Seattle-King County Association of Realtors
The Voice for Real Estate in Seattle-King County Washington
The Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS is a real estate trade association serving real estate professionals and affiliated businesses.
The Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS is a trade organization whose primary members are licensed real estate professionals. As a member of “SKCAR”, each REALTOR also belongs to the Washington Association of REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS.
There are over 8,500 members of Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS, 24,000+ members of Washington Association of REALTORS and 1.3 million+ members of National Association of REALTORS.
Membership in Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS is voluntary and is open to active real estate licensees in the state of Washington. In addition 100+ companies, which offer services to real estate practitioners, are affiliate members of Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS. These members may take advantage of many of the programs and services offered to REALTOR members.
All REALTORS subscribe to and uphold a strict Code of Ethics that governs their business behavior in all real estate transactions.
The term “REALTOR” is a licensed collective trademark which may be used only by members of the National Association of REALTORS and its local associations.
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS Mission Statement
Our mission is to enhance the ability and opportunity of members to conduct their businesses successfully and ethically. Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS further promotes and protects the rights of an ever-growing, diverse populace to own, transfer and use real property.
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS Vision Statement
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS is committed to and supports the business goals of today’s brokers, managers and agents, with a particular focus on profitability, productivity, liability reduction and professionalism.
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS is committed to increasing member and public awareness of, and involvement in, governmental and legal issues that affect real estate in our region.
This commitment of Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS’ leadership and staff will be accountable, responsible, predictable and measurable, each and every day.
At all three levels of the REALTOR organization a variety of services are provided to members. General services include:
- Legislative and political advocacy
- Education programs and professional designations
- Professional Standards Enforcement
- Risk management programs
- Legal assistance and insurance programs
- Real estate industry publications and computer database programs
- Service and product discount programs
- Consumer advocacy programs
History of Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS was established in the state of Washington in 1908 and was one of the 19 charter members of the National Association of REALTORS.
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS was granted tax-exempt, non-profit 501c(6) status by the U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service in March 1928 and has since been verified as remaining in effect as of July 1988 from the Los Angeles office of the Department of the Treasury. Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS originally filed Articles of Incorporation (non-profit corporate status) with the State of Washington in December 1924. Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS also operates a 501c(3) Scholarship Foundation.
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS
12410 SE 32nd St., Suite 100
Bellevue, WA 98005-5171
Phone: 425-974-1011 or 800-540-3277
Fax: 425-974-1032
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS Board of Directors
President: Jason Watabe - Windermere Real Estate - Bellevue West
President-Elect: Keith Nelson - Executive Real Estate - Bellevue
Immediate Past President: Daniel Kennedy - Coldwell Banker Bain Real Estate - Seattle
VP Business Practices: Kathryn Bell - RE/MAX - Eastside Brokers - Bellevue
VP Governmental Affairs: Jim Dierst - John L. Scott Real Estate - Seattle
VP-Elect Gov. Affairs: Kristen Greenlaw - Executive Real Estate - Seattle
Seattle-Broker: Keely Jared - RE/MAX Metro Associates - Seattle
Seattle-Agent: Dennis Brown - Windermere Real Estate - Fauntleroy - Tukwila
Eastside-Broker: Doug Davis - Hallmark Realty Real Estate - Kirkland
Eastside-Agent: Wolf Puls - Windermere Yarrow Bay - Kirkland
SE King County-Broker: Richard Menti - Windermere Real Estate - Federal Way - Federal Way
SE King County-Agent: Tammy Lundin - RE/MAX Performance Plus Real Estate - Renton
Richard Bergdahl - RE/MAX Northwest Real Estate - Kirkland
Van Anderson - Windermere Real Estate - Mercer Island - Bellevue
Sheri Goldman - RE/MAX Performance Plus Real Estate - Renton
Jeff Jurgensen - Windermere Real Estate - Mt. Baker - Seattle
Rich Menti - Windermere Real Estate - Federal Way
Brenda Courtade - Prudential Northwest Realty Real Estate - Renton
Rose Pinciotto - First Horizon Home Loan - Seattle
Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS Affiliates
1031 Exchanges
Exchange Facilitator Corp.
