COE Class and SAR Awards Luncheon
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE
NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, August 12th
Join your friends and colleagues
for the SAR's Education Excellence featuring the Code of Ethics class
followed by the SAR Awards
and Quarterly Membership Meeting
Thursday, August 19th
at CenterPlace in Spokane Valley
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, August 12th
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This event is bundled with three main events:
Code of Ethics (required for all REALTORS® before the end of the cycle this year)
in the morning 8:30-Noon
Buffet Lunch starting @ noon
Quarterly Membership Meeting & SAR Awards Presentations
Come honor the 2021 Award Recipients:
- Steve Flinn REALTOR® Achievement
- REALTOR® Community Service
- REALTOR® of the Year
- Affiliate of the Year
- Partner of the Year
- Citizen of the Year
- Legacy of Service
- Gary Fox Award
Attend the day and go home with 3.5 clock hours!
Attendance for clock hours will be proctored - extended absence from class will disqualify you from credit.
Or, if you need any help, call Tami at the SAR @ 326-9222.
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SAR Advocacy Successes
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All three REALTOR®-endorsed candidates on the Spokane Primary Election ballot were successful, this week, and will appear again on the General Election ballot in November.
The Spokane Association of REALTORS® (SAR) and the Washington REALTORS® Political Action Committee proudly endorsed three Spokane City Council candidates, all of whom will advocate for housing and home ownership:
Spokane City Council
Dist. 1 Jonathan Bingle
Dist. 2 Betsy Wilkerson (incumbent)
Dist. 3 Michael Lish
Each of the candidates met with a team of REALTOR® member volunteers, who made a unanimous choice of those selected.
"There has never been a more critical time in our city's history for issues surrounding housing," said SAR President Eric Johnson (right in photo above).
"We believe these candidates represent Spokane's best chance at repairing 10 years of under-building in our region."
Milissa Rosenau, RPAC Trustee, also pictured above, at left.
Read more about our successful endorsements in the Primary Election online here.
Your SAR Governmental Affairs Committee is pleased to announce a success for our recent Call for Action to the Spokane City Council.
The Spokane Association of REALTORS® has partnered with the Spokane Home Builders Association and others to formally reject the City of Spokane's proposed Housing Action Plan.
Our greatest concerns were the lack of data on housing needs, lack of changes to allow for more building and a general lack of any urgency to solve the problem.
Thanks to over 300 signatures from Spokane REALTORS® and home builders the Council responded with a decent set of housing amendments that answers many of our concerns. THANK YOU to all Members who answered this Call for Action and shared their opinions with the Spokane City Council.
Read more about this and other Advocacy efforts your association is making on behalf of your business in the latest SAR Governmental Affairs Brief online here.
 The SAR hosted a candidate reception for Washington State Representative Jacquelin Maycumber (WA-07) at the SAR, this week.
Pictured above (left to right): Keri McCombs, Governmental Affairs Committee Member; Tom Clark, SAR Governmental Affairs Committee Chair;
Tom Hormel, Washington REALTORS® President; Milissa Rosenau, RPAC Trustee; Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, Washington State House of Representatives; Britney Inglis, SAR Governmental Affairs Committee Past-chair; Michael Baker, SAR Governmental Affairs Committee Member; and Eric Johnson, SAR President. The SAR supported Rep. Maycumber in her retention election in 2017 and continues to support this strong advocate of home-ownership and private property rights. Rep. Maycumber is a Member of the REALTOR® Champions Club (see flyer above). Learn more about how this works and how you can help support SAR Advocacy efforts for your business online here.
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Document Recording Fees Increase
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Fees Increased July 26th
Buying a home is about to get a little bit more expensive.
On July 26, recording fees at the Spokane County Auditor's Office will increase $100.
It's a change brought on by House Bill 1277, which the state legislature passed this year.
The purpose of the bill, and the fee increase it requires, is to generate more money for affordable housing and ending homelessness.
Read this article in The Spokesman-Review, online here.
The county warns that documents received without the proper fee on and after July 26th will be returned to the submitter.
Read more about this on the Spokane County website, online here.
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Which Form for Buyer Terminate
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Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons clears up some confusion in the industry on which form you should use when your buyer wants to terminate the transaction.
She also explains the difference between "terminate" & "rescind."
See Annie's new ten-minute video online here:
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Legal Hotline: Which Form For Buyer To Terminate
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iOi Summit
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NEW!
August 17-18
Dallas, TX
NAR's Innovation, Opportunity & Investment Summit will take place August 17-18 in Dallas, Texas, this year.
