The Women’s Council of REALTORS®Portland Network invites you to Urban Growth Boundary: Next 50 Years with Drake Butsch of First American Title. Butsch will discuss Metro’s urban growth boundary, upcoming changes, and understanding urban/rural reserves and how to market them.

Registration for this event is $22 for members or $30 for future members, and includes a three-course lunch. Attendees may earn 1CE credit. Register for Urban Growth Boundary: Next 50 Years.

The Portland-area chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® invites you to Shift Happens with Joanne “JoJo” Madlung of Keller Williams Realty.

SHIFT explains how to get back in the game and ahead of the competition, specifically in a changing market. The tactics that jump-start the real estate business in tough times will power it forward in good times. Learn what causes a market to shift. Understand that the market is always shifting; the market is the market, no matter what the state; and people always need to buy or sell due to certain life-changing events. See the opportunity in whatever market you’re in, and understand the importance of returning to the basics of selling and communicating. Understand what buyers and sellers are thinking and how to address their concerns and expectations.

Joanne “JoJo” Madlung has been affiliated with Keller Williams since 2002 as a top producer, coach, and trainer.

Registration for this event is $22 for members or $30 for future members, and includes a three-course lunch. Register for Shift Happens.

Join the Portland-area chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® for Slip Sliding Away: Flood Insurance and Landslides with Bryce Davidson of Davidson Insurance.

Registration for this event is $22 for members or $30 for future members, and includes a three-course lunch. Register for Slip Sliding Away: Flood Insurance and Landslides.

Join the Portland-area chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® for an evening with Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith.

Registration for this event is $15 for members or $20 for future members, and includes appetizers and a glass of wine. Register for an evening with Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith.

Join the Portland-area chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® for Long-term Effects of the Short-term Rental Market. Speakers will include Gerard Lester (Vacasa), Kim Minasian (Urban Nest Realty), and Liz Getty (Urban Nest Realty), moderated by Roger Hough (Better Homes and Gardens Realty Partners).

Registration for this event is $22 for members or $30 for future members, and includes lunch. Register for Long-term Effects of the Short-term Rental Market.

The Women’s Council of REALTORS® invites you to join them for a fascinating discussion of what the coming year holds for us in the economy, featuring Dr. Gerard Mildner, Director of the Center for Real Estate at Portland State University.

Admission includes a gourmet three-course lunch. Register for 2017 Economic Forecast.

Join the Portland-area chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® for It’s Never Slow in Winter: Let it Snow! A panel of experienced agents including Amy Asivido (Knipe Realty), Ben Andrews (Willamette Realty Group), and Sherry Francis (Keller Williams) will share how they gear up for winter and what they do to excel in what is traditionally a slow season for the industry.

Registration for this event is $20 for members or $25 for future members, and includes lunch. Register for It’s Never Slow in Winter: Let it Snow!

Join the Portland-area chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® for Self Defense with speaker Chris Denison of Forge Fitness.

Denison believes that all women should be able to defend themselves from violence. There are nearly 300,000 rapes in the US per year. He invites you to join the session and learn to defend yourself against assault.

Registration for this event includes light appetizers and one drink ticket. Register for Self Defense with the Women’s Council of REALTORS®.

Join the Portland-area chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® for Code of Ethics with Scott Stevenson.

REALTORS® are required by the National Association of REALTORS® to complete two and a half hours of ethics training every four years. The end of this quadrennial is December 31, 2016. This class is worth 2.5 CE credits.

Registration for this event includes lunch, with vegetarian meal available upon request. Register for Code of Ethics.

Join the Portland-area chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® for How to End Procrastination for Good, featuring Deborah Ivanoff.

Ivanoff, the BEING coach, has earned a Master Level Coaching certification and a PhD in life coaching. Since 1998 she has worked with thousands of men and women, helping them get unstuck from what they no longer want so they can reconnect to their own authentic power to generate fresh, effective actions that keep them on track to their goals and dreams. Her business principle, “align your inner game with your outer actions for maximum results,” illustrates her commitment to helping others achieve success.

Registration for this event includes lunch, with vegetarian meal available upon request. Register for How to End Procrastination for Good!