| SAR Endorsements |
Your SAR is pleased to announce that it endorses
these candidates for the City of Spokane Primary Election, next week, August 4th:
David Condon, Mayor, City of Spokane
Mike Fagan, Spokane City Council, Position 1
Evan Verduin, Spokane City Council, Positon 3
The names of two SAR members will be on the General Election ballot in the City of Spokane Valley, this fall. Your SAR endorses these candidates:
Arne Woodard, City of Spokane Valley, Position 3
Sam Wood, City of Spokane Valley, Position 6
Special thanks to our SAR Government Affairs Committee for its recommendations on these REALTOR®-friendly candidates (photo above, left to right):
Sam Wood,
Arne Woodard, and
Michael Baker, committee chair.
REMEMBER TO MAIL YOUR COMPLETED BALLOT ON OR BEFORE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH.
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| Statewide Forms Revisions |
New and revised statewide forms became available last week. You should be using these forms now.
You can see/download these forms by logging in to your MLS Dashboard and selecting
Printable RE Forms from the dashboard (see image above).
Go there now:
http://sar.paragonrels.com
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| Statewide Forms Revisions Video Series |
The Statewide Forms and the NWMLS Forms changed last week.
To help you get acquainted with the new forms, your Washington REALTOR® Legal Hotline Attorney
Annie Fitzsimmons presents a series of videos to explain the impact of the changes on your business.
In her third video, Annie discusses the changes to the purchase/sales agreement: FIRPTA, DOL license numbers and the disposition of earnest money.
Watch the ten-minute video online here:
The second video in this series covers Form 17.
Watch the four-minute video online here:
The first video in Annie's series covers changes to Form 22A.
Watch the 12-minute video online here:
NOTE: Washington REALTORS® typically posts its weekly videos every Friday afternoon. This happens after we send you the Weekly Notices every Friday morning.
If you are eager to get these videos the minute they are posted online, please visit the WR YouTube page directly, online here.
We will continue to feature these videos, as they become available, here in the Weekly Notices so you won't miss them either way.
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| Notification of Bylaws Vote |
The Board of Directors of the Association is submitting to the membership at the August 27, 2015, general membership meeting a proposed Bylaw change.
The proposed Bylaw amendment revises the qualifications for running for the position of SAR Director.
See a redline markup of the proposed changes (pictured above),
online here.
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| TRID-RESPA-TILA Webcast |
REALTOR® Magazine presented a live webcast on July 16, 2015, to help real estate professionals understand the changes to the closing process that are scheduled to go into effect later this year.
The program featured attorney Phil Schulman, a partner with K&L Gates and former official with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, who specializes in federal closing rules, and NAR Senior Counsel Finley Maxson.
See a recording of that one-hour webcast online here:
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| Lunch & Learn: TRID-RESPA-TILA |
OK, so we have a little more time (October 3rd) now, but the TRID - TILA RESPA Integrated Disclosures - are still on the track and they're coming our way!
Join us Tuesday, September 8th, at your SAR for a Lunch & Learn that will share what every REALTOR® needs to know about TRID.
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| WR Tech Symposium |
The Washington REALTORS® Tech Symposium is an education event for REALTORS® and real estate licensees.
Technology is integrated into almost every facet of real estate today. Learn from the experts what's expected of you from your clients, how to best utilize the tools available, and how to choose what technology is right for you.
September 30, 2015 | 8:30am-5:00pm
Confluence Technology Center
285 Technology Center Way
Wenatchee, WA 98801
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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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Code of Ethics - Standards for Success
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NEXT WEEK!
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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| REALTOR® Attacked |
Atlanta area police have arrested a man who allegedly wore a woman's dress and wig and attacked a female real estate professional during a home showing, last week.
Atlanta-area real estate companies were placed on alert following the attack.
Police have arrested 38-year-old Jeffrey Shumate, who faces charges of false imprisonment, battery, and aggravated assault.
Read more in REALTOR® magazine, online here.
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| "Thank you" Golf Tournament sponsors! |
The SAR thanks - and encourages you to thank - the generous sponsors of the 2015 SAR Golf Tournament.
Their support makes the event possible in so many ways and is an encouraging measure of the support REALTORS® and others in the real estate industry enjoy in this community.
Academy Mortgage
All American Home Inspection
Banner Bank
Fidelity Home Warranty
First American Title
Gustafson Law, Inc., P.S.
Heritage Home Loans
HomeStreet Bank
Home Warranty of America
Inland Northwest Bank
Inland Professional Title
Mountain West Bank
Move in Home Inspection
Northwest Fence Company
Pillar to Post Home Inspection
Spokane County Title Co.
Spokane Teachers Credit Union
Stamp of Approval
Stewart Title of Spokane
Summit Funding, Inc.
The Spokesman-Review
Ticor Title Co.
Umpqua Bank
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
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| Member 2 Member |
The National Association of Professional Mortgage Women (NAPMW) invites all SAR members to its fourth annual Trap Shoot on
Tuesday, August 11th.
Entry deadline is Wednesday, August 5th.
See the event flyer (pictured above),
online here.
Member 2 Member is a member benefit of the SAR. It is intended to announce a new product, service, location or affiliate event. If you are a member who wishes to share a message with your fellow members, please email it to Debbie at the SAR:
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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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