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2021 SAR REALTOR® Awards Nominations
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LAST CHANCE!
Deadline today: June 25th
TODAY is the deadline by which to nominate individuals for the 2021 SAR REALTOR® Awards!
You and your REALTOR® colleagues will decide who will be our honorees for:
2021 REALTOR ® of the Year
Steve Flinn REALTOR ® Achievement
REALTOR ® Community Service
Affiliate of the Year
Partner of the Year
Spokane's Citizen of the Year
The deadline by which you must submit nominations to the SAR for them to be considered is TODAY - Friday, June 25th.
The 2021 SAR REALTOR® Awards will be announced and presented at the SAR's Quarterly Meeting & Luncheon at Centerplace - August 19th.
More details to come!
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2020 Gary Fox Memorial Award
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LAST CHANCE!
Deadline today: June 25th
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Gary Fox Memorial Designated/Managing Broker Award.
This award recognizes a Designated Broker or Managing Broker who serves as an example of loyalty, ethical behavior, and leadership in the real estate profession.
The deadline to submit applications to the SAR is TODAY - Friday, June 25th.
The 2020 Gary Fox Memorial Designated/Managing Broker Award honoree will be announced and presented at the SAR's Quarterly Meeting & Luncheon at Centerplace - August 19th.
More details to come!
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2021 James S. Black Memorial Scholarship
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LAST CHANCE!
Deadline today: June 25th
Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 James S. Black Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship helps members pay for tuition and expenses leading to professional designations such as GRI, CRS, CPM, SIR, or MAI.
The deadline to submit applications to the SAR is TODAY - Friday, June 25th.
The 2021 James S. Black Memorial Scholarship will be announced and presented at the SAR's Quarterly Meeting & Luncheon at Centerplace - August 19th.
More details soon!
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2021 SAR Legacy of Service Award
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LAST CHANCE!
Deadline today: June 25th
Your SAR is now accepting nominations for its 2021SAR Legacy of Service Award.
This award is created as a "Lifetime Achievement" award to honor those REALTOR® members who are respected in our profession by colleagues and serve our profession through various Association committees.
Additionally, this award honors those who spend the majority of their years as active REALTORS® mentoring newer members, helping to define regulations within our field, all the while giving back to the community.
The deadline to submit nominations to the SAR is TODAY - Friday, June 25th.
The 2021 SAR Legacy of Service Award will be presented at the SAR's Quarterly Meeting & Luncheon at Centerplace - August 19th.
We'll have more details to share soon!
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At Home with Diversity
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The Coeur d'Alene Association of REALTORS® invites all SAR members to share its upcoming "At Home with Diversity" certification course TODAY - Friday, June 25th.
AHWD teaches you how to work effectively with diverse populations so you can build business success in today's multicultural real estate market.
This counts towards the ABR designation as an elective course!
Download the flyer for this event (pictured above) online here.
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WR 2021 Legislative Session Update
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NEW!
Washington REALTORS® Government Affairs Director Nathan Gorton recaps the legislative session for us and updates us on issues affecting REALTORS® and real estate professionals, including some wins!
Nathan also discusses how member priorities (from our member surveys) affected which bills we supported/opposed, including bills affecting: 1) Taxes on REALTORS®, brokerages and their clients and 2) the inventory shortage.
Watch the new seven-minute video online here:|
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Legislative Session Update 2021
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Real Estate Market Update
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NEW!
The Spokane-Kootenai Real Estate Research Committee (the good people behind the wildly popular Real Estate Market Forum) are pivoting during this pandemic time to
offer a fully virtual real estate market update.
This year's event features the usual top-quality speakers:
Steve Scranton, Washington Trust Bank - national and regional economics
Jim Frank, Greenstone - development opportunities and challenges in Spokane and North Idaho
Jennifer Smock, Windermere Post Falls - housing market in North Idaho
Dave Black with Jeff Johnson, NAI Black - commercial market in Spokane
Chris Schreiber, Kiemle Hagood - commercial market in North Idaho
All of this real estate goodness is packed into a 99-minute streaming video!
This event is proudly made possible by Presenting Sponsor: Bank of America; Major Sponsors: Spokane Association of REALTORS® and STCU.
The modest $20 fee goes to support this and future real estate market forum events.
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Retirement Summit
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Are you set for retirement? Each REALTOR® has a unique vision for retirement. Proactive planning is the first step towards bringing that vision to life. Register now to attend NAR's Center for REALTOR® Financial Wellness Retirement Summit, featuring Morgan Stanley® experts. This four-part virtual series in July will help you shape your vision for retirement and develop steps to ensure your finances are set for the long-term. Join Mike Engel, Institutional Consulting Director and Director of Corporate Retirement, and Jim Phillips, SVP Wealth Management Financial Advisor and Senior Investment Management Consultant, as they talk about retirement basics, tips for pre-retirees, and investment strategies for independent contractors. The event consists of four one-hour webinars, every Wednesday in July. The first session:
Wednesday, July 7th, at 11 a.m.
Retirement Planning Basics
(Targeted for New Agents)
Saving enough for a comfortable retirement is one of most people's greatest financial goals-and challenges. This session covers the basics, such as planning ahead, learning the essential tenets of investing and understanding popular retirement accounts.
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SAR Professional Development
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SAR Professional Development
The SAR offers a full schedule of virtual classes to help members satisfy their professional development requirements to keep their REALTOR® status current.
