Commission Staff Update

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 discussed real estate agency and related topics when he addressed the Chapel Hill Board of REALTORS®...Chief Deputy Legal Counsel Blackwell M. Brogden, Jr., and Auditor/Investigator Emmet R. Wood addressed the Property Management Division of the

North Carolina Association of REALTORS® at a meeting in Greensboro. Their presentation included a discussion of property management trust accounts and other property management issues...AssistantLegal Counsel Marilyn E. Tomei, at a meeting of the Asheville Board of REALTORS®, delivered a speech entitled, "Hot Topics in Agency."...Consumer Protection Officer Stephen L. Fussell was at the Monthly Property Management Meeting of the Fayetteville Association of REALTORS® to explain "Processing Property Management Complaints." Steve attended a meeting of the Greenville-Pitt County Board of REALTORS®, where he answered questions concerning agency agreements and disclosure and explained the Commission's new agency disclosure rules. He also discussed the new agency disclosure

(Individuals and groups requesting a speaker from the Real Estate Commission are reminded that a ~Speaker Request Form~ is available from the Commission Office.) °