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2020 Real Estate Market Forum
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Thursday, February 27th
Spokane Convention Center
The Spokane-Kootenai Real Estate Research Committee invites all SAR members, affiliates, and friends to attend its 2020 Real Estate Market Forum:
Thursday, February 27th.
Please note that advance registration ends at noon on Friday, February 21.
This popular event is always well-attended (see last year's event pictured above), and brings some of the smartest minds in regional market research and development to the same microphone to share what they know about, and what they predict for, the regional economy in the new year.
Keynote speaker is
Ryan Harneteaux, Project Director, Katerra - the five-year old
technology-driven offsite construction company.
Check the event website for the latest information on continuing education credit for Washington and Idaho Real Estate Licensees and Appraisers.
Download the event flyer, with program and speaker information (pictured above), online here.
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WR 2020 Legislative Day - Photo-essay
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Spokane Association of REALTORS® Broker members brought the Washington REALTORS® voice to lawmakers in Olympia, last week, for the Washington REALTORS® 2020 Legislative Day (photo above).
Here's a four-minute video that shows our day on the Hill:
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Washington REALTORS® 2020 Legislative Day
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This year's Washington REALTORS® Legislative Day attracted the largest-ever class of REALTOR® attendees - more than 500 - including two dozen from the Spokane Association of REALTORS®.
This year's class photo of Team SAR (below) is taken inside the Capitol rotunda due to heavy rain all day during our visit.
The 2020 Washington State Legislative Session is relatively short due to this being a non-budget year.
To date, more than 1,200 bills have been filed, 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.
Washington REALTORS® would like to extend our gratitude to the 500+ REALTORS® and Affiliates who showed up for the WR Legislative Day event on January 22-23rd.
The sheer number of REALTORS® who came from all over our state to represent our members and property owners' is a statement to our Legislators in itself and we are thrilled that over 120 of the members who registered were first-time attendees!
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The ABCs of RPR®
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NEXT WEEK!
Tuesday, February 4th
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 4th, 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 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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Tumblers for Sale
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Show the world "That's Who We R®" with your very own REALTOR® tumbler (pictured above)!
These generously-sized tumblers will hold your hot or cold beverages, or your pens/pencils, your loose change - or whatever you like.
Available now at your SAR for $5.45 (includes sales tax) per tumbler.
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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.
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Purchase & Sale Agreement 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
Check-in: 8:30 a.m.
Class: 8:45 a.m. to noon
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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Statewide Purchase and Sale Agreement
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
Check-in: 12:45 p.m.
Class: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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Code of Ethics: Standards for Success
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This is the class for new REALTORS®!
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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Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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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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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Legal Hotline: First Right of Refusal
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A Member asks: "As real estate brokers, how do we document 'First Right of Refusal'?"
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons answers in this four-minute video:
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How do we document the First Right of Refusal?
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New Scammers go after REALTORS®
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When a fellow REALTOR® calls and asks for a favor, most of us might, at first, think "sure!"
A new scam, however, may have you thinking twice before you agree.
It goes like this:
Tricksters pose as real estate agents and other trusted professionals, asking for financial "favors" from unsuspecting victims.
In one example of the scheme, a scammer may pretend to be a real estate practitioner asking his or her coworkers to pick up hundreds of dollars in gift cards for closing gifts to clients.
Real estate pros may be particularly vulnerable to such scams because their name, phone number, and place of work is often readily available to the public.
"As we become more aware of possible scams, these bad actors are upping their game and using the people we know and trust to get to our money," Arkansas Attorney General
Leslie Rutledge says. "They use familiar names and have believable requests, but when it comes to your money, always use an abundance of caution. Pick up the phone and call directly."
Rutledge offers some tips to avoid such scams.
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RPR® Shines Spotlight on Spokane
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What do Spokane REALTORS® need to be successful?
Keyword: "Access." And the Spokane Association of REALTORS® (AOR) delivers.
As solutions seekers, Spokane AOR, the largest REALTOR®-owned MLS in Washington state, commits itself to offering its members access to the most relevant, comprehensive and credible data and tools available in today's market.
"Our mission is simple," says Spokane AOR Executive Officer
Rob Higgins. "We provide tools and services that help our members succeed, in essence, helps them feed their families."
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WCR: Get to Know
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NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, February 6th
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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