Please be in touch with Tami at the SAR if you have any questions about classes or your license education requirements, by phone at 326-9222 or by email.
Code of Ethics cycle ends
December 31, 2021
Check your Code of Ethics status online now:
Click on the GO button below - your Code of Ethics status will appear in the top-left corner on your home screen if you've completed the class.
All brokers must take this class once every three years.
We're currently in the cycle 1/1/2019-12/31/2021.
Please note for new agents, completing your first two-year renewal, you must first take the 7.5-hour Code of Ethics and Fair Housing class, within 3 months of joining the SAR, and then you will be eligible for ethics training of not less than three hours of instructional time during the next two-year cycle.
The NAR Code of Ethics Class offered at the SAR is a 3.5-hour class called "Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals".
Your membership will be suspended, until the class is completed, if this requirement is not met.
Please call Tami at 326-9222 with any questions.
NEW!
Your Code of Ethics & Fair Housing Intro
THIS CLASS REQUIRES A SPEAKER & YOU TO BE ON CAMERA. BE PREPARED!
Two-day class (via Zoom)
Tuesday, July 6th; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- and -
Wednesday, July 8th; 8:30 a.m. - noon
7.5 clock hours
Instructor: Mike Crowley
This class is required for all NEW Brokers.
Why Ethics?
Professionalism means conducting yourself ethically and with integrity and competence. It results in satisfied clients and customers. It's good business!
Course Goal -You will gain knowledge of the REALTORS® Code of Ethics that will help you . . .
Fulfill your essential responsibilities as a REALTOR®,
Enjoy a successful career based on the highest principles of your profession, and develop appropriate responses and solutions to the most pressing dilemmas you will face as a REALTOR®
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SAR CALENDAR
Click on the image below to see
the current SAR calendar showing dates and times
of classes, committees, and events.
Other regional calendars:
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MLS Fees Due
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NEXT WEEK!
Due date: Wednesday, June 30
Third Quarter MLS fees have been posted to the SAR member portal.
Please email Brenda at the SAR if you have a question about your fees or contact her by phone at 326-9222.
Thank you!
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Sign the letter!
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Tell Spokane city leaders
to allow more homes...now!"
SIGN THE LETTER
by July 12th!
Tell the City of Spokane to allow more homes...now!
For more than a decade, Spokane has failed to build enough homes to meet the demands of our growing community.
As a result, housing prices are increasing at a never-before-seen pace.
On July 12th, the Spokane City Council will vote on its Housing Action Plan - one we believe is based on out-of-date housing information and will NOT adequately address the severe housing shortage we now face.
Sign the letter. Tell our city leaders their Spokane Housing Action Plan fails to address our immediate housing crisis.
Ask your clients and business associates to sign the letter, too! Forward this link so they may be included in our Call for Action:
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SAR Golf Tournament
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Thursday, July 15th
Down River Golf Course
The annual SAR Golf Tournament is coming soon!
Teams of four will shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 15th, at Down River Golf Course.
NEW this year!
Get a Hole in One and win $10,000
We have specific holes marked for your chance to win.
Additional holes will be marked for these Hole in One prizes:
- Set of Callaway Irons (3-PW)
- Roundtrip Domestic Airfare for (2)
- LED Flat-screen TV
First-come, first-served - enter today!
Download the event flyer with more information (pictured above) online here.
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SAR Delivers Advocacy Success
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NEW!
70-percent of RPAC funding goes to support state and local candidates.
Your local RPAC team is among the best in the nation at supporting you and your business through your RPAC investments.
2021 Washington REALTORS® President Tom Hormel (a Spokane broker) and SAR Governmental Affairs Director Darin Watkins were guest speakers on local advocacy at this year's REALTORS® Legislative Meetings.
They shared what Spokane did in a recent election cycle as a model for what other association across the country can do.
The video is about an hour long - see it online here:
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The Nuts and Bolts of Advocacy
Getting Involved and Building Strong Communities
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WCR & YPN Boat Cruise
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Thursday, July 8th
2 p.m.
It is time for the 3rd Annual Sip & Sail hosted by the The Realtor YPNs and WCRs in Spokane and Coeur d' Alene.
Join us for a cruise around the lake.
Have a few drinks and get re-acquainted with your colleagues in the industry.
Hosted By:
The Women's Council of REALTORS® Networks of North Idaho & Spokane Eastern Washington,
the YPN (Young Professionsal Network) of the Coeur d'Alene Association of REALTORS® and the Spokane Association of REALTORS®.
Thank you to our major sponsors:
Payne West Insurance
Title One
STCU
Counter Column Accounting
Inland Mortgage Home Loans
Mountain West Bank
State Farm - Tammy Rigsby Agency
Highlands Residential Mortgage
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SAR Member Roster Update - May
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Updated for May
Click here to view the latest Member Roster Update (pictured above) - approved by the SAR Board of Directors at its most recent meeting.
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SAR Market Activity Report - May
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The SAR Market Activity Report for May is now online.
See the latest full report - a member-exclusive product
See the May 2021 Market Snapshot Report
See the 2021 Year to Date 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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2021 SAR Leadership
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Eric Johnson | |
Coldwell Banker Tomlinson
PRESIDENT ELECT:
Choice Realty
995-2833
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Kestell Company
499-9999
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