Get educated in 2011!

We are currently scheduling classes for 2011!

We offer a great mix of credit and non-credit classes for real estate agents and loan officers. Here are some of the classes we currently offer:

1031 Exchange: The various aspects of a 1031 exchange transaction, timelines, accommodator role, benefits and overall transactional structure.

Contracts: Contracts on a macro level and the Regional Sales Contract and common addendums.

Ethics: illegal flipping, predatory lending, the history of the code, articles commonly violated, recent decisions and case studies.

From Contract to Closing: After an offer is accepted, we discuss how to keep a contract current, removing contingencies, working with lender and title company and overall how to keep a transaction together until closing.

Negotiating Closing: the anatomy of an offer, understanding offers from buyer's and seller's position, evaluate the merits of an offer, how to support an offer.

Real Estate Agency: the history of agency, fiduciary relationship, terminology, review Virginia/Maryland agency law and required disclosures.

Real Property Rights / Public Records: the various land records web sites available to the public and other services.

REO Representation: the default cycle, REO tasks associated with a transaction, listing servicing, pre-foreclosure involvement and overall REO client expectations.

Safety in Real Estate: how to stay safe in the real estate business, how to practice "safe showings".

The Settlement Process: all the various stages of a settlement from contract ratification to post-closing.

Short Sale Strategies: the "default cycle" from origination to REO, deficiency disposition, phantom tax, listing, packaging, negotiation and case studies.

Title Insurance: the history of Title Insurance and its evolution, various title insurance policies and compare coverage, title insurance claims and prevention.

Transaction Red Flags: the various obstacles to anticipate and various issues that can delay or "blow-up" a transaction and how to address them.

Want to schedule a class? Reach out to your Title Service Rep or call/email us at (800) 530-9372 | info[at]MASettlement[dot]com today!

October Events

We have a busy month ahead. Here are just a few of the things we've got on tap in October:

Week of October 5th

10/8 (8AM - 4PM): Real Estate BarCamp: Lynchburg - We will be sponsoring and attending this "un-conference" in historic Lynchburg, VA where a lucky attendee will win an Amazon Kindle e-reader (courtesy of Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services).

10/8 (10:30AM - 1:30PM): Short Sale Strategies Class in Crofton, MD. Providing 3 MD continuing education credits.

Week of October 12th

10/12 (3PM - 4:30PM): "To Tweet or Not to Tweet" Webinar hosted by Derek Massey. Details to follow, but this will be an interactive webinar where Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services President Derek Massey will discuss Twitter, how to use it, how not to use it, and offer some strategies for meeting and staying connected with new people.

10/13 (7:30AM - 6PM): Northern Virginia Association of REALTORs (NVAR) Convention and Trade Show. Several Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services team players will be in attendance to meet and network with Northern Virginia real estate professionals and learn what's new.

10/15 (10AM - 1PM): Title Insurance Class in Westminster, MD. Providing 3 MD continuing education credits.

Week of October 19th

10/22 (7AM - 7PM): Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS (GBBR) REALTOR Fair. We will be exhibiting at this, GBBR's biggest networking event of the year. Stop by the booth, say hello, and get your Nintendo Wii fix!

10/22 (10:30AM - 1PM): Contracts to Closing Class in Crofton, MD. Providing 2.5 MD continuing education credits.

10/22 (12PM - 1PM): Short Sale Update Lunch and Learn in Leesburg, VA.

Week of October 26th

10/27 (9AM - 4PM): Real Estate BarCamp: DC. We will be attending and sponsoring this "un-conference" which will be taking place in Herndon, VA at the NVAR building.

10/29 (10AM - 12PM): Contract Review Class in Westminster, MD. Providing 2 MD continuing education credits.

If you have any questions or want additional information on any of these events, shoot us an email at infoMASettlementcom or comment below.

Education for Week of May 11

Here is what we have on tap for classes this week. If you are interested in more details, please contact Harry Yazbek via email or Twitter.

Monday, May 11th

11:00 AM: Short Sales with Harry Yazbek (3 credit hours) at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Bethesda, MD.

Tuesday, May 12th

10:00 AM: Maryland Ethics with Harry Yazbek (3 credit hours) at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in McLean, VA.

10: 00AM: Web 2.0 for Real Estate with Dan Coleman (non-credit) at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Crofton, MD.

Wednesday, May 13th

10:00 AM: Title Insurance with Stacy McKone (3 credit hours) at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Reston, VA.

1:00 PM: Short Sales with Harry Yazbek (3 credit hours) at the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS ®

Thursday, May 14th

10:00 AM: Contracts with Harry Yazbek (3 credit hours) at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in McLean, VA

10:00 AM: Contract to Closing with Stacy McKone (2 credit hours) at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Leesburg, VA.

