S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

January 15, 2020
As one of the elder statesmen of the Society, I am most pleased to welcome so many current and former S.E.C.’s and their families to this unique and special occasion. The Society celebrates its sixth decade in existence and has honored that milestone in the form of this fabulously, imaginative architectural facility coupled [...]

Photo Credits:
Fort Worth Business Press
(July 10, 2006);
Copyright © 2006
by Fort Worth Business Press.
by Jenny Eure
Fort Worth Business Press
July 10, 2006
Real estate guru Bill Stonaker is a warrior. The Vietnam vet recently battled cancer. Now, he is fighting for his right to develop a $300-million-dollar property northwest of Fort Worth.
Bill Stonaker goes 100 miles per hour, [...]

I just refilled my Gatorade on the rocks, and decided to tune into my favorite watering hole on the net…. island music just seems right tonight and Margaritaville is just a state of mind anyway. Properly prepared, I then sat down to write this note.
You see, I promised Jackie Hellingson I would write something for [...]

Colleagues, friends, family members, employees, real estate brokers, and developers gathered together for the 2006 annual meeting of the CCIM Kansas Chapter, at Crestview Country Club on Friday, December 1, 2006; to honor long time S.E.C. member, Jack Hunt, with a lifetime achievement award. Also present were S.E.C. members, Colby Sandlian, Rod Stewart, Leo Goseland, [...]

As I get ready to return to the USA after seventeen days in China, I thought that I should share some of my thoughts of this country.
I visited China on a trip organized by the CCIM organization for the purpose of meeting counterparts in China, regional/local developers, and to educate ourselves somewhat as to what [...]

Don’t you think it’s sad that lots of folks just sit around hoping that their dreams will come true? I am equally amazed that most people do absolutely nothing in pursuit of their dreams for fear that their dreams may not come true. Even more just give up and move on to another dream, leaving [...]

Most regular real estate brokerages use multiple systems to find clients:

A sign on prominent office and on listed properties
Ads in media
Direct mail
House calls
Seminars conducted for the public
Personal contacts thru social clubs
Brochures distributed
Etc.

My personal preference has always been “Find a need and fill it,” (found printed on pink dump trucks by Henry J. Kaiser in the [...]

There is no getting around it. Generally broker-owned presentations are tough to moderate and listen to at best. Let’s examine the reasons for this so that broker-owned presenters are allowed to be the best they can possibly be.
One of the basic principles of real estate counseling is to be objective. Whether the client realizes it [...]

I can remember coming home from school and my Mother would ask, “Did you have a good day at school?” and shortly thereafter she would ask, “Do we need to plan for tomorrow?” That was her way of asking if I had any homework assignments. From those early days and throughout my life, everyone has [...]

An S.E.C. guest requested counsel with regard to an aging couple/prospective client, who had a gaggle of properties in a remote town. He wanted help on valuing so as to take a salable listing - a standard MLS broker’s approach.
He really liked the couple, and was stymied on how to proceed and was newly open [...]