
FOR CONTINUING BROKERS 
 
Monday, September 23 - Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals - with Linda Miller Sheets
 
Check-in: 11:45 a.m.
Class: Noon - 4:00 p.m.
at the SAR
 
4.0 clock hours  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land and Acreage 200 
Land and Acreage 200
 
 
 
Thursday, September 26 - Land & Acreage 200 - with Jim Palmer, Jr.
 
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
 
7.5 clock hours 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
This class will teach you how to put together your own Business Budgeting Plan so you can have a stronger real estate business. 
   
Thursday, October 3 - Business Budgeting Basics - with John Trent
 
Check-in: 12:45 p.m.
Class: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the SAR
 
3.0 clock hours 
 
 
 
  
 
In This Issue
SAR Food Drive - NEXT WEEK!
Personal Digital Assistants
RE Commisioner Meeting
SAR Changes
Upcoming CRS Classes
Commercial Investment
2019 REALTOR® Education
SAR CALENDAR
SAR Closed Monday
SAR Leadership Nominations Open
Spokane Home Builders Perspective
WCR Golf Tournament
SAVE THE DATE: SAR Oktoberfest
Member Roster Update - July
Market Activity Report - July
WR Fall Business Conference

SAR CALENDAR
 
Click on the calendar image below to see
the current SAR calendar showing dates and times
of classes, committees and events. 
SAR Closed Monday 






Monday, September 2nd
 

The SAR will be closed Monday, September 2nd, to keep the Labor Day holiday.
 
 
 
 
Spokane Symphony photo
   
 
Saturday in Liberty Lake
Monday in Spokane 
 
   
Say farewell to summer in spectacular fashion at the Spokane Symphony's Labor Day Weekend Concerts in the Park - Saturday in Liberty Lake, Sunday in Spokane!   
 
These concerts have been delighting thousands of people on Labor Day weekend for more than thirty years with their lineup of light classics, patriotic tunes and favorites from the world of pop, Hollywood and Broadway.  
 
Bring a picnic and join frolicking kids, dancing couples, old friends in their trusty folding chairs, and random passers-by-all united by the sound of music outdoors.  
 
These FREE concerts are the perfect end to the summer hiatus and fun for the whole family! 
    
Click in the links below for more information: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SAR Leadership Nominations Open 






DUE BY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st
 
Nominations are open for directors to serve on your association board for 2020-2021.
 
There are five, two-year terms available on the board.

Nominees for directorships must be REALTOR® members of the Association who have: (i) served on a minimum of two (2) standing committees within the seven (7) years prior to the time of the election; (ii) served on one (1) standing committee within the three (3) years prior to the time of the election; or (iii) who are currently serving, or within the one (1) year prior to the time of the election have served, as President of the Young Professionals Network or President of the Women's Council of REALTORS®.
 
If a candidate has served on only one (1) standing committee within the three (3) years prior to the time of the election, that candidate must also attend two (2) Board of Directors meetings within the twelve (12) months prior to running for Director.
 
Candidate committee attendance must be at a minimum of 80%, inclusive of excused absences, in order for service on said committee to be used to meet eligibility requirements.

To place a name in nomination with the Nominating Committee, please complete the application, offered below.
 
You may FAX your completed form to the SAR at 324-8650, mail to:  SAR, 1924 N Ash, Spokane, WA 99205, or Email to Sharon@SpokaneRealtor.com by 
Tuesday, October 1st .
 
If you have questions, please contact Gina Mosey at 953-3410 or Sharon Houston at 326-9222.  
 
 
Thank you for participating in the leadership of your association!     





Download the 2020-2021 SAR Director nomination form (pictured above), online here  .   


 
Spokane Home Builders Perspective 


SAR photo


 
Spokane Home Builders Looks for New Ways to Find Labor
 
Spokane Home Builders has a new problem on its hands: finding enough workers to build homes in Spokane.  
 
Joel White, the Executive Director of the Spokane Home Builder's Association (SHBA), recently spoke to the SAR Governmental Affairs Committee (above) and reported a growing workforce shortage threatens the future of his industry.  
 
"In Spokane, there are five workers retiring for every new employee on the job," said White. He is interested in partnering with SAR for help with campaigns to attract more apprentices and on-the-job training programs.
 
White also reported that land use restrictions and regulatory burdens in Spokane are becoming excessive, especially when compared to nearby jurisdictions.  
 
"The average time to build in Spokane is eight to nine  months compared to a regional average of four to six months," offered White.  
 
New regulatory fees also create challenges.  
 
White estimates that, on average, for every $1,000 increase in fees or cost of the home means 85 families in Spokane are priced out of the marketplace.  
 
"With rental vacancies hovering near 1%, renters face difficult societal problems, often moving for cost factors, have more unstable families, are not vested in the community and have lower graduation rates for students."
 
The Homebuilders Association and local
REALTORS® have pledged to work together to find more opportunities for families to find homes, and to create more housing opportunities for everyone.  
 
Be a part of this discussion and join your Governmental Affairs Committee!
 
Click here to email committee chair, Lee McIntyre. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WCR Golf Tournament 
 

Thursday
SEPTEMBER 12th

See the event flyer (pictured above) online here.


SAVE THE DATE: SAR Oktoberfest       
 



Thursday, October 24th!


The SAR Christmas Party committee has decided to re-invent our annual member gathering, move it earlier in the year, and change the name.




Welcome to the first-annual SAR Oktoberfest - Thursday, October 24th!





Member Roster Update - July
 





Updated for July

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

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

Market Activity Report - July  
         

Market Activity Reports  
 
   
Updated for July
  
 
The SAR Market Activity Report for July is now online.
 
 
See the latest full report - a member-exclusive product
- and archived full reports, online here .
   
 
   




See the July 2019 Market Snapshot Report
(pictured above) online here.






See the 2019 YEAR-TO-DATE Market Snapshot Report (pictured above),   online here.


WR Fall Business Conference 



September 18-20 
 
Washington REALTORS®️ Fall Business conference is an opportunity for members from all over Washington State to gather in one location, network, develop leadership skills and be a part of association governance.  
 
Members come to this event to help shape the association that works on their behalf and on behalf of property owners all across the state!  
 
 
 
 

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  1924 North Ash Street 
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T: 509. 326.9222
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