by RMLS Communication Department | Jul 29, 2011 | Events
This August, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!
Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for August 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:
–August 3: On August 3rd, RMLS™ will release many changes to its listing input forms and contracts. We’re even adding new Supplement Forms! The changes will require some additional time to update RMLSweb, so as a result RMLSweb will be in Maintenance Mode from 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, until 7 a.m. Wednesday, August 3. Please plan your work schedule around this outage. To learn more about the exciting changes coming to RMLSweb, please see this blog post.
Events around the region:
-August 2: Building Industry Association of Clark County hosts Nothing But Networking at 3 Brothers Vineyard and Winery from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
-August 3: KeyBank presents Myths of the Appraisal Process from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information, please see this flyer.
-August 4: W & R Studios presents two free CMA workshops in the morning and afternoon at the RMLS™ Portland offices. For more information on the morning workshop, click here. For more information on the afternoon workshop, click here.
-August 8: Realtors® are invited to the NW Natural Street of Dreams courtesy of The Oregonian from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Bull Mountain in Tigard, Oregon. This event will feature five custom crafted homes that represent local builders and designers. For more information, please see the official Street of Dreams website.
-August 10-11: Earth Advantage Institute presents S.T.A.R. The Earth Advantage Broker Certification from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information and to register, click here.
-August 11: Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® presents the Law and Rule Required Course from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information and to register, click here.
-August 18: Women’s Council of REALTORS® hosts its Annual Casino Trip from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde, OR. For more information and to register, 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
by RMLS Communication Department | Jun 30, 2011 | Events
This July, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!
Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for July 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.
Events around the region:
-July 12: The City of Eugene and the Lane Coalition for Healthy Active Youth (LCHAY) are hosting a free public open house in Eugene. There will be open discussions on the importance of place for healthy and sustainable living and the impact of “20 minute neighborhoods.” Click here for more info.
-July 14: Women’s Council of REALTORS® Greater Portland Area Chapter hosts the 4th Annual WCR Golf Tournament at the Charbonneau Golf Club from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, click here.
-July 19: Oregon Association of REALTORS® presents “The MERS Dilemma,” a webinar to discuss the issues with MERS and non-judicial foreclosures in Oregon, held online from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. For more information or to register, see this flyer, or you can register online by clicking here.
-July 21: Clark County Association of REALTORS® hosts its 30th annual Golf Tournament at the Lewis River Golf Course from 10:00 a.m. For more information and to register, see this flyer.
-July 21: Oregon Association of REALTORS® hosts the 2nd Annual Driving it Home Golf Tournament at Langdon Farms Golf Club from 11:45 a.m. For more information and to register, click here.
-July 29: East Metro Association of REALTORS® hosts Scramble “Fore” Scholarships, a golf tournament to benefit scholarships for high school seniors, at the Gresham Golf Course from 10:00 a.m. For more information and the player registration form, click here.
-July 30-31: Building Industry Association of Clark County hosts the Clark County Remodeled Homes Tour during the weekend of July 30 and 31. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
-June-September: Northwest Energy Star Homes is holding a “Welcome Home” $25,000 sweepstakes from June through September to stimulate home buying and generate more interest in touring and visiting homes. The $25,000 winner could use the money as a down payment or to purchase a new home (whether it’s an Energy Star home or not). If you have a client who will be touring Energy Star homes, they may find this information useful. Click here for more information.
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 July Training Calendar:
–Coos County
–Eastern Oregon
–Eugene
–Gresham
–Hood River
–Portland
–Roseburg
–Salem
–Vancouver
by RMLS Communication Department | Jun 8, 2011 | Events
Attend this educational seminar presented by ListHub and RMLS™!
Consumers are constantly turning more to the internet for everything, including real estate. As a result, the number of internet marketing technologies is exploding and consequently overwhelming to brokers and agents. In today’s challenging market, we can not afford to waste precious dollars experimenting to find out what works! If you are interested in maximizing and measuring the value you get from online advertising, ListHub has some valuable information for you.
On Thursday, June 30th, RMLS™ and ListHub are hosting an educational seminar to help. ListHub gives area brokers the latest online marketing tools and strategies, including the premier broker-controlled system for marketing property listings online. ListHub specializes in data integration and marketing metrics. Today, they manage the listing inventory for thousands and thousands of real estate companies nationwide. And, ListHub’s Online Marketing Reports have been dramatically updated in recent months to now include traffic from REALTOR.com, along with expanded data from Zillow/Yahoo! and a variety of additional sites! Find out how to put their experience to work for you!
Please join us to find out how you can leverage these new tools to make the most of the internet explosion – there are things that you can do today without spending a penny that will directly improve your results!
A ListHub representative will be on hand to provide you with helpful online marketing tools and tips. There will be two classes during the day: one for Principal Brokers, and one for agents.
Program: From Syndication to Mastering Online Marketing
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Time for Principal Brokers: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Time for Agents: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: RMLS™ Board Room, 825 NE Multnomah, Ste. 270, Portland OR
Refreshments: Snacks and refreshments will be provided courtesy of ListHub
For more information and to register for the principal broker class, click here.
