December 19th
, 2011
Local Real Estate Interests Represented In California
Our La Paz and Loreto Realtors held our banner high
BY JOHN K. GLAAB
This year’s National (na- tional, as in American), Asso- ciation of Realtors® (NAR), annual conference and trade show was held in Anaheim, Cali- fornia. The theme comes from the fact that with low interest rates and lower prices for homes, now is the moment to buy. Thus the
tag line, Seize the Moment. The attendance of 20,000 exceeded expectations of 18,000, while a large interna- tional contingent of 1,500 swelled the ranks. In addition to a full week of educational classes, there were a couple of notable social events such as the
course he enhanced his odds of getting into the GG by wearing his GG polo. AMPI Los Cabos did not have a booth.
Alexander Olgilvie, Owner of Alexander Realty & Investments, was hustling up business for his clients at the American National Ass. of Realtors in Anahiem California last month. Of
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international networking recep- tion, which was of importance to Mexico’s delegation.
Mexico was represented by AMPI President Adan Laracilla, Vice President Sergio Gomez, and several members from AMPI’s La Paz division. AMPI people from Los Cabos were scarce.
Maurice Veissi officially took office as the NAR President for 2012. On the International front, Teresa King Kenney, CEO of The Miami Association of Real- tors, replaced Adrian Arriaga, of McAllen Texas, as Chair of Business Global Alliances. Linda Neil of AMPI La Paz/Los Cabos was one of 53 delegates from around the world named as a Presidential Liaison. She
His projection is for a 2% growth in the market for both 2012 and 2013. Then he
shows in many years.” Adrian Arriaga, Chair of Global Busi- ness Alliances had this to say to our hard working Realtors representing Mexico, “Great looking booth. I look forward to visiting La Paz this coming year.”
Next year’s NAR conference and trade show will take place in Orlando, Florida November 7 to 12th.
will represent NAR in Mexico. One of the most popular presentations at the conference was made by NAR chief economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. He presented his Economic and Housing Market Outlook, and it was not a bright picture of the market in the near future.
projects a 4% growth in 2014. Mexico had its flag flying at the annual trade show, with AMPI La Paz sponsoring a booth. Commenting on the show, Jeffrey Hornberger, Di- rector of Global Business Alli- ances said, “This is one of the largest and best organized
John Glaab is a founding member of AMPI La Paz. He participates actively in NAR’s Global Business Alli- ances Group and holds the Certified International Prop- erty Specialist designation from NAR. Further informa- tion:
john.glaab@settlement-
co.com
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