S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

Editor’s Note: This article was written by former S.E.C. member Don Eymann and first published in 1976 in the original S.E.C. Real Estate News Observer.
It has been estimated that there are over 100 exchange group meetings established throughout the U.S. Some do a nice volume of business others are not so productive. What makes the [...]

Instructor Profile: S.E.C. Education Foundation
Ted Blank, S.E.C., is owner of Ted Blank and Associates, based in Denver, Colorado. Active in the real estate business since 1979, Ted specializes in syndications, note acquisitions, REO, and client based counseling. He is past President of the Society, a past recipient of the S.E.C. Counselor of the Year Award, [...]

Instructor Profile: S.E.C. Education Foundation
Ken Vidar, S.E.C., has been in the real estate business for 30+ years. His practice concentrates on consulting, developing, and group investment syndications. Ken holds the CCIM designation and is a nationally renowned real estate educator
Ken teaches a creative real estate education program for the S.E.C. Education Foundation entitled “Creative Real [...]

A visit with Ken during the 40′h Anniversary Year of the S.E.C. was a personal opportunity difficult to match, especially for a relatively new S.E.C. candidate. The life path of this very unique man, who endured the many personal and career changes, not so uncommon during his era, is an enjoyable venture worth sharing.
Ken was [...]

The S.E.C. Education Foundation
Announces
“Broker Estate Building”
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 10th & 11th, 2004
The S.E.C. Education Foundation is proud to present “Broker Estate Building,” one of the S.E.C.’s signature course offerings, on June 10th and 11th at the Holiday Inn Express in Bloomington, Minnesota.
The CCIM Chapter of Minnesota and South Dakota and the Minnesota Real Estate Exchangors are [...]

The S.E.C. Education Foundation has some exciting programs planned throughout the nation for 2004. Below is a partial list of programs presented by S.E.C. Instructors. Please contact the individual instructor, or the Society, for registration information.
If you or your organization would like to sponsor a program in your region, please review the complete listing of [...]

The S.E.C. Education Foundation
Proudly presents:
Peter Fortunato’s “Transactionmaking Workshop”
Peter Fortunato needs no introduction to veterans in the field of real estate investing. He believes that transactions, which you can be proud of, result from carefully conceived goals and plans followed by purposeful actions and scrupulous documentation. He is highly respected within the Real Estate investment community [...]

The S.E.C. Education Foundation continues to successfully sponsor education programs throughout the nation.
A superb program on Equity Marketing presented by Bob Brougham preceded the Tulsa S.E.C. Marketing meeting in March. Attended by more than 40 S.E.C. members and guests, it was a timely topic for all.
Ted Blank presented his counseling program “High Touch Real Estate [...]

I recently received my online copy of the Suddes Groups “W.O.W. E-mail” and found myself thinking how appropriate this topic was to the efforts of the S.EC Education Foundation.
Tom Suddes, President of the Suddes Group, specializes in helping nonprofit organizations (or what Tom prefers to call “FOR IMPACT” organizations) to create, understand and fund their [...]

Editor’s Note:
Henry H. Blanton is a long time friend of the Society of Exchange Counselors. A native of Clearwater, Florida, Henry has been a licensed real estate broker in Florida for the past 52 years. He was the recipient of the Florida Real Estate Exchangors (FREE) “Exchangor of the Year” Award in 1971 and was [...]