Welcome to the Oregon Association of Realtors® International Business Council Blog!!

As the first post in what we hope to be is very active and interactive blog site, we hope that you (Realtors®, lenders, appraisers, title & escrow officers, business persons, and general public) will be able learn about what the OAR IBC can offer you.  You can make comments here or go to our website at http://www.oregonrealtors.org/ibc/ to find individuals who can answer your questions or additional education and events that are available.

One of the events that OAR co-sponsors is a Certified International Property Specialist class in March in Hawaii -see below.

 The Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) course curriculum is the educational foundation of the CIPS Network. It distinguishes CIPS designees as individuals who have both hands-on experience in international real estate transactions, as well as successfully completed an intensive seven-day program of study focusing on critical aspects of transnational transactions, including currency and exchange rate issues and cross-cultural relationships, regional market conditions, investment performance, tax issues and more. A more detailed description of the six courses is provided below.

10-11 International Real Estate for Local Markets
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sponsor: Hawaii Association of REALTORS
Contact 808-733-7060 x105 steve@terada.us to register

We will be hosting a "Doing Business in Mexico" class on June 10, 2008 in Medford and June 11, 2008 in Portland.  We will be updating our blog with more info on these classes.

Hope to hear from you soon