Weekly Notices
September 17, 2021
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Taco Tuesday at the SAR!
First-ever Event a Great Success!
Two More Planned this Month!
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The SAR convened its first "Taco Tuesday" in the parking lot of the association this past Tuesday.
Because it was such a success, association leadership immediately approved two more Taco Tuesdays through the end of the month.
The event was organized by members of the SAR Communications Committee. 2021 Committee Chair Katie McDaris Marks wore a t-shirt appropriate for the occasion: "Will give real estate advice for tacos."
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This event was born of the fact that about 400 new association members have only known a closed office (though services continued virtually) due to government orders to close our building to the public as a defense against the CoViD-19 global pandemic.
Several new members who attended the luncheon remarked that they had never been inside their association building before today.
Three posts on the SAR Facebook page during the event reached more than 1,000 people by Tuesday night.
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Comments shared on the SAR Facebook page:
Thank you, SAR! What a fun event. Plus. The tacos were BOMB!
Was so good
Those Tacos were amazing and so nice to see everyone!!!!
A good time was had by all! Let's do it again next week!
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By Popular Demand!
Two More Taco Tuesdays at the SAR:
Tuesday, September 21st / 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, September 28th / 11:30 a.m.
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Mark your calendar now and plan to join us next week for Taco Tuesday at the SAR!
Sasquatcho Taco will begin serving at 11:30 a.m. and will end around 1:30 p.m. - or whenever the food runs out, whichever comes first.
If you have a new colleague in the office, invite them to join you for lunch, meet SAR leadership and staff, and check out your building at 1924 North Ash Street.
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We cooked for 60 this week and ran out of food when more than that number showed up for lunch. We'll be ordering more for the two upcoming events.
The Sasquatcho Taco truck offered a choice of four tacos with sides. The servings were generous; the reviews were very positive.
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2021 SAR President Eric Johnson was spotted in the crowd visiting with members and enjoying lunch.
SAR Immediate Past-president Tom Clark also attended the event.
These two individuals lead our organization through two of the most challenging years to be a REALTOR®.
It felt good to enjoy lunch together outdoors in the sunshine when, for most of the past two years, we could not.
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2022 SAR Initial Slate of Candidates |
Your SAR Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its initial slate of candidates for 2022 SAR leadership:
PRESIDENT-ELECT:
· Tom Hormel, RE/MAX of Spokane
TREASURER:
· Kristy Hamby, Windermere West Plains
SECRETARY:
· Ron McIntire, Choice Realty
DIRECTORS:
· Bree Campana, 4 Degrees Real Estate
· Judy Flemmer, EXIT Real Estate Professionals
· Britney Inglis, Real Estate Marketplace NW, Inc.
· Katie McDaris Marks, EXIT Real Estate Professionals
· Ron McIntire, Choice Realty
· Barb Pielli, Professional Realty Services
· Matt Side, Realty One Group Eclipse
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Additional Candidates
In accordance with Article XIII, Section 13.2 of the Association Bylaws, additional candidates may be nominated by the REALTOR® members.
For those wishing to nominate a REALTOR® member for an Association Officer or Director position that is not on the initial Slate of Candidates, Nominating Petitions will be available from the Association office Monday, November 8th through Monday, November 22nd.
Deadline to return petitions is end of business day Monday, November 22nd.
ALL VOTING WILL BE DONE ELECTRONICALLY!
You will receive Notice on Wednesday, November 24th of the "Final Slate of Candidates".
Voting begins on Monday, November 29th. You will receive your ballot via email.
Deadline to submit ballots will be Wednesday, December 15th, 4:30 p.m.
Our new leaders will be announced at our Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, December 16th, at CenterPlace Regional Event Center.
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The Spokane Association of REALTORS® is sharing weekly messages on its Facebook channel that you can easily share on yours.
Add a comment to make the message yours and send it along to your social network.
The goal is to increase inventory so you have more property to market and assist buyers and sellers.
Get the campaign's Social Media Guide (pictured at left) for more information about how you can be a part of this local housing advocacy effort.
Together, we are stronger.
