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Real Estate Market Forum
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The 31st annual Real Estate Market Forum was a roaring success, this week, with all seats sold out at the Coeur d'Alene Resort!
Approximately 600 attendees received a variety of real estate marker updates from all facets of the local real estate market.
SAR member and instructor
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder presented on the Spokane County residential real estate market.
See the Spokane County market information on which Sabrina based her presentation, online here:
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Hirst Fix Conference Call
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Washington REALTORS® held an informational conference call, last week, on the Hirst Decision, during which Washington REALTORS® Public Policy Director Bill Clarke answered dozens of member questions on the recent "Hirst Fix."
In January this year, the legislature passed and the governor signed SB 6091, a REALTOR® supported bill, to fix the State Supreme Court's Hirst Growth Management Act decision regarding water availability for new private wells.
You can find the recording of the conference call online here.
A detailed summary of the Hirst Fix is online here.
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REALTORS® Property Resource Class at SAR
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NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, March 1st
Here's your chance to learn about RPR in the comfort of your own SAR classroom, Thursday, March 1st!
Two classes are offered: RPR Basics from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., and RPR Mobile from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Free class, free parking, free coffee!
RPR® is a goldmine of comprehensive data, powerful analytics, and client-friendly reports for each of NAR's constituencies:
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100% Owned by REALTORS®
Created by NAR for the sole purpose of providing REALTORS® with the data they need to meet the demands of clients.
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Exclusively for REALTORS®
No third party or public access ... guaranteed. The only way a non-REALTOR® has access to the data in RPR is through an RPR report that has been created, branded and sent by a REALTOR®.
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No-Cost Member Benefit
RPR is an invaluable member benefit offered exclusively to REALTORS® at no additional cost. RPR services every segment of the real estate industry: Residential, Commercial, Brokers, Appraisers, Associations and MLSs.
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RPR Connect
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Introducing
RPR Connect: a new Facebook Group. RPR Connect is an interactive forum that connects REALTORS®, Brokers/Owners, and other industry leaders who want to keep ahead of the curve.
RPR Connect provides an open, professional dialogue for real estate pros who want to share their RPR success strategies as well as those who want quick answers to their RPR-related questions.
Contributors can also catch up on the latest and greatest tools from RPR, register for webinars, and link to other important learning resources.
Join like-minded agents who enjoy sharing business building tips and tricks, or try to stump an RPR pro with your question.
It's the perfect setting for any REALTOR® who knows the value of networking and has a desire to succeed.
Visit RPR Connect on Facebook
online here.
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DSP Annual Meeting
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The Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) invites you to attend its annual meeting -
Thursday, March 1st, at 4:00 p.m. at the Davenport Grand Hotel.
Attendees will celebrate downtown's modern renaissance, explore 2018 initiatives, and hear from
Roger Brooks, CSP - an expert on place making, travel trends, community branding, and downtown revitalization.
For more information, and to register online,
click here.
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Notification of Bylaws Vote
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The Board of Directors of the Association is submitting to the membership at the general membership meeting on
March 15, 2018,
at CenterPlace, a proposed Bylaw change.
The proposed Bylaw amendment revises the qualifications for running for an SAR elected leadership position.
See a redline markup of the proposed changes (pictured above),
online here
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Plan to Attend 2019 WR Legislative Day
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Have you ever heard it said, "one person can make a difference?" Imagine the difference 500 persons can make if they're well-organized, well-prepared, and REALTORS®!
SAR member
Judy Flemmer counted herself among the 500 Washington REALTORS® who join the 2018 Legislative Day in Olympia, this year.
We sat down with Judy after she got back home to Spokane to find out what a first-time participant thought of the effort.
You'll want to hear her remarks in this one-minute video:
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Your first Education Excellence event and Quarterly Membership Meeting and Luncheon of 2018 is right around the corner -
Thursday, March 15th at Centerplace Event Center in Spokane Valley (pictured above).
Come for the class, stay for the meeting and luncheon, or just come for the fun and fellowship of our quarterly meeting and luncheon.
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What Else do we Need?
Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda
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Check-in: 7:30 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at Centerplace Regional Events Center
(held in combination with the SAR General Membership Meeting and Luncheon)
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Instructor Development Workshop
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Superior instructors don't just happen, they are trained.
If you've ever attended a class and thought you could do that, or are passionate about a particular real estate subject or skill, then this instructor development workshop is for you!
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Training Superior Instructors
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m. (both days)
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days)
at the SAR
15 clock hours
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2018 Open House Weekend
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SAVE THE DATE:
April 28-29
It's soon time for the eighth-annual
Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend - April 28-29!
New this year: four headquarter houses scattered across Spokane County - North, South, East, and West.
We're seeking sponsors for our event now, businesses who can appreciate the exposure of getting in front of 2,000 association members and hundreds of active homebuyers.
Download and share our letter to event sponsors (pictured above)
online here, then share it with potential event sponsors.
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Washington REALTORS® Leadership Tour
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THURSDAY, MAY 3rd
You'll want to save the date -
Thursday, May 3rd - for the Washington REALTORS
® Leadership Tour!
 This luncheon event at CenterPlace Event Center in Spokane Valley will feature our 2018 Washington REALTORS
® President
Jerry Martin (pictured), our Washington REALTORS
® President-elect
Dale Chumbley, and Washington REALTORS
® CEO
Steve Francks.
This will be a casual luncheon with time for you to hear from and personally meet key members of your state leadership team.
More details and registration information will be shared here when the details are set.
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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 2018.
