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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The Spokane Association of REALTORS® will be closed Monday, September 5, to keep the Labor Day holiday.
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Weekly Notices
September 2, 2022
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New!
Forms Changes
October 3, 2022
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This newsletter includes important information about upcoming form changes, including: Legal Bulletin 222 from NWMLS and a redlined Purchase & Sale Agreement along with sample copies of other forms offered (e.g. 1ASWF-Exclusive Sale & Listing Agreement, 41-Exclusive Buyer’s Agency Agreement and 41C-Buyer Brokerage Firm’s Compensation Addendum).
Please note that your SAR Exclusive Right to Sell and Buyer Representation Agreements are not changing at this time.
Your local Forms Committee will be looking at a few possible changes in the future.
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The revised Form 21-Purchase and Sale Agreement, along with other NWMLS forms, are being released on October 3, 2022.
There are significant revisions to the Purchase and Sale Agreements.
Legal Bulletin 222, which summarizes the forms revisions, redline Purchase and Sale, and SAMPLE versions of the revised forms are linked below for review purposes:
Please read through the information carefully.
The forms will be published for use on TransactionDesk on October 3, 2022.
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New!
Washington REALTORS®
Legal Hotline Video Series:
Industry Evolution:
Agency Law and Forms Changes
These changes will impact how you discuss and disclose your compensation as a buyer broker.
It is very important to be fully aware of the forms change.
Legal Hotline attorney Annie Fitzsimmons and Eric Johnson SAR Past-president and Broker/Owner, Coldwell Banker Tomlinson North, put together a seven (7) video series to discuss best practices for success regarding these changes.
Washington REALTORS® will release the video series next week.
However, we were able to secure the first two videos for SAR members, fresh out of the editing booth.
See these fresh-baked episodes online here, then watch for more videos in this series next week:
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New!
September is REALTOR® Safety Month.
Knowledge. Awareness. Empowerment. These are the core components of REALTOR® Safety.
Watch the SAR FaceBook channel all this month for daily tips on REALTOR® safety - https://www.facebook.com/SpokaneRealtor
For more resources to help keep you safe, check out the REALTOR® Safety Program, online here:
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New!
Q&A with Rob Higgins
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September 2022 is the last month on the SAR office calendar for Executive Vice President Rob Higgins, after leading the office, staff, and day-to-day operations of the association for 37-years.
Rob retires at the end of this month. Next week's board meeting will feature a cake to celebrate his retirement.
“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.”
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.
Karina Elias with the Journal of Business recently sat down with Rob and conducted an interview with him on a topic he's never done before - about himself.
The Q&A format article is featured in the current edition of the newspaper. You can read it there or online here.
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Come celebrate with your fellow real estate professionals at the ballpark.
These seats are located in the special Bud Bullpen, along first base.
· Gates Open 5:30
· Dinner at 6:30
· Game starts at 7
· Fireworks immediately after the game
Dinner included!
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TONIGHT!
Ten Complimentary Tickets Remain!
Spokane REALTORS®
Night at the Ballpark
Friday, September 2nd, 5:30 p.m.
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Your tickets will be sent to you in a separate email.
Sponsored by your friends at the Spokane Association of REALTORS®.
You must be a registered REALTOR® to qualify for your free ticket
Drinks sold separately.
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New!
Fourth Quarter MLS Fees Due:
September 30th
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Fourth Quarter MLS fees have been posted to the SAR member portal.
Please email Brenda at the SAR if you have a question about your fees or contact her by phone at 326-9222.
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On Now!
It's Time for our
Friendly, Fun, Food Fight!
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This year's event started this week (Thursday, August 18th), and runs through Friday, September 30th.
We hope your office will participate in a "Friendly, Fun, Food Fight" competition.
The winning office that brings in the most money will be presented a nice wall plaque that the office can keep for the year!
Excited yet?
Our food drive is one of the largest of the year for 2nd Harvest.
They are very much depending on the Spokane Association of REALTORS®.
With your help, we can make "Friendly, Fun, Food Fight 2022” the biggest yet!
