KWAOR Updates

NEWS & UPDATES

October 19, 2022

President's Message

As I make my exit as the president of The Kent Washington Association of REALTORS®, the WHY of KWAOR could not ring more true for me:

“To inspire and empower our members to build a better real estate future professionally.”

Some of you may be wondering why you should belong to KWAOR or what you get for your dues money. You know what? I asked myself the same questions! My journey to find the answers, led me to get involved in leadership. I did my best to deliver solutions to our real estate problems with RI REALTOR® leaders and members of our Association. I challenge you to get involved and bring value to your… Our KWAOR membership. Jump in!

Bill Fain

2022 President,

Kent Washington Association of REALTORS®

KWAOR Members Corner

Learn More and Register Here

Understanding Fair Housing Pt. 1

History & Definition

RI School of Real Estate will be hosting a a Fair Housing class at our KWAOR office on Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:00 PM. This class is approved to fulfill the mandatory 3 hours of Fair Housing required every renewal period.

State of Rhode Island Short-Term Rental Registration

The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Statewide Short-Term Rental Registration is NOW open. Registration will be required by January 1, 2023.

Short-Term Rental Website

Short-Term Rental FAQs

Short-Term Rental Registration

The Department encourages Third-Party Hosting Sites and Real Estate Brokerages to share this notice with your clients.

NOTE: The state registration requirement is independent of any municipal short-term rental registration requirements. State registration is required irrespective of whether a municipality requires short-term rental registration or fees.

Stay tuned for a Department of Business Regulation forum on the subject.

KWAOR Commercial Real Estate Practitioners

RI Commercial and Appraisal Board of REALTORS® invites you to their RI Commercial Day. Listen to keynote speaker: Thomas P LaSalvia, Ph.D. a Senior Economist at Moody's Analytics as he shares his research on commercial real estate. There will also be a panel of commercial real estate experts who will share their 10 key points on topic. Register and learn more here.

KWAOR Committees in Action

Thursday, October 27th

at 11:30

in the KWAOR Classroom

CONFUSED ABOUT SOLAR PANELS?

Join us for an informative presentation from James Bethune from Province Mortgage Associates who will guide you through the various types of financing available for homes with solar panels.

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KWAOR’s Education Committee would like to know what our members want for their 2023 Lunch & Learns.

Take Survey

RIAR News

Activity continues to cool in R.I.’s housing market in September

The number of single-family homes sold last month in Rhode Island plummeted 20.2% from 12 months prior. According to a report released by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors and its subsidiary State-Wide Multiple Listing Service, the median price of those sales rose 8.1% to $416,000 from $385,000 in September 2021.

See full article and accompanying statistics on rirealtors.org.