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2018 Open House Weekend
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DEADLINE TODAY!
Friday, April 13th
to nominate your open
as a headquarter house!
Sponsored by:
The headquarter house (last year's pictured above) serves as a point-of-contact for the media and public, as well as a supply station (balloons, sign riders, etc.) for SAR members during the weekend event when the SAR is closed.
The headquarter house will be promoted to the media, public, and SAR members before and during the event, and receive excellent media exposure.
To nominate your listing(s), please email event chair
Bill Richard with address, listing details, and photos by next
Friday, April 13th.
This year, we are seeking four headquarter houses - one each north side, south side, valley, and west plains.
Each listing must be active on the Spokane County MLS, available for offers, and included on the official event website,
SpokaneOpen.com, the weekend of the event,
April 28-29.
SAR members may take advantage of special negotiated rates with the
Inlander and
The Spokesman-Review for our open house weekend event.
This is optional, but a great way to be sure your participating open(s) get maximum exposure during the event.
Spaces are limited - reserve yours now!
See each flyer below for details.
The
Inlander offer (pictured above) is
online here.
The Spokesman-Review offer (pictured above) is
online here.
DOWNLOAD the event logo (pictured above) for your website and social media channels online here.
We're seeking sponsors for our event now, businesses who can appreciate the exposure of getting in front of 2,000 association members and hundreds of active homebuyers.
Sponsorship opportunities begin at $250/month (minimum six-month commitment) for a banner ad on our official event website,
SpokaneOpen.com.
Download and share our letter to event sponsors (pictured above)
online here, then share it with potential event sponsors.
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Fair Housing Proclamation
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee, this week, signed a Proclamation declaring April as Fair Housing Month.
Thank you to our Governor and our Legislators for reaffirming Washington State's commitment to the Fair Housing Act.
Also, a big thank you to all the REALTORS® who advocated for this!
See the proclamation, pictured above,
online here.
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WARNING: Possible Phishing
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WARNING: If you receive an email claiming to be from "REALTOR® Party via DocuSign" it is not from NAR.
The email contains an attachment.
Do not open any attachments or click any of the links, which may ask for passwords.
The National Association of REALTORS® will never ask you for your DocuSign credentials.
Please delete this email if you see it.
If you've opened the email and entered your DocuSign credentials, you should log into DocuSign and change your password immediately.
Learn more
online here.
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REALTOR® Brand Evolution
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The iconic REALTOR® block R logo was created in 1973, when the majority of NAR's current 1.3 million members were under 10 years old.
Since that time, the real estate industry and the REALTOR® organization have changed dramatically with advancements in technology and new consumer expectations.
While your business has evolved over these past 45 years, the logo that represents you today is the same as it was in 1973.
Our new REALTOR® block R logo (pictured above) maintains the equity and recognition of the current bold, powerful and trusted trademark, yet modernized to meet the realities of today's marketplace and digital distribution.
We've referred to the new logo as a "new dimension," which reflects an organization that has become more dynamic, fast-moving, member-centric and future focused.
Learn more
online here.
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WCR Event in Coeur d'Alene
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NEXT WEEK!
Tuesday, April 17th
The Coeur d'Alene Women's Council of REALTORS® invites all SAR members to make the short drive across the border after work, next week, to enjoy an evening program: Martinis and Makeovers on Tuesday, April 17th.
Download the event flyer (pictured above) with more information online here.
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CRS Complimentary Coffee
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NEXT WEEK!
THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH
Calling all CRS agents!
Come and hear about the National CRS Conference highlights with CRS agents
Joanne Pettit of John L. Scott and
BethAnn Long of RE/MAX Inland Empire.
We will be sharing our best take-aways from this amazing conference, and sharing Business Building tips for CRS agents.
This is the first of Quarterly networking gatherings for CRS agents.
Thursday, April 19th
8:30-9:30 a.m.
at Forza Coffee near Gonzaga University
1028 N. Hamilton.
This event is made possible by the generous support of Curran Long, Caliber Home Loans. Curran Long, Loan Consultant, NMLS ID 1577800.