At the iOi Summit, PropTech leaders are at the forefront of the industry sharing leading-edge information, insights, and products you won't hear or see anywhere else.
It's where technologists and investors connect to fund new ideas and propel the ever-changing real estate industry into the future.
This August, join over 500 real estate practitioners, technologists, and investors at this go-to event to address concerns regarding the future of real estate.
At iOi, your tech leader peers join ranks to pool talents and resources, and discuss and develop essential PropTech strategies and solutions that will revive the industry and drive it forward.
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C2EX
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Washington REALTORS® challenge - Which Association Will Win?
C2EX Contest Runs Through August 31
The local association with the highest percentage of increase of C2EX completions based on the local association size by August 31 will win a FREE WR class!
This includes:
- Instructor fees
- Certificate fees
- Location fees
Commitment to Excellence empowers you to enhance and showcase your high level of professionalism.
It gives you an advantage in our highly competitive market and shows consumers you're committed to conducting business at the highest standard.
It looks like we have 147 SAR Members that have started their C2EX training, with 16 SAR Members that have completed their C2EX training.
Congrats to those 16 members!
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Anne
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Anderson
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Bree
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Campana
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Grace
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Chiquette
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Tom
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Clark
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Kim
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Cooper
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Julie
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Cope
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Cynthia
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Gustafson
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Steve
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Hagen
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Kristy
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Hamby
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Tom
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Hormel
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Eric
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Johnson
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Karene
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Loman
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Gina
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Mosey
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Miranda
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O'Callaghan
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Jennifer
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Shupe
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Lexi
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Witherwax
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We hope you'll be one of those who will complete your training by the end of August.
Bonus - WR will send a free lapel pin to all WR members who complete C2EX!
Download the poster (pictured above) online here.
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SAR Professional Development
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SAR Professional Development
The SAR offers a full schedule of virtual classes to help members satisfy their professional development requirements to keep their REALTOR® status current.
Please be in touch with Tami at the SAR if you have any questions about classes or your license education requirements, by phone at 326-9222 or by email.
LIVE
Code of Ethics class
Thursday, August 19th
at CenterPlace in Spokane Valley
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Registration accepted through August 12th!
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Instructor: Karene Loman
Thursday, August 19th
8:30 a.m. - Noon
3.5 clock hours
Followed by Buffet Lunch starting @ noon
Attend the day and go home with 3.5 clock hours!
Attendance for clock hours will be proctored - extended absence from class will disqualify you from credit.
Remember, NAR requires everyone to take a Code of Ethics class once between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021.
This class meets those requirements.
Or, if you need any help, call Tami at the SAR @ 326-9222.
REALTORS® Code of Ethics that will help you . . .
Code of Ethics cycle ends
December 31, 2021
Check your Code of Ethics status online now:
Click on the GO button below - your Code of Ethics status will appear in the top-left corner on your home screen if you've completed the class.
All brokers must take this class once every three years. We're currently in the cycle 1/1/2019-12/31/2021. Please note for new agents, completing your first two-year renewal, you must first take the 7.5-hour Code of Ethics and Fair Housing class, within 3 months of joining the SAR, and then you will be eligible for ethics training of not less than three hours of instructional time during the next two-year cycle. The NAR Code of Ethics Class offered at the SAR is a 3.5-hour class called "Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals". Your membership will be suspended, until the class is completed, if this requirement is not met. Please call Tami at 326-9222 with any questions.
NEXT WEEK!
Code of Ethics & Fair Housing
(this is our first NEW Broker Code of Ethics class being offered since COVID)
Tues 8/10 8:30-12:30
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Thurs 8/12 8:30-Noon
Instructor: Karene Loman
This class is required for all NEW Brokers.
Why Ethics?
Professionalism means conducting yourself ethically and with integrity and competence.
It results in satisfied clients and customers.
It's good business!
You will gain knowledge of the REALTOR® Code of
Ethics that will help you . . .
- Fulfill your essential responsibilities as a REALTOR®
- Enjoy a successful career based on the highest principles of your profession, and
- Develop appropriate responses and solutions to the most pressing dilemmas you will face as a REALTOR®.
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SAR CALENDAR
Click on the image below to see
the current SAR calendar showing dates and times
of classes, committees, and events.
Other regional calendars:
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Forms Revisions
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NEW!
