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The July top producers of Long and Foster's Harford offices have been announced. At the Bel Air Central office, the top sales group was Katie Rash Group; top sales team was Wiler and Carlo Buendia Team; the top sales individual was Faye Carey; the top listing group was Katie Rash Group; the top listing team was the Wiler and Carol Buendia Team; and the top listing individual was Marv Minneman. At the Bel Air North office, the top lister team was Sandie Klein; the top lister Individual was Maria Fotiadis; the top sales group was Lachelle Scarlato; the top sales team was Sandie Klein; and the top sales individual was Kim Amrein.

Harry E. Klages, a World War II pilot who owned Cathell Bros. & Co. Inc. and was a longtime volunteer with the Friends of Jerusalem Mill, died Monday at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of complications from a fall. He was 93. The son of Harry E. Klages, a Chesapeake Bay pilot, and Lillian Seth Klages, a homemaker, Harry Ernest Klages was born in Baltimore. When he was 8 months old, his mother died, and his father turned him over to an uncle and aunt who raised him in the city's Mayfield neighborhood and also at another home on the Magothy River.

Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. welcomes Tara Oswald to its Bel Air Central office. Oswald will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers in the Baltimore, Harford and Cecil County areas. "We are excited and fortunate to have Tara join our team of highly trained professionals," Tom Coard, manager of the Bel Air Central office, said. "The combination of Long & Foster and Tara's unique skills and knowledge will no doubt provide the highest level of service to local buyers and sellers.

A lawsuit that accuses Creig Northrop Team, Long & Foster and several mortgage firms — including Long & Foster's Prosperity Mortgage Co. — of perpetrating mortgage fraud to ease home buying and selling could go before a jury, after the Maryland Court of Special Appeals reversed a lower court decision that found the statute of limitations had expired in the case. Creig Northrop Team sold more homes than any other real estate group in the state last year and was one of the top five in the country, according to a ranking by RealTrend.

Long & Foster Real Estate is holding a food drive to collect donations for Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services. Donations of non-perishable food can be left at the Burtonsville office, 3901 National Drive, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Dec. 16. LARS serves the greater Laurel area by assisting homeless and low-income individuals or families. For more information, contact Lenora Dernoga at 301-221-1700.

For more than two decades, real estate broker Richard J. Roszel has helped Baltimoreans buy and sell houses in some of the city's most exclusive neighborhoods -- Roland Park, Guilford, Homeland.An ardent preservation advocate, Mr. Roszel is one of the few real estate industry representatives to serve on the city's Commission on Historical and Architectural Preservation.He is also an officer of the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors, and a member of its executive and finance committees.Starting this month, Mr. Roszel brought his expertise on Baltimore's historic houses and upper-end neighborhoods to Long & Foster Realtors, where he recently was named manager of its Roland Park office.

* Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest real estate company in the mid-Atlantic region, reported record October sales of $728 million on 4,479 transactions -- a 25 percent increase over October 1992.The 31 Long & Foster offices in the Baltimore region had $131 million in sales for October, a 16 percent increase; the 16-office Southern Maryland region, $65 million, up 8 percent; the seven-office Washington area, $37 million, up 58 percent.

Long & Foster to give $1,000 scholarships to 125 students Long & Foster Real Estate has increased its scholarship program to $125,000 for high school seniors entering an accredited four-year college or university. The Long & Foster program will award $1,000 to 125 recipients throughout its sales area - Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia - for the 2003-2004 academic year. The scholarship award will be paid directly to the college or university on the student's behalf.

Low mortgage rates helped push Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., the mid-Atlantic region's largest real estate company, to its best October ever, with residential sales up nearly 17 percent over October 2000. The Fairfax, Va.-based company sold 7,349 homes last month compared with 6,371 properties sold the previous October. The company reported year-to-date sales volume of $16 billion - an 18 percent rise over a sales volume of $13.6 billion for the corresponding 10-month period last year.

Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., the Mid-Atlantic region's largest real estate company, has formed a partnership with MilitaryMoves.com to offer military personnel and their families a range of online discounted services, including real estate, mortgage, utility, telephone and shopping assistance. As part of the agreement, users will be able to access both companies' Web sites through Long & Foster's Smartmove Web site at www.smartmove.com/militarymoves. Long & Foster said it expects to offer a complete package of services to the 1.4 million active-duty military personnel who are frequently transferred around the world.

Those in the market for a Victorian home with a wide, wraparound porch will jump at the chance to tour 412 Hawthorne Road. in the city's Roland Park neighborhood. With an asking price of $685,000, this turn-of-the-century gem has been beautifully maintained and is ready to move into. "The current owners have put $100,000 into the house in the last 21/2 years," said listing agent Ashley Richardson, with Long & Foster real estate. "They love the house and the location, but they have to go out of state.

