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Speeches and Presentations
Below are a series of presentations and speeches made by NAR Leadership, representatives of NAR's international program or guest speakers at NAR programs. The information in the presentations made by NAR leadership may be customized and used by others speaking on behalf of NAR and/or the CIPS Network. Although the resource does not need to be publicly acknowledged, users should be aware the information has been previously presented and reported on. Find a Speaker for a Presentation on an International Real Estate Topic>>
- Presentations from "Market and Sell Your Property to the World," 2008 REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, Washington, DC, May 12-17, 2008:
"Market and Sell Your Property to the World>>
- Presentations from "Partnering With Developers In The Second Homes Market," 2006 REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, New Orleans, LA, November 10, 2006:
Introductory Slides (PPT)>>
How does the Global New Home Resorts portal benefit you? (PPT)>>
WCI Communities Presentation (PPT)>>
Tucan Country Club & Resort Panama Presentation (PPT)>>
- Presentations from "Innovative Marketing Strategies From Around The World," 2006 REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, New Orleans, LA, November 11, 2006:
Presentation by Jay West: Introductory Slides (PPT)>>
Presentation by Paul McBride: Using Information and Travel Incentives to Introduce Buyers to Overseas Property Markets (PPT)>>
Presentation by Peter Knight: Lessons from the UK (PPT)>>
Presentation by Ramon Huerta Nicholson, Grupo Mall (PPT)>>
- Presentation from the Global Real Estate Theater 2006 REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, New Orleans, LA, November 2006:
Presentation by Alberto Capanna, FIAIP: The Italian Real Estate Market (PPT)>>
- Presentations and Handouts from "International Forum: Tap Into U.S. Government Resources To Grow Your International Business," 2006 REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, Washington, DC, May 19, 2006:
Presentation by J. Keith Wilkie, U.S. State Department, presentation 1 of 2 (PPT)>>
Presentation by J. Keith Wilkie, U.S. State Department, presentation 2 of 2 (PPT)>>
Presentation by Debra Erb, OPIC (PPT)>>
Presentation by Thomas McGinty, U.S. Commercial Service (PPT)>>
- International Night Out, 2005 REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, San Francisco, CA, October 28, 2005
Download Spain SIMA Event Sponsor video (scroll to bottom of page)>>
- Handouts from "Tapping the Second Home Market...50 or 5,000 Miles Away", 2005 REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, San Francisco, CA, October 29, 2005:
Handout from Paul Reynolds, Argentina (PDF)>>
- Presentations and Handouts from "International Forum: Doing Business with Ethnic Markets", 2005 REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, San Francisco, CA, October 28, 2005:
Professor Gary Painter, Univ. of Southern California; Leaving Gateway Metropolitan Areas: Immigrants and the Housing Market (PPT)>>
Oscar Gonzales, the Gonzales Group; Building a Business Case for the Ethnic Markets (PPT)>>
Chetan Narain, India Institute of Real Estate;
Experience India (PPT)>>
- Presentations and Handouts from "Legislative Workshop for International Associations", 2005 REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, San Francisco, CA, October 27, 2005:
Norm Flynn and John Sebree; Legislative Workshop for International Associations (PPT)>>
- Presentations and Handouts from "International Forum: Writing a Global Business Plan", REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, Washington, DC, May 13, 2005:
Ed Hatch, CRS Instructor; Mind Your Own Business - Designing a Personal Business Plan (PDF)>>
Missed the International Forum because of schedule conflicts? Purchase Ed Hatch's "Mind Your Own Business" Tapes or CD-Rom and Workbook from the CRS On-line Store>>
- Presentations and Handouts from "International Forum: Your Checklist for Closing the International Real Estate Transaction", REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, Orlando, November 5, 2004:
Cesar Arguelles, Miami Area Manager, CitiMortgage; The International Borrower (PPT)>>
Robert R. Hendry, International Corporate Lawyer; Presentation on the Outbound Real Estate Transaction (PPT)>>
David Pullen, CIPS; Acquiring Property in Mexico (PPT)>>
Download Your Checklist for Closing the International Real Estate Transaction (PDF)>>
- Presentation on International Real Estate in the Local Market, Developed by Gordon Davis, NAR International Operations: The Signals in the Noise (15 MB PPT file)>>.
- To understand the international real estate needs of NAR's members, nearly 30,000 REALTORS®, including all U.S.-based CIPS Network members, were invited to respond to an online survey in the spring of 2004. Review the Results of the International Business Survey here.
- Presentations from "International Forum: New Tax, Visa and Immigration Laws Affecting REALTORS®", REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, Washington, DC, May 14, 2004:
Robert Lorence, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Sales of Real Estate by Foreign Persons (134 KB PPT file)>>
FIRPTA, ITIN Letter 3794 SCCG (PDF file)>>
IRS Form 8288 (PDF file)>>
IRS Form 8288-A (PDF file)>>
IRS Form 8288-B (PDF file)>>
Guidance for Foreign Property Buyers-Sellers (HTML file)>>
IRS New Form W-7 (PDF file)>>
James Mayock, Elliot and Mayock, LLP - Visas Made Easier 2004 (3.42 MB PPT file)>>
Download a report from the Migration Policy Institute on "Immigrants and Homeownership in Urban America: An Examination of Nativity, Socio-Economic Status and Place" (PDF).
- Presentations from "International Forum: Expanding Real Estate Globally", REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, San Francisco, November 7, 2003:
Charles Craig, Stewart International - Title Insurance Abroad (5.03MB PPT file)>>
Nick Brooke, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (8.42MB PPT file)>>
Sharon Richards, Employee Relocation Council (55.5KB PPT file)>>
- Presentations from "Business Development Opportunities Around the World", REALTORS® Annual Conference and Expo, San Francisco, November 9, 2003:
Gu Yun Chang: China (71KB PDF file)>>
Aidan O'Hogan: Ireland (10.1MB PPT file)>>
Bu-won Kim: Korea (176KB PDF file)>>
Tony Medina: Honduras (2.8MB PPT file)>>
- Presentation from "How to Get Paid Making International Referrals", REALTORS® Annual Conference and Exop, San Francisco, November 9, 2003:
WorldProperties.com and ICREA by Julie Westby (NAEA): Your Tool for International Referrals (499KB PPT file)>>
- "Connecting with NAR International" PowerPoint presentation, for use by any US NAR International constituent to help inform and educate both foreign and domestic audiences about NAR's International program and agenda. Presentation is designed to be customized for specific audience. Tips for customization also provided.
Download "Connecting to NAR International" (3Mb PPT file) >>

