Upcoming Events & Education
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Register Now for the YPN Realtor® Riverboat Cruise
PMAR YPN's annual Realtor® Riverboat Cruise is happening
Thursday,
August 22nd!
Enjoy food, drinks, great music and network while cruising the Willamette River!
Join YPN for FREE
and save $10 on your cruise ticket!
You do not have to be a YPN member to attend this event - it's open to
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FREE Mold Course & Oregon CE Credits
So the inspector has found mold in a home…what happens now? Presented by 2019 PMAR Partner, Certified Indoor Environmental, this course will teach you everything you need to know about mold, including: where mold comes from, if testing is necessary, common types of mold, what causes attic mold and much more! This course is being held
Thursday, September 12
and is open to PMAR members only, registration is required via the link below.
Click here to register >>
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FREE Homeownership Training Presented
by Home Team Advantage
The purpose of this workshop is to share the latest programs, mortgage products, and technologies designed to increase first-time homebuyer opportunity for households and buyers in underserved markets. This special one-day event happening
Thursday, August 8
is specifically designed for Realtors® and other housing professionals in Oregon and southwest Washington. This training is brought to you by Freddie Mac.
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The Real Enemies of Real Estate: How the Truth
Will Set You Free
The real estate industry has its enemies, but they are not the new brokerage models or online technology portals as you have been lead to believe. The real enemies are the myths and misconceptions perpetuated about these companies that create false understandings about their work and how real estate professionals should interact with them. Marc Davison, co-founder and CEO of Thousand Watt, a creative brand agency that specializes in real estate, believes the truth will set you free. Marc is joining PMAR for our Annual Meeting
Thursday, September 19
to discuss a series of accepted perceptions based on these untruths and provide a window into a better, more positive and far more accurate reality.
Click here to register >>
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PMAR Presidential Address at Portland White House
Join us
Thursday, September 26
for a State of the Association address from 2019 PMAR President Drew Coleman and 2019 Masters Circle President Kathleen O'Donnell at Portland’s White House! The Masters Circle is hosting a night of appetizers, cocktails, and networking, along with a unique opportunity to hear a Presidential Address at a historic Portland estate. If you haven’t been to a PMAR event in a while, this isn’t one to miss! In his State of the Association, President Coleman will give a market update, news about the association, as well as what we can look forward to in the rest of 2019.
Click here to register >>
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Ethics & LARRC
Get a head start on completing your 2019-2020 Ethics requirement as well as the Law and Rule Required Course on
Thursday, September 5th
. You can sign up for just Ethics, just LARRC, or both. PMAR will offer a chance for one member each month to win a $25 gift card. To qualify please submit your 2019 Code of Ethics certificate to
membership@pmar.org
. A new winner will be drawn each month until December 1, 2020.
Click here to register >>
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Register for the 2019 OAR Fall Convention and Trade Show
OAR's Annual Fall Convention and Trade Show makes its way to Oregon's beautiful capital city October 1-3. This is a great opportunity to take time to get up to speed on current trends, earn CE and make new connections. Registration fee covers entry to General Sessions, CE Classes, Trade Show, Trade Show lunch, Vendor Dine-Around, and pre-Presidential Installation reception.
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FREE! 2019 Legislative Session Recap with OAR
Join OAR's Political Advocacy Director and
General Counsel, Jeremy Rogers, and OAR's
Chief Lobbyist, Shaun Jillions, Monday,
August 19 for an engaging recap on the 2019 Legislative Session. Jeremy and Shaun will walk you through the legislative bills passed during the 2019 session and advise on impacts to the Real Estate industry.
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Home Energy Score Update: Portland to Begin Issuing Fines
The City of Portland requires a Home Energy Score and report on residential properties within the city limits prior to the property being advertised for sale. To assist, PMAR created a
Home Energy Score FAQ
. To date, when a seller does not comply, the City has sent a warning notice to the seller and has emailed the listing agent as a courtesy so assistance can be offered to the client.
PMAR received notice that within the next few months, Portland will begin issuing fines to home sellers who have listed their home for sale without disclosing the required Home Energy Score and Report. The initial civil penalty is $500, and the City can issue additional penalties if the violation continues.
Though most homes are required to comply with the Home Energy Score requirements, there are some exceptions. A home must be located within the City of Portland jurisdictional boundaries. Some
condo building configurations
, mobile homes, and floating homes are not able to be scored and
certain homes
may be eligible for an exemption. Home sellers who are at or below 60 percent of median household income are eligible to apply for a
free Home Energy Score
for their home.
Additional information on Portland’s Home Energy Score can be found at
www.pdxhes.com
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What the Fed’s Rate Cut Means for Your Buyers
The Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates for the first time since the Great Recession took hold in 2008, though the move is not likely to deliver significant juice to an already favorable borrowing environment for home buyers. The federal funds rate, which is what banks charge one another for short-term borrowing, will now hover between 2% and 2.25%, according to news reports.
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Owners Find Smart-Home Tech ‘Creepy’ But Use it Anyway
More homes are being outfitted with smart-home technology—devices that enable remote control and monitoring of household systems. A new analysis from Harvard University’s Remodeling Futures Program shows high demand for such devices and predicts the trend to only get bigger over the coming years, despite some recent security concerns and
device breaches
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Win A $25 Gift Card For Submitting Your
2019 Ethics Certificate!
Click here
to check your NAR record. The current cycle began January 1, 2019 and runs through December 31, 2020. PMAR will offer a chance for one member each month to win a $25 gift card. To qualify please submit your 2019 Code of Ethics certificate to
membership@pmar.org
. A new winner will be drawn each month until December 1, 2020. Don’t delay, turn in your certificate today! If you would like to sign up to complete an Ethics course in person
click here
. To complete an online course through NAR
click here
. If you would like more information about Code of Ethics training
click here
for the Mandatory Code of Ethics FAQ page.
Congratulations to our June drawing winner Karen Wehrman – Knipe Realty ERA Powered
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Have You Taken the OAR Member Survey Yet? If Not, Take It Now!
The Oregon Association of Realtors® is conducting a confidential survey of its members. This is a great opportunity for PMAR members to help OAR set its priorities. You should have also received an email from
OARealtors@Qualtrics-Survey.com
with a link to the survey (it may be in your junk folder). If you haven’t taken the survey yet, please do it now!
All members who complete the survey can choose to be entered to win one of five $100 American Express gift cards.
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact
Dawn Radcliff
at
DRadcliff@oregonrealtors.org
. Thanks in advance for your participation.
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PMAR and NAR Life Membership Application Deadlines
The deadline is approaching for PMAR and NAR Life Member Applications.
PMAR Deadline 8/16/19
NAR deadline is 10/02/19
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Update Your Information
Do we have your current information? Please check your NAR record by logging into your NAR account and confirm that we have your current information. Visit
www.nar.realtor
and log in today!
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