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Seven Things
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The Coeur d'Alene Association of REALTORS® invites you to its CRS class, "7 things Successful Agents do Differently: A Proven Business System," at its offices on April 23rd.
This course demonstrates those things that successful agents do different from the average agent.
It gives specific strategies and marketing systems to move their business to the next stage of success both professionally and financially.
Attendees will learn how to organize their real estate career like a business, learn how to leverage their market statistics, learn how to plan for retirement and learn how to implement marketing to make these things happen.
Agents of all experience level will find benefit in discovering how to take their business to the next stage of success.
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Spring Business Conference
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Join hundreds of REALTORS® from all over Washington State for our three-day, semi-annual business conference
April 18-20 at the Seattle Airport Marriott.
Network, participate, share, and grow!
Learn more and register
online here.
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| Legal Hotline: Winning the Offer Battle |
NEW!
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons kicks off a new series!
In part 1 of this series, imagine that your buyer cast too much caution to the wind and found themselves forfeiting earnest money, or maybe regretting having paid too much for the property, or possibly found that the property was riddled with conditions that they weren't aware of.
If your buyer loses that battle, you as the agent could be the collateral damage in the loss of that war.
Buyer might be likely to blame you saying that you failed to caution them sufficiently about the risk they were undertaking.
Annie wants to talk about some of the standards that are considered to be buyer protections.
See Annie's new seven-minute video online here:
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Winning the Offer Battle without Losing the War
Part 1
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Washington REALTORS® Leadership Tour
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Wednesday, May 2nd
You'll want to save the date -
Wednesday, May 2nd - for the Washington REALTORS
® Leadership Tour!
 This luncheon event at CenterPlace Event Center in Spokane Valley will feature our 2018 Washington REALTORS
® President
Jerry Martin (pictured), our Washington REALTORS
® President-elect
Dale Chumbley, and Washington REALTORS
® CEO S
teve Francks.
This will be a casual luncheon with time for you to hear from and personally meet key members of your state leadership team.
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CRS 204: Buying Selling Income Properties
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SAVE THE DATE:
OCTOBER 11 & 12
CRS 204 - Buying and Selling Income Properties at the Spokane Association of REALTORS®.
Registration fee will be $250 for CRS members and $295 for Non-CRS members.
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| 2018 REALTOR® Education |
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Quality of Education
through SAR/WR Education Instructors
Here is the latest class listing from your SAR - offering the best live and local continuing real estate education classes for 2018.
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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Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate
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NEXT WEEK!
at the SAR
3.0 clock hours
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What Else do we Need - PSA Addenda
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Thursday, April 26 -
What Else do we Need - PSA Addenda - with
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at the SAR
6.0 clock hours
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SAR CALENDAR
Click on the calendar image below to see
the current SAR calendar showing dates and times
of classes, committees and events.
Other regional calendars:
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Condolences
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The SAR extends its sympathy and condolences to
Shane O'Neill and
BethAnn Long, both of RE/MAX Inland Empire.
Shane and Bethann's brother
Kevin passed away on
Thursday, April 5, 2018.
A celebration of Kevin's life will be held on Monday, April 16th, at 11:00 a.m. at Summit Church, 1801 E. 29th Avenue, Spokane.
Reception following the service.
In lieu of flowers please donate to a
charity of your choice
in Kevin's name.
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2018 SAR REALTOR® AWARDS
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DEADLINE NEXT WEEK!
FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH
The names to be engraved on the SAR's 2018 REALTOR® Awards rest in your hands.
Members will decide who will be our
2018 REALTOR® of the Year
Steve Flinn REALTOR® Achievement
REALTOR® Community Service
Affiliate of the Year
Partner of the Year
Spokane's Citizen of the Year
Make your nominations known by
April 20th to be counted in deciding this year's awards.
Winners will be announced at the
2018 SAR REALTOR Awards luncheon.
Download the SAR REALTOR® Awards nomination form
online here.
Then . . .
