Gearing Up for the Revolution

RESPRO® is Gearing Up for the Revolution that will occur when the market begins to rebound with a new time, venue, and partner for our 2010 Annual Conference!

RESPRO®’s Annual Conference will be held March 8-9, 2010 at the Encore, Wynn Las Vegas. The conference will be full of the quality “Best Practices” Sessions, RESPA Regulatory Compliance Workshops, and Idea-Sharing Roundtables that RESPRO® Annual Conference attendees have come to expect.  In addition, we’ve also teamed up with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) to provide back-to-back conferences that will save money and time for our mutual members!

This year’s Conference Highlights include:

  • Revolutionary Ideas in One-Stop Shopping:  An Opening General Session that features the most innovative approaches that RESPRO® members have used over the past year to grow their core services and to increase their capture rates.
     
  • “Best Practices” on Growing Your Diversified Businesses:  Workshops featuring the nation’s most successful affiliated business executives, who will share advice and ideas on how to maximize revenues from your affiliated businesses and strategic partnerships.
     
  • The Latest RESPA Regulatory Compliance Advice from the nation’s leading RESPA experts, designed to help you comply with HUD’s new RESPA rule, make sure that your affiliated businesses and marketing agreements are legally-compliant, and price your services without inviting regulatory scrutiny.
     
  • Idea-Sharing Roundtables where you’ll join successful affiliated business executives and legal experts in interactive roundtables to talk informally and off-the-record about your specific challenges in making your affiliated businesses and marketing agreements financially successful and legally-compliant. 
     
  • A Jam-Packed Closing General Session held jointly with LeadingRE featuring:
FHA Commissioner David Stevens:  FHA’s share of the mortgage market has skyrocketed, going from less than 3% in 2006 to an expected 35% by the end of this year.  In 2010, HUD is expected to roll out the new RESPA rule and to provide guidance on real estate transaction fees and marketing agreements.  Hear directly from the top regulator over FHA and RESPA about what lies ahead for these programs over the coming year!

HomeServices of America CEO Ron Peltier:  The head of the Berkshire Hathaway/Mid-America real estate enterprise, the second largest brokerage in the country, will share his perspective on the housing market , where it is heading, and the important role of diversification into mortgage, title and insurance businesses as an antidote to weathering challenging real estate markets.   

Technology Pioneer and Best-Selling Author Guy Kawasaki:  A legendary figure in the technology world, having been Steve Jobs’ right hand man at Apple Computers in its early days, a blogging pioneer, managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine.   He is the author of nine books including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way.
  • Optional -- A Networking Night Reception and Vendor Fair with hundreds of RESPRO® and LeadingRE attendees.  This high-energy, fun-filled event offers a great opportunity to meet talented business colleagues and learn about the best products and services.
     
  • Optional – Participation in RESPRO®’s “Legends in Our Own Minds” Golf Outing to be held Sunday, March 7, where you can enjoy an afternoon of golf with your fellow attendees while supporting RESPRO®’s advocacy efforts on behalf of affiliated businesses. 
     
  • Great Hotel Rates at the Encore, Wynn Las Vegas!  You will be staying at the Encore, Wynn Las Vegas for only $159 per day!
     
  • Savings for LeadingRE Members!   Take advantage of a unique opportunity to attend both the RESPRO® and LeadingRE conferences at a manageable cost!  RESPRO® and LeadingRE have teamed up to provide discounted registration rates to those who would like to attend both conferences.  RESPRO® offers other discounts for LeadingRE members who would like to attend or to have others in their company attend the RESPRO® Annual Conference.  For further information, contact Rae Brevard at rbrevard@respro.org.  With lower registration fees, hotel costs, and travel costs, you can save a lot!