The Real Estate Commission announces the addition of a new member to its staff, due to
a vacancy created in the Audits and Investigations Division by the retirement of
Investigator James K. Clinard.
James E. Hash has been employed as an auditor/investigator to audit trust accounts and investigate complaints against licensees in the eastern and coastal sections of the state. A native of West Virginia, Jim moved to Fayetteville, N.C., in 1973. He is a graduate of Fayetteville State where he earned a degree in business administration; he also has a real estate license. Jim is a retired postal inspector with the U.S. Postal Service. He and his wife Mary Ann reside in New Bern.
The following Commission staff members have made appearances before various real estate industry and related groups since the last issue of the Bulletin. Commission Executive Director Phillip T. Fisher attended a meeting of the N.C. Association of REALTORS® Board Officers Leadership Conference in Greensboro and updated the officers on various Commission activities ... Special Deputy Attorney General Thomas R. Miller, the Commission's Legal Counsel, discussed agency disclosure, presentation of contracts and related subjects when he addressed the Jacksonville Board of REALTORS® ... Deputy Legal Counsel Miriam J. Baer spoke on issues relating to real estate agency at the Iredell County Board of REALTORS® Continuing Education Seminar in Statesville and in Spruce Pine when she addressed the YanceyMitchell Board of REALTORS® ... Associate Legal Counsel Marilyn E. Tomei was in Southern Pines for a meeting of the Pinehurst/Southern Pines Board of REALTORS®. She discussed "Do's and Don'ts in Real Estate" and recent changes in real estate law. Marilyn explained issues involving unlicensed assistants when she spoke to the Hendersonville Board of REALTORS® ... and Education and Examination Officer Earl H. Grubbs met with Johnston County appraisers at a meeting in Smithfield where he discussed future plans for appraiser licensing and regulation.
(Individuals and groups requesting a speakerfrom the Real Estate Commission are reminded that a "Speaker Request Form" is available from the Commission Office.)