Weekly Notices

Friday, April 15, 2016

Open House Event

NEXT WEEKEND!

Plan to participate in the Spokane REALTORSŽ 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 REALTORŽ prize - $500 VISA gift card
5 - REALTORŽ 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 REALTORŽ. Spokane REALTORSŽ 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.

REALTORŽ balloons (pictured above) are available at your SAR now for your pick up during regular business hours (1924 North Ash Street).

REALTORŽ 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 REALTORSŽ. 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 REALTORSŽ 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.

You SAR has negotiated a special advertising rate for members to promote their event open house listings in the Exchange. See the offer flyer (pictured above), online here.

Special advertising rates in the Inlander and Spokesman-Review were offered earlier and expired last week.

"Market is Red Hot"

KXLY-TV News4 reports: "The Spokane housing market is red hot if you are looking to sell your home.

The latest numbers from the Spokane Association of Realtors shows the average price of a home is up 12.2 percent compared to this time last year while the number of homes for sale is down nearly 20 percent as well.

The conditions in the market is making it tough for buyers to find what they're looking for."

See the report on KXLY-TV News4, online here.

Vote for REALTOR.COMŽ

Realtor.comŽ has been named a Webby Award finalist in the Online Video/Film category for its Home-Buying Process in Plain English video series with Elizabeth Banks.

Realtor.comŽ can win by being selected by the judges or by garnering the most support from the public.

Visit the Webby Awards website to vote:

The Voice for Real Estate

NAR Director of Broadcasting Stephen Gasque returns this week with a new edition of his bi-weekly video update, The Voice for Real Estate.

Featured Segments:

Real Estate Scams
Accounting Rule Changes
FHA Appraisal Changes
February Contract Signings

See the six-minute video online here:

The Voice for Real Estate

Free ListHub Seminar

NEXT WEEK!

Join the Spokane Association of REALTORSŽ 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 SAR

Session one: 1:30 p.m.
Session two: 3:00 p.m.

See the event flyer with more information (pictured above) online here.

WR Spring Business Conference

NEXT WEEK!

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.

Construction Season

Warm weather signals construction season again in Spokane. This year, more than $74 million in street and related projects are on the schedule in the city.

Among this year's projects will be much-needed improvements downtown on Monroe and Lincoln streets between Second and Main avenues. Getting through this area will at times, therefore, be troublesome.

See the City of Spokane Street Notices and Closures website, online here.

REALTORŽ Broker Summit

REALTORŽ 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.

Technologies to Advance your Business

The Coeur d'Alene Association of REALTORSŽ 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 REALTORSŽ.

This class offers 16 CRS designation credits, 16 Washington clock hours.

See the event flyer (pictured above), online here.

Lunch & Learn: Historic Preservation

Do you know what it means for a property to be listed on a Register of Historic Places?

You may be surprised to learn the differences between properties that are listed on the National, State and Spokane Registers of Historic Places.

Come enjoy a fun and informative presentation on historic preservation at the next SAR Lunch & Learn on
Monday, May 23rd.

See the event flyer with more details (pictured above), online here.

2016 REALTORŽ 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.

Land and Acreage 101: Rural Property

NEXT WEEK!

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

SAR CALENDAR

Click on the image below to see the current SAR calendar

showing dates and times of classes, committees and events.

Fair Housing Month

April is Fair Housing Month!

April 2016 marks the 48th anniversary of the 1968 landmark Fair Housing Act.

Each year REALTORSŽ 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.

REALTORŽ Safety Webinar

NEXT WEEK!

Mark your calendar now and plan to participate in a FREE REALTORŽ safety webinar:

Incorporating Safety into your Business
Wednesday, April 20th, at 11 a.m. (Spokane time)

Learn from Kimberly Allard-Moccia, NAR REALTORŽ Safety Course instructor, as she shares specific tools and practical advice for implementing safety protocols into your real estate business.

REALTORŽ Safety Month is September, but REALTORŽ safety is important every month of the year.

Download this springtime reminder of REALTORŽ safety (pictured above), suitable for sharing in your office, online here.

Assumed Name Licenses

NEW!

Washington REALTORSŽ Legal Hotline lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons reaches into the mailbag to answer another popular question: Broker is developing a team and wants to advertise in the name of the team without including the firm's name. Is that lawful?

See the three-minute video online here:

Legal Hotline Mailbag #17

Design Review Board

The City of Spokane Design Review Board is currently accepting applications for two positions: one real estate developer and one civil engineer.

The deadline to apply for these openings is April 29, 2016.

Term length is three years.

The DRB meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at 5:30pm. Meetings typically last for one to two hours, but can occasionally run longer. Over the past several years the board has met 12-15 times per year, but the number of meetings depends on the number of permit applications subject to board review.

For more information please see the links below, or contact Julie Neff at 625-6082; jneff@spokanecity.org.

Design Review Board (DRB).

DRB Information.

Board & Commission Vacancies and Application Form.

Free Passes Available to Members

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.

ListHub Report for March

See the March ListHub report, online here.

Market Activity Report - March

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.

Member Roster Update

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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