Real Property - Residential Contract of Sale - Buyer Identification
Sponsor: Delegate BridgesCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a buyer who executes a residential contract of sale for a single-family residential real property with a real estate broker to mask the buyer's identity.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kepnes, Kimberly | Monument Sotheby's International Realty | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martin Frazier, Julia | Monument Sotheby's International Realty | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Bridges, Delegate Bridgeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | O'Connell, William | MSBA Real Property Section Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | May, Lisalobbyist | Maryland REALTORS | Oral |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Murray, Rorylobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FWAMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…