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Office Challenges
If your office would like to participate in a challenge to other offices, just give Tami a call.
No hassle, no fuss we’ll get you all set up.
Tami Peterson at the SAR 509-326-9222.
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New!
Draft Like A Lawyer
Live And In Person
October 10th
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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.
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!
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Monday, October 10, 2022
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
16 CE Hours
$219 for Members, $269 for Non-Members,
Lunch & Parking Included.
NO ONSITE REGISTRATIONS
The Conference Center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
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New!
Perspectives
on a Transitioning Market
Part 2:
Designated Broker Perspective
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Annie Fitzsimmons (WR's Legal Hotline lawyer) returns with guest Shelly Schmitz (Designated Broker with Keller Williams Premier Partners) to discuss the "Perspectives on a Transitioning Market" from a Designated Broker.
Listen in as Annie and Shelly go over working with Buyers in the current housing market.
The video runs about 20-minutes.
See earlier videos in this series online here:
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Landlord/Tenant Law -
from the Landlords Point of View
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New! Free!
Wednesday, 9/14 Noon-1pm
at the SAR (1924 North Ash Street)
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This lunch and learn is free to attend. Join Steven Schneider Attorney at Law for an hour. He’ll cover these hot topics:
- Pandemic, Moratorium and Just Cause Eviction Law
- Landlord’s Rights and Remedies under the new laws
- Avoiding liability representing sellers and buyers of rental property
- Managing rental property
- Step by Step Evictions: Notices to Sheriff
He has a lot to cover in only 60 mins. Be ready to take notes of all the things you don't want to forget.
Bring all your questions and scenarios for the Q&A at the end.
Steven has been practicing in real estate and landlord tenant law for over 30 years. He teaches landlording classes, along with serving the members of the Landlord Association of the Inland Northwest.
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Washington REALTORS®
Fall Business Conference
in Spokane!
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Join us September 21st-23rd for our annual
Fall Business Conference in Spokane!
Help shape the future of your association, hear from influential guest speakers, and network with REALTORS® from all over Washington State.
Additionally, The Spokane Association of REALTORS® warmly welcomes you to their charity event “A Night at the Carrousel!” Proceeds from this event go to 2nd Harvest.
Get your tickets early when you register for the Fall Business Conference with Washington REALTORS®.
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Fall Business Conference
Fun Night
The Spokane Association of REALTORS® warmly welcomes you to its charity event “A Night at the Carousel”!
They will be sponsoring, carousel rides, food & drink, music, and gondola rides, so it is sure to be a great time to network and just have FUN!
Proceeds from this event go to 2nd Harvest. Tickets are $65 through September 12th (at the door $85). Get your tickets early when you register for the Fall Business Conference with Washington REALTORS®
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Stacey Overtoom and Gina Mosey offer a personal invitation live from the scene of Fun Night - the world-famous Looff Carrousel in Riverfront!
The video runs about 30-seconds.
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So, is it spelled "carousel" or "carrousel?" We use "carrousel" in Spokane because Riverfront does. The spelling of the word is as diverse as the attraction. Learn more online here.
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Decoding Real Estate:
Social Media Marketing
with Travis Thom
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For many agents, social media and digital marketing as a whole are tough concepts to grasp, and they tend to have more questions than knowledge:
- How do I get started?
- Where do I get started?
- How much should I spend?
- What techniques help drive lead generation?
One listen to Travis Thom, and you’ll have the answers. He’s the founder of Elevated REM, a full-service, digital marketing agency that specializes in helping real estate agents find their voice in the social/digital world.
In our latest episode, Travis gives tips and shares strategic insight on how to break into social media marketing, what platforms to adopt early (hint: the clock is Tik-ing), and breaks down digital terms such as pixels, code, cookies, funnels, retargeting, discovery cycles and storytelling.
It’s everything you need to know to start or fine-tune your real estate digital marketing plan.
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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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Not an SAR member? We'd love to have you join us! Please click on the door (above) to register. |
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Next week!
