REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK 2006 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

RANDY FORBES: General Manager, Coast Realty Group, Nanaimo

Responsible for offices in Campbell River, Courtenay/Comox, Parksville, Pt. Alberni and Nanaimo. He is also president of CRG Mortgage Investment Corp. and director Universal Financial (Vancouver Island) Corp. Mr. Forbes’ 25 years of experience on Vancouver Island plus his 10 years as a director of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board make him one of the most knowledgeable experts on Vancouver Island today. Randy Forbes is well qualified to identify the “Secrets of investing up Island”.
www.coastrealty.com

GERRY HALSTROM: Sea to Sky Real Estate, West Vancouver to Whistler

Gerry Halstrom has been one of British Columbia’s top Real Estate Brokers since 1979. In 1996 Gerry moved his business to Sea to Sky Country and has established himself as the sales and project-marketing leader in the southern region of the Sea to Sky Corridor. He will provide an overview of what’s happening and breaking news in Sea to Sky Country - West Vancouver to Whistler markets. What’s hot, what’s not & what to look for down the road in BC’s most promising and valued land.

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 34 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 Canadian Mortgage Team specializing in mortgages for revenue properties. He has been working almost exclusively with real estate investors over the past five years and is considered one of the foremost experts in the field of mortgage financing for revenue properties. Peter 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 the author of The Mortgage Minute™ heard daily on NEWS 1130, and is a regular featured guest on Breakfast TV - CITY TV Channel 13 and CKNW News Radio.
www.peterkinch.com

CAMERON McNEILL: MAC Marketing Solutions

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Cameron McNeill (left) and Jason Craik are the founders of MAC (McNeill And Craik) Marketing Solutions. MAC is one of Canada’s leading project marketing and sales organizations which assists developers to design, market and sell new residential developments. MAC boasts over $1.2 Billion sales of new homes in the last four years and over $500 Million / 1700 sales year to date.  

Cameron McNeill has specialized solely in the envisioning, marketing, and sales management for 14 years. He has marketed over 140 residential developments and has worked along side some of Canada’s largest developers. Currently MAC is actively involved in real estate projects throughout Greater Vancouver plus the BC Interior, Calgary, and Toronto.  

MAC generally works with large scale multi-phase developments with two-four year timelines. Cameron has interesting insight into the world of the developers that shape and often drive the market. www.condosbymac.com

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

Rudy will give us his predictions for recreational real estate in 2006; 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