Weekly Notices
Friday, November 29, 2019
  
The SAR is closed today to keep the Thanksgiving holiday.
 
Call for Action!  
 
 
Please act by December 9th!
   
We are asking for your help to convince our City Council to push back the vote on two Landlord Tenant ordinances to March 1st in order to give proper time to discuss these omportant issues.

But we need your help.
 
PLEASE WRITE YOUR CITY REPRESENTATIVE TODAY!
 
Click on "GO" for more information and easy  links to message your elected representatives right now: 
 


 
2020 SAR Leadership Opportunities   
   
 

NEXT WEEK!
DUE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6th
   
 Your association runs on volunteer power. Here's your chance to plug in and make a difference! 
 
2020 SAR President Tom Clark invites you to join him in volunteering to lead our association in the new year.
 
If you'd like to talk with Tom before you decide how you'd like to volunteer, call him at 499-9999 or e-mail him at spokanetom@comcast.net.  
 
Here are just some of the volunteer opportunities where you can help get the work done: 
 
 
Budget & Finance 
Communication
Professional Development   
Forms
Governmental Affairs
Grievance   
Membership
SOS  (Serving Our Spokane)  
Special Events:
3rd Grade Poster Contest   
Golf  
Food Drive  
Holiday Party & Auction                      
  Technology

 
Submit your application by Friday, December 6, 2019.      
 
   
See the 2020 SAR Leadership Opportunities flyer for more information and application (pictured above),   online here
 
 
 
 



 
Code of Ethics Webinar 


FREE!
 
 
The SAR purchased the Webinar on National Real Estate Ethics Day June 27, 2019, in support of REALTORS® Relief Foundation.  
 
Proceeds from this event will help families who have endured unimaginable loss.
 
We offer each office access to the Webinar to show in your office at no charge through December 31, 2019.
 
This class will not include clock hours, however it will count towards NAR Code of Ethics requirement.
 
If you offer this class in your office, you will need to send Tami your sign in sheet from the class, so she can record it on the NAR website.
 
If you would like additional information, please email Tami @ tami@spokanerealtor.com or call 326-9222
 





 
Legal Hotline: Can Buyer's Broker Do That? 




 
This week, Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons shares she is asked this question:  
 
Buyer's broker wants to show property to more than one buyer.  
 
First, can buyer's broker do that?  
 
If so, can broker write offers for both buyers?
 
Hmmm. 
 
Annie offers her thoughts in this five-minute video:
 
 
Can Buyer's Broker Write Competing Offers?
Can Buyer's Broker Write Competing Offers?
 





 
RPR's Most Popular 2019 Additions 




 
Get a leg up on the competition and prepare your business for the coming year!
 
To help you to get a jump on 2020, please join us for a review of RPR's most popular and useful 2019 enhancements.  
 
This webinar will review the highlights and improvements we made during this past year.   
 

Join this free webinar to learn how to:

  • Easily access RPR's Learning Menu, which features tips, videos and articles to help answer your questions and guide you while you're in RPR.
  • Create RPR Mailing Labels through an advanced search; up to 2,000 labels per month.
  • Reveal Qualified Opportunity Zones, a federal program with tax incentives that encourages growth and investment opportunities in economically disadvantaged areas.
  • Search the additional Commercial listings now available in RPR thanks to the CREXi-Brevitas data integration partnership.
Remember, RPR is a REALTOR ® member benefit and access to RPR is included in your NAR membership.
 
 
Register today to ensure you experience the full power of RPR.
 
 
 
 
 





 
REALTOR® Merch!  
 


 
   
If you're looking for a place to find REALTOR®-branded gifts and industry-related items for your team members or yourself - such as the license plate frame shown above - two online stores specialize in REALTOR® merchandise.
 
Visit each with a click, below:   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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.
  
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
NEXT WEEK! 
 
Friday, December 6 - Business Budgeting Basics - with John Trent.
 
Check-in: 8:45 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. to noon
at the SAR
 
3.0 clock hours
 

 
   
 
 
Monday, December 9 - TransactionDesk: Basic Sale/Listing Creation - with Eric Johnson.
 