Dennis Helmick
2621 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, WA 98102 206-321-1350
IPX1031
Ricka Gerstmann
1516 Commerce St., Suite 141, Tacoma, WA 98402 206-409-7231
Tax Deferred Exchange Svcs
Steve Fiksdal
3906 S 74th St, Tacoma, WA 98409 253-383-1200
Accounting/Tax Prep
Kingman Winslow, LLC
Marianne Kingman
2101 4th Ave. #712, Seattle, WA 98121 206-728-7222
Air Quality Inspection
Environix - The Mold Experts
Steve Wallstrom
20728 56th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036 800-351-9563
Builders and Home Improvement
Lexicon, Inc.
Karl Schmiedeskamp, PO Box 623, Woodinville, WA 98072 206-940-6525
Commission Advancement
Commission Express
Benjamin Rochman
701 5th Ave #4200, Seattle, WA 98104 206-262-7300
Continuing Education
Kingman Winslow, LLC
Marianne Kingman
2101 4th Ave. #712, Seattle, WA 98121 206-728-7222
Real Estate Resource Group
Daniel Cote
914 164th St SE #1674, Mill Creek, WA 98012 425-232-9180
StagedHomes.com
Barb Schwarz
4807 Clayton Rd #200, Concord, CA 94521 800-392-7161
Train Agents, Inc.
Jane Favor
4625 Seahurst Ave, Everett, WA 98203 866-948-7246
Home Inspection
Alki Appraisal
Justin Slack
3400 Harbor Ave SW #MB305, Seattle, WA 98126 206-932-1010
American Reporting Company, LLC
Shawn Telford
4020 Lk Washington Blvd #205, Kirkland, WA 98012 425-644-9900
American Society of Home Inspectors
Joanne MacKintosh
14727 129th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072 425-820-7087
AmeriSpec Inspection Services
Wally Crow
701 Bing Rd #A, Lynnwood, WA 98036 425-778-1778
A-Pro Home Inspection Service
Jesse Longman
PO Box 256, 20611E Bothell-Everett Hwy. Bothell, WA 98012 425-770-2776
Broome Appraisal, Inc.
Ray Broome
2213 110th Ave. E, Edgewood, WA 98372 253-952-4400
Centennial Home Inspection
Bruce MacKintosh
14727 129th Ave. NE, Woodinville, WA 98072 425-820-7087
Criterium - Pioli Engineers
Dave Pioli *German
10011 Main Street, Bothell, WA 98011 425-486-4000
Full House Inspections
Stephen Cancler
210 NW 41st, Seattle, WA 98107 206-784-7100
Home Inspections of Puget Sound
JJ Greive
King, Snohomish, Pierce and Thurston Counties 206-295-4330
Home Pro Inspection Svcs., Inc.
