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Helpful Info for 2018
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We are half-way through the year already - wow!
Are you on track to stay current with the various requirements to maintain your status as a REALTOR®?
Among these are Core Curriculum, NAR's Code of Ethics, Purchase & Sale Agreement, and filing all your class certificates.
Here's a handy guide to help you stay current and stay organized:
Spokane Association of REALTORS®
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Call For Action!
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Tell Congress to Renew NFIP
before July 31st!
NAR, this week, issued a Call for Action to all members urging them to
tell Congress to renew the National Flood Insurance Program before July 31st.
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will expire on July 31, denying necessary insurance coverage to homeowners and buyers in more than 20,000 communities nationwide.
Congress must act now to reform and extend the NFIP.
Take action by urging Congress to extend the NFIP and pass meaningful reforms to ensure long-term viability of the program.
The action is easy - just click on the button below to be included in the REALTOR
® Call for Action!
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Legal Hotline: Cannabis and Pocket Listings
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Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons has a few updates for us with respect to cannabis related real estate and also pocket listings.
First, cannabis:
An Obama era memo regarding cannabis was withdrawn by Attorney General Jeff Sessions which left some questions about how this administration would handle federal prosecutions around the use and sale of real property in relation to marijuana.
Also, Annie wants to update us on pocket listings.
Our industry is under a microscope with respect to competitive issues - in June, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission met in Washington DC and are now analyzing the real estate market to identify if the marketplace is adequately competitive.
Annie explains why pocket listings could present a problem.
See her new nine-minute video online here:
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Discussing Pocket Listings and Cannabis Sales
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Development Code Hearing
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The Spokane City Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on
Wednesday, July 11, 2018, beginning at 4:00 PM in the Council Chambers, Lower Level of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., to hear public testimony related to
amendments to the Development Code standards for attached housing, lot widths, wall height, and parking area location standards to improve options for infill development at the levels permitted by the comprehensive plan.
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Opportunity Zones
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Are you in one of these groups?
- Community leaders
- Tribal and local government leaders
- Potential local (big and small) investors
- Local businesses
- Tax Professionals
- Developers
Then the Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco wants to hear from you so it can invite you to a listening session in Spokane on
July 11th at 10 a.m.
Spokane County had 11 census tracts (all 11 touch the City of Spokane) designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones - special areas that qualify for a new incentive for reinvesting capital gains and deferring taxes.
The Department of the Treasury and the IRS are still developing rules for this program. This listening session will help them do that.
Find out more about Spokane Opportunity Zones
online here.
Send an email to
Teri Stripes at the City of Spokane to be put on the invitation list for the listening session.
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Lunch & Learn: E-Sign with TransactionDesk
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You are very welcome to our next Lunch & Learn event here at the SAR: instructor
Karene Loman will help you get started - or become better at - using E-sign with TransactionDesk.
Download the event flyer with more information (pictured above),
online here.
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Lunch & Learn: Reverse Mortgages
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Learn how your buyers can use a reverse mortgage to purchase their next home.
Georgina Olson with Mortgage Solutions Financial will show you how to increase your buyers' purchasing power without a traditional monthly payment.
Complimentary lunch included!
Download the event flyer - suitable for posting in your office and sharing with your colleagues -
online here.
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Lunch & Learn: Appraisals
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Come and hear Amy Chitwood with Amy Chitwood Valuations share some valuable information on how appraisers measure houses, derive adjustments, and other facets of home appraisals. Your questions will be welcome, too!
Bring your lunch, if you'd like; coffee and water provided.
See the event flyer (pictured above) with more information online here .
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RPR: Perfect Pricing
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REALTOR® Property Resource (RPR) presents: Perfect Pricing With Easy, Accurate CMAs.
RPR's powerful analysis tools are helping REALTORS® across the country educate and impress clients.
We'll show you how to use RPR's Refine Value tool as well as both of RPR's CMA tools: the Comparative Analysis and the Sales Comparison Analysis.
Register for the RPR: Perfect Pricing webinar
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
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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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 hours
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Purchase & 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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Current Issues in
Washington Residential Real Estate
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Check-in: 1:00 p.m.
