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FIND Application for MLS Members
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You can use the power of the FIND Application to make research more efficient - saving you time so that you can focus on making money. Roger Stewart, MLS Training & Communications Manager realtor.com will be at the SAR office
Tuesday July 26th and Wednesday July 27th to present
FREE training sessions.
The sessions are:
9am until 11am on Tuesday July 26th and Wednesday July 27th
1:00 pm until 3:00 pm on July 26th
To register for a session, call the SAR at 509-326-9222 or click on the button below.
The FIND Application is a serious data tool allowing MLS Members access to valuable realtor.com data via an intuitive search engine and a property-centric national database.
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Education Excellence / Quarterly Meeting
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Mark your calendar and plan to attend our next Education Excellence and Quarterly Membership Meeting on Thursday, August 11th.
$40.00 early registration ends Monday, August 8th!
This time, we'll be meeting in the Commons on the Mukogawa Fort Wright campus near Spokane Falls Community College.
The education piece will be a Purchase & Sale Agreement class, which is required for residential brokers to take once in every four-year cycle.
If you have not taken this class since January 1, 2013, you need to take it this year!
See the class flyer (pictured above),
online here.
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PSA Addenda
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Did you ever wish there was a class to go over all the possible addenda to the Purchase and Sale Agreement?
If so, your wish will come true
Thursday, August 18th!
Your SAR proudly presents an all-new, four clock-hour class on Purchase and Sale Agreement addenda, focusing on all the additional forms that can be added to the PSA document - the foundation of the transaction between buyers and sellers of real estate.
See the class flyer (pictured above), with class details and registration information,
online here.
Watch a personal welcome to this class from instructor
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder, online here:
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REALTOR ® Safety - Empower Yourself
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It's here - by popular demand and professional need - a new clock-hour class for REALTOR® safety!
Thursday, September 22nd, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at your SAR
Real estate professionals are in dangerous positions every day, young, old, man or woman. You must equip yourself with basic safety concepts and habits.
Curriculum created and presented by
Beale Luebben and
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
You'll be glad you've taken this invaluable training opportunity!
See the class flyer (pictured above),
online here.
Watch a personal welcome to the class from instructors
Beale Luebben and
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder, online here:
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REALTOR® Safety - Empower Yourself
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Lunch & Learn: Mistakes & Blunders
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Learn from all the common mistakes and blunders other people make on the Purchase and Sale Agreement at the July Lunch and Learn at your SAR:
See the event flyer with more details (pictured above),
online here.
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Lunch & Learn: Home Warranty
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What is a home warranty and how can one help your business?
The answers will be yours at our August Lunch & Learn at your SAR: Monday, August 15th.
See the event flyer with more details (pictured above),
online here.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
Quality of Education
through SAR/WR Education Instructors
Here is the latest class listing of your SAR - offering the best live and local continuing real estate education classes for 2016.
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.
IMPORTANT!
All REALTORS® must complete two-and-a-half hours of Code of Ethics training within each cycle. The current cycle ends
December 31, 2016.
Can't remember if you've already taken the NAR Code of Ethics? You can
log in to your member portal page to verify your member profile or call us at the SAR:
326-9222.
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Code of Ethics - Standards for Success
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Thursday, August 4 -
Code of Ethics - Standards for Success - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
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NOTE: A Code of Ethics course is required as a condition of retaining your REALTOR® membership with NAR. It must be repeated every four years. The current cycle is January 1, 2013 thru Dec. 31, 2016.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
Thursday, August 11 -
Education Excellence (Purchase & Sale Agreement / Quarterly Membership Meeting - with
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
All residential brokers must take this class once every four years. If you have not taken this class since January 1, 2013, you need to take this class!
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to noon
Luncheon: noon to 1:00 p.m.
Class: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
7.5 clock hours
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Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
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Tuesday, August 16 -
Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
NOTE: A Code of Ethics course is required as a condition of retaining your REALTOR® membership with NAR. It must be repeated every four years. The current cycle is January 1, 2013 thru Dec. 31, 2016.
