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Home Prices Back Where they Were
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KXLY4 News reports:
It has been a slow and steady migration as the housing market continues to move upward in Spokane.
The Spokane Association of REALTORS® says home prices are back to where they were pre-recession.
Rob Higgins, Executive Vice President for the Association of REALTORS®, says in 2015 homes sales were up 17.7 percent, the biggest jump since the housing market crashed.
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Membership Meeting & Ethics Class
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Your SAR is pleased to share details on its next quarterly Membership Luncheon and Education Excellence event:
Thursday, March 31st, at CenterPlace Event Center in Spokane Valley.
This event will feature a 7.5 clock hour Code of Ethics class, which meets your four-year requirement.
If you have not taken a Code of Ethics class since January 1, 2013, you need to take this class (before the end of the year)!
Get a discount on this required class - and - enjoy lunch with the latest news from your association - all for only $40 ($55 after March 21st)!
See the event flyer (pictured above) online here.
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Spokane/Kootenai Real Estate Forum
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The popular 2016 Spokane/Kootenai Real Estate Market Forum will be held on Thursday, February 25th, at the Spokane Convention Center.
Your SAR sponsors this event - it is always a valuable experience.
This year, attendees will hear from these featured speakers:
Jim Frank - founder, Greenstone Corp., on Economic and Demographic Drivers
Dave Black, CEO, NAI Black, on Real Estate Impacts of a Completed North/South Freeway Corridor
Mark Mansfield, executive director, Spokane University District Board, on the Spokane University District
See more details and register online here.
Have a product or service of interest to the local real estate community? Reach local real estate leaders from your vendor table at the event! All sponsors will be in the main event room.
For details, see the sponsorship flyer (pictured above) online here.
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Broker Symposium
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Enjoy REALTOR
® education designed specifically for Designated Brokers, Branch Managers, and Team Leaders.
Plan now to attend the
Washington REALTORS® Broker Symposium, Thursday,
March 17th, at the SeaTac Convention Center.
Take away actionable and useful information to use in your business for improved function, profitability, and fun!
Visit the event web page to learn more and register,
online here.
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NAR TechEdge
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NAR TechEdge is coming to Coeur d'Alene -
Tuesday, March 8th!
This full-day event teaches REALTORS® the latest business technology skills and trends changing the real estate industry.
Register for this professional development event and walk out with action items to build your business.
If you're a real estate agent eager to learn about how the latest technologies can impact real estate, this event is for you!
Visit the NAR TechEdge website to learn more and register,
online here.
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2016 Education Requirements
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By the current rule, you need to take a Code of Ethics class once in every four-year cycle. That means that
if you have not taken a Code of Ethics class since January 1, 2013,
then you need to take a COE class before the end of this year!
This COE requirement also applies to appraisers.
Check the SAR's class schedule and register for a class via the Member Portal:
By the new rule, which starts on January 1, 2017, you must complete a Code of Ethics class once in every two-year cycle. The first two-year cycle will begin January 1, 2017, and end December 31, 2018.
While you're checking, NAR, SAR, and WA-DOL require you to take other classes in varying cycles, too.
For example, SAR requires you to take a Purchase & Sale Agreement class once in a four-year cycle; the Washington State Department of Licensing requires you to take the Core Curriculum class once in a two-year cycle.
If you have not taken a Purchase & Sale Agreement class since January 1, 2013, then you need to take a P&S class before the end of this year!
This P&S requirement does not apply to commercial members or appraisers
See a handy guide to WA-DOL, NAR and SAR education requirements (pictured above), online here.
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| 2016 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 2016.
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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Code of Ethics: Standards for Success
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NEXT WEEK!
Tuesday, February 16 -
Code of Ethics: Standards for Success - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
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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Land and Acreage 200: Rural Property
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Thursday, March 3 -
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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The "Nekkid" Truth:
Six Principles of Building a Real Estate Business
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Tuesday, March 22 -
The "Nekkid" Truth: Six Principles of Building a Real Estate Business - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
Registration: 8:!5 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the SAR
4.0 clock hours
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The Truth about Negotiating
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Tuesday, March 22 -
The Truth about Negotiating - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
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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The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
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Wednesday, March 23 -
The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals - with
Linda Miller Sheets.
Registration: Noon
Class: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
4.0 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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Open House Event Advertising
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Your SAR Communications & Member Services Committee has negotiated special advertising packages for members participating in the Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend, April 23rd and 24th.
This sixth-annual event will attract hundreds of potential buyers to hundreds of participating open houses in the largest open house event of the year!
Watch the Weekly Notices for more event details in coming weeks.
See the special SAR member advertising opportunity offered by The Spokesman-Review, online here.
See the special SAR member advertising opportunity offered by The Inlander, online here.
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Legal Hotline Mailbag: CO Detectors
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Is the location of a Carbon Monoxide monitor within a home significant, or is it only significant that a carbon monoxide monitor be in the home prior to Buyer's possession?
Washington REALTOR
S® Legal Hotline attorney
Annie Fitzsimmons answers that question, this week, in her ongoing video series,
Legal Hotline Mailbag.
See the three-minute video online here:
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Old House Workhop
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Small Houses: Big Changes is the theme of this year's
Old House Workshop b
y Spokane Preservation Advocates.
Two sessions remain in this month-long series:
February 16th and
February 23rd, including a presentation on the Parent House, a Craftsman-style home on Spokane's South Hill.
The workshop is a great way to connect your clients with old-house projects, people, and resources!
Visit Spokane Preservation Advocates website for more details,
online here.
See an article about this year's Old House Workshop in
The Spokesman-Review,
online here.
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Live Regional Traffic Map
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Getting there may be half the fun, but it can also be half the frustration if you're stuck in urban traffic.
Know before you go with the new and improved
live regional traffic map, presented by your Spokane Regional Transportation Management Center (SRTMC).
The site posts traffic camera images and traffic information, including slowdowns and road closures. It offers links to all traffic cameras in the area, and the images can be streamed live.
Transportation officials say it's part of an ongoing effort to get drivers to know what kinds of conditions they can expect before they journey out.
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Six Reasons
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Share this one with your clients on the fence . . .
It's a slow Sunday morning. You've just brewed your Nespresso and popped open your laptop to check out the latest home listings before you hit the road for a day of open houses.
You're DIYing this real estate thing, and you think you're doing pretty well-after all, any info you might need is at your fingertips online, right? That, and your own sterling judgment.
Oh, dear home buyer (or seller!) - we know you can do it on your own. But you really, really shouldn't. This is likely the biggest financial decision of your entire life, and you
need a Realtor® if you want to do it right.
Here's why.
See the article on REALTOR.com,
online here
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WCR March Event
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The Spokane - Eastern Washington Chapter of Women's Council of REALTORS
® invites you to its March event -
Thursday, March 3rd -
New Tools for your Toobox!
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| ListHub Report for January |
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| Market Activity Report - January |
The SAR Market Activity Report for
January is now online.
See the latest report - and archived reports -
online here.
See the January 2016 summary report (pictured above) online here.
See the 2015 year-to-date (year end) summary report (pictured above) online here.
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| Member Roster Update |
NEW!
Click here to view the latest
Member Roster Update - listing new and resigned members and companies.
Send a message to Angie at the SAR with any changes.
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2016 Officers & Directors
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Susie Luby
2016 SAR President
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868-9468
SECRETARY:
John L. Scott Spokane
990-1326
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