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Open House Weekend Winner!
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The grand-prize winner from our recent Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend is off to the carpet store with her husband - and a $1,000 VISA gift card!
Photo above: 2017 SAR President Jennifer Valerien (right), delivers the grand prize to Marian Bye (center) with husband Mike Bye (right), at the SAR this week.
Marian, Mike, and his sister Sue, all went to visit several of the open houses during our recent event. Their visit to Sherry Spencer's (RE/MAX Select Associates) open house at 14015 North Dartford Drive made them winners when it was selected as the grand prize house at last week's Board of Directors meeting.
As the listing broker, Sherry receives a $500 VISA gift card.
It really pays to visit an open house during the Spokane REALTORS® Open House weekend!
Congratulations Marian and Sherry!
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| Hirst Decision Informational Meeting |
NEXT WEEK!
Friday, May 19th
Spokane County, through our elected Commissioners, is among the most pro-active counties in Washington State when it comes to seeking reasonable solutions to rural water rights, post-Hirst Decision.
The next opportunity for your clients to hear the latest news, and ask questions of our local officials, is Friday, May 19th, at the Spokane County Water Resource Center.
2017 SAR President Jennifer Valerien and Spokane County Water Resource Specialist Toni Taylor join in making a video invitation for your clients to attend:
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Hirst Decision Informational Meeting
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Download the event flyer (pictured above),
online here.
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WR Call for Action!
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CALL FOR ACTION - ENDS TODAY!
Washington REALTORS® is sounding a Call for Action on two bills currently stalled in the Washington State Legislature that need our attention!
SB 5239, which addresses the impacts of the Supreme Court's Hirst water rights decision, and SB 5254, which improves the Growth Management Act's Buildable Lands Review process and provides funding for low-income and homeless housing programs.
Watch this short video for an explanation of what's in play with these two bills, then TAKE ACTION below!
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Washington REALTORS® Government Affairs Update
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UPDATE: 232 SAR members have responded to this call, to date. That's a 12% response rate.
1,521 members have responded statewide. That's an 8% response rate.
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Spokane REALTOR® Awards Luncheon
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Thursday, May 25th
It's time to mark your calendar and plan to attend the 2017 Spokane REALTOR® Awards Luncheon!
This is always such a fun event, when we award this year's awards for REALTOR® of the Year, Steve Flinn REALTOR® Achievement, REALTOR® Community Service, Affiliate of the Year, Partner of the Year, Citizen of the Year, and the winners of this year's Third Grade Poster/Essay contest.
Download the event flyer, suitable for sharing and posting in your office (pictured above), online here.
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Historic Preservation
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Enjoy a fun and informative Lunch & Learn event at your SAR with
Megan Duvall, Historic Preservation Officer for Spokane city and county, on
Monday, May 22nd.
Read a recent article about Spokane historic preservation - featuring
Megan Duvall -
online here.
Megan will present on what it means for a property to be listed on a historic register, what it takes to get a property listed on the national, county, and city historic registers, and how you do it.
Great information to have, and information that will make you more valuable to your clients.
See the event flyer
online here.
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WR Legal Symposium
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May 24th
The 2017 Washington REALTORS® Legal Symposium
gathers leading real estate attorneys in Washington to share current legal issues affecting the industry & to help our members to stay out of trouble!
This year, we have;
Annie Fitzsimmons, Justin Haag, Lars Neste, Doug Tingvall, Chris Osborn, Jeannie Simpson, and
Mark Schedler.
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E-sign with TransactionDesk®
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Enjoy a fun and informative Lunch & Learn event at your SAR with
Karene Loman on
Monday, June 5th.
Karene will present on E-sign with
TransactionDesk®, from creating templates, to filling out the paperwork, and signings.
Great information to learn, or add to what you already know, about this powerful software.
See the event flyer
online here.
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Spokane CRS Class
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June 8th and 9th
Thursday and Friday
CRS is coming to town!
CRS 202: Sales Strategies will be taught at CenterPlace Event Center in Spokane Valley on Thursday and Friday, June 8th and 9th.
NOTE: CRS classes may be taken in any order. You may take this 202 class even if you have never taken a CRS class before.
The Council of Residential Specialists is the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® -- a professional network of over 32,000 residential real estate professionals in the U.S. and overseas, with one common goal in mind...your success.
See the event flyer, pictured above,
online here.
If you have a question, please call
Darlene at
360-901-0307.
