Wine & Dine Experience is two weeks away: will you be there?
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Don't miss the seventh annual Wine & Dine Experience, an elegant evening of networking coupled with delicious food paired with fine wine. This enjoyable evening at Saint Paul's Town & Country Club supports a good cause.
Coordinated by
the Saint Paul Area Association of REALTORS® Affiliate Committee, all ticket sales will benefit SPAAR's
REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, which invests in scholarships and community grant programs on behalf of SPAAR's members. These programs impact SPAAR's members and the communities where members live and work.
The 2019 Wine & Dine Experience takes place on Wednesday, October 2 from 5 to 8 pm.
5 to 6 pm: Registration and networking (cash bar available)
6 to 8 pm. Dinner comprised of tasting courses with wine pairings
Raffle tickets will be available for sale the evening of the event.
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Members welcome to attend SPAAR REALTORS® Charitable Foundation grant presentation on Thursday
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SPAAR members are welcome to attend a grant presentation in which the local media will be invited as SPAAR's REALTORS
® Charitable Foundation will present $100,000 to two community groups on behalf of SPAAR members.
The recipients of $50,000 each are Great River Greening and Rondo Center for Diverse Expression. Come hear directly from leaders within the organizations on Thursday, September 19, at 11:30am at SPAAR's 325 Roselawn Avenue East location.
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Fourth quarter MLS invoices are due September 30
Fourth quarter MLS billing notices were sent by email on September 4 from
billing@spaar.com
. If you do not see the notice in your Inbox, please check your spam or junk folders.
As a reminder, payment must be received on or before September 30 to avoid suspension of MLS access. If not paid on or before September 30, you will incur a $25 reinstatement fee.
To access your portal account,
please
click here
. If you have questions regarding your fourth quarter MLS fees, please contact the association at 651-776-6000.
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2020 Membership Renewals due November 30
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SPAAR 2020 membership renewals are due on or before November 30, 2019. Please review your invoice and log into your portal account no later than September 25 to take advantage of the flexible dues billing payment option, which is available only to primary REALTOR® members and does not apply to MLS-only members, affiliates, secondary members, unlicensed REALTOR® assistants and new REALTOR® members.
Click
here
for additional information regarding 2020 membership dues. Questions? Contact SPAAR at 651-776-6000.
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Weekly safety tips as provided by SPAAR and its members
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SPAARky says:
Lock your car!
Lock your doors when exiting your vehicle regardless of how long or short a time period you'll be away from your vehicle. This includes pumping gas! Belongings can be taken from the opposite side of car from where you're pumping gas or placing your focus elsewhere.
We like hearing what tips SPAAR members have to share, too, such as:
If you arrive to a showing and the door is unlocked, call the agent before entering the property. This is especially important if there aren't other showings scheduled there. And if something in your gut feels off, trust your gut and stay safe.
Throughout Safety Month in September be sure to pick up a free key chain, complete with a safety alert, from one of the SPAAR offices while supplies last.
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What is your #1 safety tip to share?
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Please share your safety tip and provide your name and email by sending an email to Jennifer at jkovacich@spaar.com. Members who submit safety tips have their names entered into a monthly drawing for a prize. Furthermore, safety tips will be shared in future issues of eNews. Thank you to all who have submitted one or more safety tips already. Keep them coming!
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Housing Market Statistics
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Get up-to-date housing market information here. SPAAR provides four different types of reports so you can offer your clients the most accurate housing data available. Click below to see how the market is doing:
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SPAAR to conduct interviews with Saint Paul City candidates
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SPAAR's RPAC Committee will be interviewing and considering endorsements of Saint Paul City Council and Ramsey County Commissioner candidates in the coming days, and will share news about who SPAAR will endorse when a decision is ma
de. Questions? Contact Bobby Goldman, Government Affairs Director, at bgoldman@spaar.com.
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Committee members sought for 2020 Advocacy at the State level
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Interested
in advocacy? MN Realtors® is taking applications for the 2020 Public Advocacy Committee.
This Committee coordinates, reviews and recommends all Minnesota proposals for NAR's REALTOR® Party funding. They look for uniformity in messaging and members' maximization of REALTOR® Party funds. The Committee is a grant review board that does not meet in person. Grants are reviewed and voted upon electronically.
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...and SPAAR Hero honors go to Sue Nichols!
