Annual Conference: Early bird registration ends May 28

By Joseph Rowley, Jr. If you have not yet registered for the 9th Annual NYS Commercial Real Estate Conference, be sure to sign up today. Make a minimal investment in yourself and your future and get a great return! The conference, held June 14-16 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona is sponsored by the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors (NYSCAR), the NYS chapters of CCIM and SIOR and the Society of Exchange Counselors. Marketing Session (June 14-15) The conference kicks off with a marketing/networking session. Join practitioners from New York and beyond to market your properties available to co-broke and your client requirements. Find property for cash buyers. This session is moderated by Jim Wilson, CCIM, SEC (Florida) and Chuck Sutherland, SEC (Texas). The marketing sessions grows each year and is always an excellent event. NYSCAR, the CCIM chapter and the SIOR chapter will hold their organization meetings during the conference. Conference participants can golf on the world-class Shenendoah course! On June 16, you will have a choice of five commercial courses as follows: "Utilizing Self Directed IRAs for Real Estate Investment...Tax Enhanced Programs for Companies and Individuals," by Steve Moran, Entrust Northeast; "Yesterday's Business-VANISHED-Transform Today or Be Left Behind" by Tim Conley, CCIM, SIOR, Conley Associates; "Effective Counseling and Representation of Real Estate Clients," by Jim Wilson, CCIM, SEC and Bob Giniecki, CCIM, SEC; "Discrimination Issues in Commercial Brokerage," by Edward Smith, Jr., ITI; and "Analysis and Financing of Owner/User Commercial & Business Property," by Patrick Mucci, Key Bank. Keynote speaker: Dr. Mark Dotzour, chief economist & director of research for the Real Estate Center, Texas A&M University is the keynote speaker for lunch on June 16. Dotzour is an outstanding speaker and we all look forward to his economic outlook. As always, we are in debt to our sponsors. Many thanks to: * Diamond sponsor: Pyramid Brokerage Co. * Platinum Sponsors: CB Richard Ellis Upstate Offices and The New York Real Estate Journal. * Gold sponsor: Upstate SIOR chapter. * Silver sponsors: Business and Commercial LSG, Keller Williams Commercial, Key Bank, LaBella Associates, PC, Saratoga Economic Development Corp., Synapse Partners, and Turner Construction Co. Go to www.nyscar.org (calendar of events) and download a brochure for full details and registration information. If you or your company would like to exhibit at the conference, please email Ali Mann ([email protected]) for an exhibitor brochure. This conference is a great opportunity to get exposure with the commercial real estate industry. NYSCAR in cooperation with the Hudson Valley chapter held a class on April 21, entitled "Creative Real Estate Formulas," instructed by Chuck Sutherland, SEC of Dallas, Tex. The class was a great success with 41 attendees! I will be attending the NAR mid-year meetings in Washington, D.C. in mid-May which are always very informative. Please refer to the weekly Email from NYSAR for the Legislative Agenda that is near and dear to the commercial real estate industry for NYS. You can also check out the NAR website for issues affecting our business at the national level. NAR will be promoting our interests in force during the meetings on Capitol Hill. I look forward to seeing many of you there. Joseph Rowley, Jr. is the 2010 president of NYSCAR and is a VP at CBRE/Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.