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
Debbie 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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Tips, Tricks & Strategies for Working with Difficult People
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NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, March 1 -
Tips, Tricks & Strategies for Working with Difficult People - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
Check-in: 1:00 p.m.
Class: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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Home Inspections from the Ground Up
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Thursday, March 8 -
Home Inspections from the Ground Up - with
Matthew Pedersen
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
Friday, March 9 - Land and Acreage 101 - with Jim Palmer, Jr.
Check-in: Noon
Class: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
4.0 clock hours
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Purchase & Sale Agreement
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Tuesday, March 13 -
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
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What Else do we Need?
Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda
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Check-in: 7:30 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at Centerplace Regional Events Center
(held in combination with the SAR General Membership Meeting and Luncheon)
6.0 clock hours
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Training Superior Instructors
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m. (both days)
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days)
at the SAR
15 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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2018 Dues Past Due
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Your SAR dues for 2018 are now past due.
Thank you if you have already paid them!
Dues may still be paid until February 28th but must, now, include the 10% late penalty.
Click on the image above to pay your SAR dues for 2018 online now, or print your invoice and pay by mail, or pay in person at the SAR: 1924 North Ash Street.
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Paragon Logout TImer Extended
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You spoke, we listened! Your Paragon/MLS Dashboard session timer is now extended to two hours. This will allow you to more conveniently enter your listings without hurry.
Next time you're on Paragon, you should see your session timer display (pictured above) now starts at two hours (twice the previous one hour).
This change is the result of member comments referred to your SAR Technology committee, and consideration/discussion there for a solution.
We would love to hear your feedback on this issue and inquiries about others. Email us at:
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Legal Hotline: Inspection Contingency
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NEW!
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons presents the last video in a series covering the topic of Form 35 (Inspection Contingency).
In this video, she covers the provisions on Form 35.
Find out in her six-minute video online here:
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Buyers Form 35 (Inspection Contingency) Provisions
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North-South Corridor Placemaking
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The Washington State Department of Transportation will convene a series of workshops in coming weeks to examine potential place-making opportunities along the North-South Corridor (NSC), pictured above, beginning with these neighborhoods:
BEMISS & WHITMAN - NEIGHBORHOODS
SATURDAY / February 24th - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Northeast Community Center, 4001 N Cook Street
MINNEHAHA - NEIGHBORHOOD
SATURDAY / March 10th - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Northeast Community Center, 4001 N Cook Street
HILLYARD - NEIGHBORHOOD
SATURDAY / March 24th- 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Shaw Middle School, 4106 N Cook Street
More information is available online here.
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WCR: Home Warranty
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NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, March 1st
The Spokane-Eastern Washington Women's Council of REALTORS® invites you to its March program: Home Warranty to the Rescue!
Thursday, March 1st - 11:30 a.m.
at Darcy's Restaurant in Spokane Valley
Download the event flyer (pictured above), online here.
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Heroes and Villains
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NEXT WEEK!
Friday, March 2nd
Interested in being involved in this year's Fun Night?
We have our meeting scheduled for
Friday, March 2nd, at the SAR from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We will start making plans for our September 27th Fun Night with the Washington REALTORS
® Fall Business Conference.
This is the largest REALTOR
® event in Eastern Washington for 2018.
Please mark your calendars, and we look forward to seeing you then!
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CRS Coming to Spokane
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Save the Date: October 11th and 12th
CRS 204 - Buying and Selling Income Properties at the Spokane Association of REALTORS®.
Registration fee will be $250 for CRS members and $295 for Non-CRS members.
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The Voice for Real Estate
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NEW!
The big swings in the stock market in early February shouldn't hurt real estate.
An appeals court sides with NAR that a lender's marketing service agreement didn't violate RESPA.
The Supreme Court will probably end a stay on an EPA water rule that real estate interests don't like but a new rule should be better.
Eased requirements for a popular small business loan holds promise for more business in real estate.
The federal budget deal signed in mid-February has a lot of good things for real estate, including a flood insurance extension.
The Voice for Real Estate' latest video (seven-minutes) is online here:
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The Voice for Real Estate #81
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2018 REALTOR® Code of Ethics
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The National Association of REALTORS
® has updated our
Code of Ethics for 2018.
NAR's Code of Ethics, adopted in 1913, was one of the first codifications of ethical duties adopted by any business group.
The Code ensures that consumers are served by requiring REALTORS® to cooperate with each other in furthering clients' best interests.
Download your copy of the
REALTOR® Code of Ethics poster (pictured above) - suitable for framing and hanging in your office -
online here.
Download the entire
2018 REALTOR® Code of Ethics
online here.
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Member 2 Member
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Tanna Belitz (pictured), is a new Business Development Officer.
Elizabeth Ewing (pictured), is a new Business Development Support Specialist.
Tanna and Elizabeth both come with many years of industry experience and pride themselves on providing superior customer service.
They are both an excellent fit for Team Vista's culture!
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation welcomes a new member to its Spokane mortgage team:
Darin Watkins is a new mortgage loan officer, certified and licensed in both Washington and Idaho.
A former Spokane and Seattle television news reporter/anchor, Watkins says "Providing well-informed choices and offering information that can help people is the basis of both careers."
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Member Roster Update - February
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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 - JANUARY
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The SAR Market Activity Report for
JANUARY
is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product
See the
JANUARY
2018 Market Snapshot Report (pictured above)
online here.
See the 2017 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
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2018 SAR Leadership
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Ken Sax
2018 SAR President
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Keller Williams Realty
879-1636
SECRETARY:
Kestell Company
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First American Title is proud to announce Amy Johnson is back! 
