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Transaction Desk / Quarterly Membership
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NEXT WEEK!
Join us next week for your association's first TransactionDesk clock-hour classes and quarterly membership meeting with luncheon - at which your 2016 SAR leadership will be announced - plus special guest luncheon speaker
Stacey Moncrieff from NAR!
All events will take place this coming
Thursday, November 19th, at CenterPlace in Spokane Valley (pictured above).
Here's our schedule for the day:
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 -
TransactionDesk Basic
- 3.0 clock hours -
THIS CLASS IS FULL.
 Noon - 1:00 p.m. -
Lunch and Quarterly Membership Meeting at which your 2016 SAR Leadership will be announced. Special guest speaker will be
Stacey Moncrieff (pictured at left),
vice president of business-to-business communications for the National Association of REALTORS®, overseeing the association's flagship website, REALTOR.org, REALTOR® Magazine, and a variety of e-communications.
1:00 p.m. - 4 p.m. -
TransactionDesk Advanced
- 3.0 clock hours -
JUST A FEW SEATS LEFT.
This is a bring your own device (laptop or tablet) training.
Also . . .
Friday, November 20th, the SAR has a new schedule of instructor led Basic (
THIS CLASS IS FULL) and Advanced classes (
JUST A FEW SEATS LEFT), plus Super User training to set your office up to be paperless (or closer to it)!
Watch the Weekly Notices, Education Bulletin, and Paragon for more information about TransactionDesk support, manuals, and webinars.
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2016 SAR Leadership Vote
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Voting closes Wednesday, November 18th
, for your 2016 SAR leadership. Here is the final slate of candidates:
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Ken Sax,
Keller Williams Spokane - Main
Jennifer Valerien,
RE/MAX Inland Empire
TREASURER
Chris Bornhoft,
Windermere Manito
Doug Hagood,
Hagood Real Estate and Mortgage
SECRETARY
Tom LaLone,
John L. Scott Spokane, Inc.
DIRECTORS
Michael Baker,
Century 21 Beutler & Associates Spokane
Bart Cloninger,
Windermere Manito
Eric Etzel,
Choice Realty
Ken Garceau, Windermere Manito
Steve Hagen, Keller Williams Spokane - Main
Wendy Kennedy, Windermere North
Linda Knaggs, RE/MAX Inland Empire
Karene Garlich-Loman, Keller Williams Spokane
Ron McIntire, Choice Realty
Gina Mosey, John L. Scott Spokane, Inc.
You received email invitations to vote on Monday, November 2nd and Wednesday, November 11th. When you click on the link for the ballot, it will take you to the SAR Member Portal. You will need to sign in with your user name and password (included in your emails) and then it will take you to the ballot where you can either vote electronically or request a printable ballot on which to vote.
Click here to:
If this link does not work on your computer, copy and paste this web address into your browser bar to vote:
https://www.spokanerealtor.com/vote-2016
Deadline to fill out ballots will be Wednesday, November 18th, at 4:30 p.m.
Our new leaders will be announced at our Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 19th at CenterPlace.
See a printable list of our 2016 candidates (pictured above)
online here.
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2016 SAR Leadership Voter Guide
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Your SAR has prepared a
Voter Guide so that you may come to better know the candidates who are standing for your vote.
In it, you will find a photo and short statement from each candidate.
Download your copy (pictured above),
online here.
Stop in at the SAR if you wish a hard copy printed for you.
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2016 SAR Committees
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Your association runs on the time and effort of many members who step up to serve on a committee.
There are both general and event-specific committees with varying degrees of commitment - something sure to fit in your busy schedule.
 2016 SAR President
Susie Luby (pictured at left) offers a
Become Involved flyer (pictured above), which details the committees available under her administration and provides a vehicle through which you can sign up.
Download the flyer here - and
thank you for supporting your association!
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2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
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The newly-released National Association of REALTORS®
2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers provides insight and detailed information about the experiences of buyers and sellers across the country in the past year.
Links to read a summary of the report, and to purchase the complete
2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers document in the REALTOR® store, are
online here.
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Autumn 2015 RE Market Statistics
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The Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington offers its Autumn 2015 Real Estate Market Statistics in a collection of easy to understand graphics, like this one:
See the full report
online here.
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Drones for RE Professionals
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Washington REALTORS®
Legal Hotline attorney Annie Fitzsimmons reminds us that real estate professionals must have, or hire someone who has, an FAA Section 333 Waiver to fly a drone for commercial purposes and get those gorgeous aerial listing shots.
There is plenty of controversy regarding the FAA's authority to require this, but we wanted to make sure you know the regulations and the potential penalties of operating a drone for commercial purposes without a license.
Before you invest in the equipment, review this three-minute video:
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Drones for Real Estate Professionals
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Avoid Copyright Infringement
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Earning a commission from the sale of a listing does little good if the listing broker then encounters liability for copyright violations or misrepresentation.
The revised forms offer protection against both claims, but a listing broker must understand the issues to be fully protected. Similarly, the recent forms revisions offer protections to seller to prevent an unqualified buyer from tying up the property for a long time, but those provisions are meaningless if not used by seller.
Listing brokers need to understand all of these issues to fully protect themselves, their firm and their seller.
 Read more from your Washington REALTORS
® Legal Hotline attorney,
Annie Fitzsimmons (pictured at left),
online here.
Remember, you can ask Annie a general real estate legal question any time by phone or email as shown above.
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The Voice for Real Estate
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NAR Director of Broadcasting
Stephen Gasque returns this week with a new edition of his bi-weekly video update,
The Voice for Real Estate.
Featured segments:
- Upstream data initiative gets underway
- How crowdfunding rule could boost real estate
- Who are today's buyers?
