Upcoming Events
Seeing Around Corners: Navigating the Next Era in Real Estate
JANUARY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Topic: Seeing Around Corners: Navigating the Next Era in Real Estate
📅 Date: Thursday, January 23rd
🕘 Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
📍 Location: Scottish Rite Center, 4090 Commercial St SE Salem OR 97302
Description:
Join us for the Mid Valley Association of REALTORS® January General Membership Meeting and hear from Ashleigh Fordham, Windermere Heritage Principle Broker.
As we move into a new era in real estate, understanding the shifts that are taking place is essential for real estate professionals to adapt, grow, and thrive. Our January General Membership Meeting will offer a comprehensive, forward-looking session designed to provide you with the tools to navigate the ongoing changes in the industry.
Key Topics Include:
- Understanding the Affordability Crisis
- Adapting to Commission Reform
- Leadership Imperative: Navigating Change with Confidence
- FEMA Flood in Oregon & Oregon REALTORS® Advocacy Focus
- The Decoupling of the MLS & Its Impact on the Industry
- CCP & Key Legal Insight
PRINCIPAL BROKER FORUM
**Registration/Attendance is exclusive to Principal and Managing Principal Brokers ONLY!**
📅 Date: Thursday, January 30th
🕘 Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
📍 Location: Scottish Rite Center, 4090 Commercial St SE Salem OR 97302
Description:
Are you ready to engage in meaningful conversations with fellow Principal Brokers? Our upcoming Principal Broker Forum is an exclusive opportunity designed specifically for Principal Brokers and Managing Principal Brokers to come together and discuss critical topics that impact your role and business.
This focused event will cover a range of essential topics, including:
- Professional Courtesies: Best practices and etiquette for maintaining strong professional relationships in the real estate industry.
- Collaboration & Communication with Agents: Strategies for enhancing communication and fostering effective collaboration between brokers and agents to drive success.
- Broker Expectations: Understanding and aligning on the expectations that are key to maintaining a productive and harmonious brokerage environment.
Plus, there’s much more to explore! This is your chance to network, share insights, and gain valuable knowledge to elevate your business.
Attendance is exclusive to Principal Brokers & Managing Principal Brokers.
Don’t miss out on this chance to connect with your peers and discuss the future of the brokerage industry. Reserve your spot today!
**Registration/Attendance is exclusive to Principal and Managing Principal Brokers ONLY!**
SOUP WARS: REVENGE OF THE CHEF
Join Us for the Ultimate Culinary Showdown in a Galaxy Not So Far, Far Away
🛠 Event Details:
📅 Date: Tuesday, February 25th
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Salem Scottish Rite Center, 4090 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR
Description:
A long time ago in a kitchen far, far away… thirty culinary Jedis will gather to showcase their mastery of the broth and battle it out for supremacy in the galaxy of flavor! Join us for an epic evening of delicious soups, savory chowders, and hearty chilis, along with a delectable dessert competition that’s truly out of this world.
The Categories:
- Soup Squadron: 10 chefs vying for the title of Master of the Broth.
- Chowder Challengers: 10 competitors stirring up creamy perfection.
- Chili Champions: 10 contenders bringing the heat to the galaxy.
- Dessert Force: 3 culinary rebels crafting sweet endings fit for a Star Wars saga.
The Star Wars Experience:
- Witness the culinary force as chefs channel their inner Yoda, wield soup ladles like lightsabers, and cook with the precision of a Stormtrooper—but with better aim!
- Desserts so good, even Darth Vader would crack a smile beneath the mask.
Community Foundation Silent Auction
- Support Your Community: Bid on items that are truly out of this world, all while supporting the community around us.
Tickets:
- $10 each or 5 for $45
- Tickets include tastings from all categories and a vote for the Rebels' Choice Award.
- Beer, Cider, Wine & Soda on sale - $5/drink
- Water/Lemonade provided free of charge.
Families are welcome! This event is for all ages.
Get your tickets now and may the flavor be with you!
SOUP WARS: CHEF REGISTRATION
Attention All Jedi Chefs and Sith Culinary Masters!
(Registration closes February 18th)
Do you have the skills to take on the galaxy’s best and rise as the ultimate culinary champion? Join us for Soup Wars: Revenge of the Chef—a Star Wars-inspired culinary showdown where flavor meets the Force!
🛠 Event Details:
📅 Date: Tuesday, February 25th
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Salem Scottish Rite Center, 4090 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR
🌌 The Battle Awaits
Compete in one of four epic categories and showcase your culinary powers:
- Soup Squadron: 10 Jedi chefs will battle for the title of Master of the Broth.
- Chowder Challengers: 10 culinary warriors will stir up creamy perfection worthy of a Wookiee feast.
- Chili Champions: 10 Sith contenders will bring the heat hotter than Mustafar’s molten lava.
- Dessert Force: 3 rebel bakers will create sweet masterpieces that could charm R2-D2 or even tempt Emperor Palpatine.
💫 The Stakes Are High:
Chefs, this is your chance to leave the Star Wars galaxy in awe. Will your creations soar like the Millennium Falcon, or will they crumble like the Death Star under pressure?
🔥 Accept the Challenge Now!
Spaces are limited, and the Force is calling—register today and claim your place in the Soup Wars Hall of Fame. May the flavors be with you!
NEW REALTOR® ONBOARDING
Date: Weds, February 5, 2025
Time: 9:00am-10:00am
Location: MVAR Classroom: 670 Hawthorne Ave SE, Ste 120, Salem, OR 97301
Description:
Are you embarking on a new journey as a REALTOR®?
Have you completed your onboarding for new REALTORS®?
If not, seize this opportunity now!
As a new REALTOR®, there are five essential steps to kickstart your active status:
- Complete the Code of Ethics course.
- Watch the NAR History of Fair Housing Video
- Take the Fairhaven Simulation
- Participate in our New Member Onboarding course.
- Take the REALTOR® Pledge at a General Membership Meeting.
Join us and take a significant stride toward becoming an active REALTOR®. Follow us as we delve into the intricacies of being a new REALTOR® and explore the plethora of resources available to you within the REALTOR® community.
We look forward to seeing you there!
