February 2012 Real Estate Events and Education

February 2012 Real Estate Events and Education

This February, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!


Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for February in Oregon and 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.

RMLS™ Note:

-February 20: On Monday, February 20th – Presidents Day, all RMLS™ offices will be closed, however Help Desk will remain available though normal channels.

Events around the region:

-February 1: Oregon Association of Realtors® hosts a webinar called Issues in Newer Homes from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM for one credit hour.

-February 13: Portland Metropolitan Assocation of REALTORS® presents the “Capture More Buyers with Video and Photo: Tips from Experts” at 11:30 am. For information and to register, click here.

-February 29: W & R studios is presenting two FREE iPad and Cloud CMA workshops at the RMLS™ Portland office. To register, click here.

Also, if you are an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE educational opportunities at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the February Training Calendar:

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

December 2011 Real Estate Events and Education

December 2011 Real Estate Events and Education

This December, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for December in Oregon and 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.

RMLS™ Events:

-December 3: On Saturday, December 3rd, we will be completing part one of a two-part server move. This will require us to pull RMLSweb offline for one hour from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM while we move our corporate servers. During this brief outage, all RMLS™ websites will be unavailable. Beyond this one-hour unavailability of RMLS™ systems, the IMS (Internet Member Services) system may lose availability intermittently throughout Saturday evening as we move our servers.

-December 17-18 : On Saturday, December 17th and Sunday, December 18th, we will be moving our RMLSweb servers to the data center in downtown Portland. This will require us to place RMLSweb in maintenance mode for the weekend from December 17th to December 18th. While RMLSweb will be in maintenance mode, users will be able to search for listings and agent contact information. During maintenance mode, the searchable content on RMLSweb will be read-only and users will not be able to save searches, create profiles or enter listings.

-December 26: All RMLS™ offices will be closed on December 26th for the holiday.  In addition, the RMLS™ Help Desk will be closed on Saturday, December 24th and Saturday, December 31st.

Events around the region:

-December 7: W & R studios is presenting two FREE iPad and Cloud CMA workshops at the RMLS™ Portland office. To register for the morning class, click here. To register for the afternoon class, click here.

-December 7: Join Parr Lumber and the Home Builders Association for the 2012 Annual Housing Forecast Breakfast on December 7th from 7:00 – 9:30 AM at the Oregon Convention Center.

-December 8: Oregon Association of Realtors® hosts a webinar called Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms – Laws and Rules from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM for one credit hour.

-December 8: Portland Metropolitan Assocation of REALTORS® presents the “Law and Rule Required Course” from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. For information and to register, click here.

-December 10: Salem Association of Realtors® is hosting its annual Children’s Christmas Party from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

-December 14: The Oregon REALTORS® Young Professionals Networks hosts The YPN “Appy Hour”  with Jeff Meucci from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the office of the Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS®.

Also, if you are an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE educational opportunities 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

November Real Estate Events and Education

November Real Estate Events and Education

This November, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for November in Oregon and 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.

RMLS™ Events:

RMLS™ offices will be closed November 24th and 25th, and the Help Desk will be closed Saturday, October 26th. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Events around the region:

-November 3: Oregon Association of REALTORS® hosts the webinar “Issues in Older Homes” from 9:30am to 10:30am, for one hour of CE credit. For more information and to register, please see this flyer.

-November 3: Portland Metropolitan Assocation of REALTORS® presents “Business Planning featuring Bruce Hardie” from 12:00pm to 3:30pm at the Multnomah Athletic Club. For information on the presentation and to register, click here.

-November 3: Salem Association of REALTORS® presents the “Law and Rule Required Course” from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Scottish Rite Center. For more information, click here.

-November 3: Earth Advantage Institute hosts the 2011 Green Day Forum: “Meet the Champions: Achieving the Triple Bottom Line in Green Building,” from 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Gerding Theater at the Armory. For more information and to register, check out the Green Day Forum website.

-November 17: Clark County Association of REALTORS® hosts “All Things Techno with Dale Chumbley,” a FREE boot camp in the CCAR Conference Room from 11:30am to 1:00pm. To register, call CCAR at 360.695.5980 or email ccar@ccrealtors.com (limited to 20 participants).

-November 28-December 1: Oregon Association of REALTORS® presents the 2011 Fall Graduate Realtor® Institute at the Sheraton Hotel by the Portland airport. For curriculum, tuition, and registration info, please click here.

Also, if you are an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE educational opportunities at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the November Training Calendar:

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

October Real Estate Events and Education

October Real Estate Events and Education

This October, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for October in Oregon and 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.

