Friday Video Update

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, talks about negotiating with sellers to pay buyer broker compensation at closing. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed!

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, discusses who will enforce the revised Agency Law when it comes to Buyer Agency Agreements. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed!

Tune in this week as WR's Government Affairs, Director, Mary Hull-Drury, and Director of Public Policy, Bill Clarke provide you with our first legislative update of 2024. Learn about our association’s legislative priorities for the upcoming session and get the inside scoop on our upcoming Legislative Days Event happening January 17th-18th!

Welcome to another installment of our Designated Broker Video Series: DBrief! This series is dedicated to keeping our Designated Brokers/Owners and industry leaders well-informed and providing ongoing support from the association. Washington REALTORS® Legal Hotline Lawyer Annie Fitzsimmons discusses naming a substitute broker temporarily and joins the discussion around agency team scenarios within the agency law changes now in effect.

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, discusses limited dual agency. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed as we head toward 2024.

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, breaks down buyer broker compensation, and sellers ability to offer zero compensation to buyer brokers. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed as we head toward 2024.

Welcome to another installment of our Designated Broker Video Series: DBrief! This series is dedicated to keeping our Designated Brokers and Owners well-informed and providing ongoing support from the association. Join Washington REALTORS®, Legal Hotline lawyer, Annie, Fitz Simmons as she discusses two of the biggest questions brokers have regarding the agency law changes going into effect on January 1, 2024.

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, breaks down the the purchase and sale agreement as far as the amount of compensation offered by the seller. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed as we head toward 2024.

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, talks about the new single Buyer Agency Agreement that will go into effect on January 1st. 2024. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed as we head toward 2024.

Welcome to another installment of our Designated Broker Video Series: DBrief! This series is dedicated to keeping our Designated Brokers and Owners well-informed and providing ongoing support from the association. Join WR CEO Nathan Gorton, Principal Managing Broker at John L Scott, Bobbie Petrone-Chipman, and Compass Managing Broker Michael Orbino as they discuss risk reduction through the utilization of The Code of Ethics, and discover how implementing The Code in your offices can boost your business practices.

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, discusses the revised agency law pamphlet, a useful tool. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed as we head toward 2024.

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, breaks down the phrase "as soon as reasonably practical" as it relates to Agency Law Pamphlets and Brokerage Services Agreements. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed as we head toward 2024.

This week we're back with the second installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve. Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, emphasizes the critical importance of having a signed agency agreement with your client (buyer or seller) in EVERY transaction after January 1, 2024. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed as we head toward 2024.

Today's installment of DBrief features a recording of the After the Verdict... Succeeding in the Real Estate World webinar that took place Friday, November 10th. Tune in to this important discussion in which WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, leads a conversation amongst a panel of industry leaders regarding how recent and ongoing litigation and regulatory changes at the national level impact all of us in Washington State and what you need to know to succeed in this new real estate world.

This week we're excited to introduce our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Operation Evolve! Join us as we kick off this important series with WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, and listen in as she works to prepare you for the upcoming Agency Law changes that will undoubtedly change the way you do business. You won't want to miss this series—tune in to stay confident and informed as we head toward 2024.

This week we're back with the final installment of our Legal Hotline Video Series: Busting Industry Myths! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, discusses the common myth that a dual agency agreement comes without harm to the seller. Listen in as she clears up this misconception & review the rest of this series to stay informed.

Welcome to the second installment of our Designated Broker Video Series: DBrief. This series is dedicated to keeping our Designated Brokers and Owners well-informed and providing ongoing support from the association. Join us as WR CEO, Nathan Gorton, and WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, tackle a question that's been causing tension among industry professionals: What does it mean that a brokerage services agreement must be signed as soon as reasonably practical after the provision of real estate brokerage services?

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Busting Industry Myths! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, discusses the common myth that listing brokers should withhold Love Letters from their seller... Listen in as she clears up this misconception & tune into the rest of this series to stay informed for the remainder of 2023!

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Busting Industry Myths! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, discusses the myth that video doorbells are completely lawful in Washington State... Listen in as she clears up this common misconception & tune into the rest of this series to stay informed for the remainder of 2023!

This week we're back with another installment of our latest Legal Hotline Video Series: Busting Industry Myths! Join us as WR Legal Hotline Lawyer, Annie Fitzsimmons, discusses the myth that a Form 22Q is necessary when entering a transaction with a Form 22B buyer. Listen in as she clears up this common misconception & tune into the rest of this series to stay informed for the remainder of 2023!