The first active renewal after June 1st, 2022, must include the 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair housing class. With every renewal afterward, licensees must complete a 3-hour course.

The purpose of this course is to introduce real estate brokers and managing brokers to the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (chapter 49.60 RCW) as it relates to real estate transactions.

The course will teach real estate brokers and managing brokers the historical and societal context of housing discrimination, legal framework intended to prevent housing discrimination, and steps to take to prevent housing discrimination.


Topic Area I: Historical and Societal Context
Topic Area II: Legal Framework
Topic Area III: Role of the Broker and Managing Broker 

Windermere Real Estate Puyallup Inc© Mark has been REALTOR® in Washington State, since 2000. He has been involved in REALTOR® education since 2012 for Washington REALTORS®, Seattle-King County REALTORS®, Windermere Professional Development, and teach classes in nationwide and global bases. His experience in International Business and REALTOR® Leadership (Past Local & State President, Past Reginal VP for NAR) brings extra dimension to his teaching. Mark especially enjoy teaching Code of Ethic, Diversity/Global classes such as AHWD (At Home with Diversity), CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist). His motto of “Global is Local” has help many REALTORS® improve their business skills to assist diverse cliental in their local Market, and his passion to assist fellow REALTORS® to elevate their professionalism shows on his style of teaching. He was winner of Hugh Hawkins Award for 2016 (Instructor of the year) for Washington REALTORS®. Instructor of the Year for Seattle-King County in 2017. 

REALTORS for 20 years in WA, and involved in many aspects of RE, including Association Leadership, Local Jurisdiction, Global Instructor-Presenter
(Residential, New Construction, Foreclosure, Global Investment)

*NAR National & Global Instructor (COE, CIPS, AHWD, ABR, etc.)
*2021 NAR Global Coordinator Asia/Pacific
*Thurston County Regional Planning Commission-Housing Advisory Committee
*Homes First-Thurston County – Advisory Committee
*AREAA (Asian Real Estate Association of America)-Local and National Advisory Bord
*2016-2020 NAR Global Ambassador to Japan & Mongolia
*2019- NAR Regional Vice President (Region 12)
*2017- NAR Extended Leadership Team/Committee Liaison- Global Business
*2013- President of Washington REALTORS
*2006, 2010 – President Thurston County REALTORS