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Notification of Bylaws Vote
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The Board of Directors of the Association is submitting to the membership at the general membership meeting on
March 15, 2018,
at CenterPlace, a proposed Bylaw change.
The proposed Bylaw amendment revises the qualifications for running for an SAR elected leadership position.
See a redline markup of the proposed changes (pictured above),
online here
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| 2018 Education Excellence |
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Your first Education Excellence event and Quarterly Membership Meeting and Luncheon of 2018 is right around the corner -
Thursday, March 15th at Centerplace Event Center in Spokane Valley (pictured above).
Come for the class, stay for the meeting and luncheon, or just come for the fun and fellowship of our quarterly meeting and luncheon.
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What Else do we Need?
Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda
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Check-in: 7:30 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at Centerplace Regional Events Center
(held in combination with the SAR General Membership Meeting and Luncheon)
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RPR Mobile
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RPR Mobile™ combines the power of your phone with the strength of RPR.
Easily search properties, create and send branded reports, and view local market statistics, anytime, anyplace.
Use your phone's location to view nearby sales activity, or take a deeper dive into any property and view tax, mortgage, historical and distressed data, flood zones, dynamic mapping and more.
Watch the RPR Mobile™ overview
online here.
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Construction Conference
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Our friends at Spokane Home Builders Association invite you to attend its 2018 Inland Northwest Construction Conference,
March 14th, at the Spokane Convention Center.
The Inland Northwest Construction Conference allows local builders, owners, contractors, developers, architects, engineers, facility managers, suppliers, manufacturer's representatives and employees to directly interact with building product manufacturers and highlights the latest in technology, innovations, educational seminars, networking and new business opportunities.
See the event flyer (pictured above) for more information,
online here.
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Instructor Development Workshop
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Superior instructors don't just happen, they are trained.
If you've ever attended a class and thought you could do that, or are passionate about a particular real estate subject or skill, then this instructor development workshop is for you!
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Training Superior Instructors
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m. (both days)
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days)
at the SAR
15 clock hours
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2018 Open House Weekend
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SAVE THE DATE:
April 28-29
It's soon time for the eighth-annual
Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend - April 28-29!
New this year: four headquarter houses scattered across Spokane County - North, South, East, and West.
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.
Download and share our letter to event sponsors (pictured above)
online here, then share it with potential event sponsors.
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Washington REALTORS® Leadership Tour
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THURSDAY, MAY 3rd
You'll want to save the date -
Thursday, May 3rd - 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
Steve Francks.
This will be a casual luncheon with time for you to hear from and personally meet key members of your state leadership team.
More details and registration information will be shared here when the details are set.
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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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Home Inspections from the Ground Up
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NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, March 8 -
Home Inspections from the Ground Up - with
Matthew Pedersen
Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
7.5 clock hours
NEXT WEEK!
Friday, March 9 - Land and Acreage 101 - with Jim Palmer, Jr.
Check-in: Noon
Class: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR
4.0 clock hours
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Purchase & Sale Agreement
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Tuesday, March 13 -
Purchase & Sale Agreement - with
Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.
Check-in: 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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What Else do we Need?
Purchase & Sale Agreement Addenda
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Check-in: 7:30 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at Centerplace Regional Events Center
(held in combination with the SAR General Membership Meeting and Luncheon)
6.0 clock hours
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Training Superior Instructors
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Check-in: 8:15 a.m. (both days)
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days)
at the SAR
15 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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MLS Fees Due
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Second Quarter MLS fees have been posted to the SAR member portal.
They are due by March 30th.
Please
email Brenda at the SAR if you have a question about your fees or contact her by phone at
326-9222.
Thank you!
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Paragon Logout TImer Extended
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You spoke, we listened! Your Paragon/MLS Dashboard session timer is now extended to two hours. This will allow you to more conveniently enter your listings without hurry.
Next time you're on Paragon, you should see your session timer display (pictured above) now starts at two hours (twice the previous allowance of one hour).
This change is the result of member comments referred to your SAR MLS Steering committee, and consideration/discussion there for a solution.
We would love to hear your feedback on this issue and inquiries about others. Email us at:
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Legal Hotline: Fair Housing
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NEW!
Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons is back with a fresh video - in this one, Annie talks about a weighty topic - banning applicants with felonies in property management.
Her new five-minute video is online here:
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Fair Housing, Property Management & Banning Felons
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North-South Corridor Placemaking
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The Washington State Department of Transportation will convene a series of workshops in coming weeks to examine potential place-making opportunities along the North-South Corridor (NSC), pictured above, including these neighborhoods:
MINNEHAHA - NEIGHBORHOOD
SATURDAY / March 10th - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Northeast Community Center, 4001 N Cook Street
HILLYARD - NEIGHBORHOOD
SATURDAY / March 24th- 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Shaw Middle School, 4106 N Cook Street
More information is available online here.
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Heroes and Villains
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TODAY!
Friday, March 2nd
Interested in being involved in this year's Fun Night?
We have our meeting scheduled for
Friday, March 2nd, at the SAR from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We will start making plans for our September 27th Fun Night with the Washington REALTORS
® Fall Business Conference.
This is the largest REALTOR
® event in Eastern Washington for 2018.
Please mark your calendars, and we look forward to seeing you then!
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Dental Insurance
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Your membership in the National Association of REALTORS® qualifies you for Dental Plan Benefits,
Three plans to choose from (Platinum, Gold, and Value) with 100% preventive dental benefits when using in-network providers. Benefits for over 370 procedures. These include:
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- Preventive Dental Benefits (no deductible): Full mouth X-rays, routine exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, and more
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- Basic Dental Benefits: Bitewings, amalgam restoration, simple and complex extractions, surgical removal of teeth, deep sedation/general anesthesia, and more
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- Major Dental Benefits: Onlays, maxillary partial denture - resin base, denture repair, endodontics - root canal, periodontal scaling and root planning, crown and crown repairs, pontics - porcelain fused to noble metal, and more
Find out more,
online here.
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CRS Coming to Spokane
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Save the Date: October 11th and 12th
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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Member 2 Member
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 First American Title is proud to announce Amy Johnson is back!
She has joined the Sales and Marketing team as an account manager.
Please join us in welcoming Amy and will be seeing her in your offices in the near future!
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Member Roster Update - February
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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 - JANUARY
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The SAR Market Activity Report for
JANUARY
is now online.
See the latest full report -
a member-exclusive product
See the
JANUARY
2018 Market Snapshot Report (pictured above)
online here.
See the 2017 YEAR END 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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