| REALTOR? Safety |
The National Association of REALTORS?, along with
Carl Carter, Jr. - surviving son of REALTOR? Beverly Carter, who was kidnapped and murdered while showing a vacant house - encourage REALTORS? and Brokers to create a Safety Program in your office.
Carter also provides six takeaways and life lessons he learned from this tragedy.
 An Arkansas woman who was charged, along with her estranged husband, in the abduction and slaying of real estate agent Beverly Carter (pictured at left) was sentenced, this week, to 30 years in prison after changing her plea to guilty.
Crystal Lowery was charged with the kidnapping and first-degree murder of the Arkansas real estate agent and is expected to testify against her estranged husband Arron Lewis at his murder trial in January.
Beverly Carter's death gripped national headlines at the end of September after she was reported missing following a showing to prospective buyers of a vacant, foreclosed home in Scott, Arkansas. After a massive search, her body was found four days later, about 20 miles away, in a shallow grave at a cement company.
Read more about the latest details of this case in REALTOR? magazine, online here.
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| Discrimination Decision |
The Supreme Court of the United States recently handed down an important housing decision that looks at whether a public or private entity can get hit with a federal Fair Housing lawsuit even if it had no intent to discriminate.
In its decision, the Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court's judgement, holding that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act, and are an important component to the Fair Housing Act's role in moving the country toward a more integrated society.
Read more in an NAR blog on the case, onilne here.
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| The Voice for Real Estate |
The National Association of REALTORS? presents here its bi-weekly roundup of the news that affects the industry and your business.
This edition features:
- What to expect now that net neutrality takes effect? Hopefully nothing
- Why Chinese buyers are jumping into U.S. residential real estate
- Big legal win on independent contractor status explained
- Patent troll relief clears hurdles in bipartisan effort
- Get ready for closing process changes
Watch the seven-minute video online here:
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The Voice for Real Estate #25
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| First-time Buyer Videos |
Do you have any millennial clients whom you're trying to bring into the homebuying pool?
REALTOR.com? now offers a five-part online video series that gives first-time buyers a humorous look at the stages of the purchase cycle.
The video series comes at a time when millennials are increasing their presence in the market. In a recent realtor.com? survey, 65 percent of millennials said they intend to purchase a home within three months, up from 54 percent in January.
Read more about this new initiative, and see all five videos in the series, online here.
Refer your millennial clients directly to "The Home-Buying Process in Plain English with Elizabeth Banks," online here.
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| TILA-RESPA Lunch & Learn |
You have probably heard of the changes that are coming to mortgage loan disclosures as a result of the Dodd-Frank TILA (Truth in Lending Act) - RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) Integrated Disclosure rule.
These changes go into effect on August 1, 2015 (deadline extension to October 3rd pending).
The SAR will offer its second of two Lunch & Learn events on this topic Monday, July 27th - with Greg Britton from HomeStreet Bank to help you get ready for the changes.
See the event flyer (pictured above), online here.
Monday, July 27th
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
at your SAR
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| At Home with Diversity |
The Walla Walla Association of REALTORS? invites all SAR members to attend "At Home with Diversity," a new 7.5 clock hour class that will prepare you to work effectively with and within today's increasingly diverse pool of home buyers.
RSVP by July 15th to reserve your seat!
See the event flyer (pictured above), online here.
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| REALTOR? Broker Summits |
Two REALTOR? Broker Summits are coming to Seattle later this summer - August 17 & 18 and August 18 & 19. The second of these will feature a technology edge.
These summits are designed exclusively for designated broker, and broker owner members to come together and learn from presenters, panels and peer leaders in the industry offering fresh insights on current conditions while looking to the future of real estate.
Over two days you will gain valuable insights to make your brokerage and our industry more successful.
Read more about these events, online here.
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| 2015 REALTOR? Education |
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Quality of Education
through SAR/WR Education Instructors
Here is the latest class listing of your SAR - offering the best live and local continuing real estate education classes for 2015.
Click on each class title,
underlined in blue, to bring up a flyer for that class - suitable for posting in your office.
Register for these classes
online here:
Please be in touch with
Debbie at the SAR if you have any questions about these classes or your license education requirements, by phone at
326-9222 or by
email.
