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WR Leadership Institute
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DEADLINE TODAY!
Friday, November 30th
Today is LAST CALL if you'd like to participate in the 2019 Washington REALTORS® Leadership Institute.
This program identifies emerging REALTOR® leaders, motivates them, and sharpens their leadership skills.
In return, you will be expected to exert a strong, positive influence on the future of the REALTOR® association and our profession.
If this sounds interesting to you, apply to the 2019 Leadership Institute right now or you'll have to wait another year to try again.
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Housing Policy Meetings
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Thursday, December 6th
Members of the Spokane City Council will be all ears to hear your thoughts/concerns on housing policy as they craft the city's new law.
The first in a series of meetings - Thursday, December 6th - will be held at City Hall to specifically tune in to remarks from property owners and property managers.
Download a copy of the event poster (pictured above), online here.
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SAR Christmas Party - Two Weeks!
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Thursday, December 13th.
Centennial Hotel, Skyline Ballroom
Register now before you forget for the 2018 SAR Christmas Party!
This year's event will feature music from DJ Backwoods Beatz, a silent auction, a photo booth, door prizes, hors d'oevres, a no-host bar - and, best of all, you and your best colleagues and friends to celebrate a great year in real estate!
Special thanks to our terrific sponsors this year:
Banner Bank, Condron Homes, Evergeen Home Loans, Homestreet Bank, Stearns Lending, Wells Fargo, WFG National Title Co., Spokane County Title, STCU, and
Mountain West Bank.
Download the event flyer (pictured above) for sharing in your office,
online here .
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Save the Date: SAR Installation Luncheon
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SAVE THE DATE:
Thursday, January 10th
Mark your calendar now and plan to join your friends and colleagues at your association's first event of the new year:
2019 SAR Officers and Directors Installation Luncheon on
Thursday, January 10th, 2019.
At the Centennial Hotel (formerly Red Lion Inn at the Park).
Download the event flyer, suitable for posting in your office and sharing with colleagues (pictured above),
online here.
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Social Media Quick Start Guide
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You know a lot about your market when you know RPR!
REALTOR
® Property Resource offers a collection of Quick Start Guides, including one on Social Media Marketing. Using this, you can go from a blank screen
to an informative and engaging social media post on your Facebook channel in just a few minutes.
Create your own "Five Things About My Marketplace" campaign.
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Co-marketing Tips under RESPA
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Have you given to or accepted gifts from mortgage lenders, title companies, closing attorneys, or other settlement service providers?
If those gifts are in exchange for referrals, then you're breaking the law.
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Form 22A, Paragraph 1
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The Financing Addendum is one of the most important forms REALTORS® will use.
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline attorney,
Annie Fitzsimmons, addresses down payments, types of lenders and downpayment pitfalls found in paragraph one of this form.
See the latest video in Annie's video series:
Real Estate Fundamentals You Should Know.
The nine-minute video appears below:
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Planning Commission
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The City of Spokane Valley is seeking three members to serve on the Planning Commission.
Applications are due December 7.
Planning commissioners study and make recommendations to the City Council for future planned growth as directed by the City Council.
Qualifications include having an interest in planning, land use, transportation, capital infrastructure and building and landscape design as evidenced by training, experience or interest in the City of Spokane Valley.
Members must live within the city.
Applications can be found on the city's website at
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Clubhouse Guests near 1,000 for Year
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The Clubhouse at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital - a designated SAR community partner - reports it has served 976 children so far this year - wow!
THANK YOU to all members who have given generously of their time to help keep this valuable community resource open.
Real Producers magazine features the Clubhouse in its November edition (pictured above).
Read more about the Clubhouse, and apply to be a volunteer, online here.
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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
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: 1:15 p.m.
Class: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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Code of Ethics for RE Professionals
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CLASS IS FULL!
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
at the SAR
4.0 clock hours
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Code of Ethics: Standards for Success
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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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Statewide Purchase and Sale Agreement
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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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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 these former members:
Rosemary MacPherson (92) passed away on November 21st. She was a broker with Windermere here in Spokane.
Bill Sagvold (90) passed away on November 20th. He was a broker with Coldwell Banker Tomlinson South here in Spokane. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
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2019 SAR Dues Due
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Your 2019 SAR annual dues are due January 1st, 2019.
You should have receive an email regarding this.
If you did not receive this email, please call the SAR at 326-9222 or continue with the online payment process here.
To pay your 2019 SAR annual dues online, click on the graphic below, which will bring up the login screen for the SAR member portal:
Once online, use the Review and Pay Balance section to make your payment online.
Alternately, you may retrieve an invoice while online to pay by mail or you may pay in person at the SAR, 1924 North Ash Street.
Thank you for your continuing membership in your SAR!
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Open Enrollment
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Will you be resolving to start or change your health insurance in the new year?
In order for your health insurance to start or be something different on the first of January, you need to enroll by December 15th.
Need coverage today? We can help with that too, with convenient Flexible Term Health plans.
Visit online or call the REALTOR Member Health Insurance Exchange to easily compare health plans and pricing, make sure your doctors and prescriptions are covered, and quickly determine if you're eligible for tax credits to help lower your costs.
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2019 SAR Leadership Opportunities
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Your association runs on volunteer power. Here's your chance to plug in and make a difference!
2019 SAR President Gina Mosey invites you to join her in volunteering to lead our association in the new year.
If you'd like to talk with Gina before you decide how you'd like to volunteer, call her at 953-3410 or e-mail her at glmosey@gmail.com .
Here are just some of the volunteer opportunities where you can help get the work done:
Budget & Finance
Communication/Member Services
Education
Forms
Governmental Affairs
Grievance
SOS (Serving Our Spokane)
Special Events
3rd Grade Poster Contest
Golf
Food Drive
Holiday Party & Auction
Technology
Deadline to submit your application is Friday, December 7, 2018
See the
2019 SAR Leadership Opportunities flyer for more information and application (pictured above),
online here.
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WCR: Holiday Gift Exchange
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NEXT WEEK!
The Spokane-Eastern Washington Women's Council of REALTORS® invites all SAR members and friends to its annual
Favorite Things Holiday Gift Exchange:
Thursday, December 6th
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
at Darcy's restaurant
in Spokane Valley
Download the event flyer (pictured above),
online here.
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Member 2 Member: Christmas Party
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NEXT WEEK!
Our friends at Finance of America Mortgage invite all SAR members to its annual Christmas Party:
4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
720 North Argonne Road, Suite G
Download the event flyer (pictured above),
online here.
Member 2 Member is available to all SAR affiliate members! Use this opportunity to promote your special events, extend invitations to join in charity work, introduce your new employees, whatever you think your fellow affiliate members would like to know. Each submisson will run twice in the Weekly Notices at no charge. Deadline is close-of-business Thursday for that week's edition.
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Member Roster Update - October
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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 - OCTOBER
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Updated for October
The SAR Market Activity Report for
OCTOBER
is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product
See the
OCTOBER
2018 Market Snapshot Report
See the 2018 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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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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