NYSCAR holds Annual Education/Marketing event

By: Michael Johnson I am pleased to report that the Annual Education and Marketing event sponsored by NYSCAR, in cooperation with Hudson Valley Chapter NYSCAR, was a great success (April 3-4) held at the Hyatt House in Fishkill. Tim Conley, CCIM, SIOR, was the instructor for the education day presenting "Comprehensive Due Diligence is Key in Real Estate" and "Yesterday's Business - Vanished - Transform Today or be Left Behind." Many thanks to the following event sponsors: Chase, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, TEG Federal Credit Union, Arnoff Moving and Storage, C2G Environmental Consultants, Hudson Valley Contracting Group. 11th Annual NYS Commercial Real Estate Conference This year the 11th Annual Conference, sponsored by NYSCAR, NYS CCIM, NYS SIOR and the Society of Exchange Counselors is scheduled for June 18-20 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona. John Lavelle (Pine Bush) will serve as chairman of the conference. This year will be a new two-day format which includes a full day of marketing and a full day of education. On the evening of June 18, SEC will hold their annual dinner for their members and invited guests. Also on June 18, NYSCAR will hold an "Open House." This is a new event which will give attendees an opportunity to talk with me, chairman Lavelle and the NYSCAR staff on an individual basis. The staff will have a computer set up to answer your questions about the website, including showing you how to send your property information via broadcast email. On Tuesday, June 19, the day will open with round table discussions during breakfast. Alan Hendrickson will chair this new session which will precede the full day marketing session, moderated by Jim Wilson, CCIM, SEC (Florida) and Chuck Sutherland, SEC (Texas). CCIM will hold their chapter meeting and reception at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. At 6 p.m., the conference will feature a Main Networking Event with a keynote speaker (cocktails and dessert) June 20 will be the Education Day and will feature several pertinent courses: "Primary Economic Principles of the Real Estate Market & Transaction Structuring," instructed by Jim Wilson, CCIM, SEC, which will be a full day course. Joe Larkin, CCIM, will instruct a three-hour course on the topic of "Valuations in Tough Times." NYSCAR past-president Edward Smith, Jr., ITI, will teach "Discrimination Issues in Commercial Brokerage." (Since July 2008, renewing your real estate license requires 22.5 hours of continuing education every two years, which must also now include three hours of Fair Housing/Discrimination education - this course satisfies the three-hour requirement). Also, SIOR will sponsor a Technology course, instructed by Joe Larkin, CCIM. We invite you or your company to be a vendor at the conference. If you are interested in getting some great exposure for your company, please contact Ali Mann ([email protected]) for additional information. We are excited about the new format and look forward to seeing you at the event! Michael Johnson is the 2012 president of NYSCAR and is a licensed associate real estate broker at Realty USA, Lewiston, N.Y.