The Realtor® Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc. The Realtor® Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc.Brian Manning is a top producing loan originator with the Manning Mortgage Group and has been in the mortgage banking industry for over 10 years. During his career he has and has helped over 850 families fulfill their home buying dreams. In addition, Brian is also an instructor teaching CE Courses with FREC, Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards, and Florida's Division of Certified Public Accounting.
Through his friendly, down to earth style, Brian motivates people to greatness by offering practical business values, that the newest beginner to the experienced will find merit. Brian offers an unforgettable forum by challenging the audience to consistently go beyond their limits. Each seminar takes you through the process of making astute decisions with the use of your time, staying in your `giftedness zone`, and the use of your capital for best results.
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Chuck Bonamer is the president of TRANS-EQUITY, Inc., REALTORS®. His brokerage firm renders litigation support and lecture services to the brokerage and law industries. Awarded as Top Instructor for At Home with DiversitySM by the National Association of REALTORS®, Mr. Bonamer has repeatedly taught the course for NAR and presented it at the 2005 Annual Convention in San Francisco.
Chuck`s courses are consistently the top rated presentations at state conventions from Alaska to Puerto Rico, including the Florida Association of REALTORS® (FAR) Annual Conventions in Orlando. He writes and lectures in Florida, Washington, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, South Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin, New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Alaska. He is also a Certified National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) `One America` facilitator, sponsor and instructor for Train-the-Trainer sessions. He has written courses for the Louisiana Real Estate Commission and Louisiana Association of REALTORS® and GRI courses for many states, including Florida.
Chuck, past president of the Florida Real Estate Educators Association, has chaired the Professional Standards Committee, Grievance Committee and the Professional Development Committee of the Venice Area Board of REALTORS®. He serves as Mediator and chair of the Grievance Committee at his board. He trains many of the Grievance and Professional Standards Committees throughout Florida. Chuck is also a member of the Venice (FL) Chapter of the Women`s Council of REALTORS® (WCR).
An Honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Chuck was `REALTOR® of the Year` of the Venice Board. He holds the ITI, GRI and CRB designations. Active with the Florida Association of REALTORS® (FAR), he also served as Chairman of the Florida Association of REALTOR® (FAR) Technology Committee and the Business and Technology Forum, and inter-board arbitration hearings. He is Instructor Training Institute (ITI) Certified by NAR for both course writing and presentation skills. His articles appear in Communique, Real Estate Today, Issues and Trends, Real Estate Business, Florida REALTOR® and other publications.
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Dick is a practicing REALTOR® who has gone from running his own office for 15 years to managing Grubb & Ellis, Barbar Realty and Arvida Realty Sales, to working once again as a sole practitioner. During the years, Dick`s real estate transactions have been endless - has sold FHA/VA and waterfront luxury homes, developed apartment buildings and condominiums, managed shopping centers and office buildings and participated in large land transactions. Licensed in 1965, Dick brings a vast array of experience to the table having endured many dynamic market swings.
During his career, Dick has served as Chairman of the FAR Education Committee, President of the REALTOR® Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale (RAGFL) and a District XI Vice President of the Florida Association of REALTORS® (FAR). In 1982, he was named `REALTOR® of the Year` by RAGFL. Dick has taught for the University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale University and Broward Community College.
A Senior GRI Instructor for FAR since 1979, Dick has written and instructed sales courses for numerous Boards of REALTORS®. Certified as an expert witness in real estate matters, he has testified in Broward and Palm Beach Circuit Courts on real estate matters. Having served on 13 Board of Directors of various professional and civic organizations, Dick has been president of five and treasurer of three of the organizations.
Dick is the father of ten children and has resided in Coral Springs since 1973. An active member of St. Andrews Church, he is also a soccer referee and coach, having coached over 50 different teams with 700 youth soccer players. He is a graduate of Rockhurst College with a degree in Economics.
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Joline Rivard, P.A., GRI, CRS, ABR, CIPS, AHWD, is RAGFL's evening instructor teaching MLX 1 to MLX 4 courses. Originally from the Midwest; Joline has resided in Fort Lauderdale for the past 25 years. She secured her Real Estate License in November 2000 and currently works as a Sales Associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate where she has achieved Diamond Society status.
Prior to her Real Estate Career, Joline's experience was in management, construction, and computers for large corporations. Her motto is: 'Teach One to Train One'. Teaching one person who then shares their knowledge with another we will have raised the bar and have the highest skilled members!
