Suspended Real Estate Agent Vows To Fight License Suspension

Michael Hellickson, who works out of a Sumner office, didn't want to talk to KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Consumer Investigator Amy Clancy on camera. But he vows to fight the license suspension handed down by the state last Friday for alleged wrongdoing, mostly during short sales.

He has a hearing before a judge Friday morning to fight to get back his and his wife's licenses to sell real estate. The licenses were temporarily suspended when the Department of Licensing filed the complaint last Friday.

Meanwhile, Hellickson says he has more the 500 clients currently without an agent. Many of them have contracts to only be represented by Hellickson. With him not licensed to sell, they’re in limbo.

So, the Department of Licensing told Clancy Hellickson's clients should have a lawyer or a real estate expert look at their contract with Hellickson, to see whether those clients can move on to another real estate agent.

Christine Anthony with the Department Of Licensing said, "in our investigation we saw many issues in the contracts that we reviewed, so we would certainly think there are other contracts out there with issues that would need someone with a legal background or a real estate background to take a look at.”

"So these people should protect themselves?" asked Clancy.

"Oh, they should definitely themselves and protect their finances,” said Anthony.