Get to know GCAAR’s affiliate members

When you need real estate services, please use our GCAAR affiliate members. They're part of our GCAAR family!

GCAAR’s affiliate members represent every element of a real estate transaction. From providing loan estimates to conducting home inspections to moving the buyer’s items into the new home, you can always find a GCAAR affiliate nearby over the course of the home-buying process. Likewise, when a homeowner is looking to sell, there is a GCAAR affiliate there at every step, from staging the house to creating virtual video tours to conducting settlement negotiations and more. GCAAR affiliate members are vital to ensuring a seamless process in every real estate transaction, and we thank them for all their contributions to our community and beyond. In this issue, you’ll find our full affiliate member directory*, and also learn about some of the ways they’re striving to meet the needs of their clients and our community during these unusual times.

*Directory is accurate as of Nov. 9, 2020

GCAAR affiliate members

Bradly B. Adams Stewart Title & Escrow Michelle J. Adams Adams, Morris & Sessing James Addy Fidelity Direct Mortgage Bryan Aguirre Capital Insurance Partners Michael Ahearn Citizens One Syed M. Ahmad Fidelity Direct Mortgage Karen H. Alegi Covenant Title & Escrow LLC Matthew D. Alegi Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy Gary L. Anderson Anderson Inspection Consultant Kevin D. Anderson Standard Title Group LLC Sarah M. Anderson, Esq. Universal Title/Mason Law Firm Jonathan Asfour Super Home Inc. Joel S. Bailey Caliber Home Loans Stephen M. Ballard Avenue Settlement Corporation Kevin Barnabas Home Land Environmental Shari C. Barnes S.C. Herman & Associates Inc. Mark Baron Mortgage Link Ruben G. Barrios Von Paris Moving & Storage Shawn Barsness Embrace Home Loans Mark A. Bayer Bayer & Kaufman LLP Kevin L. Bayly, Jr. Community Title Network Alan A. Beal Mid-Atlantic Inspection Services James G. Becci

THIN LINE HOME INSPECTIONS Thin Line Home Inspections gives back to the community by donating a portion of every home inspection to the non-profit charities Platoon 22, Nourish Now and the National Organization for Victim Assistance. Its employees also volunteer at Nourish Now, a local food bank.

Avanti Inspections John J. Becci Avanti Inspections Folusho J. Bello Foremost Appraisals & Realty Deborah L. Benkert First Savings Mortgage Melissa Berkowitz Curbio Inc. Brett Bessell Brett Bessell Tom Biegler SunTrust Mortgage Andrew Blate Beautiful Home Services LLC Scott Bloom Columbia Property Management Zachary G. Bodine Fairway Mortgage Corp. Lisa S. Bosse Paragon Title & Escrow Co. Andrea Bournias Counselors Title LLC Pat Bowman Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Lynn C. Boynton Lynn Candle Boynton Esq. Michael J. Bramnick Bramnick Law LLC Melissa G. Brault KVS Title LLC Elliott Bresler M&T Bank Stephanie .S Brewer Classic Settlements Craig Bricker SunTrust Mortgage Jonathan R. Bromberg Bromberg Rosenthal LLP Lexus Broussard ProTec Inspection Services Jamica N. Browne Caliber Home Loans Guy D. Brunetto Carol Brunetto State Farm James S. Bubar James S. Bubar Attorney Steven M. Buckman Palisades Title Company John E. Burkinshaw Womack Pest Control Carolyn P. Burns KVS Title LLC Diann G. Burns Double Eagle Title Gregg M. Busch First Savings Mortgage Gregory P. Butler Top to Bottom Services Laura M. Caceres Titan Title Kelly L. Calamitsis Community Title Network Carol L. Calomiris RGS Title Joseph Campagna Freedom Mortgage Noah D. Cantor KVS Title LLC Eric L. Carpenter US Inspect LLC Patrick J, Casey Fulton Mortgage Company Bryan J. Catalano Paragon Title & Escrow Co. Leslie O. Childs Village Settlements, Inc. Jessica K. Chipoco Blue Note Title, Inc. Casey L. Cirner Miles & Stockbridge P.C. Loretta F. Clark SunTrust Mortgage Henry C. Clarke, Jr. Clarke Title LLC Walter H. Clews AmeriSpec Georgina B. Clough Double Eagle Title Robert L. Cockerille HD Bros John M. Coester CLA Title & Escrow Sean Coleman, Esq. Settlement Ink Cassandra Compton Fairway Mortgage Corp. Spencer Crawley Counselors Title LLC Josh Crockett Super Home, Inc. Chris A. Crummitt Picture Perfect LLC Melissa Cruz Covenant Title & Escrow LLC Spencer Cullen MortgageStar LLC Daniel F. Cumberland Jr. Moyer & Sons Moving & Storage Jonathan R. Dailey Prosperity Home Mortgage Helen A. Dankos RGS Title LLC Christopher B. Darby Counselors Title LLC John Daroff The Law Offices of Jill Pogach Christopher J. David Champion Title & Settlements Michelle M. Davis Prosperity Home Mortgage Ray Dayhoff Prime Property Inspectors LLC Linda de Marlor Tax-Masters, Inc. David A. Deckelbaum Settlementcorp Todd Deckelbaum Settlementcorp Daniel A. Deist Top to Bottom Services Tina L. Del Casale Sandy Spring Bank Joe Detrick Classic Settlements Anthony R. DeVol RGS Title/Traditional Title Andrew C. DiPaola KVS Title LLC Shannon C. Doyle MBH Settlement Group LLC

