Seminar on the ABCs of real estate investing set

MANILA, Philippines - Now is the best time to invest in real estate. With motivated sellers, prices are reasonable, lenders are willing to lend and interest rates are low. With lower interest income, savers are in search of a better investment alternative of which, real estate is the answer.

With the upswing mode of real estate, there is a strong need to guide incoming beginners and prospective real estate investors, dealers and developers away from the sad misfortunes of loss-making investments. Although real estate investing is one investment area that yields many opportunities and long financial security, this is realized only by knowledgeable investors.

However, because of the broad, diverse and changing intricacies and techniques of real estate, there is an urgent need to first acquire better and new knowledge in real estate on the part of prospective real estate investors, lessors, dealers and developers to save them from the sad misfortunes of learning from their mistakes.

In this regard, a series of lectures on the different how to’s of Investing in Real Estate are continuously conducted by Urban Institute of Real Estate for prospective investors, developers, landowners and realty professionals for them to gain sufficient insights and confidence to finally implement proposed real estate investments. Participants learn the ABC’s of real estate principles and avoid costly mistakes that were normally suffered by inexperienced investors, and thus were guided to a pleasant and successful real estate business.

The topics, which may be attended separately and are all stand alone are as follows: Oct. 4 – Investing in Real Estate: Opportunities, Techniques & What are Needed to Learn before Investing; Oct. 11 - Legal Aspects of Sale and Lease with Documentations; Oct. 18 - How To’s of Property Development with HLURB Rules; Oct. 26 - Joint Ventures and Syndications for Real Estate Projects; Nov. 9 - How to Manage and Maximize Income of Rental Properties; Nov. 16 – Real Estate Taxation; Nov. 23 - Property Valuation: How to do it Yourself; Nov. 30 – Making Big Money in Distressed Properties.

This Lecture Series will have as lecturer Engr. Enrico S. Cruz, who has more than 40 years in real estate, engineering, construction, management and education, together with Professor Atty. Rex Enrico V. Cruz III. Engr. Cruz is also a licensed real estate consultant and 1st and 8th placer in the real estate appraiser’s and broker’s board examinations respectively, and was invested as a “Real Estate Fellow” by the Philippine Council of Real Estate Educators.

For other details or advance registration, Urban Institute may be reached at 509-7402 or 796-8019 or CP# 0915-457-3596 or 0939-137-9242 or by email at [email protected] or visit www.urban-institute.blogspot.com.