Cassell to Head Md. Real Estate Commission
The Baltimore Sun, May 25, 2003

By Trif Alatzas

Michael A. Cassell is set to become the chairman of the Maryland Real Estate Commission next month. He was elected unanimously by board members at their meeting last week. 

Cassell, a real estate broker and appraiser, has been in the industry for 31 years. He owns the Creative Real Estate Services and Express Appraisal Services in Baltimore, and had been vice chairman of the commission. 

Cassell will fill the post held for the past two years by Rockville lawyer Steven Van Grack, who was elected vice chairman of the board last week. VanGrack said he wants to devote more time to other areas of public service. His term on the board goes through 2006. 

Cassell has been a commission member for four years, with his term due to expire at the end of this month. However, he said, the governor’s office has indicated that he will be reappointed. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.”s office said the commission appointments are under review. State law allows commission members to continue serving until they are reappointed or replaced. 

The commission oversees the state’s 36,000 agents and brokers. It administers exams, issues licenses and investigates consumer complaints and is run by a nine-member volunteer board appointed to staggered four-year terms. 

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