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SAR Blood Drive
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NEXT WEEK!
SAR Blood Drive
December 15th and 17th
Your SAR Serving Our Spokane (SOS) Committee is partnering with the Spokane-Eastern Washington Women's Council of REALTORS®, the Spokane REALTORS® YPN (Young Professionals Network), and Vitalant to hold a two-day Member blood drive to help support our local blood bank at this important time of year.
The blood drive will be held at two sites on two days in December. Pick the one that best suits your schedule and join your fellow REALTORS® in making a difference for those who need your gift of life.
If you can give blood on Tuesday, December 15th, on the north side, please click here.
If you can give blood on Thursday, December 17th, in downtown Spokane, please click here. Get your copy of the event flyer (pictured above) online here.
At SAR request, Vitalant has created this custom graphic (above) for members to use on their websites and social media channels.
Download your copy here and use it however you like to promote your participation in the blood drive and encourage other members to join you!
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Spokane Makes NAR Top Ten List
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NEW!
NAR has identified 10 markets that have shown resilience during this pandemic period and are expected to perform well in a post-COVID-19 environment in the next two years.
Spokane-Spokane Valley made the list!
"Some markets have been performing exceptionally well throughout the pandemic and they'll likely carry that momentum well into 2021 and beyond because of strong in-migration of new residents, faster local job market recoveries and environments conducive to work-from-home arrangements and other factors," said Dr Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist and Senior Vice President. The report was released Thursday morning at NAR's 2020 Real Estate Forecast Summit. Download your copy of the report (pictured above) online here.
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SAR Board Thanks Tom Clark for Service
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NEW!
Your SAR Board of Directors celebrated the conclusion of 2020 SAR President Tom Clark's year of service, this week, with a cake and a round of applause at the association's December board meeting (pictured above). The cake (pictured above) featured a fall theme with autumn leaves, a pair of elk, and the message "thank you for 2020 Tom." Since his audience was virtual, Tom brought the cake back to his office to share with his team. Clark served our association during a pandemic year - only the second such year in the association's 109 year history - the first being the year of the flu pandemic in 1918 (when the association was just seven years old).
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WA Notify
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NEW!
By adding WA Notify to their smartphones, Washington residents will be alerted if they spent time near another WA Notify user who later tests positive for COVID-19. WA Notify uses privacy-preserving technology jointly developed by Google and Apple and works without collecting or revealing any location or personal data.
How does WA Notify work? Watch this two-minute video to learn more:
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2021 SAR Dues Due
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Your 2021 SAR annual dues are due January 1st, 2021.
You should have receive an email regarding this.
If you did not receive this email, please call the SAR at 326-9222 or continue with the online payment process here.
To pay your 2021 SAR annual dues online, click on the graphic below, which will bring up the login screen for the SAR member portal:
Once online, use the Review and Pay Balance section to make your payment online.
Alternately, you may retrieve an invoice while online to pay by mail send to 1924 North Ash Street, Spokane WA 99205.
Thank you for your continuing membership in your SAR!
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RPR® Residential
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NEW!
Successful agents consistently seek new strategies that will grow and brand their businesses, maximize their time, and help them gain a competitive edge in the marketplace.
Fortunately, all of those objectives, and more, can be met by tapping into Realtors Property Resource®, the most powerful data platform available to members of the National Association of REALTORS®. As one of the most innovative benefits included in your NAR membership, and offered at no additional cost, RPR® offers exclusive access to analytics and custom branded reporting tools that can be printed, emailed or texted from anywhere at anytime.
Spend two minutes right now to learn what RPR® can do to help you boost your productivity: create reports, answer client questions, and deliver it any time, anywhere.
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NEW!
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline Lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons and Managing Broker Eric Shull with John L. Scott Kent North are back with a new video in their series on Form 35R.
This week,
Annie and Eric wrap up this series with a discussion on the Broker's role between mutual acceptance and preparing 35R, some ground rules for negotiating Form 35R and also, what happens if the Seller just never responds?
The video lasts 15-minutes:
Past videos in this series are online here:
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SAR Professional Development
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SAR Professional Development
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.
NEXT WEEK!
What Else do we Need - PSA Addenda with Sabrina Jones Schroeder.
