Training Classes for March 2012

The Portland Office Will Be at a New Location Starting on March 26, 2012
Just a reminder that the Portland office will move to a new location on March 26, 2012. Our new address will be 8338 NE Alderwood Road, Suite 230, Portland, OR 97220.

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for March 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:

March 8
PMAR–Owner and Manager Forum
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Tips for Managing in an Ever-Changing World REO Properties: Buyer Beware

9:00am – 10:30am, Crowne Plaza, Portland Convention Center
Networking: 8:30 a.m.
Cost: $15 per person

Covering hot topics in today’s marketplace:

Distressed transactions: short sale protocols, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, buying on the courthouse steps
GFE & HUD-1
Company Policies on FIRPTA
Common Problems seen by Title/Escrow
OREF 2012 form changes
CMA vs. BPO

Attendance is limited to company owners and managers. One and one-half hours continuing education credit (topic: risk management) will be issued. How to Register: Prepaid reservations required by noon on Monday, March 5th. Download a reservation form here. Questions? E-mail PMAR Governmental Affairs Assistant Christa Thompson or call 503-459-2169.

March 22
CCAR–Renovation Loan Class with Homestreet Bank
1:00pm – 4:00pm, Clark County College Tech Center, 3 CE hours
Cost: $5

Join us and come learn how to:

Save your Seller’s repair and money
Market your listings to more Buyers
Save your Buyer’s money by helping them buy a “fixer”
Market that Cash Only distressed property to first time FHA buyers

Download Registration Form

March 23
Fair Housing Council-–Design & Construction (D&C) requirements under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) 9:00am – 4:00pm, The Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Avenue – Room C
Seating is available first-come, first-serve but pre-registration is required: www.FHCO.org/event_reg.htm

Who should attend? Anyone involved with multifamily housing—from design and ownership, through sales and management. Certificates of attendance will be issued by our organization to present to whatever licensing or accreditation board you may be affiliated with. Additionally, approved CEs are available upon request for real estate. For more information:

http://fhco.org/pdfs/D&Cflyer06142011.pdf

This March, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training!

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 March Training Calendar:

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

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

Training Calendars for January 2012

This January, Take Advantage of FREE RMLSweb classes!

If you are an RMLS™ subscriber, below are links to FREE educational opportunities at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the January Training Calendar:

–Coos County

–Eastern Oregon

–Eugene

–Gresham

–Portland

–Roseburg

–Salem

–Vancouver

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

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

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

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

August Real Estate Events & Education

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

July Real Estate Events & Education

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

From Syndication to Mastering Online Marketing – June 30

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