Complete the National Association of REALTORS® Fair Housing Challenge training by June 30, 2021 @ 5:00PM (PST) and you will be entered to win one of three prize packages featuring Oregon REALTORS® swag plus a gift card! 

A real estate agent entered into a listing agreement with an owner of a million-dollar property. The agent recommended a target sale price based upon a comparative market analysis. Shortly thereafter, the agent expressed an interest in directly acquiring the property and presented a purchase offer. The agent and the seller agreed on a price after a brief period of negotiation and proceeded to close escrow. 

NAR has learned that cybercriminals are posing as SentriLock, and sending fake invoices to REALTOR® associations and MLSs. The invoice may be in an accurate amount, and even include a genuine-looking SentriLock W-9 form. However, the invoice includes new, fake payment instructions.

For Black History Month, the Oregon REALTORS® want to share some of the history of real estate, property, and human rights of the Black community in Oregon. Read through the timeline below to start learning why Oregon’s demographics look the way they do. The beliefs of the first settlers of Oregon shapes our past, present, and future, especially when it comes to homeownership.

The best agents never stop investing in themselves! When you diversify your knowledge base, you also expand your client base. With that in mind, Casey Denby, RE/MAX Vice President of RE/MAX University Learning and Education, identified the top certifications and designations for 2021 that you can earn as an investment in your business.

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Salem, Ore., November 10, 2020 – Associations representing Oregon’s home builders, bankers and REALTORS® are partnering for the second annual Oregon Housing Economic Summit to be held virtually on January 14, 2021. The event brings leading housing industry experts, economists, and Oregon legislators together to discuss the state’s housing and economic environment, barriers facing the ...

OAR is working to secure grant funding from NAR’s REALTORS® Relief Foundation for Oregon Residents

September 10, 2020 – The Oregon Association of REALTORS® is working to secure grant funding from the National Association of REALTORS® for Oregon residents affected by what could be the deadliest and most damaging wildfires in our state’s history.

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REALTORS® Relief Foundation Grant – Deadline has closed. Thank you to all who donated, volunteered, and shared. 

After seeing a baby cut across the highway during rush hour traffic, Bailey Vardanega, of Windermere Central Oregon Real Estate, pulled her car over and ran across the highway to chase after the baby. Police on scene credit Vardengea with saving the baby’s life. Vardangea, who has two children herself, knows how quickly kids can ...

After seeing a baby cut across the highway during rush hour traffic, Bailey Vardanega, of Windermere Central Oregon Real Estate, pulled her car over and ran across the highway to chase after the baby. In what seems like a scene straight out of a movie, Vardanega ran toward the end of the freeway and ...