Weekly Notices

Friday, December 25, 2015

Your SAR will be closed today - Friday, December 25th - to keep the Christmas holiday;
and closed Friday, January 1st, to keep the New Year holiday.
There will be no REALTOR� Store sales December 30th and 31st, next week.

TransactionDesk Advanced Class

The SAR will have NWMLS trainer, Debra Wuts, at the Association in January to offer two TransactionDesk Advanced classes.

This course focuses on strategies for staying organized, how to use the advanced menu features such as the markup tools and the PDF slicer feature for secondary signings and counteroffers, how to create and use templates and checklists, and how to use the advanced features in Authentisign.

Completion of TransactionDesk basic is highly recommended before this class.

You can see the schedule and register here or click on the SAR Education link on your MLS Dashboard.

2016 Installation Luncheon

Red Lion Hotels photo

Welcome to your 2016 SAR Leadership Installation and first Quarterly Member meeting of the new year:

Thursday, January 7th, 2016 at Red Lion Hotel at the Park (pictured above).

RSVP DEADLINE: JANUARY 4th

See the event flyer with details and registration information (pictured above) online here.

Audio Invitation - Become Involved!

Your association runs on the time and effort of many members who step up to serve on a committee.

There are both general and event-specific committees with varying degrees of commitment - something sure to fit in your busy schedule.

2016 SAR President Susie Luby (pictured at left) offers a Become Involved flyer (pictured above), which details the committees available under her administration and provides a vehicle through which you can sign up.

Listen to a one-minute audio podcast from Susie who encourages you to join her in serving our association, online here:

Download the committee sign-up sheet here (pictured above) - and thank you for supporting your association!

The Voice for Real Estate

Your National Association of REALTORS� Director of Broadcasting Stephen Gasque is back with a new edition of his bi-weekly video update, The Voice for Real Estate.

Featured segments in this episode:

2016 presidential race
Win on g-fees
Progress on tax extensions
Sign-law ban
Photo copyrights
Remodeling insights
HOME survey

Watch the 10-minute video online here:

The Voice for Real Estate

Legal Hotline Letters

Your Washington REALTORS� Legal Hotline attorney Annie Fitzsimmons is back with Episode #7 of her answers to your questions from her mailbag.

Here, Annie answers a question from a member about a seller wanting to counter multiple 'full-price' offers with a newly raised price.

Watch the three-minute video online here:

Legal Hotline Mailbag - Episode #7

2016 Education Requirements

Both NAR and SAR require you to take certain classes in four year cycles.

The current four year cycle ends December 31, 2016.

You you must take an ethics class (NAR) and a Purchase & Sale Agreement class (SAR) before the end of next year.

If you have taken both of these once since January 1, 2013, you're done for this cycle!

Additionally, the Washington State Department of Licensing requires you to take the Core Curriculum class once during every two-year renewal cycle.

See a handy guide to WA-DOL, NAR and SAR education requirements (pictured above), online here.

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 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.

2016

Statewide Purchase and Sale Agreement

Tuesday, January 12 - Statewide Purchase and 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

Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate

Thursday, January 14 - Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate - with Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.

Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the SAR

3.0 clock hours

The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals

Thursday, January 21 - The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals - with Linda Miller Sheets.

Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the SAR

4.0 clock hours

Code of Ethics: Standards for Success

Thursday, January 28 - 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

Statewide Purchase and Sale Agreement

Tuesday, February 9 - Statewide Purchase and 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

Home Inspections for REALTORS� and Appraisers

Thursday, February 11 - Home Inspections for REALTORS� and Appraisers - with Matthew Pederson.

Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR

7.5 clock hours

The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals

Friday, February 12 - The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals - with Linda Miller Sheets.

Registration: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the SAR

4.0 clock hours

Code of Ethics: Standards for Success

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

In This Issue

TransactionDesk Advanced Class

2016 Installation Luncheon

Audio Invitation - Become Involved!

The Voice for Real Estate

Legal Hotline Letters

2016 Education Requirements

2015 REALTOR® Education

SAR CALENDAR

Condolences

2016 SAR Dues Due

2016 First Quarter MLS Fees Due

Real Estate Provisions in New Budget

Tech Helpline

Campbell House

ListHub Report - October

Market Activity Report - November

You Be The Judge - December

Member Roster Update

Suggestion Box

SAR CALENDAR

Click on the image below to see the current SAR calendar

showing dates and times of classes, committees and events.

