S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

The uncertainty of the current economy creates significant pressure on the charitable resources of The Education Foundation’s Farley fund to provide timely and effective help for those in need of assistance. While financial assistance is certainly important, and greatly appreciated, there are many other things we can do; not the least of which is to do what we have been trained to do — seek to provide compassionate, effective, and timely counsel.

During The Society’s Las Vegas Marketing Meeting in January, the Education Foundation sponsored a luncheon with our supported instructors. Having everyone in the same room created an opportunity for an exchange of ideas and concerns that was very beneficial.

The S.E.C. Education Foundation Board looks forward to 2010 and anticipates that creative real estate education will continue to be a valuable tool for commercial real estate practitioners. The Foundation is working to provide you with quality education in various locations around the country. Please consider helping us spread the word about the Foundation’s efforts by contacting your local organizations and suggesting one or more courses that they might consider sponsoring in your area.

The S.E.C. Education Foundation Board continues efforts to promote and deliver quality creative real estate education. A large database of prospective audiences has been assembled and preliminary course information has been provided to them. The next task is to work with instructors to create more effective marketing materials. A meeting to organize this effort with the instructors is planned in conjunction with the upcoming Las Vegas Marketing Meeting.

Times like these create both challenges and opportunities. This is not only true in our chosen arena of Real Estate, but also in The Education Foundation’s efforts to expand The Society’s educational outreach. Today, more than any time in more than a decade, our method of conducting business provides solutions where others don’t.

As the new S.E.C. Education Foundation Board has been going about the work of organizing programs and tasks in support of Ed Foundation goals, we have not lost sight of our ongoing responsibility to schedule timely and pertinent education for our Sunday education forums held in conjunction with S.E.C. Marketing Meetings.

Our goal for 2009 is to maximize the benefits that the S.E.C Education Foundation brings to the industry, and to fulfill our mission statement. The mission of the Education Foundation of the Society of Exchanges Counselors is to establish a fund to encourage and financially support educational programs related to real estate, particularly in the area of creative transactions and professionally structured equity marketing techniques.

The S.E.C. Guest Relations Program has experienced significant growth over the past several years. We have experimented with changes and added new activities with a steadfast focus on three primary goals. The program is designed to: A) make each Guest feel welcome and valued; B) orient the Guests to the mechanics of an S.E.C. Marketing [...]