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Jorge L. Cantero is a Broker-Associate with EWM, Inc. Prior to his current affiliations, he was the Broker-Owner of Apollo Group Realty, Inc. for over 15 years. He was a real estate Broker in New York from 1971-1982 and has been actively licensed in Florida since 1985.
He was the top producing (Centurion) agent for Century 21 in Dade County for 3 consecutive years. As a broker-owner, his company won a contract from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to be the exclusive agent in marketing and selling of government owned properties. He was also chosen by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to market and sell real estate assets from failed financial institutions.
Jorge is a Real Estate Instructor for the Florida Association of REALTORS® (FAR), and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Because of his high level of real estate experience and expertise, he has been asked to teach other real estate professionals throughout the United States, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and North, Central and South America.
Jorge recently completed a Masters of Science degree in International Real Estate at Florida International University (FIU). He also holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Chemical Engineering from City College, New York (CCNY) and New York University (NYU) respectively. He worked as a Junior Engineer for New York City`s traffic department from 1963-1970.
His professional real estate specialties are: Real Estate Brokerage-Contract Negotiation, Leasing, Marketing and Sales, International Marketing and Sales of Commercial and Residential Properties, Property Disposition-for Institutions and individuals, Real Estate Exchanges, Property Management, Financial and Feasibility Analysis, Training and International Keynote Speaker.
Apart from leading his successful company for over 15 years, Jorge was elected President of the 7,000 member Residential Association of Gr. Miami and the Beaches. He served as District Vice-President for the Florida Association of REALTORS® (FAR) and Chairman of the International Operations Committee for the 1 million member NAR.
As a result of his broad exposure to REALTORS® throughout the United States and foreign countries, Jorge can effectively call on other professionals for the successful accomplishment of your real estate objectives.
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Lee is the author of a real estate training book titled "The Roads to Success". His training style has been described as creative and fun. The book is fresh in its approach to the business and is indicative of his style. As you drive down the streets of the neighborhood you pick up the keys to the properties of a successful career. It puts agents in the driver's seat as they travel down roads like Planning Place, Referral Highway and Listing Manor.
As a Licensed Instructor, Lee has helped thousands of people get their Florida real estate license. He enjoyed teaching large classes at Gold Coast School of Real Estate (NRT/ Realogy) during the boom of the industry from 2003 to 2006. Lee went on to develop 12 training classes based on his book that will take you from understanding what an agent is to getting to the closing table. Lee teaches licensing law as well as sales training. He is now the owner of 5 Star Training Center with 3 locations.
Lee has been a licensed real estate agent since 1987 and a broker since 1990 in the Fort Lauderdale area and always delivered quality service. Lee has extensive experience in many areas of the business including residential, commercial, property management, foreclosures, investing, rentals, land and custom built luxury homes. Lee has managed a large Century 21 office, owned an ERA franchise, worked with RE/MAX and Prudential. He is the owner / broker of Gold Key Realty Network in Weston, Florida since 2001.
Through the years Lee uses his experience to help others with marketing, websites, seminars, presentations, business plans, sales, consulting, market conditions, business models, computer / internet technologies and software programs. For more information visit GoldKeyPower.com.
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Lorna`s background is in real estate (8 years) and title insurance (25 years). She has been teaching classes all of her career. She earned the GRI designation and her title company`s state sales award twice. She is the only affiliate member to be chosen `Affiliate of the Year` by the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and has also been an RPAC Sterling `R` contributor.
Married with three children, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren, Lorna enjoys teaching, traveling, collecting antique glassware and pottery and is an aspiring short story writer.
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Martin Cohen is passionate about sharing his Real Estate knowledge and experiences with others. He holds his Bache lor of Science in Education degree fromEastern Michigan University and has been practicing Real Estate in South Florida since 1992. His personal mission statement is "To meet the needs and exceed the expectations of the people I meet in a meaningful and caring way."
Marty has been a public speaker for more than 50 years. He has been a featured speaker for audiences as large as over 3,000 attendees. He is well known for delivering an understandable message with a fun and humorous style - a talent he developed as a stand -up comic in the Catskill Mountain resorts.
In addition to being among a select group as a Licensed Real Estate Instructor, Marty is a Licensed Real Estate Broker as well. His varied experience as a topproducing agent, Senior member of a $23 Million production team, Mentor, Coach, Trainer and Real Estate Consultant allows him to bring the best of the cultures of Prudential, ERA, Keller Williams, Coldwell Banker, RE/MAX, World Properties International and his current boutique office, Hot Tropic Properties to the classroom experience.
