Weekly Notices
December 31, 2021
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SAR Closed Friday, December 31st. |
Your Spokane Association of REALTORS® office will be closed today - Friday, December 31st - to keep the New Year's holiday.
We wish you good health, good business, and good humor in the new year.
SAR Closed Friday, January 7th.
Your Spokane Association of REALTORS® office will be closed next Friday - Friday, January 7th - so that staff members may participate in an off-campus leadership retreat.
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Spokane Poised to Maintain
Strong Market in New Year
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Spokane County’s median closed home price was $375,000 in November, a 21.2% increase compared with the $309,500 median price in November 2020, according to data from the Spokane Association of Realtors. December housing data has not yet been released.
Spokane Association of Realtors Executive Officer Rob Higgins anticipates in-migration of remote workers to the Lilac City will persist into next year.
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Your 2022 SAR annual dues are due January 1st, 2022.
You should have received 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 2022 SAR annual dues online, click on the graphic below, which will bring up the login screen for the SAR member portal:
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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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2022 First Quarter MLS Fees Due |
1st Quarter MLS Fees for 2022 have been invoiced and posted to the SAR Member Portal.
Payment must be received on or before December 30, 2021.
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To pay your 1st Quarter MLS Fees online, click on the button above, or go to the MLS Dashboard and click on the SAR Payments icon.
When paying online, please do not combine your Annual SAR Dues with your Quarterly MLS Fees.
These must be paid separately.
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REALTOR® Code of Ethics
Are you ready for next year?
All REALTORS® are required to complete ethics training within three-year cycles. The current cycle ends December 31 this year.
316 SAR members have yet to complete NAR-required Code of Ethics training in this cycle.
If you remain out of compliance at the end of the year, your REALTOR® membership and MLS access will be turned off.
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UPCOMING LIVE
CODE OF ETHICS TRAINING
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LIVE WEBINAR FORMAT | 3.0 CE
Multiple Dates Available - View Calendar and Search by "Code of Ethics" to view all COE class dates.
The CODE is what sets REALTORS® apart!
Check it out here:
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Effective December 31, 2021, the National Association of REALTORS® free access to zipForm software will expire.
Washington REALTORS® has been working to research and evaluate forms options for our members. We are close to a resolution and will be making an announcement soon.
Please rest assured your access will NOT expire on December 31 and you will not be charged any fees at this time.
We are working closely with zipForm to ensure our members will have uninterrupted service until we determine the best course of action for our members.
Thank you for your patience.
NOTE:
If you are using Transactions (formerly TransactionDesk), you will not see any changes. This is an SAR member benefit.
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Thursday, January 6th
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Crave. Eats. Drinks. Nightlife.
401 West Riverside Avenue
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Women's Council of REALTORS
Spokane-Eastern Washington
"Crave"-ing to be a Member?
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FREE ADMISSION!
Complimentary food and first drink!
Join us for a fun-filled evening of networking.
Come see how WCR can benefit you and your business.
Thank you to Molly Rainer of Q Home Loans and Chris Mann of Above All Home Inspections for sponsoring this event!
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Washington REALTORS®
2022 Legislative Days
Registration Opens
Pre-register by noon on Thursday, January 13th - onsite registration will not be accepted!
We're excited to welcome WR members from all over Washington State back to Olympia for our annual event!
Due to Covid Safety Protocols, the event will look a little different this year.
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We'll be holding several virtual committee meetings on Wednesday, January 12th, and Thursday, January 13th. Then, we'll hold our four CORE Committee Meetings on Wednesday, January 19th.
These meetings will be hybrid so you can join from the comfort of your home OR in-person. If you're attending in-person, join us on Wednesday, January 19th, at 6:30 p.m. for our Installation Banquet!
Due to restrictions at the Capitol Campus, we will not be holding in-person visits with Legislators on Thursday, January 20th (Hill Day). However, there is still a lot happening with real estate-related legislation, so you don’t want to miss Hill Day!
Instead, join us at the Olympia Hotel at Capitol Lake for a General Session event with guest speakers from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Financial Wellness Webinar:
Wednesday, January 12th
11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time
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Here’s a tremendous opportunity to learn about a strategy that can help you maximize your retirement savings.
Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are NOT the only assets allowed in retirement plans.
Retirement accounts can also invest in residential, commercial, and other real estate assets—tax-free, penalty-free.
During this educational webinar you will learn how a self-directed IRA (or real estate IRA) helps you take full control of your retirement savings to invest in real estate.
Many successful REALTORS® like yourself are using their expertise and taking advantage of this strategy to build and pass down retirement wealth, lower their taxable income, and fully diversify their portfolio with the asset REALTORS® understand well—real estate.
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Here’s what you’ll learn:
- See how self-directed IRAs work and accounts available to REALTORS®.
- Avoid tax penalties keeping your IRA real estate assets in a tax-free environment.
- Explore creative strategies for small and big IRAs to invest in real estate.
BONUS TIP: How to tap into this booming IRA Investor market with new and existing clients.
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Updated Rules for Using
the REALTOR® Trademark
The National Association of REALTORS® is just out with an updated Membership Marks Manual.
This manual sets forth NAR’s Trademark Rules in detail to help members understand how to properly use the marks.
Please download and keep a copy with your important business documents.
It will prove valuable as you create marketing pieces for your real estate business.
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NAR’s new Membership Marks Manual is specifically geared towards members and more clearly and concisely explains NAR’s REALTOR® trademark rules.
Review NAR’s main trademark rules and learn how to avoid common misuses, including use in business names, domain names and social media usernames.
NAR has created a new video to go with the release of its new Membership Marks Manual.
See the new four-minute video online here:
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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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Code of Ethics cycle ends
December 31, 2021
Your Code of Ethics status will appear in the top-left corner on your home screen if you've completed the class.
All brokers must take this class once every three years.
We're currently in the cycle 1/1/2019-12/31/2021.
Please note for new agents, completing your first two-year renewal, you must first take the 7.5-hour Code of Ethics and Fair Housing class, within 3 months of joining the SAR, and then you will be eligible for ethics training of not less than three hours of instructional time during the next two-year cycle.
The NAR Code of Ethics Class offered at the SAR is a 3.5-hour class called "Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals".
Your membership will be suspended, until the class is completed, if this requirement is not met.
Please call Tami at 326-9222 with any questions.
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NEW - 2022 Classes!
Code of Ethics -
Our Promise to Professionalism with Karene Loman
(Zoom class)
Tuesday, Jan. 4th
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
3.5 clock hours
This half-day Ethics class is for those that are past their first license renewal.
Remember, you must take a Code of Ethics class once between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024.
This class meets those requirements.
New members must first take a 7.5 hour Code of Ethics class before taking this 3.5 hr class.
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Code of Ethics -
Our Promise to Professionalism with Mike Crowley
(Zoom class)
Monday, Jan. 10th
1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
3.5 clock hours
This half-day Ethics class is for those that are past their first license renewal.
Remember, you must take a Code of Ethics class once between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024.
This class meets those requirements.
New members must first take a 7.5 hour Code of Ethics class before taking this 3.5 hr class.
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Purchase & Sale with Sabrina Jones Schroeder
THIS CLASS REQUIRES A SPEAKER & YOU TO BE ON CAMERA. BE PREPARED!
Two day Zoom class - both days required
Tuesday, Jan. 11th
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Thursday, Jan. 13th
8:30 a.m. - Noon
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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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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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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NEW!
November 2021
Market Snapshot Report
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NEW!
Year-to-date
Market Snapshot Report
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NEW!
November
Member Roster Update
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See the full member-exclusive Market Activity Report online here.
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