ENOLA, PA (July 29, 2020) – The Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® (GHAR) recently appointed Brooke Clark as its new Director of Membership and Special Events. Clark has been appointed as the primary staff person to plan and organize association events and the point person related to both REALTOR® and affiliate membership. As Director of Membership and Special Events…
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Most of you have had some experience with the mediation program established by the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® and invoked in the agreement of sale, most likely from working with a client who initiates mediation or upon whom a request for mediation has been served. REALTORS® too are named respondents in a mediation, usually by an aggrieved buyer. Here are some helpful tips for you and your clients to consider when attending a mediation conference…
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My contacts with the real estate community more often are with those who practice in the residential market…where the dam seems to have broken. The pent-up frustration has led to a flood of activity in some of our counties and cities. Consumers caught in the pinch are relieved as are licensees are now out and about…
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Social Media Remember being inundated with solicitations for courses on the essentials of social networking, the rules of media etiquette and the like? Everyone was all over that stuff. Today, when the Commonwealth’s response to the pandemic evokes such vitriol and division it is hard to imagine that the message from those lessons stuck. As a lawyer working from home…
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Realtors® are reliant on standard forms for many good reasons. The forms have established a somewhat uniform transaction, particularly for resale homes. A standard and familiar path reduces mistakes and liability. Unfortunately, the physical distancing required by our Governor and personal desire to protect our families, ourselves and others has taken us far afield from the standard path. …
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I would imagine that you are focused on little more than a single issue these days. I will therefore keep this short. There are more questions than answers. This will change and I suggest that you continue to monitor the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors®’ online publication JustListed. PAR is working tirelessly to provide you with the latest…
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A recent spat between brokers brings focus to this standard form. There is a broker who, like others, requires that all settled transactions undergo a review before the salesperson’s commission is paid. The review assures that management is supervising its affiliates and that glaring errors can be rectified with the appropriate education or other measures. At issue is the broker’s demand that the closed file include a copy of the Pre- Settlement Walkthrough Report signed by the buyers and sellers…
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It’s my mantra. I’ve uttered it hundreds of thousands of times, and mostly to REALTORS®. It is never wrong, but it may not be as helpful an answer as can be given. Whether an act is legal depends upon the specific setting, the facts and the reason one is asking. Let’s start with the reason one is asking…
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ENOLA, PA (Jan. 10, 2020) – The Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® (GHAR) recently appointed Margaret Parsons as its new Government Affairs Director. Parsons has been appointed to address local, state, and federal public policy issues. As Government Affairs Director, she will continue GHAR’s political interests in relation to local REALTORS® and the real estate industry…
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ENOLA, PA (Jan. 7, 2020) – In a ceremony led by 2019 GHAR President Michelle Gueci, C2EX, with Keller Williams of Central PA in Enola, the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® installed Jordan Piscioneri, MCNE, e-PRO, C2EX, with Century 21 Realty Services, Camp Hill, as president for the upcoming year. He assumed his duties beginning January 1…
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