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SAR Voting Closes Next Week!
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Voting is open now for you to make your selections for 2019 SAR officers and directors.
An invitation to vote was mailed to you last week. That email includes a link to your electronic ballot.
ALL VOTING WILL BE DONE ELECTRONICALLY!
Deadline to fill out your ballot is Wednesday, November 14th, at 4:30 p.m.
Voting for your 2019 SAR Leadership is easy.
If you haven't voted already, you may do so right from the MLS Dashboard - look for a VOTE icon like the one at the top of this column:
Your SAR Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its final slate of candidates for 2019 SAR leadership:
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Tom Clark
, Kestell Company
SECRETARY
Marilyn Amato,
Century 21 Beutler & Associates Spokane
Mike Crowley,
Spokane Home Buyers
Doug Hagood,
Hagood Real Estate & Mortgage
DIRECTORS
Judy Flemmer
, EXIT Real Estate Professionals
Kristy Hamby
, Windermere City Group
Sara Houk
,
John L. Scott, Inc.
Britney Inglis
,
Real Estate Marketplace NW, Inc.
Donlee Marlin
, Live Real Estate, LLC
Lee McIntyre
, 4 Degrees Real Estate
Pam Novell
, Windermere Manito
Jim Palmer, Jr., Real Estate Marketplace N.W. Inc.
Rick Richard
, John L. Scott, Inc.
The SAR has created an Official Voter Information Guide that offers 2018 Association leadership candidate statements (pictured above).
The members of your 2019 SAR leadership team will be announced at the association's Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 15th at CenterPlace Regional Event Center.
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Education Excellence/Quarterly Meeting
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NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, November 15th
Our fourth and final Education Excellence and Quarterly Membership Meeting will take place on Thursday, November 15th, at Centerplace Regional Event Center in Spokane Valley.
The Education Excellence class will be the required NAR Code of Ethics class (4.0 clock hours) which about half of all SAR members still need to take by the end of the year to maintain their REALTOR
Ⓡ status.
Pay just $25 for early registration on or before Monday, November 12th - cost goes up to $40 after that date.
If you'd like to attend just the Breakfast and Membership Meeting, please call
Tami at the SAR to reserve your seat:
326-9222.
Download the event flyer (pictured above),
online here.
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Bylaws Vote
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NEXT WEEK!
BYLAWS VOTE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15th
The Board of Directors of the Association will submit to the membership at the November 15, 2018 Annual Membership meeting a proposed Bylaw change.
The proposed Bylaw amendment is renaming the Education Committee.
ARTICLE XVIII
Appointed Committees
Section 18.1 Standing Committees. The President shall annually appoint the members and designate the Chairperson of the Standing Committees. The President-Elect shall designate the Vice Chairperson of each Standing Committee. All such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Board of Directors. The Standing Committees shall be:
(a)
Education Committee
Professional Development Committee
(b)
Governmental Affairs Committee
(c)
Grievance Committee
(d)
Special Events Committee
(e)
Professional Standards Committee
(f)
Communication/Member Services Committee
(g)
Technology Committee
(h)
Forms Committee
(i) Serving Our Spokane
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Spokane Real Estate Excise Tax
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The Spokesman-Review photo
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Spokane's strong real estate market has again helped boost city street and other projects.
The city is expected to collect about $7 million in real estate excise taxes for the second year in a row, a significant increase after levels plummeted in the recession starting in 2008.
Gavin Cooley, Spokane's chief financial officer, said revenue from the taxes grew substantially last year, and he projects that by the end of this year the city could bring in close to the same amount.
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NAR Strategic Framework
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The NAR Board of Directors - led by 2018 President
Elizabeth Mendenhall - adopted a five-year strategic framework at its national convention in Boston, last week, to provide a more visionary, holistic, and business-oriented approach reflective of NAR's expanding role in technology and other arenas critical to real estate.
"The new strategic framework represents a common focus and direction for NAR leaders, volunteers, and staff,"
Heather Ozur, chair of the Strategic Thinking Advisory Committee, told the Board.
"It provides clear answers to several fundamental questions: Where are we going? What do we stand for? How do we agree to operate? And it captures the essence of both who the organization is and who it seeks to become, and what unique, core value it delivers."
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Homesnap: What's New
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Introducing associated documents in Homesnap Pro.
Now, brokers can access all associated documents while on-the-go.
Associated documents are available in-app or on the web.
Get the Homesnap Release Update (pictured above), online here.
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NAR: Commitment to Excellence
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The National Association of REALTORS
® just launched
C2EX: Commitment to Excellence - a cutting-edge program that empowers REALTORS® to evaluate, enhance, and showcase the highest levels of professionalism.
Members start by taking the self-assessment that measures their proficiency in each of the elements of professionalism, known as the C2EX Competencies.
Based on their results, the platform will generate customized learning paths, recommend experiences, and provide tools and resources to increase their knowledge and enhance their skillsets.