Registration: noon
Class: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
4.0 clock hours
Thursday, August 18 -
What else do we need? Purchase and Sale Agreement Addenda - with
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the SAR
4.0 clock hours
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REALTOR® Safety - Empower Yourself
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Thursday, September 22 -
REALTOR® Safety - Empower Yourself - with
Beale Luebben and
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
ALL NEW CLASS - by popular demand and professional necessity!
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
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Tuesday, September 20 -
The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
NOTE: A Code of Ethics course is required as a condition of retaining your REALTOR® membership with NAR. It must be repeated every four years. The current cycle is January 1, 2013 thru Dec. 31, 2016.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the SAR
4.0 clock hours
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Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate
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Tuesday, September 20 -
Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate - with
Sabrina Jones Schroeder.
NOTE: You must take this Core Curriculum class once every two years for your renewal.
Registration: 1:00 p.m.
Class: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
Thursday, September 22 -
What else do we need? Purchase and Sale Agreement Addenda - with
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
Registration: Noon
Class: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
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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.
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Lowest Electricity Costs
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Washington state is at the bottom of the list when it comes to the cost of residential electricity in the United States. Put another way, we enjoy the lowest monthly electric bills in the country - according to a new survey by
WalletHub.
The average monthly electric bill for homeowners here in Washington state is $218. The highest in the survey is $404 (Connecticut).
Read more about this
online here.
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Who does the Broker Really Represent?
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NEW!
Your Washington REALTORS® in-house lawyer,
Annie Fitzsimmons, is back this week with another video in her DOL (Department of Licensing) series.
The DOL has been frequently finding, in audited Transaction Files, that Brokers in Washington are not correctly identifying their Agency in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
Avoid the risk that 'Misrepresentation' poses to you legally, by watching Annie's explanation in her
six-minute video online here:
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Who does the broker really represent?
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FREE RPR Workshop
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RPR is coming to town and offering a free workshop covering exciting technology that is available free for all REALTORS®!
Did we mention it's free?
The event will be Monday, August 1st, from 2-4 p.m. at the SAR, hosted by a live and in person RPR representative who knows her stuff and welcomes your questions.
More information is available in the event flyer (pictured above), online here.
If you'd like to know how to get started with RPR but can't attend this workshop, see a live online presentation on Wednesday, August 3rd at 9 a.m.; or Thursday, September 8th, at 10 a.m.
If, for some reason, you register for one of these live online presentations and have to miss it, a copy of the recording will be mailed to you at no charge.
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WR Business Symposium
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Washington REALTORS® invites you to its 2016 Business Symposium, September 29th at Sea-Tac Convention Center.
What you'll take away from the Business Symposium . . .
· 7.5 Clock Hours
· Create a prospecting program that is effective and adds to your business profitability
· Understand real estate advertising do's and don'ts
· Recognize the legal requirements regarding property advertisement
· Calculate the cost of advertisement and evaluate promotion effectiveness
More details on the Business Symposium and online registration are available here.
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WCR Summer Social
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The Spokane-Eastern Washington Women's Council of REALTORS invites you to its Summer Social at Tamarack Public House on Wednesday, August 10th.
See the event flyer (pictured above) for more information, online here.
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WR Fall Business Conference
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Washington REALTORS® will be holding its 2016 Fall Business Conference in Spokane!
The event will be September 14-16 at the historic Davenport Hotel. Online registration is not yet open, but you can learn about the many events that will be happening online now.
Visit the conference website online here.
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| Market Activity Report - June |
The SAR Market Activity Report for
June is now online.
See the latest full report - and archived full reports -
online here.
See the June 2016 Snapshot Report (pictured above) online here.
See the 2016 Year-to-date Snapshot report (pictured above) online here.
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Member Roster Update - NEW!
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Click here to view the latest Member Roster Update - listing new and resigned members and companies.
Click here to view the latest list of MLS Subscription Waivers - approved by the Board of Directors.
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2016 Officers & Directors
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Susie Luby
2016 SAR President
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868-9468
SECRETARY:
John L. Scott Spokane
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