27 Mar **CANCELLED**At Home with Diversity **CANCELLED**At Home with Diversity Thursday, March 27, 2025 (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM) 6.0 Education Credits Tacoma-Pierce County Association of REALTORS, Tacoma, Washington Class, Courses, Education Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocationInstructors Course Description and Outline: REALTORS® know the importance of adapting and remaining relevant in today’s marketplace. By developing a business practice rooted in inclusion and equality, REALTORS® can help buyers of all cultural backgrounds achieve the dream of homeownership. The At Home With Diversity® (AHWD) certification course covers how to work effectively with diverse populations so you can build business success in today’s multicultural real estate market. Course Learning Outcomes: • Develop an increased awareness of cultural and personal biases that may inhibit you from fully embracing diversity and creating a successful multicultural real estate business. • Learn inclusive, multi-cultural marketing and advertising strategies to broaden your client base. • Formulate an inclusive business plan to help you create an enduring business that is able to adapt and evolve to an ever-changing marketplace. Tacoma-Pierce County Association of REALTORS Tacoma-Pierce County Association of REALTORS2550 S. Yakima Ave Suite CTacoma, WA 98405 Map & Directions Mark Kitabayashi, AHWD, CIPS, IMS, CSP, ASP, SRES Mark Makoto KitabayashiManaging Broker, ABR, AHWD, ASP, CIPS, CRS, CSP, C2EX, e-PRO, MRP, PSA, RSPS, SFR, SRESMark has been REALTOR® in Washington State, since 2000, still active in assisting clients. He has been involved in REALTOR® education since 2012 for NAR, Washington REALTORS®, Seattle-King County REALTORS®, Windermere Professional Development, and teaches class nationwide and globally. 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 enjoys teaching Code of Ethic, Diversity/Global classes such as AHWD, Bias Override, Fair Housing, WA Residential CORE. 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. Multiple national, state, local award winner (Hugh Hawkins Award for 2016 (Instructor of the year) for Washington REALTORS®. Instructor of the Year for Seattle-King County in 2017 & 2025, CIPS instructor of the year 2023,Windermere 2021)