Ask George & Chuck Linked with Texas Association of REALTORS(R) Web Site.HOUSTON -- The popular Ask George & Chuck real estate column is linking with the Texas Association of REALTORS(R) on its consumer Web site, TexasRealEstate.com, to make the realty realty n. a short form of "real estate." (See: real estate) REALTY. An abstract of real, as distinguished from personalty. Realty relates to lands and tenements, rents or other hereditaments. Vide Real Property. advice column available to more consumers via the Internet. Members of the Texas Association of REALTORS(R) will be able to offer the Ask George & Chuck column on their company Web sites. The program is part of a growing trend where consumer-friendly content is being offered on realty company Web sites. The Ask George & Chuck column is one of the most well-read realty columns in the nation, appearing in major publications including the Houston Chronicle, Realty Times, and TexasRealEstate.com. The column answers readers' questions dealing with everything from the fine points of home buying negotiations to how to disclose defects in a home for sale. Since the column began, thousands of consumers have submitted questions in search of wisdom in the complicated world of real estate. The column's writers are two of the most experienced realty experts--George C. Stephens and Charles "Chuck" Jacobus. Stephens, a REALTOR(R) for 25 years, holds real estate broker licenses in Texas, Georgia and Massachusetts. He is a Texas-licensed mortgage broker. Stephens is co-author co·au·thor or co-au·thor n. A collaborating or joint author. tr.v. co·au·thored, co·au·thor·ing, co·au·thors To be a collaborating or joint author of: "He and a colleague . . . with Jacobus of Texas Real Estate Brokerage and Law of Agency, a textbook textbook Informatics A treatise on a particular subject. See Bible. for realty agents. Jacobus, an attorney, is Board Certified board certified, adj the status of a dental specialist such as an orthodontist who has become a board diplomate by successfully completing the certification program of the recognized certification board in that area of practice. by the State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization State-regulated legal certification programs allow attorneys to be recognized as "board certified" experts in their practice areas. The certification process is overseen either by state bar associations or state supreme courts and is designed to prevent the public from being in both Residential and Commercial Real Estate. Jacobus, author of several real estate textbooks, is former president of the Real Estate Educators Association. The publication agreement with the Texas Association of REALTORS(R) will expand the availability of the Ask George & Chuck column. Texas real estate firms and their agents who are part of the 87,000-member association will be able to paste RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary. (Really Simple Syndication See syndication format. ) code on their company Web sites, enabling their customers to view the column. The RSS process will allow consumers to view and access news and columns from the association's Web site, TexasRealEstate.com. Real estate companies are rapidly enhancing their Web site offerings to appeal to consumers. Judging from preliminary feedback, it is anticipated that before the end of the year a significant number of Texas realty firms will feature the Ask George & Chuck column on their Web sites. |
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