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
March 18, 2022
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NEW MEMBER BENEFIT! PREVIEW NEXT WEEK! |
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Special introduction of our new market analytics program provided by Domus Analytics. |
See a preview of Domus Analytics - the amazing and powerful new tool coming soon as another no-additional-fee SAR Member Benefit!
This is like having a data genie in your computer - your wish is its command.
Want to know what the median price of a single-family home on less than a quarter acre in Deer Park is right now - Domus 'll Do It!
Preview Domus Analytics at next week's Quarterly Membership Meeting:
Thursday, March 24th, at Noon!
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Next week!
Multiple Offer Madness
with Eric Johnson
3.5 clock hours
Thursday, March 24th
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Includes Class, Lunch,
and Quarterly Membership Meeting
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Register now for our next Education Excellence opportunity: Multiple Offer Madness with Eric Johnson.
At this live in-person class, you'll learn best practices for handling multiple offers whether you are Buyer's Broker or Seller's Broker.
This event is combined with your association's General Membership Meeting and lunch!
Class instructor - and SAR Broker Member - Eric Johnson offers a one-minute personal invitation to join his class on March 24th:
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General Membership Meeting
& Lunch ONLY
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Buffet Lunch will be served at noon followed by the General Membership meeting starting about 12:30.
Do you want to be involved in putting a Slate of Candidates together for SAR 2023 Leadership? If so, you may be selected as one of three members at-large to sit on the Nominating Committee this year.
You won’t want to miss out on another new member benefit your leadership recently approved. Come to the general membership meeting to hear the announcement and watch the demonstration!
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Fully nominate someone (more than just a name, must include reasons) for a 2022 SAR REALTOR® Award and qualify for a drawing to receive complimentary SAR dues for three months!
Watch this two-minute video to learn more:
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2022 SAR REALTOR® Awards
Accepting Nominations Now!
Deadline: Friday, April 15
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Applications are now being accepted for all 2022 SAR REALTOR® Awards!
You and your REALTOR® colleagues will decide who will be our honorees for:
2022 REALTOR ® of the Year
Steve Flinn REALTOR ® Achievement
REALTOR ® Community Service
Affiliate of the Year
Partner of the Year
Spokane's Citizen of the Year
The deadline by which you must submit nominations to the SAR for them to be considered is Friday, April 15th.
The 2022 SAR REALTOR® Awards will be announced and presented on Thursday, May 19th, at the SAR's annual REALTOR® Awards Luncheon at Ruby River Hotel
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2022 SAR Legacy of Service Award
Deadline: April 15th
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Your SAR is now accepting nominations for its 2022 SAR Legacy of Service Award.
This award is created as a "Lifetime Achievement" award to honor those REALTOR® members who are respected in our profession by colleagues and serve our profession through various Association committees.
Additionally, this award honors those who spend the majority of their years as active REALTORS® mentoring newer members, helping to define regulations within our field, all the while giving back to the community.
Nominations are due Friday, April 15th.
The 2022 SAR Legacy of Service Award will be presented at the SAR Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 19th.
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2022 Gary Fox Memorial Award
Deadline: April 15th
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Gary Fox Memorial Designated/Managing Broker Award.
This award recognizes a Designated Broker or Managing Broker who serves as an example of loyalty, ethical behavior, and leadership in the real estate profession.
Nominations are due Friday, April 15th.
The 2022 Gary Fox Memorial Designated/Managing Broker Award will be presented at the SAR Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 19th.
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Governmental Affairs Guest:
Spencer Gardner,
Spokane Planning Director
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Members of the SAR Governmental Affairs Committee met in-person with the city's new Planning Director, Spencer Gardner, this week - after a four-year vacancy in that office.
Gardner, a local resident since 2018, rode his bicycle to the SAR for the meeting. He has a dozen years of experience in private sector planning, including service on the Spokane City Council's Sustainability Action Subcommittee.
Gardner recently told the Inlander newspaper: "Planning should not be something you do to communities. It should be something that happens with communities."
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If you have clients hoping to purchase a home, but are struggling to save for a down payment, they're not alone. Access to down payment still remains the number one obstacle for home-buyers.
You, as a Spokane REALTOR®, can give your clients some good news - down payment help is available (for eligible buyers)!
Your new member benefit - Down Payment Resource - can help you determine whether you have clients who are eligible for down payment assistance and how that could apply to listings right here in Spokane!
Click on the button for a quick and easy questionnaire you can complete with your clients to learn right away if there is something out there for them.
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Second Quarter MLS fees have been posted to the SAR member portal.
They are due by March 30th.
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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Women Build - On Now!
March 16-19
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This four-day building event is where women (and supportive men!) join together to build decent and affordable homes alongside hardworking Habitat families in our Homeownership Program.
We encourage everyone to try something new by providing hands-on building opportunities with ZERO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Let’s give each other the tools to empower women in Spokane county while addressing and helping to solve the housing crisis that so many families are currently facing.
