First Asian American Real Estate Convention and Gala Being Held in Southern California.

SAN DIEGO -- The Asian Real Estate Association of America will hold its 1st Annual Convention and Gala at the Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center on October 15. This event will bring together leading real estate and mortgage professionals that are focused on increasing homeownership opportunities within the Asian American market.

The historic event will kick off with a Welcome Reception and Sponsors Expo on October 15 and concludes with an awards dinner and gala on October 16. The occasion will be co-chaired by Richard Gaylord, the National Association of Realtor's 2008 President, and First American Corporation's President Craig DeRoy.

This year's Convention and Gala brings together some of the nation's leading speakers in the real estate industry. The direct focus of the event is to provide AREAA's members with the information and relationships needed to give real estate professionals a clear market advantage. Leading individuals from business, government and Asian Communities will speak at the Convention, including:

--Leslie Appleton-Young, leading economist for CAR(R)

--Bill Imada, leading Asian American marketing expert

--Carmela J Ma, CIPS, CCIM 

--Bill Hunt, SVP - Cendant's Asian Franchise Operation

--Chris Bowden, Freddie Mac's HomeSteps Operation

Attendees will take away from the conference information about:

--How to build an International Real Estate business from leading multi-national real estate firms and practitioners;

--How to sharpen your marketing skills by hearing from strategists from Fortune 100 companies;

--How to broaden your real estate business options by hearing about what it takes to get into the REO business;

--The latest technology tools, information and strategies for growing your business.

This once-a-year experience will also provide participants the opportunity to:

--Obtain continuing education credit through AREAA certified education course (approved in CA, TX, PA and IL);

--Broaden your business network internationally;

--Help recognize the AREAA's Housing Person of the Year.

Sign up before August 31st to receive a discount on registration. Go to www.areaa.org for additional information and to sign up today! For more information, please contact Shelley Dawson at 858-546-0401.