Realtor® Mark Palace Attends Florida’s
Largest Real Estate Event of the Year

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Aug. 22, 2007 -- Mark Stephen Palace, Founder and CEO of Palace Properties International, Inc., located in Indian Harbour Beach, attended the Florida Association of Realtors®’ 91st Annual Convention & Trade Expo held Aug. 22-26, 2007 at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Lake Buena Vista near Orlando, Fla.

Each year, FAR’s Convention & Trade Expo brings Realtors® from around the state together to discuss and vote on key issues that shape their profession and state association. In addition to committee meetings, members attend educational seminars on topics such as developing marketing strategies, using the latest computer technology and current real estate industry trends.

Some of the top industry speakers featured during the 2007 FAR Convention included:
Nikki Ubaldini, who discussed how to thrive in a changing marketplace and find sales opportunities; Ted Jones, chief economist at Stewart Title Guaranty Company, who discussed economics, interest rates and the Internet as part of his 2008 real estate forecast; and keynote motivational speaker Les Brown, who inspired attendees at the Super Sales Day Awards Luncheon. Real estate professionals throughout the state took advantage of this year’s Trade Expo, where more than 150 booths showcased the latest products, technology and other business tools.

Silver Sponsors for FAR’s 2007 Convention & Trade Expo were American Home
Mortgage, Countrywide Home Loans and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, while Bronze
Sponsors were OREXCO (Old Republic Exchange Corp) and Spectrus Real Estate
Group. Other Sponsors included www.floridarealtors.org and RPAC.

The Florida Association of Realtors, the voice for real estate in Florida, provides programs, services, ongoing education, research and legislative representation to its 155,000 members in 67 local boards/associations throughout Florida.