Frances G. Bell, who was considered an expert on the history of the village of Kingsville, where she lived her entire life, died Sunday of cancer at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. She was 91. The daughter of Frank C. Goettner, a Baltimore County Health Department worker, and Pauline Goettner, a seamstress, Frances Goettner was born in a second-floor bedroom of the Kingsville Inn, which had been owned by her grandparents. Today, the former hostelry in the 11700 block of Belair Road is a funeral home.

Ann N. Libov, whose career in real estate sales spanned more than 30 years, died Dec. 16 of multiple myeloma at her Pikesville home. She was 73. The daughter of a salesman and a homemaker, Ann Scheuer was born in Baltimore and raised on Fallstaff Road in Northwest Baltimore. She was a 1958 graduate of the Park School and earned a bachelor's degree in 1962 from what is now Towson University. After earning her real estate license, Mrs. Libov when to work for Fiola Blum Inc., a Northwest Baltimore real estate firm.

Long and Foster has named its top producers for October. At the Bel Air Central office, the top sales and listing group is Katie Rash Group, the top sales team is the Jackie and Dominic Barbieri Team, the top sales individual is Lisa Limberger and the top listing individual is Faye Carey. The Bel Air Central Office of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. is at 590 Baltimore Pike in Bel Air. At the Bel Air North office, the top lister team is Sandie Klein, the top lister individual is Denise Patrick, the top sales and lister group is Lachelle Scarlato, the top sales team is Harry and Scott Sanders and the top sales individual is Vicki Hay. The Bel Air North Office of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. is at 3004 Emmorton Road in Bel Air. At the Aberdeen office, the top sales individual us Steven Thayer and the top listing individual is Louise Costello.

The July top producers of Long and Foster's Harford offices have been announced. At the Bel Air Central office, the top sales group was Katie Rash Group; top sales team was Wiler and Carlo Buendia Team; the top sales individual was Faye Carey; the top listing group was Katie Rash Group; the top listing team was the Wiler and Carol Buendia Team; and the top listing individual was Marv Minneman. At the Bel Air North office, the top lister team was Sandie Klein; the top lister Individual was Maria Fotiadis; the top sales group was Lachelle Scarlato; the top sales team was Sandie Klein; and the top sales individual was Kim Amrein.

Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. welcomes Tara Oswald to its Bel Air Central office. Oswald will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers in the Baltimore, Harford and Cecil County areas. "We are excited and fortunate to have Tara join our team of highly trained professionals," Tom Coard, manager of the Bel Air Central office, said. "The combination of Long & Foster and Tara's unique skills and knowledge will no doubt provide the highest level of service to local buyers and sellers.

Real estate veteran Tom Coard has been named manager of the Bel Air Central office of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. Coard joins Long & Foster with more than a decade of real estate and management experience with his team, The Coard Group. He was previously affiliated with Coldwell Banker's Harford County Regional Office in Bel Air, serving home buyers and sellers throughout Maryland with an emphasis on Baltimore and Harford County. "I am thrilled that Tom is joining the Bel Air Central office as our new manager and look forward to seeing him build a lasting and rewarding affiliation with the Long & Foster family – a brand that has for more than 40 years helped buyers and sellers with all of their real estate needs.

Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. will handle listings for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development properties in Baltimore after acquiring a local realty firm that had received the HUD contract this year. Long & Foster, the largest real estate firm in the mid-Atlantic region, acquired American Dream Home Realty, which is based in the city's Mount Vernon neighborhood. The company did not disclose the value of the deal. American Dream Home's broker/owner, Nicholas Piscatelli, will become an associate broker and assistant vice president for Long & Foster.

Candy Myers has joined the Bel Air office of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., at 590 Baltimore Pike in Bel Air. Myers, a Realtor since 2001, joins the Long & Foster team from Coldwell Banker. "I transferred to Long & Foster because they sell more real estate than any other broker in the region," Myers said. "The Long & Foster Bel Air office is number one in Harford County and full of experienced agents who are thriving in the real estate industry. I understand that in order for my business to continue to prosper and grow, I need to place my business in an environment where I can continue to learn from the best the industry has to offer.

Instead of visiting country manor homes that are occasionally open to the public, here is an opportunity to own an estate in northern Baltimore County. Nestled on 50 acres of bucolic pastures and agricultural land, Alistatim Farm , in the heart of My Lady's Manor — a national historic district near Monkton — presents dramatic views for every season. Long summer days can be spent by the pool, while autumn mornings call out for a bit of competing in the dressage ring. "A seven-stall barn comes complete with hay storage, fly-spraying system and tack room," noted Ashley Richardson, a Long & Foster agent who listed the property.