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Posted in Fall - Winter 2021, S.E.C. Education Foundation on 23 October 2021
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Steve Fithian, S.E.C. 2021 S.E.C. Education Foundation President The S.E.C. Education Foundation is pleased to announce that on November 14, 2021, Chuck Sutherland, S.E.C., will present his Creative Real Estate Formulas course in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Formulas is a core course for the Society’s education requirements. Information about this course can be found in the Society […]
Posted in S.E.C. Education Foundation, Summer 2021 on 4 July 2021
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The S.E.C. Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Ted J. Blank, S.E.C., CCIM, will present Understanding Your Client (which qualifies as a core course in counseling) in Newport Beach, California, on September 19, 2021. The course will include special appearances by some of our S.E.C. Masters who will share their wisdom with the attendees […]
Posted in S.E.C. Education Foundation, Spring 2021 on 27 February 2021
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S.E.C. Education Foundation News Steve Fithian, S.E.C. 2021 S.E.C. Education Foundation President The S.E.C. Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Jason Mittman, S.E.C., CCIM, will present “Applying Lessons from the World’s Toughest Races” in Greenville, South Carolina, on March 21, 2021. This course is only available in person. On May 16, 2021, Jason Dillard […]
Posted in S.E.C. Education Foundation, Winter 2020-2021 on 15 December 2020
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Steve Fithian, S.E.C. 2021 S.E.C. Education Foundation President The S.E.C. Education Foundation has had a challenging year with the limitations of in-person instruction due to the COVID situation. We are pleased to announce that Gary Vandenberg, S.E.C., CCIM, ALC, will present “Exchange Magic,” in Austin, Texas, on January 17, 2021. This course qualifies as a […]
Posted in Fall 2020, S.E.C. President's Message on 1 September 2020
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In this article I am going to take a break from my three previous articles that focused on the economy and our real estate business and investments. The Society is more than just a commercial real estate organization. We are a group that cares about people. This article will focus on the people of our […]
Posted in S.E.C. President's Message, Summer 2020 on 1 July 2020
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Megatrends In my last article in early March, I asked the rhetorical question of whether the COVID-19 outbreak was a “Black Swan” that would take the world economy into a recession. It is amazing what can happen in three short months. The consensus of economists is that we are headed toward a world recession. I […]
Posted in S.E.C. President's Message, Spring 2020 on 5 March 2020
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Black Swan Is the Coronavirus the precursor to a recession? This past week, the stock market lost approximately 15% of its value. Is this overreaction to a media-induced problem? Or is this a “black swan” that will take the world economy into a recession? A black swan is defined as “an event or occurrence that […]
Posted in In the Spotlight, Spring 2020 on 5 March 2020
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Biography 187 MPH!!!! A fun fact about Steve: he has driven his Audi RS7 187 MPH! (Legally.) Steve Fithian was born in Kansas in 1955 but moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, shortly after he was born. When Steve was 11 years old, his family moved to Orange County, California. They moved because his father, Harold, served […]
Posted in S.E.C. President's Message, Winter 2019-2020 on 12 December 2019
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Change Is Inevitable “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes,” David Bowie used to sing. We have heard many times that change is inevitable. This is especially true as we are in the longest economic recovery that the United States has ever experienced at 126 months. Most economists and businessmen have expected a slowdown in the economy for the past several […]