Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors hosts monthly luncheon to discuss Immigration and Real Estate

  
ORLANDO, FL - CFCAR members gathered at the Dubsdread Golf Club for their monthly luncheon to discuss Immigration and Real Estate — EB-5.

“This year, the CFCAR Board is making a diligent effort to continue to be relevant to our members,” says Chere Roane (top right photo), President of CFCAR.

“We are hosting monthly luncheons as a way to educate our members in ways that will help them become more effective real estate professionals.

“This month we focused on how visas and immigration trends are affecting our business. Other ideas for events include economic development initiatives that are being enacted, real estate accounting practices, and finding tenants, where no tenants seem to be.”

 February's speaker will be Edgar Kidd with the IRS to further educate our members on their investments and taxes. 

Highlighted by guest speakers were Richard Asta (top left photo), President and COO of CommerCenters, LLC and Richard Hostetter, General Counsel and Sr. Vice President of Capital Markets, CommerCenters LLC

Richard Hostetter revealed, “There were 1885 EB-5 Visas awarded in 2010. Capital raised over the last five years exceeds $2.5 billion.”

Also mentioned by George Livingston (lower right photo):  “In the capital stressed environment in which commercial real estate in the U.S. is operating, the EB-5 program is providing foreign capital for U.S. developers and creating much needed jobs”.

CFCAR Luncheons are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Dubsdread Country club. Details are at http://www.cfcar.net/

For more information,  contact:
Chere R. Roane,
CCIM, CIPS — Principal & Broker — Nicole Hudson Realty
CFCAR — 2011 President
(407) 872-0062 - Broker@NicoleHudson.com
Nicholas E. Ledvora,
CCIM, Managing Director - Equity Investment Services
CFCAR — Vice President of Operations — Marketing & Press Release Chair
(407) 573-0711 - NLedvora@EISRE.com
Whitaker Leonhardt,
Associate — Crossman & Company
CFCAR — Vice President of Admin — Marketing & Press Release Co-Chair
(407) 423-5400 - mailtop:WLeonhardt@CrossmanCo.com

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