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If you are one of the many real estate professionals who are out of work because of the current state of the real estate market and economy and you live in or around Sacramento, California, you may benefit from attending this training expo. It is designed to help you apply your skills to find unemployment in other fields and is part of the Governor’s initiative to help people like you find work.

WHAT:
A “Put Your Talent to Work” job and resource expo designed to help unemployed workers in housing-related industries find jobs that require similar skills, along with training opportunities to help prepare them for new jobs. The event is part of a Talent Transfer initiative to which Governor Schwarzenegger has committed $10 million to help out-of-work Californians and stimulate the economy.

WHO:
Laid off workers from the residential construction, mortgage, and real estate industries, more than 40 service providers and employers with immediate job openings, including Golden 1 Credit Union, the Census Bureau, Platt Electric, Primerica Financial Services, and a five-year construction project at Thunder Valley Casino. Representatives of the Employment Development Department; California Workforce Investment Board; Employment Training Panel and other valuable resource providers will also be available to assist jobseekers.

WHERE:
Lions Gate Garden Pavilion
Grand Ballroom
5640 Dudley Blvd.
McClellan (Sacramento) CA 95652

WHEN:
Thursday, September 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHY:
Job losses in the construction, mortgage, and real estate industries are fueling an increase in unemployment that is now affecting other areas of California’s economy. The most recently released data continue to show that the housing and real estate industries are the key sources of the slowdown in state job growth over the last two years. The Talent Transfer initiative is designed to match the unemployed workers with in-demand occupations. Residential construction workers could transfer their skills to jobs in commercial construction including highway, bridge, and other infrastructure projects. Mortgage and real estate workers, for example, could find job opportunities in administrative fields and growth industries such as health care, green technology, and biotechnology.

Source: Jobs, training expo for laid-off real estate workers. Copyright 2008 Sacramento Bee.

The four-day Real Estate Expose will take place from November 7 to November 10, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. “The REALTORS® Conference & Expo presents infinite new ideas and productivity tools to help REALTORS® save time, work more efficiently, and make more money.”

REGISTRATION RATES

FULL CONFERENCE:
After 8/15/08 or On-Site
Members: $330
Member’s Guest: $230
Non-Member: $430

ONE-DAY
Any day, Friday through Monday
Member: $130
Member’s Guest: $130
Non-Member: $165

EXPO ONLY
Member: $25
Member’s Guest: $25
Non-Member: $40

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The NAR/NAA (National Association of Realtors) is offering a Real Estate on course November 6, 2008 designed with real estate auctions in mind. The move may be in response to the growing number of foreclosure auctions and agents who would like to know more about using the real estate auction process to his/her advantage.

The course is designed to help agents “understand and utilize the auction method of marketing and various levels of involvement. Identify properties and sellers that are good candidates for real estate auction. Establish an alliance with an auction company or establish an auction division within your company.”

You must RSVP in advance.

Here is the price breakdown for non-registered members:
$159 if you RSVP before October 10, 2008
$179 if you RSVP after October 10, 2008

If you are an NAR member, your costs are slightly reduced to $129 and $149, respectively.

You may contact Justin Morton by email or call 312-329-8495 for registration information. The location of this conference has yet to be announced.

Source: “Introduction to Real Estate Auction“