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Call for Sponsors: Open House Weekend
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Sponsors are now being invited to participate with us in our ninth-annual Open House Weekend event in April!
We have seven event sponsorships available - first come, first served, and category exclusive (no competing companies in the same business).
Sponsors will reach 2,200 SAR broker and affiliate members, and more than 500 (expected) currently active Spokane-area home shoppers - and get a list of all contest entry forms as qualified leads!
Download the event sponsor letter with more details (pictured above),
online here.
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2019 SAR REALTOR Awards: Nominations
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DEADLINE: Friday, April 19TH
The names to be engraved on the SAR's 2019 REALTOR
® Awards rest in your hands.
Members will decide who will be our
2019 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
Make your nominations known by
Friday, April 19th, to be counted in helping to decide this year's awards.
Winners will be announced at the 2019 SAR REALTOR
® Awards Luncheon on
Wednesday, May 8th, at Ruby River Hotel (formerly Red Lion River Inn - where we were last year).
Download the 2019 SAR Award Nomination form (pictured above),
online here.
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Pathway to Professional Conduct
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NAR created this brief, 10-minute video entitled "
A Pathway to Professional Conduct: Respect Starts Here" to ensure that all members are versed on how to conduct themselves professionally in all parts of the business.
Watch the new 10-minute video online here:
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A Pathway to Professional Conduct
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Bylaws Vote - 30 Day Notice
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BYLAWS VOTE
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019
The Board of Directors of the Association is submitting to the membership at the
March 21, 2019, General Membership meeting proposed Bylaw changes.
The proposed Bylaw amendments are renaming the Education Committee and splitting the Communication/Member Services Committee into two separate committees.
ARTICLE XVIII
Appointed Committees
Section 18.1 Standing Committees.
The President shall annually appoint the members and designate the Chairperson of the Standing Committees.
The President-Elect shall designate the Vice Chairperson of each Standing Committee.
All such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Board of Directors.
The Standing Committees shall be:
(a)
Education Committee
Professional Development Committee
(b) Governmental Affairs Committee
(c) Grievance Committee
(d) Special Events Committee
(e) Professional Standards Committee
(f) Communication
/Member Services Committee
(g)
Membership Committee
(h) Technology Committee
(i) Forms Committee
(j) Serving Our Spokane (SOS)
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Education Excellence/Quarterly Meeting
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Thursday, March 21
(Early-bird Registration through March 17)
Education Excellence and
Quarterly Membership Meeting
Professional Apps, Scripts, and other Tools to Aid the Client and Real Estate Professional - with
Mike Selvaggio.
Check-in: 8:00 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
with break at 10:00 a.m. for breakfast and meeting
at CenterPlace Event Center in Spokane Valley
3.0 clock hours
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CRS Classes in Yakima
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Our friends at the Yakima Association of REALTORS® invite all interested SAR members to join them for two CRS classes:
Tuesday, March 19th - Silver Bullet Solutions: Helping Buyers Buy and Sellers Sell. Download the class flyer (pictured above) with more information
online here.
Wednesday, March 20th - Transforming Difficult Situations into Profitable Deals. Download the class flyer (pictured above) with more information
online here.
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Lunch & Learn: VA Loans
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Bring your lunch and learn five of the biggest myths surrounding VA loans:
- zero down equals a "bad buyer"
- VA loans are hard to close
- VA loans take too long
- seller has to pay all the Vet's fees
- VA appraisals are harder
Tony Byrne with Heritage Home Loans is your instructor.
Download the event flyer (pictured above) for more information, online here.
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Fair Housing Conference
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Join us for this educational event held every April in Fair Housing Month.
Who should attend: Property managers, property maintenance staff, landlords, tenants, tenant advocates, real estate brokers, mortgage lenders and originators, social service providers, healthcare providers, attorneys, legal advocates, affordable housing developers, and transitional housing providers.
Choose from 15 breakout sessions ranging from fair housing basics to current specialized topics presented by over 20 knowledgeable fair housing advocates, investigators, landlord / tenant attorneys, social service providers, and industry experts from: the Washington State Human Rights Commission,
Northwest Fair Housing Alliance, Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Northwest Justice Project, the WA Dept. of Commerce, Transitions, Refugee Connections, and more!
Explore exhibitor tables to learn about services available to assist you in providing or managing housing, or assisting others in accessing and retaining housing, including applicant screening; support services available for veterans, people with disability, and seniors; pest control; financing.
A
buffet lunch is included with the purchase of each ticket.
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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.
