February Real Estate Events & Education

February Real Estate Events & Education

Take advantage of free RMLSweb training this February

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events & education for February in Oregon & Southern Washington. If you have an event that is not listed here, please let us know by commenting below. For future events, please send an e-mail to communications (at) rmls (dot) com.

Featured RMLS™ Events:

– February 11: PMAR/OREF/RMLS Open House – 2-6 p.m. at the new PMAR & OREF offices at the Lloyd Tower. Visit PMAR.org for more information.

February 18: RMLS Training Classes available in Bend.

February 22: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® hosts New Statistics for a New Real Estate Landscape. Kurt von Wasmuth, President/CEO of RMLS™ and Nick Church, Subscriber Relations Representative, will walk you through our upcoming release of new statistics features available through RMLSweb.

Events around the Region:

– February 4-5 Seattle King County Association of Realtors® hosts CRS205 – Financing and Tax Advantages for Agents & Clients Seminar in Vancouver

– February 10: Clark County Association of Realtors® (CCAR) hosts Get Connected with Social Marketing

February 11: Women’s Council of Realtors® – Portland Chapter hosts Real Estate Business Resource Breakfast: Risk Management

February 12-14: Home Builders Association of Jackson County hosts Southern Oregon Home Show

February 22-23: Pacific NW Realtors Land Institute (RLI) Chapter and the Central Oregon Association of Realtors offering NAR Green Designation Course in Pendleton.

February 24-28: Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland presents the Spring Home & Garden Show

February 27: Salem Association of Realtors® (SAR) hosting its Annual Awards Dinner

Also, if you’re an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE opportunities for continuing education credit at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the December Training Calendar:

– Coos County
Eastern Oregon
– Eugene
Florence
– Gresham
– Hood River
– Portland
– Roseburg
– Salem
– Vancouver

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January (2010!) Real Estate Events & Education

January (2010!) Real Estate Events & Education

Start the year off right with a real estate refresher

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events & education for the remainder of January in Oregon & Southern Washington. If you have an event that is not listed here, please let us know by commenting below. For future events, please send an e-mail to communications (at) rmls (dot) com.

– January 6: Clark County Association of Realtors® (CCAR) hosts Get Connected 2.0

January 14: Women’s Council of Realtors® – Portland Chapter hosts Real Estate Business Resource Breakfast Series: Economic Forecast featuring Mindy Sullivan – reservations due January 12 – e-mail wcr.portland@gmail.com for reservations.

– January 14: Oregon Association of Realtors® hosts International Relocation Services from Start to Finish

– January 14: Eugene Association of Realtors® (EAR) hosts Contract Organization

– January 20: East Metropolitan Association of Realtors® hosts 4th Annual Super Meeting featuring Oliver Frascona

– January 21: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® (PMAR) hosts From Surviving to Thriving

– January 21: EAR hosts Good Record Keeping

January 27: Douglas County Board of Realtors® hosts Let’s Just All Be Friends – Antitrust and Social Media Issues

January 27-28: Earth Advantage offering classes for S.T.A.R (Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professionals) program

– January 28: PMAR hosts Navigating the Realtor® Code of Ethics: PMAR Ethics Training Seminar

January 28: EAR hosts Disclosure & Risk Management

February 4-5 Seattle King County Association of Realtors® hosts CRS205 – Financing and Tax Advantages for Agents & Clients Seminar in Vancouver

Also, if you’re an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREEopportunities for continuing education credit at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the December Training Calendar:

– Coos County
Eastern Oregon
– Eugene
– Gresham
Hood River
– Portland
– Roseburg
– Salem
– Vancouver

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December Real Estate Events & Education

December Real Estate Events & Education

Take a free RMLS™ training course

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events & education for the remainder of December in Oregon & Southern Washington. If you have an event that is not listed here, please let us know by commenting below. For future events, please send an e-mail to communications (at) rmls (dot) com.

December 2: Oregon Association of Realtors® hosts Short Sales & Foreclosures:
What Buyer’s Representatives Need to Know

– December 3: National Association of Realtors® offering free Safety Webinar

– December 7: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® (PMAR) Installation Event

December 9: Eugene Association of Realtors® (EAR) hosts Taxes & Investment Properties Part 1

December 10: Women’s Council of Realtors® – Portland Chapter hosts Business Resource Luncheon & 2010 Officer Installation – “Mastering the Clock with Time Management”

December 12: Salem Association of Realtors® Community Fund Children’s Christmas Party

December 17: Clark County Association of Realtors® (CCAR) 2010 Officers & Board Installation & Awards Banquet

December 17: EAR hosts Taxes & Investment Properties Part II

Also, if you’re an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE opportunities for continuing education credit at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the December Training Calendar:

– Coos County
Eastern Oregon
– Eugene
– Gresham
– Portland
– Roseburg
– Salem
– Vancouver

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February Real Estate Events & Education

November Real Estate Events & Education

RMLS™ Trainers visiting Bend, November 18-19

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming Realtor® events & education for the remainder of November in Oregon & Southern Washington. If you have an event that is not listed here, please let us know by commenting below. For future events, please send an e-mail to communications (at) rmls (dot) com.