RMLS™ Events:

October 5: The 2011 RMLS™ Fall Education Summit & Trade Fair will be held at Seven Feathers Casino Resort in Canyonville, Oregon on October 5th. Get credit hours for classes and visit with exhibitors! For more information, click here to view our flyer. Or, visit the event website by clicking here. Classes are filling up quickly, so make sure to register for classes in advance on the event website. Don’t forget to bring lots of extra business cards to enter for door prizes!

October 20: RMLS™ presents a Broker Education Series event at the Mill Casino in the Coos Bay area of Oregon. The topic is Risk Management by Rick Harris.

Events around the region:

-October 6: Salem Association of Realtors® hosts an educational seminar, which includes a full breakfast and a certificate for attendance. The event is open to both members and non-members. Click here for more details.

-October 7: Eugene Association of Realtors® presents real estate speaker, Dirk Zeller, for 3 CE credits at the Holliday Inn in Gateway. For more information, please call EAR at (541) 484-3043 or email.

-October 12: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® hosts PMAR’s Got Talent, an annual talent show held at the Tiffany Center in Portland.

-October 19: Clark County Association of Realtors® presents Economic Forum with Washington State Chief Economist Dr. Arun Raha

-October 20: Clark County Association of Realtors® hosts Boo Bowl 2011, an annual cosmic bowling event for Realtors®.

-October 24: The Oregon Chapter of the Council of Residential Specialists hosts It’s All About Social Media With Brian Copeland.

-October 27: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® presents At Home With Diversity. The event is sponsored by RMLS™ and held in the RMLS™ Conference Room in the Portland Office. The event is open for both PMAR members and non-PMAR members.

-October 27: Eugene Association of Realtors® presents a FREE class called Marketing for LE$$ (worth 2 CE credits). For more information, please call EAR at (541) 484-3043 or email. 

Also, if you are an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE educational opportunities at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the August Training Calendar:

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

September Real Estate Events & Education

September Real Estate Events & Education

This September, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for September in Oregon and 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.

RMLS™ Events:

-September 15: Join us for this FREE educational event, where you can earn 3 CE credits, as part of our ongoing Broker Education Series:

Topic: Fair Housing & Advertising for Realtors®
Speaker: Jo Becker, Fair Housing Council of Oregon
When: September 15, 2011 9:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: FREE!
Course Description: Come learn how to protect yourself and your clients! There’s so much more to fair housing law than “treating everyone the same” or what you studied in pre-licensing classes.

For more information or to register, click here!

Events around the region:

-September 1: East Metro Association of REALTORS® hosts its Young Professionals Network inaugural event from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Lucky Staehly’s pool hall at Edgefield McMenamins. For more information, see this flyer.

-September 8: Women’s Council of REALTORS® Greater Portland Area Chapter presents “Finance Options to Get Your Buyers in the Door” as part of their Business Resource Breakfast Series at the Multnomah Athletic Club from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. For more information and to register, click here.

-September 12: Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® presents “MERS, MARS, and MAYHEM: Real Estate in a Distressed World,” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Multnomah Athletic Club. For more information and to register, click here.

-September 14: Audition forms are due for PMAR’s Got Talent, a talent show hosted by Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® on October 12 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at The Tiffany Center. For more information, please click here.

-September 14: Creekside Mortgage, Inc. presents “Working With the Veteran Homebuyer,” a free seminar conducted by the Department of Veteran Affairs from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, WA. For more information and to register, see this flyer!

-September 15: The 4th Annual Taste of Portland event is held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Oregon Golf Club to benefit Oregon Assocation of REALTORS® HOME foundation. To learn more, please see this flyer, and to purchase tickets online, click here.

-September 20: Oregon Association of REALTORS® hosts “Your Real Estate Agency on the Cutting Edge,” a discussion moderated by Real Estate Commissioner Gene Bentley from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Oregon Convention Center. For more information, please see this flyer.

-September 22: Earth Advantage Institute presents “Creating a Green Home,” from 10:00 a.m. to noon at 808 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 800, Portland, OR, to provide inspiration and techniques for building and remodeling green homes. To learn more and to register, click here.

-September 24: The City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability hosts the 10th Annual Built It Green! Home Tour from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Info Fair will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Southeast Portland and is hosted by Ecohaus/Green Depot. For more information and to purchase tickets online, click here.

-September 28-29: The Council of Residential Specialists presents the Sales Strategies Course from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Club Green Meadows in Vancouver, WA. To learn more and to register, click here!

-September 29: Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® presents “Show Me the Money: Leveraging Technology to Make Money” at the Multnomah Athletic Club from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. For more information, please click here.

Also, if you are an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE educational opportunities at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the August Training Calendar:

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