September Real Estate Events & Education

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