Fall conference offers valuable information about real estate, economy

Are you’re wondering whether to buy or sell real estate during these turbulent times? Do you want more information about new green building practices, or are concerned about how the credit crunch will affect the future of lending and the economy? If so, REMAX of Boulder Inc.’s Fall Real Estate Conference will provide essential information for all attendees.

“I think anyone who’s interested in real estate or the economy should come hear these experts talk,” says Tom Kalinski, Broker/Owner of REMAX of Boulder. “You can interact with the panel and get your questions answered.”

The conference is set for 11:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Millennium Harvest House Boulder, 1345 28th St. The cost is $49 and includes lunch.

With Brad Blackwell, Executive Vice President, Retail National Sales Manager for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, and Paul Bishop, Managing Director of Real Estate Research for the National Association of Realtors (Washington, D.C.), headlining the event, REMAX of Boulder has put together an outstanding lineup of speakers. They also include Hugh Morris, Director of Smart Growth (National Association of Realtors (Washington, D.C.); Patti Silverstein, Chief Economist of Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.; and Andy Grolnick, President and CEO of LogRhythm Inc., of Boulder.

The conference will address the future of real estate lending – a major issue upon everyone’s mind – locally, nationally and internationally, as well as the direction of green building programs and green government regulations impacting construction and real estate prices.

One conference session will decipher perception from reality as far as what the government is doing to turn the economy around, what is needed to get through the down economy and what is really happening versus what people think is happening. “The idea is to clarify what is reality so people aren’t making assumptions or believing all the rumors,” Kalinski says.

The credit crunch has put the brakes on the entire economy, so one session is dedicated to discussing how the nation will overcome its fear of lending to take a more sensible approach toward awarding credit.

“The government in Washington doesn’t have a clue what’s going in the real world,” Kalinski says. “Banks can’t loan. By next year, banks are going to realize they’re not making any money and that they have to find a way to loan. Everybody is at a standstill.”

While conference speakers don’t have a crystal ball to guarantee what the future holds for real estate and the economy, “the people we have invited to come are in a better position than anybody here in Boulder, Colorado, to understand what’s really happening,” Kalinski notes. “Last year we learned a tremendous amount from the speakers. They weren’t 100 percent right, but they opened our eyes.”

For more information about the Fall Real Estate Conference or to register, visit http://www.fallrealestateconference.com/.