There is less than one week until the California REALTOR® EXPO 2006 opens at the Long Beach Convention Center. Taking place Oct. 17-19 and free for C.A.R. members, EXPO includes more than 45 educational seminars covering topics like foreclosures, 1031 exchanges, and home staging. EXPO seminar highlights include "Customer Service for Bottom-line Results;" "Earning the Commission You Deserve in a Competitive Environment," presented by real estate sales coach Bernice Ross; and "Taking Your Business to the Next Level," with business planning consultant Bob Corcoran.
Additionally, join your colleagues on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. for REALTOR® Night Out at GameWorks®, sponsored by Countrywide Home Loans. REALTOR® Night Out provides an evening filled with live entertainment, dancing, food, bowling, and other games. The cost is $55 when you register at
www.realtorexpo.org before Oct. 16.
Also taking place next week on Tuesday, Oct. 17 is Tech Tuesday, a one-day event preceding EXPO. Designed to help REALTORS® stay abreast of the must-have technologies on the market, Tech Tuesday includes hands-on computer training and other seminars covering Treos™, security best practices, and lead generation techniques. Highlights include "Futurecast: Visionaries Discuss Technology in a Shifting Market," a panel discussion featuring Allan Dalton of REALTOR.com®, Lloyd Frink of Zillow.com, and Brad Inman of TurnHere Inc. The cost for Tech Tuesday is $75 when you register before Oct. 16.
Registration for all Tech Tuesday and California REALTOR® EXPO events is available online at
www.realtorexpo.org or by calling (800) 242-2732. Entrance to the Exhibit Hall and educational seminars on Oct. 18-19 is free to C.A.R. members, but registration is required to receive an entrance badge. Please note: Special fees apply to ticketed events, and tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Prices increase on-site in Long Beach, so register early for the most advantageous pricing.