Anita R. Burt, a Commission Consumer Protection Officer, has assumed
the newly created position of Continuing Education Officer. Anita holds a Bachelors degree
from Meredith College, a Masters degree from Ohio State University and a Doctorate from
the University of Illinois. She is a licensed real estate broker and a graduate of the
REALTORS® Institute. Anita will be responsible for the development and implementation of
the new Continuing Education Program. She will also continue to serve as the Commission's
Administrative Procedures Act Coordinator through June of 1994. Commission Investigator Gary
R. Caddell will assume the position of Consumer Protection Officer on a temporary
basis.
The Limburger Transaction, the Commission's videotape on misrepresentations in real estate
transactions ' is being used as part of a training program for real estate investigators
in Alberta, Canada. It was shown this summer and used as the basis for a mock hearing at
the Western District Conference of the [National] Association of Real Estate License Law
Officials (ARELLO) in Banff, Alberta. Director of Audits and Investigations, L.
Ted Gayle, developed the videotape for use in North Carolina.
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 to the Raleigh/Wake Board of REALTORS® about representations, disclosures
and other topics related to real estate transactions ... Chief Deputy Legal Counsel Blackwell
M. Brogden, Jr, was in Wilson for a Board of REALTORS® meeting. He discussed the
implications of the new N.C. Association of REALTORS® forms. At a meeting of the
Winston-Salem Board of REALTORS®, he presented a talk on real estate agency and related
issues... Deputy Legal Counsel Miriam J. Baer went to North Wilkesboro to
address the Wilkes County Board of REALTORS® At a meeting in the Research Triangle Park,
she spoke to the Association of Professional Mortgage Women; and in Spruce Pine, she
appeared before the Yancey-Mitchell Board of REALTORS® Miriam also addressed the
Burlington-Alamance Association of REALTORS® and participated in the Greensboro
Association of REALTORS® Legal Awareness Seminar ... Anita R. Burt, in
her position at the time as a Consumer Protection Officer, appeared before a meeting of
the Commercial Listing Service of the Raleigh Board of REALTORS® She discussed agency
disclosure and other matters related to commercial real estate ... In a speech before the
Asheboro-Randolph Board of REALTORS®, Consumer Protection Officer Stephen L.
Fussell explained offers to purchase and related subjects; and at a seminar
hosted by the Fayetteville Association of REALTORS®, he discussed common license
complaints, contract preparation and pending real estate legislation. Steve also spoke to
the Broker/Owner Support Service of the Raleigh-Wake Board of REALTORS®, and advised them
about common complaints that should be of special concern to office managers ... L.
Ted Gayle, the Commission's Director of Audits and Investigations, and Commission
Investigator Gary R. Caddell taught a Resort Property Management Trust
Account Course hosted by the Dare County Board of REALTORS® ... Auditor/ Investigator Emmet
R. Wood was at a meeting of the Wake County Apartment Association in Raleigh
where he talked about tenant security deposits and landlord-tenant issues ... Director of
Appraiser Licensing and Certification James E. Poole, Jr., spoke to the
Appraisal Council of the High Point Regional Association of REALTORS® about issues
related to the licensing, certification and regulation of state-licensed and certified
real estate appraisers. He discussed appraisal issues of special interest to real estate
lenders at a conference in Morehead City ... Education and Examination Officer Earl
H. Grubbs participated in the North Carolina Real Estate Educator Association's
annual conference and addressed the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of
Master Appraisers, which were both held in Raleigh. He also spoke at the quarterly meeting
of the North Carolina Appraisal Institute and went to Charlotte to speak at a meeting of
the Metrolina Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.
(Individuals and groups requesting a speaker from the Real Estate Commission are reminded that a "Speaker Request Form " is availablefrom the Commission Office.)