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This annual joint undertaking with the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), along with its government shelter agencies, including the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-ibig Fund); Home Guaranty Corporation; Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board; National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation; National Housing Authority; and the Social Housing Finance Corporation, together with the private sector  counterparts of real estate practitioners and professionals shall focus on the theme "KAALAMAN TUNGO SA MAUNLAD NA INDUSTRIYA NG LUPA AT PABAHAY".    The theme resonates the government's program and reform-oriented policy initiatives for the next five (5) years , which is actually the association's response to the call of Pres. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III for greater voluntary involvement and participation of the private sector to ensure a high level of corporate governance, equitable growth; and inclusionary gains in housing and the whole economy.   

Vice  President  and  Housing  and  Urban  Development  Coordinating  Council (HUDCC)  Chairperson  Jejomar  C.  Binay  announces  the  holding  of  the  6th Housing Fair  from September 30  to October 2, 2011. The annual event will be held at the Mega Trade Hall 1 of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
 
The Housing Fair is a joint project of HUDCC, its member Key Shelter Agencies KSAs)  and  Government  Financial  Institutions  (GFIs),  namely  the  Pag-IBIG Fund, SSS, GSIS, Home Guaranty Corporation  (HGC), Housing and Land Use Regulatory  Board  (HLURB),  National  Home  Mortgage  Finance  Corporation (NHMFC),  National  Housing  Authority  (NHA),  Social  Housing  Finance Corporation (SHFC), and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).  These participating government agencies will showcase their acquired assets inventory of thousands of house and lot units located in different areas in Metro Manila and its environs.
 
Guided by the theme, “Gaganda ang Buhay sa Sariling Bahay,” Housing Fair 2011  aims  to  enable  the  Filipino  public,  particularly  government  and  private employees, as well as  families of OFWs,  to  lead better  lives by  acquiring  their own housing units at affordable prices.  This year’s fair further puts emphasis on housing ventures being eco-friendly and conscious of  the environmental  issues the world currently faces.
 
HUDCC  and  its members will  also  be  joined  by  their partners  from  the  private sector – Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations  (CREBA), National Real  Estate  Association,  Inc.  (NREA),  Organization  of  Socialized  Housing Developers  of  the  Philippines  (OSHDP),  Subdivision  and  Housing  Developers
Association (SHDA) – and other partners from banks and allied industries.

The CREBA Tourism and Real Estate Congress serves to begin fusing Tourism into the Real Estate development concerns and priorities in an attempt to bring Tourism into the consciousness of CREBA members and other real estate industry stakeholders as the logical twin engine of growth of housing and real estate to rev up the Philippine economy.  

With natural wonders, innate qualities of its people and a comprehensive government program, Philippine tourism is in a very good position to develop in accordance with global standards and to compete actively for a larger share of the global tourism market. The activeparticipation of the real estate industry will serve to help  sustain this development. 

The conference objectives could be more clearly stated and aligned with the objectives and provisions of RA 9593  or the National Tourism Act of 2009 and its IRR, as well  as other current initiatives among major tourism industry practitioners, which include, among others:

• To provide a forum for projects of CREBA members that are suited for the global market.
• To draw Philippine state-of-the-art tourist facilities, condotels, resorts and services into the global limelight.
• To explain the provisions and investment implications of the new Philippine Tourism Act (RA 9593) and its IRR.
• To help promote Philippine incentives to investors and developers of tourism-oriented facilities and services.
• To forge working relationships with various national associations engaged in real estate and tourism development for the global market.

Towards this end, the Congress shall gear its focus on some of the most promising emerging opportunities such as tourism enterprise zones, joint ventures for Tourism synergy, emerging entertainment cities, the goldmine in Philippine medical and wellness tourism, eco-tourism retirement programs for the world’s baby boomers, and the like.

THE Philippine Association of Real Estate Boards Inc. (PAREB), in coordination with PAREB-Cebu, will hold its 51st annual national convention and election of officers on Oct. 6, 7 and 8 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Lahug, Cebu City.

The convention, with the theme “PAREB: Committed to professional excellence,” will have Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, chairman of the Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and  Resettlements, as the keynote speaker.

The senator will speak about the developments on the housing industry.

Eduardo Ong, chairman of the Philippine Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service, will discuss professionalization through integration of real estate service industry.

International speakers will present the practice of real estate in the Asean market.

They are Jeff  Foo, immediate past president of the Institute of Estate Agents, Singapore; K Soma Sundram, immediate past president of the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents; and Prof. Enrique Soriano, president of AA Real Estate (Advisory Asia) and faculty member of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.

Other topics are the computerization of the records of the Land Registration Authority and the Register of Deeds and corporate formation and issues  involving real estate.

The latest Multiple Listing Service will also be launched during the convention.

APREC 2011 will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 13th to 15th October 2011, over 3 days ensuring that delegates are able to meet, discuss and exchange interest. It is a unique event cover both informative and leisure with delegates who will be able to forging lasting relationship, creating new business partners and generating new opportunities. It included Keynote Presentations and workshops deliver by eminent speakers and panelists made up of industry experts as well as an intense programme of pre-arranged and informal business meetings and networking. Exhibitions, technical tours, pre and post conference tours – promise to bring you an immensely rewarding and memorable Congress.

With over 160 members from chapters in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, SHDA is the largest and leading organization of housing developers in the Philippines.

SHDA is at the forefront in promoting and safeguarding the interests of its members through continued coordination and linkages with government agencies and allied professionals.

Every fall, real estate professionals from across the U.S. and around the world come together for the annual REALTORS® Conference & Expo. This annual four-day event includes:

• More than 100 education sessions, featuring nationally-recognized speakers, trainers, and industry experts, who discuss timely topics and critical issues of value to REALTORS®
• 400 industry vendors at the expo, who present the latest innovative tools just for real estate professionals
• Unlimited networking and referral-building opportunities, including special events, networking lounges, and the expo show floor

In 2011, the REALTORS® Conference & Expo will be held in sunny Anaheim, California, November 11-14. This year’s theme is SEIZE THE DAY, and indeed, this year’s Conference & Expo will help REALTORS® make the most of the current market, and gain a competitive edge over the competition.

18,000 members and guests are expected to attend this year’s event.