Save the date -
May 10th - for the 2018 Spokane Association of REALTORS® Awards Luncheon to hear who has earned this year's awards.
Registration is available now, online here:
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The Question March-April
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SAR leadership has decided to re-open the
MARCH/APRIL edition of
The Question for greater member participation.
THE QUESTION
MARCH/APRIL
Of these three things, what is the most important to you?
- Legal, Governmental / Public Policy, Regulatory Issues affecting REALTORS
- Effective Communication between the SAR and Membership
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You may also receive "The Question" via an email.
If you have already answered, thank you for responding.
If you haven't answered, please take it now through one of these three ways.
Download, print and respond to
The Question on paper (pictured above) -
online here - then mail or deliver your completed survey to:
Spokane Association of REALTORS
®
1924 North Ash Street
Spokane, WA 99205
- OR -
You may also
email your response to Sharon at the SAR, or call her with your response at
326-9222.
Responses will be shared with all members in a future edition of the
Weekly Notices.
Thank you!
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INW Fair Housing Conference
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Registration is now open for the 2018 Inland Northwest Fair Housing Conference on
Thursday, April 26th at the Spokane Convention Center.
We are celebrating 50 years of the Fair Housing Act!
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Fair Housing Focus
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Three events led to passage of the Fair Housing Act on
April 11, 1968: the role of housing in the civil rights push, the Kerner Commission report on urban unrest, and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
NAR Director of Broadcasting
Stephen Gasque walks through the dynamic events that resulted in the movement to increase housing fairness for all Americans.
See this new three-minute video online here:
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Fair Housing Focus:
Upheaval Led to Landmark Law
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NAR has created an excellent video to share the story of Fair Housing and why it is important for all real estate brokers to have it in mind every day on the job.
Watch the 17-minute
NAR Housing Point video by clicking on the image above.
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At Home with Diversity
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NAR offers a 6.0 credit-hour class that is a perfect fit to our celebration of Fair Housing's 50th anniversary.
At Home With Diversity® is an educational experience designed to present a picture of the changing face of the real estate industry.
More importantly, the class teaches how real estate professionals can increase their sensitivity and adaptability to future market trends.
Additionally, you will learn to thrive as an effective service provider and community leader.
The course addresses issues of diversity, fair housing, and cultural differences.
All three subjects are closely related and have value for real estate professionals who must serve diverse local markets.
Learn more and take this class
online here.
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Fair Housing Month
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April is Fair Housing Month.
This year is the 50th anniversary of Fair Housing.
Download the Fair Housing poster (pictured above)
online here.
Learn more about this landmark law at its golden anniversary
online here.
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Lunch & Learn: Home Warranties
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Monday, May 14th
Join an informative and fun mid-day panel discussion on home warranties, featuring three of the most knowledgeable local experts in the business:
Russel Frans,
Beale Luebben, and
Kelly Quinn.
Monday, May 14th at noon at the SAR.
See the event flyer with more information
online here.
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Clubhouse Update
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ITS BEEN BUSY here in the Clubhouse.
This March, we served over one hundred sixty children.
That's around seventy above our monthly average of ninety children.
Word is spreading of our wonderful space of care and our average monthly census is showing the difference.
We can't say it enough, thank you for giving of your time and just being here.
YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
The Children's Clubhouse at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital is a community service of your Spokane Association of REALTORS
®.
Read more in the April edition of the Clubhouse newsletter
online here.
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Member Roster Update - April
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Click here to view the latest list of
MLS Subscription Waivers - approved by the Board of Directors.
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Market Activity Report - MARCH
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The SAR Market Activity Report for
MARCH
is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product
See the
MARCH
2018 Market Snapshot Report (pictured above)
online here.
See the 2018 YEAR-TO-DATE Market Snapshot Report (pictured above), online here.
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Quick Information
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Tech Helpline: 866-610-8939
Legal Hotline: 800-562-6027
Washington State Legislature Hotline: 800-562-6000
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2018 SAR Leadership
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Ken Sax
2018 SAR President
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Keller Williams Realty
879-1636
SECRETARY:
Kestell Company
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