Find out more in this two-minute video:
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Introducing NAR's Commitment to Excellence Program
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Then, make the
commitment to excellence and take the self assessment,
online here.
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RPR: On-the-go Access
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On-the-go access to property data, market trends, and client-friendly reporting just got a whole lot easier with RPR's newly optimized app for iPad and Android Tablets. Exclusively for REALTORS®.
Find out more in this two-minute video:
If you don't yet have the RPR app, you can download it here:
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.realestate
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You have until November 26th to claim your .realestate top-level domain.
.realestate domain names are currently available exclusively to REALTORs®, firms, and boards of NAR or the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) who have an active
.realtor™ domain.
.realestate domains will be available to the general public
November 26, 2018.
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Eight Cool Tech Gifts
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Tech Helpline recently concluded its annual search for affordable, cool, tech tools and gear of the season that real estate agents and brokers would either like to give (great closing gifts) or even receive.
What did they find?
Amazon Echo Dot
Key Finder (and Phone Finder)
Cable management sleeves (with zipper)
Small tech travel bag
Tactical self-defense pen/flashlight/window breaker
Affordable Bluetooth earphones
Reusable notebooks that store your notes in the Cloud
Car mount for Smartphone
The 2018 Tech Helpline Holiday Gift Guide of tech gifts that are cool, affordable, and highly practical is 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.
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What else do we need
Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda
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NEXT WEEK!
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at the SAR
6.0 clock hours
NEXT WEEK!
Check-in: 11:45 a.m.
Class: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
at the SAR
No 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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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
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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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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Top Benefits of NAR Membership
Here's a great resource that details the Top Benefits of NAR Membership that can help you in your business.
This tool provides the many resources you need to accelerate your success, including information on the Member Center where you can enjoy all the benefits of membership in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
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Sunday is Veterans Day
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THIS WEEKEND!
November 11
This
Sunday, November 11th, is Veterans Day - a day set aside to celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans.
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The Spokesman-Review photo
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You'll find a special Veterans Day insert in this Sunday's edition of
The Spokesman-Review, the result of collaboration between the SAR VA Loan Work Group -
Don Walker, retired SAR member and Past President - 1985 (above, right) - and
The Spokesman-Review (
Scott Baumbach, Classified Advertising Manager (above, left).
The insert features a
display ad placed by your Association (pictured below):
The public-facing ad supports veterans with a message directed to home sellers and REALTORS
®, as their broker: "
When you list your home for sale, accept the loan type offered to those who protect the land under it. We believe in VA loans."
This ad supports the work of our VA Loan Work Group, convened this past summer, to encourage SAR members to be more active in promoting VA financing with their sellers.
Here is the one-minute video the Work Group commissioned this past summer to help SAR members say, "We believe in VA loans!"
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We Believe in VA Financing!
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YPN VA Educational Panel
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The SAR Young Professionals Network held a VA Educational Panel at its November meeting, this week (photo above).
Guest speakers included
Brad Kennedy, REALTOR
®;
Tony Byrne, lender;
Michelle Dawson, appraiser; and
Kristy Hamby, REALTOR
®.
Each member of the group shared his/her perspective on VA guidelines for listings, working with VA buyers, managing VA inspections and appraisals.
The event was sponsored by Heritage Home Loans and the SAR.
The event was presented on Facebook Live - you can see a recording online here:
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Understand the New Tax Law
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Here is part three in NAR's four-part video series on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacts real estate, real estate professionals, and consumers.
This 16-minute video addresses impacts on homeowners:
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Understand the New Tax Law: Video 3 (Home owners)
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PART TWO: This 18-minute video addresses impacts on individuals and families:
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Understand the New Tax Law: Video 2
(Individuals and Families)
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PART ONE: The first video in this series offers a general understanding of the new tax law.
This seven minute video is online here:
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Understand the New Tax Law: Video 1
(Welcome)
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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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SAR Christmas Party - Tickets Selling Fast!
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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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Member 2 Member
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NEXT WEEK!
November 12-16
4 Degrees invites all SAR members and friends to participate in its "
Socks for Vets" event, next week:
Please bring new, or slightly used, long socks and thermal underwear to either of their two offices,
November 12-16, next week.
Download the event flyer (pictured above),
online here.
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Open Enrollment
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The REALTOR® Insurance Marketplace reminds members that it's open enrollment season for major
medical insurance.
During Open Enrollment, anyone can change or enroll in an individual major medical qualified health plan (QHP) for any reason regardless of pre-existing conditions.
It is a period during which one may freely enroll in or change one's selection of a health insurance plan or another benefit program that is ordinarily subject to restrictions.
Open enrollment closes December 15th.
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Member Roster Update - September
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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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NEW!
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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Presented by your Spokane Association of REALTORS® 
See what's NEW at
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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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