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SPAAR member Sue Nichols brought the idea of an exhibit to the Diversity Committee of which she’s also a member, and the idea took hold. Fast forward to spring 2019 and the Owning Up! exhibit has become a five-panel display that addresses the segregation within the Twin Cities housing market over the years as well as how Realtors® played a part in the divide. Ramifications of the segregation are still apparent throughout the Twin Cities today.
Sue has been named the SPAAR Hero for August 2019 for her efforts to bring Owning Up! to SPAAR and her volunteer involvement in the process.
“Happiness in life correlates to making contributions to good causes,” said Sue, who has been a Realtor® with Coldwell Banker Burnet for more than 15 years; she was previously an occupational therapist. “Racial controversy in our community is a real thing, and addressing it as Owning Up! does helps to get to the root cause.”
In addition to Owning Up!, Sue has been part of SPAAR’s involvement in Mapping Prejudice, which identifies homes that had covenants attached prior to the Fair Housing Act of 1968 as to whom could and could not live in a particular neighborhood.
“It has been great that the entire Diversity Committee has supported and embraced this important project,” Sue said. “They were very enthusiastic, and everyone got behind it.”
In Sue’s free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and their six grown kids on the North Shore or somewhere outdoors.
Congrats, Sue, on being named SPAAR Hero!
SPAAR Hero is a program of SPAAR's Community Engagement Committee, sponsored by SPAAR's REALTORS
®
Charitable Foundation. If there's someone you think should be named SPAAR Hero, share your suggestion with Joe McKinley, Vice President of Advocacy & Community Engagement, at jmckinley@spaar.com.
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Leadership Panel Discussion provides overview of opportunities within SPAAR and beyond
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SPAAR will host a Leadership Panel Discussion on Monday, September 30, beginning with a networking breakfast at 8:30am. The panel discussion will take place from 9-10am with panel participants Justin Fox, Jason Gorman and Jennifer Livingston who will share their leadership paths in real estate and within the Association.
This is a great session for anyone interested in getting involved in local, state or national Association opportunities now or in the future.
Questions? Contact Jennifer at jkovacich@spaar.com or (651) 287-3922.
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SPAAR's Toastmasters seeks to be official chapter by October
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Interested in improving your public speaking? Interested in personal and professional growth development? Come check out SPAAR's Toastmasters chapter, which kicked off in January and has continued to grow with members meeting the first and third Tuesday of each month from 1-2pm.
SPAAR's Toastmasters' next meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 17, from 1-2pm at SPAAR's 325 Roselawn Avenue East location. Interested in attending or learning more? Contact Jennifer at (651) 287-3922 or jkovacich@spaar.com.
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Welcome to SPAAR! We're glad you're here!
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Welcome to SPAAR! We're glad you're here!
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Ebony Abera, Keller Williams Preferred Realty
Jennifer Collins, Edina Realty, Inc.
Francis Do, Edina Realty, Inc.
Talya Esser, Coldwell Banker Burnet
Paul Fletcher, Edina Realty, Inc.
Richard Geckler Jr., Everest Home Inspectors, LLC
Daniel Grider, Keller Williams Preferred Realty
Sarah Gunderson, NuStar Realty
Theodore Hagberg, Century 21 Affiliated Hudson
Caryn Henriksen, Keller Williams Premier Realty
Lori Kahler, Edina Realty, Inc.
Theresa Marthaler, Keller Williams Preferred Realty
Christopher Munsell, Realty Group, Inc. -- Apple Valley
Laura Nandi, RE/MAX Advantage Plus
Leslie Nelson, DR Horton, Inc.
Reid Pettersen, Garnet Real Estate Services
Matthew Phillips, Edina Realty, Inc.
Elizabeth Portera, Keller Williams Premier Realty
Nickolas Ringstad, Keller Williams
Patricia Stanger-Jacobson, Realty Group, Inc. -- Apple Valley
Melanie Swensen, Edina Realty, Inc.
Craig Weber, Coldwell Banker Burnet
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See SPAAR in the news? We'd love to know about it! If you see articles in your local paper about SPAAR members, events or other news, please send an email to
jkovacich@spaar.com
or mail to Jennifer Kovacich at SPAAR (325 Roselawn Ave E, St. Paul, MN 55117) or simply call (651) 287-3922 with the station or publication information. Thank you!
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