Contact-less merchandise pick up is available at SPAAR during office business hours. Due to Covid, the SPAAR building is closed to members through June 30, 2021. Email spaar@spaar.com or call (651) 776-6000 with any questions. |
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In this issue of SPAAR's eNews:
- Spotlight on SPAAR: Shining a light on SPAAR Hero recipients
- New deadline as SPAAR Key Communities Program seeks LPCs
- SPAAR Squad brings the news and updates to you
- S.A.F.E. Tenant Protections update
- Take part in a nationwide volunteer effort to show the impact
- Now open: NAR's 2022 Committee application process
- Let your creativity shine in honor of Fair Housing
- Your support will help ensure kids have the meals they need
- Weekly safety tips as provided by SPAAR and its members
- Housing Market Statistics
- Join SPAAR's Facebook group for members only
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Spotlight on SPAAR: Shining a light on SPAAR Hero recipients |
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SPAAR's weekly videos highlight timely news, events, member features and key information to help benefit members in their business. As such, these videos complement content also shared in SPAAR's newsletters, on its website and on social media.
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New deadline as SPAAR Key Communities Program seeks LPCs |
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The SPAAR Key Communities Program's goal is to build strong ties with communities in SPAAR’s 12-county jurisdiction. The Government Affairs Committee, comprised of active Realtor® members, will select three communities each year representing SPAAR's Government Affairs Subcommittees in the Central, Northern and Southern regions. In 2021, SPAAR's Key Communities are Coon Rapids, Farmington and Oakdale.
This program will bring together local, state and national Realtor® programs and resources to enhance the partnership between Realtors® and local communities. SPAAR will establish a volunteer Local Political Coordinator (LPC) position in each community. The LPC will advocate for policy initiatives that support a fundamentally sound and dynamic local real estate market, serving as the educator to their respective communities regarding vital issues in the industry.
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SPAAR Squad brings the news and updates to you |
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Interested to know what’s going on within your membership? SPAAR Squad is available to join your member office or sales meetings, currently virtually, to provide an update on topics including:
- Volunteering: good for communities and good for business
- Marketing and statistics
- Government Affairs
- REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC)
- SPAAR Association news and events
- MLS rules and tools overview
Email spaar@spaar.com or call (651) 776-6000 to request a SPAAR Squad visit.
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S.A.F.E. Tenant Protections update |
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On March 1, 2021, the Saint Paul S.A.F.E. Tenant Protections was implemented. You can find resources for both Saint Paul tenants and landlords here. Due to the change in Saint Paul, the Minnesota Realtors® has also changed the language on the Residential Lease Form in regards to the Just Cause section of the ordinance.
According to the ordinance, “The landlord under this lease shall not unilaterally terminate or attempt to terminate the tenancy of any tenant unless the landlord can prove in court that Just Cause exists. The reasons for Termination of Tenancy listed in the City of Saint Paul’s Just Cause Notice (Sec. 193.05), and no others, shall constitute Just Cause under this provision”. For more information on the Minnesota Realtors® Residential Lease form change, visit: https://www.mnrealtor.com/blogs/mnr-news1/2021/03/10/notice-changes-to-mnr-residential-lease-agreement
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Take part in a nationwide volunteer effort to show the impact |
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The National Association of REALTORS® is challenging its members to tally five million volunteer hours between November 2020 and November 2021 to show the immense impact Realtors® make across the country.
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Now open: NAR's 2022 Committee application process |
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It's that time of year again! NAR's 2022 Committee Application Process is open now through May 7, 2021. NAR leaders are excited to see passionate members apply for and serve on the national committees. Please consider applying for a 2022 committee and encourage other members to do the same.
Below are some helpful resources for the 2022 process:
Questions? Call Member Support at (800) 874-6500.
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Let your creativity shine in honor of Fair Housing |
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This year SPAAR is conducting a coloring contest focused on Fair Housing and it's open to everyone to participate. Please read the contest rules here and share with anyone who might enjoy putting their creativity to use in honor of Fair Housing Month in April, when contest winners will be announced.
SPAAR's Fair Housing Coloring Contest is being published in a select number of community papers within SPAAR's northern, central and southern jurisidictions that will reach more than 30,000 households as another way to spread the word about the importance of Fair Housing and equal housing opportunities for everyone.
The deadline for entries is April 16, 2021.
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Your support will help ensure kids have the meals they need |
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SPAAR is supporting Every Meal, an organization that one year ago today, March 15, rallied its volunteers after learning Minnesota schools would close, effective immediately, due to Covid. In the past one year alone, Every Meal has provided 3,618,833 meals, nearly four times what it provided pre-COVID, thanks to the overwhelming outpouring of generosity from the community. Every Meal sees that more than 10,000 children across 300 schools receive the food they need.
Below are ways you can help: support Every Meal:
Thank you. Your donation makes a difference!
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Weekly safety tips as provided by SPAAR and its members |
SPAARky says:
Know your client. Share your whereabouts. Trust your gut.
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This compilation of safety tips and best practices comes from Realtor® experts, law enforcement and industry veterans to keep members safe. As spring has sprung and homebuying remains busy, don’t let your guard down when it comes to safety.
Continue to meet new clients first in a public space such as a coffee shop, protected by a mask as needed. Share your schedule with a colleague, assistant, friend or family member, including your timeframe. Do not overshare about your personal life, and do not host open houses alone. If something doesn’t feel right, trust your instinct.
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What is your #1 safety tip to share? |
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Please share your safety tip and provide your name and email by sending an email to Jennifer at jkovacich@spaar.com. Member safety tips will be shared in future issues of eNews. Thank you to all who have submitted one or more safety tips. Keep them coming! |
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Housing Market Statistics |
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Get up-to-date housing market information here. SPAAR provides four different types of reports so you can offer your clients the most accurate housing data available. Click below to see how the market is doing:
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Join SPAAR's Facebook group for members only |
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Check out the SPAAR Facebook page created specifically for members here.
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