Marty has developed more than two dozen practical classes for Real Estate Associates, from "Time Management" and "Creating a Business Plan" to " Accountable Customer Service" and "Listing Sellers and Buyers-A Consultative Approach", which he has taught at Real Estate offices internationally.
In addition to being the Senior Instructor with the Professional Real Estate Institute (better known as The Realty School), and a regular visiting lecturer at the University of Tampa School of Business, Marty is 1 of only 6 Instructors in Florida certified by the Instructor Training Institute and he has written the only course on short sales approved by the Florida Association of Realtors and he is the only one in the State of Florida authorized by FAR to present his course, "Short Sale Essentials", which he has been doing throughout the State of Florida to sell out crowds. Martin Cohen has the background and experience and he puts the "Real" in "Real Estate".
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Nace Cohen is the President of 1031 Exchange Connection, Inc. and based in Naples, FL. A CPA since 1983, he graduated from The University of Florida and spent much of his career with major real estate accounting and consulting firms. He is a specialist in real estate taxation, lectures frequently on 1031 exchanges throughout Florida, and is considered an expert on the subject. He is an affiliate member of The Naples Area Board of Realtors where he serves on the Professional Development Committee. He is also an affiliate member of other Realtor Associations, and a member of the Florida and American Institutes of CPA's.
Nace recently completed the Florida Association of REALTORS® (FAR) Instructor Training Institute (ITI) program. He is now eligible to teach the 1031 Exchange and Income Taxation for Realtors classes for the GRI program sponsored by the FAR and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). He currently teaches three 1031 exchange classes in Florida under his own courses entitled 1031 Exchanges The Basics (3 CE), 1031 Exchanges and Commercial Real Estate (4 CE) and 1031 Exchanges and FIRPTA (4 CE).
He is requested on a regular basis to give 1031 presentations to other county realtor boards such as Indian River, Melbourne, Space Coast, St. Augustine, Emerald Coast, Miami Dade and Ft. Lauderdale, just to name a few. He has previously taught 1031 exchange seminars for the FICPA`s FGCU Southwest Florida Accounting Conference and FAR`s Annual Trade Show. Other organizations, such as various broker realtor, law and accounting firms, as well as special interest groups that cater to real estate investment such as Women`s Council of Realtors, frequently call on Nace to give his 1031 exchange presentations.
In addition to holding a Florida CPA license, Nace holds an active Florida Real Estate Sales Associate License and Securities licenses series 22 and 63.
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Pat received a Master's Degree in Psychology from The University of South Carolina and then moved to New Jersey where she stayed for the next twenty years. During this period she developed her teaching and computer skills. For five years, she owned a computer consulting company and it was during this time that she was an adjunct Professor in Data Processing at St. Peter's College in Jersey City for two years teaching evening classes.
She left that position to teach adult education courses in computer programming for two years at Columbia University in New York City. Eventually she returned to the corporate world, developed a working knowledge of finance and rose to the level of Vice President of Technology. In that capacity she worked at various Wall Street investment banks and brokerage houses and managed a large staff of IT specialists.
In 2002, Pat moved to Florida and in 2003 she received her sales associate license and immediately joined RAGFL. Later that year she earned her mortgage broker's license. In 2004 she received her real estate broker's license and founded The Veritas Real Estate Group, Inc. She began teaching MLXchange classes at RAGFL in 2004 and earned her Real Estate Instructor license in 2005. Her company is a licensed real estate brokerage, mortgage broker business, real estate school and a mortgage business school and she teaches classes there on a regular basis.
Pat is a professional writer and develops online real estate continuing education classes for a national vendor. In addition, she is the author of the following state-approved text books which she uses at her school: Florida Mortgage Broker Licensing Course, Florida Mortgage Continuing Education Course and Florida 14 Hour Real Estate Continuing Education Course. Pat is proud to be an active member of RAGFL.