Two day Zoom class - both days required
Tuesday, December 15 - 9 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, December 17 - 9 a.m. - Noon
This is a six (6) hour course focusing on the addenda which might be added to a Purchase & Sale Agreement - the foundation of the transaction between the buyers and sellers of real estate. Understand the importance of using our local forms including the Spokane Addendum & the Spokane Buyer Representation Agreement.
Plus, much more.
NEXT WEEK!
Success Basics for Landlords and Property Managers with Eric Bessett (Zoom class)
Wednesday, December 16 - 1-4 p.m.
THIS CLASS REQUIRES A SPEAKER & YOU TO BE ON CAMERA. BE PREPARED!
This course is divided into three distinct sessions: (1) Landlord-Tenant Law (including SB5600), (2) Forms, Notices & other documents (3) Practical, Real-World Best Practices. Come receive a comprehensive overview of how to property navigate the legal, practical and technical landscapes within this housing segment.
3.0 clock hours
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SAR CALENDAR
Click on the calendar image below to see
the current SAR calendar showing dates and times
of classes, committees, and events.
Other regional calendars:
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Governor Inslee, this week, announced a three week extension through January 4th of the November 16th restrictions put in place to curb the surge in new COVID-19 cases.
As a reminder, these restrictions impact real estate in the following ways:
- All real estate open houses are suspended.
- Professional services should work from home. If you are unable to work from home, those services will be limited to 25% of building occupancy and closed to the general public.
- Please note that private home showings are still permitted by appointment with no more than five (5) people, in addition to the broker, on site with strict social distancing.
To be clear, real estate is still in business.
REALTORS® have proven that we can conduct business safely and effectively under these guidelines.
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Department of Commerce Grants
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DEADLINE TODAY!
December 11th
The Washington State Department of Commerce is asking for your help to spend $50 million on struggling small businesses in Washington state.
These grants - up to $20,000 per business - are available to small enterprises and non-profit organizations with annual revenues of $5 million or less in 2019.
Priority will be given to entities in the sectors that are most impacted by the recent public health measures or sectors that have experienced significant, cumulative impacts. Examples include full-service restaurants, fitness centers, bowling alleys and music and event venues.
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2021 SAR Leadership Installation
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Thursday, January 7th
10 a.m.
Join your colleagues and friends as we say "thank you" to Tom Clark for his service to the association as immediate past president and install Eric Johnson as our association's 2021 president - our 110th president in association history.
Of course, this event will be convened live via Zoom; credentials will be shared with all who register.
The event will also feature installation of the 2021 Spokane Association of REALTORS® officers and directors, 2021 Spokane-Eastern Washington Chapter of the Women's Council of REALTORS® (WCR) officers and directors, and 2021 Young Professionals Network (YPN) officers and directors.
We hope you'll make time in your busy schedule to help support our 2021 installation; our new president's 2021 message will be a great way to start the year!
We will be doing three drawings at the end of the meeting - must be present (still connected) to win
$50, $100 or $150! To be entered into the drawing you MUST preregister by Tuesday Jan 5th, 2021
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SAR Member Roster Update - November
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Updated for November
Click here to view the latest Member Roster Update (pictured above) - approved by the SAR Board of Directors at its most recent meeting.
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SAR Market Activity Report - November
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NEW!
Updated for November
The SAR Market Activity Report for November is now online.
See the latest full report - a member-exclusive product
See the November 2020 Market Snapshot Report
See the 2020 Year to Date Market Snapshot Report (pictured above), online here.
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MLS Weekly News & Info
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2020 SAR Leadership
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2020 SAR PRESIDENT
Tom Clark
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PRESIDENT ELECT
Coldwell Banker Tomlinson N
951-9331
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Gina Mosey
RE/MAX Inland Empire 953-3410
SECRETARY:
John L. Scott, Inc.
280-8595
TREASURER:
Windermere Airway Heights
688-4151
Executive Vice President
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2020 SAR Committee Chairs
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BUDGET/FINANCE:
688-4151
COMMUNICATIONS:
954-5647
FORMS:
999-7488
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS:
218-8062
GRIEVANCE:
703-0385
MEMBERSHIP:
879-1636
MLS STEERING:
953-1666
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
951-9710
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:
994-0359
SERVING OUR SPOKANE:
879-5092
SPECIAL EVENTS:
953-3410
TECHNOLOGY:
342-0406
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