ENOLA (Dec. 16, 2021) – In a ceremony led by the 2021 Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® Foundation President Danielle Wadsworth, MRE, ABR, MRP, SRS, AHWD, CRB, PSA, C2EX, with Dream Home Realty LLC in Lemoyne, the Foundation installed Keith Lipari, SRS, C2EX with RE/MAX 1st Advantage in Mechanicsburg as president for the upcoming year. He will assume his duties beginning January 1…
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ENOLA (Dec. 16, 2021) – In a ceremony led by 2021 GHAR President Adrian Smith, with Keller Williams Realty in Harrisburg, the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® installed Sylvia Hess, CRB, CNE with Turn Key Realty Group in Camp Hill, as president for the upcoming year. She will assume her duties beginning January 1, 2022. Adrian Smith will continue to serve on the Association's Board of Directors as past president…
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ENOLA (Dec. 16, 2021) - The Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® Foundation awarded three grants to local charitable organizations during the Annual Holiday Luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Over 200 REALTORS® and affiliate members attended. Danielle Wadsworth of Dream Home Realty, the 2021 Foundation President, had the honor of facilitating the grant presentation on behalf of the Foundation…
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ENOLA, PA (Nov. 22, 2021) – Following several months of planning and several weeks of collecting, the Greater Harrisburg REALTORS® Foundation hosted its Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive Distribution Day on November 19th. The Foundation serves as the charitable arm of the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® (GHAR) and provides housing-related service to the community. This year is the 35th year for the Food Drive…
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This is hardly so. But, as rules lead to order, that should be a good thing. Rules keep us from crashing into each other at intersections and help us determine when title is acceptable in a real estate sale. Bright-line, clearly worded rules, should be easy to follow. Life, however, rarely presents a simple set of facts like we might see in a hypothetical put to us in the classroom…
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ENOLA, PA (Oct. 25, 2021) – REALTORS® from the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® (GHAR) volunteered with Wildheart Ministries, New Hope Ministries, Rebuilding Together and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank throughout the month of October in celebration of REALTORS® Reach Out Month. Pennsylvania REALTORS® across the commonwealth are working in their communities to make a difference through REALTORS® Reach Out…
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CAMP HILL, PA (Oct. 14, 2021) – The Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® Foundation awarded two grants to charitable organizations supporting the greater Harrisburg community at its Annual Meeting and Trade Fair on October 13th. These funds will help advance their housing and shelter-related missions. Foundation President Danielle Wadsworth presented the two checks, each for $2,000…
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Years ago the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® adopted the practice of inserting default timelines in its standard forms. All of these defaults can be overridden, but mostly they become standards. By default, a buyer has 5 days after execution of a standard agreement to tender a deposit. At one time, from the advent of standard forms to nearly present day…
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It may have taken an extremely seller-favored market, but the average deposit on a residential transaction is higher than at any time in my observation. Listing agents are not so timid now that there are numerous buyers waiting at the door, each clamoring to present a “best” offer. This phenomenon does not answer for me these two questions: (1) is it enough…
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ENOLA, PA (August 11, 2021) – The Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® Foundation collaborated with Kick in for Kids, Inc. for their annual school supplies drive. REALTORS® and affiliate members from over 40 member offices made it their mission this summer to collect donations of backpacks, pencils, pens, paper, crayons, markers, scissors, binders, notebooks, and other school and craft supplies for local students…
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