MILES & STOCKBRIDGE

This legal firm launched a new initiative in July, the Miles & Stockbridge Black Business & Start-Up Initiative, to support Black entrepreneurs and businesses by providing introductory legal counsel at no cost or a reduced cost. As they told us: “We focus on helping to eliminate or temper some of the barriers uniquely experienced by Black entrepreneurs and businesses, such as a lack of funding (particularly as it relates to legal expenses) and a lack of access to a network experienced in the challenges confronting all businesses.”

Michael M. DuFour First Savings Mortgage Corp Susan L. Eleff Susan Eleff Attorney at Law Antonio R. Fabrizi JK Moving Services Suzanne Feinstein, Esq. RGS Title John J. Ferguson Main Street Settlements, Inc. Andrew FitzGerald Law Office of Andrew FitzGerald Gregory E. Flynn Hollman & Flynn Title LLC Samantha J. Foti Curbio Inc. Nicholas Framarini MortgageStar LLC Eugene Frazier Prime Lending Michael S. Frissell Law Offices of Michael Frissel Eric K. Garrett Home Land Environmental William J. Gessner Exchange Solutions Group LLC Vivian Gilbert Home Staging by Vivian LLC Jordan N. Giles SunTrust Mortgage Patricia Gillis Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Mallory E. Gladding Curbio Inc. George P. Glekas GPN Title, Inc. Frank Goldenberg Village Settlements, Inc. Ben Goldman Eastern Title & Settlement Scott B. Goldschein Pinnacle Settlement Services Amy M. Goldstein BMIC Mortgage, Inc. Stanley H. Goldstein Capitol Title Insurance Agency Julio Gonzalez Del Solar

JUNK UNLIMITED LLC This year, Junk Unlimited recycled more than 12,000 pounds of recyclable material as part of its work as a junk removal service. Junk Unlimited also donated more than $20,000 worth of goods to veteran-friendly charities, and helped clean up the community by removing illegally dumped bulk trash from Maryland's wooded areas.

