S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

*By its cover! However, have you ever looked at the type of real estate owned by your fellow-real estate practitioners? Sometimes it gives you a “cover insight” as to why many “insiders” are having problems making a successful living from real estate. In the past few months, the Real Estate News Observer has been conducting […]

A Biography Bill Martin, son of Howard and Loma Martin, was born and spent his early childhood in Moline, Illinois. His father was a salesman, so exposure to sales was going to be a part of Bill’s life. The family moved to San Antonio, Texas where Bill started school and continued until his junior year […]

The Society of Exchange Counselors And the The S.E.C. Education Foundation Announce “Creative Real Estate Education and Marketing at Sea” A Beautiful 7-Day Journey to Alaska aboard the Cruise Ship, Diamond Princess The Society of Exchange Counselors and its affiliate, the S.E.C. Education Foundation will conduct a series of real estate marketing sessions and real […]

CCIM Institute forms 1031 Tenants in Common (TIC) Transactions Work Group Editor’s note: In the 1960’s, several members of the Society of Exchange Counselors were instrumental in the creation of the CCIM organization. Today, many S.E.C members also hold the prestigious CCIM designation and are active members nationwide. The information below was provided by the […]

The S.E.C. Education Foundation Proudly presents: “How to Finance Any Real Estate Any Place Any Time” by Jim Misko Jim Misko, CCIM, will present his highly acclaimed real estate education program, “How to Finance Any Real Estate, Any Place, Any Time” at the Scottsdale Hilton Hotel on January 23, 2005. Jim is a past member […]

A service from the Society’s 2005 Corporate Sponsor Editor’s note: The Society of Exchange Counselors proudly continues our relationship with First American Title Company as the S.E.C.’s 2005 national corporate sponsor. Each issue of the S.E.C. Observer will highlight one of the many services First American provides to the real estate industry nationwide. The Society […]

“Education is the Life Blood” It worked… Together, we did it… In 2001, the S.E.C. Education Foundation was created to reinvent Creative Real Estate Education nationwide by the Society of Exchange Counselors. By the end of 2004, S.E.C. Education Foundation Instructors have taught over 1,000 students at 23 venues around the country. Our success is […]

The mission of the S.E.C. Education Foundation, the Society of Exchange Counselors 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate, is to promote education in the field of creative real estate. Many S.E.C. members have made generous contributions to this charitable Foundation and their “investments in the future” have now established a viable operating fund to be used to identify […]

We in the real estate profession have undergone some dramatic and fantastic changes in recent years. The tools and the thought process for success have transformed most of us into some form of a techie geek. These changes affect each of us in a different way with varied results. Think about what it took to […]

Co-authored by: Jim Wilson, S.E.C., CCIM (Orlando, Florida) Editor’s Note: Walt Ricker is involved with corporate acquisitions for MidCoast Financial, Inc. of Lake Worth Florida, a Society of Exchange Counselors meeting sponsor. We think you’ll enjoy his company’s unique approach to real estate and C Corporations. It is not necessary to pay out a majority […]