REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK 2005 SPEAKERS

RALPH CASE: President, Worldwide Referrals Realty Inc.

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

DAVID GOODMAN: Macdonald Commercial

David Goodman, apartment block specialist, was born in Montreal and attended Sir George Williams University before moving to British Columbia in 1971, where a year later he became active in Vancouver real estate. David was awarded Top 10 Status with Block Brothers (NRS) nine times over a twenty-two year period and was recognized as the top company salesperson in 1979. He has also achieved number one sales status in 1996, 2000, 2001 & 2003 with Macdonald Commercial. Since 1983, David has specialized in the marketing and sale of over 160 apartment buildings and has also sold a number of multifamily development sites, hotels and shopping centers on behalf of his clients. www.goodmanreport.com

OZZIE JUROCK: President, Jurock Real Estate Insider

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 the Titans called him a ‘Real Estate Guru’; and best selling real estate author Robert Allen says “Ozzie is right on target." Ozzie Jurock, author of Forget About Location, Location, Location, will use his vast 33 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. www.jurock.com/insider

PETER KINCH: Mortgage Broker, The Mortgage Centre

Peter Kinch is the senior mortgage consultant and owner of The Mortgage Centre - Canadian Mortgage Team specializing in mortgages for revenue properties. A licensed broker since 1994, Peter has been working almost exclusively with real estate investors over the past five years. In that time he has developed some invaluable insight into the unique financing needs of investors and will share some of those insights in his presentation of Financing 101. Peter is considered one of the foremost experts in the field of mortgage financing for revenue properties and takes a creative approach to assisting investors in accomplishing their goals. Peter and his team of experts at The Mortgage Centre have access to a full range of lenders and can handle the entire mortgage spectrum, including Residential, Commercial, and Construction. Peter is the author of The Mortgage Minute™ which can be heard daily on NEWS 1130 at 5:36 pm Monday thru Friday, and is a regular featured guest on Breakfast TV - CITY TV Channel 13 and CKNW News Radio. www.peterkinch.com

RUDY NIELSEN: President, NIHO Land & Cattle Company Ltd.

Rudy will give us his predictions for recreational real estate in 2005; focusing in on recreational land which is truly recreational and the small towns most attractive to rat-race escapees and Penturbites. Rudy Nielsen knows and deals in recreational land. As owner and creator of massive landholder, Niho Land and Cattle Company, and backed by a huge computer and research department, he turns over roughly 70 properties a year. www.niho.com, www.landcor.com

MIKE WINTEMUTE: Windermere Sea to Sky Real Estate Ltd.

Mike has been involved in sales since 1975. For eleven years Mike sold pleasure boats and was the top selling salesperson for the locally built Zeta power boats. In 1986 Mike became a licensed Realtor and in 1989 received his Agent's license, allowing him to manage and own real estate companies. For nine years Mike sold real estate on the North Shore and during this time worked for Royal LePage project marketing where he learned firsthand the aspects of successful project sales. Mike took on the challenge of management in 1994 when he was appointed as Manager for the Royal LePage Kitsilano branch. Along with this office Mike also ran the Dunbar office and for a short period of time the Kerrisdale and West Boulevard offices as well. In late 1995 Mike moved to Whistler in the capacity of Office Manager for Whistler Real Estate. The association with Whistler Real Estate and Intrawest offered Mike the opportunity to further learn the project marketing business and enhance his knowledge in this area. Mike was appointed the Manager of Windermere Sea to Sky Real Estate in May 2002 and oversaw the successful launch of the "Woodbridge" town home project in Pemberton. Recently Mike was the team coordinator for the successful "Pemberton Valley Lodge" a new hotel concept to the Pemberton area. www.myseatosky.com