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January 8, 2020
Upcoming Events, Education and More
TOMORROW! FREE OREF Forms Change Webinar
Join PMAR Thursday, January 9th for a FREE webinar to review the OREF Forms Changes coming in 2020 with instructors PMAR Attorney Phil Querin and Lynae Forbes, President of the Hasson Company, Realtors®. Only 1 registration is needed per computer that will be showing the webinar. Once you register on the PMAR event page below, you will be sent an email with the webinar handout, attendance sheet, and instructions to sign up with GoToWebinar. This webinar is presented by PMAR. Click here to register >>
Join the 2020 PMAR Masters Circle
Membership in the PMAR Masters Circle recognizes your successful real estate career, a result of your dedication and hard work. Let your clients know that you have a proven track record of success and join the Masters Circle today! Applications are due January 31, 2020. Click the link below to learn more, view qualifications and apply.
Earn Your GRI designation in 2020
PMAR and EMAR are offering a variety of GRI Core Courses throughout the year. By taking 10 of the GRI courses that our associations are offering, you can achieve all 60 credit hours you need for your GRI designation.
House Shoppers Feel the Pinch of Few Listings, Rising Home Prices
The Portland area had 19.2% fewer houses for sale in 2019 compared to the previous year, while the median listing price of $469,450 held steady, according to the  December 2019 Housing Trends report  released recently from Realtor.com . The huge drop in inventory added to the burden of people wanting to buy a home in the Portland metro area.

Stand Out on Social Media with PMAR "Shareables"
PMAR is all about providing housing-related content for our members to share with clients across their social media platforms. You can now download and share all of PMAR's RMLS™ Market Stat videos and graphics from the pmar.org website! Just click the link below to access and download PMAR Shareables. Stay tuned for more content in 2020!

Show Consumers What the ‘R’
Stands For
NAR has partnered with Photofy to allow you to easily personalize and share the "That's Who We R" social media campaign assets on your social media accounts, so you can leverage the campaign locally.
Sign up today for free access to Photofy's exclusive toolset for NAR members and start leveraging the national ad campaign on social media.

Why You Shouldn’t Abbreviate 2020
Security officials are warning consumers to not abbreviate “2020” in official documents because they say it can be an easy way for scammers to commit forgery. They say the abbreviation makes it easy for scammers to change out the numbers on paperwork. For example, if you write a date like “1/3/20,” scammers could change it to “1/3/2000”
or 1/3/2021.”

Your 2020 Renewal Dues
Your Realtor® dues invoice was emailed November 29th and January 6th to
the email address you have on file. If you don't see your invoice check your spam
or junk folder. To request a new invoice please email  membership@pmar.org .
To pay your dues online login to www.nar.realtor , access your invoice and
make payment. Dues must be paid by 10pm PST, January 31, 2020.


NAR Board of Directors Extends Code of Ethics
Training Requirement
On November 11th, the NAR Board of Directors voted to extend the mandatory Code of Ethics training requirement for all Realtors® from every 2-years to every 3-years. As a result, the current cycle that began on January 1, 2019 will now run through December 31, 2021. You can click here  to check your NAR record to see whether you have submitted your education certificate for this current 3-year cycle. To complete an online course through NAR click  here ; for more information click here  to view the Code of Ethics FAQ page.

PMAR randomly selects one Member each month who has provided their education certificate, and awards a $25 gift card. To be eligible, submit your certificate to  membership@pmar.org  today.

Congratulations to our December drawing winner, Spring Cutsforth – Spring Cutsforth Realty Group
Update Your Information
Do we have your current information? Please check your NAR record by logging into your NAR account and confirm that your record is up to date. Visit www.nar.realtor  and log in today.