Friday Video Update

In this week's episode of Professionalism: Multiple Offers From The Same Buyer. Annie Fitzsimmons (WR's Legal Hotline Lawyer) and series guest, Camden Shutte discuss issues in the market related to buyers making offers on multiple properties at the same time, and the legal ramifications for the broker.

In this week's episode of Professionalism: For the Broker Who Wants a Career & Not a Job, Annie Fitzsimmons (WR's Legal Hotline Lawyer) and series guest, Camden Shutte discuss issues in the market surrounding VA Buyer offers and views of financing and loans for VA Buyers. Watch now & be sure to share and subscribe!

Annie and Camden are back this week with another episode from the Legal Hotline Series, Professionalism: For the Broker Who Wants a Career & Not a Job. In this video, they discuss your reputation in the real estate industry and how that can affect your business, as well as, your relationships with fellow colleagues. Watch and share!

Annie Fitzsimmons, WR’s Legal Hotline Lawyer, is again joined by Camden Schutte, Designated Broker for Coldwell Banker 360 Team & 360 Property Management, to continue the series on professionalism… in today's episode they dive into Honesty & Good faith (especially in advertising and transactions). Tune in now!

This video marks the start of a new Legal Hotline Series called “Professionalism: For the Broker Who Wants a Career and Not a Job.” Annie Fitzsimmons, WR’s Legal Hotline Lawyer, is joined by Camden Schutte, Designated Broker for Coldwell Banker 360 Team & 360 Property Management, to discuss important aspects to establishing professionalism for your career path… in this first episode Annie and Camden talk about “Area of Expertise.” Watch now or listen to this episode as a podcast when it becomes available on SoundCloud.

Washington REALTORS® 2022 Diversity & Fair Housing Summit With Guest Speaker Vincent Ha

In the current Sellers market, we are seeing Buyers writing huge, non-refundable checks to the Seller that are released to the Seller up front... in this episode of Legal Hotline, Annie Fitzsimmons (Washington REALTOR'S® Legal Hotline Lawyer) goes over the risks and implications of this home-buying strategy.

Managing a short-term rental, such as a VRBO or AirBnB, is not uncommon for Brokers, but is it possible for them to do this apart from their Firm's license? Watch along as Annie Fitzsimmons, WR's Legal Hotline Lawyer, explains how this would work and what pitfalls to expect.

There is a lot of advertising of "licensed transaction coordinators" recently and some Brokers are putting themselves out there as such... but what does it mean to have a "licensed" transaction coordinator operating outside of your firm? Tune in as Annie Fitzsimmons, Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline Lawyer, digs in to this subject!

** ATTENTION – NEW REAL ESTATE FRAUD ALERT ** In todays important Fraud Alert, Annie shares with you the details of a new scam that has been popping up in regards to foreign-owned real estate... the scam breakdown is like this: a person contacts a listing broker (in the U.S.) asking if they will help them sell their U.S. real estate... this U.S. property is owned by a non-U.S. citizen that lives outside of the country... they purchased the property intending to use it, but then they, for whatever reason, they had to move to the U.K. ...they (falsely) identify themselves as the seller of the property, utilize an email address with the real owner's name, and provide a [new] phone number... they then successfully engage the listing broker into selling the property to complete the scam. Annie continues the discussion with the best way to handle a situation like this. Watch now!

The Firm we have a cross-sale with wants us to direct all correspondence to their Transaction Coordinator, who is not a part of the contract... should we refuse? In this week's Friday Video, Annie Fitzsimmons is back with Legal Hotline to discuss what to do in this scenario.

A Broker has more than one Buyer and both are interested in purchasing the same property... can this Broker show that piece of real estate to more than one Buyer they represent? In today's Legal Hotline, Annie Fitzsimmons (WR's Legal Hotline Lawyer) explores this issue to help to clarify a Broker's role.

Annie is asked, "What can the Landlord do?" in regards to evictions, raising rent, and more and also discusses what you can do as the Broker... join us!

In this Legal Hotline video, Annie talks about the pros and cons of a Broker buying or selling a property, in their personal capacity, outside of their firm... watch now to see Annie's take on this important topic!

Join us as we celebrate Womens History Month! Dezda Finn, WA State President of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® and our guest speaker for this webinar, shared what WCR is all about and how they are contributing to the environment of equity for all, not only in real estate, but in our communities, workplaces, and where decisions are being made. #WRsupportsWHM

*** Even if you’re not on a real estate team, don’t tune out! *** Annie Fitzsimmons, Annie returns with part 3, the final episode of the series, of Team Mayhem 2022 to talk about how the 3 (Team) business models impact important issues such as record keeping and advertising... Don't miss this one!

*** Even if you’re not on a real estate team, don’t tune out! *** Annie Fitzsimmons, Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline Lawyer, is back with part 2 of our Team Mayhem 2022 series... in this episode, Annie discusses what Supervision and Agency mean to the 3 (Team) business models... Watch now!

*** Even if you’re not on a real estate team, don’t tune out! *** Annie Fitzsimmons, Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline Lawyer, discusses three different scenarios we’re seeing in the marketplace and the troublesome issues that come with them.

June is #HomeownershipMonth! Join other #OwnersandNeighbors in celebrating the timeless moments that make home special. https://bit.ly/timeless-moments-2021

As part of WRs Pride Month series, we hosted a live Q & A with LGBQT+ Real Estate Alliance CEO Ryan Weyandt to learn more about the Alliance, the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Community, LGBTQ+ Real Estate Issues and more. This webinar is packed with information and resources to help you in your business and to help improve the disparity with the LGBTQ+ community in obtaining homeownership.