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Washington REALTORS® have negotiated a discounted fee for the SafeShowings™ app! Now, WR members can take advantage of a free 30 day trial. After 30 days, the app is only $3.75/mo or $37.50/year. SafeShowings™ is the first real estate safety solution of its kind in a simple-to-use mobile app. It captures a facial image, in real time, of someone entering the property with you. If you are unable to end a showing, it sends the image of the potential perpetrator as well as your geolocation to your emergency contacts. This strategy is a proactive safety deterrent. The app's goal is to create the tools that could save lives, while keeping people and properties safe. Real estate professionals and their loved ones feel more secure knowing that SafeShowings will automatically notify emergency contacts with identifying details and geolocation in an emergency. DOWNLOAD THE SAFESHOWINGS FLYER for instructions on how to get started.



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The Tech Helpline

Slow computer? Printing issues? Smartphone Questions? The Tech Helpline offers free unlimited computer help Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm. Toll free, online chat, or email. You can get help with software, internet, hardware, and other tech tools and gadgets. Email support@techhelpline.com or call 1-866-610-8939.

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The Legal Hotline

Our Legal Hotline Attorney is smart, fast and free to members! Although use of the Hotline is unlimited, if you use it just four times you will pay for your membership. Members can access the hotline by emailing legalhotline@warealtor.org or by calling and leaving a message at 1-800-562-6027. Search our database of FAQs 24/7/365.




Other Member Benefits

Advocacy

  • Protecting Consumers, Members and the Transaction

Washington REALTORS® Advocacy Team, including passionate members from all over the state, works hard to protect consumers, members and the real estate transaction from Legislation that would adversely affect them. During the 2019 Legislative Session, WR pioneered and championed the "Unlock the Door for Affordable Homeownership" coalition, which worked on many of pieces of Legislation to help make housing affordable for all. Not only did Washington REALTORS® help get condo liability reform passed (a huge win for affordable housing), but our association was successful in fighting off a direct tax increase on our member's bottom line. Your dues and participation make this possible.

Education Offerings

  • Symposiums & Class Offerings

Washington REALTORS® hosts a variety of continuing education opportunities. We offer classroom courses, online education courses and full day symposiums throughout the year. With your practice in mind, WR looks for the best and most qualified instructors and guest speakers from all over the country to make sure you have a diverse learning experience to grow your business. In 2020 look for our Draft Like A Lawyer course, a two-day forms fundamentals and drafting event with WR Legal Hotline Lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons. Sign up for a class at a discounted member rate by visiting our class calendar and stay up to date with our weekly Get the Facts member email with class and event offerings.

Publications & Emails

  • Get the Facts

Get the Facts is a weekly e-mail newsletter e-mailed to all members and affiliates.  Regular features include the Legal Hotline Q & A of the week, career help resources, top industry news, government affairs stories, education resources, mortgage rate information, and a shout out to our WR sponsors!  If you have questions about the publication or would like to suggest a story idea, email Cara McNeil or call 1-800-562-6024, ext. 126.

  • Friday Video Update

Every week, we produce a short video highlighting industry news, updates, or career resources.  Many of our videos feature Washington REALTOR Legal Hotline Lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons with important legal updates and information to help keep you out of hot water.  View all of our videos...

  • RE Magazine

RE Magazine is mailed to all members and affiliates each quarter. This publication covers real estate resources, business topics, and issues relating to the real estate industry and affecting WR Members. These topics include education, legislative issues, legal issues, member benefits, Code of Ethics, career and marketing help, government affairs activities and much more. RE Magazine is also available in a native iOS/Android app! We'll deliver the quarterly edition effortlessly to your mobile device for easy reading. If you have questions about the publication or would like to suggest a story idea, email Cara McNeil or call 1-800-562-6024, ext. 126.