The Greentree Group Todd I. Greenbaum Title Town Settlements Josh Greene Eastern Title & Settlement James M. Griffin Counselors Title LLC Alan C. Grubb 4U Inspection Services Willie Gunn HomeTeam Inspection Service David C. Hahn Village Settlements, Inc. John C. Hansen J Hansen Appraisal Assc LLC Joseph E. Hansen Sage Title Group LLC Derek C. Harman Fairway Mortgage Co. William C. Harris Fulton Mortgage Company Noreen Hathaway Counselors Title LLC Teola Hawes, Esq. Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services Rick Hearn Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services Thomas E. Helf Shaner & Helf LLC Elby Hernandez Titan Title D. Leigh Hewartson Pride Settlement & Escrow LLC Michael Hollman Village Settlements, Inc. Michael C. Hollman Hollman & Flynn Title LLC Michelle M. Hopkin ProTec Inspection Services William V. Horan Realty Exchange Corporation Min Hu Eastern Title & Settlement John W. Hutton Hutton Patt Title LLC Beth Irving Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll P.C. Charles M. Itte Itte Associates, Inc. David Jacobin Citizens One Harvey S. Jacobs Jacobs & Associates Alexander M. Jaffe First Home Mortgage Hasan Jamil Chase Debbie P. Jensen-Grubb 4U Inspection Services James S. Johnston All Around Inspections George Joseph Movement Mortgage Michael C. Joseph Prosperity Home Mortgage Patti Kalamets Village Settlements, Inc. David B. Kanstoroom KVS Title LLC Vimal Kapoor Prime Property Inspectors LLC Thomas J. Karras Seneca Realty Brian L. Kass, Esq. Kass Mitek & Kass PLLC Bradley A. Katzen Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC Roy L. Kaufmann Jackson & Campbell P.C. Chris J. Kearney Intercoastal Mortgage LLC CJ Kemp SunTrust Mortgage Monica Kenny Perry Moving & Storage Billy Kinberg Intercoastal Mortgage LLC Robert W. Kirchner Caliber Home Loans Morgane R. Klareich Masters Title & Escrow Arthur F. Konopka Law Office of Arthur Konopka Daniel J. Kotz First Class Title, Inc. Lisa C. Lamphier KVS Title LLC Matthew E. Landsberg CLA Title & Escrow Ricardo A. Lasso Lasso & Lasso P.C. Tony C. Launi Capital Area Realtors FCU Kimberly Lawson Capitol Title Insurance Agency Bobby Y. Lee Sage Title Group LLC Sara G. Lenes Corridor Mortgage Group, Inc. Alvin C. Lewis Perry Moving & Storage Rhonda M. Lewis Prime Lending Peter D. Lim Thin Line Home Inspections Irene M. Lindner Lindner & Associates, P.C. Marc Lipman Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy Elliot Liss Capitol Title Insurance Agency Bruce F. Lowrey Pacemaker Development Richard W. Luchs Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs P.C. Chris Lunn Chase Adam D. MacBride First Savings Mortgage David Maged Pinnacle Title & Escrow, Inc. Marci L. Maged Pinnacle Title & Escrow, Inc. Diana L. Magee Magee Appraisal Service Ayda Makou CLA Title & Escrow Beth F. Malakoff Lakeside Title Co. Marc T. Malakoff Lakeside Title Co. Ryan D. Malet Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy Bryan S. Malickson Capitol Title Insurance Agency Joseph E. Martin Keller Williams Capital Prop Andrea Martinez-Conte Classic Settlements Michelle Mathews Movement Mortgage Nicolas Matsangakis First Home Mortgage Paul Maysak PNC Bank Janet J. McIntosh Stewart Title & Escrow Michael P. McNamara Southern Trust Mortgage Ann Marie Mehlert Lerch Early & Brewer

SANDY SPRING BANK Employees representing this personal and business banking company have logged more than 2,100 volunteer hours in the district metropolitan area since January. Even through COVID, the company says it’s been able to encourage employees to volunteer in the community, and has donated to Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland, Toys for Tots, Capital Area Food Bank and the Alzheimer's Association.