NEW!
Share this week's Housing Advocacy message on your Facebook channel now - just click on the share button below, add your personal comments, and share!
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SAR Advocacy Campaign
Your association staff and partners have been working the past few months to create a body of creative material to help our members engage with a regional housing advocacy program.
Good news – those assets are now finished and available to help support your business!
We are excited to share with you an exclusive collection of resources, specifically designed for SAR members around the theme “Together Stronger.”
You’ll find all of these resources available now in your SAR Housing Advocacy Member Kit, online here:
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If you need help deploying these assets, please consult with your Managing Broker. Also, your staff at the Spokane Association of REALTORS® will be happy to assist.
We’re here to support you and your business every day. Let us know how we can help.
Thank you for your membership in the Spokane Association of REALTORS®!
2021 SAR President Eric Johnson encourages all members to check out the Housing Advocacy Toolkit in this one-minute video:
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3 Essential Safety Strategies to Protect Agents in the Field
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is deeply concerned about the welfare and safety of REALTORS® and has dedicated September as REALTOR® Safety Month—the perfect time to reassess your safety protocols and focus on ensuring that your agents are as safe as possible in the field.
The REALTOR® Safety Program is designed to help with dozens of resources and tools to increase safety.
Get started with these three essential takeaways that could keep your agents out of harm’s way.
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Counselors of Real Estate
Coming to Spokane!
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NAR's Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Consulting Corps has been engaged by the Spokane Association of REALTORS® to address housing supply issues in Spokane, Washington, as the city's lack of housing production has contributed to escalating home prices and low vacancy rates.
The unmet demand is particularly acute for moderate and lower-priced homes. Housing demand is expected to increase as the National Association of Home Builders identifies Spokane among the top 20 markets for home price growth, and NAR has named Spokane among the top 10 post-Covid real estate markets.
The CRE® Consulting Corps is developing an unbiased, objective review of relevant demographic and housing data, examining barriers to development, sharing best practices, and presenting implementable solutions to increase housing options that will meet the full range of the city's housing needs.
NAR's Counselors of Real Estate will be in Spokane the week of September 27th.
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See a mention of the Counselors of Real Estate coming to Spokane from the NAR HUB, this week (pictured above) online here.
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NEW!
How to Farm and Prospect
for New Clients
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Exclusive, downloadable eBook
on real estate prospecting
Download How to Farm and Prospect for new Clients: an Exclusive RPR eBook to get your hands on the go-to source for prospecting. It’s filled with tips, step-by-step how-to’s, quick video lessons, success stories and more. Keep it on your desktop and add it to your digital library to learn:
- Prospecting/Farming basics: the who, what and why’s of geographic farming
- Formulas for Turnover and Absorption rates
- A step-by-step guide on how to set up geo farming areas in RPR
- How to generate a mailing labels list/CSV file
- Which RPR reports are best suited for prospecting
- Agent success stories that you can emulate
This guide is the north star when it comes to real estate prospecting. It’s a map to success and all you need to do is read it, follow it and put it into action to gain warm leads and new clients.
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NEXT WEEK!
Washington REALTORS®
Virtual Fall Business Conference
September 22-24
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Hundreds of REALTORS® from all over Washington State have already registered to attend WR's Virtual Fall Business Conference! If you've already registered, you will receive links to join each day's events the night before. If you do not receive these emails, contact cara.mcneil@warealtor.org OR visit our CONFERENCE SITE to access links to attend.
If you haven't registered...it's not too late! We have several presentations/events you won't want to miss taking place during the conference, including an economist presentation from WA State's Chief Economist Dr. Stephen Lerch, our annual Awards Ceremony, and more.
Find more information and register on our conference website:
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Extended to October 15th!
The SAR annual food drive to benefit Second Harvest is happening now!
This year, since we won't be able to host tables at our local grocery stores, we're holding our event online as a challenge between offices/brokerages in a "Friendly, Fun, Food Fight!"
NOTE: No tomatoes were destroyed in the making of this flyer.
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NEW!
