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Open House Weekend
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 EVENT IN TWO WEEKS! Plan to participate in the Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend, April 23rd and 24th - where you and your open house visitor could win a prize!
1 - GRAND visitor prize - $1,000 VISA gift card
1 - GRAND REALTOR® prize - $500 VISA gift card
5 - REALTOR® participation prizes - $100 VISA gift card
(All prizes to be drawn and announced on May 4th).
This is the sixth annual countywide event to draw attention and visitors to your business as a REALTOR®. Spokane REALTORS® offered more than 300 homes in this event last year.
OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM: This is the document (pictured above) each of your visitors must fill out in order for that person - and you - to be eligible for the grand prize drawing! Download the two-up document for printing here, or pick up ready-printed copies at your SAR (1924 North Ash Street).
Printed copies of the entry forms will be available for members at the headquarter house during the event.
REALTOR® balloons (pictured above) are available at your SAR now for your pick up during regular business hours (1924 North Ash Street). REALTOR® balloons and helium will be available to members at the headquarter house during the event. All participating open houses must be listed on SpokaneOpen.com, the official open house website of the Spokane Association of REALTORS®. Sign riders (pictured above) are available now at your SAR for your pick up during regular business hours. Sign riders will also be available for members at the headquarter house during the event.
Promote the event, and your participation in it, with the official Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend event logo (pictured above), online here.
This information will get you started. More details will be shared here in the Weekly Notices next week.
Our event is generously sponsored by:
Click on the logo above to go to the website now.
Your SAR has negotiated special advertising rates with the Inlander and the Spokesman-Review to help you promote your open houses (this is optional). See the flyers from our event partners for details, below.
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 15th
See the special SAR member advertising opportunity offered by the Inlander (pictured above), online here.
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 15th
See the special SAR member advertising opportunity offered by the Spokesman-Review, online here.
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Headquarter House
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DEADLINE NEXT WEEK!
Will you be listing a remarkable property in the Spokane REALTORS® Open House weekend? Nominate your listing as our event headquarter house! The headquarter house serves as a point of contact for SAR members to pick up supplies, media members to get good interviews, and members of the public to start their open house visits. It will receive exceptional exposure during the two-day event. Property must: - be participating in the Spokane REALTORS® Open House weekend - be a short drive from downtown Spokane - have generous parking available in the area - be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days of the event - have sellers written permission to participate Nominate your property by sending an email to Angie at the SAR - or call her at 326-9222 - include property address, a photo, and brief details. Please type "HEADQUARTER HOUSE" in the subject line. DEADLINE to submit is 9 a.m. on April 11th.
The 2016 Spokane REALTORS® Open House Weekend headquarter house will be chosen on April 11th.
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Lunch & Learn - Home Appraisals
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NEXT WEEK!
Welcome to your SAR's April Lunch & Learn event, Monday, April 11th: Home Appraisals. Come learn how appraisers measure houses, where adjustments to value come from and why appraisers can't get to total value. See the event flyer (pictured above), online here.
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Free ListHub Seminar
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Join the Spokane Association of REALTORS® and ListHub for a free one-hour seminar about the latest trends in online marketing and a suite of tools to help you communicate more effectively with clients and convert more leads. Plus, attendees have the chance to win a $250 VISA Gift Card! Tuesday, April 19th at the SARSession one: 1:30 p.m. Session two: 3:00 p.m. See the event flyer with more information (pictured above) online here.
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REALTOR® Broker Summit
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REALTOR® Broker 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.
The 2016 Broker Summit will be held June 9-10 in Denver, Colorado, at the Denver Marriott City Center. The $149 Broker Summit Early Bird registration rate will run through April 8. Read more about this event and register online here.
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Technologies to Advance your Business
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The Coeur d'Alene Association of REALTORS® invites you to attend its upcoming Council of Residential Specialists class:
CRS 206: Technologies to Advance Your Business
May 4th & 5th at the Coeur d'Alene Association of REALTORS®.
