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Next week at Spokane Realtors®:
Monday 20:
Membership Committee meeting
Tuesday 21:
Wednesday 22:
Intro to MLS/Paragon
Thursday 23:
Listing input
Friday 24:
Click on the calendar image to see the full SR calendar.
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Weekly Notices
March 17, 2023
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“COVID messed up everything,” said Tom Hormel, president of the Spokane Association of Realtors. “In the last 45 days, we’ve seen the pace of sales pick up once people got past the initial shock of the sky is falling. People still need a home.”
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The housing markets in Spokane and Kootenai counties appear to be rebounding after buyers and sellers have found ways to adjust to interest rates that have more than doubled from their historic lows.
When the market was at its hottest, buyers were forced to offer money well above listing prices and bidding wars became the norm.
But as the Federal Reserve has pumped up interest rates to combat inflation, prospective buyers are suddenly faced with mortgages that doubled the monthly cost for homes that until recently had been affordable.
Inventory also tightened as sellers held off putting their homes on the market because higher interest rates meant that they would have to buy another home of less value to match their previous mortgage payment, area real estate officials say.
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Are you being good with your signs?
A sign that is located anywhere other than on the listed property can become a blight on the landscape and violate the law.
Members of your MLS Steering committee have been working hard with SR staff to create a collection of creative assets to help communicate best practices for real estate sign placement in our area.
Our first piece is a 4" x 9" rack card (pictured) you can share with your teams and brokers. Tap or click on the image and the PDF file will load to your screen for printing and saving, as you may choose.
Send this "camera ready" file to your favorite printer to make hard copies.
If you notice any permanent "off-premises" branded yard signs, please report the location of those signs, with a photograph and any other relevant information, to: [email protected].
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2023 Spokane Realtor® Awards
Accepting nominations now!
Deadline: Friday, April 14th.
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Applications are now being accepted for all 2023 SR REALTOR® Awards!
You and your REALTOR® colleagues will decide who will be our honorees for:
2023 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 SR for them to be considered is Friday, April 14th.
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The 2023 SR REALTOR® Awards will be announced and presented on Wednesday, May 17th, at the SR's annual REALTOR® Awards Luncheon at Ruby River Hotel.
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2023 SR Legacy of Service Award
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2023 SR Legacy of Service Award
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 SR 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 14th.
The 2022 SR Legacy of Service Award will be presented at the SR Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 17th.
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2022 Gary Fox Memorial Award
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2022 Gary Fox Memorial Award
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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 14th.
The 2022 Gary Fox Memorial Designated/Managing Broker Award will be presented at the SR Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 17th.
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2023 Eddie Education Award
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023
Eddy Education Award.
The Eddy Education Award symbolizes the importance of quality education by promoting REALTOR® professionalism. Award winners could have contributed through committee work, course development, program development, teaching, assisting in course delivery, or other activities deemed appropriate that contribute to real estate education.
Nominations are due Friday, April 14th.
The 2023 Eddy Education Award will be presented at the SR Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 17th.
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2023 Hugh Hawkins Education Award
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Hugh Hawkins Education Award.
The Hugh Hawkins Education Award recognizes excellence in real estate teaching. It will be given to the instructor who best reflects the values and skills that Hugh Hawkins brought to the classroom and the industry. Accordingly, the Awards Committee will consider not just the instructor’s teaching style, but also the extent to which those nominated for the Award imparted information in a way that influences their students, i.e., the extent to which students were inspired to change their behavior and/or the way they do business as well as their commitment to Education.
Nominations are due Friday, April 14th.
The 2023 Hugh Hawkins Education Award will be presented at the SR Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 17th.
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SR Blood Drive
Wednesday, March 29th
SAR Parking Lot
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Your SAR peers will be donating blood aboard the Vitalant mobile blood bus parked in the SAR parking lot on Wednesday, March 29th.
Join them by booking a personal appointment between 1:15 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
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Get a full-size copy of the blood drive flyer (pictured) by tappping/clicking on the image.
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5 Home Buying Trends to Watch
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Highlights from the 2022 Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers.
Tap/click on the image to load the infographic (pictured) on your device in PDF format.
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There's a Form for That!
Part 3, Form 22ZZ
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WR Legal Hotline lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons and Camden Schutte (DB for Coldwell Banker 360 and 360 Property Management, Whidbey & Fidalgo Islands) continue the series called, There's A Form For That!
This episode features Form 22ZZ-The Tax Classification Addendum, when a seller places a property into a special tax classification, how does it get removed from that classification in a sale?
The video runs about eight minutes.
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Registration for
WR Spring Business Conference
is now open!
April 12-15 in Tulalip
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Join us at the Tulalip Resort & Casino on Wednesday, April 12 – Friday, April 15!
Help shape the future of your association, hear from influential guest speakers, and network with REALTORS® from all over Washington State.
Registration closes April 4th - there will be no registration at the door.
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Current Market and Membership Information from your Association:
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February 2023
Monthly Home Sales Report
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February 2023
Year-to-date Home Sales Report
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January 2023
Member Roster Update
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MLS Weekly News and Information
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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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2023 SAR Board of Directors
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2023 SAR Committee Chairs
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SR and Community Calendars:
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Connect with us any time on these social media channels:
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