Join the Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® (PMAR) for The Accessible Home on Wednesday, June 24th—an educational forum featuring six experts that will teach attendees about specific aspects of the importance of accessibility in housing.

Speakers will include:

Kip Johnson (The Jones Group), giving attendees a view of a day in the life of a REALTOR® with a physical disability.

Lane Muller (Keller Williams), exploring business and legal motivations for real estate professionals to become more knowledgeable and competent handling accessibility/visitability issues for people with disabilities.

Lesley Walker (National Association of REALTORS®), helping brokers understand the American with Disabilities Act requirements for in-home offices to protect consumers and brokers.

Pegge McGuire (Fair Housing Council of Oregon), reviewing the Fair Housing Act and the legal rights those with disabilities have under this statute.

Kathie Snow (international spokesperson, author, and educator), defining “accessible” and “visitable” for attendees, reviewing accessibility requirements and awareness issues, and discussing people first language.

Jeff Wiren (past PMAR President) will moderate the group and present new features to NOWNW.com, focusing on new accessibility resources.

Speaker bios and more information is available on the PMAR website.

This event is worth 3CE, but attendees must register.
Register for PMAR Education Panel: The Accessible Home.

Earth Advantage® invites REALTORS® to learn about ADUs! This half-day course is intended for brokers who need to increase their knowledge about accessory dwelling unit (ADU) development, in order to respond to increasing client demand for properties with ADU potential. Many prospective home buyers are interested in building an ADU on their property. This course is intended to help brokers understand the basic planning and building regulations for ADU development in the City of Portland in order to better assist their clients.

This course will be taught by Kol Peterson, who built his own ADU in NE Portland and has since been teaching homeowners, real estate professionals, builders, and designers about ADUs.

This course is worth 4CE credits in Oregon. Register for All About ADUs for Brokers.