- NAR conference goes to San Diego
See the seven-minute video online here:
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The Voice for Real Estate
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Conference Live 2015
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Conference Live is a great way to participate in real estate's largest event of the year, this weekend in San Diego, even if you can't be there in person!
Click on the image above to learn more.
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| 2015 REALTOR® Education |
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Quality of Education
through SAR/WR Education Instructors
Here is the latest class listing of your SAR - offering the best live and local continuing real estate education classes for 2015.
Click on each class title,
underlined in blue, to bring up a flyer for that class - suitable for posting in your office.
Register for these classes
online here:
Please be in touch with
Debbie at the SAR if you have any questions about these classes or your license education requirements, by phone at
326-9222 or by
email.
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Code of Ethics - Standards for Success
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Thursday, December 3 -
Code of Ethics - Standards for Success - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
You are required by NAR to complete a Code of Ethics class once in every four-year cycle. The current cycle began January 1, 2013, and ends December 31, 2016. If you have not taken an ethics class since January 1, 2013, you need to take this class to stay current!
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
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Statewide Purchase and Sale Agreement
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CLASS IS FULL!
Friday, December 4 -
Statewide Purchase and Sale Agreement - with
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
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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.
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Transaction Desk - Training, Help and More
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The SAR is working to provide as many opportunities as possible for training on our new TransactionDesk product. Our current block of in-person trainings is maxing out fast and we will be adding more throughout December, but there are several other ways to get information about this great new tool.
Webinars are being offered now for Introduction to TransactionDesk and Overview of Advanced Features. You can register for these webinars
by clicking here or going to the SAR Education link from the MLS Dashboard. We will be making the recorded sessions available at a later time.
User Guides are available on our website
by clicking here. These are step-by-step instructions to working with transactions and electronic signatures.
Within TransactionDesk itself, there are a number of ways to get help or training.
View videos for any screen that
has this icon:
Support (phone and online options) and the full video library are available by clicking the help link on the left side menu.
Look for this icon:
Watch for more training opportunities in the Education Bulletin, Weekly Notices, and home page of Paragon!
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G-Fee Call for Action - Update
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Last week, the House of Representatives voted, 354 to 72, to amend the highway bill and remove GSE Loan Guarantee Fees to pay for transportation.
Without a doubt, we've made this progress because your fellow REALTORS® have sent more than 170,000 emails to Congress urging them not to take money from homeowners.
BUT OUR WORK IS NOT DONE.
The bill will now go to a House-Senate Conference, which means
WE REALLY NEED YOU TO TAKE ACTION!
Bottom Line: Passing a new highway bill is important and NAR supports many of the provisions in the legislation, but NAR will not support funding the highway bill through the use of G-Fee revenue. It is essential the House Bill stays in place through the Conference Committee process.
Thank you for taking action. When REALTORS® act, Congress listens.
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Open Enrollment Open Now
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Open Enrollment, as its called, started November 1st, 2015, and runs through January 31st, 2016, during which time you can start or change your health insurance plan.
REALTORS® enjoy a private Members Health Insurance Exchange.
Just for NAR members, the Exchange provides access to ACA (Obamacare) compliant individual major medical plans from nationally recognized and top-rated insurance carriers including Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Coventry, Health Net, Kaiser Permanente, UnitedHealthCare, and more.
All plans offered are guaranteed acceptance.
Learn more
online here.
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Inland Northwest Ski Areas
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Photo courtesy Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park
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If a client asks you, "Are there any ski areas around here?" You can answer, "Yes! There are eighteen ski areas in the Inland Northwest."
GoogleMaps offers an interactive online map with pinpoints where each of these are, including venue details, website links and driving directions.
See the map (pictured above)
on your computer screen here.
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SAR Christmas Party
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TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
Save the date and plan to join your colleagues for the Spokane Association of REALTORS® Annual Christmas Party!
This year, the event will be held on Wednesday, December 9th, at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park.
Register at:
or the SAR website, or in person at the SAR.
See the event flyer (pictured above), suitable for posting in your office and sharing with your colleagues, online here.
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Member 2 Member
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Summit Funding invites all fellow SAR members to its Celebrate 2015 Open House, Thursday, December 3rd.
See the event flyer (pictured above), with more details and registration information, online here.
Member 2 Member is a member benefit of the SAR. It is intended to announce a new product, service, location or affiliate event. If you are a member who wishes to share a message with your fellow members, please email it to
Debbie at the SAR:
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| ListHub Report for October |
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| Market Activity Report - October |
The SAR Market Activity Report for
October is now online.
See the latest report - and archived reports -
online here.
See the September 2015 summary report (pictured above) online here.
See the 2015 year-to-date summary report (pictured above) online here.
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You Be The Judge - November
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Here is
You Be The Judge for
November
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Case #2-8: Misrepresentation
Winner to be announced next month.
Congratulations, Beverly Lee, Top Gold Realty, our September/October Starbucks card winner!
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ANSWER:
The Hearing Panel concluded that REALTOR® B's conduct had violated Article 1 of the Code of Ethics, which requires REALTORS® to protect and promote their clients' interests. The panel also found that since REALTOR® B honestly felt the original listing price of $156,900 was the fair market value at the time he listed it, REALTOR® B had not violated the Code of Ethics by suggesting that the price be lowered. However, since REALTOR® B later concluded the property was overpriced, he should have immediately notified Client A of his conclusion and not waited for Client A to call him six weeks later.
Case #1-10: Obligations Under Exclusive Listing
See the full text of last month's case,
online here.
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| Member Roster Update |
NEW!
Click here to view the latest
Roster Update - listing new and resigned members and companies.
Click here to view the latest list of
MLS Subscription Waivers approved by the SAR Board of Directors.
Send a message to Angie at the SAR with any changes.
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