Annual Life Cycle of the Association of Realtors

January

• Installation and Awards Banquet.
• Hill Day: Send officers to RPAC event in Olympia. Optionally the AE may attend too.
• January 31: State tax return due.

February

• Make hotel and travel reservations to attend AEI.

March

• Association Executives Institute March 12-15 in San Diego
• Make travel arrangements for officers and AE to attend Leadership training in Tri-Cities (put on by Tri-City Association of Realtors.)
• Make hotel and travel reservations for officers and AE to attend Spring Business Conference.

April

• Attend Leadership Training in Tri-Cities April 4.
• Attend Spring Business Conference April 17-19 in Tacoma.
• April 30: State tax return due.

May

• Clarify with Executive Committee what board positions will be open for 2025.

June

• Care & Share Golf Tournament.
• Begin reviewing NAR CORE Standards and assign tasks. Deadline: Dec. 1.
• Attend Washington Realtors EO training in Leavenworth.

July

• President appoints Nominating Committee; Board approves. (By-Laws XI.4.a)
• Begin recruiting new officer nominees and people to submit nominations.
• July 31: State tax return due.

August

• President appoints an Election Committee: Board approves. (By-laws XI.4.c)
• Build an online board election poll – on website or Google forms.
• Make hotel and travel reservations for officers and AE to attend Fall Business Conference.
• Reserve space at WW Country club for annual business meeting. Order breakfast buffet for 100 people.

September

• Attend Fall Business Conference Sept 18-20 in Kennewick.
• Election of officers for next year, the day before Annual Business Meeting (By-laws XI.4.b). Beginning 2024 this will likely be done within GrowthZone.
• Annual business meeting.
• Recruit Awards Committee to solicit nominations and choose awardees.
• Make hotel and travel reservations for incoming board president and AE to attend Washington Realtors Leadership Conference.
• AE and incoming president need to plan installation beginning now.

October

• Attend Washington Realtors Leadership Conference.
• Care & Share Food Drive is third weekend in October.
• Begin contacting Affiliates to confirm Affiliate membership for next year.
• Together with Membership chair, begin recruiting new Affiliate members for next year.
• October 31: State tax return due.

November

• Finish preparing for NAR CORE Standards. Deadline: Dec. 1.
• Appoint an Awards Committee. Solicit nominations for awardees.
• Awards Committee names awardees before the first of December.

December

• Bill for next year’s membership dues. Invoices must be dated January 1 next year.
• Order award plaques in early December to ensure arrival before Installation.
• Reserve venue for Installation. Send out invitations.
• Make hotel and travel reservations for President, President-Elect, RPAC Chair, and key contacts to attend Hill Day. Also any key contacts for elected state reps.