For more information and to register for the agent class, click here.
Want more information about ListHub? View these documents:
5 Important Things About ListHub
How ListHub Works
3 Factors That Impact Listing Accuracy
by RMLS Communication Department | Jun 6, 2011 | Events
Activity drops in Oregon, but rises in Washington
When comparing the week of May 23 – May 29 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 7.5% in Washington and decreased 4.3% in Oregon.
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View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.
by RMLS Communication Department | May 31, 2011 | Events
This June, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!
Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for June 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:
Broker Education Series – June 2
Join RMLS™ for this educational event on June 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Wildhorse Casino in Pendleton. Step-by-step training will show you how to successfully present, negotiate, and sign exclusive buyer representation agreements. This course provides great tools for qualifying buyers, negotiating professional service fees, signing representation agreements, and overcoming broker and buyer objections to exclusive representation.
Topic: Exclusive Buyer Representation Agreements
Speaker: Rick Harris, ABR CIPS CRS SFR
When: June 2, 2011 9:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: FREE!
For more information and to register, click here.
Events around the region:
-June 4-5: The 2011 REALTOR® Nationwide Open House is held the weekend of June 4-5, to provide buyers with opportunities to view local open houses and learn more about homeownership. For more information on how you can participate in this year’s event, contact your local association for details.
-June 7: East Metro Association of REALTORS® hosts “Advanced Real Estate Practices” at the EMAR offices in Gresham. (You may take 1 day’s class for Continuing Ed. credit for $59.) For more information, please see this flyer.
-June 9: Lane County Women’s Council of REALTORS® presents its Monthly “Real Estate Broker/Owner Panel” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Mallard Hall in Eugene. For more information, please click here.
-June 9: Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® presents “Law and Rule Required Course” from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at George Fox, Portland Center. For more information, click here.
-June 13: Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® presents “Surviving the Appraisal Process in Today’s Marketplace” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Multnomah Athletic Club. For more information, click here.
-June 14: Fair Housing Council of Oregon offers FREE Accessibility Training on the details of federally required Design & Construction requirements under the Fair Housing Act. For more information, please see this flyer.
-June 21-22: Earth Advantage Institute presents the Habitat for Humanity Sustainable Building Conference, a two-day event at the Clark College campus. For more information, please click here.
-June 28: Fair Housing Council of Oregon presents “Fair Housing & Advertising for Realtors®” from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Portland. To learn more, please see this flyer.
-June-September: Northwest Energy Star Homes is holding a “Welcome Home” $25,000 sweepstakes from June through September to stimulate home buying and generate more interest in touring and visiting homes. The $25,000 winner could use the money as a down payment or to purchase a new home (whether it’s an Energy Star home or not). If you have a client who will be touring Energy Star homes, they may find this information useful. Click here for more information.
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 June Training Calendar:
–Coos County
–Eastern Oregon
–Eugene
–Gresham
–Hood River
–Portland
–Roseburg
–Salem
–Vancouver
by RMLS Communication Department | Apr 29, 2011 | Events
This May, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!
Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for May 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:
Broker Education Series – May 18
Join RMLS™ for this educational event on March 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at The Kroc Center in Salem. Step-by-step training will show you how to successfully present, negotiate, and sign exclusive buyer representation agreements. This course provides great tools for qualifying buyers, negotiating professional service fees, signing representation agreements, and overcoming broker and buyer objections to exclusive representation.
Topic: Exclusive Buyer Representation Agreements
Speaker: Rick Harris, ABR CIPS CRS SFR
When: May 18, 2011 9:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: FREE!
For more information and to register, click here.
RMLS™ Reduced Initiation Fees!
RMLS™ posted its first listings in 1991! To honor our anniversary, we will be holding a special promotion of reduced office initiation fees during the upcoming months of April and May. All initiation fees will be reduced to $50. For more information on this promotion, you can email our Accounting department at accounting@rmls.com, or call them at 503-872-8003. Or, you can stop in to the nearest RMLS™ office. For more information, see this flyer.
Events around the region:
-May 3: East Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® presents a morning ZipForms training session from 10:00am to 11:00am and an afternoon training session from 2:00pm to 3:00pm at the EMAR office in Gresham. For more information, see here.
-May 5: W & R Studios presents two FREE Cloud CMA workshops at the RMLS™ Portland Board Room. For more information and to register, click the following links for the morning class or the afternoon class.
-May 5: Greater Portland Area Chapter Women’s Council of REALTORS® hosts its 8th Annual Spring Fashion Show: it’s a Fashion Fiesta! The event will be held from 5:30pm to 9:30pm at the University Club of Portland. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here.
-May 12-13, 18-19: Earth Advantage Institute presents S.T.A.R. The Earth Advantage Broker Certification in Bend on May 12-13, and Portland on May 18-19. For more information and to register, click here.
-May 18: Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® hosts the 2011 Portland First Citizen Banquet honoring Mercy Corps at 11:30am at the Governor Hotel. For more information, 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 May Training Calendar:
–Coos County
–Eastern Oregon
–Eugene
–Gresham
–Hood River
–Portland
–Roseburg
–Salem
–Vancouver
Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for August 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.