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EDUCATION:
Undergraduate, attended Rollins College, Winter Park, Fl. 1972-74
Master Degree MBA Barry University, Miami Shores, FL. 1987
Graduate of the REALTORS® Institute GRI 1975
Certified Residential Specialist CRS, National Assoc. of REALTORS 1980
Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager CRB, National Assoc. of REALTORS® 1980
Numerous CE courses from 1974 to present
PROFESSIONAL:
President of CENTURY 21 TriCity Realty, Inc. 1974 to 1997
President of Florida Professional Real Estate, Inc. 1997 to present
President of Florida Professional Property Management, Inc. 1997 to present
Court Appointed Receiver and expert witness, 12th. Judicial Circuit, 17th. Judicial Circuit, Baltimore County Superior Court
Court Appointed Special Magistrate 17th. Judicial Circuit
Senior Faculty Member of the REALTORS® Institute 1988 thru present, teaching
Brokerage Management, Property Management, Land, Negotiation Skills, Contracts, Law, Common ownership, Construction, Investments and others
Authored 15 continuing education courses approved by the State of Florida, and primarily owned by the Florida Association of REALTORS® in subjects such as Contracts, Investment Analysis, Property Management, Agency, Risk Management and other
Author of 1997-8 Florida Real Estate License Law for Allied Business Schools
Author of Florida Property Management for Allied Business Schools
President of the REALTOR® Assoc. of Greater Fort Lauderdale 1992 (previously served as a member of the Board of Directors, Treasurer and Pres. Elect
Served on the Boards of Directors of the Florida Assoc. of REALTORS® for app. 15 years (inc. to the present)
Served on the Board of Directors of the National Assoc. of REALTORS® from 1988 to 1994
Chairman of Professional Development for the Florida Assoc. of REALTORS® in 1990 and 2004
Chairman of Risk Management for the Florida Assoc. of REALTORS® app. 2000
Chairman of the REALTOR®/Lawyer committee for the REALTOR® Assoc. of Greater Fort Lauderdale 2007 (Currently serve as a member of the committee)
Chairman of the Rules and Bylaws committee of the REALTOR® Assoc. of Greater Fort Lauderdale
Chairman of the Leadership Academy of the Florida Assoc. of REALTORS® presently
Steven J. David, CV
Exam writer for all questions of the on line versions of GRI 1, 2 and 3 on the subjects of Law, Contracts, Property Management, Brokerage Management, Construction and others
Author of the Graduate REALTOR® Courses on Business planning and co-author the GRI courses on Contracts, Property Management, Agency, Negotiation Skills and other
Facilitator and presenter for the Florida Assoc. of REALTORS® Broker Profitability Conference since inception (app. 15 years)
Published numerous times in Florida REALTOR® Magazine on subjects including Contracts, Property Management, Leadership and other
Published in Empire State REALTOR® and Colorado State REALTOR Magazines
Presenter at the annual convention of the National Assoc. of REALTORS® 4 times
Presenter at the annual convention of the Florida Assoc. of REALTORS® over 15 times on topics including Investment analysis, Agency, Property Management, Brokerage Management, Sales Skill development and others
OTHER:
Commissioner and Vice Chairman of the Port Everglades Board of Commissioners 1978-1982
Member of the City of Pompano Beach Planning and Zoning Board 1994-1997
Member of the Broward County Human Rights Board 1976-78
President of the American Power Boat Association, 1996-98 (Detroit, MI)
Sr. Vice President of the American Power Boat Association 1992-96 (Detroit, MI)
Member of the Board of Directors, UIM Union of International Motonautique, 1996-98, Monaco
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Tim has held a real estate license since 1981. He earned his broker's license and the GRI designation in 1982. Tim's career has always been focused on managing and/or operating real estate companies - he was affiliated with Merrill Lynch Realty, Prudential Florida Realty and Arvida/Weston Realty Sales. His expertise is hiring, training and developing real estate sales people to their fullest potential.
Haines has served the REALTOR® organization at both the state and local levels as past Director and Treasurer of the South Broward Board of REALTORS®; MLS Chairman and Strategic Planning Committee volunteer with the REALTOR® Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale (RAGFL) and as an FAR Director. Tim's current role is that of Professional Trainer and Motivator, teaching REALTORS® in South Florida the intricacies of MLXchange, iMapp, Transaction Desk and Immobel.
Tim is also a certified Top Producer Trainer and has developed and presented seminars on `Prospecting and Personal Marketing` and 'Succeeding in a Down Market'. Recently, Tim has rolled out a personal `Success Coaching` program which he now offers to interested REALTORS®.
Haines is the President/Owner of the Realty Store, Inc in LBTS and a licensed mortgage broker with Mortgage by the Sea since 2001.
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