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



October Real Estate Events & Education

This October, take advantage of FREE RMLSweb training

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events & education for October in Oregon & 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 14: RMLS™ Fall Education Summit and Trade Fair at The Mill Casino in North Bend (Coos Bay area), Oregon.

Events around the Region:

– October 2: Salem Association of Realtors® and Community Fund, Inc. presents the Expect the Unexpected talent showcase.

– October 4: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® hosts PMAR’s Got Talent, a talent show at the Tiffany Center in Portland.

– October 7-8: The Oregon Chapter Council of Residential Specialists presents CRS 201: Listing Stategies, a two-day course in Bend, Oregon.

– October 7-8: The Oregon/SW Washington Certified Commercial Investment Members chapter presents the 2010 Regional Commercial Real Estate Conference.

– October 12: Oregon Association of Realtors® hosts the Law and Rule Required Course.

– October 14: Women’s Council of Realtors® Greater Portland Chapter presents Business Resource Breakfast – Business Planning.

– October 28: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® hosts At Home with Diversity course.

In addition to these events, RMLS™ is offering a new training course called CMA & Statistics. Here is a brief description about the class:

Want to be the expert in your market area? Want to better explain pricing to your clients? In this class we’ll show you how to get the statistical and comparable data you need to do just that. We’ll use the RMLSweb Statistical module to examine MLS Areas for trends and the CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) module to search for comps to create a customized report that stands apart from the rest.

Also, if you’re an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE opportunities for continuing education credit at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the October Training Calendar:

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



January (2010!) Real Estate Events & Education

Start the year off right with a real estate refresher

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events & education for the remainder of January in Oregon & 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.

– January 6: Clark County Association of Realtors® (CCAR) hosts Get Connected 2.0

– January 14: Women’s Council of Realtors® – Portland Chapter hosts Real Estate Business Resource Breakfast Series: Economic Forecast featuring Mindy Sullivan – reservations due January 12 – e-mail wcr.portland@gmail.com for reservations.

– January 14: Oregon Association of Realtors® hosts International Relocation Services from Start to Finish

– January 14: Eugene Association of Realtors® (EAR) hosts Contract Organization

– January 20: East Metropolitan Association of Realtors® hosts 4th Annual Super Meeting featuring Oliver Frascona

– January 21: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® (PMAR) hosts From Surviving to Thriving

– January 21: EAR hosts Good Record Keeping

– January 27: Douglas County Board of Realtors® hosts Let’s Just All Be Friends – Antitrust and Social Media Issues

– January 27-28: Earth Advantage offering classes for S.T.A.R (Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professionals) program

– January 28: PMAR hosts Navigating the Realtor® Code of Ethics: PMAR Ethics Training Seminar

– January 28: EAR hosts Disclosure & Risk Management

– February 4-5 Seattle King County Association of Realtors® hosts CRS205 – Financing and Tax Advantages for Agents & Clients Seminar in Vancouver

Also, if you’re an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREEopportunities for continuing education credit 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

Image courtesy of redstamp.com, available under a Creative Commons – Attribution-Share Alike license.



September Real Estate Events & Education

Find Real Estate Classes & Events Near You in Oregon & Washington

Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming Realtor® events & education for the remainder of September in Oregon & 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.

– September 10: Greater Portland chapter of Women’s Council of Realtors® hosts “How to Create a Business Plan in Times of Chaos & Craziness”

– September 10: Portland Metropolitan Associaton of Realtors® (PMAR) hosts “Death of the 30 Day Close”

– September 12: Salem Association of Realtors® Food Drive

– September 17: Oregon Association of Realtors® (OAR) hosts “A Taste of Portland”, a benefit for the OAR HOME Foundation 

– September 17: Clark County Association of Realtors® (CCAR) hosts “Barns, Bottles & BBQ”

– September 18: Eugene Association of Realtors® (EAR) hosts “FHA:  Client Mortgage Options”

– September 21: PMAR Luncheon, “Preserving Homeownership”

– September 21-22: ABR Course from OAR

– September 23: Education event good for 3 required hours, hosted by Douglas County Board of Realtors® – several topics, read more here.

– September 23: CCAR hosts “Make the Phone Ring with Referrals”

– September 24: PMAR Owner and Manager Forum “New Twists on Old Environmental Issues”

– September 24: EAR hosts “Oregon Legislative Update”

COMING NEXT MONTH: RMLS™ Fall Education Summit & Trade Fair in Pendleton, Oregon – October 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.  The event will feature a session on distressed properties from OAR, a panel discussion on water rights, and more! Visit http://tradefair.rmls.com for more information.

Also, if you’re an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE opportunities for continuing education credit at a location near you, click the link for your area to view the September Training Calendar:

– Coos County
– Eastern Oregon
– Eugene
– Florence
– Gresham
– Portland
– Roseburg
– Salem
– Vancouver

Image courtesy of Ayhan Yildiz