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WCR April Event:
Friday, April 8th / Noon to 4 p.m.
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Come join us at Prohibition Gastropub to hear top leaders in our industry discuss the relevant topic Landlord Tenant Laws & Early Possession.
We are so excited to bring you Dezda Finn - Broker/Owner at Dezda Finn Properties , Ken Sax - WA Designated Broker at Professional Realty Services & Tyson A. Carson, J.D. Attorney-at-law at Law Office of Tyson A. Carman, Esq as our panel speakers.
There will be heavy apps & great networking!
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Two months free TeleHealth
for new members!
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New!
Special Limited-Time Offer
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For a limited time, REALTORS® Insurance Place, powered by SASid, is funding 2 months of this service for members who are new to Members TeleHealth.
The significantly reduced rate of $7 for access to the Members TeleHealth plan will be waived for a period of 60 days from your subscription date.
As an additional benefit, the prior activation fee has also been waived.
Must be a first-time Members TeleHealth subscriber.
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Save the Date
Washington REALTORS®
Spring Business Conference
April 20-22 at Suncadia in Cle Elum!
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Washington REALTORS® is excited to announce that the Board of Directors meeting, the Core Committee meetings, and several other events at The Washington REALTORS® Spring Business Conference WILL BE LIVE AND IN PERSON!
Mark your calendars to join us at the beautiful Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum from April 20-22, 2022.
You're not going to want to miss this event.
We'll be offering a fun - and long overdue - Opening Night Celebration & Dinner, an Awards Luncheon, Candidate Forum, and a Guest Speaker/Town Hall during the in-person event.
Come be part of the conversation, help shape your association, and have a little (or a lot of) fun while doing it!
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New!
Legal Hotline:
Paying 3rd Parties from Escrow
but Before Commission
with Washington REALTORS®
Legal Hotline Attorney
Annie Fitzsimmons
Brokers, Do you ever give instructions to escrow to pay a third party (from escrow) before the commission check is cut to the firm?
Washington REALTORS®' Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, dives into this topic to clarify a broker's potential liability and more.
The video runs about nine minutes.
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The RPR CMA:
Your Spot-on Pricing Tool
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In this class, we’ll review how to use the Realtors Valuation Model® (RVM®) to get a quick estimate of a property’s value.
From there, we’ll dive into additional RPR pricing tools to help you create an in-depth valuation of any property.
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April 11 & 12
Have you been to law school?
Probably not… yet you are expected to draft and use purchase agreements with the same expertise as a lawyer when preparing and using real estate forms to create contracts between buyers and sellers.
Complicating that task, you have over a hundred forms at your disposal through the statewide forms system and you must be able to navigate the forms and know which form to use when and how one form impacts another.
Enjoy Draft Like a Lawyer in person over two days in Kennewick, WA.
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Draft Like a Lawyer
Back Live and In-person!
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Featuring a curriculum that teaches drafting skills and integrated use of the most popular statewide forms, this class offers 16 clock hours to students as they learn about real estate forms and how to use them in their business.
Draft Like a Lawyer allows for students to catch up on high demand topics taught by the Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons!
We highly recommend you attend both days, the curriculum is integrated together over two days and if you only attend one, you may get lost.
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REALTORS® know the importance of adapting and remaining relevant in today’s marketplace. By developing a business practice rooted in inclusion and equality, REALTORS® can help buyers of all cultural backgrounds achieve the dream of home-ownership. |
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FREE!
At Home with Diversity with
WR Past-president Margo Wheeler
April 14th & 15th 9-12 via Zoom
6.0 CE
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Fair Housing Month
Coming in April
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April is Fair Housing Month!
To celebrate, Washington REALTORS® would like to share real life stories from our members on Fair Housing wins you have been a part of, or Fair Housing challenges that you have had to negotiate.
Please share your story to be featured during Fair Housing Month.
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NAR has created a brochure to tell your clients about "The REALTOR® Advantage."
This brochure (pictured) was created with support from the That’s Who We R® campaign and helps support the messaging that whether buying or selling, REALTORS® bring value to the process.
The brochure was designed for you to provide to your clients to share who you are as a REALTOR® and what you stand for, with sections on:
- What it means to be a REALTOR®
- Asking your REALTOR® the right questions
- Honesty and Integrity, Insights and Expertise
- Plus, it highlights the value that REALTORS® bring to the home buying and selling process.
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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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Next Week!
Code of Ethics & Fair Housing
with Mike Crowley
Tuesday 3/22 8:30-12:30
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Wednesday 3/23 8:30-Noon
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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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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February 2022
Market Snapshot Report
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2022 Year-to-date
Market Snapshot Report
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February
Member Roster Update
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See the full member-exclusive Market Activity Report online here.
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SAR and Community Calendars: |
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Connect with us any time on these social media channels: |
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