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Education Excellence
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Your SAR will be offering an Education Excellence double-header this summer: Increasing your SEO and Online Traffic - and - Internet Correct: Etiquette & Ethics in the Ethers.
Thursday, August 10th
Centerplace Regional Events Center
Both of these classes will be taught by Washington REALTORS® instructor Terry Eccles-Pettet.
The classes will be offered around our third-quarter General Membership Meeting and luncheon.
Download the event flyer (pictured above) with class details and registration information, online here.
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| 2017 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 2017.
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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What else do we need -
Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda
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NEXT WEEK!
6.0 clock hours
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Core Curriculum -
Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate
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Purchase and Sale Agreements
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Friday, June 2 -
Purchase and 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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Code of Ethics - Standards for Success
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Tuesday, June 13 -
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
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Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
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Tuesday, June 20 -
Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
NAR now requires you to take a Code of Ethics class once before December 31st, next year.
Check-in: 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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Instructor Development Workshop
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August 23 & 24 - Training Superior Instructors - with Linda Miller Sheets.
Learn from one of our best instructors as you become one of our next instructors! Here's a great way to give back to a profession that gives so much to you.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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.
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Legal Hotline
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NEW!
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons is back with another video, this time to talk about yet another trend she's seeing in today's crazy marketplace, with a reminder to REALTORS® to be careful about the services they promise to buyers.
See the five-minute video online here:
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Risks that come with Performing Additional Duties
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The Voice for Real Estate
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NEW!
NAR President-elect
Elizabeth Mendenhall was on Capitol Hill to reinforce REALTORS®' position that any tax reform must protect, not hurt, homeowners.
NAR has concerns with the Administration's proposal because it would hurt homeowners by taking away more deductions than would be offset by the increase in the standard deduction.
Also, NAR legal and sustainability staff explain the opportunities and hurdles to selling the increasing number of homes with solar panels.
See the six-minute video online here:
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The Voice for Real Estate
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REALTORS® Legislative Meetings
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NEXT WEEK!
REALTORS® and association staff from across the country will meet in Washington, DC, next week (May 15-20) for the annual Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo.
REALTORS® come to Washington, DC, for special issues forums, committee meetings, legislative activities and the industry trade show.
Here are two of the resources NAR has prepared for those participating in the event. We thought you'd like to see them, too.
See NAR's "Talking Points" members will be sharing with Members, next week (pictured above), online here.
See the latest real estate metrics for our Legislative District, WA-05 (pictured above), online here.
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Mother's Day Open House Tour
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The Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) announces details for its 28th annual Mother's Day Open House Tour, the weekend of
May 13-14.
This year's tour highlights some of Spokane's historic native rock structures: Glover Mansion, Westminster Congregational Church, C.C. Koerner House, Ralston & Sarah Wilbur House, Vera Water and Power Well House, Blakely Gardens, and Royal Riblet Mansion Grounds (now Arbor Crest Winery).
More details and tickets are
online here.
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Half of Non-homeowners Expect to Buy
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National polling firm Gallup, Inc., found forty-nine percent of non-homeowners it contacted in March indicated they expected to buy a home within the next five years, with 10 percent planning on doing so in the next year.
The finding suggests the historically low home ownership rate may be on the edge of change.
Read more online here.
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| Clubhouse Busy Season |
The Children's Clubhouse at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital shares word that it is soon to enter its busy season as families, whose members require elective procedures, make plans to come in during summer vacation.
This means the need for volunteers at our signature community service project will be going up, too.
If it has been a while since you signed up for a shift, or if you don't know what we're talking about, check out the most recent Clubhouse newsletter, online here.
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REALTORS® by the Numbers
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There are 1.2 million REALTORS® in the United States today.
The typical real estate pro sells 11 properties per year.
The median income of a REALTOR® is $39,200.
The median age of a REALTOR® is 53 years.
This information comes from the National Association of REALTORS®' 2016 Member Profile.
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| Open Enrollment for Dental/Vision |
The SAR preferred group benefits provider shares word that open enrollment begins June 1st for coverage to begin July 1st, 2017.
See the general information flyer (pictured above), online here.
For specific information on each coverage, click below:
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| Market Activity Report - April |
The SAR Market Activity Report for
April is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product - and archived full reports -
online here.
See the April 2017 Snapshot Report (pictured above) online here.
See the 2017 Year-to-date Snapshot Report (pictured above), online here.
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Member Roster Update
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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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2017 SAR President
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