S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

Editor’s Note: This article was published in the September, 1973 issue of the Real Estate News Observer. Mistakes are easy to correct. I know. I have corrected hundreds of them. They are not difficult to recognize after awhile. They are difficult to recognize when you first make them – but as time speeds on, your […]

Editor’s Note: This article was initially published in the Real Estate News Observer in 1974. It was the second part of a two part article by Dick Reno explaining the format, rather than formula, of the 7 C’s of modern real estate exchanging and counseling. Enjoy! 4. Concentrate The next step now would be the […]

A Biography Marv was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1924, the first of two children of William and Daisy Cohen. Marv’s father had a successful women’s clothing store in New York, but for health reasons, in 1932 the Cohens boarded a ship bound for California via the Panama Canal. Two weeks later the Cohen […]

Upcoming S.E.C. Education Programs Phil Corso, S.E.C., and Mark Johnson, S.E.C., CCIM, will present “Broker Estate Building” February 22nd and 23rd, 2005, in Atlanta, Georgia. This course usually sells out right away, so mark your calendars and register now! Phil and Mark will teach you how to: Build Your Estate thru Creative Real Estate; Become […]

The S.E.C. Education Foundation Proudly presents: “Finance Any Real Estate Any Place Any Time” Jim Misko Jim Misko to teach “Finance Any Real Estate Any Place Any Time” in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 23, 2005. Jim left school teaching to become a Realtor in 1960, starting a career that has lasted forty-four years. His new […]

The S.E.C. Education Foundation Proudly presents: “Money, Capital Markets and Real Estate” Robert Findling, MBA, CCIM November 14, 2004, in Irvine, California, Bob Findling will present “Money, Capital Markets, and Real Estate.” Bob has been a Realtor, a Business Broker, and a real estate educator since 1960. He is an experienced exchangor of both businesses […]

Foundation President’s Message This past year the S.E.C. Education Foundation (EDF) supported and promoted multiple educational courses across the United States. The EDF support allowed many of these cities to promote creative real estate education with financial freedom and security. An important part of the education process. Does that mean that the EDF recklessly abandons […]

We are all familiar with the havoc hurricanes have caused in Florida and the Gulf coast this year. This damage has created opportunities throughout those states in residential, retail, and industrial properties. Many folks will rebuild, however, high insurance deductibles and the high cost of more stringent recent building codes may make rebuilding impossible for […]

As members of the Society of Exchange Counselors, creativity is at the forefront of our daily thinking. But, how does creative thinking begin and subsequently become nourished over time? I see that process as a “Journey of the Mind” which begins and ends with the things we read and experience every day. As our experiences […]

Lawyers Target Companies Sending Fax Advertisements A group of lawyers and enterprising debt collectors are filing thousands of lawsuits alleging violation of federal anti-fax laws. Companies sending advertisements by fax are the prime targets of these lawsuits. This anti-fax law is catching many innocent companies as well. There is a federal law in place prohibiting […]