Information-only Inspections
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Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline attorney, Annie Fitzsimmons, pulls another Legal Hotline Q & A from the mailbag to discuss in this week's Video Update.
"When the sale failed to close, this turned into a three week battle over earnest money as buyer terminated the contract via the form 35R (Inspection Contingency Termination Notice).
My question is, how best can buyer broker draft an offer giving buyer the ability to perform an inspection - not to ask seller to make any repairs or concessions, but to help determine if buyer wants to proceed with the transaction?"
Annie answers in this new seven-minute video:
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Thursday, September 30th
Early Bird Tickets through September 22nd
Your SAR will be holding an Oktoberfest party/fundraiser as the big social event of the fall, this year - replacing the Christmas party/fundraiser.
Enjoy relaxed conversations with your friends and colleagues, silent auction, door prizes, photo booth, music, dancing, and delicious authentic German food catered by Das Stein Haus.
All proceeds from this year's event will go to Beats & Rhythms - a support network for children and families affected by Congenital Heart Disease.
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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
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.
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Loving on Listings:
A Guide to Listing Paperwork
THIS CLASS REQUIRES A SPEAKER & YOU TO BE ON CAMERA. BE PREPARED!
Monday, Sept. 27th; 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
3.0 clock hours
Instructor: Karene Loman
You won't want to miss this very informative class on your guide to listings. Some of the items she'll be covering will include: Pre-listing, Pre-title, CC&R's, HOA's, Flood Zones, Condos, ResaleCertificate, FHA Approved and so much more.
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Successfully Selling HUD Homes
THIS CLASS REQUIRES A SPEAKER & YOU TO BE ON CAMERA. BE PREPARED!
Tuesday, Sept. 28th; 9 a.m. – Noon
Instructor: Grace Chiquette
Since HUD is a major mortgage lender, they also must deal with foreclosures, like any other lender. In the event of a foreclosure, HUD will have to sell the defaulted property to get back the money lost on the loan. Since HUD deals with such a high volume of mortgages, they are well equipped to handle a high level of foreclosures as well. HUD ends up selling a great deal of foreclosures throughout the country every year, and for buyers and real estate investors, they can be very profitable purchases. HUD homes often sell for anywhere from 30% to 60% less than their market value, simply because they are foreclosures.
Grace is a local listing broker who will teach you the basics, sometime saving tips and shares resources to help you understand and grow your business by selling HUD Homes and other local foreclosures. Grow your business by expanding your knowledge.
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Biggest Bloopers & Blunders we make in our Statewide Forms with Ken Sax
(Zoom class)
Monday, Oct. 4th
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
3.5 clock hours
You'll want to check out this class and learn what the bloopers are and how to avoid making the same mistakes!
Don't be that broker!
Ken Sax has been teaching the Purchase & Sale class since 2010.
He's very passionate about REALTORS® being experts on this... after all, your clients think you are!
Ken will be discussing Forms - 21, 50, 51, 22A. 22EF, 22B, 39, 22Q, 35/35R, 35E and 36.
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NEXT WEEK!
Wednesday, September 22nd
11 a.m. Spokane time
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Tax planning matters at every stage of your career, and that’s true even after you stop working.
Will your tax bracket suddenly plummet?
Or will it have spikes and valleys that you can manage strategically?
We’ll talk about smoothing out your tax brackets during retirement, the Golden Planning Opportunity: ages 59.5 to 70, and questions like:
- How is Social Security income taxed?
- What if I relocate to a new state when I retire?
- Do I have to pay tax on my pension?
- What’s the deal with RMDs?
- Should I do Roth conversions?
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Current Market and Membership Information from your Association: |
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August 2021 Market Snapshot Report |
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Year-to-date Market Snapshot Report |
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September Member Roster Update |
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See the member-exclusive Market Activity Report online here.
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SAR Leadership Information |
The 2021 Leadership Directory for your association is online here.
This document contains names and contact info for your elected officers and directors.
Please be in touch any time you have a comment or question about your association.
Thank you for being a member of the Spokane Association of REALTORS®!
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SAR and Community Calendars: |
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