Alex Heinz
2421 S Union Ave #L1, Tacoma, WA 98405 253-473-5722
World Inspection Network
John Blough
10227 168th Pl. NE, Redmond, WA 98052 425-881-8739
Robert Green
13304 187th Ct. NE, Woodinville, WA 98072 425-497-9629
Arnie Williams
6500 6th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117 206-694-8042
Home Warranty Services
2-10 Home Buyers Warranty
Joan Wilde *Spanish
Bellevue, WA 425-761-2112
Alliance Home Warranty
John Campopiano
22433 NE Marketplace DR #H3055, Redmond, WA 98053 425-577-1710
Fidelity National Home Warranty
Cheryl Garrison *Spanish Materials Available
18917 SE 282nd Ct, Kent, WA 98042 800-308-1424 x3308
Insurance Companies
Legacy Insurance
Kent Nichols
22500 NE Marketplace Dr #B206, Redmond, WA 98053 425-836-4595
PEMCO Financial Center
Bruce Smith
325 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, WA 98109 206-628-8734
Investing and Financial Consultants
Great Washington Properties, LLC
Bruce Green
9847 63rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 425-785-9219
Pacific Capital Resource Group
Kyle Fukuchi
10900 NE 8th St. Ste. 1250, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-641-8788
Listings and Publications
Broker Agent Magazine, LLC
George Arden
1606 E Bell Rd #106, Phoenix, AZ 85022 520-977-6148
Distinctive Homes
Laura Nelson
13615 NE 126th Pl #400, Kirkland, WA 98034 425-820-7143
Harmon Homes
Lori Helmy
13615 NE 126th Pl #400, Kirkland, WA 98034 866-329-1250
Homes and Land Magazine
Carrie Magnuson
33416 12th Ave SW Federal Way, WA 98023 206-300-5272
King County Journal
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Polly Bauer
1705 132nd Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98005 425-872-6729
Mexico Buyers Guide
Stephanie Whorley
9520 31st Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117 425-785-3025
Northwest Multiple Listing Service
Jack Johnson
PO Box 2519, Kirkland, WA 98033 425-820-9200
The Real Estate Book of Puget Sound
Jay Ashcroft
10803 SE Kent Kangley Rd #102, Kent, WA 98030 206-714-7420
Seattle Times
Karen Quilantang
1120 John St, Seattle, WA 98109 206-652-6912
Seattle Weekly
Kent Winkler
1008 Western Ave #300, Seattle, WA 98104 206-467-4305
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Gene Walters
PO Box 970, Woodinville, WA 98072 425-488-3211
Marketing Consultants
Floor Plans First!, LLC
David Goff
655 N Alvernon Way #201, Tuscon, AZ 85711 520-881-1500
IBA
Gregory Kovsky
330 112th Ave. NE #302, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-454-3052
Imprev, Inc
Steve Hamilton
11235 SE 6th St #140, Bellevue, WA 98015 425-458-4800
Metamorphosis Coaching
Stuart Kaufman
6343 52nd Ave. S., Seattle, 98118 206-725-1584
NurseryTrees.com
Michael Gillie
13520 Old Sno-MonroeRd, Snohomish, WA 98290 425-343-2650
Riverstone Center West, LLC
Erin Maher
2362 Old Mill Loop, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 208-292-0935
Rental Housing Assn of Puget Sound
James Nell
529 Warren Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 206-283-0816
Mortgage Companies
America’s Wholesale Mortgage Broker
Terry Donovan
461 Cascade Way, Eastsound, WA 98245 360-376-1094
Bank of America Mortgage
Laura Bartley
10500 NE 8th #400, Bellevue, WA 98004 206-585-6500
Boeing Employee’s
Credit Union
Marie Nunley
12770 Gateway Dr., Tukwila, WA 98168 206-812-5102
CFA NW Mortgage Professionals
Carolyn Frame
911 Hildebrand Lane #102, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 206-842-9347
Choice Lending, Inc.
Marge Bearman
11811 NE 1st St #A306, Bellevue, WA 98005 425-649-9100
Consolidated Mortgage
Lansing Ross
2020 124th Ave. NE #C203, Bellevue, WA 98005 425-867-1580
Countrywide Home Loans
Lynne Luce-Garton *German, Korean, Russian, Spanish
32001 32nd Ave S #110, Federal Way, WA 98001 253-942-3321
Ryan Kneadler
606 Oakesdale Ave. SW, Renton, WA 98055 425-531-0004
First Horizon Home Loans
Rose Pinciotto
1100 Olive Way #1001, Seattle, WA 98101 206-838-5719
Homestone Mortgage
Julie Jones
2345 Eastlake Ave #201, Seattle, WA 98102 206-274-5198
HomeStreet Bank
Patricia Berg
400 112th Ave NE #250, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-455-4888
Liberty Financial Group
Jack Rehse
205 108th Ave NE #270, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-818-1827
M and T Mortgage
Nancy Dennehy
1200 Westlake Ave N #508, Seattle, WA 98109 206-273-7301
Mortgage Broker Associates
Julie Wade
20818 44th Ave W #140, Lynnwood, WA 98036 425-672-4444
Mortgage Specialists, Inc.
