Spokane REALTOR® Awards Luncheon
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NEXT WEEK! 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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Hirst Decision Informational Meeting |
TODAY!
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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Historic Preservation
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NEXT WEEK!
Monday, May 22nd
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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NEXT WEEK! 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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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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Core Curriculum - Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate
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Sabrina Jones Schroeder.
Check-in: 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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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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Condolences
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The SAR extends sympathy and condolences to the friends and family of
Arend Dawson, A-AAA R.E. Appraisal.
Arend passed away May 16th while on vacation with his wife Darlene, Windermere Manito.
The family asks that you respect their privacy at this time.
We will provide details about services at a later date.
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Lilac Festival
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THIS WEEKEND!
Spokane's 79th annual Lilac Festival will hold its signature event this weekend - the Armed Forces Torchlight Parade.
This year's theme is "Celebrating our Heroes."
The Armed Forces Torchlight Parade is the largest of its kind in the nation with about 300 entries!
People will line the streets of Spokane to wave at floats, enjoy regional bands and celebrate our heroes as they pass by.
The parade starts Saturday evening at 7:45 pm, but prime viewing locations fill up quickly.
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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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Legal Hotline
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NEW!
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons returns this week with a warning to listing brokers - don't use Form 35E (the Escalation Addendum) to document the purchase price!
Form 35E is complicated, and risky!
See the ten-minute video online here:
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Don't use Form 35E Escalation Addendum to document the Purchase Price
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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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Suggestion Box |
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Presented by your Spokane Association of REALTORS® 
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2017 SAR Leadership
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2017 SAR President Jennifer Valerien
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869-3828
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