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Linda Miller presents
The Truth about Negotiating
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Tuesday, July 21 -
The Truth about Negotiating - with
Linda Miller.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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Code of Ethics - Standards for Success
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Thursday, August 6 -
Code of Ethics - Standards for Success - with
Linda Miller.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
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Statewide Purchase and Sale Agreement
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Thursday, August 13 -
Statewide Purchase & Sale Agreement - with
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
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Land and Acreage 200 - Rural Property
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Friday, August 14 -
Land and Acreage 200 - Rural Property - with
Jim Palmer, Jr.
Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours.
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Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate
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Thursday, September 3 -
Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate - with
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
Registration: 1:15 p.m.
Class: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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SAR CALENDAR
Click on the image below to see the current SAR calendar
showing dates and times of classes, committees and events.
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| Local Call for Action |
Your SAR and the Spokane Homebuilders Association, this week, dispatched a Call for Action for all members of both organizations to email Spokane Mayor
David Condon and urge him to file a pre-election challenge to the latest Envision Spokane initiative.
See the complete Call for Action that went out to SAR members on Wednesday of this week,
online here.
Under the Spokane Municipal Code, the Mayor has the authority to file a pre-election challenge asking the courts to verify the legality of the measure. This is what we're asking him to do.
With provisions mandating wages up to $23 per hour, disallowing higher wages to experienced workers, and restricting the right of employers to let poor performing employees go, this initiative only adds to recent impending measures (such as Mandatory Sick Leave) being levied against business by the City of Spokane. Our local community simply cannot afford it.
PLEASE TAKE TWO MINUTES & ASK HIM TO CHALLENGE THIS BALLOT MEASURE!
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| SAR Golf Tournament |
NEXT WEEK!
The 2015 SAR Golf Tournament is next week -
Thursday, July 16th - at Downriver Golf Course.
We still have room for a few more players. If you'd like to register, please be in touch with
Debbie at the SAR,
by email here.
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| Miss Washington USA? |
The Spokane real estate community has a connection to the new Miss Washington USA? 2015, crowned over the weekend in Seattle.
 Miss Washington USA? 2015, Kenzi Novell, 24 (pictured at left), is the daughter of Pam Novell, Windermere Manito, and Kerry Novell, of Spokane. Kenzi is a 2013 Gonzaga University graduate. She was selected from among almost 80 contestants in this year's competition.
See a video of Kenzi's contestant interview, and read more about the Miss Washington USA? organization, online here.
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| Member 2 Member |
NEXT WEEK!
Inland Professional Title invites all SAR members and friends to a wine and cheese open house at its new location in Spokane Valley on
Wednesday, July 15th.
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| 2015 REALTORS? Conference & Expo |
The event attracts the best and brightest in real estate (that's you), 400 industry exhibitors, and three-time Superbowl champion
Emmitt Smith, this year's keynote speaker.
Here are some of the hot topics being discussed at this year's conference:
- Drone usage in real estate - can you or can't you?
- How TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) is impacting your transactions
- Protecting your business and your clients from cybercrime
More details and registration information is
online here.
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| Market Activity Report - June |
The SAR Market Activity Report for
June is now online.
See the latest report - and archived reports -
online here.
See the June 2015 summary report (pictured above) online here.
See the 2015 year-to-date summary report (pictured above) online here.
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| You Be The Judge - July |
Here is
You Be The Judge for
July
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Case #1-25: Disclosure of Latent Defects.
Those who decide correctly will be entered in a drawing for a Starbucks coffee card!
Winner to be announced next month.
Congratulations
to Cathy Elmore, Coldwell Banker Tomlinson North, our June Starbucks card winner!
JUNE ANSWER
The Hearing Panel concluded that REALTOR? B had adequately respected the agency of REALTOR? A as interpreted by Standard of Practice 16-4. The panel's decision indicated that a listing broker should recognize that his refusal to disclose the type and expiration date of a listing to an inquiring broker frees the inquiring broker to contact the seller directly. If the contact with the seller is made under the provisions of Standard of Practice 16-4, the REALTOR? is also able to discuss the terms of a future listing on the property or may enter into a listing to become effective upon the expiration of the current listing. The panel found REALTOR? B not in violation of Article 16.
From case #16-7: REALTOR?'s Refusal to Disclose Nature and Current Status of Listing to Another REALTOR?.
See the full text of last month's case,
online here.
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| Member Roster Update |
Click here to view the latest
Roster Update - listing new and resigned members and companies.
Click here to view the latest list of
MLS Subscription Waivers approved by the SAR Board of Directors.
Send a message to Angie at the SAR with any changes.
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