Congratulations to Mike Cooper, Marj Praml, and William “Chip” Steinmetz on completion of their American Conservation Broker (ACB) certification last week! Mike Cooper is an agent with Jobin Realty in Winchester and is VA and West Virginia licensed. Mike seeks clients that are concerned about the area’s natural beauty. Marj is a REALTOR in Winchester [...]

Some say it’s greed. Some say it’s stupidity. Others blame it on weak regulators.
My view is the root of this dilemma has nothing to do with these.
Its cause is a faulty worldview. A premise rooted in 19th and 20th century thinking that our macroeconomy exists without limits.
This crisis exposes the rotten core of traditional U.S. [...]

Anyone can upload a property on the Potential Conservation Property Marketplace FOR FREE. A seller that believes that the environmental assets found on the property are an important amenity to a purchaser  should consider listing in the marketplace.
Any conservation-minded seller that wants to network with conservation-minded buyers should also consider listing on the site.

We are getting a lot of questions about discounted rates for the ACB certification and whether it is available on-line. At least till the end of the year, we are continuing to offer on-line certification @ $200.00 for two years with Association membership, a $300.00 discount. We will consider further discounts on an add needed [...]

The American Conservation Broker certification program will be offered in Winchester, Virginia on September 25 at reduced rates. A new format for the program has been created enabling wireless use of laptops during the instructional process.
Contact the Blue Ridge Association of REALTORs for more information.