SAR Oktoberfest
- TWO WEEKS OUT!
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Thursday, October 24th
Register now before you forget
for the 2019 Oktoberfest Party!
Our Oktoberfest Party will be replacing our Annual Christmas Party.
Come join us at Shriners Event Center for an evening of German food by Das Stein Haus.
The evening will include DJ music by the Backwood Beatz Band, Silent Auction, Door Prizes, Dancing, Photo Booth & No-host bar.
Casual attire - though feel free to wear your dirndl or lederhosen, if you like.
Proceeds from the evening will go to Meals on Wheels.
The objective of Meals on Wheels is to provide the proper nutrition to those individuals who cannot meet the need on their own.
Special thanks to our terrific sponsors this year:
Banner Bank, Condron Homes, Canopy Credit Union, Lucent Law, WFG National Title Co., Spokane County Title, DIRECTORS Mortgage, Old Republic Home Protection, LeaderOne Financial, Cornerstone Home Lending.
Download the event flyer (pictured above) for posting and sharing in your office,
online here.
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Education Excellence and Annual Meeting
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Thursday, November 21st
at Centerplace in Spokane Valley
Early-bird registration accepted
through November 14th!
Join your friends and colleagues for the SAR's final Education Excellence and Annual Membership meeting of 2019
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This event is bundled with four main events:
Top Shelf Business Practices
in the morning
Quarterly Business Meeting with
Buffet Lunch at 11:30a.m.
Social Media Marketing for REALTORS®
in the afternoon
Attend the day and go home with 6.5 clock hours!
Attendance for clock hours will be proctored - extended absence from class(es) will disqualify you from credit.
Download the event flyer (pictured above),
online here.
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2020 SAR Initial Slate of Candidates
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Your SAR Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its initial slate of candidates for 2020 SAR leadership:
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Eric Johnson
, Coldwell Banker Tomlinson N
TREASURER
Doug Hagood,
Hagood Real Estate & Mortgage
Kristy Hamby,
Windermere Airway Heights
SECRETARY
Dave Crosby,
American Dream Homes
Cynthia Gustafson,
John L. Scott Spokane, Inc.
DIRECTORS
Gregory Barkley,
Keller Williams Spokane - Main
Eric Etzel,
Choice Realty
Judy Flemmer
, EXIT Real Estate Professionals
Britney Inglis
,
Real Estate Marketplace NW, Inc.
Ron McIntire,
Choice Realty
Lee McIntyre
, 4 Degrees Real Estate
Brittany Miller,
Coldwell Banker Tomlinson WP
Abbey Parsons,
Coldwell Banker Tomlinson V
Barb Pielli,
Windermere City Group
Additional Candidates
In accordance with Article XV, Section 15.2 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, Nominating Petitions will be available from the Association office Monday, October 14th through Monday, October 28th.
Deadline to return petitions is Monday, October 28th!
ALL VOTING WILL BE DONE ELECTRONICALLY!
You will receive Notice on Friday, November 1st of the "Final Slate of Candidates".
Voting begins on Monday, November 4th.
Deadline to fill out ballots will be Wednesday, November 20th, 4:30 p.m.
Our new leaders will be announced at our Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 21st at CenterPlace Regional Event Center.
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NAR: Imagine the Possibilities
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November 8-11
Imagine the possibilities: education, networking, and inspiration you won't find at any other event - including keynote
Magic Johnson.
Watch a one-minute video about the conference here:
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Where You Need to Be
2019 REALTORS® Conference & Expo
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SAR Pack the Pantry - Final Report
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Watch for this notice in the Real Estate section of this Sunday's edition of
The Spokesman-Review!
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SAR Governmental Affairs Brief
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New Condo Rules Explained
Condos are usually an affordable way to get onto the homeownership ladder.
New FHA condo rules promise to open more doors for buyers and generate more business for members who can help condo associations navigate the new rules.
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WR Legal Hotline: Electronic Signatures
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NEW!
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons touches on a potentially problematic situation that has arisen in the digital age of electronic signatures.
Particularly, she discusses what to do when you have two parties signing with electronic signatures and only one email address.
Could forgery come in to play?
Watch Annie's new three-minute video online here:
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Risks in Electronic Signatures
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Homesnap Pro: Broker Public Portal
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RETechnology recently published a case study on Northwest MLS's decision to join the Public Portal (BPP) on Homesnap Pro.
The change was made to reclaim consumer traffic.
"What we really needed was a tool that would give us a fighting chance to attract consumers and generate significant listing exposure and lead generation. Since more than half of all real estate traffic is now mobile, we needed a strong position in the mobile space."
-- Northwest MLS CEO Tom Hurdelbrink
How did it go?
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Tax-Reduction Strategies
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NEXT WEEK!
Tuesday, October 15th
Learn how REALTORS® can slash their taxes by thousands each year at this
complimentary seminar for SAR members.
Two sessions - 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the SAR!
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Spokane CRS Class
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NEXT WEEK!
October 17-18
NOTE LOCATION CHANGE:
at the SAR
If you've been in the business for at least 10 years and you take this class, you meet the requirements to get your CRS Designation.
MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL!
If you're a First-time new member you get your first year's RRC membership for FREE when you attend this class (a $195 value)!