Class: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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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What Else Do We Need
Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at the SAR
6.0 clock hours
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Purchase & 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: 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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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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SAR Off-site Staff Event Friday
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TODAY
Friday, June 29th
The SAR Will be closed today from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for an off-site staff event.
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YPN Softball
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TODAY!
Friday, June 29th
12 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Dwight Merkel Field
SAR Members and Affiliates are invited to come Cheer on, Network and Socialize with the Spokane Home Builders Next vs. Young Professionals Network of REALTORS® Softball Game and BBQ!
Find the event on Facebook,
online here.
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MLS Fees Due
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THIS WEEK!
DUE: JUNE 30TH
Third Quarter MLS fees have been posted to the SAR member portal.
Your payment is due by June 30th.
Click on the button above to pay online now.
Please email Brenda at the SAR if you have a question about your fees or contact her by phone at 326-9222.
Thank you!
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HoopFest - THIS WEEKEND!
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Downtown Spokane will host the city's 28th HoopFest this weekend - the largest three-on-three basketball tournament in the world.
Taking place each summer, during the last weekend of June, Hoopfest has become an iconic event within the city and throughout the world, bringing in over 250,000 people and generating over $46 million of economic impact to the local economy for the weekend event.
Spokane has a normal population of 216,000 people, so HoopFest more than doubles the city's size for two days.
It'll be tough to find parking and normal access to downtown this weekend so please plan ahead.
Visit the HoopFest website for more information, online here.
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Opportunity Zone Program
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You are invited to a special meeting about the new Opportunity Zone program, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on July 11, 2018 at the Spokane Council Chambers in Spokane, WA.
The purpose of this Listening Session is to hear from local business, government, Tribal and community leaders like you about potential investments and to identify needs within your community.
Your feedback at this meeting will also help the Washington State Department of Commerce as it plans a statewide Opportunity Zone convening this September in Seattle.
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SAR Golf Tournament
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The 2018 SAR Golf Tournament is coming soon!
This year's event will be
Thursday, July 19th, at
Down River Golf Course.
Download the event flyer - suitable for posting in your office and sharing with your colleagues -
online here.
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WCR: Party on the Patio
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It's Summer and time to enjoy this weather!
Join us for our July event - Party on the Patio
When: Thursday July 19th
Time: 4:30 - 8:00
Where: Arbor Crest Winery, 4705 N Fruit Hill Rd
Check out the flyer (pictured above) for all the fun details,
online here.
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Speed Networking
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SAVE THE DATE:
August 9th!
Save the afternoon of Thursday, August 9th, on your calendar to join a Speed Networking event sponsored by Women's Council of REALTORS® and Young Professionals Network!
Download a printable version of the event flyer (pictured above), online here.
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Annie's Coming to Town!
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SAVE THE DATE!
Thursday, August 16th
Annie's coming to town this summer!
Annie Fitzsimmons, Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline attorney (pictured above) is coming to Spokane with her new class "The Hotline vs. The Bottom Line."
You won't want to miss this interactive and energetic class with Annie and a panel of Spokane Association of REALTORS® Designated Brokers.
Register online through the Member Portal, here:
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WR Fall Business Conference
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SAVE THE DATES:
September 26-28, 2018
Washington REALTORS
® Fall Business Conference is coming to Spokane this year -
September 26-28 - at the Davenport Grand Hotel!
Online registration will be open
August 10.
With or without the conference, plan to attend Fun Night with a Heroes and Villains theme - Thursday, September 27th at the Davenport Grand Hotel!
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Member 2 Member
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Vista Title and Escrow is moving to the RLH (Red Lion Hotel) building - 201 West North River Drive, Suite 205 - effective July 2nd.
Download a copy of the reminder flyer (pictured above), online here.
Member 2 Member is a complimentary service available to all SAR Affiliate members.
If you have news of an event, move, update, new service or employee to share with other members, please submit it to Debbie at the SAR.
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Member Roster Update - May
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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 - MAY
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Updated for May
The SAR Market Activity Report for
MAY
is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product
See the
MAY
2018 Market Snapshot Report (pictured above)
online here.
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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