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 Puerto Vallarta Real Estate | November 2006 
Realtors Invade New Orleans
 John Glaab - Settlement-Co.com
It was the largest invasion, including foreigners since the French troops arrived in 1815 for the Battle of New Orleans. A big difference, this group was here to "help rebuild New Orleans."
The Conference set attendance records with over 25,000 Realtors® attending. This resulted from a year long campaign by NAR. Fifty countries were represented at the event. The reason was to help rebuild New Orleans. NAR's Board had major concerns about holding its gathering in New Orleans post-Katrina, but after a December visit with local hospitality, political and health officials to receive, assurances there wer enough rooms in the city... the group decided the show would go on as planned.
Over 3,000 arrived a week early to work on rebuilding projects. In addition, NAR through Habitat for Humanity is building some 54 homes in the Gulf Coast area. Early in the week of the Conference more than 350 Realtors® converged on the 9th Ward to hand over the keys for a Habitat for Humanity house for Tyisha Jackson and her two children. Combined NAR® is donating $75,000 for each of the 54 homes to be built along the Gulf Coast.
AMPI, The Association of Mexican Professionals, had a booth in the International Networking Center. International AMPI memberships were being promoted at the booth. shared a time slot at the networking tables with France, Brazil. Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Mitch Creekmore of Stewart Guaranty Title made a presentation in the Global Theatre. "Make the Global Market Your Market!" was an excellent outline on Title Insurance around the world.
Courses for technical skills, marketing skills and in other special areas of activity, including International real estate. The course, "Doing Business un Mexico" presented for the first time last month at the AMPI Congreso was offered. And was a sell out. Adrian Arriaga from Texas and Linda Neil of Linda Neil Properties, from La Paz, Baja California two of the class authors were the class instructors. The feed back on the class was very positive.
The International Reception and International Night out were two popular social events. Saturday evening, thousands of Realtors® paraded on Bourbon Street wearing special T shirts in Mardi Gras colors. These had been included in the Conference registration kits.
Another international feature was the signing of the AMPI/NAR Joint Venture agreement by NAR President elect Pat Vredevoogd and AMPI President Gallo Blanco. (This was a reenactment of the formal signing that took place earlier at the AMPI Conference.),
It was truly "win, win" for the international real estate community and the citizens of New Orleans. As one delegate commented, "we have sent a very clear comment to the world that New Orleans is open for business."
John Glaab has been a member of NAR's International Section for over a decade. He has earned the Certified International Property Specialist designation and is a founding member of AMPI Los Cabos. He spends half the year in La Paz, Baja California Sur and the other half in Uruapan, Michoacan. For further information John.glaab@settlement-co.com. |
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