Building an Exceptional
Customer Service
Referral Business
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
There are two paths to the CRS Designation, designed to meet you wherever you are in your career.
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WR Fall Business Symposium
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7.5 CE + A Full Day of TechXpertise
Register for the Fall Business Symposium!
Washington REALTORS® has booked real estate tech expert Jeramias Maneiro to speak at the Fall Business Symposium!
Jeremias is a tech-savvy millennial who speaks from the heart and specializes in helping everyone improve their techxpertise regardless of skill level or generation.
Plus, he's engaging and entertaining!
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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 2019.
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
Tami at the SAR if you have any questions about these classes or your license education requirements, by phone at
326-9222 or by
email.
Check-in: 8:00 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
Check-in: 8:45 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. to noon
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
Check-in: 8:45 a.m.
Class: 9 a.m. to noon
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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Purchase and Sale Agreement
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Check-in: 8:15 am.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
Includes complimentary lunch!
Check-in: 11:45 a.m.
Class: 12:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
Check-in: 12:45 p.m.
Class: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 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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Condolences
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The SAR offers its condolences to the family and friends of
John C. Schreiner.
John was the owner and founder of Spokane County Title. He passed away
September 25, 2019.
He was famous for showing up at your real estate office or open house with a camel, zebra, or wallaroo.
John's Funeral Mass will be held on
Friday, October 11th, at 11 a.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Spokane.
The SAR extends its condolences to the friends and family of
Liz Mathwig, formerly with John L. Scott, Inc.
Liz passed on September 17, 2019, in Billings, Montana.
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Code of Ethics Webinar
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The SAR purchased the Webinar on National Real Estate Ethics Day June 27, 2019, in support of REALTORS® Relief Foundation.
Proceeds from this event will help families who have endured unimaginable loss.
We offer each office access to the Webinar to show in your office
at no charge through
December 31, 2019.
This class will not include clock hours, however it will count towards NAR Code of Ethics requirement.
If you offer this class in your office, you will need to send Tami your sign in sheet from the class, so she can record it on the NAR website.
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Higgins Point Overlook Unveiling
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Join us as we unveil the Higgins Point Overlook in Kendall Yards, in honor of
Don Higgins, longtime director of the West Central Community Center.
When:
Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
Where: S
cenic Overlook approximately .2 miles west from the corner of
Ohio and Nettleton.
Refreshments will be provided!
Street parking is available on Nettleton, Ohio, and Summit.
The
Higgins Point Project is made possible by a partnership between Greenstone, the
Spokane Association of REALTORS®, and City of Spokane Parks & Recreation.
See you there!
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Wow your Clients with RPR®
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Meet Neal Oates, Jr., a REALTOR
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Broker/Owner who trains all of his team members on using RPR and implements its use into every aspect of his growing business.
Watch Neal explain how RPR® allows his agents to respond in "seconds" and how the RPR® app and platform "wows" potential and existing clients.
See the two-minute video online here:
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Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution
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The Washington State Office of the Attorney General is offering multiple Spokane-area presentations for its Manufactured/Mobile Home Dispute Resolution Program (MHDRP) this month.
Landlord/park owners and tenants are encouraged to attend.
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SAR Adds More Parking
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The next time you visit your SAR, you will notice the parking lot is nearly twice as large as before.
The SAR Board of Directors, with an eye on member service in a time of growing membership, acquired the residential lot to the east this past summer.
That land was recently cleared.
While the new area is available for parking now, it is not permanently paved.
Welcome to your association!
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The Voice for Real Estate
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See the new seven-minute video online here:
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The Voice for Real Estate: October 7, 2019
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REALTOR® Property Resource - Wow Moments
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RPR
® has launched the "Wow Moments" campaign to represent RPR® user stories, feedback and real-life case studies.
But what, exactly, is an RPR® "wow" moment?
It's sending property reports in seconds. It's receiving info on school ratings on the fly.
It's seeing a brand new listing pop up on the market and being the first to view it.
It's hitting the "call agent" now button within the listing.
It's a series of steps, small wins, and "a-ha" type of moments that all add up to you making a huge and lasting impression on your clients.
It's about relationships, results, and making people's dreams of homeownership come true.
It's who we R®.
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Member Roster Update - September
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Market Activity Report - September
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The SAR Market Activity Report for
September is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product
See the
September
2019 Market Snapshot Report
See the
2019 YEAR-TO-DATE 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 NAR New Member Orientation
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2019 SAR Leadership
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Gina Mosey
2019 SAR President |
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2019 PRESIDENT:
Gina Mosey
RE/MAX Inland Empire
953-3410
SECRETARY:
Windermere City Group
979-6027
TREASURER:
American Dream Homes
994-1479
Kestell Company
499-9999
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Keller Williams Realty
879-1636
Executive Vice President
Rob Higgins
Spokane Association of REALTORS®
326-9222
2019 SAR Leadership Directory
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2019 SAR Committee Chairs
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BUDGET/FINANCE:
994-1479
COMMUNICATIONS:
499-0045
FORMS:
999-7488
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS:
919-1599
GRIEVANCE:
280-8105
MEMBERSHIP:
688-4151
MLS STEERING:
951-9331
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
465-5463
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:
342-0406
SERVING OUR SPOKANE:
879-5092
SPECIAL EVENTS:
TECHNOLOGY:
939-0602
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