Philres to host 1st nat’l confab

The first ever Integrated National Convention of real estate service practitioners aimed at gathering thousands of real estate brokers, salespersons, assessors, appraisers and real estate consultants under one roof will be hosted by the Philippine Institute of Real Estate Practitioners (Philres) Inc. on Sept. 28 and 29 at the SMX Convention Center Halls 1, 2 and 3 in Pasay City.

The convention aims to draw about 2,000 real estate practitioners and other professionals and businessmen as the integration of the Asean economic community becomes official at the end of this year.

Accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission upon the recommendation of the Professional Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service (PRBRES) as the sole accredited and integrated professional organization for the real estate service in 2011, Philres’ membership base of at least 10,000 licensed real estate service practitioners distributed among 52 chapters nationwide, is the largest and biggest real estate service practitioners’ organization in the Philippines today.

The convention theme, “The evolving Asean property landscape; Mobilizing for the borderless real estate marketplace,” will feature top-notch speakers like former Tourism and Interior Secretary Rafael

Alunan who has been slated to discuss national security issues.

Among the topics lined up for the two-day convention are The Road to Convergence for Asean and Apec; Asean Economic Community 2015 – Redrawing the Line in Real Estate Service; The Emerging Real Estate Markets; and The Power of the Millenial Market.

Earlier the Philres Mandaue chapter, led by its president Hilario Escudero, held the first Philres VisMin conference on June 26 and 27 at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City.