Rob Mercer First Home Mortgage Jill Michaels Michaels Title & Escrow LLC Jill P. Michaels The Law Offices of Jill Pogach Elif S. Michalski Realty Title Services, Inc. William P. Minturn MortgageStar LLC Roland L. Mitchell Bulwark Home Inspection LLC David P. Modell Law Offices of David P. Modell Bryan Moran Fairway Mortgage Corp. Elizabeth L. Morris Adams, Morris & Sessing Robert W. Moses Moses & Aiken, LLC/Home Team Thomas W. Muldoon Counselors Title LLC Cherise Mullen Pinnacle Settlement Services Timothy Mullin Counselors Title LLC David J. Munson David Munson Insurance Monica P. Murphy Preferred Staging LLC Vittorio N. Muzzatti RGS Title John G. Nalls Counselors Title LLC Laura L. Nash Edward Jones Phil A. Newman SunTrust Mortgage Roxann Novel Roxann Novel Appraiser Paul B. Nowacek Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Quinn O'Connell Jr. Law Offices of Quinn O'Connell Matthew O'Connor Caliber Home Loans Patti O'Connor SunTrust Mortgage Stephen O'Connor SunTrust Mortgage Brendan O'Conor MBH Settlement Group LLC Moira B. Olevsky MBO Settlements, Inc. Olympia Overton Capital Area Realtors FCU Matthew L. Palmer Caliber Home Loans Katherine Palumbo Paley Rothman David Parker Village Settlements, Inc. Louis J. Patierno PNC Bank Tiffany Perry Pride Settlement & Escrow LLC Louis S. Pettey Fenton Title Co. Alex Phillips Beautiful Home Services LLC Beau R. Pichon Lakeside Title Co. Vincent Mark Policy, Esq. Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs P.C. Wendy D. Pullano Bregman Berbert Schwartz Gilda Paul Pykosh Embrace Home Loans Philip S. Raskin Paragon Title & Escrow Co. Deise A. Rezende Smart Home Inspects Barbara Rhodes Double Eagle Title Joyce A. Rhodes Edmund J. Flynn Company Michael C. Ridgway Community Title Network Allyson Riggs Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Alison W. Rind Lerch Early & Brewer Claudia I Roca Monarch Title, Inc. Thomas R. Rodden RGS Title Lee Anne T. Rodriguez Pride Settlement & Escrow LLC Sara M. Rodriguez Titan Title Gus Rose Beautiful Home Services LLC Sabrina M. Rosenberg-David Mike's Locksmith LLC Robert N. Ross Intercoastal Mortgage LLC Bradley M. Rothstein Paragon Title & Escrow Co. Randy M. Rothstein Paragon Title & Escrow Co. Rob Rothstein Paragon Title & Escrow Co. Russell A. Rothstein SunTrust Mortgage Vaughn W. Royal Vaughn W. Royal Attorney at Law Nicholas W. Rozek Embrace Home Loans William E. Rozek Embrace Home Loans Michael N. Russo Council Baradel Jacob A. Ryon First Home Mortgage Corp. Christopher T. Saabye Logan Title Sadaf Saberi Kase & Associates Michael W. Sacks The Sacks Law Firm PLLC Ralph Sampson Junk Unlimited LLC Kenneth L. Samuelson Samuelson Law LLC James E. Savitz CLA Title & Escrow Erika B. Schiller Monarch Title, Inc. Eric Schneider Covenant Title & Escrow LLC Donna L. Seeker Donofrio Property Inspections Kaitlyn Seger CLA Title & Escrow James M. Semeyn Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Timothy J. Sessing Adams, Morris & Sessing Daniel Shea Chase CAPITOL TITLE INSURANCE AGENCY Employees of Capitol Title Insurance Agency have been active volunteers and financial supporters of the following local organizations this year: The Veterans Airlift Command, Stepping Stones Shelter, Operation No Person Left Behind, the Montgomery County Police and Fire Departments, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the University of Maryland Athletics Internship and Mentor Programs.

Brendon M. Shepard District Title A Corp. Noel A. Shepherd Fulton Mortgage Company Jennifer L. Sherwood Green Home Solutions of MD Shawn Shomali Movement Mortgage Tim M. Shotzberger Home Land Environmental P. Joy Siegel Settlement Ink Alexei Silverman The Law Offices of Jill Pogach Sherry Skinner Interstate Moving & Storage Colleen C. Smith TruPlace Stephanie Smith Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services Timothy Smith Freedom Mortgage Colleen Smyth Cogan Counselors Title LLC Bari Solomon Pinnacle Title & Escrow, Inc. Donald N. Sperling Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll P.C. Kimberly D. Sperling Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll P.C. Arnold D. Spevack Lerch Early & Brewer Marty Stanton KVS Title LLC Danielle Steele 4U Inspection Services Joel L. Steinberg CLA Title & Escrow Jeffrey Stempler First Home Mortgage Marc A, Sushner Certified Title Corporation Steven M. Sushner District Title A Corp. Jason A. Sutton Certified Home Specialists Scott T. Sweitzer Prime Settlement Richard R. Switalski Pinnacle Settlement Services Patrick Tangney Logan Title J. D. Teitelman First Savings Mortgage Corp. Clinton Thompson Interstate Moving & Storage David Toaff First Home Mortgage Carol E. Toeller Prime Property Inspectors LLC Lisa Tyler PNC Bank Anya M. Walker David Munson Insurance Elizabeth L. Walker KVS Title LLC Brian Washington Prime Lending Ryan A. Waters First Home Mortgage Sandra L. Watkins Alban Home Inspection Services, Inc. Anthony D. Webber Ikon Home Inspections Cecilia Weller MD Dept. of Housing & Community Fred Westerlund MBH Settlement Group LLC Glenda M. Wheeler Allen Law Office Glenda M. Wheeler Kevin M. Wheeler 123 Junk John B. Willingham Citizens One Donald R. Wilson Transwestern Chanin Wisler First Washington Mortgage Peter Yanni Freedom Mortgage David H. Yi Providence Mortgage, Inc.