Weather forecasters are predicting the first triple-digit temperatures of the summer for our region this weekend (see graphic above).

The Spokane Regional Health District reminds us that hot weather can be more than just uncomfortable - it can pose a threat to people's health or even their lives.

To stay safe and healthy during hot weather, know the simple things people can do - like drinking plenty of water - to reduce the risk of sickness and death.

People should also watch for the signs of heat-related illness.

The Spokane Regional Health District offers tips for beating the heat which you can copy and paste in timely and relevant communication with your local clients.

See Health District Offers Tips for Beating the Heat, online here.

The city of Spokane, this week, announced that its drinking water meets or exceeds all federal and state drinking water standards, as it has in previous recent years.

The region's drinking water comes from an enormous underground lake called the Spokane Valley - Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer.  The aquifer, discovered in 1895, is one of the most important natural resources in our region.  It supplies drinking water to more than 500,000 people.

See the city's newly-issued water quality report, online here.

Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline attorney Annie Fitzsimmons offers the first episode of "Annie's Mailbag," a collection of member letters to our legal hotline with her answers.

See the seven-minute video online here:

 
RPAC, the REALTORS® Political Action Committee, has raised over $45 million dollars to support pro-REALTOR® Party candidates running for Congress in the past decade.

The amount of money RPAC spends to support candidates makes it one of the  top three trade association PACs in the nation.

REALTORS® are a key part of the American Dream: home ownership. But now, more than ever, REALTORS® are facing forces from many directions that threaten their profession. Property tax burdens, lack of available financing and difficulties in short sales transactions are only a few of the issues that somewhere, every day, REALTORS® confront when selling a home.

RPAC allows REALTORS® to make sure their concerns about these issues are heard and understood by public officials.

Learn more about RPAC and how you can be part of the movement, online here.

Where will you be when you get the call for action?

The REALTOR® Action Center app contains a host of features to help you vote, act and invest on the go.

Get the REALTOR® Action Center mobile app, online here.

 
Spokane Association of REALTORS® members are invited to earn their CIPS Designation this summer Calgary!  

 

The Canadian Real Estate Association and Calgary Real Estate Board will be hosting a Certified International Property Specialists (CIPS) Institute in Calgary, Alberta from July 6th through July 10th.  

Learn more about this opportunity, online here. 

 

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.