What happens when a real estate licensee brings a friend or family member to purchase a home listed by that same licensee (Dual Agency). In this PAR JustListed article, Jim Goldsmith cautions that “It may not feel like a conflict because your seller wants to sell and your buyer wants to buy and both parties (hopefully) know your relationship to the other and are expressing no displeasure but only their gratitude. Because the potential conflict exists you must treat it as a conflict.” Mr. Goldsmith goes on to encourage disclosing the potential conflict in writing and suggests legal advice for the clients. Click here to read the full article.

Delaware County is currently seeking qualified professionals to preside over the formal tax reassessment hearings to be held this summer and fall. Selected applicants will be appointed to an Auxiliary Tax Assessment Appeals Board. The hearings will begin in July 2020 and continue for approximately eight to 10 weeks. Applicants must live in Delaware County and cannot be active property assessors. Selected applicants will receive a six-hour training prior to hearings. Auxiliary Tax Assessment Appeals Board members will be paid $200 a day for days they preside over hearings. Application details can be found here.

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