Code of Ethics - Our Promise to Professionalism
with Karene Loman
Tuesday 9/6 1:00-4:30
3.5 clock hours
You can sign up to take this class in-person at the SAR or you can zoom in.
Remember, you must take a Code of Ethics class once between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024. This class meets those requirements.
This class will include the following objectives:
- Heighten awareness of the key tenets of the Code of Ethics.
- Appreciation for the role the Code can and should play in professional lives.
- Enhances professionalism and competency.
- Encourages REALTORS® to view their Code of Ethics as a living, viable guide in their daily dealings with clients, customers, and the public
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Purchase & Sale with Sabrina Jones Schroeder
Tuesday, 9/13 8:30-12:30
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Thursday, 9/15 8:30-Noon
Zoom class - two-day class - both days required
THIS CLASS REQUIRES A SPEAKER & YOU TO BE ON CAMERA. BE PREPARED!
7.5 clock hours
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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Biggest Bloopers & Blunders we make in our Statewide Forms with Ken Sax
Tuesday, 9/20 9:00-12:30
3.5 clock hours
You can sign up to take this class in-person at the SAR or you can zoom in.
You'll want to check out this class and learn what the bloopers are and how to avoid making the same mistakes!
Don't be that broker!
Ken Sax has been teaching the Purchase & Sale class since 2010.
He's very passionate about REALTORS® being experts on this... after all, your clients think you are!
Ken will be discussing Forms - 21, 50, 51, 22A. 22EF, 22B, 39, 22Q, 35/35R, 35E and 36.
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Instructor Development Workshop/Training Superior Instructors
with Linda Miller Sheets
Weds 9/28 & Thurs 9/29
Both days are required
8:30-5:00pm
15 clock hours
Two-day Training Superior Instructors/Instructor Development Workshop with WA state approved instructor Linda Miller. 15.0 clock hours. This is the 2-day course you'll need to apply to DOL to become a WA state approved instructor.
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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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New DOL Mandatory Education – Fair Housing Requirements
Effective: June 1, 2022
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Effective June 1, 2022, the WA Department of Licensing (DOL) has implemented SB 5378.
This bill requires ALL Brokers and Managing Brokers to take a Fair Housing class.
Brokers and Managing Brokers licensed BEFORE June 1, 2022, will be REQUIRED to take the “Washington Real Estate Fair Housing (6-hr)” before June 1, 2023.
New agents licensed AFTER June 1, 2022 will be REQUIRED to take the “Washington Real Estate Fair Housing (3-hr)”.
Each subsequent renewal will REQUIRE a 3-hour Fair Housing Class. Just like Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate, this 3-hours will be INCLUSIVE of your regular 30-hours required for each renewal.
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2023 SAR
Initial Slate of Candidates
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This information is shared with members here in compliance with association bylaws which require notice of initial slate of candidates not less than three months prior to the annual meeting of the membership. |
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Your SAR Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its initial slate of candidates for 2023 SAR leadership:
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Elizabeth Beatty, Coldwell Banker Tomlinson V
SECRETARY
None Specified
DIRECTORS
Elizabeth Beatty, Coldwell Banker Tomlinson V
Doug Hagood, Hagood Real Estate and Mortgage
Mary Marr, Windermere Manito
Keri McCombs, Haven Real Estate Group
Heather Schelling, Haven Real Estate Group
Additional Candidates
In accordance with Article XIII, Section 13.2 of the Association Bylaws, additional candidates may be nominated by the REALTOR® members.
For those wishing to nominate a REALTOR® member for an Association Officer or Director position, Nominating Petitions will be available from the Association office Monday, October 10th through Monday, October 24th.
Deadline to return petitions is Monday, October 24th!
ALL VOTING WILL BE DONE ELECTRONICALLY!
You will receive Notice on Friday, October 28th of the "Final Slate of Candidates".
Voting begins on Monday, October 31st.
Deadline to fill out ballots will be Wednesday, November 16th, 4:30 p.m.
Our new leaders will be announced at our Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 17th, at CenterPlace Regional Event Center.
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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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July 2022
Home Sales Report
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July 2022
Year-to-Date Home Sales Report
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June 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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