Reduce your Legal Liability at Battle of the Barristers
Calling all Puget Sound brokers! Don’t miss this year’s Battle of the Barristers event, happening on Thursday, October 17 at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA....
Category : Legal Issues
John L. Scott’s General Counsel Erin Varriano a featured panelist at Legal Symposium
The 2024 Legal Symposium by Washington REALTORS® included a panel discussion featuring John L. Scott’s General Counsel, Erin Varriano. The event was held May 30th...
General Counsel Erin Varriano participated in Battle of the Barristers
Erin Varriano, General Counsel for John L. Scott, recently participated in the “Battle of the Barristers” at Meydenbauer Center, an annual event that is sponsored...
Washington REALTORS fight off bill that would have limited dual agency
REALTOR Magazine | Melissa Dittmann Tracey REALTORS® in Washington State helped kill a legislative proposal that would have prohibited commercial practitioners from engaging in dual agency...
Avoid the top five ways you can face fines as a broker
Inman | Albert Anderson From accepting gifts to problems with your ads, there are many easy slip-ups brokers can make legally that can cost them....
Use caution when sending automated marketing texts
Robert Freedman | REALTOR Magazine If automated text messaging is part of your marketing strategy, you could be setting yourself up as a tempting target...
Feds expanding investigation into all-cash deals
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is significantly expanding its investigation into whether foreign buyers are using shell companies to buy U.S. real estate,...
John L. Scott Real Estate names new general counsel
Andrew Mathews joins John L. Scott to lead company’s legal department John L. Scott Real Estate has brought on Andrew Mathews as the company’s General...
How to unveil property stigmas for your clients
To provide your clients with a full picture of a home they’re considering, it can be worth it to investigate the (potentially unsavory) past of...
Warning from the NAR web team: Possible phishing attempt
WARNING from NAR: If you receive an email claiming to be from “REALTOR® Party via DocuSign” it is not from NAR. The email contains an attachment. Do not open...