  • WR Event App

Attending Legislative Day or any of our Business Conferences? Download the Washington REALTORS Events App so you'll have the latest information to keep you connected. Get agendas, schedules, meeting materials, maps, venue information and more...Get the App

Discounts

  • Staples Business Advantage

Washington REALTORS® has chosen Staples Advantage as the official supplier for office products and solutions for our members. Some of the key benefits of the program include: Deep discounts well below retail delivery pricing, EASY online ordering on Stapleslink.com, FREE next day delivery on orders over $50, a dedicated account manager for special offers and account maintenance, and the power of consolidation — enjoy one source for all your office needs. Learn more and set up your account with Staples (use WR Member code: 1619091LA when setting up your account). 

  • QuickBooks + TurboTax

NAR members now save with discounts from Intuit. Organize your finances and make tax prep a breeze with member savings on QuickBooks® Self-Employed and America’s #1 best-selling online tax software, TurboTax®. Get both products together to maximize your savings, your deductions, and your refund with the QuickBooks Self-Employed + TurboTax bundle. This offer is available through NAR’s REALTOR Benefits® Program. www.REALTOR.org/Intuit 

Insurance

  • Real Estate ProtectionPlus exclusively through Pearl Insurance

Our Plus coverage comes with the experience you deserve, and the trust of REALTORS® across the country that you should expect. We've been protecting real estate agents since 1979 and were among the first companies to offer errors and omissions (E&O) insurance. We understand the ever-changing needs of your industry and work diligently with our partner carrier, AXA XL, to offer the latest and most important coverage options for real estate professionals. Visit us at pearlinsurance.com or call one of our E&O specialists at 855-465-0200 for more information. If you're ready to get the Plus today, get a quote online now!

  • Mutual of Omaha

As a member of the Washington REALTORS®, you're eligible for preferential rates or no-cost benefit enhancements on a variety of products and services from Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and its affiliates. Contact Kevin Smith at 1-800-275-3846 or visit the special WR Informational Page.

REALTOR® Ombudsman Program

  • Services

The REALTOR® Ombudsman Program is a free service to Washington REALTOR® members. We have a group of trained real estate professionals who are skilled at mediation and compromise. This program can often prevent the potentially more imposing process of Grievance and Professional Standards Hearings (and even lawsuits). The REALTOR® Ombudsman Program has been a success throughout the country and it is available now in your area. The program gives both the complainant and the respondent the opportunity to work out a resolution without the formal hearing process. Services cover disputes between two brokers, disputes between a broker and a client, disputes involving affiliates such as inspectors, finance or escrow. Email Laura Murray at laura.murray@warealtor.org for more information.

  • Training

If you have a passion for resolving conflict and you'd like to become a trained Ombudsman, email Laura Murray to sign up. 

TRAINING EVENT: Join fellow Washington REALTORS® for a special Ombudsman Training event at the 2018 Fall Business Conference in Spokane. The training will take place on Thursday, September 27th from 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM. Email Laura Murray to RSVP for the training.

NAR REALTOR® Benefits Program

  • Benefits

Designed with you in mind, the REALTOR Benefits® Program is your official member benefits resource, bringing you savings and unique offers on products and services just for REALTORS®. Download the Benefits Catalog

Membership has its benefits! 

Premiere educational offerings at deep discounts, discounts on travel, business forms and insurance. Plus, an association with over 23,000 members and affiliates is working to protect property rights and our quality of life in Washington state. It pays to belong to the largest trade organization in Washington. Our combined buying power affords you great discounts on goods and services you need right now in your business. Have a question regarding any of these great member benefits? Call or email Liz Dickinson at 1-800-562-6024.  Also, view the REALTOR Benefits Catalog from the National Association of REALTORS®.  

Becoming a REALTOR® is worth it...So, how do you join?

Your broker must join a local REALTOR® association within Washington State. With this membership, you are privileged to all the rights and benefits of the Washington REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®.   The location of your nearest local association can be found in our Local Association Directory.

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