The past three Saturdays was a tremendous and educational days for me since I again tried to relive the memories of studying and working in an office. Since I retired, I have been working at home and trying to understand the ways of a retired person. How to use the energy left and still be functional, and to stave off the boring life of doing nothing i.e. to be called "wala ng silbi".
But luckily, I can still consider myself as part of the rat race, so still trying to earn a living and be of service to the immediate members of my family. I'm happy to say that in a year or so, I was able improve my knowledge with respect to internet marketing, particularly blogging and my future on line store.
As I have said above, the past three Saturdays of July 2010 was spent in Cebu attending the required continuing professional education which is a requirement to being issued a license to practice in the profession of a Real Estate Broker. The thought of not learning a new thing crept into my mind, but wonder of wonders, the seminar seems to be new to me since it has been a long three years when I took the exams and granted a license to practice the said profession.
After those long three years of not having to show something to prove that I deserved to be called a broker, I begin to realize that I am wasting so much time in not taking advantage of the situation, where many of my co-Realtors are cashing in on the booming market in real estate.Well, no need to "cry over spilled milk", it is about time that I took advantage also about my knowledge of the real estate business and be a part of the thriving and still booming industry.
I just want to share with my readers some of the highlights of the seminar which include but not limited to Real Estate Taxation, Real Estate Planning, and Settlement of Estate shared to us by Atty. Jonathan P. Capanas, Dean of the College of Law, USJR, and former RDO of BIR.
Another interesting topic was about the Legal Requirements for Real Estate Practice like Property Ownership, Contract Documentation, and Registration by Atty. Paterno Acabodillo, Sr. former Register of Deeds, Mandaue City, Cebu.
We were supposed to be given a lecture on the Code of Ethics by Josh Carol Ventura, Chief of the Trade and Industry Regulatory Division, DTI, Visayas Region but was not able to arrive due to some important commitments, so instead the new Geographic Information System being used by the City of Cebu was shared by Mr. Rene B. Sanapo, Asst. City Administrator, Cebu City Government.
Our second day was also fruitful since the topic How to Put Up a Real Estate Business was too important to be missed. An added bonus was Appraisal for Real Estate Brokers all given by Real Estate Consultant Herbert E. Buot, Past President of PAREB-CEREB. Engr. Senen D. Catingub, Jr. Chief of Division, Housing Loan PAG-IBIG Fund, Cebu Regional Office also talked about Institutional Loans and Pag-ibig Updates.
In the afternoon, Antonio V. Osmena, Realtor and Past President of CEREB, gave some highlights on the topic Condominium Concept and something about Joint Venture Agreements. While Mr. Tedelino E. Guillermo and Engr. Francis Ordaliza talked about Subdivision Rules and Procedures. Both are from the HLURB Central Visayas Region.
Ms. Leizl C. Gonzaga, Assistant Assessor-Administration of the Cebu City Government gave us some pointers on the Assessment and Real Property Tax which by the way will be going up to keep pace with the times and as required by the new Real Estate Service Act or RA 9646.
But the highlight of the seminar was the topic Real Estate Trends and Forecast given by Mr. Boler Binamira, Realtor and Assistant Sales Head of FILINVESTLAND, INC. who assured the participants that the trends and forecast shows a robust and still booming real estate industry in five to seven more years or even beyond the Aquino administration.
The last day July 17, 2010 was also the highest point should I say, since Atty. Ariel T. Martinez was the speaker and most of his topic was always a hit among the three hundred participants coming from different places of Visayas and Mindanao area. There is no boring topic for him, since he knows how to get the attention of everybody and almost always adds humor to his topic every now and then. Included in his almost day long presentation were Laws Relating to Real Estate, Implementing Rules and Regulations, Real Estate Service Act, Family Code and Its Effect on Real Estate Transactions, Basic Power of Attorney, Foreign Ownership of Land and Dual Citizenship Law.
Engr. Rey Sususco, a former HLURB project officer gave some pointers on Site Location and Map Reading, while Atty. Alvin L. Arante, Chief Legal Division of the DAR, Visayas Region talked about Agrarian Reform and Its Impact on Urban Development. The three day long activities was ably emceed by Mr. Ron S. Tan a Realtor in his own right.
For those who are interested to be a Real Estate Broker and Real Estate Appraiser, I would like to announce that on December 5 & 6, 2010 respectively, the Professional Regulations Commission will be giving examinations, after a review conducted by accredited reviewers such as PARED-CEREB, CREBA, NREA and others before the said examination date. Schedule in Cebu City will be on September or October this year. An orientation course will also be conducted by the Palompon Realty and Brokerage located at 43 Rizal St., Central I, Palompon, Leyte.
For those who are interested to have a second degree without the usual four years studying in a classroom type education, and before the full implementation of the Real Estate Service Act or RA 9646 where only those who have a degree of Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Service can practice the profession.as a broker, assessor, appraiser, and consultant can contact Realtor GREG M. ELEP at Tel. 555-84-64 or Cell # 09164422611 or Email gregmelep_087417@live.com for more particulars..
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