Friday, May 15th

None Scheduled.

Remember that you can always check for future classes on the Events tab of our Facebook Fan Page.

Training Schedule for Next Week

We have updated our educational schedule for real estate agents, and currently have fifteen (15) classes scheduled, five (5) of which are next week. Class topics include The Settlement Process, Web 2.0 in Real Estate, and Safety in Real Estate.

Want to know when and where they are?

It's easy, go to our Facebook Fan page, and become a fan. It's real easy. There are pictures. There will be videos (coming soon). What more could you want?

For those cut and paste types, here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hunt-Valley-MD/Mid-Atlantic-Settlement-Services/54250543277

Also feel free to call or tweet @DanielColeman (410-382-7491) or @HarryYazbek (703-946-4470).

Continued Education Schedule Updated

We currently have 9 classes scheduled (most for credit) which are open to real estate agents. Topics include Short Sale Strategies, Title Insurance, and Ethics (MD and VA).

What's the catch?

You need to go to our Facebook Fan page on the events tab to see them! While you're there, why wouldn't you become a fan?

Link --> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-Atlantic-Settlement-Services/54250543277

We are still scheduling, so please do not hesitate to ask! Reach out to your TSR, Dan Coleman (Daniel[dot]Coleman[at]MASettlement[dot]com) or Harry Yazbek (Harry[dot]Yazbek[at]MASettlement[dot]com) today to set up a class either in your office or a nearby location.

This Week in Training

We have one scheduled agent CE class this week.

What: Short Sale Strategies (3 credit hours)
When: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage located at 6225 Brandon Avenue, Springfield, VA

Interested? Please contact Harry Yazbek via email, phone (703-946-4470) or Twitter.

Have a great week!

Maryland Ethics Class Tomorrow (2/5) in Pasadena, MD

We will be presenting a Maryland REALTOR Ethics class tomorrow, February 5th at 10:00 AM at Century 21 The Real Estate Centre's Pasadena, MD office located at 8230 Ritchie Highway in Pasadena. Maryland agents can earn three (3) credit hours.

If you are intereted, please contact Harry Yazbek at:

Phone: 703-946-4470
Email: Harry[dot]Yazbek[at]MASettlement[dot]com
Twitter: @HarryYazbek

UPDATE: Tomorrow's Short Sale Class is now FOR CREDIT!

The Short Sale Class in Alexandria, Virginia tomorrow is now a for-credit class, offering 3 credit hours for Virginia and Maryland REALTORs.

Time and Place

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: CBRB Alexandria
Street: 310 King Street
City/Town: Alexandria, VA

Please contact Harry Yazbek if you can make it!

2 Classes Next Week

We are a little behind in scheduling our CE (for credit) classes for 2009, but promise it is coming soon. In the meantime, please feel free to join us for some non-credit informational classes that Harry Yazbek is teaching next week. Please also remember that all of our classes are listed as events on our Facebook page.

Thursday, January 29th

What? Short Sales
What time? 10:00AM
Where? Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Alexandria, VA
What's the address? 310 King Street

Friday, January 30th

What? Short Sales and REOs
What time? 11:00 AM
Where? Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Manassas, VA
What's the address? 7696 Streamwalk Lane

Please contact Harry Yazbek via phone (703-946-4470), email or on Twitter if you'd like to join us!

Title Insurance Class TODAY in Leesburg, VA

Harry Yazbek is teaching a non-credit class on Title Insurance in the Leesburg, VA office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (545 A E. Market Street) at 10:00 AM this morning. Sorry it is so last minute, but if you are an agent in the area and would like to attend, please email Harry at Harry[dot]Yazbek[at]MASettlement[dot]com or give him a call at 703-946-4470.

Foreclosure and Short Sale Class in Fairfax, Virginia

Are you a NoVa agent who can't get enough of foreclosures and short sales?

Harry Yazbek will be teaching an informational (non-credit) class at the Fairfax Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office this Thursday, January 15th at 10:00 AM. More specifically, the class will aim to educate agents on the REO and short sale markets, and tips on entering them.

Please email Harry at Harry[dot]Yazbek[at]MASettlement[dot]com if you are interested, or feel free to leave a comment below telling us you are coming.

One CE Class this week

Sorry for the inconsistent blog posting lately. And by inconsistent, we mean non-existent. Holidays and vacations have clearly interfered...something we vow to correct in 2009!

In any event, we have one CE class this week:

When: Thursday, December 11th at 10:00 AM
What: Title Insurance
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 545 A E. Market St., Leesburg, VA
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor: Harry Yazbek

Please contact Harry Yazbek via email or on Twitter.

Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services

11350 McCormick Road Executive Plaza III, Suite 200

Hunt Valley, MD 21031

(800) 530-9372

Fax (800) 710-9918

http://www.masettlement.com/
http://www.masettlement.blogspot.com/

www.Twitter.com/MASettlement

CE Training Schedule for Week of November 17

Below is the schedule for this week (November 17th through 21st) for Continuing Education classes for real estate agents in Maryland, DC and Virginia.

When: Tuesday, November 18th at 10:00 AM
What: Maryland Ethics
Where: Century 21, The Real Estate Centre, Gaithersburg, MD
How many credit hours: 3
Contact: Attorney Scott Mozingo

When: Tuesday, November 18th at 10:00 AM
What: Real Property Rights / Public Records
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 1071 Rte. 3 N, Suite 101, Gambrills, MD
How many credit hours: 3
Contact: Attorney Kathleen Dartez

When: Thursday, November 20th at 10:00 AM
What: The Settlement Process
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 545 A E. Market St., Leesburg, VA
How many credit hours: 2
Contact: Harry Yazbek

Should you want additional training scheduled in your area, please do not hesitate to contact Harry Yazbek (DC and Northern Virginia), Dan Coleman (Maryland, including Greater Baltimore) or Derek Massey.

Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services
11350 McCormick Road Executive Plaza III, Suite 200
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
(800) 530-9372
Fax (800) 710-9918
http://www.masettlement.com/

http://www.masettlement.blogspot.com/
www.Twitter.com/MASettlement

CE Classes for the Week of November 10th

Below is the schedule for next week (November 10th through 14th) for Continuing Education classes for real estate agents in Maryland, DC and Virginia.

When: Tuesday, November 11th at 10:00 AM
What: Maryland Ethics
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 10244 River Road, Potomac, MD
How many credit hours: 3
Contact: Harry Yazbek

When: Wednesday, November 12th at 1:00 PM
What: Virginia Ethics
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 3401 Commission Ct. Ste 101, Lake Ridge, VA
How many credit hours: 3
Contact: Scott Mozingo

When: Thursday, November 13th at 11:00 AM
What: Contracts to Closing
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 1606 17th St, NW, Washington, DC
How many credit hours: 2
Contact: Harry Yazbek

Should you want additional training scheduled in your area, please do not hesitate to contact Harry Yazbek, Dan Coleman or Derek Massey.

As another reminder, we currently have an opening for a Title Service Representative (TSR) to cover several real estate offices in Northern Virginia. We offer a competitive salary and incentive plan, and a top-notch team environment. The posting for the job can be find here, but also feel free to email Harry or Derek.

CE Schedule for Week of November 3rd

Happy Halloween!

Representing buyers and sellers can be a scary proposition.... Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services can help keep the ghosts and goblins away by training you -- the real estate agent -- on an array of important and timely real estate topics. Here is the class schedule for this upcoming week (November 3rd through 7th):

When: Tuesday, November 4th at 10:00 AM
What: Maryland Ethics
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 1071 Route 3, Suite 101, Gambrills, MD
How many credit hours: 3
Contact: Harry Yazbek

When: Wednesday, November 5th at 10:00 AM
What: Maryland Ethics (including Illegal Flipping & Predatory Lending)
Where: Anne Arundel County Association of REALTORS, Inc., 555 Benfield Road, Severna Park, MD
How many credit hours: 3
Contact: Harry Yazbek

When: Thursday, November 6th at 10:00 AM
What: Commercial Roundtable
Where: D.S. Thaler & Associates, 7115 Ambassador Road, Baltimore, MD 21244
How many credit hours: None (informational roundtable)
Contact: Lee Snyder

Should you want additional training scheduled in your area, please do not hesitate to contact Harry Yazbek, Dan Coleman or Derek Massey.

Week of October 27th: CE Training Schedule

As many of you know, Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services provides CE training for real estate agents. Below is a list of classes offered this week, including date, time, class name and location. Beginning with this entry, we will provide you with this information every Monday (or Friday if we're feeling ambitious!):

When: Monday, October 27 at 10:00 AM
What: Md Ethics
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown, MD
How many credit hours: 3

When: Tuesday, October 28 at 10:30 AM
What: Short Sale Strategies
Where: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 5028 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC
How many credit hours: 3

When: Wednesday, October 29 at 10:00 AM
What: Short Sale Strategies
Where: ERA Pro Realty, 438 North Frederick Avenue, Suite 300, Gaithersburg, MD
How many credit hours: 3

Seating may be limited, so please contact Harry Yazbek to assure your spot!