The Spokane Association of REALTORS®:
ENGAGES its members, ENCOURAGES professional excellence and cooperation,
ADVOCATES for real property rights, and PROMOTES strong, sustainable communities.
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Weekly Notices
April 29, 2022
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R Pins - Tell People Who you R! |
Today marks the return to in-person orientation for new members at your SAR, after a two-year pause due to Covid restrictions.
Every new member in the on-boarding session today will be presented with a REALTOR® pin (pictured).
According to association records, more than 600 brokers joined us during the pandemic shutdown and did not receive in-person orientation. These members may not have received their R-pin.
If this includes you, please know you are very welcome to stop in at your SAR at your earliest convenience and receive your R-pin so you can tell your clients and friends who you R!
You've earned this!
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Spokane: State of the City |
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward delivered her 2022 State of the City address - the first she has been able to deliver in person due to the recent pandemic - before an audience of about 500 people in downtown Spokane, this week.
Mayor Woodward announced Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington plans to relocate the House of Charity shelter to a new location outside of downtown Spokane.
The mayor also emphasized Housing supply as one of her six key strategic initiatives.
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Shaping Spokane Housing
Residential Development Code Initiatives
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The City of Spokane is considering code amendments that will be foundational to increasing housing supply, variety, and affordability.
The current conversation at City Hall addresses development of attached houses (townhouses), duplexes, accessory dwellings, smaller multifamily projects, increasing the number of homes allowed per acre of land, and permitting for a wider variety of housing types generally.
What do you think?
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The City of Spokane
wants your feedback!
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City has identified seven code amendments that could be included in the 2022 Plan Commission work program and would be adopted as changes to the Spokane Municipal Code as early as spring 2022.
You can review a description of each proposal on the project webpage, which will be updated as the draft revisions evolve.
Comment on one or all proposals simply with an e-mail:
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Or send your email to this address:
If you're a REALTOR®, this is your business, this is your future - engage with the city on these important issues now!
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2022 REALTOR® Awards Luncheon
Thursday, May 19th
Ruby River Hotel
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Join us as we honor the 2022 REALTOR® Award recipients and the winners of this year's Third Grade Poster/Essay Contest - "What my home means to me."
This event always sells out quickly!
Reservation deadline: Thursday, May 12th
Reserve your seat or table with Tami at the SAR,
or 509-326-9222.
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Spokane Association of REALTORS®
Announces Association Executive Retirement and Successor Search
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The Spokane Association of REALTORS® (SAR) offers great respect and appreciation to its Association Executive, Rob Higgins, as he retires as the association executive after 37-years. Rob has been a calm, focused leader through revolutionary changes in technology and processes throughout the industry – not to mention a national recession and global pandemic.
Rob will continue as Association Executive into the fall.
“The first thing we need to say to Rob is ‘thank you,’” says 2022 SAR President Eric Etzel. “So many days he got here early, stayed late, and literally shoveled ice berms out in the parking lot so members and staff could access our building. I want Rob to know we saw his dedication, we saw his kindness, and we appreciate him more than words can express. The leadership team wishes Rob a healthy and happy retirement.”
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Watch a special one-minute personal welcome from Marki herself! |
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New!
Thursday, May 12; 9-5
Mirabeau Park
Hotel & Convention Center
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Women's Council of REALTORS® is ready to ELEVATE Spokane to the next level with the dynamic energy and talents of Marki Lemons-Ryhal!
Topics for the day are:
- 3 Hour Morning Session: "The Modern Real Estate Agent's Guide to Success"
- Lunch (included with full day ticket purchase)
- 90 Minute session: "You are essential: Remove your fear of video"
- 90 Minute session: "Easy & for FREE repurpose videos to get found & hired"
Join us for great education, lunch, coffee & networking!
Full & AM/PM Half Day Options available!
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Luau on the Bluff
Thursday, June 9th
Arbor Crest Winery
Tickets $40 through May 26th!
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Enjoy an evening under the stars with friends and colleagues - and one of the best views of the area - at the celebrated Arbor Crest Winery's Cliff House!
All included with your ticket: great Hawaiian-themed food, live music, door prize drawings, dessert dash auction, silent auction, photo-booth, corn-hole game, and "best-dressed" contest!
This year, our charitable cause will be "Beats and Rhythms," a support network for children and families affected by congenital heart disease.
SAR member Barb Pielli shares why this year's Luau on the Bluff has a special meaning for her.
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Have questions or need special attention? Contact Tami at the SAR: 509-326-9222.
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It is time for the 4th Annual Sip & Sail hosted by the The Realtor YPNs and WCRs in Spokane and Coeur d' Alene.
Join us for a cruise around the lake.
Have a few drinks and get re-acquainted with your colleagues in the industry.
Doors Open at 2 - Boat Leaves at 3PM SHARP!
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Date and time
Thursday, July 7, 2022
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Location
The Coeur d'Alene Resort
115 South 2nd Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Racial Covenants in Home Titles
to Remain in Public Record
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County auditors cannot remove racial covenants on a home’s title and deed from the public record, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.In a case that started in Spokane County, the court affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of the county, saying that racial covenants, language in home titles that made it illegal for people of color to live there, should remain in the public record.
