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2020 WR Legislative Day
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Washington REALTORS® Legislative Day 2020 attracts the largest-ever class of REALTOR® attendees, including two dozen from the Spokane Association of REALTORS®.
This year's class photo (below) is taken inside the Capitol rotunda due to heavy rain all day during our visit.
This year's session - relatively short due to it being a non-budget year - shows more than 1,200 bills filed (at press time), more than 700 of which include the word "housing."
Our REALTOR® issues, this year, include bills on housing supply, tax exemptions, independent contractor status, and agency law provisions (see details online here).
Among the legislators with whom we met was Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (pictured above) who was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 2010 and to the Washington State Senate in 2012. He serves constituents from the 3rd Legislative District (Spokane).
Pictured, left to right: Sen. Andy Billig (in red tie); Cynthia Gustafson, SAR Key Contact to Sen. Billig; Tom Hormel, WR President-elect; Nathan Gorton, WR Governmental Affairs Director; Darin Watkins, SAR Governmental Affairs Director.
This is your Washington REALTORS® Legislative Steering Committee in action during the 2020 Washington REALTORS® Legislative Day in Olympia. When we say Washington REALTORS® is a "member-driven" organization, this is a perfect picture to show how that works. These are the members who listen, consider, and decide how our state voice will be used in addressing active legislation.
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SAR photo
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Washington REALTORS® presented the Spokane Association of REALTORS® with the "Highest RPAC Participation" Award during our Legislative Day evens in Olympia (photo).
This is loud testimony that our legislative engagement is enabled by a large group of members who feel we need to be involved in discussions that impact our businesses, our clients, and our future.
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The ABCs of RPR®
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Tuesday, February 3rd
11 a.m.
What's all the excitement about?
What do RPR® users have that you don't?
The Spokane Association of REALTORS® was just recognized for having more RPR® users (per capita) than any other association in the country!
Find out the ABCs of RPR® in an upcoming FREE webinar:
Tuesday, February 3rd, at 11 a.m. Spokane time.
Ernie with RPR® offers a personal invitation to Spokane REALTORS® to join the group in this special one-minute video message:
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2020 Vision Using RPR
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As we look to 2020, many REALTORS
® are focusing on fresh starts and clean slates.
It's the perfect time to resolve to reach more goals and accomplish more tasks.
Perhaps you want to build your business by reaching more prospects or you strive to sharpen your transactional skills.
Maybe for you it's all about making more connections and ultimately, closing more deals.
RPR can help you do it.
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Safe at Home
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O'Callaghan also uses a phone app called Homesnap, which, when she's within 200 yards of a property, will show information about the property, as well as allow her to set a safety timer.
"You can say, 'I think I'm going to be in here for 30 minutes,' and you can set a contact; if that time expires and nobody's heard from you, (the app) will send a safety text, an alert, to that person," O'Callaghan says.
The app can also send an instant safety alert, somewhat like using a panic button.
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Legal Hotline: Seller Disclosure Statement
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As a Seller's Agent, how do I ensure the Form 17 (Seller Disclosure Statement) is accurate, so that I protect the Seller from future liability for failing to disclose material matters while not crossing the line into directing or advising the Seller?
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons answers in this 16-minute video:
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Form 17 - Seller Disclosure Statement
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The Voice for Real Estate
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Get takeaways from NAR's first-ever Real Estate Forecast Summit and annual conference; learn about key federal budget wins for real estate; and meet one REALTOR® who's making a big difference in his Florida community.
Watch the six-minute video online here:
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Voice for Real Estate: January 6, 2020
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2020 Census
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The National Association of Realtors® has signed on as a National Partner for the upcoming 2020 Census.
NAR is asking the 1.4 million Realtors® nationwide to help drive Census participation in their respective communities.
"NAR is able to provide tremendous value to our members because of the research we produce examining trends in communities across this country. But the usefulness of that information relies on current, accurate data from the federal government," said NAR President
Vince Malta, broker at Malta & Co., Inc., in San Francisco. "Full participation in the Census is in many ways the only way to ensure that data is correct."
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SAR Professional Development
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SAR Professional Development
SAR professional development classes and events bring the best local and state instructors/presenters here to Spokane to make it easy and affordable for you to stay current in your profession.
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.
NEXT WEEK!
Check-in: 12:34 p.m.
Class: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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Statewide Purchase and Sale Agreement
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NEXT WEEK!
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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SAR CALENDAR
Click on the calendar image below to see
the current SAR calendar showing dates and times
of classes, committees, and events.
Other regional calendars:
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2020 SAR Dues Due
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Your 2020 SAR annual dues were due January 1st, 2020.
In order to avoid the 10% late penalty please make sure you pay them by January 31, 2020.
To pay your 2020 SAR annual dues online, click on the button below, which will bring up the login screen for the SAR member portal:
Once online, use the Review and Pay Balance section to make your payment online.
Alternately, you may retrieve an invoice while online to pay by mail, or you may pay in person at the SAR:
1924 North Ash Street.
Thank you for your continuing membership in your SAR!
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YPN: Growth with a Purpose
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NEXT WEEK!
Wednesday, January 29th
Are you ready for the biggest educational event YPN has ever offered in Spokane?
Ethan Beute of BombBomb and Chris Angell of Groundswell will be joining The Spokane Realtor YPN in discussing business strategies and marketing tools used within the real estate industry.
BombBomb and Groundswell have a similar goal of re-humanizing businesses through face to face video promotion and web shows.
***All attendees will receive a copy of Ethan Beute's book Rehumanize Your Business.***
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WCR: Get to Know
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The Spokane-Eastern Washington Women's Council of REALTORS® invites
members only to its next event on
Thursday, February 6th - enjoy drinks and food as we get to know our WCR partners and members.
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Member Roster Update - December
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Click here to view the latest
Member Roster Update (pictured above) - approved by the Board of Directors at its December meeting.
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Market Activity Report - December
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Updated for December
and Year End (2019)
The SAR Market Activity Report for
December is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product
See the
December
2019 Market Snapshot Report
See the
2019 YEAR-END Market Snapshot Report (pictured above),
online here.
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Quick Information
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Tech Helpline: 866-610-8939
Legal Hotline: 800-562-6027
Washington State Legislature Hotline: 800-562-6000
MLS Weekly News & Info
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2020 SAR Leadership
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2020 SAR PRESIDENT
Tom Clark
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PRESIDENT ELECT
Coldwell Banker Tomlinson N
951-9331
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Gina Mosey
RE/MAX Inland Empire
953-3410
SECRETARY:
John L. Scott, Inc.
280-8595
TREASURER:
Windermere Airway Heights
688-4151
Executive Vice President
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2020 SAR Committee Chairs
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BUDGET/FINANCE:
688-4151
COMMUNICATIONS:
954-5647
FORMS:
999-7488
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS:
218-8062
GRIEVANCE:
703-0385
MEMBERSHIP:
879-1636
MLS STEERING:
953-1666
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
951-9710
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:
994-0359
SERVING OUR SPOKANE:
879-5092
SPECIAL EVENTS:
953-3410
TECHNOLOGY:
342-0406
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