Check-in: 8:45 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. to noon
at the SAR
 
3.0 clock hours
 
 
 
 
 
 
Code of Ethics: Standards for Success 
Code of Ethics: Standards for Success
 
 
FOR NEW BROKERS! 
 
Tuesday, December 10 - Code of Ethics: Standards for Success - with Linda Miller Sheets.
 
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
 
7.5 clock hours
 
 
 
    
 
Land & Acreage 101 
Land & Acreage 101
 
 
Wednesday, December 11 - Land & Acreage 101 - with Jim Palmer, Jr.
 
Check-in: 12:15 p.m.
Class: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
 
4.0 clock hours
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wednesday, December 11 - Radon in Real Estate - with David Gerard.
 
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the SAR
 
3.0 clock hours
 
 
 
 
 
Statewide Purchase & Sale Agreement 
Statewide Purchase & Sale Agreement
 
 
Thursday, December 12 - 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 
 
 
 
   
 
Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate 
Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate
 
 
Mandatory Core Curriculum 
 
Tuesday, December 17 - Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate - with Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
 
Check-in: 8:00 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the SAR
 
3.0 clock hours
 
 
 
   
 
Home Warranties in Real Estate Transactions 
Home Warranties in Real Estate Transactions
 
 
Complimentary lunch included! 
 
Thursday, December 19 - Home Warranties in Real Estate Transactions - with Russel Frans.
 
Check-in: 8:45 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. to noon
at the SAR
 
3.0 clock hours   
 
 
 
 
In This Issue
Call for Action!
2020 SAR Leadership Opportunities
Code of Ethics Webinar - FREE!
Legal Hotline: Can Buyer's Broker Do That?
RPR's Most Popular 2019 Additions
REALTOR® Merch!
2019 REALTOR® Education
SAR CALENDAR
2020 SAR Dues Due
Open Enrollment Ends December 15th
Spokane Valley Planning Commission
Winter Activity Guide
Prefunk to Nothing
Member Roster Update - October
Market Activity Report - October

SAR CALENDAR
 
Click on the calendar image below to see
the current SAR calendar showing dates and times
of classes, committees and events. 
2020 SAR Dues Due 

     
Your 2020 SAR annual dues are due January 1st, 2020.

You should have received an email regarding this.    
 
If you did not receive this email, please call the SAR at 326-9222 or continue with the online payment process here. 
 
To pay your 2020 SAR annual dues online, click on the graphic 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! 
 
 
 
 


 
Open Enrollment Ends December 15th 
 





Don't miss the deadline.
 
Get your Major Medical enrollment done...  
 
Open Enrollment ends Sunday, December 15th.
 
Our 3-step process is Smart and Simple:
 
1.  Click on the "GO!" button below
 
2.  Enter your basic demographic information including your 2020 household estimated income
 
3.  View your quote AND make sure to click on "View all available plans" to see your potential supplemental coverage options
 
   
 
 






Spokane Valley Planning Commission 
 





Th e City of Spokane Valley is seeking individuals to serve three-year terms on its Planning Commission.  
 
The term is scheduled to begin January 2020.
 
The Commission studies and makes recommendations to the City Council for future planned growth as directed by the City Council.  
 
Qualifications include having an interest in planning, land use, transportation, capital infrastructure, and building and landscape design as evidenced by training, experience, or interest in the City of Spokane Valley.
 







Winter Activity Guide  
 






Find your winter adventures inside the new Winter Activity Guide!
 
Get a copy for yourself; give a copy to your clients. 
 
No school day camps, fitness & wellness classes, open gym basketball, snowshoeing & cross country skiing outings, volunteer opportunities, and much more.
 
Download the City of Spokane Parks and Recreation 2020 Winter Activity Guide (pictured above) online here

 





Prefunk to Nothing 
 




NEXT WEEK!
Wednesday, December 4th












Member Roster Update - November
 




Updated for November

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 - October  
         

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



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





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




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