LAND RUSH 2007 SPEAKERS

Saturday, April 21, 2007
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
1128 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC

RALPH CASE: President, Worldwide Referrals Realty Inc.

"7 Tips Investment Tips to Survive 2007"
Ralph has been a licensed Realtor for over 15 years. He has experience as a sole proprietor and as a regional sales manager supervising Realtors for a public company with over 100 million dollars in annual sales. Ralph has personally helped hundreds of clients purchase residential, investment and recreational Real Estate and he understands that a specialist is critical to a successful transaction. A pioneer of selling over the Internet, Ralph has sold millions of dollars worth of Real Estate online. He co-founded Worldwide Referrals Realty to empower the average person who intends to buy or sell Real Estate. www.wrr.ca

DOUGLAS GRAY: Author

"The 6 key tips when investing in Recreational Property"
Douglas is formerly a practicing lawyer, who morphed into a consultant, columnist, speaker, and author of 24 best-selling books including: The Complete Guide to Buying and Owning Recreational Property in Canada, Making Money in Real Estate, Real Estate Investing for Canadians for Dummies, 101 Streetsmart Condo Buying Tips for Canadians, Mortgages Made Easy, The Canadian Guide to Will and Estate Planning, and The Complete Canadian Small Business Guide. In addition, some of his books have been translated in up to ten languages and other foreign editions, and distributed in many countries around the world. He has given seminars to over 250,000 people nationally and internationally in his areas of expertise. He is the president of the National Real Estate Institute Inc., and has been a real estate investor for 35 years. www.homebuyer.ca

OZZIE JUROCK: President, Jurock Real Estate Insider

"Real Estate Outlook 2007, is there a bubble?"
Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul says: “Ozzie is the wisest money man alive; Peter C. Newman in his book Titans called him a ‘Real Estate Guru’; and best selling real estate author Robert Allen says "Ozzie is right on target." Recently Ozzie was featured in Donald Trump's new book Trump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received. Ozzie Jurock, author of Forget About Location, Location, Location, will use his vast 35 year experience in the real estate business to forecast the market for Western Canada, with a strong focus on BC and show you how to find the best deals. Jurock.com/insider, ozziejurock.com

HARVEY McCALLUM: Centum Creative Mortgage

"Creative Mortgage Strategies"
The most important feature of any loan, mortgage, or financing, when buying a home, refinancing, consolidating, investing or doing an equity take out, is the lowest interest rate. Harvey will detail the most creative mortgage options and how you can get the lowest rates every time. www.canadamortgagecenter.com

MIKE WINTEMUTE: RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate Whistler

"Real Estate Outlook Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton"
In 1986 Mike became a licensed real estate agent and sold for eight years on the North Shore. In 1989 Mike obtained his managing brokers license and in 1984 was appointed Manager, Royal LePage Kitsilano branch. Mike moved to Whistler in 1995 in the capacity of Manager at the Whistler Real Estate Company... In 2002 Mike was appointed General Manager at RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate, Whistler. As well as managing the day to day real estate operations Mike also is the Manager of project marketing for RE/MAX in Whistler. Mike has served on the Professional Conduct Committee of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver for several years. Outside of real estate Mike is a director of the Whistler Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Healthy Communities Committee and is on the Whistler 20/20 Sustainability task force. www.myseatosky.com

BRYAN WOOLLEY: President Maverick Real Estate Corporation

“8 ways to make money with new condos” and “comments on condominium markets in Victoria, Vancouver/Lower Mainland, Okanagan, Calgary and Edmonton.”

Bryan’s firm, Maverick Real Estate Corporation is a specialist project sales and marketing firm that works with developers to make them more money on their projects through highly effective design, marketing and sales. Maverick has been active in a number of North American markets since 1992 and their current focus is primarily on Western Canada. They have been involved with over $3 billion of multi-unit sales comprising thousands of individual condominium and townhouse units in urban and resort locations and currently have projects worth over $2.5 billion in progress.

Prior to starting Maverick, Bryan was Vice President and General Manager of Bentall Property Management where he dramatically increased the firm’s size and profits. Bryan started his real estate career 27 years ago as a commercial broker. He has also been the developer of hi-rise and low rise condominium projects and has and continues to be involved with a variety of entrepreneurial real estate and other ventures. www.maverickrealestate.com