The following Commission staff members have made appearances before various real estate industry and related groups since the last issue of the Bulletin. Special Deputy Attorney General Thomas R. Miller, the Commission's Legal Counsel, spoke in Durham at a seminar for real estate agents- where he discussed buyer brokerage and issues relating to offers to purchase real estate, and he explained the proper use of trust accounts by commercial real estate agents to the Commercial Listing Exchange of the Charlotte Association of REALTORS® ... Deputy Legal Counsel Blackwell M. Brogden, Jr., talked to the Hendersonville Board of REALTORS® about offers to purchase and contract and related topics, and spoke on "Buyer Agency' at a meeting of the Pitt-Greenville Board of REALTORS® . . . Assistant Legal Counsel Miriam J. Baer presented a talk entitled "Real Estate Do's and Don'ts" at a meeting of the ElkinsJonesville Board of REALTORS® . . . Marilyn E. Tomei Associate Legal Counsel, went to Shelby where she addressed the Cleveland County Association of REALTORS® on "Buyer Brokerage, Property Information Disclosure," and she appeared before the Ashe County Board of REALTORS® in Jefferson to talk about real estate trust accounts. Marilyn also participated in the Educational Fair of the Raleigh Board of REALTORS® where her presentation concerned common problems facing real estate agents ... Consumer Protection Officer Anita R. Burt was at the Legal Liabilities Seminar of the Rocky Mount Area Association of REALTORS® to discuss various license laws and rules governing real estate practice in the state ... and Stephen L. Fussell, the Commission's Information Officer, attended a meeting of the Wilkes County Board of REALTORS® in North Wilkesboro where he spoke on offers to purchase, lease options, agency disclosure, and related topics.
(Individuals and groups requesting a speaker from the Real Estate Commission are reminded that a "Speaker Request Form" is available from the Commission Office.)