HOSTETTER AUCTIONEERS

Sherman Hostetter, Jr. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, attended Penn State University on a Golf Scholarship from 1973-77 and graduated with a major in real estate and insurance. Presently, he continues the family auction business, started by his parents in 1955, as a full time auctioneer and real estate broker licensed in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. 

His professional credentials include: past President of the Auction Marketing Institute, past President of the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association, and past President of the Northwest Chapter of the PAA. Sherman is also a past board member of the National Auctioneers Association and National Association of Realtors Auction Committee. In 1992 he was the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association Bid Calling Champion. In addition, his professional designations include: Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI), Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate (AARE), Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA), Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES), Certified Estate Specialist (CES)and Certified Paralegal through Penn State University. Sherman was recently appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board of Auctioneer Examiners by Governor Edward G. Rendell.