With the housing market entering the busiest selling months of the year, it’s sure to be another big spring for Seattle area real estate. Here are five ways you can use your membership to power your business for an even bigger bottom line! Take a new class Brush up on… Read more
Have you ever worked with someone who had their arms crossed, or couldn’t stop checking their phone? How did it make you feel about that person? More likely than not, their body language made you feel like they were bored, impatient or disengaged. Over half of our communication is nonverbal.… Read more
Photo: Claudia Crowell, with past and present Vice Presidents of Business Practices Trish Englund (L) and Jenn Mueller (R) This month marks Claudia Crowell’s 30th anniversary at Seattle King County REALTORS®! As the Director of Business Practices and Education, Claudia has built an ever-evolving professional development program that provides our… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® is excited to offer our members a new benefit: free REALTOR® Code of Ethics courses, with three clock hours! REALTORS® are required to complete the Code of Ethics training once every two years. Before, there were two options: take the ethics course for free, but receive… Read more
A sold-out crowd of 550 REALTORS®, Affiliates, brokers and sponsors packed the room at the Hilton Bellevue Thursday for the biggest Battle of the Barristers yet. Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline attorney Annie Fitzsimmons returned this year, taking the stage with other long-time barristers Lars Neste, Chris Osborn and Doug Tingvall.… Read more
As a REALTOR®, you’re not just responsible for your own data and information. You need to protect your clients’ personal data, too. Former REALTOR® Jack Lindberg helps real estate pros address many of the gaps in technology you use every day that cyber criminals take advantage of in his class… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® is excited to offer our members a 30-clock hour video license renewal package for just $159. If you’re in your first renewal, the package covers 30 elective hours of your required 90 hours total. For those in their second renewal, the video package is your one-stop… Read more
Pictured: Instructor Amit Baruch, right, pulls class participant Wolf Puls for a quick demonstration. Your job as a real estate professional means that you often break common-sense safety rules. You get into cars with strangers, you meet people you don’t know at vacant houses, you’re often working alone. Real Estate… Read more
What makes a smart home “smart”? Do you have the knowledge to help your clients find the teched-out home of their dreams? What smart home security and legal risks should you convey to your clients? How can you market a smart home to get the best deal for your client?… Read more
Bellevue school students received a big boost from local REALTORS® and 1100 other attendees to the annual Bellevue Schools Foundation fundraising lunch on April 27. Former Microsoft Executive Robbie Bach gave a keynote address on the opportunities and challenges in Bellevue schools, focusing on the district’s unique approach to STEM… Read more