Weekly Notices

Friday, April 22, 2016

Open House Event

THIS WEEKEND!

It's here! Time to get your open house(s) ready and 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.

Spokane REALTORSŽ Open House Weekend

See the TV advertisement, created for us by KHQ-TV, online above.

Share this video on your FB timeline - click on the logo below to load the page so you can share it from there:

See the SAR event news release that went out to local media this week (pictured above), online here.

Listing photo

Our event headquarter house is this (above) exceptional three-level contemporary at 1515 East 20th Avenue on the South Hill.

The headquarter house will be your home base during the event, where you can pick up sign riders, helium balloons, and pre-printed contest entry forms. It will also serve as a media contact point for photos, interviews and other information about the event.

The house will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days of our event this weekend.

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.

It's a good idea to print a few copies of this and post/display them where visitors will see them as they enter your open house - to let them know they are visiting an official Spokane REALTORSŽ open house!

Our event is generously sponsored by:

Click on the logo above to go to the website now.

SAR Annual Awards Luncheon

SAVE THE DATE!

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend the 2016 SAR Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 19th, at Red Lion River Inn.

You'll want to be there as we announce our 2016 SAR awards: REALTORŽ of the Year, Steve Flinn REALTORŽ Achivement, REALTORŽ Community Service, Affiliate of the Year, Partner of the Year and Spokane's Citizen of the Year.

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

SAR Annual Awards Nominations

DEADLINE: Monday, May 2nd

Please take a minute today to download the 2016 SAR Award Nomination Form and nominate those you feel are worthy of recognition for their good work to our profession and our community over the past year!

REALTORŽ of the Year, Steve Flinn REALTORŽ Achievement Award, REALTORŽ Community Service, Affiliate of the Year, Partner of the Year, and Spokane's Citizen of the Year.

Download the award nomination form (pictured above), online here.

Washington REALTORSŽ Legal Symposium

The Washington REALTORSŽ Legal Symposium is an education event featuring five leading Washington real estate attorneys who will present information important to your practice of real estate.

See the event page for more information and registration, 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.

Not your Typical Technology Class

The Tri City Association of REALTORSŽ invites you to attend "Not your typical technology class."

You'll learn lessons in online customer service, how to revolutionize your real estate business the Nordstrom way, and how to put your smartphone and tablet to work for you.

Thursday, May 5th
at TCAR Headquarters

See the event flyer with more information (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.

The Nekkid Truth:
Six Princples of Building a Real Estate Business

Tuesday, May 3 - The Nekkid Truth: Six Principles of Building a Real Estate Business - with Linda Miller Sheets.

Registration: noon
Class: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the SAR

4.0 clock hours

Code of Ethics: Standards for Success

Thursday, May 5 - 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 & Sale Agreement

Friday, May 6 - Statewide Purchase & 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 Real Estate

Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate

Tuesday, May 17 - Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate - with Sabrina Jones-Schroeder.

Registration: 8:00 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

Tuesday, May 17 - 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

Training Superior Instructors

June 2 & 3 - Training Superior Instructors - with Linda Miller Sheets.

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

15 clock hours

SAR CALENDAR

Click on the image below to see the current SAR calendar

showing dates and times of classes, committees and events.

Instructor Development Workshop

Interested in becoming a state certified real estate instructor? Now, you have a place to explore this interest and earn 15 clock hours!

Learn how to choose class materials relevant to your audience; create an outline and develop a class curriculum; delivery techniques that hold attention, impart information, and inspire the audience; understand learning styles; how to use effective visual aids; be prepared for classroom challenges; how to work though class application forms with DOL.

Two day class: June 2 & 3; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the SAR.

Training Superior Instructors

Take this class and you earn 15 clock hours - whether you become an instructor or not!

Download the class flyer (pictured above) with more information, online here.

Have question about this class? Contact instructor Linda Miller Sheets or SAR Education and Special Events Director Debbie Crowder.

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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.

Law or Real Estate?

NEW!

Washington REALTORSŽ Legal Hotline lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons reaches into the mailbag to answer a popular question about clarifying whether Broker is practicing law or real estate in this particular scenario.

See the 11-minute video online here:

Legal Hotline Mailbag #18

The Voice for Real Estate

NEW!

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:

Criminal Records and the Fair Housing Act
Improving Rural Home Loans
Selling House with Reverse Mortgage

See the six-minute video online here:

The Voice for Real Estate

Developers Panel

Marketing Associates of Spokane invites all SAR members and friends to its Annual Developers Panel.

The four panelists are local developers who are actively working on projects in the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area.

They will discuss the markets they are currently pursuing, as well as their upcoming projects beyond 2016.

May 12th, 2016

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Spokane Convention Center: 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

Panelists will be:

Jim Frank, Principal & CEO, Greenstone Development; Dave Black, Principal & CEO, NAI Black; Barry Baker, President & CEO, Baker Construction & Development; Ron Wells, Owner, Wells & Company.

Learn more and register 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:

Towering Opportunity

Rob Levy photo

It's either a two-bedroom property right next to a freeway in a gritty industrial area, or one of the most remarkable properties you've ever seen.

A clocktower penthouse loft in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood just went on the market for the first time in 23 years - offered at $8.5 million.

The slender brick-and-timber structure was a symbol of the city's economic prowess when it went up 94 years ago to crown the massive factory of the Schmidt Lithograph Corp. - the city's largest employer and the largest printer on the West Coast, at the time.

Now, it can be yours.

Listing photos are online here.

WCR May Event

The Spokane-Eastern Washington chapter of Women's Council of REALTORSŽ invites you to its May event: Successful Women in Business!

Thursday, May 5th
Darcy's Restaurant in Spokane Valley

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

Member 2 Member

First American Title invites all SAR members to its Cinco de Mayo Open House on Thursday, May 5th.

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

NOTE: Member 2 Member is a member benefit of the Spokane Association of REALTORSŽ.
It is intended to announce a new product, service, location or affiliate event. If you are a member who wishes to share a message with your fellow members, please email it to Debbie at the SAR:

debbie@spokanerealtor.com

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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