Effective August 16th
Residential Landlord Tenant Act
& Seller Disclosure Act
Legal Bulletin 220 summarizes revisions to the Residential Landlord Tenant Act (RCW 59.18) ("RLTA") and related changes to NWMLS's lease and rental forms.
The bulletin provides general information about the revisions to the RLTA and does not address specific scenarios that may arise with the landlord/tenant relationship.
If a landlord or tenant has questions about their rights or obligations under the RLTA, you should advise them to speak with an attorney.
This bulletin also summarizes revisions to the Seller Disclosure Act (RCW 64.06) and the related changes to the Seller Disclosure Statement - Improved Property (Form 17) and the Seller Disclosure Statement - Unimproved Property (Form 17C).
Legal Bulletin 220 and SAMPLE versions of the revised forms are linked below for review purposes - in both clean and redline formats: The revised forms are currently available as SAMPLE forms for review purposes only.
The forms will be published for use on TransactionDesk and Xpress Forms on Monday, August 16th.
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SAR Leadership Nominations Open
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DUE BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 27th Nominations are open for directors to serve on your association board for 2022-2023. There are five, two-year terms available on the board.
Nominees for directorships must be REALTOR® members of the Association who have:
(i) served on a minimum of two (2) standing committees within the seven (7) years prior to the time of the election;
(ii) served on one (1) standing committee within the three (3) years prior to the time of the election; or
(iii)who are currently serving, or within the one (1) year prior to the time of the election have served, as President of the Young Professionals Network or President of the Women's Council of REALTORS®.
If a candidate has served on only one (1) standing committee within the three (3) years prior to the time of the election, that candidate must also attend two (2) Board of Directors meetings within the twelve (12) months prior to running for Director.
To place a name in nomination with the Nominating Committee, please complete the application, offered below. You may Email your completed form to Sharon@SpokaneRealtor.com, FAX to the SAR at 324-8650 ormail to: SAR, 1924 N Ash, Spokane, WA 99205, by Friday, August 27th. If you have questions, please contact Eric Johnson at 951-9331 or Sharon Houston at 326-9222. Thank you for participating in the leadership of your association!
Download the 2022-2023 SAR Director nomination form (pictured above), online here.
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SAR Partners with Habitat for Humanity
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The SAR is partnering with Spokane's Habitat for Humanity for the first time in a long time.
Join your colleagues and friends (family members welcome, too) one Wednesday a month through the summer - August 18, and September 15.
No experience necessary; all abilities welcome!
This effort will help build decent and affordable homes for those in need.
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SAR Blood Drive
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Thursday, September 16th
12:45 - 3:45 p.m.
The SAR is delighted to partner, once again, with Vitalant, the region's blood bank, for a donation event in the SAR parking lot on Thursday, September 16th.
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WCR Golf Tournament
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NEW! Thursday, September 9th
Join Women's Council of REALTORS® for a swashbuckling event!
Grab a friend (or three) and sign up!
Lots of excellent prizes, drinks, and dinner!
See the event flyer (pictured above) for more information, online here.
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WR Fall Business Conference
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NEW! September 22-24 in Wenatchee
Washington REALTORS® will be holding its FIRST IN-PERSON business conference since COVID!
Registration opens on August 4th but information about hotel room blocks are available (until they fill up).
Check out the Conference Detail page for more information and mark your calendars to register on August 4th (at noon).
SEE YOU SOON!
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2021 Technology Survey
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Realtors® view drones and cyber security as the most impactful emerging technologies to their business, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors®. NAR's 2021 Technology Survey examined NAR members' current tech usage and attitudes about the future of real estate technology. In addition to drones (37%) and cyber security (34%), Realtors® believe that 5G (31%) and virtual reality (30%) will also have a significant impact on their business in the next 24 months.
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Supra Training Resource Page
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Supra - our lockbox vendor - offers an online resource page brim-full of tips, videos, training sessions, and information to help keep you and your business humming along.
Check it out now, then save the link for future reference.
It's like keeping a Supra tutor in your computer.
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SAR Member Roster Update - July
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NEW
Updated for July
Click here to view the latest Member Roster Update (pictured above) - approved by the SAR Board of Directors at its most recent meeting.
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SAR Market Activity Report - June
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The SAR Market Activity Report for June is now online.
See the latest full report - a member-exclusive product
See the June 2021 Market Snapshot Report
See the 2021 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
MLS Weekly News & Info
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2021 SAR Leadership
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Coldwell Banker Tomlinson
PRESIDENT ELECT:
Choice Realty
995-2833
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Kestell Company
499-9999
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