INFORMATION QUICK LINKS:

Interstate 90 - Snoqualmie Pass

Interstate 90 - Fourth of July Pass

Interstate 90 - Lookout Pass

Spokane International Airport

Spokane Intermodal Center (Amtrak)

Condolences

The SAR extends its condolences to the friends and family of Sharon Ehrhardt, Windermere Valley.

Sharon passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 after a long battle with cancer.

A celebration of her life will be scheduled for a later date. Please watch the Notices for updates.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Spokane Hospice.

2016 SAR Dues Due

Your 2016 SAR annual dues are due January 1st, 2016.

You should have received an email, sent November 19th, which contained payment instructions. If you did not receive this email, please call the SAR at 326-9222 or continue with the online payment process here.

To pay your 2016 SAR annual dues online, click on the graphic below, which will bring up the login screen for the SAR member portal:

Once online, use the Review and Pay Balance section to make your payment online. Alternately, you may retrieve an invoice while online to pay by mail or you may pay in person at the SAR, 1924 North Ash Street.

Thank you for your continuing membership in your SAR!

2016 First Quarter MLS Fees Due

2016 First Quarter MLS fees have been posted to the SAR member portal. Click on the button above to pay yours now. This is due by December 30th.

Please contact Brenda, SAR bookkeeper and membership administrator, if you have a question about your fees by email here or contact her by phone at 326-9222.

Thank you for your prompt payment and for being a valued member of your SAR!

Real Estate Provisions in New Budget

Congress has passed sweeping legislation of more than two-thousand pages to fund the Federal Government Fiscal Year 2016.

The legislation is expected to be signed into law by the President when it arrives at the White House.

The new legislation will put an end to the series of stop-gap funding measures known as "Continuing Resolutions" that have funded the government since the start of FY 2016 on October 1, 2015.

This new bill will expire in September 2016.

NAR has prepared a list of the real estate related provisions included in the new budget and shares it online here.

Tech Helpline

If you received a piece of new technology for Christmas this week and find yourself scratching your head trying to figure out how it works, remember you have free technical support waiting for you on your Washington REALTORS� Tech Helpline!

The Tech Helpline is a member benefit offering support for hardware, software, networking, and digital devices.

The best part is that you have the choice of contacting their friendly and knowledgeable analysts via phone, fax, email, or online chat.

They troubleshoot problems and offer solutions, often by remotely into your computer.

They will advise you on hardware and software purchasing and most importantly, they understand your needs as a REALTOR�.

Tech Helpline contact information is online here.

Campbell House

The Spokesman-Review photo

Mr. & Mrs. Campbell warmly invite your call at home through through January 2nd. No appointment required.

The 1898 Campbell House (pictured above) - mostly original in all construction and furnishings - is decorated as it would have been for Christmas a century ago, and open for visitors in an open house format.

You are invited to explore the house at your own pace, participate in fun holiday crafts and activities, and interact with living history interpreters.

This year, actors will be portraying the cook, the coachman, Mrs. Campbell, and for the very first time, Mr. Campbell.

The Campbell House is included in your admission to the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in historic Browne's Addition.

See more details online here.

ListHub Report for November

NEW!

See the November ListHub report, online here.

Market Activity Report - November

The SAR Market Activity Report for November is now online.

See the latest report - and archived reports - online here.

See the November 2015 summary report (pictured above) online here.

See the 2015 year-to-date summary report (pictured above) online here.

You Be The Judge - December

Here is You Be The Judge for December:

Case #16-16: Buyer Agent's Demand that Listing Agent Reduce Commission.

Read the case and submit your judgement online here.

Winner to be announced next month.

Congratulations, Juli Evans, RE/MAX of Spokane, our November Starbucks card winner!

NOVEMBER ANSWER

The Hearing Panel concluded that REALTOR� A had engaged in misrepresentation in omitting from the prospectus information which he reasonably should have known to be relevant and significant and that the disclaimer did not, in any respect, avoid his obligation of full disclosure. REALTOR� A was found in violation of Article 2.