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Your day. Your community. Your Life. Connected. SECTION H INSIDE: RESALES – OPEN HOUSES – RENTALS AND MORE Produced by the Advertising Department of
October 26, 2014
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PHASE 3 Now Available! The River Run Development is located just 2 1/2 miles west of downtown Spokane & is nestled on the banks of the Spokane River & offers: • Tree lined streets streets, 2 private community parks, & paved walking paths. • Every home site has easy access to the natural hiking trails that run along the river. • Desirable schools; Hutton, Sacajawea, & Lewis & Clark. • Close proximity to Riverside State Park, Centennial Trail & 3 of the areas best golf courses. • Home prices from the low $300’s. • Down to the ďŹ nal 10 home sites for custom construction. The exclusive builders for the development are two of the area’s best & most reputable: Ted Miller Construction & Dave Largent Homes. Currently there are 2 homes available & under construction priced from $395,000 to $399,900. All homes feature top of the line amenities; custom gourmet kitchens with granite counters & stainless steel appliances, great room concept with natural rocked gas ďŹ replaces, ďŹ nished daylight basement, covered decks & more. Three or four car garages included. For more information and custom building options contact:
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Directions from downtown Spokane: Head west on 2nd Ave or Riverside Ave, turn right on Government Way 509-321-1100 & follow to the River Run For virtual tours visit riverrunliving.com entrance. Second entrance across/south of SFCC campus.
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Julia Hansen WA MLO# 334756 / Guild Mortgage NMLS # 3274 / Branch NMLS # 341940 The material provided is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment and/or mortgage advice or a commitment to lend. Although the material is deemed to be accurate and reliable, there is no guarantee of its accuracy. Subject to change without notice, all loans are subject to underwriter approval. Terms and conditions apply. An Equal Housing Lender, Guild Mortgage Company, Spokane Valley Branch, 12209 E. Mission Ave., Suite 7, Spokane Valley, WA 99206, Š Copyright 2011 Guild Mortgage Company. DISCLAIMER: The sponsorship by the Commission of a homebuyer education seminar does not endorse a person, business practice, product or service other than those of the Commission.
REALTORÂŽ _ A new way to find an old friend Opinion
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remember the days when no one had a “dot-com� or “dot-org� on their business cards. Now, it seems, everyone does. The Internet began with only seven top level domains (the suffixes that appear to the Joe Garst, right of the dot in a domain name address): .com, .org, 2014 President Spokane Association of REALTORSŽ .net, .int, .edu, .gov and .mil. The first of these – a dot-com – was registered in 1985. Today, there are more than 300 of them. Hundreds of new top-level domains are going live this year in the largest domain name expansion in Internet history – and one of them will impact what you see here in the real estate pages of The Spokesman-Review. Now, there is a new way to contact a REALTORŽ online with the top-level domain .REALTOR.
The National Association of REALTORSŽ recently debuted its new top-level domain for REALTORSŽ, very suitably, .REALTOR. Anyone who is a REALTORŽ is now able to use this to identify him/herself online. With nine out of 10 buyers beginning their home searches online, is has become even more critical for REALTORSŽ to create a branded space online. The .REALTOR domain will help REALTORSŽ stand apart from other real estate professionals, creating a more positive online experience for consumers who are searching for information on buying or selling property. Having a .REALTOR domain will inform consumers that they are working with a REALTORŽ, a trusted real estate professional who subscribes to NAR’s strict Code of Ethics. The president of our national association, Steve Brown, says “NAR is one of the first associations to be approved to offer a top-level domain for its membership, demonstrating our organization’s commitment to its members and showcasing the value of the REALTORŽ
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brand. When consumers visit a .REALTOR website, they will know that they have reached a source of comprehensive and accurate real estate information as well as someone with unparalleled insight into the local market.� The new .REALTOR top-level domain will only be available to real estate professionals who are REALTORSŽ, and to state and local REALTORŽ associations, association multiple listing services, affiliated institutes, societies and councils and NAR strategic business partners. There are 2.4 billion Internet users worldwide; 643 million websites on the Internet; only one top-level domain that will connect you with the real thing in real estate: .REALTOR. When it’s time for you to buy or sell a house, it’s time for you to talk with a REALTORŽ! This article represents the personal opinion of Joe Garst, 2014 President of the Spokane Association of REALTORSŽ.