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Here are a few of the recent instances which the firm or members of the firm have made headlines.
Smith Loses Appeal
The Washington Post, Thursday, September 4, 2003
Quentin Smith, one of Montgomery’s County’s top football players
the past two years for Richard Montgomery, lost his appeal to play a fourth year
while attending his fifth year of school.
Rockets' Smith
Wants More Time
The Washington Post, Tuesday, August 12, 2003
One of Montgomery County’s top football players over the past two seasons
has petitioned Maryland public school officials for athletic eligibility this
fall, in what will be his fifth year of high school.
House Value is Big Question
The Baltimore Sun, June 15, 2003
Valuing the price of a house is based on a variety of factors including what
other homes in the neighborhood have been selling for lately.
Homeowners often get their initial figures from a Realtor, who provides a comparable
market analysis by assessing a home’s location, its amenities and the prices
of similar properties sold during the past few months.
Cassell to Head
Md. Real Estate Commission
The Baltimore Sun, May 25, 2003
Michael A. Cassell is set to become the chairman of the Maryland Real
Estate Commission next month. He was elected unanimously by board members
at their meeting
last week. Cassell, a real estate broker and appraiser, has been in the industry
for 31 years. He owns the Creative Real Estate Services and Express Appraisal
Services in Baltimore, and had been vice chairman of the commission. Man
Awaiting AAA Tow Truck is Struck by Another Motorist
Metro Verdicts Monthly, Volume 15 Issue 10
A motorist who was struck by another vehicle while waiting for AAA emergency
road assistance agreed to settle his personal injury claim for $130,000.
State Real Estate
Commission Learns its Web Site is No. 1
The Baltimore Sun, April 20, 2003
A recent study by the Maryland Real Estate Commission shows the agency’s
Web site is the most popular among those posted by the state’s 23 licensing
units. Commission staff members said the site receives about 7,500 hits
monthly. Real Estate professionals use it to learn about new laws affecting
the industry
as well as required fees and licensing requirements.
Court Reverses Mold
Award
The Baltimore Sun, January 12, 2003
A possible shift
in the mold-litigation movement emerged last month when the Texas Court
of Appeals
partially
reversed a multimillion-dollar
verdict for members of a family who said their insurance company’s
failure to act on a claim led to complete mold infestation of their
22-room estate.
Real Estate Jobs are Hot,
too
The Baltimore Sun, January 5, 2003
A growing number of job seekers are turning to real estate sales in
Maryland and across the country as layoffs and slowdowns in other industries
have pushed
some to take advantage of the hot housing market.
Fewer Papers to
Settle a Sale
The Baltimore Sun, May 12, 2002
Any buyer or seller who has gone through a real estate settlement quickly
realized how intimating, daunting and confusing the process can be. First,
there’s
the lender’s package, which a courier doesn’t deliver to the
title company until just a few hours – or minutes-before buyers and
sellers sit down to the settlement table. Meet Maryland's
Top Real Estate Watchdog
The Baltimore Sun, August 26, 2001
[Maryland Real Estate Commission Chairman Steven VanGrack] wants
to convince the secretary [of the Maryland Department of Labor,
Licensing and Regulation] that the [Maryland Real Estate Commission's]
budget should be increased to reflect in some part the amount
of home sales in Maryland, about $12.5 billion last year, according
ot commission figures.
Tighter Rein on Agents
Coming
The Baltimore Sun, July 8, 2001
After years of debate and discussions between Realtor trade associations and
the Maryland Real Estate Commission, regulations are now in place for the enhanced
supervision of real estate agents by company brokers. "It’s
a little tightening up; it’s a little tougher,” said the commission’s
new chairman, Steven Van Grack of Rockville. “It is starting to prepare
[agents] for better training, better education. There is nothing wrong with
making it a little more stringent.”
Wootton Student Eligible in 5th Year
The Washington Post, April 26, 2000
A Wootton High School student may play in his school's last
four boys' lacrosse matches after a Montgomery County judge
ruled
yesterday that a school system eligibility rule discriminated
against him
based on his learning disability.
Family to file lawsuit against city of Rockville
Gazette Community News, August 9, 2001
The family of a Thomas S. Wootton High School student who was
struck by a car in February while crossing Wootton Parkway
in front of
the school is threatening to sue the city of Rockville ...
The potential lawsuit ... is about safety on Wootton Parkway.
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