“We must ensure that future generations have access to these documents because, although the covenants are morally repugnant, they are part of a documented history of disenfranchisement of a people,” Justice G. Helen Whitener wrote in the unanimous opinion. ”It is our history.”
2022 SAR President Eric Etzel met with Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton at the association office, this week, and talked with her about this.
Sit in on their conversation with this five-minute video.
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Free Fair Housing Posters |
Washington REALTORS® has professionally printed NAR’s 2022 Fair Housing Poster for our members to use in their offices!
If you would like a copy mailed to you at no charge, please let us know below:
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New!
Legal Hotline
Professionalism: For the Broker who wants a career and not a job
with Washington REALTORS®
Legal Hotline Attorney
Annie Fitzsimmons
This week, Annie begins a new video series with Camden Schutte, Designated Broker for Coldwell Banker 360 Team & 360 Property Management, to discuss important aspects of establishing professionalism for your career path.
Episode One: Area of Expertise.
The video runs about 11-minutes.
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New!
Code of Ethics
& Current Issues in WA State (also known as CORE).
Tuesday 5/17 8-4
Burbity Workspaces
in Spokane Valley
Event sponsored by:
Old Republic Home Protection
Clockhours (Part 1): Code of Ethics (3.5 hours credit) by Mike Crowley
Lunch will be served from 12 PM to 1 PM by Blackakre Catering
Clockhours (Part 2): CORE Class | Current Issues in WA State (3 hours credit) by Angie DeArth
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Registration ends: Thursday, May 12th, at midnight.
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Designated Broker Mastermind
Wednesday, May 11th at 11am.
Washington Realtors® will host a one-hour virtual Designated Broker Mastermind session on Zoom.
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The purpose of this mastermind event is to share and discuss Real Estate best business practices and current trends with opportunity for discussion.
There will be presentations from Annie Fitzsimmons, WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, and James Young, Director of Washington Center for Real Estate Research, University of Washington.
RSPV here - we hope to see you there!
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Stop running around to find what you need… our one-stop-shop will help you save time and improve productivity.
RPR is an NAR member benefit and is included in your annual dues to the National Association of REALTORS®, so there is nothing to buy.
No subscription fees, no renewals.
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The SAR extends its sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of Jake Hoepfer, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services.
Jake passed away on April 26, 2022.
He was a member of the SAR since 1991.
Services are pending.
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The SAR extends its sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of Janet White (Bartman).
She passed away on April 9, 2022, after a long illness.
Janet’s working career began in fashion at Nordstrom's and evolved into communications management roles.
Janet was an award-winning Marketing Communications Director with over two decades of corporate brand marketing experience.
In Spokane, she served as Communications Director at the Spokane Association of REALTORS® from 2008 until 2011.
In San Diego Janet lead the creation of an enterprise web site for an international jewelry business.
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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.
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New!
TransactionDesk Class
with Eric Johnson
In-person at the SAR
Monday, 5/9 1:00-4:00
3.0 clock hours
Eric Johnson will be teaching his TransactionDesk on Basic Sale/Listing Creation.
You won't want to miss this class!
You'll learn all you need to know about the TransactionDesk.
Here are some of the highlights he'll cover in class: Introduction to key features and how to become a paperless office, System Navigation, Settings & Templates, Creating a Sale Transaction, Uploading Signed Documents, Creating an Authentisign Electronic Signing, Archiving Transactions and Receiving & Counter offering an offer.
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New!
Land & Acreage 200 with Jim Palmer Jr
Thursday 5/12 8:30-5
You can sign up to take this class in-person at the SAR or you can zoom in for this full day class.
This Land & Acreage 200 course will introduce the topic, stressing that while selling rural properties is similar in some aspects to city properties, it has unique attributes that take special training. This course should help you recognize the importance for special knowledge and training in the real estate discipline and to help you evaluate your current level of expertise.
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New!
Purchase & Sale with Sabrina Jones Schroeder
Tuesday 5/17 8:30-12:30
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Wednesday 5/18 1:00-4:30
7.5 clock hours
Zoom class - Two-day class - both days required
THIS CLASS REQUIRES A SPEAKER & YOU TO BE ON CAMERA. BE PREPARED!
This mandatory course will include: An introduction and discussion of intentions, goals, and purposes in properly completing the new Purchase & Sale Agreement; the deposit, parties and property; financing and the financing contingencies, title insurance and transfer and inspections; representations and disclosure; and remaining provisions.
This class must be taken once every four years.
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Class Cancellation Policy:
A refund will be granted until 3:30 p.m. three days prior to the class, after which time there will be a 50% refund.
Anyone not showing up for class will not be given a refund.
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MLS Weekly News and Information |
Keep up with rule changes, get tips and tricks and see the monthly MLS totals.
Don’t forget to check this valuable resource!
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Current Market and Membership Information from your Association: |
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March 2022
Market Info-graphic
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March 2022
Member Roster Update
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See the full member-exclusive Market Activity/MLS Statistics online here.
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SAR and Community Calendars: |
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