S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

S.E.C. National Invitational Marketing Session Greenville, South Carolina March 21–24, 2021 The S.E.C. National Invitational Marketing Session will be held at: Hyatt Regency Greenville 220 N. Main Street Greenville, SC 29601 Call (864) 235-1234 to make your reservation. Make your hotel reservations early, as we have a limited number of rooms available. The cutoff date […]

The Fashion Island Hotel has closed indefinitely due to COVID, so we have rescheduled our 60th Anniversary for later in the year, at the Marriott Newport Beach, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA  92660, (949) 640-4000. On Sunday, September 19, we will present our third Day with the Masters Education and an evening cocktail […]

RENO Educational Foundation Editorial Staff Favorite Real Estate Quotes Editor’s Note:  These quotes were originally published in the Real Estate News Observer in 1975. Theodore Roosevelt:  “Every person who invests in well-selected real estate in a growing section of a prosperous community adopts the surest and safest method of becoming independent, for real estate is […]

Welcome to the Fall 2020 issue of the S.E.C. Observer. In this issue, Steve Fithian, S.E.C., 2020 President of the Society, focuses on the needs of our people and how our organization can help during the challenges of COVID-19. Mark Johnson, S.E.C., CCIM, reviews how COVID-19 has revised the year 2020 and the real estate […]

S.E.C. National Invitational Marketing Session Indianapolis, Indiana September 13–16, 2020 The S.E.C. National Invitational Marketing Session will be held at: The Alexander Hotel 333 S. Delaware St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 Call (855) 200-3002 to make your reservation. Make your hotel reservations early as we have a limited number of rooms available. Visit www.thealexander.com for hotel […]

S.E.C. National Invitational Marketing Session Fort Lauderdale, Florida November 15-18, 2020 The S.E.C. National Invitational Marketing Session will be held at: Embassy Suites Deerfield Beach 950 South Ocean Drive Deerfield Beach, FL  33441 Call (954) 426-0478 to make your reservation. Make your hotel reservations early as we have a limited number of rooms available. The […]

1031 Update Robert Charland, Esq. Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, November 15, 2020 The S.E.C. Education Foundation and the Society of Exchange Counselors are pleased to announce that Robert Charland, Esq., will present a 1031 Update from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Some of the highlights and subjects […]

Biography Don Tardy Tyler, Texas Don, an only child, was born in Roaring Springs, Texas, in 1946. His dad was 45 years old and his mother was 40 years old when he was born. What a surprise he was to his parents. Roaring Springs is a small town located 75 miles northeast of Lubbock, Texas. […]

Editor’s Note:  Ron Moser, was an S.E.C. member for many years. He wrote this article in 2016 to memorialize his connection to the Society.  Sadly, Ron passed away on June 20, 2020, and this seems like a good time to revisit his story. I attended seminars presented by James Misko and Wally Walker in my […]

An adventure of a lifetime. Follow three couples as they travel by narrowboat through the Avon River Ring and hike the entire Thames River Path.