November 4: Douglas County Board of Realtors® hosts “Tax Tips for Realtors® and Financial Planning

– November 5: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® (PMAR) hosts “How to Be a Successful Realtor® and Still Have a Life in a 26/7 World featuring Brenda Buratti, Right Now Communication

– November 11-16: NAR Annual Convention in San Diego

November 21: Oregon Realtor® Night with the Trailblazers

– November 30-Dec. 3: Oregon GRI Classes at Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel

RMLS™ in Bend, November 18-19

Our trainers will be making a special visit to the Bend area. All classes there will be held at Phoenix Inn & Suites, 300 NW Franklin Ave.  RMLS™ subscribers in the area are invited to attend the following classes to learn more about RMLSweb:

– November 18: RMLSweb Listing Load – 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. &  RMLSweb updates 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

– November 19: Basics of RMLSweb 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. &  RMLSweb Listing Load 11:30a.m. -1 p.m.

Additionally, we’re offering two demonstration courses for those in the area who may be considering subscribing to RMLS™ services:

November 18: “Benefits of RMLS™” 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

November 19: “Benefits of RMLS™” 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Also, if you’re an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE opportunities for continuing education credit at a location near you, click the link for your area to view the November Training Calendar:

– Coos County
Eastern Oregon
– Eugene
– Gresham
– Portland
– Roseburg
– Salem
– Vancouver

Image courtesy of Ayhan Yildiz

Wrap-Up: RMLS™ Fall Education Summit & Trade Fair

Wrap-Up: RMLS™ Fall Education Summit & Trade Fair

Eastern Oregon & Washington agents enjoy day of education & networking

We just finished up with our Fall Education Summit & Trade Fair, held in Pendleton, Oregon this year.  About 120 agents joined us for free core education opportunities & a chance to see new products and services offered by exhibitors.  This is the first time we’ve done a show in Eastern Oregon & we really enjoyed seeing some new & familiar faces!

Pendleton Show

Matt Farmer of the Oregon Association of Realtors spoke on distressed properties, which remains a  hot topic these days. In fact, First American CoreLogic just reported that the foreclosure rate was still rising in August, as it reached 1.8% in Oregon.

Dian Lane with Prudential NW Properties presented on several topics specific to Washington real estate, giving the Washington agents that joined us an opportunity to earn core credit hours.

And finally we had an interesting panel discussion on critical groundwater & water rights, which  seems to be an increasingly important topic here in Eastern Oregon.

Thank you to all of you who joined us – we hope you found the information beneficial!

Thanks also to all of the presenters & exhibitors that participated – we couldn’t have done it without you!

Specifically,  thanks to: American West Bank, Bear Printing, Director’s Mortgage, Eastern Oregon Real Estate and Homebuilders Guide, Fair Housing Council of Oregon GE Security,  Oregon Real Estate Forms, LLC,  Superior Schools,  Scent Synergy, Suncatcher Studios and Fine Crafts, Top Producer Systems, US Cellular, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage; and Matt Farmer & the Oregon Association of Realtors; Dian Lane; Teresa Walchli, Umatilla County Soil & Water Conservation District; J.R. Cook, City of Umatilla; Ken Diebel, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Division and the wonderful staff at Wildhorse Resort & Casino!

Now it’s time to start thinking about the 2010 RMLS Trade Fair in Portland – it’s scheduled for April 1. Look forward to more great educational opportunities and some great exhibitors!

Wrap-Up: RMLS™ Fall Education Summit & Trade Fair

Wrap-Up: RMLS™ Fall Education Summit & Trade Fair

Eastern Oregon & Washington agents enjoy day of education & networking

We just finished up with our Fall Education Summit & Trade Fair, held in Pendleton, Oregon this year.  About 120 agents joined us for free core education opportunities & a chance to see new products and services offered by exhibitors.  This is the first time we’ve done a show in Eastern Oregon & we really enjoyed seeing some new & familiar faces!

Pendleton Show

Matt Farmer of the Oregon Association of Realtors spoke on distressed properties, which remains a  hot topic these days. In fact, First American CoreLogic just reported that the foreclosure rate was still rising in August, as it reached 1.8% in Oregon.

Dian Lane with Prudential NW Properties presented on several topics specific to Washington real estate, giving the Washington agents that joined us an opportunity to earn core credit hours.

And finally we had an interesting panel discussion on critical groundwater & water rights, which  seems to be an increasingly important topic here in Eastern Oregon.

Thank you to all of you who joined us – we hope you found the information beneficial!

Thanks also to all of the presenters & exhibitors that participated – we couldn’t have done it without you!

Specifically,  thanks to: American West Bank, Bear Printing, Director’s Mortgage, Eastern Oregon Real Estate and Homebuilders Guide, Fair Housing Council of Oregon GE Security,  Oregon Real Estate Forms, LLC,  Superior Schools,  Scent Synergy, Suncatcher Studios and Fine Crafts, Top Producer Systems, US Cellular, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage; and Matt Farmer & the Oregon Association of Realtors; Dian Lane; Teresa Walchli, Umatilla County Soil & Water Conservation District; J.R. Cook, City of Umatilla; Ken Diebel, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Division and the wonderful staff at Wildhorse Resort & Casino!

Now it’s time to start thinking about the 2010 RMLS Trade Fair in Portland – it’s scheduled for April 1. Look forward to more great educational opportunities and some great exhibitors!