This class offers 16 CRS designation credits, 16 Washington clock hours.
See the event flyer (pictured above), online here.
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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.
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The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
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NEXT WEEK!
Wednesday, April 13 - The Code of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals - with Linda Miller Sheets. Registration: noon Class: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the SAR 4.0 clock hours |
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Code of Ethics: Standards for Success
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NEXT WEEK!
Thursday, April 14 - 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 |
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Land and Acreage 101: Rural Property
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Tuesday, April 19 - Land and Acreage 101: Rural Property - with Jim Palmer, Jr. Registration: 8:15 a.m. Class: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the SAR 4.0 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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Fair Housing Month
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April is Fair Housing Month!
April 2016 marks the 48th anniversary of the 1968 landmark Fair Housing Act.
Each year REALTORS® recognize the significance of this event and reconfirm our commitment to upholding fair housing law as well as our commitment to offering equal professional service to all in their search for real property.
Fair Housing Partners of Washington State offers a guidebook to assist you in understanding and complying with Fair Housing laws.
Download your copy of Fair Housing for Real Estate Industry Professionals - Washington State Edition (pictured above) - online here.
Download NAR's 2016 Fair Housing poster, suitable for posting in your office (pictured above), online here.
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INW Fair Housing Conference
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REALTOR® Safety Webinar
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Mark your calendar now and plan to participate in a FREE REALTOR® safety webinar: Incorporating Safety into your BusinessWednesday, April 20th, at 11 a.m. (Spokane time) Learn from Kimberly Allard-Moccia, NAR REALTOR® Safety Course instructor, as she shares specific tools and practical advice for implementing safety protocols into your real estate business. REALTOR® Safety Month is September, but REALTOR® safety is important every month of the year. Download this springtime reminder of REALTOR® safety (pictured above), suitable for sharing in your office, online here.
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WR Spring Business Conference
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Welcome to the Washington REALTORS´Spring Business Conference, April 20-22, in Tulalip!
Click on image above to visit the event information and registration page.
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Compensation to LLC
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NEW!
Washington REALTOR® Legal Hotline lawyer
Annie Fitzsimmons is back this week to answer another letter to her Legal Hotline Mailbag.
In today's video, Annie responds to a letter asking "Broker has an LLC or a Corporation and wants Broker's Firm to make compensation payments directly to the Broker's LLC or Corporation. Is that possible?"
Hit pause when Annie prompts you to discuss the question in your office, then watch to learn Annie's answer.
See the 2-minute video online here:
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Legal Hotline Mailbag #16
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Under All is the Land
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"Under all is the land." Sound familiar?
If you know your REALTOR(R) Code of Ethics, you know these words begin it.
Did you know they were written in 1922 by a REALTOR(R) from the Pacific Northwest?
2016 SAR President Susie Luby shares his name, and more on the Code, in her monthly guest column from Sunday's edition of the Spokesman-Review. Read it online here.
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Free Passes Available to Members
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Your SAR has 20 complimentary, one-time, general admission passes redeemable at either the Mobius Science Center or the Mobius Kids Children's Museum in downtown Spokane.
With Spring vacation coming up, this would make for a great family outing! Passes are available on a first come basis. Supply is limited.
Please see Angie at the SAR front desk for assistance.
More information about Mobius Science Center and Mobius Kids Children's Museum is online here.
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Market Activity Report - March
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NEW!
The SAR Market Activity Report for March is now online.
See the latest full report - and archived full reports - online here.
See the March 2016 Snapshot Report (pictured above) online here.
See the 2016 Year-to-date Snapshot report (pictured above) online here.
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Member Roster Update
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NEW!
Click here to view the latest Member Roster Update - listing new and resigned members and companies. Click here to view the latest list of MLS Subscription Waivers - approved by the Board of Directors.
Send a message to Angie at the SAR with any changes.
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Susie Luby
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