Check-in: 8:00 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
with break at 10:00 a.m. for breakfast and meeting
at CenterPlace Event Center in Spokane Valley
3.0 clock hours
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Training Superior Instructors
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Check-in: 8:00 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days
at the SAR
15 clock hours
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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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What else do we need
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
Thursday, March 28 -
Land & Acreage 200 - with
Jim Palmer, Jr.
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
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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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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MLS Fees Due
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DUE MARCH 30TH!
Second Quarter MLS fees have been posted to the SAR member portal.
They are due by March 30th.
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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REDCON
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Nearly 200 people gathered for the Spokane Home Builders Association REDCON - Real Estate Development and Construction Conference, this week.
The SAR was
signature sponsor of the event.
Keynote speaker for the clock-hour event was
Robert Dietz, PhD (photo, above), Chief Economist for the National Association of Home Builders.
Dr. Dietz was interviewed about his Spokane visit on Spokane Public Radio's
Inland Journal.
You can hear that program online here:
2019 SAR President
Gina Mosey delivers opening remarks at the Spokane Home Builders REDCON (photo, above), this week, at the Double Tree Hotel in downtown Spokane.
The morning included three discussion panels with local experts in government, code enforcement/permitting, and construction.
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SAR Governmental Affairs Brief
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After a flurry of hearings in the legislature this past Friday, there remain some 20-plus bills or proposals we are actively tracking in the Washington State legislature.
Additionally, the conversations have now begun on the proposed taxes that will affect REALTORS®
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Legal Hotline: Form 21
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Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons has received quite a few questions on how to use the blank addenda space on the face of the Purchase & Sale Agreement (Form 21).
Annie answers in her continuing video series,
Real Estate Fundamentals You Should Know.
See the 11-minute video online here:
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How Do I Use the Blank Addenda Space on Form 21?
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That's Who We R
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While many people know that a Realtor® helps buy and sell homes, what they
may not know is that only a Realtor® is a member of the National Association of Realtors® and subscribes to its Code of Ethics.
It's the Realtor® Code of Ethics that inspired the association's powerful new "That's Who We R®" campaign, which launched this week.
The campaign aims to reinforce the value of Realtors® as advocates for property owners, engaged community members and trusted advisors with in-depth knowledge of the industry.
See the one-minute "Inside the R" video online here:
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2019 Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo
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Registration Open Now!
Registration is open now for the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington DC!
The REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo is where NAR members take an active role to advance the real estate industry, public policy and the association.
REALTORS® come to Washington, DC, for Capitol Hill visits, special issues forums, committee meetings, legislative activities and the industry trade show.
This year's Legislative Meetings take place
May 13-18, 2019, and the REALTORS® Trade Expo takes place
May 15-16, 2019.
The event is held annually in Washington, DC, each May.
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REALTOR® Safety
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As the residential real estate season warms up with the weather this spring, NAR takes this opportunity to share its REALTOR® safety video with a reminder to keep safety top-of-mind wherever you are.
This video provides tips on REALTOR® safety with clients, at the office, and at home.
Watch the nine-minute video online here:
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March at the Clubhouse
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We have many open shifts for volunteers at the Children's Clubhouse in March.
Can you take one - or two?
See the March Clubhouse calendar (pictured above)
online here.
OPEN shifts are marked in
RED.
The Children's Clubhouse is a community engagement project of the SAR.
REALTOR® volunteers play in the Clubhouse with the healthy siblings of kids being treated at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital.
If you are already certified as a Clubhouse volunteer, please email
Jennifer Richardson or call her at
474-5469.
If you'd like to sign up to become a Clubhouse volunteer,
click here.
Thank you!
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Member Roster Update - March
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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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Market Activity Report - February
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Updated for February
The SAR Market Activity Report for
FEBRUARY
is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product
See the
FEBRUARY
2019 Market Snapshot Report
See the
2019 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
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2018 NAR New Member Orientation
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2019 SAR Leadership
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Gina Mosey
2019 SAR President |
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2019 PRESIDENT:
Gina Mosey
RE/MAX Inland Empire
953-3410
SECRETARY:
Century 21 Beutler & Associates Spokane
979-6027
TREASURER:
American Dream Homes
994-1479
Kestell Company
499-9999
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Keller Williams Realty
879-1636
Executive Vice President
Rob Higgins
Spokane Association of REALTORS®
326-9222
2019 SAR Leadership Directory
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2019 SAR Committee Chairs
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BUDGET/FINANCE:
994-1479
COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBER SERVICES:
499-0045
FORMS:
999-7488
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS:
919-1599
GRIEVANCE:
280-8105
MLS STEERING:
951-9331
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
465-5463
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:
342-0406
SERVING OUR SPOKANE:
879-5092
SPECIAL EVENTS:
994-0999
TECHNOLOGY:
939-0602
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