Dianne Hawley
13028 Interurban Ave S, Tukwila, WA 98168 425-455-5326
Pacific International Mortgage
Dan White
5808 Lk Wash Blvd #101, Kirkland, WA 98033 425-576-2000
Seattle Metropolitan
Credit Union
Denise Carlson
801 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 206-398-5581
Wachovia
Bert Mills
11000 NE 33rd Pl #200, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-822-4140
Washington Mutual Home Loans
John Mertel
188 106th Ave NE #670B, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-990-4614
Washington Association of Mortgage Brokers
Steve Bozick
14150 NE 20th St #120, Bellevue, WA 98007 800-649-1311
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
May Wan
3380 146th Pl. SE #107, Bellevue, WA 98007 425-423-6870
Professional Home Staging Consultants
Simple Works Design
Leah Stahlsmith
137 NW 74th St, Seattle, WA 98117 206-604-6534
Real Estate Law Services
Fox Bowman Duarte
Jon Fox
1621 114th Ave SE #210, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-451-1995
Graham and Dunn
V. Marc Droppert
2801 Alaskan Way #300, Seattle, WA 98121 206-343-8835
Harrison, Benis and Spence, LLP
Mike Spence
2033 6th Ave #1040, Seattle, WA 98121 206-448-0402
Linville Ursich PLLC
Inga Bachtel
800 5th Ave. #3850, Seattle, WA 98104 206-515-0640
Mark Hodges and Associates, PS
Mark Hodges *Korean
2375 130th Ave NE #102, Bellevue, WA 98005 425-558-4800
RE-LAW
Doug Tingvall
12015 93rd Pl. NE, Kirkland, WA 98034 425-821-2701
Secondary Mortgage Market
Fannie Mae
Randy Robinson
720 Olive Way #1510, Seattle, WA 98101 206-839-1543
Septic Services
Ace Acme Septic Svc, Inc.
Bryon Summers
17924 67th Ave NE, Arlington, WA 98223 360-659-1881
Storage and Relocation Services
Chipman Relocations
Jeff Suth
8939 S 190th St., Kent, WA 98031 425-251-0562
Two Men and a Truck
Glenna Clendenen
1609 Central Ave S #J, Kent, WA 98032 877-896-6366
Title and Escrow Companies
Bayview Escrow Corporation
Donna Orton
1325 4th Ave #940, Seattle, WA 98101 206-621-5828
Chicago Title and Escrow
Claudia Ollestad
10500 NE 8th St #600, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-455-4995
Fidelity National Title
Brian Coniglio
24030 132nd Ave SE, Kent, WA 98042 253-630-1027
First American Title Insurance Co.
Dan Tift
2101 4th Ave. #800, Seattle, WA 98121 206-728-0400
Land America/Transnation
Tom Durbin
19000 33rd Ave W #200, Lynnwood, WA 98036 425-712-4944
Old Republic Title, Ltd
Shosana Day
4114 198th St. SW #4, Lynnwood, WA 98036 206-625-1952
Pacific Northwest Title
Catherine Clayton
9725 3rd Ave. NE #204, Seattle, WA 98115 206-522-9490
Rainier Title
Jackie Nelson
1120 112th Ave NE #440, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-637-0193
Stewart Title
Teresa Spears
18000 International Blvd. #510, Tukwila, WA 98188 206-770-8700
The Talon Group/ Escrow Partners, Inc.
Alan Lee *Chinese, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese
11400 SE 8th St #250, Bellevue, WA 98004 425-889-9922
Ticor Title Company
Marci Brennan
600 SW 39th, #100, Renton, WA 98055 425-255-7575
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