- The Facilitator Guide, Participant Guide and Powerpoint Presentation of "Transnational Referrals Made Simple" are available at the member's only page of www.worldproperties.com. NAR members must register at the site to obtain Member's Only access. Questions should be directed to Consortium@realtors.org.
- "Building a Professional Image" presented by Joanne Johnson, CIPS, Chris Todd, CEO of the Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS® (NVAR) to the Polish Real Estate Federation (PREF) in June 2003. The presentation was developed and delivered as part of NVAR's commitment to PREF as their Ambassador Association. Other groups are welcome to use this presentation and customize it for use elsewhere.
Download Building a Professional Image (123K PPT file) >>
- "Cities Alliance: Cities without Slums" presented by the Mark Hildebrand, Manager, Cities Alliance, World Bank, at the 2003 REALTORS® Midyear Meetings in May 2003.
Download Cities Alliance: Cities without Slums (170K PPT file) >>
- Click Here to access presentations available for download from the Legislative and Research Workshop for NAR Bilateral Partners held in conjunction with the 2003 REALTORS® Midyear Meetings in May 2003.
- "Working with the International eBuyer" presented by Stefan Swanepoel at the Florida Association of REALTORS® Annual Meeting in August 2002; sponsored by REBAC. Powerpoint format.
Download Working with the International eBuyer (1.6Mb PPT file) >>
- Presentation by Don Pressley, spokesperson for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), discusssing how NAR members have paved the way for USAID's strategic vision for development in Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union countries. That vision includes developing sustainable partnerships that will assist the citizens of the region in creating and strengthening their own professional real estate and real estate-related organizations.

- Land Ownership and Foreigners: A Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Approaches to the Acquisition and Use of Land by Foreigners. This document is prepared by Stephen Hodgson, Comac Cullinan and Karen Campbell from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Download Foreign Ownership of Land (529K PDF File) >>
- White paper on trade associations presented by 1999 President-elect Dennis Cronk on U.S. government-sponsored trade mission to China (April 1999) on how trade associations benefit the public interest through compilation and dissemination of information.

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